megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: tt μπιλιβελλοσ εhουν hαπjορ μντεfσhιμε ειπωhτ μμοι ντετνμνταγαθοσ jεκαασ ατετναρπαhεπ μνπjορ μντεfσhιμε
English: I am making this petition concerning Pjor and his wife, prostrating myself before your goodness, so that you will pass a judgment for me against Pjor and his wife,
Coptic: τετνπατασσει μμοου τετνjορου αβαλ
English: and you (pl.) will strike them and you (pl.) will scatter them
Coptic: τεπσαhου τεπfντ μνπjουρε αβαλ τεhαυ τετοργη μπνουτε τεhο πjορ μντεfσhιμε μνπετsοοπ ναf τηρf
English: so that the curse, so that the worm and the annihilation will befall them, and so that the wrath of God will befall Pjor and his wife and everything that belongs to him,
Coptic: τεουνοc νθλιψισ μνουναc ναscαπ sωπε hιjνπεfηι μντεfσhιμε ντhε ντsε ννετνcιj αjωου τετcιj ετjοορ μνπcβαι ετjασε ει εjωου hιουσοπ ντοf μντεfσhιμε
English: and so that a great suffering and a great outcry will be upon his house and his wife, like a blow of your hands upon [them], and so that the strong hand and the outstretched arm shall come upon them at once, he and his wife!
Coptic: μμαρτυροσ ετουααβ ατετναcεπη τετνρπαhεπ νεμευ
English: O holy martyrs, you (pl.) shall hasten and enact justice for me with them,
Coptic: αυαναυ ννετνcομ μντετνsπηρε
English: [so that they shall] see your powers and your wonders.
Coptic: μμαρτυροσ ετουααβ ατετναρπαhεπ νεμευ τεπευνκο λοjε
English: [O] holy martyrs, you shall pass a judgement for me [against them] so that their property is taken away!
Coptic: tωρκ εροκ ενναηλ παι ετερετεfουναμ ταληυ εhραι εjενπαρμα νπειωτ ετουααβ μνασαρωθ πνοc νχερουβιν παι ετροεισ ετεσκηνη νπειωτ ππαντοκρατωρ
English: I adjure you (s.), Ennaēl, he whose right hand is lifted over the chariot of the holy Father, and Asarōth, the great cherub, he who guards the tabernacle of the almighty Father!
Coptic: tωρκ νποου παγγελοσ νπεθυσιαστηριον ετουααβ jε νκο νρεμhε αν ουδε νγβηλ εβολ εβωκ εhραι sαπνουτε ουδε τεκθυσια εhραι η εουωsτ νπεκριτησ μμητ ουδε εαπαντα επjοεισ μπεκαhερατκ εhραι εjνπσωμα δεινα δεινα
English: I adjure you (s.) today, O angel of the holy altar, that you will not be free, nor will you be released to go up to God, nor ⟨to take⟩ your offering up, nor to worship the true judge, nor to meet the Lord until you have stood upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN,
Coptic: νγεινε εhραι εjωf νουhισε μνουsωνε μενουλοcλεc μνουhρευμα μνουασικ μνουτκασ μνουhλοπλεπ μνουμετκουι νhητ μνουερμοετ μνουsεβε μνουδαιμονιον νλιβε μνsβε νcινsωνε ερεναι sοβε ευει
English: and you have brought upon him suffering and disease and sickness and a discharge and a fever and a pain and a weariness and a dejection and a shivering and a swelling and a demon of madness and seventy diseases, each one being different,
Coptic: νκεντου εhραι εjνπσωμα δεινα δεινα ννεhοου τηρου νπεfωνh
English: and you bring them down upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN for all the days of his life,
Coptic: jεννεμαγοσ νhοουτ ουδε φαρμαγοσ νσhιμε εsνα ναf ουδε ρπαhρε εροf εβολ hνναcιj
English: so that neither a male magician nor a female sorcerer will be able to take pity on him, nor heal him from my hands, I NN,
Coptic: ανοκ δεινα δεινα sαντινα ναf
English: until I have mercy upon him!
Coptic: ειρε αυω νγjωκ ναι εβολ νπουωs τηρf νπαhητ παιτημα νταψυχη hεντεκνοc νcομ ασμοτεοσ δαιμονιακοσ
English: Act and complete for me the entire desire of my heart, the request of my soul through your mighty power, demoniac Asmoteos!
