megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: νεjπεκροουs επjοεισ . αυω fνασανοsκ . πεjαf νcιπεπροφητησ jενfνακαπδικαιοσ εκιμ sαενεh .
English: Cast thy care upon the Lord, and He shall feed thee, as the Prophet said; He will never suffer the righteous to be removed.'
Coptic: ππετουααβ δε hωωf απα πεσυνθιοσ αfjι μπεfκελωλ jεεfναμοhf μμοου . νεπκαιροσ γαρ μπμουh μπμουh μπμοου πε .
English: Then the holy man Apa Pisentius himself took his water-pot to fill it with water, for it was the time for filling (the water-pots with) water.
Coptic: νfμοοsε δε νcιππετουααβ απα πεσυνθιοσ . εfωs εhραι επjοεισ jεπνουτε μπρκωπhητ μπεισον εfλυπη . αλλα εsωπε πεκουωs πε t ναf μπεfαιtμα .
English: And as the holy man Apa Pisentius was walking along, he cried out to the Lord, saying, 'O God, permit Thou not the heart of this brother to suffer grief, but, if it be Thy Will, give Thou to him his petition.
Coptic: μπρκααf εfλυπη πjοεισ .
English: Let him not suffer grief, O Lord.
Coptic: ντερεfβωκ δε εβολ εjμπτηηνε . εμεhμοου αυνοc δε μμοου sωπε . εαπνουτε cμπsινε μπκαh τερομπε ετμμαυ αfcωsτ δε νcιαπα πεσυνθιοσ .
English: And when he had gone forth on the bank near the river to fill his water-pot—now the Nile flood was very high, for God had visited the country that year—Apa Pisentius looked,
Coptic: αfναυ ευνοc ντβτ εfποσs hμπμοου εfhλοιλε .
English: and he saw a large fish leaping about out of the water, and throwing itself about.
Coptic: ω τεινοc νsπηρε ντεπνουτε . επμα ετρεπμακαριοσ απα πεσυνθιοσ βωκ εβολ hμπμοου νfσκπτβτ επεκρο . απμου νhαατε νμμου νειοουε σοκf αfντf επμα ετμμαυ .
English: O what a great miracle of God was this! At the very place where the blessed Apa Pisentius went to the river (to fill his water-pot), the fish came to the bank;
Coptic: ετι εfναμουhπεfκελωλ μμοου κατατhε νταfhομολογει ναν . hντεfταπρο . εfρμντρε ναν αfjιτf cε αfτααf μπσον πεjαf ναf . jεαπνουτε jεκπεκαιτημα εβολ .
English: And whilst Apa Pisentius was filling his water-pot, according to what he confessed to us with his own mouth, and testified to us, he I captured the fish, and (when) he gave it to the brother he said unto him, 'God hath fulfilled thy petition
Coptic: πενταfτννοου μπαριστον νδανιηλ νfcωsτ hητf αν .
English: it was He Who sent the meal to Daniel, for which his heart waited.
Coptic: πεjαf jεντοf ον πε νταfσβτεπτβτ νακ . μπhοου hμπεfουωs . επειδη μπεfκαακ ελυπη . hμπεντακαιτει μμοf . ντοοτf .
English: He said, 'It is He moreover Who hath prepared the fish for thee this day by His wish, inasmuch as He would not allow thee to suffer grief in respect of that for which thou didst ask at His hand.
Coptic: αληθοσ καλωσ αfjοοσ νcιπεπροφητησ jεπjοεισ hην εhουν εουον νιμ . ετωs εhραι εροf hνουμε .
English: Well and truly doth the Prophet say, God is nigh unto every one, and He directeth him in truth.
Coptic: αυω fνασωτμ επευσοπσπ νfτουjοου .
English: And He will hearken unto their supplications, and will deliver them.
Coptic: πjοεισ ναhαρεh εουον ετμε μμοf 
English: God shall guard every one who loveth Him.'
Coptic: ντερενsηρε μπισραηλ τωουν εjμμωυσησ . μνααρων πεjαυ ναf jεου πε παι ντακααf ναν .
English: When the children of Israel had risen up against Moses and Aaron, they said unto him, 'What is this that thou hast done with us?'
Coptic: ακντν εhραι hμπκαh νκημε .
English: Thou hast brought us forth from the land of Egypt.
Coptic: ενhμοοσ εhραι εjννεχαλκιον νααf . αυω ενουεμοεικ . ευσει τενου μαναν νhενοεικ μνhενααf .
