megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: jεετβεου νδαιμων μιsε νμμαν ντειhε τηρσ .
English: 'Why do demons attack us like all this?'
Coptic: jεεβολ jεαννουjε εβολ ννενhοπλον .
English: 'Because we cast off our armor,
Coptic: ετεναι νε πσωs
English: which is shame,
Coptic: μνπτμκαλααυ ναν
English: and not abandoning anything for ourselves,
Coptic: μντhυπομονη ⲻ
English: and endurance.'
Coptic: αυσον jνεουhλλο jεερsανουσον εινε ναι εhουν νhενsαjε hιβολ κουωs ετραjοοσ ναf απα jεμπρντου ναι εhουν
English: A brother asked a monk, 'If a brother brings me some words from outside, do you, father, want me to say to him, 'Do not bring them in to me?''
Coptic: πεjαπhλλο ναf jεμπωρ .
English: The monk said to him, 'Do not.'
Coptic: πεjεπσον ναf jεετβεου .
English: The brother said to him, 'Why?'
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο jεετβεjεουδε ανον hωων μπενscμcομ εhαρεh επαι . μηποτε ενjω μμοσ επετhιτουων jεμπρρπαι . ντνcντν hωων μννσαναι ενειρε μμοσ ⲻ
English: The monk said to him, 'Because we ourselves have not been able to observe this, lest, while we say to our companion, 'Don't do this,' we find ourselves later doing this.'
Coptic: πεjεπσον ναf jεου cε ετεssε εααf ⲻ
English: The brother said to him, 'What else is it necessary to do?'
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο jεενουεsπκαρωf .
English: The monk said, 'What we desire is silence,
Coptic: πεfσμοτ ρωsε επετhιτουων
English: its example is enough for our companion.'
Coptic: jεου πε πεθββιο
English: 'What is humility?'
Coptic: πεjαf jεερsανπεκσονρνοβε εροκ πε
English: He said, 'It is when your brother sins against you,
Coptic: νγκω ναf εβολ
English: and you forgive him
Coptic: μπατεfμετανοει ⲻ
English: when he has not yet repented.'
Coptic: jεhμπειρασμοσ νιμ
English: In every temptation,
Coptic: μπρcναρικε ερωμε .
English: do not blame some person,
Coptic: εκjω μμοσ jεερεναι sοοπ μμοι ετβενανοβε ⲻ
English: saying, 'These things have happened to me because of my sins.''
Coptic: jεμπιπαραβα νταταξισ ενεh .
English: 'I have never passed beyond my rank
Coptic: ετραμοοsε επjισε μμοι
English: to move toward my exultation.
Coptic: αυω ον ευεινε μμοι επεσητ ευθββιο μπιsτορτρ .
English: And I am also not disturbed, having been brought down by humility.
Coptic: παροουs τηρf πε ετρατωβh μπνουτε
English: It is my sole concern to make myself pray to God,
Coptic: jεου πε πεθββιο νhητ
English: 'What else is a humble heart?'
Coptic: jεετρεκρππετνανουf πε ννετρπεθοου νακ .
English: 'It is to make yourself do good to those who do evil to you.'
Coptic: jεερsαντμουα πωh επειsι ου πετεναααf .
English: 'If one does not achieve this measure, what will he do?'
Coptic: jεμαρεfσωτπ ναf μπκαρωf ⲻ
English: 'Let him choose to be silent.'
Coptic: αυσον jνεουhλλο
English: A brother said to a monk,
Coptic: jεαjιουsαjε εροι απα νουjαι .
English: 'Father, tell me a whole story.
Coptic: καν εκsανjοοf ντντμαμαhτε μμοf εβολ
English: Even if you tell it and we don't understand,
Coptic: jεουκαh μμελh πε πενκαh
English: since our soil is salty soil.'
Coptic: αουσον jνεουhλλο
English: A brother asked a monk,
Coptic: αυω αfhμοοσ ετετραπεζα εουωμ μννεσνηυ .
