megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ατετνρσοc .
English: You have been foolish.
Coptic: hμπραν μπνουτε νsορπ
English: First, in the name of God.
Coptic: ανοκ πε ζαλεh εισhαι
English: I am Zaleh who is writing.
Coptic: ειsινε παμεριτ νσον χαηλ ιωαννησ μννουjαι νεfρωμε τηρου
English: What I inquire is of the wellbeing of my beloved brother Chael Iohannes, and all of his men,
Coptic: πουα πουα κατανευραν
English: one by one according to their names.
Coptic: μννσα ναι αρι πνουj πετνανουf jινομισμα γ ντε σιμων πsηρε ναπα ιουλε
English: Hereafter do a good deed, receiving a third (of a coin) from Simon, son of Apa Ioule.
Coptic: τααf sενουτε πμα νcαμουλ εfcωπε μωf ερωι
English: Give it to Shenoute, (at) the camelherd, who takes it for me.
Coptic: ουjαι hμπjοεισ
English: (Be) safe in God.
Coptic: ταασ παμεριτ νσον χαηλ ιωαννησ
English: Give it to my beloved brother Chael Iohannes.
Coptic: hιτνζαλεh
English: (signed) by Zaleh
Coptic:  tsινε εροκ καλωσ ερεπjοεισ καακ .
English: I greet you well, may the Lord keep you.
Coptic: αυω νfτιχαρισ νακ hιπαρhησια ννεhοου τηρου μπεκωνh νfκα πεκραsε hιταψυχη sαπαhαε ννειβ .
English: And may he give you grace and confidence for all the days of your life as he keeps your joy upon my soul until my end of the gaps.
Coptic:  hιτνπαhωμω υἱό θεοδωρ ευχαριστου νητν
English: By Pachomo, son of Theodore, I thank you.
Coptic:  ανοκ φιλοθεσ πεστολαρχησ πsηρε νφοιβαμμων εfουηh hμπαριγορι εισhαι μπαjοεισ πκυριοσ sενουτε πανυστησ
English: It is I, Philotheos, the fleet commander, son of Phoibammon, residing in Parigori, who is writing to my lord, the master, Shenoute, the Anystes
Coptic: jεεπειδη αhενεβιατε ει αυουωh hμπαριγορι
English: that since beekeepers came and stayed at Parigori,
Coptic: ετενου ουν thομολογει αυω tεγγυη νητν μπετριτον μεροσ hννεβιοουε
English: I therefore agree now and I pledge for the third part of the honey
Coptic: ται δευτερασ ινδικτιονοσ
English: This second declaration.
Coptic: ει δε μπιτααυ νητν προστhε νταιsηρπσhαι
English: If I do not give them to you as I wrote earlier
Coptic: ερεταhυποστασισ τηρσ κινδυνευε νητν
English: all of my support is at risk to you
Coptic: ευωρj ουν νητν
English: as a security to you
Coptic: αισμνthομολογεια εσο νεγγυη νητν
English: I have drafted this agreement which is a pledge to you
Coptic: ο . γ Φαμενωθ θἰνδικτίονος β
English: Phamenoth, the 9th, 2nd indiction year
Coptic: ανοκ φιλοθεοσ tστοιχει φιλοθεοσ
English: I Philotheos, I sign Philotheos
Coptic: εατετνsιβε μπεοου μπνουτε hνhενhβηυε εμεssε .
English: While you have changed the honor of God in your actions which are unworthy.
Coptic: ετβεπαι απνουτε tτηυτν εhραι εhενπαθοσ ευσηs ετεπjιουε πε μνπjωhμ μνπονηρον νιμ .
English: For this reason, God has laid you down to torments, which are written, that is stealing and defilement and every kind of evil.
Coptic: ναι ετερετιμωρια νιμ sοοπ ννετειρε μμοου .
English: Those things which every vengence will happen to those that commit them.
Coptic: ου μονον hμπειαιων . αλλα hμπκεουα 
English: Not just in this world but in the other one.
Coptic: ανοκ χριστοφοροσ tσhαι hαροf jνfνοει αν αυω tο μμντρε
English: I Christophoros, I write instead of him since he does not know (how to write) and I am witness.
Coptic: ταναπαυσισ μπhαγιοσ . ιωhαννησ . πευαγγελιστησ . αυω παποστολοσ μπεχριστοσ . hνουειρηνη . ντεπνουτε hαμην .       
