megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ εαβραhαμ ντκουμαιsμμο ντεfhε . επειδη απνουτε cοιλε εαβραhαμ μννεfαγγελοσ . ετβετεfμντμαιsμμο .
English: I compare thee unto Abraham, because thou wast a lover of strangers, as was he. Now God and His angels sojourned with Abraham because of his love for strangers.
Coptic: ντοκ hωωκ ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ απεχριστοσ ει sαροκ . πsηρε μπνουτε hνουσχημα νhηκε .
English: In thine own case, O Saint Victor, it was the Christ Who came unto thee, and the Son of God was in the garb of a poor man.
Coptic: αfσλσωλκ hμπκαστρον hνουκαh νjαιε . ετβεννοc νhισε ντακsοπου εjμπεfραν ετουααβ .
English: He comforted thee in the Camp in a desert land, because of the great suffering which thou hadst endured for His Holy Name's sake.
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ εισαακ ππατριαρχησ . πετμμαυ μεν ντανεfειωτ fιτf εhναf αν εταλοf εhραι νθυσια μπjοεισ .
English: I compare thee unto Isaac the Patriarch, because in his case his father took him, though Isaac was unwilling, to offer him up as a sacrifice unto the Lord.
Coptic: ντοκ δε ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ hντεκπροhαιρεσισ μμινμμοκ .
English: In thy case, however, O Saint Victor, by thine own deliberate intent
Coptic: ακταλεπεκσωμα εhραι νhολοκαυτωμα μπjοεισ . hιτνταsη ννβασανοσ ντακfι hαροου ετβεπραν μπεχριστοσ 
English: and choice thou didst offer up thy body as a whole burnt-offering to the Lord, through the manifold tortures which thou didst suffer for the Name of the Christ.
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ ειακωβ ππατριαρχησ . πετμμαυ νταπεχριστοσ . jιραν εβολ μμοf .
English: I compare thee unto Jacob the Patriarch, because the Christ took (His) name from him.
Coptic: ντοκ δε ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ . νταμμαρτυροσ τηρου sουsου μμοου εjωκ hνμπηυε . αυω ον νετhιjμπκαh ετβετεκhυπομονη .
English: And as for thee, O Saint Victor, all the martyrs who are in the heavens boast themselves over thee, and all the dwellers upon the earth do likewise, because of thy patient endurance.
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ ειωσηφ ακμιsε ουβεμπαθοσ ντεfhε .
English: I compare thee unto Joseph, because thou didst fight against passion, even as did he.
Coptic: ιωσηφ μεν ντανεfσνηυ τααf εβολ ευμντhμhαλ .
English: In the case of Joseph it was his brethren who sold him into slavery,
Coptic: ντοκ δε ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ . πεκειωτ πενταfπαραδιδου μμοκ . ετβεπραν μπεχριστοσ .
English: and in thy case, O Saint Victor, it was thy father who delivered thee over (into the hands of the wicked) for the sake of the Name of the Christ.
Coptic: ιωσηφ νταfμαατε νουμντρρο ετβετεfhυπομονη .
English: Joseph obtained a kingdom (upon earth) because of his patient endurance,
Coptic: ντοκ δε ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ . ακμαατε ντμντρρο νμπηυε .
English: and thou, O Saint Victor, didst obtain a kingdom in the heavens.
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ εμελχισεδεκ μνααρων . νετμμαυ μεν ευταλεεσοου εhραι hιμασε hνουτυποσ .
English: I compare thee unto Melchisedek and Aaron, because they offered up sheep and bulls as types (or, symbolically),
Coptic: ντοκ δε ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ . ακρπεκσωμα μμινμμοκ νουπροσφορα μπνουτε .
English: whilst thou, O Saint Victor didst thyself make thine own body to be an offering unto God.
Coptic: ετβεπαι ακjι νουνοc νεοου hντμντρρο νμπηυε .
English: For this reason we shall obtain great glory in the kingdom of the heavens.
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ επνομοθετησ μωυσησ . ντοκ hωωκ ον ακαποτασσε ντμντστρατηλατησ μπεικοσμοσ . μντμντρμμαο ννεκειοτε . μννεκχρημα .
