megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πεjαf ναf  jεανοκ tναjιτκ sαπρρο hνουπαρρησια .
English: He said to him, “I will take you to the king boldly,
Coptic: αυω tναsαjε hαροκ .
English: and I will speak concerning you.”
Coptic: πεjαυ δε ναf jεβωλ ερον ντειπαραβολη .
English: They said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Coptic: αυω πεjαf jετsορπε τε τασκησισ εsασjιμοειτ sατπαsε ντεhιη .
English: And he said, “The first is ascesis, which takes the road up to half of the way.
Coptic: πμεhσναυ πε τμντhακ ται ετπηh sαhραι ετπε .
English: The second is sobriety, that which reaches up to heaven.
Coptic: τμεhsομτε τε τμντναητ ται εsασjιτου εhουν sαπνουτε hνουπαρρησια .
English: The third is charity, that which takes them up to God boldly.”
Coptic: αυjοοσ νcινhλλο jεπνουτε sινε νσαλααυ αν ντοοτου ννρμνβρρε ντhε ντμντστμητ
English: The elders said, “God does not seek anything from novices like obedience.”
Coptic: ουhλλο ναναχωρητησ εουνταf μμαυ νουδιακονιτησ εfουηh hνουtμε .
English: An old anchorite had a servant living in a village.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε νουσοπ ετρεfωσκ εει sαπhλλο καταπεfσωντ .
English: And it happened one time that he delayed going to the elder according to his custom.
Coptic: πhλλο δε sωωτ ννεχρεια τηρου  μνπhωβ νcιj ετεουνταfσου hντεfρι .
English: And the elder lacked all the necessities and the handiwork which he had in his cell.
Coptic: αυω αfθλιβε jεμντfhωβ μμαυ εειρε  ουδε μνταfhρε .
English: And it bothered him that he did not have anything to do, and he did not have food.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf μπεfμαθητησ jεκουωs εβωκ νγμουτε επετδιακονει ναν .
English: And he said to his disciple, “Do you want to go and summon the one who serves us?”
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf
English: And he said,
Coptic: jεπετκκελευε μμοf tναααf .
English: “I will do what you command.”
Coptic: αυω ον μπεπhλλο τολμα ετννοου μπμαθητησ .
English: And yet the elder did not dare to send the disciple.
Coptic: ντερουcω δε ευθλιβε
English: When they had continued to be constrained,
Coptic: μπεπετδιακονει ει ναυ .
English: the servant did not come to them.
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο μπσον
English: The elder said to the brother,
Coptic: jεκουωs εβωκ sαπtμε .
English: “Do you want to go to the village?”
Coptic: πεjαf νcιπσον
English: The brother said,
Coptic: jεπετεκκελευε μμοf tναααf .
English: “I will do what you command.”
Coptic: νεfρhοτε νcιπσον εβωκ επtμε ετβεπεσκανδαλον
English: The brother was afraid to go to the village because of scandal
Coptic: αυω ον jεννεfρατσωτμ νσαπεfειωτ
English: And yet in order not to disobey his father,
Coptic: αfκατεχε εβωκ .
English: he determined to go.
Coptic: πεjαf δε ναf
English: He said to him,
Coptic: jεβωκ αυω tπιστευε επνουτε επτηρf
English: “Go, and I believe in God completely,”
Coptic: hμπειρασμοσ νιμ
English: in every temptation.
Coptic: αυω αfsληλ αfτννοουf .
English: And he prayed and sent him.
Coptic: ντερεfβωκ δε εhουν επtμε 
English: When he went into the village,
Coptic: αfβωκ εhουν επμα ετερεπδιακονιτησ νhητf .
English: he went to the place where the servant lived.
Coptic: αfcντf ντοf μννεfρωμε τηρου
English: He found him and all his household
Coptic: ευμπβολ μπtμε ετβεουρπμεευε
English: away from the village because of a memorial
Coptic: sατνουsεερε sημ μματε νταf .
