megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ευsανναυ δε εροου sαυσολσλ νσερπωβs jεαυsπ hισε επτηρf . μννσωσ ον νσεκοτου ενευσωμα . νσεcω ευσλσωλ νουμηηsε νουοειs .
English: And when they see them they receive consolation, and they forget that they have suffered in any way; and afterwards they return to their bodies, and they continue to feel comforted for a very long time.
Coptic: εsjε νταυπωωνε επκεαιων hιτμπουροτ νταυναυ εροf . μευρπμεευε ρω jεουνκοσμοσ . sοοπ .
English: And if they are transferred to another world through the joy which they have seen they do not even remember that the world existeth.''
Coptic: ντερισωτμ δε αιραsε εματε jεαιρπμπsα νσωτμ εναι εβολ hιτοοτf .
English: And when I had heard these things I rejoiced exceedingly that I was held to be worthy to hear them from him.
Coptic: αυω αιρπωβs νναhισε τηρου νταιsοπου . ειμοοsε hνντοου .
English: And I forgot all the sufferings which I had endured when I was journeying in the desert,
Coptic: αυcομ ει επασωμα .
English: and strength came to my body,
Coptic: αυω αυμντβρρε ει επασωμα μνταψυχη .
English: and renewed power came to my body and to my soul.
Coptic: πεjαι δε ναf δε ναιαατ ανοκ jεαιμπsα νναυ επεκhο ετουααβ . αυω αιμπsα νσωτμ ενεκsαjε ετhολc .
English: And I said unto him, ``Blessed am I that I am held to be worthy to see thy holy face, and to hear thy sweet words.''
Coptic: πεjαf cε ναι . jετωουν πασον . ντνβωκ επμα εννhητf .
English: Then he said unto me, ``Rise up, O my brother, and let us depart to the place wherein we are to be.''
Coptic: ανμοοsε μννενερηυ . μμηλιον σναυ η sομντ . ουsπηρε εματε . τε τεsπηρε μπειhλλο μμακαριοσ . αυω ναθλητησ νμοοsε δε . ανει εjνουκαληβε .
English: and we journeyed on, and we came to a hut.
Coptic: ντερνβωκ δε εhουν ετκαλυβε αfαhερατf αfsληλ νμμαι .
English: And when we had entered into the hut he stood up and prayed with me.
Coptic: ντερνjωκ δε εβολ μπεsληλ . ανt μπhαμην .
English: And when we had finished the prayer we gave (i.e. said) the 'Amen',
Coptic: ανhμοοσ δε hιουσοπ
English: and we sat down together
Coptic: ανcω νsαjε μμντνοc μπνουτε .
English: and talked on about the majesty of God.
Coptic: αυω μπναυ μπρη εfναhωτπ . αιcωsτ
English: And at the time when the sun was about to set I looked
Coptic: αιναυ ευοεικ εfκη εhραι μνουhναυ μμοου .
English: and I saw a loaf of bread and a vessel of water.
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jετωουν πασον νγουωμ . αυω νγσω μπεικουι μμοου . jεtναυ εροκ jεεκκινδυνευε . hαπεhκο . μνπειβε μνπhισε ννεhιοουε .
English: And he said unto me, ``Rise up, my brother, and eat, and drink this small quantity of water, for I see that thou art exhausted by hunger and thirst, and by the toil of the road.''
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι ναf jεfονh νcιπνουτε ππαντοκρατωρ . jενtναουωμ αν ουδε νtνασω αν sαντνσοουτν εβολ ντνουωμ μννενερηυ .
English: And I said unto him, ``As God Almighty liveth, I will neither eat nor drink unless we stretch ourselves out and eat the bread together.''
Coptic: ντεριcω δε ειcωρs εροf μογισ ανσοουτν εβολ . μννενερηυ .
English: And when I continued to press him with difficulty [he agreed], and we stretched ourselves out together,
Coptic: ανπωs μποεικ
English: and we divided the bread,
Coptic: ανκω επαhου νhητf .
English: and put back some of it;
Coptic: ανσω δε ον μπεσναυ hμπεhναυ μμοου .
English: and the two of us drank from the vessel of water,
Coptic: ανσει αυω ανκω επαhου νhητf .
English: and we were satisfied, and we left some of it in the vessel.