English: And he sat down at the table to eat with the brothers.
Coptic: πεjαυ δε νcιhοινε jενιμ πε πεικεουα .
English: Some said, 'Who even is this person?'
Coptic: αυαμαhτε μμοf αυτουνοσf
English: And they grabbed him and made him stand up,
Coptic: ευjω μμοσ jετωουν νγβωκ εβολ .
English: saying, 'Get up and leave!'
Coptic: αfτωουν δε αfβωκ .
English: So he stood up and left.
Coptic: αhενκοουε δε μκαh νhητ .
English: But some others were troubled,
Coptic: αυω αυμουτε εροf . ⲻ
English: and they called him back.
Coptic: μννσαναι αουα jνουf
English: After this, one (of them) asked him,
Coptic: jενταουβωκ επεκhητ jεαυνοjκ εβολ .
English: 'What entered into your heart when you were cast out
Coptic: αυω αυντκ ον εhουν . ⲻ
English: and brought back in again?'
Coptic: πεjαf jεαικαασ hμπαhητ hαπσ ανγουουhορ .
English: He said, 'It entered my mind that I must be a dog,
Coptic: παι ευsαννοjf εβολ sαfβωκ
English: which leaves it if it cast out
Coptic: ευsανμουτε εροf sαfει . ⲻ
English: and comes when it is called.'
Coptic: αυjοοσ νcινhλλο jεεsωπε μνπολεμοσ hιjων μαλλον δε sανθββιο νhουο .
English: The old men said, 'If there is no battle against us, then instead we humiliate ourselves as much as we can.
Coptic: εsαρεπνουτε γαρ ναυ ετενμντcωβ νfσκεπαζω μμον .
English: When God sees our weakness, He shall protect us.
Coptic: εsωπε δε ενsανsουsου μμον sαffι ντεfσκεπη hιjων αυω ντντακο .
English: If we boast ourselves He shall take away his shelter from us, and we shall perish.'
Coptic: απδιαβολοσ sβτf hνουσχημα ναγγελοσ μπουοειν
English: The devil changed into an image of an angel of the light.
Coptic: αfουωναh εουα ννεσνηυ αυω πεjαf ναf jε
English: He appeared to one of the brothers and said to him,
Coptic: ανγ πε γαβριηλ νταυτννοουτ sαροκ
English: “I am Gabriel, who was sent to you”
Coptic: πεjαf δε ναf
English: But he said to him,
Coptic: jεαναυ jενταυτννοουκ sακεουα ννεσνηυ
English: “Look, you were sent to another of the brothers,
Coptic: ανοκ γαρ νtμπsα αν
English: for I am not worthy.”
Coptic: ντοf δε ντεουνου αfρατουωνh εβολ
English: And he immediately disappeared.
Coptic: αυjοοσ νcινhλλο
English: The elders said,
Coptic: jεκαν ναμε . ερsανουαγγελοσ ουωναh νακ εβολ
English: “Even if an angel truly appears to you,
Coptic: μπρsορπf εροκ .
English: do not receive him,
Coptic: αλλα θββιοκ νγjοοσ
English: but humble yourself and say,
Coptic: jε νtμπsα αν εναυ επαγγελοσ . αιωνh hν ννοβε 
English: I am not worthy to see the angel, as I have lived in sin.'”
Coptic: αυjοοσ ετβεουα ννhλλο jεαfhμοοσ hντεfρι εfαγωνιζε
English: They said about an old man, he dwelled in his house struggling
Coptic: αfναυ ενδαιμων hνουωνh εβολ .
English: He saw the demons in a vision.
Coptic: πδιαβολοσ δε αfναυ εροf μαυααf jεαfcωτπ hητf μπhλλο .
English: And the devil saw that he was defeated inside of the old man
Coptic: αυω αfει αfουωναh ναf εβολ εfjω μμοσ jεανοκ πε πεχριστοσ .
