megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ακsωπε νhρε ννετhκοειτ . αυω μμοου ννετοβε .
English: Thou wast food to those who suffered hunger, and water to those who were athirst.
Coptic: ακsωπε νhβσω ννετκη καhηυ . αυω νενδυμα ννετκη καhηυ .
English: Thou wast apparel unto those who were naked, and a garment for those whose nakedness was uncovered.
Coptic: ακβωκ εhουν εππαραδισοσ hμπεκνουσ . ακουωμ εβολ hμπsην νταθανασια 
English: Thou didst enter into Paradise in thy understanding, and didst eat of the tree of deathlessness.
Coptic: ντκουσοφοσ hμπεκκαρωf . ντκουνωεροσ hντεκcινsαjε .
English: Thou wast a wise man when thou didst keep closed thy mouth, and thou wast a man of understanding (or, discretion) when thou didst speak.
Coptic: απεκραν γαρ πωh sανεκρρωου ντοικουμενη .
English: For thy name reached unto the boundaries of the inhabited world.
Coptic: ακsωπε νευφυησ . hντσοφια μπνουτε . αυω νγνωσtκοσ hμπμυστηριον ετουααβ 
English: Thou wast a man of gracious speech concerning the wisdom of God, and thou wast a possessor of the true knowledge of the Holy Mysteries.
Coptic: ακsινε νsορπ νσατεfμντρρο . αυω τεfδικαιοσυνη . αυω ναι τηρου απνουτε χαριζε μμοου νακ .
English: Thou didst seek first of all the Kingdom and its righteousness, and all these (other) things did God graciously bestow upon thee.
Coptic: ακβωκ εhουν επκαh μπερητ . hμπεκνουσ . ετβεπαι απνουτε tcομ νακ . ετρεκjρο ενεχαναναιοσ . ετhηπ
English: Thou didst enter into the land of promise in thy mind, and therefore God gave thee strength to vanquish the Canaanites^ who were hidden.
Coptic: ακθεωρει νμπαραδιγμα τηρου μπνευματικον . αυω ακνοι νμπαραπολη τηρου ννευαγγελιον . ακthτηκ ενευhρμινια τηρου μπνευματικον .
English: Thou didst meditate upon all the spiritual paradigms, thou didst understand all the parables of the Gospels, and thou didst devote thyself earnestly to the spiritual interpretations thereof.
Coptic: αυρsπηρε . ντεκσοφια νcινσοφιστησ τηρου μπκαh . αυω αυααπορει hννεκαπολογια ντεπειαιων .
English: All the wise folk that were in the land marvelled at thy wisdom, and they had need of thy advocacy in this world.
Coptic: νευρsπηρε δε ον νcινεσχολασtκοσ ντεκσοφια . αυω νευρsπηρε . ννεκμυστηριον νcινσυνκληtκοσ τηρου .
English: And again the men who were learned in the knowledge of books marvelled at thy wisdom, and all the men who were of senatorial rank were struck with wonder at thy hidden sayings.
Coptic: νευπητ γαρ ερατκ νcινετhηs τηρου . αυω νεκβοηθει εροου . hντεκμνταγαθοσ .
English: For all those who were vexed in their minds came unto thee, and thou, in the goodness of thy disposition, didst give them help.
Coptic: ακsωπε νδικαιοσ hννενhοου . αυω νσκοποσ hντενγενεα . ω ππετουααβ νεπισκοποσ απα πεσυνθιοσ παναχωρητησ ετσμαμαατ .
English: Thou wast a righteous man in our days and a watcher in our generation, O thou holy man and bishop, Apa Pisentius, the blessed anchorite.
Coptic: αναρχων ρμαιhηκε hννεκhοου 
English: In thy days the Governors performed acts of lovingkindness to the poor,
Coptic: αυω αυtεοου ντεκμντρεfsμsενουτε 
English: and they gave glory to thy worship of God.