English: except for only a young girl belonging to him.
Coptic: ντερεfτωhμ δε επρο
English: When he knocked on the door,
Coptic: ασρουω ασουων ναf .
English: she replied and opened it.
Coptic: αfsινε νσαπεσειωτ .
English: He asked for her father.
Coptic: ντοσ δε ασσπσωπf
English: But she entreated him
Coptic: ασσωκ μμοf εhουν .
English: and she drew him in.
Coptic: ντοf δε μπεfανεχε .
English: but he did not endure it.
Coptic: ντερεσjιτf δε νjναh
English: But when she had compelled him by force,
Coptic: ασcμcομ εροf .
English: she touched him
Coptic: αυω ασσοκf εhουν .
English: and drew him in.
Coptic: ντοf δε ντερεfειμε
English: As for him, when he realized
Coptic: jεεσσωκ μμοf ευσωωf 
English: that it was for defilement that she was drawing him in,
Coptic: αfαsαhομ  αfjιsκακ εβολ
English: he groaned and cried out
Coptic: jεπjοεισ hντειουνου ματουjοι ετβενεsληλ μπαειωτ .
English: “Lord, save me in this hour because of the prayers of my father.”
Coptic: αυω ντερεfjεπαι
English: And when he had said this,
Coptic: ντευνου αfcντf hιjμπιερο εfβηκ ετhενεετε .
English: instantly he found himself beside the river going to the monastery.
Coptic: αυω αυjιτf εfουοj sαπεfειωτ .
English: And he was taken safely to his father.
Coptic: σον σναυ κατασαρξ αυβωκ ευhενεετε .
English: Two brothers according to the flesh went to a monastery.
Coptic: πουα μμοου ουασκητησ πε .
English: One of them was an ascetic.
Coptic: πκεουα ουστμητ πε εματε .
English: The other was very obedient.
Coptic: ερsανπειωτ jοοσ ναf jεαρι ουhωβ
English: If the father told him to do something,
Coptic: ετβετεfμντστμητ
English: because of his obedience.
Coptic: πεfσον δε νασκητησ αυτοβσf εhουν εροf .
English: But his ascetic brother was goaded by it.
Coptic: πεjαf hραι νhητf
English: He said to himself,
Coptic: jεtναδοκιμαζε μπαι
English: “I will test him
Coptic: ταναυ jεουστμητ πε .
English: and I will see if he is obedient.”
Coptic: αftπεfουοι επεfειωτ
English: He made his way to his father
Coptic: jετννοου πασον νμμαι
English: “Send my brother and me
Coptic: ταρενβωκ sαπειτοποσ
English: and we will go to that place.”
Coptic: αυω απειωτ κααυ εβολ .
English: And the father gave them permission.
Coptic: αffιτf νcιπασκητησ εfουωs επειραζε μμοf
English: Wishing to test him, the ascetic took him
Coptic: αfει εhραι hιjμπιερο .
English: and he went down beside the river.
Coptic: νευsοοπ δε πε hμπμα ετμμαυ νcιhενμσαh εναsωου .
English: In that place, there were many crocodiles.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf ναf
English: And he said to him,
Coptic: jεβωκ επεσητ επιερο νγπερα .
English: “Go down to the river and pass through.”
Coptic: πετμμαυ δε αfβωκ
English: So he went
Coptic: αυει νcινεμσαh
English: and the crocodiles came
Coptic: αυλωjh μπεfσωμα .
English: and they crushed his body.
Coptic: αυω μπουβλαπτει μμοf λααυ .
English: And they did not hurt him at all.
Coptic: ντερεfναυ δε νcιπασκητησ πεjαf
English: When the ascetic saw, he said,
Coptic: jεαμου εhραι hμπιερο .
English: “Come out of the river.”
Coptic: αυω ευμοοsε
English: And as they were walking,
Coptic: αυcινε νουσωμα εfνηj εβολ hμπhοουτν .
English: they found a body lying in the road.