English: And he went and revealed himself to him saying, 'I am Christ'.
Coptic: ντερεfναυ δε εροf νcιπhλλο αfhωjπ ννεfβαλ ⲻ.
English: After the old man saw him, he closed his eyes
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιπδιαβολοσ . jεετβεου ακhωjπ ννεκβαλ ανοκ πε πε χριστοσ .
English: and the devil said to him: 'Why did you close your eyes, I am Christ?'
Coptic: πεjαf δε νcιπhλλο jεανοκ νtουωs αν εναυ επεχριστοσ μπειμα .
English: And the old man said, 'I don't want to see Christ in this life'.
Coptic: αfσωτμ δε εναι νcιπδιαβολοσ αfρατουων εβολ
English: And the devil heard this and left him.
Coptic: εκsανcμcομ ετωουν ευσωs μμοκ ουνοc νhωβ πε παι παραναρετη τηρου .
English: if you have the ability to rise against insulting you, this is greater than all virtues
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο .
English: An old man said,
Coptic: jεπετναfι hαουσωs μνουνοcνεc . ουνcομ μμοf εουjαι .
English: 'The one who bears contempt and reproach is able to be saved.'
Coptic: αυjοοσ ετβεαπα παπνουτε jεμεfcεπη εσεηρπ .
English: They said about Abba Paphnutius that he never hastens to drink wine.
Coptic: εfμοοsε δε νουοειs αfει εjνουκολληγιον νληστησ
English: But while walking on one occasion he came upon a band of bandits
Coptic: αυω αfcντου ευσω .
English: and he found them drinking.
Coptic: αfσουωνf δε νcιπετο νανjωj
English: And he knew him, that is the one who is head,
Coptic: αυω εfσοουν jεμεfσεηρπ .
English: and while knowing that he never drinks wine
Coptic: αfναυ εροf hνουνοc νhισε
English: he saw him in a great weariness
Coptic: αfμουh νουαποτ νηρπ
English: (and) filled a cup of wine
Coptic: ερε τεfσηfε hντεfcιj .
English: while his sword (is) in his hand
Coptic: αυω πεjαf μπhλλο
English: and told the old man
Coptic: jεεκτμσω tναhοτβεκ .
English: “If you don't drink I will kill you.”
Coptic: αfειμε νcιπhλλο jεεfουωs εειρε νουντολη ντεπνουτε εfουωs
English: He knew, that is, the old man, that it’s to do the commandment of God that he wants
Coptic: εthηυ μμοf
English: and wanting to gain him
Coptic: αfjιτf αfσοοf .
English: he took it (and) he drank it.
Coptic: πανjωj δε νληστησ αfμετανοει εfjω μμοσ
English: But the head of the bandits, he repented saying:
Coptic: jεκω ναι εβολ παειωτ jεαιthισε νακ .
English: “forgive me my father for I have made you suffer”.
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιπhλλο
English: He said to him, that is the old man:
Coptic: jεtπιστευε επνουτε jεfναειρε νακ νουνα ετβεπειαποτ νηρπ hμπειωνh μνπετνηυ .
English: “I trust in God that he will do you charity for this cup of wine in this life and the one that’s coming”.
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιπαρχηληστησ
English: He said to him, that is the head-bandit:
Coptic: jεtπιστευε επνουτε jεjιντενου νtναρ πεθοου αν νλααυ .
English: “I trust in God that from now I won’t do wrong to anyone.”
Coptic: πhλλο δε αfjπο ναf ντκολληγιον τηρσ
English: And the old man, he acquired for himself the whole band,
Coptic: jεαfκω νσωf μπεfουωs ετβεπνουτε .
English: for he left his desire behind him for God.
Coptic: αυcωλπ εβολ ναπα αντωνιοσ hιπjαιε .
English: It was revealed to Apa Antonius in the desert
Coptic: jεουνουα εfεινε μμοκ hντπολισ .
