megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: For, he was tempted by how many temptations,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ .
English: and in what sort of land,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: in the place where there is not an imprint of divine worship.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ .
English: But the God of his fathers was with him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: and saved him from every affliction.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
English: And now he is with his fathers in the kingdom of heaven.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: Then, we ourselves, too, knew our measure.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ .
English: Let us struggle.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 125: Joseph
Coptic: ⲙⲱⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: For, scarcely, in all these things are we able to flee from the judgment of God
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲣⲙ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ .
English: An anchoritic monk was wandering in the desert, and he said to himself, 'I have kept straight in virtue.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉϯϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲁⲁϥ .
English: And he prayed to God, saying, 'Provide whatever I need.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲻ
English: God wished to make his thoughts humble.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲙⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ .
English: He said to him, 'Go to this particular archimandrite,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲓϥ .
English: and do whatever he tells you.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲙⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ
English: And God revealed this to the archimandrite, saying, 'Behold, this particular anchorite is coming to you.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ϯⲟⲩⲫⲣⲁⲅⲉⲗⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲛⲅⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲓⲣ . ⲻ
English: Give him a whip and make him tend the pigs.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ
English: And the monk came and knocked on the door,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ .
English: and he went to the head of the congregation.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲻ
English: They embraced each other and they sat down.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: And the anchorite said, 'What should I do so that I may be saved?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲕⲛⲁⲁϥ .
English: The archimandrite said to him, 'You will do what I tell you.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲓⲣ ⲻ
English: And he said yes, and he said to him, 'Take this whip and tend the pigs.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲓⲣ .
English: And those who know him saw him tending the pigs.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲱϣⲥ
English: And they were saying, 'Look at this great anchorite, whose heart is deranged,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ . ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲣⲓⲣ . ⲻ
English: and there is a demon in him, since he tends the pigs.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: And God saw his humility, that he was patient with the insults of the men in this way.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ 
English: He sent him back to his cell.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 127: N 298
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲉⲥϩⲃⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: A man became a demon, and was greatly afflicted, and was spitting out foam.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 127: N 298
Coptic: ⲁϥⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϭⲉ .
English: He struck a monk among the elders upon his cheek.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 127: N 298
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ .
English: But the monk quickly turned the other one to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 127: N 298
Coptic: ⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡϫⲟϥϫϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ
English: And the demon could not bear the fire of his humility.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 127: N 298
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ . ⲻ .
English: He went out of him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A monk said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ .
English: If a thought that has been inflated with arrogance
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
English: enters you,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲁⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ .
English: question in your thoughts whether you have oberved the commandments:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ
English: whether you love your enemies;
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ
English: whether you rejoice in the glory of your enemies and are pained by their failures;
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲟ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: whether you have become a worthless slave in your own eyes and a sinner beyond everyone else.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: And, in these things, do not consider greatness, as if you were successful in everything.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 128: N 299
Coptic: ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: For you know that this thought destroys everything.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 130: N 300
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ . ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ . ⲏ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϣⲁϥϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ
English: A monk said, 'The one who is honored beyond his worth, or who boasts about himself will lose greatly.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 130: N 300
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ .
English: The one who is not glorified among men will receive glory in heaven.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 131: N 301
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A brother asked a monk,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 131: N 301
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϯϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ . ⲻ
English: Is it good to repent often?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 131: N 301
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: The monk said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 131: N 301
Coptic: ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲩⲏ
English: We see that Joshua, the son of Nun
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 131: N 301
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ .
English: when he was still lying face-down,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 131: N 301
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲻ
English: God revealed himself to him.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A monk was asked,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ .
English: 'Why do demons attack us like all this?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: The monk said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ .
English: 'Because we cast off our armor,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲥⲱϣ
English: which is shame,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ
English: and humility,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲡⲧⲙⲕⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ
English: and not abandoning anything for ourselves,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 132: N 302
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲧϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲻ
English: and endurance.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 133: N 303
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
English: A brother asked a monk, 'If a brother brings me some words from outside, do you, father, want me to say to him, 'Do not bring them in to me?''
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 133: N 303
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲱⲣ .
English: The monk said to him, 'Do not.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 133: N 303
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ .
English: The brother said to him, 'Why?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 133: N 303
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ . ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲁⲓ . ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲻ
English: The monk said to him, 'Because we ourselves have not been able to observe this, lest, while we say to our companion, 'Don't do this,' we find ourselves later doing this.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 133: N 303
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲻ
English: The brother said to him, 'What else is it necessary to do?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 133: N 303
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ .
English: The monk said, 'What we desire is silence,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 133: N 303
Coptic: ⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ
English: its example is enough for our companion.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 134: N 304
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A monk was asked,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 134: N 304
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ
English: 'What is humility?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 134: N 304
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ
English: He said, 'It is when your brother sins against you,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 134: N 304
Coptic: ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: and you forgive him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 134: N 304
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲻ
English: when he has not yet repented.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 135: N 305
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A monk said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 135: N 305
Coptic: ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: In every temptation,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 135: N 305
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: do not blame some person,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 135: N 305
Coptic: ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲻ
English: saying, 'These things have happened to me because of my sins.''
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 136
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A monk said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 136
Coptic: ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: 'I have never passed beyond my rank
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 136
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ
English: to move toward my exultation.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 136
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ .
English: And I am also not disturbed, having been brought down by humility.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 136
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: It is my sole concern to make myself pray to God,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A brother asked a monk,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
English: 'What else is a humble heart?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ
English: The monk said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: 'It is to make yourself do good to those who do evil to you.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ
English: The brother said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ .
English: 'If one does not achieve this measure, what will he do?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: The monk said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 137: P263
Coptic: ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲻ
English: 'Let him choose to be silent.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 138: Unidentified
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A brother said to a monk,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 138: Unidentified
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁϫⲓⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: 'Father, tell me a whole story.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 138: Unidentified
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: Even if you tell it and we don't understand,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 138: Unidentified
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁϩ
English: since our soil is salty soil.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A brother asked a monk,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
English: He said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ .
English: And he sat down at the table to eat with the brothers.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ .
English: Some said, 'Who even is this person?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ
English: And they grabbed him and made him stand up,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: saying, 'Get up and leave!'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ .
English: So he stood up and left.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
English: But some others were troubled,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲻ
English: and they called him back.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲛⲟⲩϥ
English: After this, one (of them) asked him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: 'What entered into your heart when you were cast out
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲻ
English: and brought back in again?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ .
English: He said, 'It entered my mind that I must be a dog,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ
English: which leaves it if it cast out
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 139: N 306
Coptic: ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ . ⲻ
English: and comes when it is called.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 142
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: The old men said, 'If there is no battle against us, then instead we humiliate ourselves as much as we can.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 142
Coptic: ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲛϥⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: When God sees our weakness, He shall protect us.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 142
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲡⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
English: If we boast ourselves He shall take away his shelter from us, and we shall perish.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 143: N 131
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲃⲧϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ
English: The devil changed into an image of an angel of the light.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 143: N 131
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ
English: He appeared to one of the brothers and said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 143: N 131
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ
English: “I am Gabriel, who was sent to you”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 143: N 131
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ
English: But he said to him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 143: N 131
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲕ ϣⲁⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ
English: “Look, you were sent to another of the brothers,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 143: N 131
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ
English: for I am not worthy.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 143: N 131
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: And he immediately disappeared.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 144: Anonymous Nau 311
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: The elders said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 144: Anonymous Nau 311
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ . ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: “Even if an angel truly appears to you,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 144: Anonymous Nau 311
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ .
English: do not receive him,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 144: Anonymous Nau 311
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲕ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ
English: but humble yourself and say,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 144: Anonymous Nau 311
Coptic: ϫⲉ ⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ . ⲁⲓⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ 
English: I am not worthy to see the angel, as I have lived in sin.'”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ
English: They said about an old man, he dwelled in his house struggling
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: He saw the demons in a vision.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲟⲙϣⲟⲩ .
English: He mocked them.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁϥϭⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: And the devil saw that he was defeated inside of the old man
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: And he went and revealed himself to him saying, 'I am Christ'.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥϩⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲻ.
English: After the old man saw him, he closed his eyes
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕϩⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: and the devil said to him: 'Why did you close your eyes, I am Christ?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
English: And the old man said, 'I don't want to see Christ in this life'.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 145: N 312
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: And the devil heard this and left him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 150: Anonymous Nau 324
Coptic: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: if you have the ability to rise against insulting you, this is greater than all virtues
Arabic: إذا ما كنت تستطيع مواجهة إهانتك هذا أمر عظيم أكثر من كل الفضائل
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 151: Anonymous Nau 325
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: An old man said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 151: Anonymous Nau 325
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ . ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: 'The one who bears contempt and reproach is able to be saved.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ .
English: They said about Abba Paphnutius that he never hastens to drink wine.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ
English: But while walking on one occasion he came upon a band of bandits
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱ .
English: and he found them drinking.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲛϫⲱϫ
English: And he knew him, that is the one who is head,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲉϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ .
English: and while knowing that he never drinks wine
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ
English: he saw him in a great weariness
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ
English: (and) filled a cup of wine
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ .
English: while his sword (is) in his hand
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: and told the old man
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲕⲧⲙⲥⲱ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲧⲃⲉⲕ .
English: “If you don't drink I will kill you.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ
English: He knew, that is, the old man, that it’s to do the commandment of God that he wants
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: and wanting to gain him
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟϥ .
English: he took it (and) he drank it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲛϫⲱϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
English: But the head of the bandits, he repented saying:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲓϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ .
English: “forgive me my father for I have made you suffer”.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: He said to him, that is the old man:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ϫⲉϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ .
English: “I trust in God that he will do you charity for this cup of wine in this life and the one that’s coming”.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ
English: He said to him, that is the head-bandit:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ϫⲉϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
English: “I trust in God that from now I won’t do wrong to anyone.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲗⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
English: And the old man, he acquired for himself the whole band,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: for he left his desire behind him for God.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 172: Antonius
Coptic: ⲁⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ .
English: It was revealed to Apa Antonius in the desert
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 172: Antonius
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ .
English: that there’s one who is like him in the city
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 172: Antonius
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲉⲭⲛⲉ .
English: who is a doctor in his trade
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 172: Antonius
Coptic: ⲉϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ .
English: who gives his plenty to those who are needy
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 172: Antonius
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲣ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ .ⲻ
English: and always spends the whole day saying the Trishagion with the angels
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 177: Ephraim
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲫⲣⲉⲙ ⲟ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉϣⲏⲙ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ . ⲏ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: When the blessed Ephraim was a little boy he saw a dream or a revelation
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 177: Ephraim
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲩⲃⲱⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲣⲱⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ .
English: that a grapevine sprouted in his tongue
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 177: Ephraim
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ
English: and it grew and it filled all the land under the sky whose fruit (sic) were very good,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 177: Ephraim
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ
English: and they came, that is all the birds of the sky
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 177: Ephraim
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ .
English: (and) they ate its fruit,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 177: Ephraim
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ϩⲛⲧⲃⲱⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϣⲁⲥϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: and whatever will be eaten from the grapevine, it (the vine) will regrow more abundantly.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ .
English: He said, that is Abba Doulos, the disciple of Abba Besarion:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ
English: “while we were walking beside the sea,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲃⲉ .
English: and I became thirsty.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ
English: I said to Abba Besarion: