megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ασjοοσ ον jεhμπκοσμοσ νετsολh μευνοjου επεsτεκο .
English: She also said, 'In the world, those who are afraid aren't thrown into prison.
Coptic: sαυhαρεh εροου ετμρνοβε .
English: They keep themselves from sinning.
Coptic: ανον δε ετβενεννοβε μαρνοπν εhουν μαυααν .
English: For our part, because of our sins, let us consider ourselves alone,
Coptic: jεκασ hμπετεhναf ντενγνωμη ενενουjε εβολ μμον νενκολασισ ετναsωπε .
English: so that, by what is pleasing to our judgment we may cast away from ourselves our future punishments.
Coptic: εκνηστευε μπρcεπλοιcε hνhενsωνε .
English: When you fast, don't find an excuse in illnesses.
Coptic: και γαρ νκοουε ον ετνσενηστευε αν . sαυhε εhραι ενειhισε νουωτ .
English: For even the others who don't fast fall into the same difficulties.
Coptic: ακhιτοοτκ ερππετνανουf
English: You have begun to do good;
Coptic: μπρει επαhου .
English: don't go back.
Coptic: ερεπjαjε γαρ tjροπ νακ .
English: For the enemy will put a stumbling block before you.
Coptic: sαυπωρs εβολ ντευλαυο .
English: and they spread out their sail.
Coptic: μννσωσ sαρεπτηυ ετtουβηυ τωμντ εροου .
English: Later, the opposing wind meets them,
Coptic: αλλα μερεννηηβε sουο εhραι μπαυειν ετβεπαsαι νντηυ νταυει εjωου .
English: but the sailors don't empty out the cargo because of the multitude of winds that come against them.
Coptic: sαυcρεhτ δε νουκουι
English: Rather, they rest a little
Coptic: νσεcω ευμιsε μνπhοειμ νταfει εhραι εjωου ευσcηρ .
English: and they continue struggling with the waves which come against them as they sail.
Coptic: ται hωων τε τενhη
English: This is our method also.
Coptic: ερsανουτηυ εfναsτ tουβην
English: If a strong wind comes against us,
Coptic: μαρενπωρs εβολ μπεσταυροσ επμα ντλαυο ⲻ
English: let us spread out the cross in place of the sail,
Coptic: ντνjωκ εβολ μπεσcηρ αjνhοτε .ⲻ
English: and let us finish the voyage without fear.'
Coptic: αυjοοσ ετβετμακαρια σαρα τπαρθενοσ jεασερ σε νρομπε εσουηh μπετπε μπιερο .
English: They said about the blessed Sarah the virgin that she spent sixty years living at the top of the river
Coptic: μπεσκερατσ εβολ ενεh εναυ επιερο .
English: and she never set foot outside to see the river.
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα hυπερεχιοσ . jεπhυμνοσ μπνευματικον . μντμελετη ετμην εβολ sαυcωjf νμπολημοσ ετνηυ εjων ⲻ
English: Abba Hyperchius said, 'Spiritual hymns, with continual meditation shall lessen the struggles that have come upon us.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jεssε ερον ετρενhοκν μαυααν hαθη μππειρασμοσ ⲻ
English: Again, he said, 'We must arm ourselves against temptations.
Coptic: σενηυ γαρ .
English: For, they come,
Coptic: αυω ευsανει νσεcντν ενρησ τνναjιεοου .
English: and if in their coming they find us being watchful, we are glorified.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο jεερsανουπειρασμοσ τωουν εhραι hιjνουρωμε sαρενεθλιψισ αsαι ναf νσασα νιμ . ταρεfρκουι νhητ νfκρμρμ ⲻ
English: An old man said, 'If a temptation arises against someone, the trials multiply for him on all sides so that he becomes cowardly and murmurs.'
Coptic: αυω αfjοοσ ντειhε νcιπhλλο .
