megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω ρτμει τρναρhτη ειsανμου .
English: and if thou wilt not come thou wilt grieve when I am dead.
Coptic: ντερεσσωτμ δε ετβεπεfμου . αστωουν ασει επεσητ .
English: And when she heard about his death she rose up and came down,
Coptic: πεjασ ννεσhμhαλ . jεβωκ ανιf ναι επειμα .
English: and she said unto her servant, 'Go on, take me to this place.'
Coptic: τοτε νhμhαλ αυμουτε εροf νασ μπεσσουωνf νcιτεfμααυ ετβεταsη ννασκησισ ετfειρε μμοου .
English: Then the servant called John unto her, but his mother did not recognize him by reason of the excessive ascetic labours which he had been in the habit of performing.
Coptic: πεjειωhαννησ πεσsηρε νασ jεαν ου πετνανουf . ετρειρε μμοου βωκ εhραι sαπνουτε .
English: And John her son said unto her, 'Have not the good things which thou hast done ascended unto God,
Coptic: κατατhε ετσηh . jεπεττετνααf νουα . ανοκ πεττετνααf ναι λοιπον .
English: even as it is written, 'That which ye have done unto one (of these), it is unto Me that ye have done it?'
Coptic: ανγουρωμε νcωβ . αυω νhηκε μνλααυ sοοπ ναι ντατουειο νη . επμα ννενταρααυ νμμαι μνπαjοεισ παρχων ντετνρπαμεευε νhητf  μννσαπαμου .
English: I am a sick man, and poor, and I have nothing whatsoever wherewith to reward thee and my lord the Archon in return for the things which ye have done for me, but ye will remember me after my death.
Coptic: αλλα τωουν . ντεωρκ ναι . jεπετειναjοοf νη τρκααf .
English: Now rise up, and swear an oath to me that whatsoever I say thou wilt do,
Coptic: αυω μερκω επαhου νhητf .
English: and that thou wnlt not neglect it,
Coptic: αυω tναt νη μπενταπjοεισ τοsτ εροf .
English: and I will give unto thee whatsoever the Lord shall allot me.'
Coptic: ντοσ δε πεjασ ναf jεfονh νcιπjοεισ jεtναειρε κατατhε ετκναjοοσ ναι
English: And she said unto him, 'As the Lord liveth, I will do whatsoever thou tellest me.'
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf νασ jεωρκ ναι νsορπ .
English: And he said unto her, 'First of all swear an oath unto me '
Coptic: ντοσ δε ασωρκ ναf
English: and she swore an oath.
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf νασ jεtταρικω μμο μπνουτε ετονh εsωπε ειsανμου μπρκαατ καhηυ ντhβσω εττο hιωωτ . αλλα ντhε ετιsοοπ νhητσ .
English: And he said unto her, ' I adjure thee by the Living God that, when I shall be dead, thou wilt not strip off me the clothes which are on me, leaving me naked,
Coptic: τενου ετετνετομστ μμοσ νhουν ντεικουι νκαλυβη .
English: but that thou wilt bury me inside this little hut just as I am.'
Coptic: ναι δε ντερfjοου νcιιωhαννησ αfεινε εβολ μπευαγγελιον ννουβ .
English: And when John had said these things unto her he brought forth the Gospel of gold,
Coptic: αfτααf νασ . παι νταυσμντf ναf μπατfρμοναχοσ . εfjω μμοσ νασ . jεμαρεπαι sωπε νη νουρπμεευε . hμπειαιων μνπετνηυ .
English: and gave unto her the book which had been made for him before he had become a monk, saying, 'Let this be unto thee a remembrance both of this world and of that which is to come.'
Coptic: ντοσ δε ασcω εσπωωνε μμοf επεισα μνπαι εσjω μμοσ jεερεπειευαγγελιον εινε μπευαγγελιον νταπαjοεισ νσον ταμιοοf . μπαμεριτ νsηρε ιωhαννησ .
English: And she kept turning over the Gospel from side to side, saying, 'This Gospel is like unto the Gospel which my lord had made for my beloved son John.'
Coptic: τοτε ασρπμεευε αυω ασριμε hνουσιsε απεσhητ sτορτρ επεhουο
English: Then she remembered, and she wept bitterly, and her heart was disturbed exceedingly,
Coptic: ασβωκ εhουν ντευνου
English: and she went straig'htway to her husband,
Coptic: αστσαβοf επεσhαι εσjω μμοσ jεουνπαι νακ .