English: We used to sit down by the brazen pots of flesh, and we ate bread, and now the people have to be satisfied with manna instead of with loaves of bread and pieces of flesh.
Coptic: εsωπε μμον τνναhιωνε ερωτν αυω ασjοοσ . νcιτσυναγωγη τηρσ εhιωνε εροου .
English: If not (i. e. if thou dost not give us bread and flesh) we will stone you. And the whole congregation spake the word to stone them.
Coptic: αυω μωυσησ αfjιsκακ εβολ εhραι επjοεισ εfjω μμοσ jεπjοεισ ειναhε εαfτων μπειλαοσ ετρευουωμ .
English: And Moses cried out to God, saying, ' O God, where shall I find the wherewithal to give unto this people so that they may eat?
Coptic: ετι κεκουι πε νσεhιωνε εροι .
English: Only a very little more and they will stone me.'
Coptic: αυω πεjεπjοεισ μμωυσησ jεαισωτμ επεκρμρμ ννsηρε μπισραηλ νταυααf εhουν ερωτν
English: And God spake unto Moses, saying, 'I have heard the murmurings which the children of Israel have made against you.
Coptic: hων δε ετοοτου ννsηρε μπισραηλ εκjω μμοσ jεσβτετηυτν νραστε . ντετνουεμααf ουδε σναυ αν νε . αυδε sομντ αν . ουδε μητ νhοου αν νε sαhραι ευεβοτ νhοου ετετνναουωμ sαντfει εβολ hννετνcβsα
English: But command thou the children of Israel, saying, Prepare ye yourselves ; to-morrow ye shall eat flesh, not for two days, nor for three days, nor for ten days, but for a whole month of days shall ye eat it, even until the flesh shall come forth from your nostrils'
Coptic: αυω αfjιοορ νουhυππηρε hντhαλασσα ναμαhε σναυ εjμπκαh 
English: And he brought over (quails) by a wind of the sea, two cubits upon the ground.
Coptic: ατετνειμε cε ω ναμεραατε jεπσοπσπ μπδικαιοσ cμcομ εματε . αυω εfενργει καταπετσηh .
English: Ye must know, therefore, O my beloved, that the supplication of the righteous man is exceedingly powerful, and it effecteth much, even as it is written.
Coptic: μωυσησ μεν πνομοθετησ ντπαλαια ντευνου νταfεπικαλει μπjοεισ ετβεπμηηsε . αfειρε καταπεfουωs 
English: Now as concerneth Moses, the Lawgiver of the Old Covenant, immediately that he cried out to God concerning the multitude (of the Israelites), God did according to his wish.
Coptic: πνομοθετησ δε hωωf ντδιαθηκη νβρρε απα πεσυνθιοσ .
English: So also was it in the case of the Lawgiver of the New Covenant, Apa Pisentius.
Coptic: ντευνου νταfσπσππjοεισ ετβεπσον μμοναχοσ μπεfλυπη μμοf . αλλα αfjεκπεfαιτημα εβολ κατατhε ετσηh hννεψαλμοσ . jεερεπjοεισ jωκ εβολ ννεκαιτημα τηρου 
English: Immediately he made supplication to God on behalf of the brother who was a monk, God did not cause him grief, but fulfilled his petition, even according to that which is written in the Psalm, 'The Lord shall fulfil all thy petitions,'
Coptic: σωτμ δε ον εtκενοc νsπηρε ντασsωπε εβολ hιτοοτf μππετουααβ απα πεσυνθιοσ εfο μμοναχοσ μπατfρεπισκοποσ
English: Hearken moreover to the account of another great and wonderful thing which took place through the holy man Apa Pisentius, when he was a monk, and before he became a bishop.
Coptic: αfβωκ δε ον νουhοου εjντsωωτε ετερενεσνηυ σεμοου νhητσ jεεfναμεhπεfκελωλ μμοου .
English: It came to pass on a certain day that he went to the well at which the brethren were in the habit of drinking, in order that he might fill his water-pot.
Coptic: ντερεfβωκ δε ον εjντsωωτε αfρπωβs μπνουh μντβησε μπffιτου νμμαf .
English: Now when he had come to the mouth of the well, he (found that he) had forgotten the rope and the leather bucket, and had not brought them with him.