English: that there’s one who is like him in the city
Coptic: ευσαειν πε hντεfτεχνε .
English: who is a doctor in his trade
Coptic: εft μπεfhουο ννετsαατ .
English: who gives his plenty to those who are needy
Coptic: αυω sαfρ πεhοου τηρf εfjω μπsομντ νhαγιοσ μνναγγελοσ .ⲻ
English: and always spends the whole day saying the Trishagion with the angels
Coptic: ερε πμακαριοσ εφρεμ ο νsηρεsημ αfναυ ευρασου . η ουcωλπ εβολ .
English: When the blessed Ephraim was a little boy he saw a dream or a revelation
Coptic: jεαυβωνελοολε ρωτ hμπεfλασ .
English: that a grapevine sprouted in his tongue
Coptic: αυω ασαυξανε ασμεh πκαh τηρf hατπε ενανου πεσκαρποσ μματε
English: and it grew and it filled all the land under the sky whose fruit (sic) were very good,
Coptic: αυω αυει νcινhαλαατε τηρου ντπε
English: and they came, that is all the birds of the sky
Coptic: αυουωμ hμπεσκαρποσ .
English: (and) they ate its fruit,
Coptic: αυω πετουναουομf hντβωνελοολε sασtουω μμοf νκεσοπ νhουο .
English: and whatever will be eaten from the grapevine, it (the vine) will regrow more abundantly.
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα δουλοσ πμαθητησ ναπα βησαριον .
English: He said, that is Abba Doulos, the disciple of Abba Besarion:
Coptic: jεενμοοsε hαhτνθαλασσα
English: “while we were walking beside the sea,
Coptic: αυω αιειβε .
English: and I became thirsty.
Coptic: αιjοοσ ναπα βησαριον
English: I said to Abba Besarion:
Coptic: jεπαειωτ tοβε τονου .
English: “My father, I am very thirsty.”
Coptic: πhλλο δε αfsληλ
English: But the old man prayed
Coptic: jεσω νακ hνθαλασσα . αυω πμοου hολc .
English: “Drink at the sea and the water is sweet.”
Coptic: ανοκ δε αισω .
English: And I drank.
Coptic: αυω αιt νουsημ μμοου επααγγην ετντοοτ . ειjω μμοσ
English: And I put a little water into my vessel which was in my hand, saying:
Coptic: jεμηποτε ταειβε ον .
English: “Lest I get thirsty again.”
Coptic: πhλλο δε ντερεfναυ πεjαf ναι
English: But the old man after seeing (this) said to me:
Coptic: jεετβεου ακμεh μοου .
English: “Why did you fill water?”
Coptic: jεκω ναι εβολ . jεμηποτε ταειβε μπεισα .
English: “Forgive me, lest I become thirsty there.”
Coptic: πεjε πhλλο ναι
English: The old man said to me:
Coptic: jεπνουτε μπειμα . ντοf ον πε πνουτε μπεισα .
English: “God here (of this place) is also God there.”
Coptic: hνκεσοπ δε α κερχρεια ταhοf
English: And on another occasion, another need compelled him,
Coptic: αfsληλ αυω αfουωτβ μπιερο ετουμουτε εροf jεπαουον ννουβ . πhερμαν .
English: he prayed and he crossed the river which is called “that of the golden one, the pomegranate”
Coptic: εfμοοsε νρατf sαντεfβωκ επεκρο .
English: walking on his foot until he went up to its bank.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιρsπηρε αιπαhτ ναf .
English: And I, I was amazed (and) I prostrated myself before him:
Coptic: jεεκαισθανε ενεκουερητε ναs νhε εκμοοsε hιjνμμοου .
English: “How is it that you feel your feet while you walk upon the water?”
Coptic: πεjαf νcιπhλλο
English: He said, that is the old man:
Coptic: jεtαισθανε jεπμοου νηυ sανκλλε νρατ . πεσητ δε πετταjρηυ πε .
