megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ουμακαριοσ πε πρωμε νταfπωτ hνουουροτ εαfβωκ sαπjοεισ . jεfναπαρρησιαζε μμοf hμπμα νsελεετ μμε .
English: A blessed man is he wlio hath fled joyfully and hath departed to the Lord, for He shall give him freedom of speech at the true marriage feast.
Coptic: ω ουοι μπενταfαμελει .
English: O woe be unto him that is careless!
Coptic: τνσοουν jεhαπσ ετρενβωκ . αυω τνσοουν jεfνηυ hνουcομ μνουεοου . εναsωf νftκλομ εjννενταυσωτμ νσωf αυρhωβ καλωσ νfεπειτημα ννενταυαμελει .
English: We know that we must of necessity depart, and we know that He will come in power and great glory, and will bestow crowns upon those who have hearkened nnto Him, and have worked well and that He will award punishments to those who have been careless.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νταπαsε ντευsη . ερετμντρωμε τηρσ οβs ευsοοπ hνουhινηβ εfhορs . ντεουνοc νhροου sωπε εβολ hντπε μνhενhρουββαι . ευthοτε . μνhενεβρηcε ευμεh νκωhτ . μνhεννοc ντηυ ευμεh νκμτο ντενετνκοτκ νεhσε ευsτρτωρ ντεουhοτε jιτου . νσερhοτε hνουhβα . ντεπουα πουα ρπμεευε ννεfhβηυε μμινμμοf . ειτε νετhοου . ειτε νετνανωου .
English: For, in the middle of the night, when all men are asleep, and are sunk in the deepest slumber, mighty noises shall come from the heavens, and peals of thunder which strike terror [into those who hear them], and lightnings filled with fire, and mighty winds filled with quaking, and those who are asleep shall wake up in a state of great alarm, and terror shall lay hold of them, and fear and dismay shall seize them. when each and every one of them shall remember his own deeds, whether they be evil or whether they be good.
Coptic: νενταυειρε μεν νμπετhοου ευνατοειτ νσεhιουε εhουν hμπευhητ ευριμε ευωs εβολ jεουοει ναν ννα ετων .
English: Those who have done evil shall burst out into lamentation, and their hearts shall beat wildly, and they shall cry out, saying, ' Woe be unto us! Whither shall we go?
Coptic: πκαh γαρ νανοειν νfκω hαρωου . νεhρουββαι ναthοτε ναυ . νεβρηcε νκωhτ ναsτρτωρου . ντηυναραhτου ευνοειν εροου .
English: For the earth shall shake under them, the thunders shall strike terror into them, the lightnings of fire shall alarm them, and the winds shall buffet them and shake them violently.
Coptic: ουνουcοσμ μνουκακε ευhτμτωμ νασρμρωμου εμντhε μπωτ ελααυ νσα .
English: There shall be darkness and the blackness of night of the densest kind which shall terrify them utterly, and there shall be no place whereunto they may flee.
Coptic: τhοτε μπμου τhρsο μμοου . πμεευε ννευνοβε κωτε εροου . πεjπιο μπhαπ ελεγχε μμοου .
English: The fear of death shall stupefy them, and the thought of their sins shall encircle them, and the punishment of the Judgement shall put them to shame.
Coptic: ται τε τhε ετερετευνου ετμμαυ ναει .
English: Such are the things which shall come to pass at that hour.
Coptic: ουνουσαλπιγξ εσthοτε ναωs εβολ hντπε εστουνοσ ννετνκοτκ hντεσhοτε hνντηηνε μπκαh . νενταυμου jινενεh . νεστρευτωουν εhραι .
English: A trumpet which striketh terror shall issue a blast in heaven, and the terror thereof shall raise up those who are sleeping in the ends of the earth, and it shall make those who have been dead for ages to stand up.
Coptic: τοτε νcομ νμπηυε σενανοειν αυω νσντε μπκαh ναsεει ευωs εβολ ντhε νθαλασσα . νεστοιχειον τηρου ναsτορτρ εβολ ντhοτε μπεοου μπjοεισ .
