megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ .
English: and although I pressed them to do so they would not tell me their names.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ .
English: And they answered and said, 'He Who hath given names unto everything, and Who knoweth everything, He it is Who knoweth our names.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Now therefore, O our brother, keep us in thy memory until we see thee in the House of God.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ϫⲉⲁϥⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ .
English: And be thou most careful and let not the world lead thee astray as it hath lead astray many.'
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ . ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
English: And when they had finished [saying] these things they blessed me, and they saluted me,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩⲟⲩ .
English: and I came forth from their mountain.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ . ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And when I had journeyed away from them for some days I came to a well of water,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲣⲏⲧϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲡⲏⲅⲏ .
English: and I sat down there for a little because of [my] fatigue; and large trees were growing by the well.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲙⲓⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ . ⲁⲓϭⲱ ⲉⲓϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ . ⲉⲓⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ .
English: And when I had refreshed myself and had rested a little, I walked among the trees, and I marvelled,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: and I said unto myself, ``Who was it that planted them in this place?''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲓⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲣⲙⲁⲛ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲙⲡⲉϩ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲟⲣⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲓⲥⲙⲁ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲉϣⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And among them there were date-palms, loaded with fruit, and citron trees, and pomegranate trees, and fig trees, and apple trees, and vines, and dorakion trees, and kisma trees, and trees which emitted sweet odours.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲧⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲙϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲧⲥⲟ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: And the well supplied water, and it watered all the trees which were growing in that place.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲛϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ . ⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ . ⲉⲓⲥϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ . ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ . ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ .
English: And whilst I was marvelling at the trees, and was looking at them, and at the fruit that was on them, behold four young men appeared in the distance, and their forms were goodly, and they were dressed in fine skin garments which, as it were, covered all their bodies.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 3
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ .
English: And when they had come up to me they said unto me, ``Hail, thou man of God, O our beloved brother!''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ
English: And I cast myself upon the ground
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: and made obeisance unto them,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲧ
English: but they raised me up
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
English: and kissed me.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ . ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: And they remained in a state of great dignity (?), and they were like unto beings who had transferred themselves from another world in respect for the joy and comfort which they displayed towards me;
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ . ⲉⲩϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ .
English: and they gathered fruit from the trees and placed it in my mouth.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲗⲟⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: And as for me my heart rejoiced because of the affection which they shewed towards me,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲣⲥⲁϣϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ .
English: and I passed seven days with them eating of the fruit of the trees.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲧⲱⲛ .
English: And I asked them, saying, 'Whence have ye come to this place? And of what region are ye natives?'
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ . ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: And they said unto me, ``O our brother, God hath sent thee unto us so that we may declare unto thee our whole manner of life.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲣⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲙϫⲉ .
English: For we are natives of a city of Egypt called Pemdje (Oxyrhynchus).
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ . ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲍⲏⲃⲉ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: Our fathers were councillors (or, magistrates) of the city, and they sent us to the school there to have us educated;
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛϯⲁⲛⲍⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: and we were all in the same school together, and we were all of the same mind.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲛⲍⲏⲃⲉ . ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫⲛ ⲉⲡⲍⲏⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: when we had finished our education in the school they sent us on to the college,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: and when we had been thoroughly well taught there and had learned therein all the learning (?) and all the wisdom of this world, we wished to be instructed in the wisdom of God.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲁⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: And it came to pass on a certain day that whilst we were talking together about these things a good resolution stirred in our inner man,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ
English: and we four rose up,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲩⲭⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟϣⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
English: and we set ourselves on the way to the desert, so that we might live therein quietly until we should see what the Lord had ordained for us.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲡϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And we took with us a few loaves of bread, sufficient for seven days.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲕⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ .
English: And when we had come into the mountain, straightway an ecstasy fell upon us,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓϫ .
English: and a man, who was all light, laid hold of our hands
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: and brought us into this place.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ . ⲁⲛϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
English: And when we had come into this place we found a holy man of God, and the angel of the Lord put us in his hand,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: and he taught us to be servants of God for a year of days.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ϩⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ .
English: And at the end of the year the holy and blessed old man died,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ .
English: and we remained by ourselves in this place.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ . ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ . ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓ . ϣⲏⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ .
English: ``Behold, O our lord brother, we declare unto thee by God that for sixty years we have not known the taste of bread, or of any other kind of food except the fruit of these trees whereon we live.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲃⲇⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲛⲧⲛⲣⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ .
English: If we wish to see each other we come here every week to do so. We pass the whole night of the First Day of the week together, and after that each one departeth to perform his spiritual labours [for the rest of the week].''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ .
English: And I said unto them, 'Where do ye receive the Eucharist?''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ . ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ . ⲙⲛⲧⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ .
English: And they said unto me, 'We assemble here for that purpose, for an angel of God cometh hither every Sabbath, and he administereth unto us the Eucharist on the Sabbath and on the First Day of the week.'
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And I stayed with them, and I rejoiced exceedingly.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲛϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
English: [And they said unto me], 'On the seventh day the angel of the Lord will come, and he will administer the Eucharist to thee and to us together.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛϯⲅⲏⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: And the man who shall receive the Eucharist at the hand of that angel shall be cleansed from all sin, and the Adversary shall never have dominion over him.'
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲩⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉ . ⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: And whilst we were talking together I smelled a strong sweet smell, the like whereof I never smelled before.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ . ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And immediately the sweet smell reached us we rose up, and we stood on our feet, and we blessed God.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ .
English: And afterwards the angel came,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: and he administered unto us the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of the Lord.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ .
English: And I became like unto those who sleep, because of the awesome sight which I saw.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ
English: And he blessed us,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ .
English: and he went up into heaven, and we watched him with our eyes.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ
English: And when he had gone up they comforted me,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲅϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲅϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ .
English: and said unto me, ``Be of good cheer, for thou shalt prevail, and thou shalt become a man of might;''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲏⲣⲡ .
English: and straightway I became of good cheer, even as those who are under [the influence of] wine.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ . ⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: And we stood on our feet during the [eve of] the First Day of the week, and we prayed the whole night long until the morning.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ . ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲉⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲧⲙ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲗⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: And when the light appeared at dawn on the First Day of the week, behold, we smelled that exceedingly sweet smell again,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲙⲡⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ .
English: and we enjoyed it, and we rejoiced after the manner of those who are in another world.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
English: And afterwards the angel came,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ . ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏϯⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
English: and he administered unto us the Eucharist, and he blessed each one of us, saying, ``Everlasting life shall be unto thee, and [the power of] prophecy which shall never be destroyed.''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ . ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ . ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: And we all, with one mouth and with one accord, answered and said, ``Amen; so be it!''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
English: And afterwards the angel turned to me,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ . ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ . ⲛⲅϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ . ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲱϩ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: and said unto me, ``Arise, and depart thou to Egypt, and tell the God-loving brethren the things which thou hast seen, so that they may emulate the life and conversation of the saints.''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ .
English: And I entreated him to let me remain with them,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϣ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϣϥⲓ .
English: but he said unto me, 'The Lord doth not allot unto us the work which is imagined by the heart, but God giveth unto each man according to what he is able to bear.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟϣⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ
English: Now, therefore, arise and depart, for that is what the Lord hath ordained for thee.'
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: And he blessed me,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ .
English: and went up into the heavens in great glory.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲱⲣⲁ
English: And they brought a large number of plums,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
English: and we ate them together,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲑⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ .
English: and I came forth from them, and they accompanied me on my way for a distance of six miles.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ϫⲉϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ .
English: And I entreated them, saying, ``Declare unto me your names,''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ .
English: and they declared me their names, each one of them.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: The name of the first was John,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ .
English: of the second Andrew,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲙⲱⲛ .
English: of the third Heraklamon,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ .
English: and of the fourth Theophilus;
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ . ⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ . ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: and they commanded me to declare their names unto the brethren, [so that] they might remember them [in their prayers].
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ .
English: And I on my part entreated them to keep my name in remembrance.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ .
English: And we prayed and we kissed each other.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And I journeyed forth, and I grieved exceedingly;
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: nevertheless, because of the blessing which the holy men had bestowed upon me, I rejoiced.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ . ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ .
English: And I came into Egypt after a journey of three days,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓϩⲉ . ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ . ⲙⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: and having found certain God-loving brethren I rested with them for ten days,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
English: and I described unto them what had happened unto me;
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ .
English: and they said unto me, ``Verily thou art worthy of a great reward.''
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ . ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ . ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲓⲏⲧ .
English: Now those brethren were lovers of God, and they contended strenuously in the ascetic life, and they were worshippers of God with their whole hearts; and their place of abode was Shiet (Scete).
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: And they made haste and they wrote down these things which they had heard from Apa Papnoute,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲭⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ .
English: and they quickly put them in a book,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ .
English: which they sent to Shiet,
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲩ . ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: where it was deposited in the church for the benefit of those who should hear it [read].
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: And they spoke about it, and it was the subject of meditation in the mouth of everyone.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲉⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ . ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: And they glorified God, and blessed His saints, through the grace and love to man of our Lord Jesus the Christ, to Whom be glory, and His Good Father, and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever!
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ .  ...  ...  ...  ...  ... 
English: Amen.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲉⲅⲱ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲟⲣ ⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲩⲩ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲩⲣⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲅⲁⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲁ ⲁⲡⲟ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲗⲁⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲅⲣⲁⲯⲁⲥ ⲃⲓⲃⲗⲟⲥ
English: I, Victor, the least of all men, the deacon, the son of the blessed Mercurius, the deacon of [the church of] Saint Mercurius, the general-in-chief, of the city of Latopolis, wrote this book.
Text: Life of Onnophrius part 4
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲏⲥⲑⲏϯ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲉ ⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲑⲏⲥ ⲉⲛ ⲧⲏ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲥⲟⲩ  ...  ...  ...  ...  ... 
English: Remember me, O Lord, when Thou comest into Thy kingdom!
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ . ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲉⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ .    
English: THE LIFE AND ADMINISTRATION OF OUR HOLY AND GLORIOUS FATHER, APA PISENTIUS BISHOP AND ANCHORITE IN THE MOUNTAIN OF TSENTI, WHICH JOHN THE PRESBYTER NARRATED ON THE DAY OF HIS COMMEMORATION, THAT IS TO SAY, ON THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH EPEP. IN THE PEACE OF GOD. AMEN.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡϩⲩⲡⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲁ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϥϣⲉϣⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ 
English: The subject of this festival to-day is full of joy, for it is our holy father, who had put on Christ, Apa Pisentius, who was full of light; and who spread abroad a sweet odour at all times, not only during the day, but during the night also.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲕⲓⲣⲧⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲙⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲏ 
English: All the beasts which are upon the earth, and (all) the birds which are in the heavens rejoice, and move about gladly, and are happy this day because of the good and glorious news of him which hath reached them, according to what the words shall inform us, if we are able to proceed to the end.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲉⲧⲙϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ .
English: I took an oath to keep silence and not to speak concerning thy righteous acts and judgements, because thou thyself didst flee from the adulations of men from the very beginning, when thou didst become a monk, and before thou didst become a bishop.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏϯⲁ . ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ . ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ . ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ 
English: And indeed if we were all to be gathered together, each one having the opportunity of speaking, one would declare (the greatness of) his knowledge, and another his power of disputation, and another would proclaim his power of revealing hidden things; and thus it would happen that all the descriptions (of him) would be laudatory.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲕⲁⲑⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ 
English: Saint James the Apostle cried out in his Catholic Epistle, saying, 'He who knoweth how to do what is good, and doeth it not, it is a sin unto him.'
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ .
English: Let us learn, moreover, who it was to whom the Apostle (Paul) referred in his words, I knew a man in Christ fourteen years ago,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ .
English: but whether he be in the body I know not, or whether he be out of the body I know not, it is only God Who knoweth, (this man I say) was caught up into the third heaven.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲡ .
English: And I knew such a man, but whether he be in the body (now), or whether he be out of the body (now) I know not, it is only God Who knoweth, (this man I say) was caught up into Paradise, and heard things which were hidden,
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲧⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ 
English: the which it is not lawful for man to utter.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: Of whom then was the Apostle speaking if it was not Pisentius?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
English: For all the saints have fled from the glory (or, adulation) of this world, and this did also our glorious father, Apa Pisentius, whom God hath made manifest to us in our own days.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
English: He was a giver of light to the whole world.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱⲕⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: He was salt which was purified for every one, according to that which is written in the Gospel, 'Ye are the salt of the earth.
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲗϩϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩ .
English: Now if the salt hath become tasteless, wherewith shall they make it salt (again)?
Text: Life of Pisentius part 1
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: And again, 'Ye are the light of the world.'