English: “I feel that the water comes up to the ankles of my foot, but the bottom is firm.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jε πσωμα ετsουωου ντεπμοναχοσ εfσωκ ντεψυχη εhραι hννsικ ντεπεσητ αυω νfτρενhυδωνη sοουε hιτντνηστεια .
English: Again, he said, “The desiccated body of the monk draws up his soul from the depth of the abyss and causes pleasure to dry up through the fast.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jεπμοναχοσ νhακ sαυtκλομ εjωf hμπκαh αυω ον hνμπηυε sαυtκλομ εjωf μπμτο εβολ μπνουτε .
English: Again, he said, “The prudent monk shall be crowned on earth and also shall be crowned in heaven in the presence of God.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jεπμοναχοσ εταμαhτε αν μπεfλασ . μαλιστα μπναυ μπcωντ μερε παι ντειμινε ρjοεισ ελααυ μπαθοσ ενεh
English: Again he said, “The monk who does not restrain his tongue, especially at the time of anger, he does not master any passion ever.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jε μπρταουε λααυ νsαjε εfhοου εβολ hντεκταπρο .
English: He said again, “Do not produce any evil word from your mouth,
Coptic: τβω νελοολε γαρ μεσταουεsοντε εβολ .
English: for the vine does not produce thorns.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jενταπhοf κοσκεσ εευhα sαντουνοjσ εβολ hμππαραδεισοσ . ερεπετκαταλαλει μπεfσον τντων επαι .
English: Again he said, “As the serpent whispered to Eve until she was cast from Paradise, the one who slanders his brother is like this.
Coptic: sαfτακο γαρ ντεψυχη μπετσωτμ . αυω τεfκεουει μμινμμοf μεfτανhοσ ⲻ
English: For he destroys the soul of the one who listens and his own also he does not save.”
Coptic: αυsα δε sωπε νουοειs hνsιητ αυω αυt νουαποτ νηρπ νουhλλο .
English: There was a festival one time in Scetis and they gave a cup of wine to an old man.
Coptic: πεjαf jε fι εβολ μμοι μπιμου .
English: He said, “Take from me this death!”
Coptic: ντερεπκεσεεπε δε ναυ ετουωμ νμμαf μπουjι
English: When the others who ate with him saw, they did not accept (any).
Coptic: πεjαυ δε νcινhλλο
English: The Elders said:
Coptic: jεεκsανναυ ευsηρε sημ εfβηκ εhραι ετπε hμπεfουωs μμιν μμοf . cεπτεfουερητε σοκf επεσητ μμαυ
English: 'If you see a child rising up to heaven through their own desire, then grab their leg and pull them down.
Coptic: σρνοfρε γαρ ναf αν .
English: Because it is not good for them.'
Coptic: αουσον jοοσ νουνοc νhλλο
English: A brother said to a noteable Elder:
Coptic: jεhναι απα εcνουhλλο καταπαhητ . αυω ταμου νμμαf . ⲻ
English: 'Apa, I desire to find an Elder in accordance with my heart and I will die with him.'
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο ναf jεκαλωσ εκsινε . ⲻ
English: The Elder said to him, 'Rightly you ask!'
Coptic: ντοf δε αfτωκ εhουν. jεται τε τhε .
English: He was confident that it was this way.
Coptic: μπεfνοει δε μπμεευε μπhλλο . ⲻ
English: But really, he did not understand the teaching of the Elder.
Coptic: ντερεπhλλο δε ναυ εροf . jεται τε τhε ετεfμεευε εροf μαυααf hωσ αfειρε μπεfhωβ καλωσ . ⲻ πεjαf ναf
English: When the Elder saw in him that this was the manner of his inner thought, as if he understood this matter correctly, he (the elder) said to him:
Coptic: jεεκsανcνουhλλο καταπεκουωs εκουωs εcω νμμαf ντοf
English: 'If you find an Elder according to your wish, will you desire to stay with him?'