English: and she shewed him the Gospel, saying, ' Is this thine?
Coptic: αυω αναυ jεπανιμ πε .
English: Find out to whom it belongeth.'
Coptic: αfσουωνf δε ντευνου αυω πεjαf jεαληθωσ . παι πε πευαγγελιον μπενμεριτ νsηρε ιωhαννησ . αυω νκεουα αν πε νβλλαf .
English: And he recognized the Gospel immediately, and he said, ' Verily, this is the Gospel of our beloved son John, and besides this there is no other.
Coptic: νταπειρωμε νcωβ . cνπαι των ο παντωσ .
English: Where did this sick man find it?
Coptic: παι σοουν jεερεπενμεριτ νsηρε ιωhαννησ των .
English: In any case lie must certainly know where our beloved son John is.
Coptic: τοτε αυει εβολ μπεσναυ ευsτρτωρ .
English: Then the two of them came out, and they were greatly moved;
Coptic: αυει επμα ετερεπευsηρε νhητf εfνκοτκ .
English: and they came to the place wherein their son was lying asleep.
Coptic: πεjαυ ναf . jετενταρκο μμοκ ντετριασ ετουααβ ετναsιβε αν . μνtνοc ναναναγκη ετκωτε εροκ . jεεκεταμον ετμε . jεντακcνπειευαγγελιον των .
English: And they said unto him, ' We adjure thee by the Unchangeable and Holy Trinity, and by the great need which thou art surrounded, to inform us where thou didst find this Gospel.'
Coptic: νερεπευhητ γαρ sτρτωρ εροου . ερενευρμειοουε sουο . εjμπκαh .
English: And their hearts were beating wildly within them, and their tears were flowing on the ground,
Coptic: αυω μπουεsτωουν εhραι ετβεταsη . ννευρμειοουε .
English: and they were not able to stand upright by reason of excessive weeping.
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεμπετετνσουωντ jεανγ νιμ .
English: And John said unto them ' Do ye not know who I am?
Coptic: ντοου δε πεjαυ ναf . jεννασουωνγ ναs νhε .
English: And they said unto him, 'How is it possible for us to know thee?
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναυ jεανοκ πε ιωhαννησ πετνsηρε . αυω πειευαγγελιον ννουβ . παι πενταιαιτει μμοf ντοοτ τηυτν
English: And he said unto them ' I am John, thy son, and this Gospel of gold is that for which I entreated you,
Coptic: αιfιτf νμμαι επμα εtναβωκ εροf 
English: and I took it to the place whither I went
Coptic: αλλα επειδη αιεπιθυμει επjοεισ αυω αιφορει ντεfcομ ετουααβ . hμπεσχημα ετθββιηυ ντειhε
English: but I desired the Lord, and I arrayed myself in His holy strength, in this humble garb.'
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε νcινεfειοτε αυsτορτρ νcινευσπλαχνον μπευεscμcομ εcω νουεs νριμε . αλλα νευριμε hνουσιsε 
English: And when his parents heard these words their bowels were greatly moved, and they were unable to keep back their tears, and they wept bitterly.
Coptic: τοτε αυπαhτου εjντεfμεσθητ αυωλμ εhουν εροf νουνοc νναυ jιντsορπ νουρsε ντευsη . sαjπσο hωστε νσεει τηρου νcιννοc μππαλλαtον . νσεριμε τηρου νμμαυ . ετβεjενταυcνιωhαννησ hνhνουνοc νθββιο .
English: Then they threw themselves on his breast, and they mourned over him for a very long time, from the first watch of the night until the sixth hour. And at length all the nobles of the palace a came and wept with them because John had been found in such a miserable condition.
Coptic: νhοσον δε ευπαhτ επεσητ εjωf νcινεfειοτε . ντευνου δε αfουων νρωf αft μπεfπνευμα νcιj μπνουτε νcιπμακαριοσ ιωhαννησ .
English: And at the very moment when his parents cast themselves upon him the blessed John opened his mouth, and yielded up his spirit into the hands of God.
Coptic: ω ουηρ πε πhηβε νταfsωπε hντπολισ τηρσ μπεhοου ετμμαυ .
English: O how great was the mourning which took place in all the city on that day!