Coptic: αυω ανρτευsη τηρσ νsληλ . επνουτε sαhτοουε .
English: And we passed the whole night in prayer, and we prayed to God until the morning.
Coptic: ντερεhτοουε δε sωπε αιναυ επεfhο νταfsιβε
English: And when it was morning I saw that his face was changed,
Coptic: αfπωνε . hωσ νfρτhε νκερωμε
English: and was altogether transformed, and that it was like unto that of another man,
Coptic: αfρτhε νουκωhτ τηρf .
English: and that it seemed to be [made] wholly of fire.
Coptic: αυω ατεfμορφη thοτε ναι εματε .
English: And his form terrified me exceedingly.
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναι . jεμπρρhοτε πασον . παπνουτε . νταπjοεισ γαρ τννοουκ εfι προουs μπασωμα νγτομσf
English: And he said unto me, 'Fear thou not, O my brother in God, for the Lord hath sent thee to care for my body, and to bury it.
Coptic: hραι γαρ hμπhοου νhοου tναjωκ εβολ νταοικονομια ταβωκ επμα νμτον sαενεh .
English: In a day or two I shall fulfil my stewardship, and shall go to the place of everlasting rest.'
Coptic: νεσουμντασε γαρ μπεβοτ παωνε πε πεhοου ετμμαυ .
English: Now that day was the sixteenth day of the month Paone [June 10].
Coptic: πεjαf ον ναι jεεκsανβωκ εκημε ταsεοειs μπαρπμεευε . ευσtνουfε ννεσνηυ .
English: And he also said unto me, 'When thou departest into Egypt proclaim the remembrance of me as a sweet-smelling thing to the brethren.
Coptic: πετναt νουπροσφορα . hμπαραν ευρπμεευε ναι . ιησουσ hωωf ναντf hντsορπ νουνου μπsο νρομπε .
English: Whosoever shall make an offering in my name, and keep me in remembrance, Jesus Himself shall bring him in the first hour of a thousand years.'
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι ναf . jεεsωπε ουhηκε πε εμνscομ μμοf . εtνουπροσφορα μπεκραν .
English: And I said unto him, 'If he be a poor man he will not be able to give an offering in thy name.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jεμαρεfτμε ουσον νhηκε hμπαραν .
English: And he said unto me, 'Let him feed a poor brother in my name.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jεεsωπε ουhηκε πε μνscομ μμοf ετμμοf . κναντf αν επδειπνον ντsορπ νουνου μπsο νρομπε .
English: And I said unto him, 'If he be a poor man he will not be able to feed him; wilt thou not take him in to the feast at the first hour of a thousand years?'
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jεμαρεft ουκουι νστοι hμπαραν .
English: And he said unto me, 'Let him give a little scent in my name.'
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι ναf . jεεsωπε . ουhηκε πε μνscομ μμοf εtστοι . εhραι μπεκραν . ετβετμντhηκε .
English: And I said unto him, 'If he be a poor man he will not be able to give scent in thy name because of [his] poverty.
Coptic: αιο παειωτ ετνανουf μαρεπεκνα ταhον τηρν jεπετκνααιτει μμοf ντμπνουτε . πνουτε νατααf νακ .
English: O my good father, let thy grace be with us all, for whatsoever thou shalt ask of God that will God give unto thee.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jεμαρεfαhερατf νfjεsομντ νσοπ νsληλ επνουτε . hμπαραν αυω πjοεισ ιησουσ ναντf επsο νρομπε . νfκληρονομει μννετουααβ τηρου .
English: And he said unto me, 'Let him stand up and say three times prayers to God in my name, and the Lord Jesus shall bring him to the thousand years, and he shall receive an inheritance with all the saints.'
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι ναf jεω παειωτ ετουααβ . εsωπε tμπsα . tουωs ετραsωπε . hμπεκτοποσ . ετουααβ εκsανλο hμπεισωμα .
English: And I said unto him, 'O my holy father, if I am worthy of it, I should like to be present in thy holy abode when thou shalt cease [to be] in this body.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jεμπωρ παsηρε .
English: And he said unto me, 'Certainly thou shalt, my son.