Coptic: τμαρτυρια μπhαγιοσ βικτωρ πεστρατηλατησ αυω πμαρτυροσ ετταιηυ μπεχριστοσ . αυω πfαικλομ ναμε . νταfjωκ jεεβολ μπεfαγων ετταιηυ . νσουjουτσαsfε μπεβοτ φαρμουτε .
English: [HERE BEGINNETH] THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT BIKTÔR (VICTOR), THE GENERAL AND MARTYR, THE MAN GLORIOUS IN CHRIST, THE WEARER OF THE CROWN IN VERY TRUTH, WHO COMPLETED HIS GLORIOUS STRIFE ON THE SEVEN AND TWENTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH PHARMOUTE.
Coptic: hνουειρηνη ντεπνουτε . ερενεfσμου ετουααβ ναει εhραι εhραι εjων ντνουjαι τηρν hιουσοπ hαμην   
English: IN THE PEACE OF GOD. MAY HIS HOLY BLESSING COME UPON US, AND MAY WE ALL BE SAVED TOGETHER. AMEN.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε hντμντρρο νδιοκληtανοσ πρρο hντμεhsομτε νρομπε ντεfμντρρο . hμπsορπ νεβοτ . πδιαβολοσ αfσωρμ μπεfhητ νσαβολ μπνουτε . ετρεfειρε ννετεμεssε .
English: And it came to pass in the kingdom (i. e. reign) of the Emperor Diocletian in the third year of his reign, in the first month, that the Devil led his heart astray from God, and made him to do the things that were not seemly.
Coptic: αfsμsε ννειδωλον . αfκω νσωf μπνουτε ντπε . ετβεhενsε μνhενωνε . μνhενμουνγ νcιj ευsουειτ 
English: And Diocletian worshipped idols, and thrust the God of heaven behind his back, for the sake of [creatures made of] wood and stones, and for the sake of the vain things that were fashioned by the hands of men.
Coptic: σωτμ cε τενου ετμντjωωρε νουsηρε sημ jεβικτωρ .
English: Hearken [ye] now to [the account of] the valour of the young man [called] Victor.
Coptic: διοκληtανοσ δε πρρο . αfσυμβουλευε ερνετεμεssε μπμτο εβολ μπνουτε ιησουσ πεχριστοσ . αυω ναι νε νταfααυ .
English: And the Emperor Diocletian took counsel and decided to do the things that were unseemly before God, Jesus the Christ; and this is what he did.
Coptic: αfταμιο νσαsfε ντουωτ ννουβ . αftραν εροου jενουτε νhοινε αν νε .
English: He made seventy images of gold, and gave unto them the name of gods which they certainly were not.
Coptic: αfμουτε εμααβτη ννουτε νhοουτ . αυω μααβτη ννουτε νσhιμε .
English: To thirty-five of these he gave names of gods, and to thirty-five the names of goddesses;
Coptic: αυω πσεεπε ννεfνουτε νhοουτ hισhιμε . σεειρε νsεhμε hντευηπε .
English: now the number of his other gods and goddesses amounted to one hundred and forty.
Coptic: διοκληtανοσ δε πρρο . αfτωcε νουσhαι εβολ hιρμπρο μππαλλαtον . εfσηh ντειhε .
English: And the Emperor Diocletian affixed a decree on the outside of the door of the Palace^ wherein it was written thus :
Coptic: ανοκ διοκληtανοσ πρρο . tκελευε jιντεhρωμανια sαρησ επελακ . jεειτε επαρχοσ . ειτε στρατηλατησ . ειτε κομεσ . ειτε επισκοποσ . ειτε πρεσβυτεροσ . ειτε διακονοσ . ειτε αναγνωστησ . ειτε hμhαλ . ειτε ρμhε . ειτε ματοι . ειτε παγανωσ ευεsμsε τηρου ννανουτε .
English: I, the Emperor Diocletian, [hereby] command that from Romania [in the north] to Pelak (Philac) in the south, every man, whether he be eparch, or general, or count, or bishop, or elder, or deacon, or reader, or servant, or free man, or soldier, or countryman, shall worship my gods.
Coptic: αυω πετναjοοσ νhητου jεανγ ουχρισtανοσ . ευεtμεευε μμοf νfμου hντσηfε .
English: And any one among these who shall say, 'I am a Christian,' shall be remembered, and he shall die by the sword.