English: THE REPOSE OF SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND APOSTLE OF THE CHRIST. IN THE PEACE OF GOD. AMEN.
Coptic: νερεπμακαριοσ ιωhαννησ hνεφεσοσ μννεσνηυ . εfτεληλ hμπjοεισ .
English: The blessed John was in Ephesus with the brethren, rejoicing in the Lord.
Coptic: μπεhοου δε ντκυριακη . νερενεσνηυ τηρου σοουh ενευερηυ .
English: Now on the first day of the week all the brethren were gathered together
Coptic: αιωhαννησ αρχει νsαjε νμμαυ εfjω μμοσ . jενασνηυ . αυω ναsβρκληρονομοσ . αυω νσυμμετοχοσ μπεχριστοσ ιησουσ πενjοεισ . ειμε cε νητν jεαπjοεισ t νητν νουcομ εβολ hιτοοτf
English: and John began to speak to them, saying, 'My brethren, my fellow heirs, and my partners in the Christ Jesus, our Lord, know ye that unto you hath the Lord given from His hand power
Coptic: ουηρ νcομ hιsπηρε . hιχαρισμα .
English: [and] that He hath wrought for you very many mighty works, and miracles, and acts of grace.
Coptic: αfααυ νητν . αυω τετνσοουν jεαs νε νεσβοουε μννερhμμε . αυω νμτον μντδιακονια . μννεhμοτ μννδωρεα . μννκοουε τηρου . ντατετνναυ εροου hννετνβαλ .
English: And ye know of what kind are the teachings, and the guiding directions, and the refreshing, and the service, and the gracious acts, and the gifts, and all the other things which ye see with your eyes
Coptic: ευt μμοου νητν εβολ hιτοοτf μπενσαh .
English: which are given unto you from the hand of our Master.
Coptic: νεfουωνh ερωτν αν hννβαλ μπσωμα . ουδε νετετνσωτμ εροf αν hνμμααjε μπσωμα . αλλα εfουωνh μμοf ερωτν hμπσοουτν μπετνhητ . hνουhορομα hνhβηυε ευουααβ .
English: He hath never made Himself manifest unto you through the eyes of the body, neither have ye hearkened unto Him through the ears of the body, but He hath made Himself visible unto you through the integrity of your heart, and by visions, and by works which are holy.
Coptic: ταjρετηυτν cε hραι νhητf . ετετνειρε μπεfμεευε νουοειs νιμ . ετετνειρε ον μπμεευε μπμυστηριον . μντκοινωνια ντασsωπε εhουν ερωτν .
English: Strengthen ye yourselves, then, in Him, and ye shall remember Him at all times; moreover, ye shall also remember the mystery and the association (or, partnership) which hath come unto you
Coptic: απενjοεισ jοκου εβολ .
English: and which our Lord hath fulfilled.
Coptic: τενου cε ω νεσνηυ . fσοπσ μμωτν εβολ hιτοοτf . αυω fπαρακαλει μμωτν . εfουωs . ετρετετνcω νουεs νλυπει μμοf . η εσοsf . η εεπιβουλευε εροf .
English: And now, O brethren. He maketh supplication to you through Himself, and He appealeth unto you, wishing to make you to cease to grieve Him overmuch, or to despise Him, or to conspire against Him
Coptic: fσοουν γαρ μπσωs ετsοοπ εβολ hιτντηυτν .
English: for He knoweth the despising which taketh place through you.
Coptic: fειμε δε ον επτcαειο αυω fσοουν ετεπιβουλη μντκολασισ ετετνκολαζε μμοf νhητσ .
English: He knoweth also the reviling, and He hath knowledge of the treachery, and the punishment wherewith ye punish Him.
Coptic: hοταν ετετνsανσωτμ νσανεfεντολη . ετουααβ fνανα νητν hωττηυτν .
English: When ye shall hearken unto His holy commandment to obey it. He will shew compassion upon you.
Coptic: μπρτρεπαγαθοσ ννουτε λυπει ετβετηυτν . πναητ νsανhτηf . παττωλμ . πατjβιν . πατταhοf . πουα μαυααf . πατπωωνε . πατκροf . πατcωντ . πραν ετhιjνραν νιμ . εsαυνοει μμοf .
English: Do not make to grieve through you the Good God, the Merciful, the Long-suffering, Him Who is without spot, Him Who is without blemish, the Ineffable, the God Who is One alone, the Unchanging One, Him Who is without guile, Him Who is without wrath, the Name which is above every name which men can comprehend.