English: And the old man spoke in this way:
Coptic: jενε ουνουσον jννρι εαυπειρασμοσ τωουν εhραι εjωf ⲻ
English: There was a brother at Kellia in whom a temptation arose.
Coptic: αυω ερsανουα ναυ εροf μεfρhναf ερουω ναf . ουδε εjιτf εhουν ετεfρι
English: And if anyone saw him, he did not speak to him or receive him in his cell.
Coptic: αυω εfερχρεια νουοεικ μερελααυ t ναf επευsαπ ⲻ
English: And if he needed bread, no one would give him any.
Coptic: αυω εfsανει εβολ επωhσ . μευταhμεf ουδε ετκεεκκλησια . hωσ επσωντ πε εταhμου εταγαπη ⲻ
English: And if he came to the harvest, he was not invited nor to the other meeting as was the custom to invite for the agape meal.
Coptic: αfει δε νουσοπ εβολ hμπsωω .
English: But, one time, he came in from the heat
Coptic: αυω εμντf οεικ hντεfρι .
English: and he didn’t have bread in his cell.
Coptic: αυω hνναι τηρου νεfsπhμοτ πε ντωπνουτε ⲻ
English: And in all things he gave thanks to God.
Coptic: απνουτε δε ναυ ετεfhυπομονη αffι εβολ μμοf
English: And when God saw his patience, he took it away (i.e. the temptation).
Coptic: ανhλλο jοοσ jεερsανουπιρασμοσ τωουν εjωκ hμπμα ετεκνhητf . μπρκω νσωκ μπεκτοποσ hμπεουοειs μππειρασμοσ .
English: The old men said, 'If temptation arises over you in the place where you are, do not leave your place at the time of the temptation.
Coptic: εsωπε μμον πμα ον ετεκναβωκ εροf . κναcινε νhητf μπετεκπητ ετβηητf .
English: Since also the place where you will go, you will find there the thing on account of which you are fleeing.
Coptic: πεjεαπα αβραhαμ ναf . jεουκ ουν εισhηητεμπεκhωτβ μππαθοσ .
English: Abba Abraham said to him, 'Behold, you have not killed the passion,
Coptic: αλλα ετιfονh . fμηρ δε ⲻ
English: it is still alive but it is bound.
Coptic: παλιν ον εκμοοsε . hντεhιη . αυω εκναυ εhενωνε μνhενβελjε . ερεουνουβ δε hντευμητε .
English: Again, if you are walking on the road, and you see some stones and some pottery pieces and gold in their midst,
Coptic: ουνcομ μπεκhητ εεππαι ντhε νναι .
English: is there power in your heart to reckon this one like those?'
Coptic: πεjαf jεμμον .
English: He said, 'No.
Coptic: αλλα tναμιsε μνπαμεευε ετμfιτf ⲻ
English: But I will struggle with my thought in order to not take it.
Coptic: jεεισhηητε ον ππαθοσ ονh . αλλα fμηρ .
English: 'Behold again, the passion is living but it is bound.'
Coptic: πεjαf ον νcιαπα αβραhαμ .
English: Again, Abba Abraham said,
Coptic: jεεισhηητε ακσωτμ ετβεσον σναυ .
English: 'Behold, you heard concerning two brothers
Coptic: jεπουα με μμοκ . αυω ftεοου νακ ⲻ
English: that one loves you and glorifies you,
Coptic: πκεουα δε μοστε μμοκ αυω fκαταλαλει μμοκ .
English: while the other one hates you and slanders you.
Coptic: ευsανει δε sαροκ κναsοπου εροκ hμπειμεευε νουωτ μπεσναυ .
English: If they come to you, will you receive them with this thought as the same?'
Coptic: αλλα tναπολυμει μνπαhητ
English: But I will wrestle with my heart
Coptic: ετραρππετνανουf μνπετμοστε μμοι ντhε μπετμε μμοι ⲻ
English: to do that which is good with the one who hates me like with the one who loves me.'