Coptic: και γαρ hεννοc νκραυγη αυsωπε hνννοc ντπολισ . νρμμαο μννhηκε . νhοουτ μννεhιοομε νκουι μνννοc .
English: O how great were the outbursts of grief which took place among the nobles of the city! And rich and poor, and men and women, and little and great,
Coptic: αυει τηρου ευωs εναυ επμακαριοσ ιωhαννησ .
English: all came wishing to see the blessed John.
Coptic: τεfμααυ δε ον hιτμπαsαι μπεσμκαh αυω ετβεπεsτορτρ νμμηηsε ασρπωβs μπαναs ντασωρκ μμοf μπεσsηρε .
English: And his mother, through the greatness of her sorrow, and through the disturbance caused by the multitude, forgot the oath which she had sworn to her son,
Coptic: τοτε αστρευκααf καhηυ ννhοιτε μπελcε . εττο hιωωf μννκεhωτ νταυρhρησσε ασt hιωωf . νουhβσω εσταιηυ καταπμπsα ντμντρρο .
English: and she had the ragged apparel which was upon him stripped off, and the pieces of old skins, and she arrayed him in fine raiment, such as befitted (his position) in the state.
Coptic: ντευνου δε αfει νcιουαγγελοσ
English: And straightway an angel came
Coptic: αfjωh ενουρηητε ντεfμααυ .
English: and touched the feet of his mother,
Coptic: αυhιουε εhουν hννευερηυ hνουνhοτ μνουνοc ντκασ . ετβεπαναs νιωhαννησ πεσsηρε . ντασρουωβs .
English: and they struck together violently causing her great pain, because (she had broken) the oath which her son John made her swear, and which she had forgotten.
Coptic: τοτε αfει νcιπεfειωτ αfναυ εροσ . εσhαβασανοσ πεjαf νασ jεhνουμε ω τασωνε . νταπαι sωπε μμο ετβεπαναs μπενsηρε ιωhαννησ νταρκαταφρονει μμοf .
English: Then his father came and saw her as she was suffering torture, and he said unto her, ' In truth, O my sister, this hath happened unto thee because thou hast treated lightly the oath which our son John made thee to swear.'
Coptic: τοτε απειhωβ ρροουs ναυ .
English: Then this matter caused them anxiety,
Coptic: αυω αυfι νhοειτε ετνανωου hιjωf
English: and they removed the goodly apparel which was on him,
Coptic: αυthιωωf ννhοιτε μπελcε ντευhε .
English: and they dressed him again in his ragged garments as before ;
Coptic: αυω ντευνου απετκασ cω hννεσουρηητε .
English: and straightway the pain ceased in her feet.
Coptic: αυω ασfιhρασ εβολ ασριμε hνουνοc νμκαh νhητ εσjω μμοσ . jεουοει ναι ταμεριτ νsηρε ιωhαννησ . ω πενταfsωπε μμοκ . πουοειν νναβαλ sαντκει εhραι επεινοc νθββιο ντειcοτ . μντεινοc μμντhηκε .
English: And she lifted up her face and wept, with great sorrow of heart, saying, ' Woe is me, O my beloved son John ! Alas, for what hath happened unto thee ! Thou wast the light of mine eye until thou didst enter upon this great state of humility wherein I see thee, and this great poverty.
Coptic: ναιατσ ντακαλαhη jεασfι hαροκ . αυω ναεκιβε . jεαυσανουsκ . ω παsηρε ετουααβ .
English: Blessed be my womb which bore thee, and my breasts which suckled thee, O my holy son !
Coptic: αυρsπηρε νcιπμηηsε τηρf εjνταρετη μπsηρε sημ . jεναs νhε αfαμαhτε μμοf hνtcοτ νhυπομονη . αυω αυtεοου μπνουτε
English: And all the multitude marvelled how it was possible for so young a man to have attained to such a degree of patient endurance (or, self-abnegation), and they glorified God.
Coptic: νεfειοτε δε αυτωμσ μμοf hνhντκαλυβη κατατhε νταfjοοσ ναυ αυω αυκωτ εjωf νουμαρτυριον
English: And his parents buried him in the hut according to what John had said unto them, and they built over him a martyrium.
Coptic: αυfι μπετνταυ τηρf .
English: And they took everything' which belonged to him
Coptic: αυσορf ννhηκε μννετsαατ .
English: and distributed it among the poor and the needy.