Coptic: αυω πεjεπασκητησ
English: And the ascetic said,
Coptic: jεεsωπε ουντακ μμαυ νουcινμιsε
English: “If you have an [old thing]
Coptic: μαρννουjε εhραι εjωf .
English: let us throw it over him.”
Coptic: πεjαf νcιπετεουνταf μμαυ ντμντστμητ 
English: The one who had obedience said,
Coptic: jεμαλλον μαρνsληλ εhραι εjωf
English: “Let us pray for him instead.
Coptic: μεsακ fνατωουν
English: Perhaps he will arise.”
Coptic: αυσον jνουf jεssε εροι ετραthτηι εου ειhμοοσ hντρι .
English: A brother asked him, 'To what should I pay attention to when I am sitting in my cell?'
Coptic: πεjαf ναf jεανοκ τεωσ ανγουρωμε ειhνουjλαhτσ . εσsοκh sαπαμοτε . αυω ειμεh νετπω ειjιsκακ εβολ jεπνουτε ναναι ⲻ
English: He said to him, 'I am hitherto a man in a deep pit dug up to my neck. Being full of burden I cry out, 'God have mercy on me.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jεαουσον jνεαπα αλλωνιοσ jεου πε πκωμs .
English: Again he said, 'A brother asked Apa Allonios, 'What is contempt?'
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο jεπκαακ μαυαακ πε hιπεσητ νντβνοουε αυω ειμε jενετμμαυ μευτcαειοου .
English: The old man said, 'It is putting yourself below the animals, and knowing that these things should not be condemned.''
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jεευhμοοσ ευουωμ νουοειs νcινhλλο . νεfαhερατf εfhυπερετει ντοf μναπα αλλωνιοσ .
English: Again he said: 'Once when they were sitting and eating he, namely the old man, was remaining, ministering with Apa Allonios.
Coptic: αυναυ δε εροf αυταειοf
English: And when they saw him they honored him.
Coptic: μπεfουωsβ ναυ hνλααυ επτηρf .
English: He said absolutely nothing to them.
Coptic: πεjεουα δε ναf jεετβεου νγουωsβ αν ννhλλο ευtεοου νακ .
English: One said to him: 'Why do you not answer the old men when they glorify you?'
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιαπα αλλωνιοσ . jεειsανουωsβ ναυ κναcντ ον πε hωσ εαιραsε εjμπταειο hωσ ειsωπ μμοf εροι .
English: He, namely Apa Allonios, said to him: 'If I answer them, you would also find that I rejoiced on account of the glory and that I accept it'
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jεπκαh νταπjοεισ hων ετβηητf . ερθυσια νhητf πε πεθββιο νhητ ⲻ
English: He said also: 'The land which the Lord commands on his behalf to sacrifice to him is the humility of heart.
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον νcιπhλλο . jεερsανπρωμε hαρεh ετεfταξισ τεf νfναsτορτρ αν .
English: He, namely the old man, also said: 'If a man minds his rank, he will not be troubled.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα ιωσηφ . jεενhμοοσ μναπα ποιμην αfανομαhε ναπα αγαθον ⲻ
English: He, namely Apa Joseph, said: When we were sitting with Apa Poimen, he called Agathon 'apa'.
Coptic: αυω νενjω μμοσ ναf jεουβρρε πε αυω ετβεου κμουτε εροf jεαπα ⲻ
English: And we said to him: 'He is a young man. Why do you call him 'apa'?'
Coptic: αυω πεjαf νcιαπα ποιμην . jετεfταπρο τενταστρευμουτε εροf jεαπα .
English: And he, namely Apa Poimen, said: 'His mouth (is) that which makes him worthy to be called 'apa'''
Coptic: αυjοοσ ετβεαπα ποιμην jεμπεfουωs ενεh εκαπεfsαjε εjμπsαjε νλααυ νhλλο . αλλα ντοf νhουο νεsαftεοου μπευsαjε παραπωf .