English: Then the powers of the heavens shall shake, and the foundations of the earth shall totter and shall roar like the seas, and all the elements shall be set in violent commotion at the fear of the glory of the Lord.
Coptic: ουνουκωhτ γαρ εfhαhοτε ναμοοsε hατεfhη εfτββο μπκαh . εβολ hννανομια νταυjαhμf νhητf υ .
English: For a terrible fire shall go before Ilim, and shall purify the earth from the iniquities wherewith it hath been defiled.
Coptic: αμντε ναουων ννεfπυλη hατhοτε . πμου νααναχωρει ναf νfουωσf .
English: Amente shall open its gates in fear, and Death shall remove himself and be abolished.
Coptic: τοτε σαρξ νιμ νρωμε νταυsωπε εβολ hμπκαh . νενταυλοfλf εβολ τηρου σενασωτμ επεhροου ντσαλπιγξ νσεωνh τηρου .
English: Then all the flesh of men who have come into being from the earth, and who have all turned to corruption, shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and they all shall come to life.
Coptic: ω τειsπηρε νhοτε jεναs νhε hνουρικε νβαλ . ερενκεεσ ντμντρωμε τηρσ νατωουν νσεωνh νσεαhερατου επhαπ ευωs εβολ hατhοτε ευjω μμοσ jεπεοου νακ πνουτε πενταfτουνοσν ετβετεfμντμαιρωμε .
English: O what a terrifying miracle will this be ! How is it possible in the twinkling of an eye for the dead bodies of all mankind to rise up, and come to life, and stand up to judgement, and cry out in their fear, saying, ' Glory be to Thee, O God, Who hast raised us up from the dead through Thy love for man?
Coptic: ω ναιατου νντελειοσ μννενταυασκει hνουτββο jεσεναουνοf μμοου ευναυ επβεεκε μπευhισε
English: O blessed shall be those who are perfect, and have lived in purity, for they shall be made happy by the sight of the wages of their labours,
Coptic: αυω μμαρτυροσ . σεναφορει ννευκλομ . αυω νεπροφητησ μνναποστολοσ ευστολιζε μμοου νσεsωπε τηρου hνουεου μπμτο εβολ μπεhο μπεχριστοσ .
English: and the Martyrs who shall be made to wear their crowns, and the Prophets and the Apostles who shall be arrayed in their apparel, and they shall all dwell in glory before the face of the Christ,
Coptic: ω ναιατου ννετναρπμπsα ντπαρουσια ετμμαυ jεσενατωμντ εναγγελοσ ευμοοsε μννετουααβ . ετωμντ επjοεισ επαηρ ννεκλοολε νεοου νσερsα μνπνυμφιοσ νατμου
English: O blessed shall be those who shall be found worthy of that state of being, for they shall hold intercourse with the angels, and walk wnth the saints, and converse with God in the uppermost heights amid the clouds of glory, and they shall keep the feast with the Immortal Bridegroom.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ μπhαλητ ετθαρει ενεfτνh εsαfhωλ επjισε νhητου
English: For as the bird which stretcheth out its wings flieth up into the heights therewith,
Coptic: ται τε τhε μπουα πουα εsαfναυ καταροf .
English: even so shall it be with each of them who seeth according to his power.
Coptic: πετεπεfhητ ουααβ sαfναυ επεοου μπνουτε 
English: He whose heart is holy seeth the glory of God.
Coptic: πsορπ νρωμε αδαμ fναρsπηρε μπεhοου ετμμαυ νfjοοσ jεναs νhε . ανειμηηsε ετοs μννειhεθνοσ νατηπε sωπε εβολ νhητ .
English: And Adam, the first man, shall marvel in that day, and shall say, ' How is it possible that all this great multitude, and these countless nations, can have come forth from my body?'