Coptic: δε πεjαf jεσε τωνου . ⲻ
English: And he replied, 'Yes! Absolutely!'
Coptic: αυjοοσ jεhμπτοου ναπα αντωνιοσ . ενευhμοοσ πε νcισαsf νσον
English: It was said that on the Mountain of Antony seven brothers dwelt.
Coptic: αυω hμπεουοειs νενβννε νερεπουα πουα νουsπ εβολ ννhαλατε .
English: And during the season of the dates, each one scared away the birds.
Coptic: νευν ουhλλο δε μμαυ . εfsανροεισ μπεfhοου sαfjιsκακ εβολ jεβωκ νητν μμεευε ετhιhουν ετhοου . αυω ον μννhαλαατε ετhιβολ .
English: There was an old man there who, when he was guarding on his day, would cry out, 'Go away bad thoughts inside and also birds outside!'
Coptic: αουσον hννρι hωρπ ννεfβητ .
English: A brother at Kellia soaked his palm fronds,
Coptic: αυω ντειhε μπναυ εfναhμοοσ ενουfτ sαρενεfμεευε jοοσ ναf . jεβωκ sαμεsε νιμ νhλλο .
English: and just at the time he was sitting to weave, his thoughts said to him, 'Go to this particular old man.'
Coptic: αυω ον sαfμεευε hραι νhητf jεμννσαhενκουι νhοου tναβωκ .
English: And he thought to himself, 'After a few days, I will go.'
Coptic: αυω ον sαυjοοσ jεεfsανμου ου πετεκναααf .
English: And they [his thoughts] were saying, 'If he should die, what will you do?
Coptic: hαμα δε ον sαfsαjε ετβεπsωμ .
English: And at the same time [you are talking], he can talk about the summer.
Coptic: sαfjοοσ ον hραι νhητf jεαλλα μπεουοειs αν πε .
English: Then he said to himself, 'But it is not time.'
Coptic: αυω ον sαfμεευε hραι νhητf jεhοσον κjαjh ννσω . πσηυ ναsωπε .
English: And he thought to himself, 'Since you are cutting the reeds, the season is about to happen.'
Coptic: ντοf δε αfουωsβ jε μαριjεκνβητ εβολ ντειhε tναβωκ .
English: But he answered, 'Let me complete the reeds just so, then I will go.'
Coptic: sαfjοοσ ον hραι νhητf μμινμμοf jεαλλα νανου παηρ μπhοου .
English: Again he said to himself, 'But the air today is good.'
Coptic: αυω ντευνου αfτωουν αfκανβητ ευhορπ .
English: And immediately, he stood and he set down the soaked palm fronds.
Coptic: αfjι ντεfμελωτη αfβωκ .
English: He took his sheepskin and he left.
Coptic: νευνουhλλο δε ον hιτουωf εfναυ εβολ καλωσ
English: There was an old man near him who saw rightly.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfναυ εροf εfπητ αfjιsκακ εβολ εροf εfjω μμοσ . jε παιχμαλωτοσ αμου εhραι επειμα .
English: And when he saw him running, he cried out to him, saying, 'Prisoner, come here!'
Coptic: αυω ντερεfει . πεjαf ναf νcιπhλλο jεκτο μμοκ ετεκρι hνουcεπη .
English: And when he had come, the old man said to him, 'Return to your cell quickly!'
Coptic: αυω ντειhε απσον jω εροf μππολεμοσ ννειμεευε τηρου νταυει επεfhητ .
English: And in this way the brother told him about the battle with all these thoughts that came into his heart.
Coptic: ντερεfβωκ δε εhουν ετεfρι . αfπαhτf αftμετανοια .
English: When he went into his cell, he prostrated himself and repented.