English: I compare thee unto Moses the Law-giver, because thou thyself didst reject the rank of general in this world, and the riches of thy parents, and thine own possessions,
Coptic: ακfι μπεκσταυροσ ακουαhκ νσαπεκjοεισ .
English: and didst take up thy Cross and follow thy Lord.
Coptic: μπρμωυσησ ωs ετρευμουτε εροf . jεπsηρε ντsεερε μφαραω . αλλα αfσοτπσ ναf εsπhισε μνπλαοσ μπνουτε . νhουο jινταπολαυσισ μπνοβε προσουοειs .
English: Moses did not wish for men to call him the son of Pharaoh's daughter, but ho chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasure of sin for a season.
Coptic: ντοκ δε hωωκ ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ . μπεκουωs ετρευμουτε εροκ jεπsηρε νhρωμανοσ . πsορπ hμπασπασμοσ μπρρο .
English: And thou also, O Saint Victor, didst not wish for men to call thee the son of Romanus, the first in the salutation of the Emperor,
Coptic: ακαποτασσε μπαξιωμα ντμντστρατηλατησ . μντεκμντρμμαο .
English: and thou didst reject the honourable rank of riches,
Coptic: ακουαhκ νσαπενταfjοοσ . jεπετμενειωτ . η μααυ νhουο εροι νfμπsα μμοι αν .
English: and didst follow Him Who said, 'Whosoever loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me.'
Coptic: ακjι ντμντστρατηλατησ ετμην εβολ sαενεh .
English: And thou didst grasp the generalship which endureth for ever.
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ εησαιασ πεπροφητησ . ντοκ δε hωωκ ακθεωρει μπετhμοοσ hιjννεχειρουβειν μννσεραφειν .
English: I compare thee with Isaiah the Prophet, because thou thyself hast seen Him that sitteth above the Cherubim and Seraphim,
Coptic: αfει sαροκ αfναhμεκ hννεκθλιψισ τηρου .
English: and He came to thee, He delivered thee out of all thy tribulation,
Coptic: αυω αftεοου νακ hνμπηυε μνπκαh .
English: and gave glory unto thee in the heavens and on the earth.
Coptic: πετhνμπηυε μεν αfαακ νστρατηλατησ hντμηητε νμμαρτυροσ τηρου . κατατhε ετνναουενhπhωβ νητν εβολ . ερsανπsαjε μοοsε ετhη .
English: And He Who dwelleth in the heavens hath made thee a general among all the martyrs, even as we shall make the matter quite clear unto yon, provided that (our) words can go so far.
Coptic: hιjμπκαh ον αftεοου νακ . hωστε ντεπεκσtνουfε μεhνεχωρα τηρου . μπκοσμοσ . νσεκωτ νακ νhενμαρτηριον καταμα . ντεhεννοc νcομ μνhενsπηρε sωπε εβολ hιτοοτου .
English: And, moreover, on the earth hath He given glory unto thee, glory so great that thy sweet odour hath filled every country in the world. And men build martyriums unto thee in every place, wherein mighty deeds and miracles take place,
Coptic: ευεοου μπνουτε μνπεfμαρτυροσ ετουααβ .
English: and men ascribe glory to God and to His holy martyr.
Coptic: ουμε γαρ πε πsαjε ετσηh . jεπετναtεοου ναι παειωτ ναταιοf .
English: For true is that which is written: 'Whosoever shall ascribe glory unto Me, him shall My Father honour.'
Coptic: επειδη ακρπεκουοειs τηρf μπεκκοινωνει ενροουs ντεπεικοσμοσ . αλλα τεκσπουδη τηρσ τε τμντμαινουτε .
English: Although thou didst pass thy whole life in association with the cares of this world, yet was thy whole zeal devoted to the love of God.
Coptic: ετβεπαι απνουτε χαριζε νακ μπεινοc νhμοτ αfκαουδυναμισ νρεfταλcο νμψυχη μννσωμα hμπεκτοποσ .
English: For this reason God hath graciously bestowed upon thee this great favour, namely, He hath conceded to thy shrine the power of healing both the soul and the body.
Coptic: επειδη νsωνε νσωματικον κθεραπευε μμοου . hιτντεχαρισ νταπνουτε ταασ νακ . νsωνε δε ον μψυχικον ετεννοβε νε . κτββο μμοου hιτνμμαειν μννεsπηρε ετκουωνh μμοου εβολ hμπεκμαρτηριον hμπεfτουσα μπκοσμοσ .