Coptic: μπουτοsκ γαρ εtοικονομια . αλλα νταπjοεισ τοsκ ευσολσλ ννεσνηυ ετουααβ . ετsοοπ hμπjαιε . ετρεκταsεοειs μμοου μνπευσtνουfε . hντμηητε ννεσνηυ . νρεfsμsενουτε ευhηυ ννετσωτμ
English: For thou hast not been appointed to the stewardship, but the Lord hath appointed thee to console the holy brethren who live in the desert, and to proclaim their sweet odour among the brethren who worship God for the benefit of those who hearken unto thee.
Coptic: βωκ νακ εβολ εκημε ω παsηρε νγsωπε . εκμην εβολ hμπhωβ ετνανουf .
English: Get thee forth to Egypt, O my son, and do thou continue to carry on the good work.'
Coptic: ανοκ δε ντευνου αιπαhτ εjμπκαh .
English: And straightway I fell down upon the ground,
Coptic: πεjαι ναf jεσμου εροι παειωτ . ντεουνα ταhοι hαhτμπνουτε . ντhε νταιμπsα νναυ εροκ hιjμπκαh νταμπsα ον νναυ εροκ hμπκεαιων . hαhτμπjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: and I said unto him, 'Bless me, O my father, that I may be made to stand before God, and that as I have been held worthy to see thee upon the earth, I may also be held worthy to see thee in the Other World before the Lord Jesus the Christ.'
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναι . jεπαsηρε μπνουτε ναλυπει μμοκ αν hνλααυ νhωβ εfεταjροκ hντεfαγαπη . ντενεκβαλ jιουοειν . hντεfμντνουτε . ννεκρικε ουδε ννεκhε . αλλα εκναματε μπhωβ . ντακhιτοοτκ εροf .
English: And he said unto me, 'O my son, may God not cause thee to grieve about any matter whatsoever, and may He strengthen thee in His love, so that thine eyes may receive the light of His Godhead, and so that thou mayest neither lean to one side nor fall, but mayest end successfully the work whereunto thou has set thy hand.
Coptic: ερεναγγελοσ σκεπαζε μμοκ . νσεναhμεκ ενεπιβουλη ννιουδαι ννευhε ελααυ νκατηγορια εhουν εροκ . hντεκcιναπαντα επνουτε .
English: May the angels shelter thee, and deliver thee from the plottings of the Jews, and may no accusation fall upon thee when thou hast to meet God.'
Coptic: ντερεfουω δε εfjω νναι αfτωουν
English: And when he had made an end of saying these things he rose up,
Coptic: αfsληλ επνουτε hνhεναsαhομ μνhενρμειοουε ευοs .
English: and prayed to God with sighings and many tears;
Coptic: μννσωσ αfνκοτκ επκαh .
English: and afterwards he laid himself upon the ground,
Coptic: αfjωκ εβολ ντεfοικονομια ντεπνουτε . αυω αft μπεfπνευμα νcιj μπνουτε hνσουμντασε μπεβοτ παωνε .
English: and he completed his stewardship in God, and yielded up his spirit into the hand of God on the sixteenth day of the month Paone.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αισωτμ εhενφωνη ναγγελοσ ευhυμνευε hιθη μπμακαριοσ απα οννοfριοσ . αυω νερεουνοc νουροτ sοοπ hντεfcιναπαντα επνουτε .
English: And I heard the voices of the angels singing hymns before the blessed Apa Onnofrios, and there was great joy at his meeting God.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αικατ καhηυ νταλοβητε εττο hιωωτ
English: And I took off the garment wherewith I was clothed,
Coptic: αιtντεσπαsε . ετκαισε . τκεπαsε δε αιcολτ μμοσ jεννειcω εικηκαhηυ .
English: and tore it into two pieces; in the one I wrapped up [the holy man] for burial, and the other I used as raiment, so that I might not be naked.
Coptic: αιt δε μπεfσωμα επεσητ επουωs νουπετρα
English: And I placed his body down in a cleft in the rock,
Coptic: αισωτμ επεhροου νουμηηsε ναγγελοσ ευραsε αυω ευωs εβολ jεαλληλουια .
English: and I heard the sounds of a multitude of angels rejoicing, and crying out, 'Alleluia;'
Coptic: αιt δε μπαsληλ εhραι εjωf . αυω αιcωλ νουαsη νωνε . εhραι εjωf
English: and I said my prayer over him, and I rolled several stones upon him.
Coptic: αιsληλ . πμεhσπσναυ . αυω ντευνου ατβννε hε .