Coptic: ακsωπε νευγενησ . ννετhην εροκ . αυω αυtεοου νακ νcινεhρωμαιοσ .
English: Thou didst behave like a nobleman towards those who drew nigh unto thee, and the Greeks ascribed glory unto thee.
Coptic: ακκαταργει μπτοποσ νμμοναρχιων .
English: Thou didst make to be of no effect the office of the absolute ruler.
Coptic: αυω ακτωμ ερωου . ννεθηριον . αυω αυαπορει νcινκαλεακρα . αυω αυαναχωρει νcινγενηκοσ 
English: Thou didst shut the mouths of the beasts, and the cages for prisoners in the prisons fell into disuse, and possessions returned to their rightful owners.
Coptic: ακjρο επαμααηκ ντhε νιησου πsηρε νναυη . αυω κjρο επαμορραιοσ ντhε μπισραηλ 
English: Thou didst conquer Amalek like Joshua, the son of Nun, and thou didst conquer the Amorite like Israel.
Coptic: ακjι ντπανhοπλια μπνουτε . ετβεπαι ακcμcομ εωsμσοοτε νιμ μππονηροσ . ετjερο  αυω ακπολεμει νναhρννκοτσ μπδιαβολοσ 
English: Thou didst put on the whole armour of God,^ and therefore thou wast able to quench all the arrows of the Evil One which blazed with fire, and thou didst do battle against all the crafts of the Devil.
Coptic: ακαμαhτε μπεθυρων ντπιστισ . αυω ακουωτh ενεκουρηητε hμπσοβτε μπευαγγελιον ντειρηνη .
English: Thou didst lay hold on the breastplate of faith, and thou didst put on thy feet the preparation of the Gospel of peace.
Coptic: απεκσοειτ πωh sανεκρρωου ντοικουμενη . ακsωπε νσοφοσ νναhρνναρχων ντhε μπαγιοσ αθανασιοσ . αυω απνουτε tcομ νακ hννεγραφη .
English: Thy fame hath reached to the boundaries of the inhabited world. Thou wast a wise man in the opinion of Governors, even as was Saint Athanasius, and God gave thee strength in the Scriptures.
Coptic: νεκsινε δε νσανειαιων ετναsωπε hμπεκνουσ . αυω νεκt μπεκουοι πε νσανβαθμοσ ετhηπ . τσοφια ντεπνουτε .
English: And thou didst seek to know in thy mind concerning the world which is to come, and thou didst set out to examine into the depth of the wisdom of God, which is hidden.
Coptic: ακsωπε νθεωρικοσ ντhε μππετουααβ απα παhωμω πειωτ ντκοινωνια .
English: Thou wast a man inured to the contemplative life, even as was the holy man Apa Pahomd (Pachomius), the father of the coenobite life.
Coptic: απνουτε t νουνοc νκαταστασισ hννεκhοου . αυω αfχαριζε νακ ντεfειρηνη hντεκγενεα .
English: God raised men to very high positions in thy days, and in thy generation He graciously bestowed upon us His peace
Coptic: απνουτε εινε εβολ ντεκδικαιοσυνη ντhε μπουοειν . αυω αfτρενεκhαπ . sωπε ντhε μπναυ μμεερε .
English: God brought forth thy righteousness like the light, and He made thy judgement to be like the hour of noon.
Coptic: ακhαρεh ετεντολη μπνουτε . ετβεπαι ατεκεειρηνη ρτhε μπειρο ετμουh . αυω τεκδικαιοσυνη ντhε μπνουν ετναsωf .
English: Thou didst keep the commandments of God, and for this reason thy peace was like unto an overflowing river, and thy righteousness like unto the great and mighty deep.
Coptic: πεκπνευμα ετναsωf . fναρτhε μπσου νhτοουε . αυω πεκσπερμα ντhε μπsω ετhιjνπεσποτου ντθαλασσα ετεμντααf η ηπε .