English: Although thou healest the diseases of the body by means of the grace which God hath given unto thee, yet thou dost also cleanse the diseases of the soul, which are sins, through the signs I and the miracles which thou dost make manifest in thy martyrium in the four quarters of the world.
Coptic: ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ . απεκσνοf νταυπαhτf εβολ . sορsρ ντεστυλη ντβαhαλ . ντhε νhηλιασ . αυω ακτακο ννειδωλον μννεστυλη .
English: O Saint Victor, thy blood which hath been shed hath overthrown the pillar of Baal, even as did Elijah and thou hast destroyed the idols and the pillars (thereof).
Coptic: ακsωπε νουστυλλοσ μπεχοροσ τηρf νμμαρτυροσ .
English: Thou hast become the pillar of the whole choir of the martyrs.
Coptic: ακωsμ μπsαh μπκωhτ hιτντcομ μπνουτε . ετνμμακ . ντhε μπsομντ νhαγιοσ .
English: Thou hast quenched the flame of fire by the power of God which is with thee, like the Three Holy (Children).
Coptic: εινατντωνγ cε ενιμ hντεγραφη . νταcντκ εκsηs αν νμμαf . jενναjοοσ jεκουοτβ εροf .
English: With what man (mentioned) in the Scriptures can I compare thee and not find that thou art his equal, nay, we will say even his superior?
Coptic: ειναjοοσ jεου ετβηητκ . ω πρεfθεραπευε ννsωνε ετhηπ μννετουονh εβολ .
English: What shall I say concerning thee, O thou healer of the sicknesses that are secret as well as those that are manifest?
Coptic: και γαρ sαhραι ενετμοουτ αfτουνοσου hμπνεh μπεφανοσ . μπεfμαρτηριον . παι ετετνσοουh εροf μπhοου . αυω αιναυ ετεsπηρε hνναβαλ .
English: For he hath even raised the dead by means of the oil of the sanctuary of his martyrium, wherein ye are assembled this day, and I have seen the miracle with my own eyes,
Coptic: ανοκ πε ελαχιστοσ .
English: I the least (of all here present).
Coptic: πλην μπρτρελααυ ραπιστοσ ετεsπηρε ντασsωπε . jεννεπsαjε ετσηh jωκ εβολ εjωf . jεμντηπαπιστοσ ουhοβολοσ νουωτ .
English: But let no man become an unbeliever concerning the miracle which took place, lest there be fulfilled in him the proverb which is written, 'The unbeliever is not (worth) an obolus.'
Coptic: σωτμ τενου νταουενhπhωβ νητν εβολ . ευεοου μπνουτε μνπhαγιοσ βικτωρ ετνρsα ναf μπhοου .
English: Hearken ye then, and I will make manifest the matter unto you, so that there may be glory to God and to Saint Victor, whose festival we commemorate this day.
Coptic: και γαρ απενσωτηρ jοοσ jεπετπιστευε ερο . νεhβηυε tειρε μμοου hμπραν μπαειωτ .
English: Now the Saviour said, 'Whosoever believeth on Me shall himself see the works which I do in the Name of My Father,
Coptic: παι hωωf ον fναααυ . αυω fναρνετναααυ εροου .
English: and he shall do things which are even greater than they.'
Coptic: νευνουρωμε δε hντειπολισ επεfραν πε αλεξανδροσ .
English: There was in this city a certain man whose name was Alexander,
Coptic: ουρμμαο πε εματε hμπνουβ μνπhατ .
English: and he had great possessions in gold and silver;
Coptic: παι δε νεουννταf μμαυ νουσhιμε ναcρην .
English: this man had a wife who was barren,
Coptic: μπεσjπεsηρε ενεh . αυω νευνουνοc νλυπει hμπευhητ ετβεπειhωβ  jεμνταυ μμαυ νουδιατοχοσ ετευουσια .
English: and who had never given birth to a child, and there was great sorrow in their hearts because of this thing, for they had no heir to inherit their substance.
Coptic: αυσωτμ δε ετβενcομ μννεsπηρε ετsοοπ εβολ hμπμαρτηριον μπhαγιοσ απα βικτωρ .
