megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: εμκαh νιμ εfhραι hιjωι .
English: to every pain which is down upon me.
Coptic: ετβενsεερε δε sημ ντανσωτμ ετβηητου.
English: But for the little girls which we have heard about,
Coptic: jεσεναπωτ εhουν ενευερηυ hνουωs νσαρκικον .
English: that they ran to each other in a desire of flesh.
Coptic: ματαμοι ετβηητου hνουωρj jεειεειμε
English: Tell me about them assuredly, that I may know
Coptic: αυω tναταμωτν jεετετναρου ναυ .
English: And I will tell you what it is that you will do to them.
Coptic: ετβεται δε ον ντατετνjοοσ ετβηητσ
English: But also because of that which you said about her,
Coptic: ετρεσβωκ επμα ντατετντοsf νασ
English: to make her go to the place that you determined for her,
Coptic: ετρεσρπεσhωβ νhητf εασjοοσ νητν
English: to make her do her deed in it, while she had said to you:
Coptic: jεεsjετετναντ εβολ hμπειμα επαι
English: If you take me out of this place and into that one
Coptic: νtναρhωβ αν επhωβ ετιρhωβ εροf .
English: 'I will not do anything about the thing that I did to him.'
Coptic: αυω εsωπε μπσρhνασ ναμε .
English: And if she did not truly desire it
Coptic: ειεαjισ ον εροι tνατσαβωτν επετετναααf νασ .
English: then tell me, I will teach you what you will do to her.
Coptic: ντωτν δε τηρτν ετετνsανhωπ ερον νουhωβ νκροf hατν τηυτν ετμτρετνταμον εροf .
English: But all of you, if you hide a deception from us on your behalf so as not to tell us about it,
Coptic: ετετντουνοσ μπσατανασ εhραι εjωτν μμινμμωτν .
English: what you awaken is Satan upon you yourselves
Coptic: αυω ετετνκτο εβολ μμωτν ντβοηθια μπνουτε μαυαττηυτν .
English: And it is by yourselves that you turn away from the help of God.
Coptic: ντοf ον απα εφραιμ εfσhαι ερατf νουμεριτ νταf εfjισβω ντοοτf .  ..  ..  ..  ..  .. 
English: ANOTHER EPISTLE WHICH APA EPHRAIM WROTE TO A BELOVED DISCIPLE.
Coptic: παμεριτ hμπjοεισ sορπ μεν hνhωβ νιμ καπθββιο hντεκταπρο . εκσβτωτ hντεκcινουωsβ jεκω ναι εβολ εκσοουν . jεhιτνπεθββιο . sαρετcομ τηρσ μπjαjε ωjν .
English: My beloved in the Lord, before every other thing set humility in thy mouth when thou art ready to make answer, for, forgive me, thou knowest that by humility all the power of the Enemy is brought to naught.
Coptic: αυω κσοουν ντμνταγαθοσ μπεκσαh . jεαυjεου ετβηητf .
English: And thou knowest the goodness of thy Master, Whom they blasphemed,
Coptic: αfsωπε εfθββιηυ . αυω νσμητ sαhραι επμου .
English: and how He became humble, and obedient, even unto death.
Coptic: ντοκ hωωκ παsηρε καπθββιο hνρωκ . μνπεκhητ . μνπεκμακh . εκει γαρ επεθββιο ουνταf μμαυ ννεfεντολη .
English: And do thou thyself, my son, set thy humility in thy mouth, and in thy heart, and in thy neck, for there is a commandment which inculcateth humility.
Coptic: αναυ εδαυειδ εfsουsου μμοf hμπεθββιο .
English: Consider David, who boasted himself of his humility,
Coptic: πεjαf hιναι jεαιθββιοι απjοεισ τουjοι . αυω αfρππετνανουf ναι .
English: and said, 'Because I humbled myself the Lord delivered me, and He did good unto me.'
Coptic: φορει hωωκ παsηρε μπεθββιο ταρεναρετη . μπνουτε  sωπε νμμακ .
English: My son, array thyself in humility, and thou shalt make the virtues of God be with thee.
Coptic: εsωπε δε παsηρε εκhμπεθββιο . μνλααυ μπαθοσ ναεscμcομ εhων εhουν εροκ .