Coptic: νhουο δε fνααπορει . jεναs νhε εβολ hμπεισωντ νουωτ ντετμντρωμε τηρσ . ουνουον hντμντρρο ουνουον hναμντε .
English: But he will be far more puzzled to know why it is that of this one creation of all mankind, one is in the kingdom [of heaven] and the other in Amente.
Coptic: πεοου νακ πνουτε πσοφοσ μαυααf .
English: Glory be unto Thee, Thou Who art alone the Wise God!
Coptic: λοιπον μαρνρπμεευε ω νεσνηυ μπμα νthαπ ετμμαυ ετhαhοτε .
English: And further, O brethren, let us remember that terrible place of Judgement.
Coptic: ναμε ντερειρπεfμεευε αυστωτ ταhοι αιsτορτρ αιαsαhομ αιριμε ειναυ εππαραδιδοσ μπουνοf μντετριρ ντγεhεννα μπhωτ εβολ μπβημα μπεχριστοσ .
English: In very truth when I remember it trembling' seizeth me, and I become violently alarmed, and I heave sighs, and I weep when I see the Paradise of Joy, and the fiery furnace of Gehenna, and the examination before the throne of the Christ.
Coptic: αιναυ νthε αιαsαhομ . αταcομ ωjν ετβεjεαιjεπαουοειs εβολ hνουμνταμελησ μνhενλογισμοσ ευsουειτ .
English: [When] I see these things I heave a sigh, and my strength faileth me because I have squandered my time with careless indifference, and wasted it in empty talk and thoughts,
Coptic: ναι νταιjκναρμειοουε εβολ νhητου . αυω μπειασθανε jενταυθυεινε ναs νσμοτ . αναhοου ουεινε ναs νσμοτ .
English: whereon I have used up my tears, and I never perceived how they were being sacrificed, and how my days were coming to an end ;
Coptic: αναhοου ωjν μπιειμε . ανανοβε αsαι
English: and so my days came to an end without my knowing it, and my sins became very many.
Coptic: ουοι ναι ω ναμεραατε .
English: Woe be unto me O my beloved!
Coptic: ειναρου . ετβεπsιπε ετναταhοι . μπεhοου μπhαπ μμε ετμμαυ ετhαhοτε
English: What shall I do by reason of the shame which shall overwhelm me on the day of the awful Judgement of Truth?
Coptic: μπναυ ετουναθεωρει μμοι νcινετσοουν μμοι . ει hμπεσχημα ντμντμοναχοσ ευναυ εροι ευμακαριζε μμον νσεσοουν αν jεπασα νhουν μεh νανομια hιακαθαρσια νιμ εαιπωβs μπνουτε παι ετhεταζε ννhητ μννεκλοοτε .
English: At the moment when those who are my friends and acquaintances see me in the garb of monkhood, they will look upon me, and ascribe blessings imto me, not knowing that my inward parts are full of wickedness, and of every kind of uncleanness, and that I forgot God, Who trieth the hearts and the reins.
Coptic: οντωσ ουνοc πε πsιπε μπναυ ετμμαυ ω νεσνηυ . μαλιστα ουνοc ναγαπη τε . εμντhε νρβολ εροσ
English: O brethren, great indeed will be the shame of that moment, and it will be the greater because it must be submitted to, and there is no escape therefrom.
Coptic: ναμε ουταλαιπωροσ πε πρωμε ετουνανοjf εβολ hμπεhοου ετμμαυ hνουsιπε .
English: Verily, wretched and miserable shall the man be who shall be cast away on that day in shame.
Coptic: νιμ cε πετναβοηθει εροf .
English: Who is there that shall be able to help him?
Coptic: tωρκ εροκ ννεκμντsανhτηf ω πνουτε μμαιρωμε . αυω ναγαθωσ μπρκαατ hιhβουρ μμοκ μπρνοjτ μννβαμπε . ναι νταυtνουcσ νακ αυω μπρjοοσ jενtσοουν μμοκ αν .