Coptic: πεjαf δε ναf νcιαπα αβραhαμ . jεhωστε cε σεοναh νcιμπαθοσ .
English: Abba Abraham said to him, 'Thus, therefore, the passions are alive,
Coptic: αλλα ευμηρ ντοοτου ννετουααβ ⲻ
English: but they are bound by the holy ones.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουα ννενειοτε .
English: He said, that is one of our fathers:
Coptic: jενεουνουhλλο hννρι νρεfsπhισε .
English: “There was an old man, a bearer of toil, at Cellia
Coptic: εfφορει νουτμη .
English: who was carrying a reed mat,
Coptic: αfβωκ δε sα απα αμωνα
English: and he went up to Abba Ammona.
Coptic: αfναυ εροf νcιπhλλο
English: He saw him, that is the old man,
Coptic: εfφορει ντετμη .
English: carrying the reed mat.
Coptic: jενται ναthηυ νακ αν νλααυ .
English: “This won’t benefit you in anything.”
Coptic: jεουνsομντ μμεευε ενωχλει ναι .
English: “There are three thoughts that disturb me.
Coptic: η τασορμετ εβολ hιπjαιε . η ταβωκ επsμμο . πμα ετεμνλααυ νασουωντ η ταοτπ εhουν ευρι τατμαπαντα ελααυ . ταουωμ μπασναυ .
English: Either that I should wander in the desert, or that I should go to a strange place where no one will know me or that I should be shut in a cell, not meet anyone and eat in the one of (every) two (days).”
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιαπα αμωνα jεμνλααυ hμπειsομντ ρνοβρε νακ .
English: He said to him, that is Abba Ammona: “None of these three will benefit you.
Coptic: αλλα hμοοσ ντοκ hντεκρι νγουωμ νουκουι μμηνε . νγκω νακ μπsαjε μπτελωνησ hμπεκhητ νουοειs νιμ .
English: But you sit in your cell and eat a little daily and leave yourself the word of the tax-collector in your heart at all times
Coptic: αυω κναcμcομ εουjαι .
English: and you will be able to be saved.””
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα δανιηλ .
English: Abba Daniel said,
Coptic: jενhωσον πσωμα tουω .
English: 'However much the body grows,
Coptic: τεψυχη hωωσ sασcββε .
English: the soul weakens.
Coptic: αυω νhωσον πσωμα cββε .
English: And however much the body weakens,
Coptic: τεψυχη hωωσ tουω .
English: the soul grows.'
Coptic: αυjοοσ hνsιητ ετβεαπα δανιηλ .
English: They said in Scetis concerning Abba Daniel,
Coptic: jεντερουει νcινβαρβαροσ αυπωτ νcινεσνηυ .
English: that when the barbarians came the brothers fled
Coptic: αυω πεjαf νcιπhλλο jεεsjεπνουτε fιροουs hαροι αν ετβεου tονh .
English: and the old man said, 'If God does not care about me, why live?'
Coptic: αfει δε εβολ hιτννβαρβαροσ αυω μπουναυ εροf .
English: But he came through the barbarians and they did not see him.
Coptic: πεjαf νcιπhλλο jεεισhηητε απνουτε fει παροουs αυω μπιμου .
English: The old man said, 'Behold, God has cared for me and I did not die.
Coptic: ντοκ hωωκ αριπανρωμε αυω πωτ ντhε νκεειοτε .
English: You, too, do what is human and run like the other fathers.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα δανιηλ jεμπεουοειs ερεαπα αρσενιοσ hνsιητ . ενεfμμαυ πε νcιουμοναχοσ εfhωβτ ννεσκευη ννhλλο .
English: Abba Daniel said, 'When Abba Arsenius was in Scetis, there was a monk there, who was stealing the belongings of the old men.