English: And they heard of the mighty deeds and miracles that took place in the martyrium of Saint Apa Victor,
Coptic: αυτωουν hιουσοπ αυβωκ επτοποσ ετουααβ .
English: and they rose up and went together to the holy shrine,
Coptic: αυt ννευδωρον εhουν επμαρτηριον μπεhοου ντκυριακη .
English: and they made an offering in the martyrium on the Lord's Day.
Coptic: μννσωσ αυερητ ευjω μμοσ . jεσωτμ ερον μπhοου ενσοπσ μμοκ .
English: And afterwards they made a vow, saying, 'Hear thou this day wherein we make supplication unto thee.
Coptic: εsωπε ερsανπεκνα ταhον νγt ναν νουσπερμα νρωμε . τννατααf εhουν επεκμαρτηριον sαπεhοου μπεfμου .
English: If thou wilt come unto us, and wilt give us the seed of man, we will dedicate him to thy martyrium to the day of his death.
Coptic: μονον δε fι μμαυ μπεννοcνεc . νγt ναν μπεναιτημα .
English: Only take away the cause of the reproaches which we endure, and grant unto us our petition.'
Coptic: ντερουjεναι δε αυβωκ επευηι hνουουροτ .
English: And when they had said these things they departed to their house in gladness.
Coptic: ουhοου δε εβολ hνουhοου . απhαγιοσ βικτωρ παρακαλει μπεχριστοσ εjωου .
English: And it came to pass on a certain day that Saint Victor made supplication to the Christ on their behalf,
Coptic: ατεσhιμε jπο νουsερhοουτ ενεσωf εματε εναυ εροf . ερετεχαρισ μπνουτε κωτε εροf .
English: and the wife of Alexander gave birth to a male child, who was exceedingly beautiful to look upon, and the grace of God enveloped him,
Coptic: αυμουτε επεfραν jεβικτωρ καταπραν μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: and they called his name 'Victor', naming him after Saint Victor,
Coptic: αυνοc νραsε sωπε hμπευηι . αυσωρ νhεναsη μμντνα ννhηκε .
English: And there was great joy in the house of Alexander and his wife, and they distributed much alms among the poor.
Coptic: ντερεπsηρε δε sημ ραtε νρομπε . μπεπhητ ννεfειοτε κααυ εt μπsηρε sημ εhουν επτοποσ μπhαγιοσ απα βικτωρ . καταπενταfει εβολ hνρρωου . αλλα αυκοτου επαhου hμπευερητ
English: And when the child was five years of age the hearts of his parents would not permit them to send the child away to the shrine of Saint Apa Victor, according to the promise which had come forth from their mouths, but they went back on their vow.
Coptic: μπουρπμεευε μπετσηh . jεthτηκ εειρε ννετνηυ εβολ hνρωκ . jεhνουhοτhετ πjοεισ ναhοτhετ ννεκhιοουε νfjικβα μμοκ .
English: And they remembered not that which is written, 'Take good heed to thyself to perform the words which come forth from thy mouth, for the Lord will assuredly keep strict watch on thy ways, and will take vengeance upon thee.'
Coptic: λοιπον αυsαjε μννευερηυ . νcιπειωτ μπsηρε sημ μντεfμαυ ευjω μμοσ . jεεισhηητε μπεπενhητ κααν . εt μπsηρε sημ εhουν επτοποσ καταπεντανερητ μμοf .
English: Finally, the father of the child and his mother spake together, saying, 'Behold, our hearts will not let us send the child into the shrine according to what we vowed.
Coptic: μαρνμουτε ευρωμε hντπολισ εfsπhμhαλ . νfρπsηρε sημ νtμε ντνt ντεfασου εhουν επτοποσ . jεννεπμαρτυροσ cωντ ερον .
English: Let us call some man in the city who buyeth slaves, (and let him put a value on the child,) and we will give the value to the shrine, so that the martyr may not be angry with us.'
Coptic: αυτωουν δε αυμουτε επραγματευτησ hντπολισ εfsπhμhαλ . αυω εft εβολ μπεfαhε τηρf .