English: I adjure Thee, O God, by Thy lovingkindness. Thou Lover of mankind, Thou Good God, place Thou me not on Thy left hand, and cast me not away with the goats, who have provoked Thee to wrath. And say not unto me, 'I know thee not.'
Coptic: αλλα ετβεπεκνα ετοs tτhε ναι νhοσον ει hμπσωμα . ετραcω ειριμε μπεhοου μντευsη . ειαsαhομ εjννανοβε ετρκσβτεπαhητ . εμμα νsωπε ντεχαρισ ετουααβ .
English: But because of Thy great mercy, make me, so long as I remain in the body, continue to weep by day and by night, and to groan over my sins, and do Thou prepare my heart to be a dwelling-place for Thy holy grace.
Coptic: καν εανγουρεfρνοβε νασεβησ νtναλο αν ειτωhμ επρο ντεκμντsανhτηf .
English: Even though I am a wicked sinner I will not cease to knock at the door of Thy compassion.
Coptic: καν ανγουαμελησ . νtναλο αν hν τεκhιη πανουτε .
English: Even though I am careless I will not desert Thy path, O my God.
Coptic: tσοπσπ μμοκ . νασνηυ
English: I beseech you, my brethren,
Coptic: tσοπσπ μμωτν
English: I entreat you,
Coptic: tπαρακαλει μμωτν
English: I adjure you,
Coptic: μαρνριμε μπεfμτο εβολ ντευsη μνπεhοου hνhενsληλ μνhενσμου μνhενψαλμοσ . jεκασ ννενhε εhραι επμα μπριμε μνπcαhch ννοβhε μνπfντ . νατνκοτκ . μνπsιπε μνπεjπιο μννοc νhαπ ετsωωτ εβολ αρηυ
English: let us weep before Ilim day and night, with prayers and psalms, in order that we may not fall into the place of weeping and gnashing- of teeth, and the sleepless worm, and the shame, and the disgrace, and the Great Judgement, which shall decide [everything],
Coptic: hιτνμμντsανhτηf μπνουτε νfααν νμπsα μπωνh sαενεh μννετουααβ . πμα ετεμνhοτε νhητf ουδε τακο .
English: that peradventure, by the compassion of God, He may make us worthy of life everlasting with the saints, in the place wherein there is neither terror nor destruction,
Coptic: πμα ετεμνμου νhητf .
English: the place wherein there is no death,
Coptic: πμα ετεμνπολεμοσ ντεπανtκειμενοσ νhητf .
English: the place wherein there is no war of the Adversary,
Coptic: πμα ετεμνμοστε νhητf ουδε μντjαjε αλλα ουραsε πε εfμην εβολ μνουευφροσυνη . μνουτραπεζα εσμεh ναγαθον νιμ μπνευματικον . αυω εσμεh hμπεhλοc ντδικαιοσυνη . αυω ππαραδισοσ τννατηλ εjωf jετννακληρονομει μμοf sαενεh νενεh .
English: the place wherein there is neither hatred nor enmity, but everlasting joy and happiness, and the table which is full of the good things o£ the Spirit of every kind, and is full of the sweetness of righteousness, and the Paradise over which we shall exult, and which we shall inherit for ever and ever.
Coptic: πεοου αυω τμντνοc μπνουτε παγαθοσ αυω πμαιρωμε παι νταfσοβτε ναν ντεfμντρρο sαενεh νενεh hαμην .
English: Glory and majesty be to the good and man-loving God, Who hath prepared for us His kingdom for ever and ever! Amen.
Coptic: ουεγκωμιον εαfταυοοf νcιπενπετουααβ νειωτ φλαβιανοσ πεπισκοποσ νεφεσοσ τπολισ εαfταυοοf επhαγιοσ δημητριοσ παρχηεπισκοποσ νρακοτε hμπεhοου μπεfρπμεευε ετταιηυ ετεσουjουτη πε . μπεβοτ θωθ .