Coptic: ντερfααh δε ερατf εjντsωωτε αfsληλ εhραι επjοεισ καταπεθοσ ννεσνηυ . αυω πεjαf jεπjοεισ ντοκ ετσοουν jεμνscομ μμοι ετρακτοι . νκεσοπ εhουν ετhενεετε . εjι μπνουh
English: And when he had stood up at the mouth of the well he prayed to God according to the custom of the brethren, and he said, 'God, Thou knowest well that it is impossible for me to turn back again into the monastery to fetch the rope.
Coptic: εκεουεhσαhνε cε μπειμοου νfει εhραι sαροι νταcντhε μμουh μπακελωλ μμοου jεκασ ειναρhμhαλ νακ μπσεεπε νναhοου .
English: But do Thou command this water to rise up to where I am so that I may be able to fill my water-pot therewith, so that I may serve Thee for the remainder of my days.
Coptic: ντοκ γαρ ακουεhσαhνε μπεκαποστολοσ πετροσ jεμοοsε εhραι εjμπμου .
English: For Thou didst command Thy Apostle Peter, saying, Walk on the water
Coptic: ντερεfjωκ δε εβολ μπεsληλ απμοου μοοsε . επjισε sαντfει εhραι ερωσ ντsωτε . νfμεhπεfκελωλ μμοου .
English: Now when he had finished his prayer, the water rose in the well until it reached the mouth of the well, and he filled his water-pot with water.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf μπμοου jεπjοεισ πετουεhσαhνε νακ jεντοκ επεσητ επεκμα .
English: Then he said unto the water, 'It is the Lord Who doth command thee: Go down again to thy place.
Coptic: ετι δε ερεπμοου σεκ επεσητ αυsωσ . εfμοονε μπεfοhε νεσοου hμπsοντε tπεfουοι ερντταπρο ντsωτε αfθεωρει μπμοου εfκωτε εfκωτε hντsωτε sαντfβωκ επεσητ επεfμα .
English: Now whilst the water was sinking downwards, a certain shepherd, who was pasturing his flock of sheep among the thorn bushes, directed his steps to the mouth of the well, and he looked in, and he saw the water going down by degrees until it reached its place at the bottom.
Coptic: εινατντωνγ ενιμ ω πμακαριοσ απα πεσυνθιοσ .
English: Unto whom shall I liken thee, O blessed Apa Pisentius?
Coptic: αληθωσ εκτντων εμωυσησ πνομοθετησ πε νταfτρεθαλλασα πωρj επεισα μνπαι . ανsηρε μπισραηλ μοοsε hραι νhητσ καταππετsουωου .
English: Verily thou art like unto Moses, the Lawgiver, who made the sea to be divided, one half being on this side, and the other on that, and the children of Israel walked in the midst thereof as upon dry ground
Coptic: εαπμοου sωπε ναυ νσοβτ hμπισα μνπαι νσαουναμ . αυω νσαhβουρ μμοου .
English: and the water was to them a wall of water on this side and on that, on the right hand and on the left.
Coptic: πενταfsαjε μντπετρα . ασταυο εβολ νhενοθε μμοου 
English: It was Moses who spake to the rock, and it sent forth fountains of water.
Coptic: ντοκ δε hωωκ ω ππετουααβ απεκsληλ βωκ εhραι sατhαψισ ντπε . ασjωκ εβολ νcιτεγραφη ετjω μμοσ . jεντοf πε νταfjοοσ αυsωπε . αυω ντοf πε νταfhων αυω αυσωντ .
English: And as for thee, O holy man Apa Pisentius, thy prayer entered into the vault of heaven, and it fulfilled the Scripture, which saith, 'It was He Who spake, and they came into being; it was He Who commanded, and they were created
Coptic: ακsωπε νθεωρικοσ ντhε ννεπροφητησ . αυω ννοεροσ ντhε νναποστολοσ . ακsωπε νοικονομοσ μπιστοσ
English: Thou wast a man of foresight like unto the Prophets, and a man of intellect like unto the Apostles, and thou wast a wise steward.
Coptic: ετβεπαι ακμπsα ντεκκλησια ννετουααβ .
English: Therefore wast thou worthy of the Church of the Saints.
Coptic: απνουτε τανhουτκ ευμηηsε μψυχη .
English: God made thee to keep alive a multitude of souls.