English: They said of Apa Poemen that he never wanted to make his speeches after the speeches of any old man, but he was greater when he praised their words instead of his own.
Coptic: αfβωκ νουοειs εsιητ νcιπμακαριοσ απα θεωφιλοσ παρχηεπισκοποσ .
English: One time, the blessed Abba Theophilus the archbishop went to Scetis.
Coptic: αυσωουh δε νcινεσνηυ αυjοοσ ναπα παμβω
English: But the brothers gathered and said to Abba Pambo:
Coptic: jεταουε ουsαjε νουωτ εππαπασ ταρεfthηυ .
English: 'Tell the Father one word that he may benefit.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ νcιπhλλο
English: The old man told them:
Coptic: jεεsωπε μεfthηυ επενκαρωf . ειε ενsανsαjε ον νfναthηυ αν .
English: 'If he does not always benefit from our silence, then if we speak he will still not benefit.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουσον μπιστοσ . jεανβωκ ενο νσαsf νσον ναναχωρητησ sααπα jιjωι εfουηh hντμου μπεκλουσμα .
English: He, namely brother Pistus, said: 'We, being seven anchorite brothers, went out to Apa Sisoes who was staying on the island of Klysma.'
Coptic: ανπαρακαλει μμοf ετρεfjω ναν νουsαjε .
English: We begged for him to give us a word.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf jεκω ναι εβολ ανγουρωμε νhιδιωτησ . αλλα αιβωκ sααπα hωρ . μναπα hατρη .
English: And he said: 'Forgive me. I am an unlearned man, but I went to Apa Or and Apa Hatre.'
Coptic: νερεαπαhωρ δε sωνε μμντsμηνε νρομπε .
English: Apa Or was sick for eighteen years.
Coptic: αυω αιπαhτ ναυ jεαjι ουsαjε εροι ⲻ
English: And I fell before them, (saying) 'Give me a word.'
Coptic: πεjεαπαhωρ δε ναι jεου πετεουνταισf εjοοf νακ βωκ πετκναυ εροf αριf .
English: Apa Or said to me: 'What is that which I should say to you? Go do that which you see (is right).
Coptic: πνουτε μπαπετο αν πε μμαι hουο αλλα πετjι μμοf νcονσ σμαμαατ hνhωβ νιμ .
English: God does not belong to the one who loves more, but he who does violence to himself is blessed in everything.'
Coptic: απαhωρ δε μναπα hατρε νεhνεβολ νε hνουτοs νουωτ .
English: Apa Or and Apa Hatre were from the same region.
Coptic: αυνοc δε νειρηνη sωπε hντευμητε hιουσοπ sαντουει εβολ hνσωμα ⲻ
English: Up until the time they left their bodies there was a great peace in their midst.
Coptic: νεουνοc γαρ εματε τε τμντστμητ ναπα hατρε . αυω ουνοc μματε πε πεθββιο ναπα hωρ .
English: For Apa Hatre's obedience was great and Apa Or's humility was great.
Coptic: αιειρε δε νhνsημ νhοου hαhτηι ειtνεhτηι εροου αυω αιναυ ευνοc νsπηρε εαfαασ νcιαπα hατρε .
English: I spent a few days beside them observing them, and I saw him, namely Apa Hatre, perform a great wonder.
Coptic: αουα δε εινε ναυ νουsημ ντβτ αυω αfουωs νcιαπα hατρε εμοτνεf ναπα hωρ .
English: Someone brought a small fish to them and he, namely Apa Hatre, wanted to relieve Apa Or.
Coptic: νεfαμαhτε δε ντcορτε εfπωs μπτβτ . αυω αfμουτε εροf νcιαπα hωρ . jεhατρε hατρε .
English: He was holding the knife while cutting up the fish, and he, namely Apa Or, called him, 'Hatre, Hatre.'
Coptic: αυω απα hατρε αfκω ντcορτε hντμητε μπτβτ μπεfσωλπ μπσεεπε
English: And Apa Hatre left the knife in the middle of the fish. He did not cut up the rest.