English: THE ENCOMIUM WHICH OUR SAINTED FATHER FLAVIANUS, BISHOP OF THE CITY OF EPHESUS, PRONOUNCED UPON SAINT DEMETRIUS ARCHBISHOP OF RAKOTE, ON THE DAY OF HIS GLORIOUS COMMEMORATION, WHICH IS THE TWENTIETH DAY OF THE MONTH THOTH.
Coptic: αfsαjε δε ον ετβενεsπηρε νταπνουτε ααυ εβολ hιτοοτf
English: AND HE SPAKE ALSO CONCERNING THE MIRACLES WHICH GOD WROUGHT BY HIS HAND.
Coptic: αfsαjε δε ον hμπειεγκωμιον νουωτ ετβεπhαγιοσ μμαρτυροσ αυω μπαρθενοσ απα πετροσ παρχηεπισκοποσ ντειπολισ νουωτ ρακοτε .
English: AND HE SPAKE ALSO IN THIS SAME ENCOMIUM CONCERNING THE SAINT, AND MARTYR, AND VIRGIN, APA PETER ARCHBISHOP OF THIS SAME CITY RAKOTE.
Coptic: αυω ετβετhαγια μμαρτυροσ τρμταντιοχια τπολισ μνπεσsηρε σναυ φιλοπατωρ μνευτροπιοσ .
English: AND [HE SPAKE ALSO] CONCERNING THE HOLY WOMAN WHO WAS A NATIVE OF THE CITY OF ANTIOCH AND A MARTYR, AND HER TWO SONS PHILOPATOR AND EUTROPIUS.
Coptic: εαfsαjε δε ον ετβεπτωβσ ντεψυχη αυω ετβεπεhρητον ετσηh hνιερεμιασ πεπροφητησ jεhμπεhοου ετμμαυ tναταhο ερατσ νουανατολη μμε hμπηι νδαυειδ
English: AND HE SPAKE ALSO CONCERNING THE IMPULSE OF THE SOUL, AND CONCERNING THE PASSAGE WHICH IS WRITTEN IN [THE BOOK OF] JEREMIAH THE PROPHET, WHICH SAITH, 'IN THAT DAY I WILL ESTABLISH SUNRISE (OR, MORNING) IN THE HOUSE OF DAVID.'
Coptic: hνουειρηνη ντεπνουτε hαμην .
English: IN THE PEACE OF GOD. AMEN.
Coptic: πκαιροσ λοιπον κιμ εροι ετρακιμ εποργανον μπαλασ ετcοjβ αυω ταταπρο νασθενησ ετραjοοσ hωωτ μνπρεfψαλλει δαυειδ αυω πρεfhωσ επνουτε jεακcμπsινε μπκαh ακτρεfthε ακταsε ααf νρμμαο .
English: The occasion moveth me to set in motion the organ of my halting tongue, and my infirm mouth, and it maketh me a to say with the Psalmist David, the Singer of God, 'Thou visitest the earth, Thou makest it to produce food, Thou multipliest in great abundance the riches [thereof].
Coptic: απειερο πνουτε μουh μμοου
English: The river of God is full of water.
Coptic: ακσοβτε ντευhρε jεπαι πε πενσοβτε ναμε .
English: Thou preparest their food.' This is our preparation in truth.
Coptic: αfcμπsινε μπκαh αfτρεfthε αfταsε ααf νρμμαο .
English: He hath visited the earth, He hath made it to produce food, He hath multiplied the riches [thereof] in great abundance.
Coptic: εsjε ουευφροσυνη ννρωμε πε πηρπ νhυλικοσ παι ευsανρhουο σω εβολ νhητf sαυthε . αυω sαρεουμντsνα sωπε νhητf . ειε ουηρ τε τευφροσυνη μνπραsε ννρωμε νταυσω εβολ hντπηγη μμοου νωνh πεχριστοσ .
English: If material wine be the joy of men, the which when they drink it to excess causeth them to become drunk, and there is arrogance therein, how very much more joy and gladness will those men have who have drunk of the Fountain of living water, the Christ!