Coptic: απα αρσενιοσ δε εfουωs εthηυ ντεfψυχη αfjιτf εhουν ετεfρι . αυω πεjαf ναf jενκα νιμ ετεκουαsου tνατααυ νακ μωνον μπρjιουε
English: But Abba Arsenius, wishing to benefit his soul, took him into his cell, and said to him, 'Everything that you desire, I will give to you, only do not steal.'
Coptic: αυω αft ναf νχρεια νιμ νταf .
English: And he gave him everything that he needed.
Coptic: αfβωκ ον αfhωβτ .
English: Still, he went and he stole.
Coptic: νhλλο δε ντερουναυ εροf jεμπεfλο εfhωβτ .
English: When the old men saw that he did not cease stealing,
Coptic: αυπωτ νσωf ευjω μμοσ jεεsωπε ουσον πε εαυcντf ευνουsωωτ hιωωf . ντετμντcωβ . ssε ετωουν hαπαι sαντεfsωωπε νjωωρε ⲻ
English: they ran after him, saying, 'If a brother is found having a lack in himself from weakness, then it is right to bear this one until he becomes strong.
Coptic: εsωπε δε εfhωβτ αυω νσεtσβω ναf νfτμhω εροf
English: But if he steals and is taught but it does not suffice,
Coptic: ssε ενοjf εβολ jετεfψυχη sαfτακοσ .
English: then it is right to cast him out because his shall destroy his soul,
Coptic: αυω ουον νιμ ετhμπτοποσ sαfsτρτωρου ⲻ
English: and he shall disturb everyone in this place.'
Coptic: hνταρχη ναπα ευαγριοσ αfβωκ sαουhλλο . αυω πεjαf ναf jεαπα αjιουsαjε εροι . jεειναουjαι ναs νhε ⲻ
English: In the beginning, Abba Evagrius/Euprepius went to an old man and said to him, 'Speak to me, how shall I be saved?'
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναf jεεsjε κουωs εουjαι μπρκαταφρονει ⲻ
English: He said to him, 'If you wish to be saved, do not be disdainful.
Coptic: αυω εκsανβωκ sαουα . μπρsαjε νsορπ μπατε fjνουκ .
English: And if you should visit someone, at first do not speak, until he questions you.'
Coptic: ντοf δε αfτωβσ hιjμ πsαjε αfπαhτf ναf εfjω μμοσ jεκω ναι εβολ .
English: And he [Evagrius/Euprepius] was pricked by this word, and he bowed before him [the old man], saying, 'Forgive me!
Coptic: ναμε αιουεs ουμηηsε νjωωμε .
English: Truly, I have read a multitude of books,
Coptic: αυω μπισουν τμντσαβε ενεh .
English: but I have never learned wisdom.'
Coptic: αυω αfthηυ αfει εβολ ⲻ
English: And he benefited and he went away.
Coptic: τενου δε hωωf ενsανσωουh ενενερηυ . sαντει εhραι ευκαταλαλια .
English: But now, when we gather together with one another, we descend into malicious gossip.
Coptic: αυω sαρεπουα . πουα cω εfσωκ μπετhιτουωf εhραι επνουν . ⲻ
English: And each one continues to drive his neighbor into the abyss.
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο jεερsανπρωμε ετhιhουν νηφε . ειεουνcομ μμοf εhαρεh επετhιβολ .
English: An elder said: If the inner human is sober, then it is possible for that person to guard the outer human.
Coptic: εsjε μπαι sοοπ αν μαρενhαρεh επενλασ επετhοου νιμ hνcομ νιμ .
English: If this is not the case, let us guard our language from everything evil with all our strength.
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jετεχρεια τε μπhωβ μπνευματικον .
English: He said again: There is purpose for the spiritual work.
Coptic: ντανει γαρ επειμα ετβε παι .
English: That is what we came to this place to do.
Coptic: πετtσβω γαρ hντταπρο ενfειρε αν μπhωβ ουκινδυνοσ ναf πε .