English: Thy spirit, which was mighty, was like unto the Morning Star, and thy seed is like unto the sand which is on the sea-shore, which is without number.
Coptic: αυω νεκsληλ hιjμπκοσμοσ τηρf hνουμνταγαθοσ . αυω νεκπαρακαλει νουον νιμ ετρευκτοου επνουτε hνουμετανοια .
English: And thy prayers, which were for the whole world, are in benevolent operation. And thou didst call unto every one to bring themselves unto God in repentance.
Coptic: ακτσαβε νανομοσ ενεhιοουε μπνουτε . αυω ακκτο ννασεβησ . εβολ hντευασεβια .
English: Thou didst teach the lawless man the ways of God, and thou didst turn the impious men from their impiety.
Coptic: νεκτουνοσ ννετsωνε πε hννεκsληλ ετουααβ . αυω νεκπαρακαλει μπνουτε εjννετο νδαιμωνιον 
English: Thou didst raise up those who are sick by means of thy holy prayers, and thou didst cry out to God on behalf of those who were possessed of devils.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ ενιμ ω πμακαριοσ νειωτ απα πεσυνθιοσ πεπισκοποσ ετουααβ 
English: Unto whom shall I liken thee, O thou blessed father Apa Pisentius, the holy bishop?
Coptic: ακsωπε μπιστοσ hντενγενεα . αυω νδικαιοσ hννενhοου 
English: Thou wast a man who was a believer in our generation, and a man who was righteous in our days.
Coptic: ακsωπε νγραμματευσ hννεκαισ τhητηριον . αυω νσυμιωγραφωσ hμπεπνευματικον .
English: Thou wast a learned scribe in respect of thy faculties, and a skilled reader of spiritual omens and portents.
Coptic: ακsωπε ναρχηhιατροσ εκθεραπευε νουον νιμ hνουhητ ναγαθοσ .
English: Thou wast a master -physician who did heal every one, with a benevolent heart.
Coptic: ακjισε ντhε νουβννε . hντδικαιοσυνη μπνουτε . αυω ακουωσs εβολ hντσοφια μπνουτε . ντhε νουsην μπλατανοσ .
English: In the righteousness of God thou didst rise on high like a palmtree, and thou didst spread abroad in the wisdom of God like a plane-tree.
Coptic: ακsεsσtνουfε εβολ hνταρετη ντhε νουκιναμωμον . απεσtνουfε ννεκσοcν πωh sανεκρρωου ντοικουμενη .
English: Thou didst diffuse abroad the sweet odour of virtue which was like unto (that of) cinnamon, and the sweet odour of thine unguent reached even unto the boundaries of the inhabited world.
Coptic: ακsωπε μπεντασπολισ hντδωρεα μπεχριστοσ . αυω νευμελητα ννεκsπηρε τηρου hνμπολισ μπκοσμοσ τηρf .
English: Thou wast like unto the five cities in the gift of Christ, and the reports of all thy marvellous works were in the city of the whole world.
Coptic: ακsωπε νhιεροφαντησ ντhε μμωυσησ . αυω νhιεροhυμνοσ ντhε νδαυειδ .
English: Thou wast a teacher of rites and sacrifices like unto Moses, and a master of the art of making hymns like unto David.
Coptic: ανσωτμ γαρ ενεκμυστηριον νhαh νσοπ hννεκεπιστολη . αυω ανναυ επβαθμοσ ννεκσhαι ετουααβ hννεκεπιστολοουε . μντεκσοφια ετοs .
English: For we heard of thy mysteries very frequently in thy epistle(s), and we saw the depth of thy understanding of the Holy Scriptures in the letters which thou didst indite, and of thy wisdom which was great.
Coptic: ακρεττνh ντhε νουαετοσ  αυω ακsιβε hντcομ ντμντρεfsμsενουτε . ντhε νουαhωμ .