Coptic: ντωτν cε τηρτν νσυνκλιtκοσ μππαλλαtον . ετετναειρε καταπδιαταγμα . jεκασ ερερωμε νιμ ναsμsε ννανουτε .
English: And as for you, O all ye noblemen of high senatorial rank, who hold office in connection with the Palace, ye shall give effect to | this decree in such a way that every man shall worship my gods ;
Coptic: jεναι νε ννουτε ετt ναν μπεjρο hμππολεμοσ . αυω ντωτν hωττηυτν νσεsωπε νητν νναsτε . ευtcομ νητν μνπεστρατευμα τηρf .
English: for these are the gods who give us victory in battle, and it is they who are the protectors of you yourselves, and they give strength unto you and unto the whole army.
Coptic: jεκασ πετενfναsορπf αν . νfει εhτοουε ντνβωκ επρπε hιουσοπ . ντνθυσιαζε νννουτε .
English: Therefore, he that doth not rise up early in the morning, and come at dawn [to me so] that we may go into the temple together and offer up sacrifices to the gods,
Coptic: αυω πετενfνηυ αν . ευεκαταπονtζε μμοf ετθαλασσα . sαντουειμε jεανοκ πε πρρο ετεμνκεουα νβλλαf .
English: he, I say, that doth not come [hither] shall be cast into the sea, so that [all men] may know that I am king, and that there is no other king besides me.'
Coptic: hτοουε δε νσουουα μπαρμουτε . αδιοκληtανοσ πρρο μνπεfστρατευμα τηρf . μννεπαρχοσ μννεστρατηλατησ . αυβωκ επρπε  
English: And it came to pass at dawn, on the first day of the month Parmoute, that the Emperor Diocletian, and all his army, and the eparchs, and the generals went into the temple.
Coptic: πρρο δε αfhμοοσ εjμπεθρονοσ . αfτρεπικυριξ ωs εβολ .
English: And the Emperor took his seat upon the throne, and he caused the herald to make a proclamation, saying,
Coptic: jεαμηιτν αριθυσιαζε ω νρωμε νhρωμαιοσ .
English: O [all] ye Roman people, come ye and offer up sacrifice.'
Coptic: απρρο ταμιεουνοc νβομωσ νhατ μνουsουρη ννουβ 
English: And the Emperor made an altar of silver and a vessel wherein to burn incense of gold ;
Coptic: αυω αfταμιεουνοc νστυλλοσ ννουβ .
English: and he made a great pedestal of gold,
Coptic: αfκααf μπμτο εβολ ντsηυε jεκασ ευεταλεπαπολλων εjωf .
English: and he placed it before the altar so that the [statue of] Apollo might be set upon it.
Coptic: αfκελευε νcιπρρο . ετρευνλιβανοσ hισαμιτ . hινεh μμε . hικονtτον . εσεπωhτ εjντsηυε ετμουh .
English: And the Emperor commanded them to bring frankincense, and the finest flour of wheat, and the purest oil, and rare old wine, and to pour them out upon the altar whereon was blazing fire.
Coptic: μννσωσ αfjερο νsητ νκερων ννουβ . μνfτοουsε νκερων νhατ . μνsητ νhτο ευουοβs . αυσωκ hητου ννεfνουτε sαπρπε .
English: And afterwards they lighted two hundred candles on golden candlesticks, and four hundred candles on silver candlesticks, and two hundred white horses drew his gods into the temple.
Coptic: πρρο δε διοκληtανοσ . ντερουεινε εhουν ννεfνουτε επρπε . αfονκf εhραι hιπεfθρονοσ .
English: 'And when they had brought his gods into the temple the Emperor Diocletian stood up on his throne,
Coptic: αffι μπεfκλομ hιjωf . αfτααf εjνταπε μπαπολλων . αfουωsτ ναf νsομντ νσοπ εfjω μμοσ .
English: and he lifted his crown off his head, and set it upon the head of [the statue of] Apollo, and he bowed down and worshipped it three times, saying,
Coptic: jεντκουνουτε εfονh ω παπολλων πνοc ννουτε . παι ετt ναν μπεjρο hμππολεμοσ .
English: Thou art the god who livest, O Apollo, the greatest of the gods, who dost give unto us victory in war.
Coptic: πρρο δε ντερεfουωsτ . απεfκεsομντ νsβηρ ει ετρευουωsτ . hρωμανοσ . μνβασιλειτησ . μνευhαιοσ .