Coptic: μαρεfευφρανε νμμητν ετετνπολιτευε ναf καλωσ .
English: Let Him but rejoice with you, and ye enjoy free and happy citizenship with Him.
Coptic: μαρεfραsε νμμητν . ετετνονh . hνουουροτ . μνουοπ .
English: Let Him but have gladness with you, and ye live in happiness and innocency.
Coptic: μαρεfμτον μμοf νhηττηυτν ετετναναστρεφε hνουμντσεμνοσ .
English: Let Him but repose in your hearts, and ye are turned into beings who rejoice in holiness of life.
Coptic: μαρεfρατροουs . ετετνονh . hνουεγκρατια .
English: Let Him but shew Himself unmindful of you, and ye must live in painful restraint.
Coptic: μαρεfουνοf ετετνκοινωνει . εναγαθον μννερητ .
English: Let Him but have pleasure [in you], and ye become participators in good things and in the things which are offered [to Him].
Coptic: μαρεfτρυφα ετετνμε μμοf .
English: Let Him but live delicately, and ye love Him.
Coptic: μαρεfσωβε ετετνο νhακ .
English: Let Him but laugh, and ye become ready [to follow Him].
Coptic: ναι cε νασνηυ ειjω μμοου νητν . εβολ jε . ειcεπη εt μπαουοι εhουν επhωβ ετεfκη ναι εhραι παι ετερεπεfjωκ εβολ ναsωπε ναι εβολ hιτμπjοεισ .
English: I say these things, then, unto you, O my brethren, because I hasten to embark on a certain matter which hath been laid upon me, and of which the completion shall be unto me by the help of God.
Coptic: αs γαρ πε πκεsαjε . ετιναjοοf ερωτν εουντητν μμαυ μπενεχερον μπετννουτε .
English: For of what kind is the other matter which I shall say unto you, there being for you the pledge of your God?
Coptic: ουντητν μμαυ μπαρηβ ντεfμντρρο .
English: There is for you the pledge of His kingdom
Coptic: ουντητν μμαυ ντεfπαρουσια νατπαραιτει μμοσ .
English: there is for you His presence, which cannot be entreated.
Coptic: εsωπε ετετνsαντμρνοβε . jιντενου . ειε νεντατετνααυ hνουμντατσοουν . fνακααυ νητν εβολ .
English: If ye cease from the habit of sinning from this time [onwards], then the deeds which ye have committed through want of understanding He will remit to you
Coptic: εsωπε δε ον μννσατρετετνσουωνf ντετνcω ετετνμην εβολ hννειhβηυε νουωτ . σεναεπ νsορπ ερωτν . νσεπαραδιδου μμωτν επκωhτ .
English: [but] if even after ye have had knowledge of Him ye continue and persist in the the judgement, and [then] they shall deliver you over to the fire.'
Coptic: αυω ντερεfjεναι . αfsληλ εfjω μμοσ . jε . ιησουσ πενταfsωντ μπεκλομ παι ετhμπεκsωντ πωκ .
English: And having said these things, [Saint John] prayed, saying: 'Jesus, Who didst weave the crown which was in Thine own garland (?).
Coptic: ω πενταfσωντ μπεκλομ ννετουααβ τηρου . μννειουοτουετ ετοs . εαfsοβου hννερωμε . πεκhρηρε . ετεμεfhωcβ sαβολ .
English: O Thou Who didst make the crown of all the saints, and these plants which are of many kinds, and hast changed men into Thy flowers which do not wither and fade!
Coptic: ω πενταfjο hραι νhητν ννεfsαjε .
English: O Thou Who hast spoken Thy words in our hearts!
Coptic: ω πfαιροουs μαυααf hανεfhμhαλ .
English: Thou Who alone dost have a care for Thy servants!
Coptic: ω πσαειν νπενσωμα . εfταλcο μμοου τηρου νjινjη .
English: O Thou Physician of our bodies. Who dost heal them all for nothing!
Coptic: ω πενρεfρπετνανουf ναν μαυααf .
English: O Thou Who alone dost do good unto us!
Coptic: ω πετεμνλααυ μμντjασιhητ hηπ νhητf .
English: O Thou in Whom there is no pride (or, upliftedness of heart) whatsoever!
Coptic: ω πναητ μαυααf . αυω πμαιρωμε νιμ .