Coptic: ακευαγγελιζε ντhε μπαυλοσ αυω νεκταsεοειs . hντεκσοφια ντπιστισ νορθοδοξοσ . αυω νεκjιsκακ εβολ hννεκλογοσ ντhε νουκυριξ εκωs εβολ hντεκσοφια  ντhε νουσαλπιγξ 
English: Thou didst preach the Gospel like Paul, and thou didst preach in wisdom the orthodox Faith. And thou didst cry out in thy discourse like a herald, thou didst shout aloud in thy wisdom like a trumpet.
Coptic: νιμ πετναsταιοκ καταπεκμπsα . ω πδικαιοσ ετουααβ
English: Who is able to pay unto thee the honour of which thou art worthy, O just and holy man?
Coptic: sακειμε γαρ ενεhηπ hατhη μπατουsωπε 
English: For thou didst know the things which were hidden before they took place.
Coptic: νεκsαjε μννκοσμικον hνhενωδη μνhενπαραβολη . αυω νεκsαjε μνμμωναχοσ hνhενβωλ μπνευματικον .
English: Thy discourse which appertained to the things of this world had therein songs and parables ; thy discourse which appertained to the monkish estate (was full of) spiritual explanations.
Coptic: νεκsαjε πε μνναρχων . hνhενπαραπολη . αυω hνhενμυστηριον .
English: Thy words were those of a ruler, parables and mysteries.
Coptic: εμεκsιπε hητf νλααυ νρωμε ετμjε τμ εναυ καταπετσηh . jενειsαjε hννεκμντμντρε μπμτο εβολ ννρρωου . νtsιπε αν .
English: Thou didst never feel ashamed because of them before any man, according to that which is written, 'My words shall be testimonies concerning Thee before kings, I shall not be ashamed.'
Coptic: νεκκαθηγει πε ννετνηυ sαροκ . sαροκ τηρου πε ερπιστοσ .
English: Thou didst guide those who came unto Thee, all those who acted faithfully.
Coptic: αυω νγσωουh εροκ νουον νιμ . hντμρρε ντεκαγαπη .
English: And thou didst gather together unto thee every one in the bond of love.
Coptic: ακσωτμ ετεντολη μπεχριστοσ . ακκωτ μπεκηι . εjντπετρα ετουααβ 
English: Thou didst hearken unto the commandment of the Christ, thou didst build thy house upon the rock which is holy.
Coptic: ακtκαρποσ hνουhυπομονη μνουhητ εfουααβ . αυω ενανουf .
English: Thou didst bring forth fruit in patient endurance, and with a heart which is holy and good.
Coptic: ακθεωρει μπαριστον μπνευματικον . ετβεπαι ακμτον μμοκ hμπδειπνον ετουααβ 
English: Thou didst see beforehand the Banquet of the Spirit, and because of this thou dost rest (or, recline) at the holy feast.
Coptic: ακsινε πε νsωσ αυω μμα μμοονε ενανουf . ετβεπαι ον νεκfι μπροουs ννhηκε νουοειs νιμ .
English: Thou didst seek out for the wretched the place where the pasture was good, and for this reason also thou didst take care for the poor always.
Coptic: ακαμαhτε ννhιηυ ντμντρεfsμsε νουτε . ετβεπαι ακsωπε νκυβερνιτησ μππελαγοσ . νμμυστηριον ετουααβ . αυω νhαγιοσ ντhε μπsομντ νsηρε sημ 
English: Thou didst lay hold upon the ways pe of the ministry of God, and thou wast therefore a steersman in the sea of holy mysteries, and a saint like unto the Three Children.
Coptic: αυω νειωτ νhαh νhηκε hμπενουοειs αυω νειωτ ννορφανοσ hννενhοου .
English: Thou wast a father to multitudes of the poor in our time, and the father of those who were orphans in our days.
Coptic: νεκκυριζε πε νουειρηνη ννετμπουε . ω πμαινουτε νειωτ απα πεσυνθιοσ
English: Thou didst proclaim like a herald peace unto those who were afar off, O thou God-loving father, Apa Pisentius.
Coptic: αυω νεκγυμναζε ννειhην εροκ hντεσβω ετουοj .
English: And thou didst exercise (or, train) those who drew nigh unto thee in the doctrine which was sound.
Coptic: ακsωπε νακοραιοσ . μπνευματικον . ετβεπαι νγχαριζε ννεκαγαθον . νουον νιμ hνουνοc νουροτ .
English: Thou wast a well-skilled spiritual merchant, and therefore thou didst bestow graciously thy good gifts upon every one with great gladness and readiness.