English: Because the one who teaches with the mouth but does not do the spiritual work is a danger to themself.
Coptic: αουσονjνεουhλλο jεαjεουsαjε εροι jεειναουjαι ναs νhε .
English: A brother asked an Elder: 'Give me a word: In what manner will I be saved?'
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf jεμαρνρhωβ sημ sημ hνουσπουδη . τνναουjαι .
English: And he responded, 'Let us work diligently little by little (and) we will be saved.'
Coptic: αυει εsιητ νcιhενμοναχοσ εβολ hνκημε .
English: Some monks from Egypt came to Scetis.
Coptic: αυναυ ενhλλο εβολ hμπευνοc νεhκο ετβετασκησισ .
English: They saw the Elders in their extreme hunger because of the(ir) ascetic practice.
Coptic: αυουωμ hνουhισε αυσκανδαλιζε . ⲻ
English: They ate laboriously and the Egyptians were offended.
Coptic: ντερεπεπρεσβυτεροσ δε ειμε επαι εfουωs εταλcοου .
English: When the presbyter ascertained this (offense), he wished to stop them.
Coptic: αfκυρνσσε μπλαοσ ντεκκλησια εfjω μμοσ . jενηστευε ντετενjελκτετνασκησισ εβολ . μντετνπολητια νεσνηυ .
English: He preached to the people of the assembly, saying, 'Fast and extend your ascetic and your religious practices, brothers.'
Coptic: μμαυ αυει νcινρμνκημε . ⲻ
English: The Egyptians came there (to Scetis).
Coptic: αυουωs δε νcινρμνκημε εβωκ ναυ .
English: The Egyptians desired to leave them.
Coptic: αυω αυαμαhτε μμοου . ⲻ
English: But they were detained.
Coptic: ντερουννστευε δε μπsορπ νεhοου . αυhκο
English: When they fasted, they were hungry on the first day.
Coptic: αυτρευνηστευε δε σναυ σναυ
English: And they made them fast for two days.
Coptic: ντοου ετhνsιητ αυσεκπσαββατον τηρf . ⲻ
English: The ones who were from Scetis extended their fast all week.
Coptic: ντερουπωh δε επσαββατον αυhμοοσ εουωμ μννhλλο νcινρμνκημε .
English: When it was the Sabbath, the Egyptians sat to eat with the Elders.
Coptic: ανρμνκημεουωμ hνουsτορτρ . ⲻ
English: The Egyptians ate hastily.
Coptic: αουα ννhλλο αμαhτε ντεfcιj εfjω μμοσ . jεουωμ hνουεπιστημει hωσμοναχοσ . ⲻ
English: One of the Elders grabbed his hand, saying 'Eat mindfully like monks!'
Coptic: αουα δε μμοου βεερετεfcιj εfjω μμοσ . jεκαατ εβολ απα jεαιμου .
English: But one of the Egyptians pushed his hand away, saying, 'Leave me, Apa! Because I died!
Coptic: εισουhεβδομασ μπιουεμπετhημ .
English: For a week I did not eat hot food!'
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεεsjεατετνsωσμ ντειhε τηρσ . εβολ jεατετννηστευε σναυ σναυ ειε ετβεου ατετνσκανδαλιζε ενεσνηυ . ναι ετjωκ εβολ ντευασκησισ ντειhε νουοειs νιμ
English: He said to them, 'If you are so exhausted in this complete way because you fasted for two days, why were you offended by the brothers who complete their ascetic practice in this way always?'
Coptic: αυω αυμετανοει αυjικωτ εβολ hντευασκησισ αυβωκ hνουραsε . ⲻ
English: And they apologized and learned from their practice and they left joyfully.
Coptic: αουσονjι μπεσχημα αfαναχωρει ντευνου εfjω μμοσ . jεανγουαναχωρητησ .
English: A brother took the monastic habit and withdrew immediately, saying, 'I am an anchorite.'