English: And they rose up and called a merchant in the city who bought slaves, and Alexander set before him all the slave children which he had on his estate,
Coptic: αfρπsηρε sημ νtμε εhμε νhολοκοτtνοσ . αυω αυjι νννουβ
English: and the merchant valued the child at forty holokottinoi. And Alexander and his wife took the gold,
Coptic: αυτααυ εhουν επτοποσ μπμαρτυροσ .
English: and gave it to the shrine of the martyr,
Coptic: μπουρπμεευε μπετσηh . jεεκsανερητ νουερητ μπjοεισ πεκνουτε εκετααf .
English: and they did not remember that it was written, 'If thon shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God thou shalt pay it.'
Coptic: πhαγιοσ δε βικτωρ ντερεfναυ jεμπενειοτε μπsηρε sημ t μπευρητ hνουσοουτν .
English: And when Saint Victor saw that the parents of the child were not paying their vow in a right manner,
Coptic: αλλα αυμεευε jετδωρεα μπνουτε εsαυjποσ hιτνhενχρημα .
English: and that they were thinking that the gift of God was like the other things which they were wont to obtain by money,
Coptic: αfτρεουhωβ ντειμινε sωπε ευjικβα ντευμντατhητ .
English: he made the matter to work out in the way which I will describe, and they were punished for their senseless behaviour.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε νουhοου ερεπsηρε sημ hμπhιρ εfjι νhραf μννατεfcοτ hαhτνπηι ννεfειοτε .
English: And it came to pass on a day that the child was in the courtyard round about his father's house playing with a number of other children of the same rank and age as himself.
Coptic: hνουσsνε αυνοc νωνε hμπκωh hμπηι hε εjμπsηρε sημ .
English: And suddenly a large stone which was in the corner of the house dropped upon the child,
Coptic: αfhε αfμου ντευνου .
English: who fell upon the ground and died immediately.
Coptic: ντερενεfειοτε σωτμ αυπεhνευhοειτε . αυjιsκακ εβολ hνουνοc νσμη .
English: When his parents heard of this they rent their garments, and they cried out with a loud voice,
Coptic: αυει εβολ μννhμhαλ .
English: and they came rushing out with the servants,
Coptic: αυhε επsηρε sημ εfμοουτ .
English: and they fell upon the child, who was dead.
Coptic: ω ουνοc τε τλυπει ντασsωπε μπναυ ετμμαυ .
English: O what an exhibition of great grief was that which took place there at that moment!
Coptic: ευωs εβολ jεουοει ναν sηρε μμεριτ .
English: And the parents cried out, 'Woe unto us, beloved child!
Coptic: ανον πε ντανsωπε ναιτιοσ μπεκμου . εβολ jεανερητ μπνjωκ εβολ μπενερητ . ντνταακ εhουν επτοποσ μππετουααβ .
English: It is we ourselves who have been the cause of thy death; because we made a vow, and we did not fulfil our vow. We dedicated thee to the shrine of the holy man,
Coptic: εισhηητε αffιτκ ντοοτν μπατνσει μμοκ .
English: and behold, he received thee from our hands before thou wast conceived.
Coptic: αfρωκh ννενσπλαγχνον hατλυπη μπενμεριτ νsηρε .
English: He hath burned up our bowels with grief for oar beloved son.
Coptic: ανον πετμπsα μπμου .
English: It is we who deserve death.
Coptic: ενναρου jινμπει ναυ ντνσοουν αν .
English: What shall we do? At this moment we know not.'
Coptic: πεfειωτ δε αfjι ναf νουπιστισ εσταjρηυ .
English: As for the father of the child a firm faith held him fast.
Coptic: αfjι μπεfsηρε κουι επεfhαμηρ . ερετεfμααυ μννεfhμhαλ ουηh νσωf .
English: He took up his little child in his arms, and the mother and his servants followed him,
Coptic: αυjιτf εhουν επμαρτηριον μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: and they brought him into the martyrium of Saint Victor,
Coptic: αfουαhf επεσητ hιτhη μπεθυσιαστηριον .
English: and he laid him down before the altar of sacrifice.
Coptic: αfωs εβολ εfjω μμοσ . jεπhαγιοσ βικτωρ . tσοουν jεουνcομ μμοκ εhωβ νιμ . αυω ντοκ πε ντακχαριζε ναι μπειsηρε sημ .