English: And if, my son, thou art in a state of humility, no passion whatsoever shall have power to draw nigh thee.
Coptic: ουρωμε εfθββιηυ μνsι μπεfαναι .
English: There is no measure (or, limit) to the beauty of the man who is humble.
Coptic: ουρωμε εfθββιηυ μνπαθοσ ναεscμcομ εhων εhουν εροκ .
English: No passion whatsoever shall be able to I draw nigh unto the man who is humble,
Coptic: ουρωμε εfθββιηυ μνsι μπεfαναι .
English: and there is no measure to his beauty.
Coptic: ουρωμε εfθββιηυ ουθυσια τε μπνουτε .
English: The humble man is a sacrifice of God.
Coptic: ουρωμε εfθββιηυ πhητ μπνουτε μοτν ντοοτf μννεfαγγελοσ .
English: With him that is humble the hearts of God and His angels rest.
Coptic: παλιν ον sαρεναγγελοσ tεοου ναf .
English: Moreover, when the angels glorify him,
Coptic: ουνλοιcε μπενταfjπε αρετη νιμ hιαλλα
English: there is the excuse for him that hath produced in himself all virtues;
Coptic: πενταfjπε πεθββιο ναf μεκhε ελααυ νλοιcε νσωf hιαλλα jεαfsωπε εfθββιηυ .
English: but for him that hath produced humility in himself thou wilt find no excuse whatsoever needed, besides that he hath become humble.
Coptic: ναι νε ναρετη μπεθββιο . παsηρε
English: My son, these are the virtues of humility.
Coptic: καρωκ παsηρε . fσηh γαρ jεπσαβε hμπεουοειs ετμμαυ fνακαρωf .
English: My son, hold thy peace, for it is written, 'He who is wise at that time will hold his peace.'
Coptic: καρωκ hωωκ sαντουjνουκ .
English: Hold thy peace until thou art asked a question.
Coptic: ευsανjνουκ . sαjε hνουcινsαjε εfcην . εfθββιηυ .
English: When they ask thee a question speak, and use humble words, and a humble manner.
Coptic: μπρωκμ hολωσ .
English: Do not be wholly mournful.
Coptic: εsωπε ερενοc εροκ . hμοοσ .
English: If it (i.e. the question) be too great for thee sit down.
Coptic: μπρsαjε ευsανjεhενsαjε νοσε νοjκ νγωβs . πεκμεευε jεμπεισωτμ sαjε νιμ . hωωf νhηυ .
English: Speak not when others are speaking words of depreciation ; compel thyself, thou shalt not forget, [and let] thy thoughts [be] 'I have not heard [them].'
Coptic: jι σμη εροου επεhουο .
English: To all words wherein is profit give thy most earnest attention.
Coptic: fσηh γαρ jεεsωπε νρεfειρε μπsαjε αυω νρεfσωτμ μματε αν μμον εκρhαλ μμοκ παsηρε . hμπjοεισ 
English: For it is written, 'If [thou art] a doer of the word and not a hearer thereof thou deceivest thyself, my son, in the Lord.'
Coptic: thων ετοοτκ ννευεντολη hντεκαρχη .
English: I gave thee commandments in thy beginning,
Coptic: ντοκ hωωκ hαρεh εροου hντεκμντκουι .
English: do thou keep them in thy youth.
Coptic: αναυ επαυλοσ jεεfjεου .
English: Observe what Paul spake.
Coptic: πεjαf hιναι jεjινεκσοβκ κσοουν νhενσhαι ευουααβ ναι ετναεscμcομ . ετουjοκ .
English: He said, 'Besides, from the time when thou wast a child thou didst know the Holy Scriptures, which have the power to save thee.'
Coptic: jισβω hωωκ επκωτ τηρf ντμντμοναχοσ .
English: Learn thou the whole code of rules of the profession of the monk,
Coptic: ταρκsωπε νsουμεριτκ hννεκhβηυε τηρου .
English: and make thyself to be greatly beloved in all thy works.
Coptic: εκsανβωκ ευτοου εjιμα νhητf . ντκουκουι .