Coptic: εαfjιsκακ εβολ hν ουνοc νσμη νcιπδαιμων εfjω μμοσ jεατετνjρο ερον ω μμοναχοσ
English: The demon, crying out in a great voice, said, 'You have defeated us, o monks!'
Coptic: αυω ατετμη ετhαροf ρτhε ντεταπκωhτ
English: And the mat that he was on became like it was on fire.
Coptic: κοσμοσ ενμοοsε hννjωhμ μννthε . μννjηρ . μννσω . μνμμντρεfsμsεειδωλον ετjαhμ .
English: world, as we walk in defilement and drunkenness and reveling and drinking and defiled idol worship.
Coptic: ενμοοsε hνουκακια μνουφθονοσ . ενο μμεστε ενμοστε ννενερηυ .
English: As we walk in wickedness and envy, becoming hated as we hate each other.
Coptic: ενο νατσωτμ . ενπλανα .
English: As we become disobedient and stray.
Coptic: ενμοοsε hμππετsουειτ μπενhητ . ενο νκακε hννενμεευε .
English: As we walk in the vanity of our heart and become dark in our thoughts.
Coptic: ενο ναλλοτριοσ επωνh μπνουτε  ετβετμντατσοουν ετsοοπ νhητν ετβεπεντων νhητ .
English: As we become alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is inside us because of our obstinacy.
Coptic: εαντααν μμινμμον μπjωhμ μνπρhωβ εακαθαρσια νιμ .
English: As we have given over to defilement and doing every impure thing.
Coptic: τενου δε νταυτσαβον αν ντειhε .
English: But now it is not in this way that we were taught.
Coptic: αλλα ενταυtσβω ναν jεhνουhοτε μνουστωτ αριhωβ επετνουjαι .
English: But rather what was taught to us is to do something for our salvation in fear and trembling.
Coptic: πνουτε γαρ πετενεργει νhηττηυτν μπουωs μνπjωκ εβολ μπουωs .
English: For God is the one who enacts the will and the fulfillment of the will.
Coptic: και γαρ νsηρε μπισραηλ μπιουοειs αμωυσησ ναυ εροου ντhε ετουcεπη ερπωβs ννεντολη μπνουτε
English: And indeed the children of Israel, Moses saw them at that time in the way that they hastened to forget the commandments of God.
Coptic: αfουεhσαhνε ναυ ετρευταμιο νhεντωωτε εjνντνh ννευhοειτε  jεκασ ευναναυ εροου νσερπμεευε ννεντολη μπνουτε νσετμρπευωβs 
English: He commanded them to make fringes at the wings of their garments so that they might see them and think of the commandments of God and not forget them.
Coptic: ανον δε hωων μαρνκω ναν ντhοτε μπνουτε hμπενhητ επμα νντωτε . jεκασ ννενρπωβs ννεντολη εντανενειοτε τααυ ετοοτν 
English: Now let us too place the fear of God in our heart instead of the fringes, so that we do not forget the commandments that our fathers entrusted to us.
Coptic: ετβεπαι cε νεσνηυ μαρνκτον ντνμετανοει εμπατεπκαιροσ ωjν ντοοτ ν . αυω hωσ ερεπουοειν sοοπ νμμαν ετενεσβοουε νε ννενειοτε .
English: Therefore brothers let us turn around and repent while the opportunity is not yet lost for us, and while the light is still with us, which is the teachings of our fathers.
Coptic: ντhε ενταπjοεισ jοοσ jεμοοsε hοσον εουντητν πουοειν . jεννεπκακε ταhετηυτν . 
English: In the way that the Lord said: 'Walk as long as you have the light so that the darkness does not overtake you.'
Coptic: αυω jεhωσ ενhμπεhοου  μαρνμοοsε εντσανηυ .
English: And: 'As we are in the day, let us walk while we are in propriety.'
Coptic: αυω jενετνκοτκ γαρ . ευνκοτκ ντευsη .
English: And: 'Those that sleep, it's at night that they sleep.
Coptic: αυω νετταhε . ευταhε ντευsη .