Coptic: ακsινε ακcινε ω πμαινουτε . νειωτ απα πεσυνθιοσ πακελαρχησ νταληθεια .
English: Thou didst seek and thou didst find, O God-loving father, Apa Pisentius, thou leader of the truth.
Coptic: ακτωhμ αυουων νακ . ακαιτει απνουτε . t νακ ννεκαιτημα τηρου
English: Thou didst knock and it was opened unto thee ; thou didst petition God, and He granted thee all thy petitions.
Coptic: αυνοc νhινουfε . hμπεκσηυ . αυνοc νκαταστασισ sωπε ννεχρισtανοσ .
English: There was great abundance in thy days, and the Christians occupied great and honourable positions.
Coptic: ατεκκλησια sωπε hνουhενουfε hννεκhοου μντεκγενεα .
English: The Church enjoyed abundance in thy days and in thy generation.
Coptic: απεκλαοσ ευφρανε hντεκσοφια . αυω αυτεληλ μμοου νcινεκsηρε hννεκμυστηριον ετουααβ 
English: Thy people rejoiced in thy wisdom, and thy children rejoiced greatly in thy holy mysteries.
Coptic: νευεπιθυμει ενεκλογοσ νcιναρχων . αυω νευsινε νσανεκμυστηριον νcινεπροσηλιτοσ τηρου .
English: The Governors desired eagerly (to hear) thy discourse, and all the proselytes sought eagerly after thy mysteries.
Coptic: ακθεωρει μπρωμε παι ετεανατολησ τε πεfραν .
English: Thou didst look upon (?) the man whose name was Anatoles.
Coptic: ετβεπαι αfμοhκ εβολ hμπλαμπρον μπεπνευμα ετουααβ
English: Therefore he filled thee with the splendour of the Holy Spirit.
Coptic: ακjωκ εβολ ντκιβωδοσ μπεπνευμα ετουααβ νουμαhε νουsιη ντhε ννωhε .
English: Thou didst complete the Ark of the Holy Spirit in its length and breadth, even as Noah (completed his ark).
Coptic: ακsωπε νουλαμπασ . εσρουοειν hμπεντοs τηρf .
English: Thou wast a light which sent out its light into all our province.
Coptic: ατδικαιοσυνη μνtρηνη ρουοειν hατεκhη . hννεκhοου τηρου .
English: Righteousness and peace made light thy way before thee all thy days.
Coptic: hννεκhοου δε ον ατσενt sωπε νουρεfρουοειν hιτννεκsληλ μνμπετουααβ νταυsωπε νhητσ . ετεαπα κολλοθοσ πε . μναπα παhαμ . νεινοc μπετουααβ .
English: Moreover, in thy days lived the two forerunners who sent forth light through thy prayers, and through the prayers of the saints who lived in this province, that is to say, Apa Colluthus and Apa Paham, these (two) great saints
Coptic: αυεισ cε ον τενου hιτντεχαρισ μπνουτε ντνjω ερωτν νκεsπηρε εανσοτμεσ ντοοτου ννετερετευhελπισ τηρσ τε τμε .
English: Now therefore, by the grace of God, we will tell you about another marvellous thing which I heard from certain men whose whole hope is the truth.
Coptic: αυρωμε δε εβολ hμπεντοs sαjε νμμαν ετβηητf ντοf ππετουααβ απα πεσυνθιοσ . jεαιβωκ αιjισμου ντοοτf νhοου .
English: Now a certain man from our district spoke to us concerning the holy man Apa Pisentius saying, 'I went in and I received a blessing at his hands this day'
Coptic: ντερεfει δε εβολ hιτοοτf αιαπαντα εππετουααβ απα παhαμ . πεjαf ναι jεακjισμου ντοοτf μπεσυνθιοσ sημ .
English: Now when I had come forth from him, I met the holy man Apa Paham, who said unto me, 'Hast thou received a blessing from the hand of Pisentius?'
Coptic: πεjαι ναf jεεhεπαειωτ αλλα ντοκ πε πετουααβ .