English: And after the Emperor had worshipped Apollo, his three fellow [Caesars], Romanus, Basileides, and Euaios, came and worshipped Apollo also.
Coptic: ναι εhεν hισων hωου νε νρρο . αυω ερεπρρο με μμοου εματε .
English: Now these | held equal rank and power with the Fol. 2 « Emperor, and he loved them exceedingly.
Coptic: αft δε ναυ νταειου νκεντηναριον ννουβ επουα χωρισ ναξιωμα ντμντστρατηλατησ μννταειο νταfτααυ ναυ .
English: And he had given ^ unto each one of them fifty centenarii ^ of gold, in addition to the most noble rank of generals in the army and the other honours which he had bestowed upon them.
Coptic: διοκληtανοσ δε πεjαf ναυ . jεω ναsβηρ πειθε μμοι hωττηυτν ντετνουωsτ ννανουτε .
English: And Diocletian said unto them, 'O my fellow [Caesars], I pray you to be persuaded by me, and to worship my gods.
Coptic: τετνναυ ντωτν ενεινοc νsα ετπορs εβολ μποου .
English: Ye yourselves can see this great festival which hath spread abroad everywhere this day.
Coptic: sεπουjαι μπακρατοσ . μνπουjαι μπεσsfε ννουτε μνπνοc ννουτε παπολλων . tνατρεπκοσμοσ ουωsτ ννανουτε .
English: I swear by the salvation of my strength, and by the salvation of the seventy gods, and by the strength of the great god Apollo, that I will make the whole world worship my gods,
Coptic: αυω νσεταsεοειs μπsα μποου hμπκοσμοσ τηρf .
English: and the festival which is being celebrated this day shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world.
Coptic: αυω ντωτν hωττηυτν τετναt νhενχαρισμα νδωρον επρπε μπαπολλων . χωρισ νετερενεπαρχοσ νατααυ μννεστρατηλατησ .
English: And ye yourselves shall give propitiatory offerings and gifts to the temple of Apollo, besides those which the eparch and the generals shall give.'
Coptic: hρωμανοσ δε αftμααβ νκεντηναριον ννουβ . βασιλειτησ δε αftjουωτ . ευhαιοσ αftμητ . πρρο δε αftσε .
English: And Romanus gave thirty centenarii of gold, and Basileides gave twenty, and Euaios gave ten, and the Emperor gave sixty ;
Coptic: hωστε . sε jουωτ νκεντηναριον ννουβ νσετααυ νχαρισμα μπαπολλων .
English: in all they gave as free-will offerings to [the temple of] Apollo one hundred and twenty centenarii of gold.
Coptic: αftsομντ νωνε μμε επεκλομ μπαπολλων εναsεσουεντου .
English: And the Emperor also gave three precious jewels [to be set] in the crown of Apollo^ and they were of exceedingly great price.
Coptic: πρρο δε πεjαf νhρωμανοσ πεστρατηλατησ .
English: And the Emperor said unto Romanus, the general o£ the army^
Coptic: jεθυσιαζε ννανουτε .
English: 'Offer thou up sacrifice to my gods' ;
Coptic: αftπεfουοι αfθυσιαζε μνπεfκεsβηρ σναυ  
English: and Romanus went forward and offered up sacrifice together with his two fellow [Caesars],
Coptic: αυω πκεσεεπε νννοc ετhμππαλλαtον .
English: as did also the other nobles who were attached to the Palace.
Coptic: hμπεhοου ετμμαυ . ασε ντβα μματοι ουωsτ μνsητ ντβα μπαγανωσ . ερεμμηηsε τηρου σοουh ετεθυσια μπρρο .
English: On that day six hundred thousand soldiers and two millions of the people of the country worshipped [Apollo], and all the multitudes of the people were gathered together at the sacrifice of the Emperor.
Coptic: ντερεπορδινον δε νουπροτεκτωρ ταhοf . επεfραν πε βασιλειτησ .
English: And it came to pass that when the turn of the Protector had come to offer up sacrifice, now his name was Basileides
Coptic: μπεfθυσιαζε νννουτε μπρρο .
English: he would not worship the gods of the Emperor ;
Coptic: αλλα αδιοκληtανοσ μοουτ μμοf μνναπεfηι τηρου .
English: and Diocletian put him to death together with all his house.
Coptic: τπολισ δε τηρσ ασνοειν hιτνταφορμη μπμηηsε .