Coptic: μννσωσ ανεfειοτε jωκ εβολ hνουβιοσ ενανουf ευtεοου μπνουτε μννεsληλ ννενειοτε ετουααβ 
English: And afterwards his parents lived a holy life, and they ascribed glory to God, and to the prayers of our holy fathers.
Coptic: παι πε παγων μππετουααβ ιωhαννησ νταfcμcομ νhητf . επειδη αfhοκf
English: Here endeth the strife of Saint John, wherein he was mig-hty and prevailed.
Coptic: αfρhμhαλ μπjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ hνουνοc νhυπομονη jεκασ εεfεjιhμοτ εjων νναhρμπνουτε νfκω παsαι ννεννοβε ναν εβολ 
English: He became a servant of the Lord Jesus the Christ in patient endurance, in order that he might receive favour on our behalf before God, and that He might forgive us the multitude of our sins,
Coptic: παι εβολ hιτοοτf πεοου ναf μνπεfειωτ ναγαθοσ μνπεπνευμα ετουααβ sαενεh νενεh hαμην   ..  ..  ..  ..  .. 
English: to Whom, and His Good Father and the Holy Sjiirit, be glory for ever and ever! Amen.
Coptic: εγραφημενη μυcουρη κγ ινδικτιονοσ α . απο τον αγιων μρ μαρτυρων tιθ ετουσ τξγ
English: Written on the twenty-third day of the month Mesore (August 16) of the First Indiction, in the seven hundred and nineteenth year of the Era of the Martyrs (i. e. A. D. 1003), year (of the Saracens) 363 (i.e. a. d. 985).
Coptic: εγω ταλασ αμαρτωλουσ βικτωρ ελαχιστοσ διακονοσ παισ του μακαριοσ μερ διακονοσ υυ μακαριοσ επωνυχοσ αρχηδιακονοσ του αγιου μερκουριου μεγα στρατηλατα απο τησ πολλατων εγραψασ βιβλοσ μνησθιt μου κεοταν ηλθεσ ν τη βασιλια σουfθ .
English: I, the wretched sinner, the least of all men, Victor the deacon, the son of the blessed Mercurius the deacon, the son of the blessed Eponuchos, archdeacon of the church of Saint Mercurius, the general-in-chief, of the city of Latopolis (i. e. Esna, or Asna), wrote [this] book. Remember Thou me, O Lord, when Thou eomest into Thy kingdom ! Amen.
Coptic: hιτν δε σπουδη μντμντβαιροουs μπενμαινουτε νσον ετουτ ζαχαριασ πδιακωνοσ αυω πμοναχοσ μπhαγιοσ μερκουριοσ μπτοου ντβω . αfσμνπειjωωμε hννεfhισε μμιν μμοf αfδοριζε μμοf εhουν επτοποσ μφαγιοσ μερκουριοσ . μπτοου ντβω .
English: by the zeal and care of our God-loving brother Zacharias, the deacon and monk of Saint Mercurius, in the Mountain of Atbo (Apollinopolis, Edfu, or TJtfu). He had this book made with (the fruit of) his own labour, he gave it to the sanctuary of Saint Mercurius in the Mountain of Atbo,
Coptic: παι ετfsοοπ νhητf hαπουjαι ντεfψυχη jεκασ ερεπhαγιοσ μερκουριοσ μννκεπετουααβ τηρου ντανσηh πευρπμεευε επειjωωμε πουα πουα καταπεfραν νασμου εροf hνσμου νιμ μπνευματικον αυω νεπουρανιον νfχαριζε ναf νουhυπομονη νfτουjοf νcορcσ τηρου μπδιαβολοσ μννρωμε μπονηροσ . νftτhε ναf ετρεfjωκ εβολ . ντλυτουργια μπμα ετουααβ μνπενταfκληρου εροf ετεδιακονοσ πε hιμοναχοσ .
English: wherein he lived, for the salvation of his own soul, in order that Saint Mercurius, and all the other saints whose memorials are written in this book, one by one, according to his name, may bless him with every spiritual and celestial blessing and may graciously grant unto him the power to endure patiently, and may deliver him from all the wiles of the Devil and of evil-doing men, and may enable him to fulfil the serviee in the Holy Place, with him that hath inherited it, that is to say, as deacon and monk.