English: If thou goest to the desert to take up a place therein, thou art a youth,
Coptic: τοcκ ευνοc εροκ . ερεπνουτε νhητf μπρκααf εβολ . hντεκαλωτ νγβωκ sακεουα .
English: join one which is greater than thee, and God is in him, do not leave him in thy discontent and depart to another.
Coptic: πουα ετννατοcκ εροf . μαρεfρωsτκ jεκασ . ννεκtcωντ ναf .
English: Let the one thou hast settled on be sufficient for thee, lest thou make him angry.
Coptic: fσηh γαρ jεμη ουκουι νητν πετtcωντ ννρωμε .
English: For it is written, 'Is he not little for you, he who provokes men to wrath.'
Coptic: πτοου ετκνhητf hαρεh επειhωβ μπρπωτ εβολ hμμα εμα
English: In the desert wherein thou art observe this course of action, and flee not from place to place.
Coptic:  μπρ μουτε εhουν ερωμε ετβετεκμοτνεσ . μνπουωs ννεκμαhτ 
English: Do not cry into [the abode of] a man because of thy belief, nor because of the desire of thy bowels.
Coptic: μπρκαμντsβηρ νακ μνρωμε νρεfτωh .
English: Have no companionship with a restless and troublesome man,
Coptic: ταρκcω εκμοτν . νγhντταπρο ννεσνηυ αν .
English: and make thou thyself to continue in thy quiet life, and thou shalt not be in the mouth[s] of the brethren.
Coptic: tσοπσπ μμοκ παμεριτ hμπjοεισ τεκαρχη τε jισβω εσωτμ ταρκμτον
English: I beseech thee, my beloved in the Lord, to let thy chief aim be to learn ; to hearken (or, obey) will give thee rest.
Coptic: fσηh γαρ jεthηυ νουσβω νουhατ αν .
English: For it is written, 'The profit of instruction is not silver.'
Coptic: hαρεh εροκ ετμντατσωτμ jεννεπsαjε νσαουλ jωκ εβολ εjωκ μνπεfjπο .
English: Guard thou thyself against the habit of not listening- (i.e. disobedience), that the word of Saul be not fulfilled on thee and his generation,
Coptic: απνουτε γαρ πειθε εjμπσωτμ νhουο ετεθυσια .
English: for God is more easily persuaded by obedience than by sacrifice.
Coptic: ναι cε νε νκωτ . ντμντμοναχοσ .
English: These then are the rules of the profession of the monk.
Coptic: εκουωμ μνhενσνηυ .
English: Thou shalt eat with the brethren.
Coptic: μπρfι hρακ εhραι sαντκουω εκουωμ .
English: Lift not up thy face until thou hast finished eating.
Coptic: πεσκευοσ ετκναhοουτν εροf αριwarnemptynormπεκουωμ νhητf .
English: Perform thy eating in the apparel wherein thou appearest in public.
Coptic: εκsανρhαε ευλααυ hντπορsσ . μπρjοοσ jεαυεισ ερενοc εροκ hμοοσ .
English: If thou shouldst happen to be the last man served say not, 'Bring it here', where there sitteth a greater than thou.
Coptic: εκsανουωs εσω hμπκελωλ μπρκατεκsουωβε εωs εβολ ντhε ννκοσμικον .
English: When thou wishest to drink from the water-bottle do not let thy throat make a gurgling noise like a layman.
Coptic: εκsανhμοοσ hντμηητε ννεσνηυ ντεουφλεκμα ει ερωκ μπρνοjσ εβολ hντευμηητε .
English: When thou art sitting in the midst of the brethren, and phlegm riseth up in thee, do not eject it in the midst of them,
Coptic: πωτ επουε . νγνοjσ εβολ .
English: but go some distance away, and eject it there.
Coptic: εκνκοτκ hνουμα μνhενσνηυ . μπρκαακ εκhην εhουν εροου νουμαhε .
English: When thou art sleeping in any place with the brethren let not thy person approach them within a cubit.
Coptic: εsωπε πhωβ μοτν μπρνκοτκ hιτμη . εκρσναυ ντκουsηρε sημ .
English: When it becomes quiet, do not sleep upon a mat two of you together for thou art a young man.