Coptic: αυσωτμ δε νcινhλλο αυβωκ αυtτοοτ εβολ . μμοf
English: Then the Elders heard, left, and gave hands to him.
Coptic: αυω αυτρεfκωτε ενρι ννεσνηυ εfμετανοει . εfjω μμοσ jεκω ναι εβολ ανγουαναχωρητησ αν .
English: They forced him to return to the cells of his brothers, repenting and saying, 'Forgive me! I am not an anchorite.
Coptic: αλλα ανγουρωμε νρεfρνοβε . αυω νβρρε .
English: Rather, I am a sinful and young human.'
Coptic: αfναυ ετεfcινωναh .
English: he saw his way of life
Coptic: αυω πεjαf ναf jεετετνναυ αν ελααυ εβολ hιτνπετννουτε .
English: and he said to him: “Is it nothing that you see from your God?”
Coptic: πεjαf jεμμον . ⲻ
English: He said: “No”.
Coptic: πεjαf νcιπhιερευσ jεανον hενκουι νλιτουργια νετνειρε μμοου .
English: He said, that is the priest: “Us, it is small liturgies that we do
Coptic: αυω μμυστηριον cολπ ναν εβολ . ⲻ
English: and the mysteries are revealed to us
Coptic: αυω ντωτν τετνειρε ννειhισε ντειcοτ . ⲻ νειουsη νροεισ . μννειασκησισ . μνπεισcραhτ .
English: and you, you do these toils of this sort, these nights of vigilance and these asceticisms and this silence,
Coptic: αυω τετνjω μμοσ jεμνταν λααυ μμεευε εfhοου hμπενhητ .
English: and you say: ‘we don’t have any thought that’s wicked in our heart’,
Coptic: αυω ον πετπωρj μμωτν επετννουτε .
English: and still (there is?) that which separates you from your God,
Coptic: νfcωλπ αν ερωτν ννεfμυστηριον .
English: as he doesn’t reveal his mysteries to you.”
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε νcινενειοτε αυρsπηρε αυω πεjαυ jεμμεευε εθοου ναμε νεsαυπορjν επνουτε .
English: And after they heard, that is the elders, they were amazed and they said: “The thoughts that are wicked truly have always separated us from God.”
Coptic: πσον δε ft ναf
English: And the brother, he gives to him
Coptic: εsαfρhηκε επεhουο .
English: while he became increasingly poor.
Coptic: αfβωκ δε νcιπσον αfjοοσ νουα ννhλλο
English: And the brother went and told one of the elders.
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο δε ναf jεεsωπε κουωs εσωτμ νσωι μπρκοτκ εt ναf .
English: And the elder said to him, If you want to obey me, don't keep giving to him.
Coptic: αλλα αjισ ναf jεπασον μπναυ ετουνται αιt νακ .
English: But say to him, My brother, at the time when I had (anything), I gave (it) to you.
Coptic: ντοκ hωωκ πετεκναcντf hμπεκhωβ ανιτf ναι .
English: Now for your part, whatever you earn in your work, bring it to me.
Coptic: αυω πετεfναντf jιτf ντοοτf .
English: And whatever he brings, take it from him
Coptic: αυω πμα ετεκσοουν νhητf jεουνsμμο . η ουhηκε νhλλο τααf ναf . αυω νγκωρs εροου ετρευsληλ εjωf .
English: and in the place in which you know there is a stranger or a poor elder, give it to him and ask them to pray for him.
Coptic: αfβωκ δε νcιπσον αfειρε hιναι .
English: So the brother went and did these things.
Coptic: αfβωκ εfλυπη
English: he went away sad.
Coptic: αυω εισhηητε hμπsορπ νhοου αfjι εβολ hμπκηποσ νhενουοοτε νουωμ αfντου ναf .
English: And behold, on the first day he took from the garden some vegetables to eat and gave them to him.
Coptic: αfjιτου δε νcιπεfσον αfτααυ ννhλλο .