Coptic: αfπωτ ερατf .
English: He ran to him.
Coptic: αυω αιρsπηρε ντεfνοc μμντστμητ .
English: And I marveled at his great obedience.
Coptic: εβολ jεμπεfjοοσ jεαριhαρεshητ sαντιsωωτ μπτβτ .
English: Because he did not say, 'Wait until I cut the fish.'
Coptic: αιjοοσ δε ναπα hατρε jεντακcν τεινοc μμντστμητ των .
English: But I said to Apa Hatre: 'Where did you find this great obedience?'
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jεντωι αν τε . αλλα ταπhλλο τε .
English: He said to me: 'It does not belong to me, but it belongs to the old man.'
Coptic: αυω αfjιτ επμα μπhλλο εfjω μμοσ jεαμου νγναυ ετμνντστμητ .
English: And he took me to the old man's cell, saying: 'Come and look see the obedience.'
Coptic: αυω αfπισε μπκουι ντβτ
English: And he cooked the small fish.
Coptic: αfτακοf εfουωs αυω αfκααf hαρωf μπhλλο .
English: He ruined it intentionally and served it to the old man.
Coptic: αfουωμ μπfsαjε .
English: He ate and did not speak.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf ναf νcιαπα hατρε jενανουf πhλλο .
English: He, namely Apa Hatre, said to him: 'Is it good, Old Man?'
Coptic: πεjαf jενανουf εματε ⲻ
English: He replied: 'It is very good.'
Coptic: μννσωσ αιεινε ναf νουsημ ενανουf εματε . αυω πεjαf ναf jεαιτακοf πhλλο .
English: After this, I brought him a little which was good, and he said to him: 'I ruined it, Old Man.'
Coptic: αfουωsβ jεαhε ακτακοf νουκουι .
English: He responded: 'Yes, you have ruined it a little.'
Coptic: αυω πεjαf ναι νcιαπα hατρε jεακναυ ετμντστμητ jεταπhλλο τε
English: And he, namely Apa Hatre, said to me: 'You saw that obedience belongs to the old man'.
Coptic: αυω αιει εβολ hιτοοτου αυω πενταιναυ εροf thαρεh εροf καταταcομ .
English: And I went away from them and I guard that which I saw according to my strength.
Coptic: ναι αfjοου νcιαπα jιjωι .
English: Apa Sisoes said these things.
Coptic: ουα δε εβολ νhητν παρακαλει μμοf jεαριταγαπη αjιουsαjε ερον hωωκ .
English: One of us entreated him, saying, 'Please, say one word to us yourself.'
Coptic: πεjαf jετμντατοπκ hνουσοουν .
English: He said, 'Mindful lack of consideration for yourself.
Coptic: fναjωκ εβολ ντεγραφη τηρσ .
English: It will fulfill all the Scriptures.'
Coptic: πεjεκεουα δε ναf νhητν .
English: And another of us said to him,
Coptic: jεου τε τμντsμμο παειωτ .
English: 'What is it to be a stranger, my father?'
Coptic: πεjαf jεπκαρωf πε αυω αjισ hμμα νιμ ετκναβωκ εροου .
English: He said, 'It is being silent and saying everywhere you go,
Coptic: jεμνταιhωβ .
English: I have nothing.'
Coptic: ται τε τμντsμμο . ⲻ
English: This is being a stranger.'
Coptic: αfβωκ νcιουσον sααπα jιjωι επτοου ναπα αντωνιοσ αυω ουsαjε αυjοοf ναπα jιjωι
English: A brother went to Apa Sisoes at the mountain of Apa Antonius and they said to Apa Sisoes,
Coptic: jετενου μπατεκπωh επsι ναπα αντωνιοσ απα 
English: You have not yet reached the measure of Apa Antonius, father.
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεεβολ των .
English: He said to them, 'Where (would this come) from?