English: And he cried out, saying, 'O Saint Victor, I know that thou hast the power to do everything, and that it was thou who didst graciously bestow upon me this child.
Coptic: μπρειρε ναι καταμντατhητ . αλλα sνhτηκ εjνναρμειοουε . νγκτο ντεψυχη μπsηρε sημ εροf νκεσοπ .
English: Act not towards me according to my senseless behaviour, but consider graciously my tears, and do thou make the soul of the child to come back into him again,
Coptic: αυω ανον νμμαf τνναρhμhαλ νακ sαπεhοου μπενμου .
English: and he and we together will make ourselves slaves unto thee until the day of our death.'
Coptic: ναι δε ντερεfjοου εfριμε αfjι νουsημ ννεh hμπεφανοσ .
English: And when he had said these words, and he was crying as he said them, Alexander took a little oil from the lamp,
Coptic: αfσφραγιζε μπsηρε sημ νhητf . αυω αft ετεfταπρο μνsντf μνπεfhητ .
English: and made the Sign of the Cross over the child, and he put some on his lips, and on his breast and on his belly.
Coptic: τεsπηρε δε ντασsωπε . μπναυ ετμμαυ ουοτβ εταhελιασ μνhελεσαιοσ .
English: And the miracle which took place straightway was greater than any miracle of Elijah and Elisha.
Coptic: ντευνου γαρ νταπνεh μπεφανοσ ταhεπsηρε sημ . απενταfjοοσ jεsαιsααρε ντεταcιjταλcο .
English: For at the very moment when the oil of the lamp touched the child now what (his father) said was, 'May the skin of my hand make healing to arise;
Coptic: κτετεψυχη μπsηρε sημ νκεσοπ . αυω hιτννσοπσπ μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ . αfουην ννεfβαλ .
English: return, O soul, into the child again through the supplication of Saint Victor the child opened his eyes.
Coptic: ουνοc πε πραsε νταfταhενεfειοτε μπεhοου ετμμαυ . μννετηπ εροου τηρου .
English: Great was the joy that fell upon his parents on that day, and on all those who belonged to them,
Coptic: ευωs εβολ hνουνοc νσμη . jεντκουνοc ω πνουτε μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ . αυω μνκεουα νβλλακ . hντπε αυω hιjμπκαh .
English: and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Great art Thou, O God of Saint Victor, and there is no god besides Thee in heaven or upon earth!
Coptic: επμα νουhηβε ακt ναν νουευφροσυνη 
English: In the place of grief Thou hast given unto us gladness,
Coptic: ακτουνεσπsηρε sημ ννεfειοτε . ντερεfμου .
English: and Thou hast raised up to his parents the child who was dead.'
Coptic: ντερεπμηηsε ναυ ετνοc νsπηρε ντασsωπε . αυωs εβολ hνουνοc νσμη .
English: And when the multitude saw the great miracle which had happened, they cried out with a loud voice,
Coptic: αυπωτ εjμπsηρε sημ .
English: and they ran to where the child was,
Coptic: αυωs εβολ ευjω μμοσ . jεουα πε πνουτε μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ 
English: and they cried out, saying, 'One is the God of Saint Victor!'
Coptic: αυω απειωτ μπsηρε sημ αfμεsττπολισ τηρσ νμμαf . εfαμαhτε ντεfcιj εfταsεοειs ννcομ μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: And the father of the child went afe round about the whole city with him, and he clasped his hand and proclaimed the mighty deeds of Saint Victor.
Coptic: μννσωσ αfβωκ επεfηι .
English: After this he went into his house,
Coptic: αfεινε ννεfχρημα τηρου μννεfhμhαλ .
English: and he brought out all his possessions and his slaves,
Coptic: αfτααυ εhουν επτοποσ μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: and he gave them to the shrine of Saint Victor;
Coptic: αfcω εfδιακονει εροf sαπεhοου μπεfμου . αυω απsηρε sημ sωπε νουρωμε νσωτπ μπαρθενοσ . μπεfουοειs τηρf .
English: and he remained in the shrine and served the Saint until the day of his death. And the child became a man who was chosen of God, and he lived as a virgin all his life.