English: O Thou Who alone art the Compassionate, and art the Lover of all mankind!
Coptic: ω πσωτηρ μαυααf . αυω πδικαιοσ . πετsοοπ hμμα νιμ . πετsωωπ jινενεh . πνουτε πεχριστοσ ιησουσ .
English: O Thou Who alone art the Saviour, and the Righteous One, Who existest in every place. Who hast existed from everlasting God, the Christ Jesus.
Coptic: ντοκ πετσκυπαζε νουον νιμ ετhελπιζε εροκ . hννεκδωρεα μννεκμντνα . εκσοουν ντεχνη νιμ μνεπηρεια νιμ ντεπjαjε ετtουβην νουοειs νιμ .
English: Thou art He Who sheltereth every one who putteth his hope in Thee, with Thy gift, and with Thy compassion. Thou knowest every wile and every crafty deed of the Enemy who doth wage war against us at all times.'
Coptic: αυω μννσατρεfjεναι νcιππετουααβ ιωhαννησ πευαγγελιστησ . αfjι νουοεικ . αfsπhμοτ ντειhε εfjω μμοσ . jεαs πε πκεσμου . η αs πε πκεει εβολ μπsαjε . η αs τε τκεευχαριστια ενναονομαζε μμοου εjμπειοεικ ενπωs μμοf . ειμητι ντοκ μαυαακ . πjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: And when Saint John the Evangelist had made an end of saying these words, he took bread, and he gave thanks unto God in this manner, saying, ' What other blessing is there? Or what other word can be spoken? Or what other giving of thanks is there which we can pronounce over this bread [which] we break, except Thou alone, the Lord Jesus, the  Christ?
Coptic: τνtεοου νακ πjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ παι νταυουενhπεfραν εβολ hιτμπειωτ .
English: We ascribe glory unto Thee, O Lord Jesus the Christ, Whose Name hath been made manifest by the Father.
Coptic: τνtεοου ντεκcινει εhουν hιτμπρο .
English: We ascribe glory unto Thee because of Thy coming in through the door.
Coptic: τνtεοου ντεκαναστασισ ετουααβ . εβολ hννετμοουτ . ται νταυτσαβον εροσ . εβολ hιτοοτκ .
English: We ascribe glory unto Thee for Thy holy resurrection from, the dead, which hath been made known unto us through Thee.
Coptic: τνtεοου νακ τεhιη .
English: We ascribe glory unto Thee, the Way.
Coptic: τνtεοου νακ πεcροοc . πλογοσ . πεhμου . πωνε μμε . παhο ετουααβ . πhββε . ταβω . τμντνοc . πενταυjοοσ εροf . jεsηρε νρωμε ετβηητν . jεκασ εfετουjο μπγενοσ ννρωμε .
English: We ascribe glory unto Thee, the Seed, the Word, the Salt, the True Gem, the Holy Storehouse, the Plough, the Net, the Majesty, Who was sent for the sake of us, the children of men, that He might deliver the race of man.
Coptic: τνtεοου νακ τμε . πμτον . πεοου . τcομ τεντολη . τπαρρησια . τμντρμhε . πενμα μπωτ .
English: We ascribe glory unto Thee, the Truth, the Rest, the Glory, the Mighty Power, the Commandment, the Boldness of speech, the Freedom, [and] our place of refuge.
Coptic: ντοκ γαρ πε πjοεισ . τνουνε ντμντατμου . αυω τπηγη ντμνταττακο . αυω πταjρο νναιων .
English: For Thou art the Lord, the Root of immortality. Thou art the Fountain which cannot be destroyed. Thou art the Strength which endureth throughout the Ages.
Coptic: εαυταυεπεκραν εjνναι τηρου . jεκασ ανον hωων ενναεπικαλει μμοκ hιτνναι .
English: Thy Name hath been set upon all these things here, so that we also may make our cry unto Thee through them.
Coptic: τνσοουν γαρ ντεκμντνοc νατναυ εροσ . ται ετενσουονh ερον αν τενου .
English: For we know Thy Majesty which is invisible, and which doth not make itself manifest unto us at this time.
Coptic: hοταν εκsαντββον . τοτε τνναναυ εροκ hμπσωμα μαυααf . παι ντακααf νβρρε hνουμντασ .
English: When Thou shalt have purified us, then we shall see Thee alone in the body which Thou hast changed from oldness into newness.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfπεs ποεικ . αfsληλ εjμπουα πουα ννεσνηυ . jεκασ ευεμπsα ντεχαρισ μπjοεισ .