Coptic: εfsανjωκ εβολ ντδιαθεσισ μπειβιοσ προσπετκη εhραι νρωμε νιμ . ερεπhαγιοσ μερ μννκεπετουααβ νταυσεhπευραν επειjωωμε ναπαρακαλει μπεχριστοσ εhραι εjωf . νfνοjf εκουονf ναβραhαμ μνισακ μνιακωβ νfjικληρονομια μννειοτε ντκοινωνια απα παλαμων . μνπαhωμιο . μνhορσιεσιοσ . μναπα πετρονιοσ . μντεοδωροσ . μναπα sενουτε μννετουααβ τηρου νfρπμπsα νσωτμ
English: And when he shall have fulfilled the disposition of this life in accordance with what is ordered in respect of every man, may Saint Mercurius and the other saints whose names are written in this book beseech the Christ on his behalf, (so that) He may set him in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ; and that he may receive an inheritance with the fathers of the community (namely), Palamun, Pahomio (Pachomius), and Horsiesios, and Apa Petronius, and Theodore, and Apa Shenoute, and all the saints; and that he may be worthy to hear (the words),
Coptic: jεκαλωσ . πhμhαλ ετνανουf αυω μπιστοσ επειδη νεκνhοτε hενκουι tνακαθισα μμοκ εjνhαh βωκ εhουν επραsε μπεκjοεισ .
English: Well (done), thou servant good and faithful. Since thou hast been faithful in little things, I will set thee over many. Enter into the joy of thy Lord.'
Coptic: hαμην εσεsωπε fθ .
English: Amen. So let it be! Amen.
Coptic: πβιοσ αυω τπολιτεια μπενπετουααβ νειωτ ετταιηυ κατασμοτ νιμ απα οννοφριοσ παναχωριτησ νταfjωκ εβολ μπεfβιοσ νσουμνττασε μπεβοτ παωνε hνουειρηνη ντεπνουτε
English: THE LIFE AND CONVERSATION OF OUR HOLY FATHER, WHO WAS GLORIOUS IN EVERY WAY, APA ONNOPHRIOS THE ANCHORITE, WHO ENDED HIS LIFE ON THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH PAONE IN THE PEACE OF GOD!
Coptic: σμου ερον hαμην  
English: BLESS US! AMEN.
Coptic: αυσον ναναχωριτησ επεfραν πε απα παπνουτε εξηγισθαι . εhενσνηυ μμαινουτε .
English: A CERTAIN brother who was an anchorite, and whose name was Apa Pa[p]noute, made a discourse to the God-loving brethren,
Coptic: ναι δε νε νsαjε νταfjοου . jεανοκ πσον αιμεευε νουhοου ετραβωκ εhουν επjαιε ετhιhουν . ετραναυ jεουνσον μμοναχοσ . μπαhου .
English: and these were the words which he addressed to them. I, [your] brother, was thinking one day, and I determined to go into the inner desert, so that I might see if there were any brethren who were monks living in the most remote parts of it.
Coptic: αιμοοsε δε νfτοου νhοου μνfτοε νουsη μπιουεμοεικ . ουδε μπισεμοου . ειμοοsε hιπjαιε ετhιhουν .
English: I marched four days and four nights, and I neither ate bread nor drank water. I marched on into the inner desert,
Coptic: hραι δε hμπhαη νhοου . αιει εjνουσπηλαιον .
English: and at the end of a [further number] of days I came upon a cave.
Coptic: αυω ντεριhων εhουν εροf . αικωλh επρο ναπsε . νουπαsε νhοου . αυω μπελααυ ρουω ναι .
English: And when I had drawn nigh thereto I knocked at the door at midday, and no one answered me,
Coptic: αιμεευε δε hμπαhητ jεμνσον μπειμα .
English: and I thought in my mind 'there is no brother in this place'.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιναυ ευσον . εfhμοοσ εhραι εfκω νρωf .
English: And I saw a brother seated inside it, and he was silent,
Coptic: αιαμαhτε δε μπεfcβοι . αυω απεfcβοι βωλ εβολ hνναcιj . αfρτhε ννειμισλησ νκαh .
English: and I took hold of his arm, and his arm came off in my hands, and became particles of dust;
Coptic: αιcομcμ επεfσωμα τηρf αιhε εροf . εαfουω εfμου . ερεπhωβ οσκ
English: and I felt his body all over, and I found that he was dead, and that the skin had perished (?).