Coptic: ενεουνται μμαυ νουμεευε νουωτ ντεαπα αντωνιοσ νειναsωπε νκωhτ τηρτ .
English: If I have a single thought of Apa Antonius, I would be completely on fire.
Coptic: πλην αιναυ ευρωμε ευνcομ μμοf ετωουν hαπεfμεευε μαυααf hνουhισε . ⲻ
English: However, I saw a man who had power to bear his own thought with difficulty.'
Coptic: αfjνουf δε ον νcιπσον .
English: The brother asked him again,
Coptic: jεαρα πσατανασ thισε νναρχεοσ ον ντειhε 
English: 'Did Satan also trouble people long ago in this way?'
Coptic: πεjαf δε ναf νcιαπα jιjωι .
English: Apa Sisoes said to him,
Coptic: jεfthισε νhουο τενου εβολ jεαπεfουοειs hων εhουν ετβεπαι fsτρτωρ
English: 'He causes more trouble now, since his time has drawn near, and because of this he is upset.'
Coptic: αυσον jνεαπα jιjωι
English: A brother asked Apa Sisoes,
Coptic: jεtναυ εροι μαυαατ .
English: 'I see myself,
Coptic: jεπαμεευε cεετ hμπνουτε
English: and my thoughts remain on God.'
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο ναf
English: The monk said to him,
Coptic: jεουνοc νhωβ αν πε ετρεπεκμεευε cω hμπνουτε .
English: 'It is not a great thing to make your thoughts remain on God.
Coptic: ου νοc δε ντοf πε ετρεκναυ εροκ μαυαακ
English: But it is a great thing to see yourself
Coptic: jεκμπεσητ ν ζωντ νιμ .
English: as below every living thing.
Coptic: παι γαρ fjιμοειτ hητf ντκεμντρεfsπhισε μπσωμα .
English: For this leads to being someone who suffers in body
Coptic: ναι νε νεhβηυε μπεθββιο νhητ .
English: These are the acts of humility.'
Coptic: ασjοοσ νcιτμακαρια συγκλητικη
English: The blessed Syncletica said,
Coptic: jεντhε ετεμνcομ νjοι εταhοερατf αjνειfτ .
English: 'Just as a boat cannot be built without nails,
Coptic: ται τε τhε ουατcομ πε ουjαι χωρισ πεθββιο νhητ .
English: in the same way it is not possible to be saved without humility of heart.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα hυπηρεχιοσ .
English: Apa Hyperechios said,
Coptic: jεουsην νωνh εfπητ επjισε πε πεθββιο νhητ
English: 'Humility is a tree of life running upwards.'
Coptic: jετντωνγ επτελωνησ .
English: 'Be like the tax collector,
Coptic: jεννευτcαιοκ μνπεφαρισσαιοσ .
English: so that they do not condemn you with the Pharisee.
Coptic: σωτπ νακ ον ντμντρμραs μμωυσησ .
English: But also choose for yourself the gentleness of Moses,
Coptic: jεκασ εκναπωωνε μπεκhητ ντhε ντπετρα . εhενπυγη μμοου .
English: so that you can change your heart, like the rock, into springs of water.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα hωρσιησι . jεουτωωβε νομε ευsαννοjσ ευσντε hατμπιερο . νσναhυπομινε αν νουhοου νουωτ .
English: Apa Orsisius said, 'A mud brick that is laid as a foundation by the river will not last a single day.
Coptic: τετερποσε δε sασμουν εβολ ντhε μπωνε .
English: But the one that has been baked ensures like a rock.
Coptic: ται τε τhε μπρωμε εoυνταf μμαυ μπεfμεευε μμντκωσμικον . νfποσε αν hντhοτε μπνουτε .
English: In the same way, the man who has his mind on worldliness is not baked in the fear of God.
Coptic: εfsανει εhραι ευμντνοc sαfβωλ εβολ .
English: If he comes upon greatness, he dissolves.