English: And as John was breaking the bread, he prayed over each one of his brethren, so that they might be worthy of the Grace of the Lord.
Coptic: hομοιωσ ντοf hωωf . ππετουααβ . ιωhαννησ . ντερεfjιtπε μποεικ .
English: Similarly Saint John himself, when he had tasted the bread, [prayed for himself].
Coptic: εαfjοοσ ντειhε νcιπθεολογοσ ιωhαννησ . εfjω μμοσ . jεμαρεουμερισ sωπε ναι hω νμμητν hνουειρηνη . ω ναμερατε .
English: John the Theologian spake after this manner saying, ' Let me, even me, have a portion with you, O my beloved.'
Coptic: τοτε πεjαf νβιβροσ jεjι νμμακ νσον σναυ . εουνhενβιρ ντοοτου . μνhεντωρε . ντετνουεhτηυτν νσωι .
English: Then he said to Birros, 'Take with thee two brethren, and let them have baskets in their hands, and digging tools, and follow ye me.'
Coptic: βιβροσ δε μπεfαμελει επτηρf . αλλα αfειρε μπενταυουεhσαhνε μμοf ναf εβολ hιτοοτf μππετουααβ πθεολογοσ ιωhαννησ . πhμhαλ μπνουτε .
English: Now Bibros (sic) was not by any means neglectful, and he did according to what he had been commanded by Saint John the Theologian, and the servant of God.
Coptic: ντερεπμακαριοσ δε ιωhαννησ ει εβολ hμπεfηι . αfμοοsε πβολ ντπυλη ντπολισ . εαfjοοσ ετρεπεhουο μπμηηsε ετουηh νσωf . βωκ νσελο hαροf .
English: And when the blessed John had come forth from his house, he went outside the gate of the city, and he gave orders that the exceedingly great multitude, which were following him and pressing upon him, should be made to withdraw, and to depart from him.
Coptic: ντερεfπωh δε ευμα νμhααυ . επαουα πε hννεσνηυ αfjοοσ ννεhρsιρε . jεsικε hμπειμα ναsηρε .
English: And when he had arrived at a place in the region wherein were the tombs which were of one of the brethren, he spoke unto the young men, saying, 'My sons, dig a grave in this place
Coptic: νετμμαυ δε αυsικε επεσητ .
English: and those who were there dug down into the ground.
Coptic: ντοf δε ιωhαννησ πθεολογοσ . νεfουεhσαhνε ναυ . jεsικε επεσητ καλωσ .
English: Then John the Theologian was commanding them, saying', 'Dig the grave very deep.'
Coptic: αυω νεfjω μμοσ . jεcωjε επεσητ επεhουο .
English: And he was saying, 'Dig ye down much deeper '
Coptic: ευcωjε δε επεσητ νcινετμμαυ .
English: and those who were there dug down deeper still.
Coptic: νεfsαjε νμμαυ hμπsαjε . αυω νεfπροτρεπε μμοου . εfκωτ μμοου . εfσοβτε μμοου αυω εfπειθε μμοου εhουν ετμντρρο μπνουτε .
English: And he spake with them, and addressed words to them, and encouraged them, and counselled them unto edification, and he instructed them, and he persuaded them [to enter] into the Kingdom of God.
Coptic: αυω νεfsληλ εjμπουα πουα μμοου .
English: And he prayed over each one of them.
Coptic: ντερενhρsιρε δε ουω ευcωjε . μπτοποσ ετουsικε νhητf . εαυσμντf καλωσ . κατατhε νταfουαsσ .
English: Now when the young men had finished making the grave in the place wherein they had dug it, they arranged everything connected therewith in a seemly manner, according to what [Saint John] wished.
Coptic: αυω ανον μπενειμε ελααυ .
English: Now we had no knowledge whatsoever [of what he was about to do].
Coptic: τοτε αfκααf καhηυ ννεhοιτε εττο hιωωf .
English: Then he took off the clothes which were upon him, and having stripped them off himself
Coptic: αfνουjε μμοου επεσητ επτοποσ νταυcωjε μμοf επεσητ μπεσμοτ . νουμα εfπορs .
English: he threw them down into the place which they had dug deep in the ground, and which was in the form of a chamber which spread out.