English: Thou didst spread out thy wing like the eagle, and thou wast transformed in the strength of the service of God like a young, strong eagle.
Coptic: απνουτε ουων ννβαλ ντεκψυχη . εαfτσαβοκ εμπυλη νταθανασια . ντhε ντσαμαριτησ 
English: God opened the eyes of thy soul, and He taught thee the gate of immortality like the Samaritan woman.
Coptic: αυω νερεπεκνουσ κιμ ννοημα ντεγραφη . ντhε μπλεκτρον νουκιθαρα . αυω νεκhυμνευε εροf hνουψαλτηριον μμητ νκαπ .
English: And thy understanding moved deftly in the perfect knowledge of the Scriptures, even as doth the little stick in the hands of the player on the harp, and thou didst sing hymns thereby on a psaltery of ten strings.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ ενιμ ω πακελαρχησ ετουααβ απα πεσυνθιοσ πουηηβ ετνhοτ
English: Unto whom shall I liken thee, O holy hermit, Apa Pisentius, thou faithful priest?
Coptic:  εινατντωνγ ενωhε . παι νταπνουτε sωλμ ενεfθυσια ετουααβ . ακjιtπε γαρ jενανου πρhωβ αυω μερεπεκhηβσ jενα ντευsη τηρσ .
English: I will liken thee unto Noah, of whose holy sacrifice God smelled (the sweet savour). For thou didst taste that the working was good, and thy lamp was not extinguished during the whole night.
Coptic: ακταμιο νακ νhενhοιτε . νεπουρανιον εβολ hμπsνσ . μνπjηκε . αυω ακτωωcε νουμα νελοολε εβολ hμπκαρποσ ννεκcιj .
English: Thou didst make for thyself celestial garments of byssus and purple, and thou didst plant a vineyard of the fruit of thy hand.
Coptic: ακsωπε νδικαιοσ hντμντρεfsμsενουτε . hμπεκhητ τηρf μντεκψυχη τηρσ 
English: Thou wast a righteous man in the worshipping of God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Coptic: αfτρενετσαsεhλοc ντοοτσ ντεκδιακωνια . ντhε ελισαιοσ 
English: The things which were bitter He made sweet by means of thy ministrations, even as did Elijah.
Coptic: αντουειη hλοc hννεκhοου  αυω ανβουνοσ ταυεερωτε εβολ hντεκγενεα .
English: The desert places became fertile in thy days, and the hills poured out milk during thy generation.
Coptic: νεκκωτ γαρ ννεκsηρε hιjντπετρα νατκιμ . πεχριστοσ . αυω νεκκωτ νhητου νουπιστισ ναιωνιον 
English: Thou didst build thy children on the Rock which cannot be moved, that is the Christ, and thou didst build in them the faith (or, belief) which is everlasting.
Coptic: ακsωπε νουαναπαυσισ ννρμνκημε . αυω νευφρασια ννεξενικοσ 
English: Thou wast the (place of) repose of the men of Egypt, and a kindly inn for those who were strangers.
Coptic: ακsωπε νρεfsπhισε . hντδιακωνια ννhηκε . αυω νβοηθεια ννετhηs τηρου .
English: Thou becamest a sufferer in the service of the poor, and a help unto those who were tortured with grief.
Coptic: ακθεωρει . μπεσοου ντελιον μπνευματικον . αυω ακμτον μμοκ ντμητε ννεκsηρε . ντhε νιακωβ .
English: Thou didst shew thyself perfect in spiritual knowledge. Thou didst take thy rest (or, die) in the midst of thy children, like Jacob,
Coptic: ...... μνσωσ αυουαhκ νναhρννεκειοοτε ντhε νδαυειδ 
English: and afterwards they followed thee to thy fathers, like David.
Coptic: ακsωπε νσοφοσ ντhε νσολομων . αυω ακληρονομει μπεσμου hιτμπνουτε .