Coptic: αιcωsτ δε αιναυ . ευκολοβιον . εfαsε εhραι .
English: And I looked and I saw a short-sleeved shirt hanging up inside the cave,
Coptic: αυω ντεριcομcμ επεικετ αfβωλ εβολ αfρκαh .
English: and when I felt it with my hands, it also fell to pieces and became dust.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιαhερατ αιsληλ . αυω αιfι νταστολη .
English: And I stood up, and I prayed, and I took my garment
Coptic: αισουελουωλσ εροf . αιcωjε νναcιj hμπκαh . αιτωμσf . αυω αιει εβολ hμπμα ετμμαυ .
English: and wrapped the body up in it, and I dug a hole in the earth with my hands, and I buried him [in it]. And I came forth from that place,
Coptic: αιμοοsε δε εhουν hντερημοσ . αιcινε νκεσπηλαιον . απαhητ ει εροι αιτωhμ εhουν επρο αυω μπελααυ ρουω ναι .
English: and I marched on into the desert, and I came upon another cave, and my courage came to me, and I thrust open the door [and cried out], and no one answered me.
Coptic: αιβωκ εhουν μπιhε ερωμε . αιει εβολ ειjω μμοσ . jεπμα ετερεπhμhαλ μπνουτε νhητf fναjπει επειμα .
English: And I went in and I found no man, and I came forth, saying, 'The place of a servant of God; he will soon return to this place.'
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιcω hμπμα ετμμαυ . ειsληλ sαντεπεhοου προκοπτει .
English: And I remained in that place, and I prayed until the day ran to its close,
Coptic: αυω νειταυο πε ννααποστηθοσ .
English: and I recited the books which I had learned by heart.
Coptic: μννσωσ δε ερεπρη ναhωτπ αιcωsτ αιναυ ευαγελη νsοs εασει μπουε . ερεπσον ετμμαυ hντευμηητε .
English: And afterwards, just as the sun was about to set, I looked up and I saw a herd of buffaloes in the far distance coming towards me, and that brother was among them,
Coptic: ντερfhων δε εhουν εροι νfκηκαhηυ πε . αυω ερεπεfβω hωβσ ντεfασχημοσυνη . αυω εfο νhβσω εfcοολε μμοf .
English: and when he approached me he was naked, and his hair covered his shame, and it served as raiment to clothe him.
Coptic: ντερεfπωh εροι . αfρhοτε εματε . εfμεευε jεανγουπνευμα . αfαhερατf αfsληλ .
English: And when he had come to the place where I was he was exceedingly afraid, for he thought that I was a spirit, and he stood up and prayed,
Coptic: και γαρ αhαh μπνευμα πειραζε μμοf . κατατhε νταfjοοσ επhαη .
English: for very often spirits used to come to tempt him, according to what he himself subsequently said.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιασθε . jεαfρhοτε αιμοοsε εροf
English: And I perceived that he was afraid, and I went to him,
Coptic: πεjαι ναf . jεαhροκ εκρhοτε . ω πhμhαλ μπνουτε .
English: and I said unto him ' Wherefore art thou afraid, O servant of God?
Coptic: cωsτ νγναυ εναταcσε . jεανγουρωμε . αυω νγcομcμ εροι jεανγουσαρξ hισνοf .
English: Look, and thou wilt see my footprints, and that I am a man. Touch me, and [thou wilt find] that I am flesh and blood.'
Coptic: ντοf δε ντερεfcωsτ εhουν εhραι . αfταυο μπεsληλ μπευαγγελιον .
English: And when he had gazed upon me he repeated the prayer in the Gospel.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιcωρs εροf . ετρεfjιτ επεσητ επεσπηλαιον .
English: And I urged him to take me into the cave.
Coptic: αfjνοι jεντακει επειμα . ναs νhε .
English: And he asked me 'Wherefore didst thou come to this place?'
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι jενταιει επειμα . ειουεs ναυ νhμhαλ μπνουτε . ετsοοπ hμπειjαιε . αυω μπεπνουτε . fοcτ μπεtsινε νσωf .
English: And I said, 'I came to this place because I wished to see the servants of God who live in this desert, and God hath not denied me that which I asked of Him.'
Coptic: αιjνουf jεντακει επειμα ναs νhε . αυω εισουηρ . νουοειs jιντακει επειμα . αυω νεsακουμου . αυω ετβεου εκκηκαhηυ εμνhβσω τω hιωωκ .