Coptic: μπρνκοτκ εκβηλ εβολ . ουδε εjμπεκσοι . jεννευsτρτωρκ hνhενρασου .
English: Do not sleep stretched out, nor upon thy back, in order that thou mayest not be disturbed by dreams.
Coptic: εκμοοsε μνhενσνηυ . ουε μμοου . ταρκσρfε επεκhητ .
English: When thou art walking with the brethren keep some distance from them, for when thou walkest with a brother thou makest thy heart to be idle.
Coptic: εκsανμοοsε μνουσον ερεουσανδαλιον hννεκουρηητε . εμνουον μπετμοοsε νμμακ . ανι πωκ hωωκ εβολ νγμοοsε ντεfhε .
English: If thou art wearing sandals on thy feet, and he who is walking with thee hath none, take off thy sandals, and walk as he is doing,
Coptic: fσηh γαρ jεsπhισε .
English: for it is written, 'Suffer.'
Coptic: αριπhωβ μπρfταsεοειs .
English: Do the work of the preacher.
Coptic: αρι απατοοτκ εκhμπεκμα νsωπε .
English: Do diligently whilst thou art in thy habitation.
Coptic: μπρουωμ ερεπρη νβολ .
English: Eat not whilst the sun is outside (i.e. on the horizon).
Coptic: μπρσαhτε νακ μαυαακ νγjι νουμοτνεσ .
English: Light not a fire for thyself alone, [or] thou wilt become luxurious.
Coptic: αλλα ευsανjοτκ εσαhτε νακ . μουτε ευεβιην εfhιπτοου νμμακ ταρεκ sουsου hωωκ . μμοκ jεμπιουωμ μπαοεικ μαυαατ .
English: But when thou art invited to warm thyself call some poor and miserable man who is with thee in the desert, [send him in thy stead], and thou shalt cause thyself to be praised, saying, 'I could not eat my bread by myself.'
Coptic: εsωπε εκhνουτοου . η ουτοποσ ερεουσον sωνε νhητf cμπfsινε νσοπ σναυ μμηηνε hτοουε μπατκρhωβ ννεκcιj . αυω πναυ νρουhε .
English: If thou art on a mountain, or in a place wherein there is a sick brother, visit him twice daily: in the morning before thou beginnest to work with thy hands, and in the evening.
Coptic: fσηh γαρ παμεριτ hμπjοεισ jεειsωνε ατετνcμπαsινε .
English: For it is written, my beloved in the Lord, 'I was sick and ye visited Me.'
Coptic: ερsανουσον σωκ εβολ hμπτοου ετκνhητf . μπρhμοοσ hντεκρι μπναυ ετκνασωτμ βωκ νγhμοοσ hαhτηf νγtρμειη εjωf .
English: When a brother dieth on the mountain whereon thou art do not sit in thy cell when thou hearest thereof, but go and sit with him, and weep over him.
Coptic: fσηh γαρ jεριμε εjνουρεfμοουτ . μοοsε εβολ νμμαf sαντουτομσf .
English: For it is written, 'Weep over a dead man, and walk forth with him until he hath been buried';
Coptic: ται γαρ τε τhαη νεντολη . ετερεπρωμε ναασ μνπεfσον ασπαζε μπεfσωμα hνουμντsανhτηf  εκjω μμοσ jεαριπαμεευε hαhτμπjοεισ .
English: for this is the last duty which a man can perform for his brother. Salute his body compassionately, saying, 'Remember me before the Lord.'
Coptic: παsηρε αρι απατοοτκ εhαρεh ενενταισαhου νακ .
English: My son, do thy utmost to observe the things which I have written down for thee,
Coptic: hενκωτ γαρ τηρου νε ντετμντμοναχοσ .
English: for they all are the rules of the profession of the monk.
Coptic: καπμου εfhην εhουν εροκ μπεhοου μντευsη
English: Let death draw nigh unto thee by day and by night,
Coptic: εκσοουν γαρ μπετκσοουν μμοf ετεπετsαjε νμμακ πε jεμπικαασ hμπαhητ ενεh .
English: for thou knowest that him whom thou knowest is he who shall speak unto thee, saying, ' I have never placed it in my heart.