English: Thou wast a wise man like Solomon, and thou didst inherit the blessing from God.
Coptic: ετβεπαι ακhε ενεhιοουε ετσλεcλωc . ακjεκπωτ εβολ . ακhαρεh επιστισ . ακjι μπεκλομ ντδικαιοσυνη εjντεκαπε 
English: Because of this thou didst light upon the paths which were delicate, thou didst make good thy escape, thou didst keep the faith, and thou didst set the crown of righteousness upon thy head.
Coptic: ακκαπεκσπερμα νακ hνσιων . ω απα πεσυνθιοσ . αυω ακjπο νακ ννρμνηι hντhιερουσαλημ ντπε .
English: Thou didst deposit seed for thyself in Sion, O Apa Pisentius, and thou didst beget for thyself a household in the Jerusalem of heaven.
Coptic: ακjι ντσηfε μπεπνευμα ετουααβ εβολ hιτνsληλ νιμ . μνσοπσπ νιμ . ετβε jεακcμcομ ενκοσμωκρατωρ μπκακε 
English: Thou didst receive the sword of the Holy Spirit, through prayers of every kind and through supplications of every kind ; and for this reason thou wast able to gain the mastery over the spirits of evil in the darkness.
Coptic: ακθεωρει μπρη . ντδικαιοσυνη . παι ερεπταλcο hανεfτνh . ετβεπαι αυρουοειν . νcινβαλ ντεκψυχη 
English: Thou didst make thyself to resemble the Sun of righteousness in Whose wings there is healing, and because of this the eyes of thy soul sent forth rays of splendour.
Coptic: ακκωτ μπηι μπνουτε . ντhε νσολομων . αυω ακjωκ εβολ ντεfαυλη ντhε νζοροβαβελ .
English: Thou didst build a house for God, even as did Solomon, and thou didst complete the courtyard thereof as did Zerubbabel.
Coptic: ακμοοsε hντσωsε μπκικον . ετβεπαι ακcινε μπαhο . μπμυστηριον . ετουααβ .
English: Thou didst walk about in the meadow of the Spirit, and therefore thou didst find in the treasury (or, field) holy mysteries.
Coptic: ακsωπε νακ αιρεοσ hμπεκhητ . ετβεπαι απνουτε t νακ μπσιου μπουοειν ντεfγνωσισ 
English: Thou wast eager to receive in thy heart, and therefore God gave thee the star of the light of the knowledge of Him.
Coptic: ακουωμ εβολ hμποεικ . νεπουρανιον αυω ακευφρανε μμοκ hμπsην νταθανασια .
English: Thou didst eat of heavenly bread, and thou didst rejoice thyself in the tree of immortality.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ cε ενιμ ω πρωμε μμακαριοσ πνοc νουηηβ . απα πεσυνθιοσ 
English: Unto whom then shall I liken thee, O thou blessed man, thou great priest, Apa Pisentius?
Coptic: εινατντωνγ ειακωβ παι νταπνουτε ρπεfμεευε . hννεfhισε . ετβεπεfτββο . αυω αft ναf ντεκκληρονομια .
English: I will liken thee unto Jacob, whom God remembered in his sufferings, because of his innocency, and gave him the inheritance.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ ειωσηφ παι νταπνουτε t ναf ντεcρηηπε ντμντρρο .
English: I will liken thee also unto Joseph, unto whom God gave a crown of the kingdom (i.e. a royal crown).