Coptic: hαh γαρ νε μπειρασμοσ ννατειμινε μαλιστα ευsοοπ hντμητε ννρωμε .
English: For there are many trials, mostly of this kind, that happen in the midst of men
Coptic: νανουσ δε ετρεπρωμε σουενπεfsι μμινμμοf . ετρεfπωτ δε εβολ μπεhροs ντμντνοc
English: But it is good that a man know his mesaure, and to avoid the burden of greatness.
Coptic: νετταjρηυ δε hιτντπιστισ hενατκιμ εροου νε .
English: The things which are strenghtened in faith are unshakeable.'
Coptic: ετβε ππετουααβ δε ιωσηφ
English: About the holy Joseph:
Coptic: ερsανουα ουωs εsαjε εροf . fναjοοσ
English: If one wants to speak about him, one would say
Coptic: jεουρμνκαh αν πε .
English: He was not an earthly man.
Coptic: jεαυπειραζε μμοf hνουηρ μπειρασμοσ .
English: For, he was tempted by how many temptations,
Coptic: αυω hναs cε νχωρα .
English: and in what sort of land,
Coptic: hμπμα ετεμνουsσ νταcσε νhητf μμντρεfsμsενουτε .
English: in the place where there is not an imprint of divine worship.
Coptic: αλλα νεfsοοπ νμμαf νcιπνουτε ννεfειοτε .
English: But the God of his fathers was with him
Coptic: αυω αfτουjοf εβολ hνθλιψισ νιμ .
English: and saved him from every affliction.
Coptic: αυω τενου fsοοπ μννεfειοτε hντμντρρο νμπηυε
English: And now he is with his fathers in the kingdom of heaven.
Coptic: ανον cε hωων ανσουεν πενsι μμινμμον .
English: Then, we ourselves, too, knew our measure.
Coptic: μαρναγωνιζε .
English: Let us struggle.
Coptic: μωγισ γαρ hνναι τηρου ντνscμcομ επωτ ντοοτσ ντεκρισισ μπνουτε .
English: For, scarcely, in all these things are we able to flee from the judgment of God
Coptic: ουhλλο δε ναναχωρητησ εfσορμ hντερημοσ . αυω πεjαf hραι νhητf jεαικατορθου νταρετη .
English: An anchoritic monk was wandering in the desert, and he said to himself, 'I have kept straight in virtue.'
Coptic: αυω αfsληλ επνουτε εfjω μμοσ . jεουπεtsαατ μμοf ταααf .
English: And he prayed to God, saying, 'Provide whatever I need.'
Coptic: αfουωs δε νcιπνουτε εθββιεπεfμεευε ⲻ
English: God wished to make his thoughts humble.
Coptic: πεjαf ναf jεβωκ sαμεsε νιμ ναρχιμανδριτησ .
English: He said to him, 'Go to this particular archimandrite,
Coptic: αυω πετεfναjοοf νακ αριf .
English: and do whatever he tells you.'
Coptic: απνουτε δε cωλπ εβολ μπιαρχιμανδριτησ εfjω μμοσ . jεεισμεsε νιμ αναχωρητησ νηυ sαροκ
English: And God revealed this to the archimandrite, saying, 'Behold, this particular anchorite is coming to you.
Coptic: tουφραγελλιον ναf . νγτρεfμοονε ννριρ . ⲻ
English: Give him a whip and make him tend the pigs.'
Coptic: αfει δε νcιπhλλο αfκωλh επρο
English: And the monk came and knocked on the door,
Coptic: αυω αfβωκ εhουν sαπαπε ντσοουhσ .
English: and he went to the head of the congregation.
Coptic: αυασπαζε ννευερηυ αυhμοοσ ⲻ
English: They embraced each other and they sat down.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf νcιπαναχωρητησ jεου πεtναααf jεειεουjαι .
English: And the anchorite said, 'What should I do so that I may be saved?'
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιπαρχιμανδριτησ jεπεtναjοοf νακ κνααf .