Coptic: ντοf δε ενεfαhερατf . ερεουsτην νhβοοσ hιωωf . μαυαασ . εσjι τοτε επσα σναυ .
English: Then John stood on his feet — now the only garment which he had on him was a tunic which came down on both sides
Coptic: αυω αfπωρs ννεfcιj εβολ αfsληλ ντειhε εfjω μμοσ . jεπνουτε πενταfσωτπ μμοι ναf . ευμνταποστολοσ ννhεθνοσ . εακτννοουτ εβολ ετοικουμενη .
English: and having spread out his hands he prayed thus saying, '[O Thou] God, Who hast chosen me for Thyself to be an Apostle to the heathen, and hast sent me forth into the world
Coptic: πενταfουωνh εβολ ννεπροφητησ . μννεfαποστολοσ .
English: Who hast made manifest the Prophets and His Apostles
Coptic: πετεμπεfcω ενεh . εfρπετνανουf . jιντκαταβολη μπκοσμοσ . εfτουjο νουον νιμ . ετεμνcομ μμοου .
English: Who hast never ceased from doing that which is good since the foundation of the world. Who deliverest every one who hath no strength.
Coptic: πενταfτρευσουωνf . εβολ hιτνρωμε νιμ νλογικον μνζωον νιμ . ευδιακονει μμοου εβολ hιτντεfπρονοια .
English: Who hast made Thyself to be apprehended by every man of reason, unto Whom every living thing ministereth through His foreknowledge.
Coptic: πενταfτρετενψυχη ρhυμεροσ . εαfτρεσhροκ . εσο νjαειε . αυω ναγριοσ .
English: Who didst make our soul to have longings, and dost make it to be tranquil, or solitary and savage.
Coptic: πενταfταασ ναf μμινμμοf εσωβε ννεfjαjε .
English: Who dost Thyself make it to laugh to scorn its enemy.
Coptic: πενταfcολπσ ναf εσμοουτ . εαfρνομοσ νασ εσομσ hμπsικ ντανομια .
English: Who didst fashion it like unto Thyself when it was dead. Who didst make for it a law which it could distinguish in the abyss of lawlessness.
Coptic: πενταfτρεσjρο ενεσjαjε hμπτρεσπωτ ερατf .
English: Who didst make it to vanquish its enemy by causing it to flee from him
Coptic: πενταft νασ ντεfcιj . αυω αfτουjοσ εβολ hναμντε .
English: Who didst give it Thy hand and didst deliver it from Amente
Coptic: πετμπεfκαασ επολιτευε hμπκοσμοσ .
English: Who didst not leave it to become a citizen of this world
Coptic: πενταfτσαβε ειαατσ εβολ ενεσjαjε .
English: Who didst teach it to escape from its enemy
Coptic: πενταfτρεπεfσοουν ρουοειν hμμα νιμ .
English: Who didst make Thy knowledge to illumine every place.
Coptic: πsηρε μπνουτε . πσωτηρ . πjοεισ . τταξισ ννετhμπαηρ .
English: Thou Son of God, Thou Saviour, Thou Lord, Thou Orderer of the things which are in the celestial heights.
Coptic: πρεfhαρεh ενετhιjμπκαh . τεχαρισ . αυω πραsε ννετενουβ νε .
English: Thou Guardian of the things which are on the earth, Thou Grace and Gladness of those who belong to Thee.
Coptic: sωπ εροκ ντεψυχη νιωhαννησ . πετεπωκ πε . ται ντακαασ νμπsα ετρεκσουωνσ .
English: receive Thou the soul of John, which belongeth to Thee, which Thou hast made to be worthy of the knowledge of Thee
Coptic: ντοκ γαρ πε ντακhαρεh εροι sατενου μπειτωλμ hολωσ μνσhιμε .
English: For it is Thou Who hast kept me up to this hour, and I have never at any time polluted myself with women.
Coptic: ακουονhκ ναι εβολ . ντεριουωs εjισhιμε hνταμντβρρε .
English: Thou didst appear unto me at the time when I was wishing to marry a wife in the period of my youth.
Coptic: αυω ακjοοσ ναι . jειωhαννησ . tρχρεια μμοκ .
English: and Thou didst say unto me, 'John, I have need of thee'
Coptic: ακρsορπ .
English: Thou didst in the beginning act
Coptic: ακοικονομει μπασωμα νουεs νsωνε νσωματικον .