Coptic: εινατντωνγ εσαμουηλ παι νταfρ ......... ννεχαρισμα ντμνταρχιερευσ . εινατντωνγ εσαμουηλ πενταfsωπε νουηηβ εαπνουτε t ναf μπερητ ντμντουηηβ jιντεfμντκουι . αυω ον τμντπροφητησ 
English: I will liken thee unto Samuel, who (became master) of the gifts of grace of the high-priesthood. I will liken thee unto Samuel who became a priest, unto whom God gave the promise of the priesthood and of the office of prophet when he was a little child.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ ενsηρε νιωναδαβ ναι νταυhαρεh ετεντολη μπευειωτ 
English: I will liken thee unto the sons of Jonadab/ who kept the commandments of their father.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ επνοc ναποστολοσ πhαγιοσ πετροσ . παι νταfαhερατf hντταξισ ντμνταρχηεπισκοποσ .
English: I will liken thee unto the Great Apostle, Saint Peter, who stood in archiepiscopal rank.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ ον επαυλοσ παι νταffιπροουs ννεκκλησια τηρου 
English: I will liken thee also unto Paul, who had the care of all the Churches.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ εζαχαριασ παρχιερευσ . παι νταπνουτε μοhf εβολ hμπεπνευμα ετουααβ .
English: I will liken thee also unto Zacharias, the high-priest, whom God filled full of the Holy Spirit.
Coptic: απνουτε γαρ t νακ ντσοφια εβολ hνρωf ντhε μπσοφοσ σολομων .
English: For God gave thee wisdom out of His mouth, even as He did to Solomon.
Coptic: ακθεωρει ντεκτησισ ντhε μμωυσησ απνουτε καταργει ντμντρεfsμsεειδωλον hννεκhοου . ντhε νοζιασ .
English: Thou didst shew thyself to be like unto Moses, for God made the worship of idols to come to an end in thy days, even as (in the days of) Ozias (Uzzah).
Coptic: νιμ πετναει sαροκ ερεπεfhητ λυπη . νfτμκοτf εfραsε .
English: The man who went to thee, no matter who he was, with a sorrowful heart, did he not come back rejoicing?
Coptic: ω πρεfσολσλ μμε καταπsαjε μπρεfψαλλει δαδ . jεαπεκsαjε τανhοι . απεκsαjε σλσωλτ 
English: O thou true consoler, according to the words of the Psalmist David, 'Thy words give me life, thy words comfort me.'
Coptic: αληθωσ εκτντων εμωυσησ πενταπεfhο jιεοου . αfjισε ντερεπνουτε sαjε νμμαf
English: Truly thou art like unto Moses, whose face shone with glory, and who was exalted whilst God spake with him.
Coptic: ντοκ hωωκ πρεfσμννομοσ . απεινε μπεκhο jιεοου hιτντcομ μπνουτε ετνμμακ .
English: And thou thyself, O Lawgiver, the similitude of thy face was glorious through the strength of God which was with thee.
Coptic: πεντανετουααβ τηρου sωπε νsβηρ εροf ετβεπεfτββο . μντεfhαγνεια jινεfο μμοναχοσ hατhη μπατfjι μπταειο ντμντεπισκοποσ .
English: And thou wast a companion of all the saints, because of the simplicity which was thine, and the purity which was thine, in the time when thou wast a monk, and before thou didst receive the honour of the episcopacy.
Coptic: νιμ ενεh πετναcωsτ εhουν hμπεκhο νfτμρhοτε . ω πετερενεfβαλ μουh ντhε μπσου νhτοουε . εfνηj εβρηcε εβολ νουοειs νιμ .
English: Never at any time did any man who looked into thy face feel fear of thee, O thou whose eye was full like the star of the morning and shot pjuife forth lightnings at all times.
Coptic: ω ναιατσ ντhη ντασfι hαροκ
English: O blessed are the things which I have brought unto thee
Coptic: ειsανουωs cε εταυο ννεκκατορθωμα τηρου . tjι νhενλογωγραφοσ εροι . ντhε μμωυσησ πνομοθετησ . αυω πρεfσμννομοσ sαντεουωνh εβολ ντεκμντjωωρε . ω ππετουααβ ντελιοσ . απα πεσυνθιοσ .