English: And the whole city was greatly shaken by the thronging of the multitude,
Coptic: αυω ανρωμε ραποπνιγε hιτμπεστοι μπλιβανοσ . μνπsουhηνε ετερενρωμε ταλο μμοf εhραι  
English: and men died, being choked by the fumes of the frankincense^ and by the smell of the incense which the people were offering up upon the altar
Coptic: νενταυμου γαρ hμπhοjhj νμμηηsε . ευναρtου νsο . χωρισ νενταυμου hμπρπε . ευναρκεfτοουsε .
English: And those who died through being^ crushed by the multitudes were five thousand in number, in addi tion to those who died in the temple, who were also five thousand in number, excepting the ones who died in the temple.
Coptic: πρρο δε διοκληtανοσ αfhροκευε ντπολισ τηρσ . εfjω μμοσ
English: And the Emperor Diocletian went about throughout the whole city, saying,
Coptic: jεετετνsανουω ετετνθυσιαζε . ουωμ ντετνσω hιρμπρο μπαπολλων μνταρτεμισ .
English: 'When ye shall have finished offering up your sacrifices, [ye shall] eat and ye shall drink at the door of [the temple of] Apollo and Artemis,
Coptic: ντετνtεοου ναυ . jεντοου νε νταυταμιετπε μνπκαh . μντθαλασσα μννρωμε .
English: and ye shall glorify them, for it is they who have made the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and mankind.^
Coptic: πρρο δε αfαναχωρει εππαλλαtον μπναυ μπαριστον .
English: And the Emperor went back to the Palace at the time of the morning meal,
Coptic: αfμουτε εhρωμανοσ πεστρατηλατησ πεjαf ναf .
English: and he called Romanus the general and said unto him,
Coptic: jεjι μπειδιαταγμα . μαρενκεσεεπε μμηηsε θυσιαζε μπατκαναχωρει .
English: 'Take this edict, and make the rest of the multitude offer up sacrifice before thou dost leave them.'
Coptic: hρωμανοσ δε πεστρατηλατησ αfjι μπδιαταγμα ντοοτf μπρρο .
English: Then Romanus the general took the edict from the hand of the Emperor,
Coptic: αfκελευε νμμηηsε jεθυσιαζε ω νρωμε νhρωμαιοσ .
English: and he gave orders to the people, saying, 'O Romans, offer ye up sacrifice.'
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερουθυσιαζε τηρου . απορδινον μπεfsηρε ταhοf ετρεfθυσιαζε .
English: And it came to pass that when all the people had offered up sacrifice it came to the turn of his son to offer up sacrifice.
Coptic: ουsηρε πε εfhνμντψιτε νρομπε . εfsμsε μπνουτε . αυω εfρhοτε hητου ννεfεντολη .
English: Now he was a young man of nineteen years of age, and he worshipped God, and held His commandments in fear.
Coptic: εfο μπαρθενοσ hμπεfσωμα . εfουωμ νουσοπ κατασαββατον . εfsληλ hννευsοουε .
English: He was a virgin in body, he ate once only each week, he prayed all night long,
Coptic: jινπεhοου νταfσωτμ ενεχρισtανοσ ευωs εροf hντεκκλησια . απεfhητ βωκ εhραι εμπηυε .
English: and from the day wherein he had heard the Christians crying out to him in the church his heart had departed into heaven.
Coptic: αfμεστε πκοσμοσ . νεμεfσεηρπ δε . ουδε μεfουεμcινουωμ εfhημ .
English: He hated the world. He did not drink wine, neither did he eat food cooked with fire.
Coptic: ουδε τοβτβ ουδε μεfsουsου μμοf hνουhβσω νhοειτε ενεh .
English: He did not decorate his person, and he did not adorn himself with rich apparel and fine raiment.
Coptic: ουδε μεfαλε εhτοου δε hαρμα .
English: He did not mount the horse which was used in a chariot (i. e. a war-horse).
Coptic: ουδε μεfουωμ μνπεfειωτ . ουδε μεfsαjε νμμαf . hιτhη ννοc εροf .
English: He neither ate food with his father nor did he enter into converse with him in the presence of any one who was greater than himself.
Coptic: η νfjω νουsαjε νsλοf .
English: He never gave utterance to an obscene (or, scurrilous) word,
Coptic: ουδε μεfωρκ λααυ ναναs επτηρf .