English: as the steward of my body, when the desires caused by the sicknesses of the body arose
Coptic: ντοκ πεντακtjροπ ναι νhαh νσοπ . ντεριουωs εjισhιμε .
English: it was Thou Who didst prevent me from gratifying them on many occasions when I was wishing to marry a wife.
Coptic: μννσωσ ακsαjε νμμαι νjπsομτε μπεhοου hιjντhαλασσα . jειωhαννησ ενε ντοκ πετεπωι αν πε . νειναλο hαροκ πε . νγjισhιμε . αυω νγρβλλε επεκβαλ σναυ . νγcω εκρhηβε . εκτωβh μμοι .
English: Afterwards Thou didst speak to me at the third hour of the day on the sea, saying, 'John, if it be that thou dost not in truth belong to Me, I will withdraw Myself from thee. Take thou a wife, and thou shalt make thyself to become blind in both thine eyes; thou shalt suffer grief, [then] thou wilt pray unto Me.'
Coptic: πενταfουων μπαhητ hνταμεhsομτε νρομπε .
English: Thou it was Who didst open my heart three times in the same year
Coptic: ακχαριζε ναι νhεν κεβαλ . νσεουονh εβολ αν .
English: and Thou didst graciously bestow upon me other eyes, which did not make themselves visible.
Coptic: πενταfτρεπcωντ . η πειωρh ννεhιομε sωπε ναι νβοτε .
English: Thou it was Who didst make the joyful expectation of the contemplation of women to become to me an abomination.
Coptic: πενταfναhμτ εβολ hννεφαντασια μπροσουοειs . εαfhαρεh εροι επωνh ετμην εβολ .
English: Thou it was Who didst deliver me from a fleeting phantasy, and didst keep me for the life which endureth for ever.
Coptic: πενταfαατ νsμμο ετμανια ετhοου . ται ετsοοπ hντσαρξ εαfτραουε εβολ μπμου ετσαsε .
English: Thou it was Who didst make me to become a stranger to the madness of evil which ariseth in the flesh, and didst make me to be remote from the death which is bitter.
Coptic: πενταfναhμετ επμου μμεhσναυ . ετετγεhεννα νσατε τε . εακταhοι ερατ ειουααβ .
English: Thou it was Who didst deliver me from the second death, that is to say, the Gehenna of fire, and didst make me to stand up, being a pure man.
Coptic: πενταfτωμ ερωf μπsωνε ετhηπ νταψυχη .
English: Thou it was Who didst stop the mouth of the disease which appertained to my soul
Coptic: αυω ακsωsτ εβολ ντεπραξισ ετhηπ . η πhωβ ετουονh εβολ . παι εsαυτααf hμπσωμα .
English: and didst prevent the committal of the act which appertained thereto, or rather the outward and manifest works which are wont to be performed by the body.
Coptic: πενταfναhμετ . αυω αfνουjε εβολ νhητ . μπετsτορτρ μμοι .
English: Thou it was Who didst deliver me, and' didst east out from my heart that which disturbed me sorely.
Coptic: πενταfσοβτε νταcινβωκ sαροf εσουααβ .
English: Thou it was Who didst prepare me to come unto Thee in a state of innoceney (or, holiness).
Coptic: πενταfκαναμεευε ευsοοπ εhουν εροf ναττωλμ .
English: Thou it was Who didst make my thoughts concerning Thee to be unpolluted.
Coptic: πενταfχαριζε ναι ντεfπιστισ ενσπηs αν .
English: Thou it was who didst graciously grant unto me the faith in Thee which was undivided.
Coptic: πενταfτρεναμεευε . μνναsοjνε sωπε ευρhουο εhουν εροf .
English: Thou it was Who didst make my thoughts and my counsels to incline ever more and more towards Thee.
Coptic: πετt μπουα πουα . κατανεfhβηυε . πενταfκω hραι hνταψυχη . ετμκαλααυ ναι . νσαβλλακ μαυαακ πjοεισ .
English: Thou dost give unto each man according to his works. It was Thou Who didst deposit in my soul the intention not to permit anything whatsoever except Thyself to enter into me.
Coptic: ου γαρ πετιναhε εροf εfσωτπ . εfτββηυ εhουο εροκ .
English: For what can I find which is more choice or more pure than Thee?
Coptic: τενου δε αιhε εροκ . αυω αιjωκ εβολ ντοικονομια ντακτανhουτ εροσ .
English: And now I have found Thee. And I have fulfilled the stewardship which Thou didst commit to me