Coptic: εsjε sαρεπκαh ευφρανε ερsανπhουο μπε . ει εjωf . ειε ουηρ τε τευφροσυνη μνπραsε ννρωμε . μπναυ νταπμουι νhωου ννοητον ει εjντσορτ ννοητη .
English: If the earth rejoiceth when the water of heaven cometh upon it, how much more joy and gladness shall men [feel] at the moment when the waters of understanding fall upon the grass of the mind!
Coptic: πhωου μεν ετουονh εβολ sαft νουκαρποσ εfουονh εβολ σαρκικοσ .
English: Now the waters which are manifest yield fruits which are manifest, and are of fleshly character;
Coptic: πhωου δε ντοf μπνευματικον . ντερεfει εjμπκαh ανρωμε . tκαρποσ μπνευματικον .
English: and when the waters of the Spirit have descended upon the earth of men they yield fruits of the Spirit.
Coptic: αs cε τενου νε νκαρποσ ετμμαυ
English: Of what kind now are these fruits?
Coptic: σωτμ ανοκ tναταμοκ .
English: Hearken and I will tell you;
Coptic: ουμονον μπρδισταζε ουδε μπρκρμρμ
English: only ye must neither feel any doubt [about what I say], nor must ye murmur.
Coptic: ουεκκλησια νουωτ τεντασsταμ
English: One church only hath closed [its door]:
Coptic: ειsαjε . ετσυναγωγη ννιουδαι
English: I speak of the synagogue of the Jews,
Coptic: ται μεν ειμουτε εροσ αν jεεκκλησια μπνευματικον ετβεπαι ρω αυsταμ μμοσ . hιτμ πενταfτωουν εβολ hννετμοουτ αfhμοοσ hιτουναμ μπεfειωτ αfρρωμε hιτμπεfουεhσαhνε .
English: but I do not call this truly a spiritual church, because it hath shut its door against Him that rose from the dead, and hath taken His seat on the right hand of His Father.
Coptic: hενsο νsο μνhεντβα ντβα . νενταυουων . μμοου ναν hιτμπεfσνοf ετουααβ . νταυπαhτf εβολ hαρον 
English: He became man at His command, and the things which have been opened unto us through His holy Blood, which He shed for us, are thousands of thousands, and tens of thousands of tens of thousands.
Coptic: νκαρποσ δε νταιsρπjοου νε ναι . τεγκρατεια . πτββο . τπαρθενια . τμντναητ . τειρηνη . τhελπισ . τμντρμραs . τμντστμητ . μννετνηυ μννσαναι .
English: Now the fruits to which I have already alluded are these: continence, purity, virginity, compassion, peace, hope, long-suffering, obedience, et cetera.
Coptic: ναι νε νταtσωsε μπνευματικον ταυοου εhραι hιτμπhωου μπνευματικον νταfει εjωσ .
English: These are the things which the spiritual meadow produceth through the spiritual rain which falleth upon it.
Coptic: πκαιροσ λοιπον πε παι ετραjοοσ . μνπεπροφητησ . αυω πνομοθετησ μωυσησ . jεμαρνjω επjοεισ hνουεοου γαρ αfjιεοου 
English: And, moreover, now is the time for me to say with the prophet and law-giver Moses, 'Let us ascribe glory unto the Lord, for he hath gotten glory.'
Coptic: εsjε ανετμμαυ ρsπηρε ευναυ ενευjαjε ευμου hντhαλλασα ειε ετβεου νtναρsπηρε αν ανοκ ειναυ επενταfμου hαρον . αυω αfτωουν sαντfθββιο μπjασιhητ 
English: If those who lived in days of old marveled when they saw their enemies dying in the sea, why should I not marvel when I behold Him that died for us and rose [from the dead], until He had humbled pride?