Coptic: ερεταουρηητε νhουν ντπννη jεtναωνh sανταρπβολ ντπννη μπρο .
English: My feet are on the threshold, I shall live until I am beyond the threshold of the door.'
Coptic: ντοκ δε hωωκ παsηρε πεκμεευε τηρf κααf hιhη μπνουτε νναυ νιμ . αυω νειμεευε τηρου μμντcωβ . νσεναπαραγε μμοκ αν .
English: My son, set thou thy whole mind before God at all times, and let not all these infirm thoughts lead thee out of thy course.
Coptic: sωπε εκμουsτ ννκολασισ νναυ νιμ .
English: Keep always before thy sight the punishments which are to come.
Coptic: sωπε εκτντων επνουτε εκhμπεκμα νsωπε .
English: Make thyself to resemble God whilst thou art in thy habitation.
Coptic: ερsανουσον ει sαροκ ραsε νμμαf .
English: If a brother come to thee rejoice with him.
Coptic: ασπαζε μμοf .
English: Salute him.
Coptic: tμοου ενεfουρηητε jεννεκοβsκ εβολ
English: Set water for his feet. Forget not this.
Coptic: μαρεfsληλ νγhμοοσ
English: Let him pray. Do thou sit down.
Coptic: ασπαζε ννεfcιj μννεfουρηητε .
English: Salute his hands and his feet.
Coptic: μπρjνουf jεεκνηυ των .
English: Do not put questions to him, saying, 'Whence comest thou?'
Coptic: fσηh γαρ jεhιτνται αhοινε sπhεναγγελοσ εροου νσεσοουν αν .
English: For it is written, 'In this way some have received angels in their abode without knowing it.'
Coptic: πιστευε . jεhωσ πνουτε πενταfει sαροκ .
English: Believe him that cometh unto thee, even as thou wouldst God.
Coptic: εsωπε ουνοc εροκ πε jοοσ εροf νhαh νσοπ jεαπεhμοτ ταhοι . jεαιναυ εροκ παjοεισ .
English: If he be a greater man than thou say unto him very often, 'Let [thy] favour be unto me,' that is to say, 'I regard thee as my master.'
Coptic: κω εhραι ντεκπορsσ . νγουωμ νμμαf . καν εκhνουμρρε ννηστεια βολκ εβολ .
English: Put away thy food, and eat with him. And if thou art in the bond of fasting break it,
Coptic: fσηh γαρ παsηρε jεαιρσμοτ νιμ μνουον νιμ εfsαννου εμοοsε
English: for it is written, 'My son, I have always shewn myself glad to accompany the man who came to walk.'
Coptic: τhποf . εβολ εκραsε νμμαf αυω εκροουτ .
English: Lead him forth, rejoicing with him and being glad.
Coptic: αριαπατοοτκ ετρεfσμου εροκ νsομντ νσοπ . jεερεπεσμου μπαγγελοσ ετμοοsε νμμαf ει εjωκ .
English: Do thine utmost to make him bless thee three times, so that the blessing of the angel who walketh with him may come upon thee.
Coptic: ετβετπιστισ hωωσ ντκαθολικη εκκλησια μπρκααυ ντκ επαhου νhητσ ουδε εβολκ εβολ .
English: And as regards the Faith itself of the Catholic Church, do not let thyself backslide therein, neither do thou put thyself outside it.
Coptic: τνπιστευε ευνουτε νουωτ πειωτ ππαντοκρατωρ μνπεfμονογενησ νsηρε ιησουσ πεχριστοσ πενjοεισ πενταπτηρf sωπε εβολ hιτοοτf . μνπεπνευμα ετουααβ . ετεται τε τριασ ετσμαμαατ .
English: We believe in the One God, the Father the Almighty, and in His only-begotten Son, Jesus the Christ, our Lord, through Whom the Universe came into being, and in the Holy Spirit, that is to say, in the Blessed Trinity,
Coptic: παι πε πjωκ ντμντνουτε .
English: which is the complete Godhead.
Coptic: ουνουτε πε εfhνουνουτε .
English: He is God, which is in a God,
Coptic: ουοειν πε εβολ hνουοειν .