English: And I asked him, saying, ' How didst thou come to this place? And how long ago is it since thou didst come here? And what dost thou usually eat? And why dost thou go naked and wear no € clothing on thy body?
Coptic: ντοf δε αfαρχει νsαjε νμμαι εfjω μμοσ . jεανγουρωμε μμοναχοσ . ειουηh hνουσοουhσ . μμοναχοσ ναυητ hνθηβαισ .
English: And he began to talk with me, saying, 'I was a monk, and I lived among a congregation of monks in Thebais.
Coptic: αυμεευε ει επαhητ . ντειhε jετωουν αμου εβολ . νγcωhμ πεκμα μαυαακ . αυω κναεσυχαζε μμοκ νγαναχωρει . νγsπνεσνηυ εροκ . νγρμαιsμμο . εματε . αυω κναcινε . νουhουο βεεκε . hμπhωβ ννεκcιj .
English: And there came into my heart a thought of this kind: Rise up, go forth, and abide in a place by thyself. And thou shalt lead a life of peaceful contemplation. Thou shalt become an anchorite, and shalt receive the brethren. Thou shalt shew abundant hospitality to strangers, and thou shalt find abundant wages by the work of thy hands.
Coptic: πενταιμεευε δε εροf αιααf .
English: And that which I thought in my mind I carried into effect.
Coptic: αιει δε εβολ hμπαυητ μμοναχοσ . αικωτ ναι νουμα νsωπε μαυαατ αιουωh νhητf .
English: I came away from the house of the monks, I built myself a habitation in a place apart, and I took up my abode therein.
Coptic: αυαπσ νρωμε . επιτασσε ναι νhωβ νcιj sαιτααυ μμντνα ννsμμο .
English: And men employed me, and what they gave me for the work of my hands I used to give away in charity to strangers.
Coptic: πδιαβολοσ αfκωh μπεουοειs ετμμαυ . επβεεκε tjπο μμοf . μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ hαπετειρε μμοf ννsμμο . μννκοουε . ετρcρωωh . εfναυ ετhε ετισπουδαζε επαhωβ νcιj .
English: At that time the Devil became envious of me, because of the wages which I was earning before the Lord in respect of what I did for strangers and for other folk who were in want; for he saw how diligent I was in manual labour,
Coptic: αfκωh εροι εματε . hαπετειρε μμοf . αfβωκ εhουν ευσhιμε . μμοναχη εσνηυ sαροι εαστασσε ναι νhενhωβ νcιj .
English: and he was exceedingly jealous of me. And he entered into a certain woman who was a nun, and who came to me, and employed me to do certain hand work,
Coptic: αυω ντεριουω μμοου . αιτααυ νασ .
English: and when I had finished it I gave it to her,
Coptic: ασjοοσ ναι ον ετβεhενκοουε . αυω ντερετσυνηθια sωπε . ετρναπαντα ενενερηυ . απjαjε ταασ επαhητ . ετραjιhωβ νcιj ντοοτσ .
English: and she talked to me about further work. And it became a customary thing for us to meet each other, and the Enemy put it into my heart to take work of the hands from her.
Coptic: ντερετπαρhησια δε sωπε . ανουεμοεικ μννενερηυ .
English: And when we had learned to talk freely to each other we ate bread together,
Coptic: αυω αυhωβ ουωνh ερον . επhαε δε ανtναακε μπμου ανjπο . ντανομια .
English: and the affair continued to grow until at last we brought forth death, and produced iniquity.
Coptic: ντεριhε δε εβολ νμμασ . hνουμντατhητ . ανcω hνtανομια νσοου νεβοτ .
English: And when once I had fallen with her into folly we remained in this wicked state for six months.
Coptic: μννσωσ αιμεευε εβολ hμπαhητ . επενταιααf αιρhτηι . αιριμε εματε αυω αιsωπε . hνουαsαhομ
English: Afterwards I meditated in my heart upon what I had done, and I grieved, and wept exceedingly, and I was always heaving sighs.
Coptic: αιμεευε εβολ hμπαhητ επενταιααf αιρ hτηι . αιριμε εματε . αυω αιsωπε ειsοοπ hνουαsαhομ .
English: Afterwards I meditated in my heart upon what I had done, and I grieved, and wept exceedingly, and I was always heaving sighs.