English: If I desired to narrate the account of all thy successes I should be obliged to take to myself those who write down words (i. e. scribes), even as did Moses, the composer and stablisher of the Law, until I had made manifest thy valiant deeds, O thou holy and perfect man, Apa Pisentius.
Coptic: εκτντων γαρ ενετουααβ ναναχωρητησ απα παλαμων . μναπα παhωμω . μναπα πετρωνιοσ μναπα hωρσιεσιοσ . μναπα θεοδοροσ 
English: For thou art like unto the holy anchorites Apa Palamon, and Apa Pahomo, and Apa Patronios, and Apa Horsiesios, and Apa Theodore.
Coptic: εκτντων εππετουααβ βασιλιοσ μνγρηγοριοσ . πθεολογοσ .
English: Thou art like unto the holy man Basil, thou art like unto Gregory the Theologian,
Coptic: ερενιμ τοομε επεθρονοσ ντμντουηηβ ντεκhε .
English: each of whom was associated with the throne of priesthood like unto thyself.
Coptic: νεκμντjωωρε . δε νsπηρε μνλααυ νρωμε . ναsιμε επευjωκ εταυοου hνουμοτνεσ . αλλα νεντανναυ εροου hννενβαλ . μννεντανσοτμου hννεμμααjε νμμαι λογοσ εουει hννεfμντjωωρε . τε ται ετνναταυοοσ τενου 
English: Now as concerning the marvellous acts of thy great power which were performed with quietness, no man whatsoever can full tale thereof; but those which we have seen with our eyes, and those which we have heard with our ears that love discourses concerning his power, these, I say, are the things which we will now declare.
Coptic: τετνμαινουτε γαρ νsηρε σοουν jεερsαννεhοου μππασχα . μπεhμε νhοου hων εhουν sαρεναρχηεπισκοποσ ετουααβ νναλεξανδρευσ τννοου ουκριγμα ερησ hνκημε τηρf . εfσυμανε ννεπισκοποσ . μννεκληρικοσ μνπλαοσ τηρf νορθοδοξοσ jεεσβτετηυτν jεανεhοου μππασχα hων εhουν . αυω jεsατετναρχεσθαι επεhμε νhοου ετουααβ νσουηηρ ναs νεβοτ αυω sατετνβωλ εβολ ναs νναυ .
English: O ye who are God-loving sons, know that (on one occasion) when the days of the festival of Easter drew nigh, now it was during the forty days (of Lent), the holy Archbishop of the Alexandrians sent messages to the South, throughout all Egypt, pointing out to the Bishops, and the clergy, and all the orthodox people, saying, * Prepare ye yourselves, for the days of Easter are drawing nigh, and make ye arrangements concerning the forty holy days in respect of the months in which they are to fall, and the time when they are to come to an end.'
Coptic: αππατριαρχησ δε απα δαμιανοσ παρχηεπισκοποσ νρακοτε . τννοου νhενκληρικοσ μμαινουτε ερησ μνπεfκυριγμα ετουααβ ευt μμοf καταπολισ .
English: And the Patriarch Apa Damianus, Archbishop of Alexandria, despatched certain God-loving members of the clergy to the South with the holy message, so that they might deliver it in every city.
Coptic: επειδη ππετουααβ απα δαμιανοσ πενταfχειροδονει μππετουααβ απα πεσυνθιοσ νεπισκοποσ ετπολισ κβτ
English: Now it was the holy man Apa Damianus who had consecrated the holy man Apa Pisentius bishop of the city of Coptos.
Coptic: ντερεμμαινουτε δε νκληρικοσ cοιλε επενπετουααβ νειωτ απα πεσυνθιοσ . αυjισμου hννεfcιj ετουααβ . αυhμοοσ εhραι
English: And when the God-loving clergy had arrived in order to sojourn with our holy father Apa Pisentius, they received a blessing from his holy hand, and they seated themselves in his presence.