Coptic: αυεισ λοιπον ντακιμ εποργανον μπαλασ νταταυο νhενκουι νταιο . επειπετουααβ ετνσοουh εhουν επεfραν ετουααβ .
English: Assuredly then I will set in motion the organ of my tongue, and I will declare a few glorious things concerning the saint in whose name we are gathered together,
Coptic: ουειωτ μμαινεfsηρε πε .
English: for he was a father who loved his children,
Coptic: ουsωσ νρεfμοονε καλωσ πε εfφορει ντσντε ναρετη . τπαρθενια . αυω πγαμοσ νσεμνον .
English: and a shepherd who pastured his sheep wisely. He was clothed with the foundation of virtue, virginity, and holy matrimony.
Coptic: αλλα μεsακ ντεουα jοοσ ναι . jεμνscομ ετρεπρωμε ρπαρθενοσ μννσατρεfjισhιμε .
English: But perhaps someone will tell me that it is not possible for a man to become a virgin after he hath married a wife;
Coptic: μαρεπετμμαυ σωτμ ανοκ tναt ναf νουαποδιξισ εβολ hννεγραφη ετουααβ .
English: let that someone hearken, and I will give him an absolute proof that this is possible from Holy Scripture.
Coptic: νταjοοσ hω μνπενσωτηρ jεουνhοινε εαυααυ νσιουρ μμινμμοου ετβετμντρρο νμπηυε .
English: I myself say, with our Saviour, that there exist some who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom which is in the heavens.
Coptic: νεσιουρ γαρ εsαυjποου εβολ hνhητσ ντευμααυ ευο νσιουρ πευραν μματε .
English: Those who were born eunuchs from their mother's womb to those the name of eunuch certainly belongeth,
Coptic: πεσιουρ πετνααf δε νσιουρ μμινμμοf νιμ πετναssαjε ετεfμντjωωρε .
English: but as concerning the man who hath made himself an eunuch, who is able to declare adequately his valour?
Coptic: ενενταδαυειδ γαρ πατασσε νγολιαθ . ερενεσκευε μπολεμικον το hιωωf νευναεπαινου μμοf αν πε νthε τηρσ .
English: The acts of David, when he destroyed Goliath with armour and weapons of war upon him, and when the people applauded him with sympathy, are wholly different from the valour of the man who hath made himself an eunuch.
Coptic: αλλα ντερεfπατασσε μμοf χωρισ hοπλον hιμερεh ντhε ντhε ννενταυμου τηρου . μννεπινικιον ετενετjραειτ νε .
English: But now, when once David had destroyed him, without armour and without spear, Goliath was dead once and for all, even as every other person who dieth, and [he obtained] the prize which belongeth to the victors.
Coptic: ντειhε ον ερsανπρωμε . ετουναjποf εfο νσιουρ . αγωνιζε σεναοπσ εροf αν ευμντjωωρε . ντhε μπετνααγωνιζε ερενεfμελοσ μμοf 
English: Even so is it in the case of a man if he has been horn an eunuch; he striveth, hut languidly, and without the strength which is shewn by the man who striveth, being in possession of all his members.
Coptic: δαυειδ μεν γαρ νταfπατασσε μπμουι μνταρξ νουσοπ η σναυ αυω sαsομντ νσοπ .
English: Now David destroyed the lion and the bear, once, or twice, and even three times,
Coptic: δημητριοσ δε ντοf παρχηεπισκοποσ νταfπατασσε ννhηδονη μμηνε 
English: but Demetrius the Archbishop destroyed his lusts every day.
Coptic: πετμιsε μννεθηριον νουμντjωωρε αν πε . ντhε μπετμιsε μνμπαθοσ .
English: He who fighteth with wild beasts is not as valiant as the man who fighteth against passion.
Coptic: ερsαννεθηριον . ουωμ μπρωμε μευhε εροf νκεσοπ ετρεfμιsε νμμαf .
English: When the wild beast devoureth a man the man is no longer forthcoming to fight with him again.
Coptic: τhηδονη δε ντοσ πρωμε ετνακαμα νασ νhητf μεσλο εσπατασσε μμοf μμηνε sαντεστακοf νσαυξανε νhητf .
English: On the other hand, the lust to which a man giveth place in himself never ceaseth to crush him all day and every day, and it increaseth in him until it destroyeth him.
Coptic: αυω σεσοουν μπαι νcινσοφοσ νεγκρατησ ετβεπαι ρω ευπητ επjαιε .
English: And the wise men who were continent knew that this is so, and it was because of this very thing that they fled into the desert.
Coptic: πλην μαρνκτεπsαjε εjμπειπετουααβ . τενου ντνταμωτν ενεfαρετη μννεfμντjωωρε .
English: Let us, however, turn our discourse to this holy man Demetrius, and we will now make known unto you his virtues and his valour.
Coptic: ππετουααβ cε ουν δημητριοσ νευεβολ πε hνννοc μπρεσβυτεροσ ετtσοειτ hντπολισ ρακοτε .
English: Now this holy man Demetrius was descended from a great and very old and famous family in the city of Rakote.
Coptic: μννσατρεfμου γαρ νcιππετουααβ ιουλιανοσ παρχηεπισκοποσ νρακοτε απεθρονοσ νρακοτε ρουμηηsε νhοου εfκη εβολ νατεπισκοποσ μπερωμε hμοοσ εjμπεθρονοσ ντμνταρχηεπισκοποσ εβολ jεπκαιροσ πε ννρρωου νανομοσ . αυω νρεfsμsεειδωλον . ερεουνοc νδιωγμοσ hιjντεκκλησια . αυω νερεπλαοσ ο ντhε ννειεσοου ετεμντουsωσ μμαυ .
English: And after Saint Julianus, the Archbishop of Rakote was dead, the throne of Rakote remained empty for many days, and there was no bishop, and no man sat on the archiepiscopal throne, because it was the period during which lawless and idol-worshipping Emperors reigned. A great persecution of the Church was in progress, and the people were like unto the sheep that are without a shepherd.
Coptic: hιτμπουωs ουν μπνουτε . μντηψηφοσ μπλαοσ τηρf αυαμαhτε νιωσηφ νβρρε .
English: However, by the Will of God, and by the votes of the whole congregation, they laid hold of a second Joseph,
Coptic: ειsαjε επhαγιοσ δημητριοσ αυθμσοf εjμπθρονοσ . μπhαγιοσ μαρκοσ πευαγγελιστησ .
English: I mean Saint Demetrius, and they enthroned him on the throne of Saint Mark the Evangelist.
Coptic: αλλα πολλακισ . κναjοοσ ναι ω πετσωτμ jεεστω εκτοντν μπειπετουααβ ειωσηφ μπεκτοντν ντεσhιμε μπειπετουααβ αυω νhακ ετεσhιμε νατsαυ ετμμαυ . ντασφθονει εππετουααβ ιωσηφ ειsαjε ετεσhιμε νρμνκημε .
English: But, perchance, thou who art listening to me wilt say, 'Thou mayest compare this holy man to Joseph, but thou must not compare the wife of this holy and wise man to that worthless woman who bore ill will towards the holy man Joseph, I mean the wife of the Egyptian.'
Coptic: μμον μμον μη γενοιτο αλλα κω ναι εβολ ω πλαοσ . μμαιπεχριστοσ .
English: Most certainly not, and far be it from me to do so. But forgive me, O Christ-loving congregation.
Coptic: ιωσηφ γαρ ενενταfνκοτκ μντρμνκημε νεουνοβε ναf πε .
English: If Joseph had lain with the Egyptian woman, it would have been a sin to him,
Coptic: ουπορνεια γαρ τετfναασ ετβεπαι ρω αfhαρεh επεfσωμα εfουααβ μπνουτε νταfταμιοf .
English: for it would have been fornication that he was committing, and it was for this very reason that he kept his body pure in respect of God Who had created him.