English: and never, under any circumstances, did he swear an oath by anything or by anybody.
Coptic: αυω εfsανσωτμ ετβεουα εfοτπ εhουν . εsωπε ουχρισtανοσ πε sαfδιακονει εροf .
English: And whenever he heard concerning any one who was in distress, if that person w^ere a Christian, ^ he used to minister unto him,
Coptic: αυω sαftτεfχρεια ναf . χωρισ ταμεπεfειωτ μντεfμααυ  
English: and give unto him of whatsoever he had need, without informing his father and mother of the same.
Coptic: αυω ον χωρισ νετft μμοου ννεfhμhαλ μμηηνε .
English: And this was in addition to the things that he used to give to his slaves daily.
Coptic: sαfsορπf εhτοουε μμηηνε . νfει εβολ εjμπρο μπεfηι .
English: He was wont to rise each morning at break of day, and to come forth to the door of his house,
Coptic: εfsανναυ εουα εfκηκαhηυ . sαfκααf καhηυ ντεfsτην νfταασ ναf .
English: and if he saw any one naked he would strip himself of the garment which he had on him, and give it to him.
Coptic: αυω νεfειρε ννεντολη τηρου ετσηh .
English: And he performed all the commandments which were written,
Coptic: αυω νεfjωκ εβολ μπsαjε ννευαγγελιον μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: and he fulfilled all the instructions in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus the Christ.
Coptic: πεfειωτ δε αfhισε νμμαf . jεειναjι νακ ντsεερε νβασιλειτησ πεστρατηλατησ .
English: And his father wearied him exceedingly, saying, 'I shall take the daughter of Basileides the general for thee to wife,'
Coptic: νεαυσμντσ γαρ μννευερηυ . εsητ νκεντηναριον ννουβ . χωρισ νταειο . αυω fτοουsε νκεντηναριον νhατ .
English: for his father and Basileides had made an agreement in respect of her for two hundred centenarii of gold, besides gifts, and four hundred centenarii of silver,
Coptic: μνμητ νhμhαλ νhοουτ . μνμητ νsε νhμhαλ νσhιμε . ευjι μανιακησ ννουβ . μνfτοου νsε νhτο . αυω μητ νsε μμασπορκ . μνμητ νsε νcαμουλ . μνμητ νsε νστειωhε νcωμ .
English: and ten menservants, and ten hundred maidservants wearing golden bracelets, and four hundred horses, and ten hundred mules, and ten hundred camels, and ten hundred farms which were under tillage,
Coptic: μνμητ νsε νcινουβαλ ευπλεα hντθαλασσα . μνμητ νηι ερεμητ νστειωhε ενουα νhητου .
English: and ten hundred ships which sailed the sea, and ten houses (palaces ?) to [each] one of which were attached ten farms under tillage,
Coptic: χωρισ νετερεπεfειωτ νατααυ ναf . hεννοc νhυπερεσια νευsοοπ ναf hιjμπκαh .
English: besides the things which his father was to give to him, and a very large number of men who were to do the work on [his] land.
Coptic: πμακαριοσ δε απα βικτωρ . μπεfπειθε ναυ . εfjω μμοσ
English: And the blessed Apa Victor would not be persuaded by his father and Basileides, and he said unto them,
Coptic: jεναι τηρου σενατακο  
English: ' All these things shall perish ' ;
Coptic: εfhαρεh ναf ετμντρρο νμπηυε .
English: and he kept himself for the kingdom that is in the heavens.
Coptic: νεsαρεπjοεισ ιησουσ ουωνh εροf νhο hιhο . εfμε μμοf ετβεπεfτββο .
English: And the Lord Jesus was wont to appear to him, face to face, and He loved him because of his purity.
Coptic: πγενναιοσ δε απα βικτωρ . αfκω ναf νουεξεδρα νhουν μπεfηι   εfαναχωρει νhητσ αjννεfειοτε .
English: And the noble Victor made for himself a small chamber in his house, I and there he would retire to be free from the company of his parents.
Coptic: μπfνκοτκ γαρ εcλοc jινεfhνμντη νρομπε .
English: He had not slept upon a couch since he was fifteen years of age.
Coptic: αλλα νεfsληλ μπεhοου μντευsη . αυω νεfνηστευε jινπσαββατον sαπσαββατον .
English: He prayed by day and by night, and he fasted from one sabbath to another.
Coptic: εfειρε ννεfσυναξισ .