Coptic: μννσωσ . αfμαατε ντταξισ ντμντπρεσβυτεροσ . αυω αυjοοσ ετβηητf . jεαfναυ επhαγιοσ βικτωρ νουμηηsε νσοπ . αfουωνh εροf
English: He attained at length to the rank of the presbytery, and it used to be said of him that Saint Victor was wont to appear unto him, and that he saw him many times.
Coptic: ουμε γαρ αληθωσ πε πsαjε νταπενσωτηρ jοοf . jεπετναδιακονει ναι παειωτ ναταειοf .
English: Verily, true is the word which our Saviour spake, 'Him who shall minister unto Me shall My Father honour.'
Coptic: τετνναυ ω ναμερατε . jεfcμcομ νουηρ νcιπσοπσπ μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: See, O my beloved, how exceedingly powerful is the supplication of Saint Victor!
Coptic: αυω πετναερητ νfτμjωκ εβολ μπεfερητ . sαρεπνουτε jικβα μμοf .
English: And observe that God is wont to take vengeance upon the man who maketh a vow to Him and who payeth it not.
Coptic: ανον hωων ενsανερητ νμμαρτυροσ .
English: As for us, when we make a vow to the martyr,
Coptic: μαρνjοκf εβολ hνουσπουδη . jεννευcωντ ερον .
English: let us fulfil it zealously in order that he may not be wroth with us.
Coptic: και γαρ ουνοc ννοβε πε ερητ . νγρhτηκ . εjμπεντακερητ μμοf .
English: And moreover, to vow (and not to pay) is a great sin. Take thou then good heed concerning that which thou hast vowed.
Coptic: πλην jεννενωσκ hμπsαjε .
English: However, we must not tarry in our discourse.
Coptic: μαρνκτον ντνjω νητν νκενοc νsπηρε . ντασsωπε hμπμαρτηριον μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ . ευεοου μπνουτε μννεfμαρτυροσ ετουααβ .
English: Let us now go back and tell you concerning another very great miracle which took place in the martyrium of Saint Victor, to the glory of God and the martyr.
Coptic: νευνουσhιμε hντειπολισ επεσραν πε καλλιευτροπια . τsεερε τεντσωνε μπρρο ονοριοσ .
English: There was in this city a certain woman whose name was Kallieutropia, and she was the daughter of the sister of the Emperor Honorius,
Coptic: τη δε νεουρμμαο τε εματε .
English: and she was exceedingly rich.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μμοσ νουhοου . εσενκοτκ μπναυ μμεερε hμπεσηι . hνουσπηλαιον μπκαιρωσ μπsωμ .
English: And it came to pass one day, when she was lying down in her house about the time of noon, in a cave-like place, at the hottest part of the day,
Coptic: αυδαιμονιον fοcf εhουν ετεσεκιβε σντε .
English: that a certain demon leaped into her two breasts,
Coptic: αυsιfε αυω αυπομπεμ εματε .
English: and they swelled up (?) and throbbed (?) violently,
Coptic: αυτωσ αυρτcοτ νουωνε ευαsε νσωσ .
English: and at the same time they shrivelled up, and became as hard as stones, and they hung down on her body;
Coptic: τεσριμε δε νεσsοοπ hνουνοc νβασανοσ μπεhοου μντευsη .
English: and the woman was in very great torture by day and by night.
Coptic: ασjεhεννοc νανhολομα εβολ ννσαειν .
English: And she spent large sums of money on the physicians,
Coptic: μπεσμαατε νλααυ νθεραπια . αλλα ασcω εσhαβαζανοσ .
English: but obtained from them neither relief nor healing; and she continued to suffer agonies,
Coptic: αυεια τοοτου νσωσ νcινεσρωμε .
English: and her husband fell into abject despair about her.
Coptic: μαλιστα δε ανσαειν ρσπουδη νιμ μπουεsθεραπευε μμοσ . καιπερ τσωνε τε μπρρο .
English: And the physicians used their utmost endeavours to work a cure upon her, the more so because she was a king's sister (sic),
Coptic: αλλα αυρατcομ νναhρμππαθοσ μπsωνε . κατατhε νταυσhαι ετβηητου . jεατευσοφια ωjν νhητου .
English: but they were powerless before the pain of the disease, according to what hath been written concerning physicians, 'Their wisdom remaineth in them.'