English: He is the Light which came out of Light,
Coptic: ουjοεισ πε εβολ hνουjοεισ .
English: He is the Lord out of the Lord.
Coptic: ουjπο πε νουταμιο αν πε .
English: He was produced and was not a creation.
Coptic: αυjποf ντhε νουρωμε .
English: He was produced like a man.
Coptic: νουταμιο αν πε . αλλα ουνουτε πε εαυjποf hιτντπαρθενοσ ετουααβ μαρια τρεfjπεπνουτε .
English: He was not a created thing but God, who was produced by the Holy Virgin Mary, the woman who produced God.
Coptic: αfjισωμα νρωμε . ετβηητν sαντεπκαh εsτωουν hαροf .
English: He took the flesh of men for our sakes, until the earth can rise up under him.
Coptic: αfκω ναf νhενρεfταsεοειs ετεναι νε . νεfαποστολοσ νε ετουααβ . κατατhε ετσηh jεαπευhροου ει εβολ εjμπκαh τηρf .
English: He chose for Himself preachers, that is to say, the Holy Apostles, whose voices, according to that which is written, have gone forth into all the earth.
Coptic: αυσταυρου μμοf . αυκονσf hνουλογχη . αfει εβολ νcιπενουjαι .
English: They crucified Him. They pierced Him with a spear. There came out our salvation,
Coptic: ουμοου μνουσνοf ετεπαι πε πβαπτισμα μνπεσνοf ετταιηυ .
English: Water and Blood, that is to say, the baptism and the glorious Blood,
Coptic: εκτμjιβαπτισμα γαρ μεκjι πεσνοf .
English: for unless thou thou art baptized, thou receivest not the Blood.
Coptic: ντοκ hωωκ παsηρε hαρεh ετειπιστισ . αυω πνουτε ντειρηνη ναsωπε νμμακ νfτουjοκ νfναhμκ νγsωπε εκμοτν ννεκhοου τηρου .
English: Do thou, my son, keep this faith, and the God of peace shall be with thee, and shall save thee, and deliver thee, and thou shalt be at rest all thy days.
Coptic: ουjαι hμπjοεισ παμεριτ νsηρε hμπjοεισ .
English: Salvation is in the Lord, my beloved son, in the Lord.
Coptic: αριπαμεευε hω παμεριτ hμπjοεισ εβολ hιτνιησουσ πενjοεισ . παι ετεπωf πε πεοου μνπαμαhτε sαενεh νενεh fθ      
English: Remember me, O my beloved one in the Lord, through Jesus the Christ, our Lord, unto Whom belong glory and might for ever and ever! Amen.
Coptic: επειδη αhαh hιτοοτου εσhαι ννsαjε ετβενεhβηυε ενταυτωτ νhητ hραι νhητν
English: Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
Coptic: κατατhε ενταυταασ ετοοτν νcινενταυναυ hννευβαλ jιννsορπ εαυsωπε νhυπηρετησ μπsαjε
English: even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
Coptic: αιρhναι δε hω εαιουαhτ νσαhωβ νιμ jιννsορπ hνουωρj ετρασhαισου νακ ουα ουα κρατιστε θεοφιλε .
English: it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
Coptic: jεκαασ εκειμε επωρj ννsαjε ενταυκαθηκι μμοκ νhητου .
English: that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
Coptic: αfsωπε δε hννεhοου νhηρωδησ πρρο ντιουδαια νcιουηηβ επεfραν πε ζαχαριασ εfηπ ενεhοου ναβια . ευντfουσhιμε εβολ hννsεερε νααρων επεσραν πε ελισαβετ
English: There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Coptic: νευsοοπ δε πε μπεσναυ νδικαιοσ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε ευμοοsε hννεντολη τηρου νμνδικαιωμα μπjοεισ ευουααβ .
English: They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
Coptic: αυω νεμμντουsηρε μμαυ πε εβολ jενεουαcρην τε ελισαβετ . αυω ντοου μπεσναυ νεαυαιαι πε hννευhοου .
English: But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε hμπτρεfsμsε hντταξισ ννεfhοου μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε
English: Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
Coptic: καταπσωντ ντμντουηηβ . ασρ ετωf εταλεsουhηνε εhραι αfβωκ εhουν επερπε μπjοεισ .