English: He attended the assemblies for the Holy Communion.
Coptic: sαfρsμντsεσετη νσοπ νsληλ μπεhοου . αυω σαsf νsε μααβ ντευsη .
English: He prayed three hundred and sixty-five prayers during the day, and seven hundred and thirty prayers during the night.
Coptic: τεfτροφη πε ου οεικ μνουhμου μμαατε .
English: His food consisted of bread and salt only.
Coptic: πδιαβολοσ δε αfhισε νμμαf . εfουωs ετρεfhε εβολ hνουπορνεια .
English: And the Devil goaded him with carnal desire, for he wished to make him fall into fornication ;
Coptic: πειγενναιοσ δε απα βικτωρ νεfjραειτ πε hμπεsληλ μντνηστεια μντπολιτεια .
English: but this noble Apa Victor vanquished him by means of prayers, and fasting, and by his Christian citizenship.
Coptic: αυω sαρενεfsβηρ κομεσ cω ευνοcνεc μμοf . jεετβεου νγουωμ αν .
English: And his fellow noblemen were always making a mock of him, saying, 'Why dost thou not eat?
Coptic: ουδε νγσω αν .
English: Why dost thou not drink?
Coptic: ουδε νγφορει αν καλοσ νουhβσω νhοειτε .
English: Why dost thou not wear fine apparel and put on beautiful raiment?
Coptic: κναμου ντεhενκοουε ουωμ ννεκνκα .
English: Thou wilt die, and then others will consume thy possessions.'
Coptic: ντοf δε νεsαfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ . jενhοιτε ναρhοολε .
English: But he was wont to make answer [unto them], saying, ' Apparel becometh moth-eaten,
Coptic: πνουβ μνπhατ ναρsιβε .
English: gold and silver crumble away,
Coptic: πσα ννσωμα ναρcαιε hννταφοσ .
English: [and] the beauty of the body becometh destroyed in the tomb.'
Coptic: απα βικτωρ δε νεsαfβωκ εhουν επεfταμειον νfsληλ εhραι επνουτε ντειhε . jεπjοεισ σωτμ εροι
English: And Apa Victor was wont to go into his chamber and to pray unto God in the following manner : ' O Lord, hearken unto me!
Coptic: πjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ . ντοκ ετσοουν νταπροhαιρεσισ . jεtμε μμοκ jινμμον .
English: (O) Lord Jesus the Christ, Thou knowest the speech of heresy, and (Thou knowest) whether I love Thee or not.
Coptic: παjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ . μπρτρεουμε νσhιμε αλε εhραι εjμπαhητ . μηποτε ντεπσατανασ cμμα νουωh hραι νhητ . ντεναjαjε ραsε μμοι . αυω ντοκ hωωκ νγcωντ εροι . νγjοοσ ναι μπεhοου μπhαπ μμε . εινηυ ενεκcιj . jεσαhωκ εβολ μμοι .
English: O my Lord Jesus the Christ, permit Thou not the love of women to rise up in my heart, lest Satan find a place of abode in my heart, and lest mine enemies rejoice over me, and lest Thou Thyself become wroth with me, and say unto me in the day of the Judgement of Truth (when) I come into Thy hands, 'Depart thou from Me.'
Coptic: αλλα μαρετεκμντναητ hροs εhραι εjωι νγτμουε νσαβολ μμοι .
English: But let Thy lovingkindness bear patiently with me, and do Thou not remove Thyself from me.
Coptic: πεοου νακ πειωτ ετhμπsηρε . αυω πsηρε ετhμπειωτ . μνπεπνευμα ετουααβ . sαενεh νενεh hαμην .
English: Glory be unto Thee, O Father, Who art in the Son, and unto Thee, O Son, Who art in the Father, and unto Thee, O Holy Spirit, for ever, and ever, and ever! Amen.'
Coptic: τοτε hρωμανοσ πεστρατηλατησ πεjαf ναπα βικτωρ πεfsηρε . jεπαsηρε βικτωρ πεκορδινον πε ετρεκουωsτ ννουτε μπρρο . ναι ετερετπολισ τηρσ ρsα ετβητου . μαλιστα παπολλον πνοc ννουτε .
English: Then Romanus the general said unto Apa Victor, his son, 'My son Victor, it is now thy turn to worship the gods of the Emperor, in whose honour the whole city is keeping this day a feast, especially Apollo, the greatest of the gods.'