English: But his brother took them and gave them to the elders
Coptic: αυω αfπαρακαλει μμοου ετρευsληλ εjωf αυω αfjισμου αfκοτf επεfηι .
English: and asked them to pray for him, and he received a blessing and returned to his house.
Coptic: μννσωσ ον αfεινε νhενουοοτε μπισε . μνsομντ νοεικ .
English: After this, again he brought some vegetables to cook and three loaves of bread.
Coptic: ντερεfναυ δε νcιπσον αfρsπηρε αυω αfτεhμνεσνηυ νhηκε αftμτον ναυ
English: When the brother saw, he was amazed and he summoned the poor brothers and set them at ease.
Coptic: πεjαf μπεfσον jεκρχρεια νhενκουι νοεικ .
English: He said to his brother, 'Do you need a little bread?'
Coptic: πεjαf jεμμον πασον .
English: He said, 'No, my brother.
Coptic: μπναυ γαρ ειρχρεια αυω ειjιλααυ ντοοτκ . εsαιρτhε ειjι νουκωhτ εhουν επαηι . αυω sαfοjνf .
English: For at the time when I had need and I received anything from you, I became as if I had received a fire into my house, and it destroyed it.
Coptic: μπναυ hωωf ειjιλααυ ντοοτκ αν αιρhουο hνhωβ νιμ .
English: But when, on the other hand, I did not receive anything from you, I abounded in everything
Coptic: απνουτε σμου εροι .
English: and God blessed me.
Coptic: αfβωκ δε νcιπσον αfταμεπhλλο εhωβ νιμ νταυsωπε .
English: And the brother went and told the elder everything that had happened.
Coptic: αυω πεjεπhλλο jενγσοουν αν jεπhωβ μπμοναχοσ ουκωhτ πε .
English: And the elder said, Don't you know that the work of a monk is a fire?
Coptic: μα νιμ εsαfβωκ εροf sαfροκhf .
English: Everywhere it goes, it burns.
Coptic: παι δε νhουο αfthηυ ναf . tμντνα εβολ hννεfhισε μμινμμοf αυω αfjι ννεsληλ ννετουααβ .
English: This was a benefit to him, [to make] him give charity from his labors himself, and he received the prayers of the holy ones.
Coptic: ται τε τhε ετεfναsωπε εfσμαμαατ .
English: This is the way that he will be blessed.
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο jεουνουον εfειρε νhαh μπετνανουf αυω sαρεππονηροσ
English: An elder said, “There was a certain person who did many good things, and the evil one
Coptic: πβεκε νννοc νπετνανουf εαfααυ .
English: the reward for the great good things that he did.
Coptic: ειhμοοσ γαρ πεjαf νουοειs hμπμjη hαhτνουπρεσβυτεροσ εfειρε νhενμντνα ασει sαροf νcιουχηρα εσαιτει μμοf νουκουι νσουο .
English: For when I lived a while in Pemje (Oxyrhynchus) near an elder who performed charity, a widow came to him asking him for a little grain.
Coptic: πεjαf νασ jεβωκ ανιουοιπε ταsιτf νε .
English: He said to her, “Go and bring a measure and I will measure it for you.”
Coptic: ντοσ δε ασντσ .
English: So she brought it
Coptic: αfρακριβησ
English: and he assessed (it)
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ . jεουνοc τε τοιπε εfκιμ εροσ ντεfcιj
English: saying to her, “The measure is large,” pushing it out of her hand.
Coptic: αfτρετεχηρα sιπε .
English: He made the widow ashamed.
Coptic: ντερετεχηρα δε βωκ αιjοοσ ναf jεπαειωτ πεπρεσβυτεροσ ακtσουο εβολ ντεχηρα
English: But after the widow left, I said to him, “My father and elder, Did you give grain to the widow?”
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf jεμμον .
English: But he said, “No.”