English: The archimandrite said to him, 'You will do what I tell you.'
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf jεσε πεjαf ναf jεfι ντειμαστιγξ νγμοονε ννριρ ⲻ
English: And he said yes, and he said to him, 'Take this whip and tend the pigs.'
Coptic: νετσοουν δε μμοf αυναυ εροf εfμοονε ννριρ .
English: And those who know him saw him tending the pigs.
Coptic: νευjω μμοσ jεαναυ επεινοc ναναχωρητησ εαπεfhητ πωsσ
English: And they were saying, 'Look at this great anchorite, whose heart is deranged,
Coptic: αυω ουνουδαιμων hιωωf . εfμοονε νενριρ . ⲻ
English: and there is a demon in him, since he tends the pigs.'
Coptic: αfναυ δε νcιπνουτε επεfθββιο jεαfhυπομινε ντειhε επνοcνεc ννρωμε .
English: And God saw his humility, that he was patient with the insults of the men in this way.
Coptic: αfjοουf ον επεfμα 
English: He sent him back to his cell.
Coptic: ουρωμε εfο νδαιμωνιον . αυω εfμοκh μματε . εfταυεσhβηητε εβολ .
English: A man became a demon, and was greatly afflicted, and was spitting out foam.
Coptic: αfρωhτ νουμοναχοσ εβολ hννhλλο εhουν ετεfουοcε .
English: He struck a monk among the elders upon his cheek.
Coptic: πhλλο δε hνουcεπη αfκτο εροf ντκεουει .
English: But the monk quickly turned the other one to him.
Coptic: πδαιμων δε μπεfτωουν hαπjοfjf μπεθββιο
English: And the demon could not bear the fire of his humility.
Coptic: αfει εβολ hιωωf . ⲻ .
English: He went out of him.
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο
English: A monk said,
Coptic: jεεsωπε ουμεευε πε εfjοσε μμντjασιhητ .
English: If a thought that has been inflated with arrogance
Coptic: hοτhτ hννεκμεευε jεενεακhαρεh ενεντολη .
English: question in your thoughts whether you have oberved the commandments:
Coptic: εsωπε ακμερενεκjαjε
English: whether you love your enemies;
Coptic: εsωπε ακραsε hιjμπεοου ννεκjαjε αυω ακλυπει εjμπευsωωτ
English: whether you rejoice in the glory of your enemies and are pained by their failures;
Coptic: εsωπε κο ναhρακ μαυαακ νουhμhαλ νατsαυ αυω νρεfρνοβε μπαραουον νιμ
English: whether you have become a worthless slave in your own eyes and a sinner beyond everyone else.
Coptic: αυω hνναι νγτμμεευε ευμντνοc hωσ εακκατορθου νhωβ νιμ .
English: And, in these things, do not consider greatness, as if you were successful in everything.
Coptic: εκσοουν jεπειμεευε sαfβλhωβ νιμ εβολ .
English: For you know that this thought destroys everything.
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο . jεπετουταιο μμοf παραπεfμπsα . η εfsουsου μμοf εjωf sαftοσε τωνου
English: A monk said, 'The one who is honored beyond his worth, or who boasts about himself will lose greatly.
Coptic: πετενσεtεοου ναf αν hννρωμε sαfjιεοου hνμπηυε .
English: The one who is not glorified among men will receive glory in heaven.'
Coptic: αυσον jνεουhλλο
English: A brother asked a monk,
Coptic: jενανουthαh μμετανοια . ⲻ
English: Is it good to repent often?'
Coptic: πεjαf νcιπhλλο
English: The monk said,
Coptic: jετνναυ ειησου πsηρε νναυη
English: We see that Joshua, the son of Nun
Coptic: jεετι εfπαhτ εjμπεfhο .
English: when he was still lying face-down,
Coptic: απνουτε ουωνh ναf εβολ . ⲻ
English: God revealed himself to him.'
Coptic: αυjνεουhλλο
English: A monk was asked,