English: I said unto him, 'Yes, my father, | but thou thyself art a holy man'
Coptic: αfουωsβ δε ναι jεναμε ουπετουααβ . πε πεσυνθιοσ sημ  αυω ακjιουνοc νσμου εsωπε ακαπαντα εροf . νεταρχη γαρ τε . νταfsληλ ατsωτε μουh μμοου
English: And he made answer to me, 'He who is truly a holy man is, most assuredly, Pisentius, and if thou didst happen to meet him thou wouldst receive a truly great blessing, for some time ago, when he prayed, the well became filled with water'
Coptic: πεjαf ναν jεασsωπε νουhοου ανναυ ευκωhτ εfμουh hμπεfηι ανsαjε μννενερηυ jεαρα ερεπεσυνθιοσ sημ jερεκωhτ εου ννειουνοουε .
English: Now this man said unto us, 'It came to pass on a certain day that we saw a fire burning in his house, and we said unto each other. Is it possible that Pisentius has lighted a fire? Wherefore hath he done this at this time of the year?'
Coptic: αυταλο δε εhραι αυcωsτ εjωf hντjο . αυθεωρει μμοf . εfαhερατf εfsληλ ερενεfcιj πορs εβολ εhραι ετπε  ερεπεfμητ ντηηβε ο ντhε μμητε νλαμπασ . νκωhτ ευρουοειν εματε 
English: And (some brethren) got up on the wall and looked over it, and they saw him standing up, and he was praying, and his hands were spread out towards heaven, and his ten fingers were like unto ten lamps (or, torches) of fire which were shining exceedingly brightly'
Coptic: ντερεπνουτε δε ον ταhμεf ετειχιροδονια ντμντουηηβ . ται ετεfμπsα μμοσ . εβολ jεfμε μπεσcραhτ αfβωκ αfhοπf .
English: And again, when God set him apart for consecration into the priesthood, of which he was worthy, because he loved the life of peaceful contemplation he went and hid himself.
Coptic: ντερεπεκληροσ δε μμαινουτε sινε νσωf ετρεfθμσοοf εjμπεθρονοσ . νταρχυεροσυνη . ται ετfμπsα μμοσ ναμε . αυsινε δε νσωf . αυhε εροf hνμμεροσ νjημε εfhηπ .
English: And when the God-loving clergy were seeking for him in order to make him take his seat upon the throne of the high priest, of which in very truth he was worthy, they sought for him a long time, and they found him at length in a secret place in the region of Djeme.
Coptic: ντερουcοπf δε αfωs εβολ εfταυο μπsαjε μπνοc ιωσ παρχηεπισκοποσ νκωστανtνουπολισ . jεω πεσcραhτ
English: And when they had caught him, he cried out and uttered the words of the great John, the Archbishop of Constantinople, saying, 'O the life of peaceful contemplation!
Coptic: εtμε μμοf νσεκω μμοι νhητf αν 
English: I love it. Will ye not leave me in it?
Coptic: λοιπον αυεινε μππετουααβ αυθμσοοf εjμππετουααβ αυθμσοοf εjμπεθρονοσ ντεπισκοπη .
English: Finally they brought back the holy man, and they set him upon the holy episcopal throne.
Coptic: νταfπωτ δε αν νσαπταειο . αλλα νταπταιο . πωτ νσωf . εανενταυcοπf hομολογει ναν . jεαfhομολογει ναν hντεfταπρο .
English: Now it was not he who ran in pursuit of the honour, but it was the honour which ran in pursuit of him, even as those who discovered him confessed unto us, saying, 'He confessed thus to us with his own mouth:
Coptic: jενσαβηλ jεννειρατσωτμ νσαπεττννοου μμοι επαι ετετνsανfι ντααπε hιjωι . η ντετννοjτ ετθαλασσα νtνασωτμ αν νσατηυτν ντακω νσωι μπεσcραhτ παι ετερεπνουτε με μμοf .
English: If it were not that I would not be disobedient to those whom ye have sent after me to this place, ye might cut my head of me, or throw me into the sea, before I would obey you, and forsake this life of peaceful contemplation which God loveth.
Coptic: η μπετετνσωτμ ντωτν επετσηh hννεψαλμοσ . jεσρfε . ντετνειμε jεανοκ πε πνουτε .
English: Have ye never read what is written in the Psalms, 'Be still. Know that I am God'?
Coptic: αυμεκμοκου δε μννευερηυ ευjω μμοσ . jενιμ αρα πετουεhσαhνε ναf μη ουρωμε πε .
English: And they debated the matter together, saying, 'Who then is there that can command him (to accept)? It is not a man'
Coptic: αυsοjνε δε μννευερηυ jεμαρνταυο επsαjε εππετουααβ απα κολλοθοσ ουνοc νπρωμε . fναcελππsαjε εροf . αυω fναhπφωβ εροf αν .