Coptic: πεjαι ναf jεεsjε εκt μμοf νασ ναγαπη . ετβεου ακρακριβησ hντοιπε ακτρετεχηρα sιπε .
English: I said to him, “If you were giving it to her in charity, why did you assess the measure and make the widow ashamed?”
Coptic: νερεουhλλο δε sοοπ hνουκοινοβιον μνουσον .
English: An elder lived in a monastery with a brother.
Coptic: πhλλο δε νεftοεικ νουον νιμ ετνηυ .
English: The elder gave bread to everyone who came.
Coptic: ντερεπσον δε ναυ επετsοοπ πεjαf μπhλλο jεμα ναι μπαουων hννοεικ  αυω ντhε ετεκουωs εαασ hμπεκουων αρισ .
English: When the brother saw what was happening, he said to the elder, “Give me my portion of the bread, and however you want to act with your portion, do it.”
Coptic: πhλλο δε αfπωs ννοεικ εjωf μνπσον αυω ον αfμουν εβολ εfειρε μπνα hμπεfουων .
English: The elder divided the bread between himself and the brother, and he continued doing charity with his portion.
Coptic: νερεhαh δε πητ ερατf μπhλλο εαυσωτμ jεft νουον νιμ .
English: And many were running to the elder because they heard that he gave to everyone.
Coptic: αfναυ δε νcιπνουτε επεfουροτ νhητ αfσμου ενεfοεικ .
English: And God saw his zeal of heart and blessed his bread.
Coptic: πσον δε αfουωμ ννεfοεικ .
English: But the brother ate his bread.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf μπhλλο jεεπειδη ουνται νhενκεκουι νοεικ  jιτ νακ ον ντνρκοινωνια
English: And he said to the elder, “Since I have a little more bread, take [it] for yourself also, and let us share in common.”
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιπhλλο jεντhε ντακουαsσ tνααασ .
English: The elder said to him, “However you wish, I will do it.”
Coptic: αυω ον αυμεjτπευωναh μννευερηυ .
English: And again they combined their life with each other.
Coptic: ντερεπσηυ δε sωπε αυει νcινετρχρεια νjιαγαπη .
English: When the time occurred, those who had need of receiving charity came.
Coptic: ασsωπε ον νουhοου αfει εhουν νcιπσον αfναυ ενοεικ εαυσβοκ
English: It happened one day [that] the brother came in and he saw that the bread had diminished.
Coptic: αfει δε νcιουσον νhηκε .
English: A poor brother came.
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο jεt ναf νhενοεικ .
English: The elder said, “Give him some bread.”
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf jεμνουον sοοπ απα .
English: But he said, “There isn't any, Father.”
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο ναf jεβωκ εhουν αναυ .
English: The elder said to him, “Go in and look.”
Coptic: πσον δε αfβωκ εhουν αfcινε μπμα νουεhοεικ εfμεh εβολ ερωf
English: The brother went in and he found a bread storeroom filled with it.
Coptic: ντερεfναυ δε επαι αfρhοτε .
English: When he saw this, he was afraid.
Coptic: αft δε μπσον νhηκε .
English: And he gave [it] to the poor brother.
Coptic: αυω αfνοει ντπιστισ μνταρετη μπhλλο .
English: And he perceived the faith and virtue of the elder.
Coptic: αftεοου μπνουτε .
English: And he glorified God.
Coptic: πεjαf ναf jεανοκ tνηυ νμμακ sατπαsε ντεhιη .
English: He said to him, “I will come with you for half the way.”
Coptic: αυω πεjαf νκεsβηρ jεjιτ sαπρρο .
English: And he said to another friend, “Take me to the king.”
Coptic: πεjαf ναf  jεtνηυ νμμακ sαππαλατιον .
English: He said to him, “I will come with you to the palace.”
Coptic: πεjαf μπκεsβηρ jεjιτ sαπρρο .
English: He said to another friend, “Take me to the king.”