English: according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Coptic: αυω νερεπμηηsε τηρf μπλαοσ sληλ μπσα νβολ μπναυ μπsουhηνε .
English: The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
Coptic: απαγγελοσ δε μπjοεισ ουωνh ναf εβολ εfαhερατf νσαουναμ μπεθυσιαστη ριον μπsουhηνε .
English: An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Coptic: αfsτορτρ δε νcιζαχαριασ ντερεfναυ αυω αυhοτε hε εhραι εjωf .
English: Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
Coptic: πεjεπαγγελοσ μπjοεισ ναf jεμπρρhοτε ζαχαριασ . jεαυσωτμ επεκσοπσ . αυω τεκσhιμε ελισαβετ σναjπο νακ νουsηρε αυω κναμουτε επεfραν jειωhαννησ .
English: But the angel said to him, 'Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
Coptic: ουνουραsε ναsωπε νακ νμουτεληλ αυω ουνhαh ναραsε εjμπεfjπο
English: You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
Coptic: fναρουνοc γαρ μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ . αυω ννεfσεηρπ hισικερα . αυω fναμουh μπεπνευμα εfουααβ jινεfhνhητσ ντεfμααυ
English: For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Coptic: αυω fνακτε ουμηηsε ννsηρε μπισραηλ επjοεισ πευνουτε .
English: He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.
Coptic: αυω ντοf fναμοοsε hατεfhη hμπεπνευμα νμτcομ νhηλειασ εκτο ννhητ ννειοτε ενευsηρε αυω νατσωτμ hντμντρμντhητ ννδικαιοσ . εσοβτε νουλαοσ μπjοεισ εfσβτωτ
English: He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.'
Coptic: αυω πεjεζαχαριασ μπαγγελοσ . jεhνου tναιμε επαι ανοκ γαρ αιρhλλο αυω τασhιμε ασαιαι hννεσhοου .
English: Zacharias said to the angel, 'How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.'
Coptic: απαγγελοσ δε ουωsβ πεjαf ναf . jεανοκ πε γαβριηλ πεταhερρατf μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε αυω αυτννοουτ εsαjε νμμακ αυω εταsεοειs νακ νναι
English: The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.
Coptic: εισ hηητε εκεsωπε εκκω ρρωκ εμμνcομ μμοκ εsαjε sαπεhοου ετερεναι ναsωπε ετβεjεμπκπιστευε εναsαjε . ναι ετναjωκ εβολ hμπεουοειs .
English: Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you didn't believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.'
Coptic: πλαοσ δε νεfcωsτ hητf νζαχαριασ πε αυω νευρsπηρε ντερεfωσκ hμπερπε .
English: The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
Coptic: ντερεfει δε εβολ μπfεscμcομ εsαjε νμμαυ αυω αυειμε jενταfναυ ευcωλπ εβολ hμπερπε . ντοf δε νεfjωρμ ουβηυ πε αυω αfcω εfο νμπο .
English: When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερενεhοου μπεfsμsε jωκ εβολ αfβωκ εhραι επεfηι .
English: It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
Coptic: μννσανειhοου δε ασωω νcιελισαβετ τεfσhιμε . αυω ασhοπσ νtου νεβοτ εσjω μμοσ
English: After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
Coptic: jεται τε τhε ενταπjοεισ αασ ναι hννεhοου ενταfcωsτ εfι μπανοcνεc hμπρωμε .
English: 'Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.'
Coptic: hμπμεhσοου δε νεβοτ αυjοου νγαβριηλ παγγελοσ εβολ hιτμπνουτε ευπολισ ντετγαλιλαι επεσραν πε ναζαρεθ .
English: Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Coptic: sαουπαρθενοσ εαυsπτοοτσ νουhαι επεfραν πε ιωσηφ εβολ hμπηι νδαυειδ . αυω πραν ντπαρθενοσ πε μαρια .
English: to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfβωκ νασ εhουν πεjαf νασ jεχαιρε τεντασcνhμοτ πjοεισ νμμε .
English: Having come in, the angel said to her, 'Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!'