English: And those that are drunk, it is at night that they are drunk.
Coptic: ανον δε ανον ναπεhοου μαρννηφε . εανt hιωων μπhωκ ντπιστισ
English: But we are of the day, let us be sober as we don the armor of faith.'
Coptic: ετετνsπhισε μννετμηρ ετενετμοκh νε .
English: It is by those who are bound and suffering that you are troubled,
Coptic: j.. αυω ον αυρουκαπνοσ αυβωκ
English: And they became smoke and left.
Coptic: αυjοοσ δε ον ετβε ουhλλο jεαfμου hνsιητ
English: It was said concerning an old man that he died at Scetis.
Coptic: αυω ανεσνηυ κωτε επεfcλοc αυsαsf εβολ .
English: And the brothers surrounded his bed and set him in order.
Coptic: αυω αυμοτνεf αυριμε εροf εματε .
English: And they laid him to rest and they cried for him greatly.
Coptic: ντοf δε ντευνου αfουων ννεfβαλ αfσωβε .
English: And immediately, he opened his eyes and laughed.
Coptic: ειτα ον αfσωβε .
English: Then, he laughed again.
Coptic: μννσωσ ον αfουωh ετοοτf ον αfσωβε μπμεhsομντ νσοπ .
English: Afterward, he repeated himself and laughed a third time.
Coptic: αυω ντευνου αυπαρακαλει μμοf νcινεσνηυ ευjω μμοσ . jεαjισ ναν απα jεετβε ου ανον τνριμε μματε αυω ντοκ hωωκ ον κσωβε .
English: And immediately, the brothers exhorted him, saying, 'Tell us, Abba, why while we are crying greatly, you are laughing?'
Coptic: αfουωsβ πεjαf ναυ . jεεισωβε jετετνsλαh τηρτν νhητf μπμου
English: He answered and said to them, 'I am laughing because you all are afraid of death.
Coptic: ντhε ετευονh επουοτουετ ντσωsε jεμπουcνπετουναουομf .
English: in the manner that they live on the herb of the field, because they did not find what they shall eat,
Coptic: ντhε ετετνσωτμ .
English: and in the manner that we hear
Coptic: αυω ερενετναυ hομολογει μπευhισε .
English: and those who see agree about their difficulty.
Coptic: ετβεπαι μαρνsληλ τηρν ουον νιμ ετρhοτε hητf μπνουτε ετρεπεχριστοσ καπεfσμου εfμην εβολ hραι hννεfσυναγωγη .
English: Hence, let us all pray, everyone who fears God, that Christ may put his blessing and that it may remain in his congregations
Coptic: αυω νfτμκανεfτοποσ εsωωτ νλααυ 
English: and that he may not let his monasteries (lit. places) lack anything.
Coptic: τνδογματιζε hμπκοσμοσ ντhε ννετονh .
English: [Why] do you subject [yourselves] to laws in the world as the living do:
Coptic: μπρjωh ουτε μπρjιtπε . ουτε μπρhων εhουν . ετεπαι πε jεανει εβολ hνννοβε μπκοσμοσ εανκααυ νσων .
English: 'Do not touch, do not taste, do not approach.' This means: we have escaped the sins of the world by leaving them behind us.
Coptic: αhρον ον ενκτο μμον ενcλομλμ hραι νhητου .
English: Why do we now turn around and entangle us in them?
Coptic: hμπαι ον ενταfjοοσ jεμπιουοειs γαρ νετετνο νκακε πε . τενου δε νουοειν hμπjοεισ .
English: And he has also said, at that time you were dark, but now you are light in the Lord.
Coptic: μοοsε hωσ sηρε μπουοειν .
English: Walk as children of the light.
Coptic: ερεπκαρποσ γαρ μπουοειν hμπετνανουf νιμ μντδικαιοσυνη μντμε .
English: For the fruit of the light consists purely in good things, in justice and truth.