English: Then they took counsel together, saying, 'Let us relate the matter to the holy man Apa Colluthus, who is a great one among men; he shall reveal the matter to him (in its true light), and he will not hide the business from him'
Coptic: λοιπον αυβωκ hαhτμππετουααβ απα κολλοθοσ . πεjαυ ναf jεπενειωτ ντερνjι μπενειωτ απα πεσυνθιοσ . jενναχειροδονει μμοf νεπισκοποσ . μπεfουωs εκατεχε εειρε ντλυτουργια νταυτανhουτf εροσ .
English: And at length they went to the holy man Apa Colluthus, and they said unto him, 'Father, when we had laid hold upon Apa Pisentius in order that we might have him consecrated bishop, he did not wish to bind himself, or to take any part in the service of consecration.
Coptic: εισουμηηsε νhοου ενtουοι νσωf sαντνhε εροf . hνμμεροσ ντjεμε .
English: And behold, we went about very many days seeking for him before we found him in a part of Djeme.
Coptic: ντερfαμαhτε δε μμοf . αfουωs επαραιτει ντεfταξισ .
English: And when we had laid hold upon him he was most anxious to excuse himself from his order.
Coptic: μννσωσ πεjαf jενσαβηλ jεννειρατσωτμ νσαπεττννοου μμοι . επει καν ετετνsανfι ντααπε . hιjωι νtνασωτμ αν νσωτν 
English: And afterwards he said, 'If it were not that I would not be disobedient unto him that hath sent you to me, ye might remove my head from me before I would render obedience unto you.'
Coptic: τνπαρακαλει cε ντεκμντπετουααβ . συντεχει νμμαf νουhοου νγjνουf ουτωκ ουτωf jενιμ πενταfτννοουκ .
English: We now therefore make appeal unto thine holiness to abide with him for a number of days, and do thou question him when thou art alone with him, saying. Who is he that hath sent thee?
Coptic: μμον ουsπηρε πε πειhωβ .
English: This matter is no miracle.
Coptic: ππετουααβ δε απα κολλοθοσ . αfjνουf . jεπεjενεκληρικοσ μμαινουτε . jεατεκμντπετουααβ jοοσ jενσαβηλ jεννειρατσωτμ νσαπεττννοου μμοι . επει παουωs αν πε εαhερατ ετειταξισ νtμινε .
English: Then the holy man Apa Colluthus questioned him, saying, 'The God-loving clergy (of the town of Coptos) state that pig thy holiness saith: 'If it were not that I would not be disobedient unto him that hath sent you unto me, I would not occupy this position (of bishop) at all.'
Coptic: αρα νιμ πε . αfουωsβ νcιππετουααβ . απα πεσυνθιοσ . jεhατhη ετρεπεκληροσ ει εhουν . sαταμντελαχιστοσ . αιhωρπ νουκουι . αυσμη sωπε sαροι . νsομντ νσοπ . jεπεσυνθιοσ . πεσυνθιοσ . πεσυνθιοσ .
English: Now who art thou (to speak thus)?' And the holy man Apa Pisentius answered and said, ' Before the clergy came unto my most unworthy self I fell asleep for a space, and a voice came unto me three times, saying, 'Pisentius, Pisentius, Pisentius.'
Coptic: εισ τταξισ ντεκκλησια . αυει νσωκ .
English: Behold the ordinance of the Church hath come unto thee.
Coptic: μπρπαραιτει ντταξισ . νταυτανhουτκ εροσ . ντμπαjωj ναποστολοσ . αλλα τωουν νγουαhκ νσωου .
English: Do not thou excuse thyself from the rank to which they would appoint thee, which is that of Chief of the Apostles, but arise, and follow thou them.
Coptic: μπρκω τεκκλησια εσο νχηρα .
English: Do not forsake the Church, which is, as it were, a widow.'
Coptic: ναι δε ντερισοτμου . ανεκληρικοσ μουτε εhουν εροι .
English: Now when I had heard these words, and when the clergy cried out to me in (my abode),
Coptic: αιει εβολ αιουαhτ νσωου . εαικω μπαροουs τηρf hιιησουσ εβολ jεμνλααυ νhωβ ναsωπε αjμπνουτε 
English: I came forth, and I followed them, and I cast all my care upon Jesus, because nothing whatsoever can happen without (the consent of) God.