Coptic: ασjωνf δε hμπεhοου ετμμαυ καταπτωs μπνουτε ερεhεννοc νρωμε hμοοσ hαhτηf 
English: Now it happened according to the dispensation of God that on that day there were certain great men sitting with him.
Coptic: αυρωμε εfηπ τετνσυνhορια ευsωωσ πε εfμοονε ννεfεσοου ει εhουν hαhτηf . μπεhοου ετμμαυ jεεfναjισμου εβολ hιτοοτf .
English: And a certain man who lived in a neighbouring country, who was a shepherd and was then pasturing his flock, came into the presence of Apa Pisentius that day, in order that he might receive a blessing at his hand.
Coptic: καταουευκαιρια δε ντεπνουτε . απsωσ tπεfουοι εhουν μννσατρεfhε επρο εfουων . αυω αfπαhτf hανουρηητε . ναπα πεσυνθιοσ ερενεκληρικοσ μππατριαρχησ hαhτηf .
English: Now according to the favourable opportunity afforded by God, the shepherd came into the chamber as soon as he found that the door was opened, and he cast himself down at the feet of Apa Pisentius whilst the clergy who had been sent by the Patriarch Damianus were with him.
Coptic: αυω ντερfτωουν εhραι αfασπαζε ννεfουρηητε ετουααβ . αftπεfουοι ενεfcιj ετουααβ . jεεfναjισμου αfcωsτ εhραι hαπεfhο . αfσεκτεfcιj εροf .
English: And when he was standing upright, having kissed his holy feet, he brought himself near his holy hands so that he might receive a blessing, and he gazed in his face, and he wished to draw his hands to him.
Coptic: μπεfταασ ναf . αfωs δε εβολ . jενιμ πενταfουερhπειπαραβατησ . εhουν επειμα . αυω πειsουfι ντεfαπε .
English: But the bishop would not give him the blessing, and he cried out, saying, ' Who is it that hath permitted this worthless and sinful fellow to enter this place, who hath allowed this man, whose head ought to be removed, (to come hither?)
Coptic: βωκ νακ μπειμα . πακαθαρτοσ . αυω πfοτε μπνουτε .
English: Get thee gone out of this place, O thou unclean one who art an abomination unto God.
Coptic: αμου νοjf εβολ ντοκ ω ιωhαννησ .
English: Come hither, John, and do thou cast him forth.'
Coptic: αιαμαhτε δε μμοf αινοjf εβολ ανοκ ιωhαννησ πεfμαθετησ .
English: Then I John, the disciple of Apa Pisentius, laid hold of the man, and I cast him forth.
Coptic: αιjνουf δε ντερειρπβολ μπρο νουκουι jεντακρου μπhοου ον ερεπνοc νρωμε cοντ εροκ
English: And when we had gone a little way outside the door, I enquired of him, saying, ' What hast thou been doing to-day to cause the great man to be so angry with thee?
Coptic: νthε τηρσ ναμε αfρπhοου τηρf εfροουτ . αυω εfραsε sαπναυ ντακει εhουν sαροf ενεμπεκρουνοc νhωβ εμεssε μπhοου . νερετεfοργη ναjερο αν εhουν εροκ νthε τηρσ 
English: Verily he passed the day very happily indeed, and was in a joyful mood until thou didst enter his presence ; his wrath would not have blazed up against thee unless thou hadst committed this day some very disgraceful deed.
Coptic: και πετερενρωμε μππατριαρχησ hμοοσ hαhτηf .
English: And besides this, the men of the Patriarch Damianus were sitting with him.
Coptic: hομολογει δε ναι . fσηh γαρ jεουωνh εβολ ννετννοβε . ενετνερηυ αυω ντετνsληλ hανετνερηυ . jεκασ ευεκω νητν εβολ 
English: Now, make thy confession to me, for it is written. Make manifest your sins to each other, and pray ye each on the other's behalf, so that your sins may be forgiven you