English: and prayed the second time, and straightway the palm-tree fell down,
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιρsπηρε εματε . μπενταfsωπε .
English: and I marvelled exceedingly at what had taken place;
Coptic: αιουωμ μπενταfσεεπε μποεικ . αυω αισω μπμοου νταfσεεπε ερον .
English: and I ate what was left of the bread, and I drank of the water which was left to us.
Coptic: ντεριναυ δε jεμπουωs αν μπνουτε πε ετραcω μπειμα . αιπερsτοοτ εβολ
English: And when I perceived that it was not according to the will of God for me to remain in this place, I spread out my hands,
Coptic: αιsληλ εhραι επjοεισ . αυω εισπρωμε νταfει sαροι νsορπ αftcομ ναι . αfει ον sαροι ντhε ντεhουειτε .
English: and I prayed unto the Lord; and behold, the man who had come to me at the first, and who had given me strength, came to me again as he had done before.
Coptic: πεjαf ναι . jεπαπνουτε απενjοεισ ταμον μπhοου jεκνηυ sαρον επειμα .
English: And he said unto me, 'My God, our Lord, informed us this day that thou wast coming to us in this place.
Coptic: εισσε νρομπε μπενναυ ερωμε ειμητι ντοκ μαυαακ .
English: Behold, for six years we have seen no man except thyself.'
Coptic: ντερνωσκ δε νsαjε μννενερηυ .
English: And when we had talked together for a long time . . . . . .
Coptic: λοιπον πεjαν ναf jεω πενσον . σμνπεκhητ νουκουι νοεικ jεντακει hνουhιη εσουηυ .
English: . . . said unto him, ``O our brother, stablish thy heart with a little bread, for thou hast travelled from a place afar off.
Coptic: απjοεισ δε τοsν ετρενcω μννενερηυ . νουhοου .
English: The Lord hath ordained that we are to remain with each other for some days,
Coptic: τνραsε δε νμμακ . ω πενσον μμεριτ .
English: and we will rejoice with thee, O our beloved brother.''
Coptic: νhοσον δε νsαjε μννενερηυ . εισhηητε . αυεινε εhουν νtου νοεικ . ευhημ αυω ευροουτ hωσ jενταυsατου hντετριρ .
English: And whilst we were talking to each other, behold, five loaves of bread were brought in, and they were warm and soft as if they had been [just] baked in the oven,
Coptic: ντευνου αυεινε δε ον νουνκα εsαυουομf
English: And whilst we were talking to each other, behold, five loaves of bread were brought in, and they were warm and soft as if they had been [just] baked in the oven,
Coptic: ανhμοοσ δε ανουωμ μννενερηυ .
English: and we sat down and ate together.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf ναι jεεισ τμεhσο νρομπε jινντανει επειμα
English: And he said unto me, ``Behold, this is the sixth year since we came to this place,
Coptic: fτοου νοεικ νεττηs ναν μμηηνε . ευεινε μμοου ναν εβολ hιτμπνουτε .
English: and four loaves of bread have been allotted to us daily, and these came to us through God;
Coptic: ντερκει δε sαρον μπhοου ειστκτο αυντσ νακ .
English: but as soon as thou didst come unto us this day, behold, a fifth loaf hath been brought for thee.
Coptic: αυω εμνειμε ενεh jενταυει των αλλα ννηυ εhουν νhε εροου ευκη εhραι .
English: And we have never known whence they came, but when we came in we found them placed here.''
Coptic: ντερνουω δε νουωμ μννενερηυ ανρτευsη τηρσ νsληλ sαhτοουε .
English: And when we had finished eating together we passed the whole night in praying, and we prayed till morning.
Coptic: hτοουε δε ντερεfsωπε . αιπαρακαλει μμοου ετρευκαατ hαhτηυ sαπεhοου μπαμου .
English: And when the morning had come I entreated them to let me remain with them until the day of my death.
Coptic: πεjαυ ναι jεω πενσον μπhωβ . τηs νακ αν εβολ ετρεκcω μπειμα .
English: And they said unto me, 'O our brother labourer, it is not ordained for thee to tarry in this place.
Coptic: αλλα τωουν νγβωκ εκημε . νγjω ννεντακναυ εροου . ενεσνηυ ευρπμεευε ναυ . αυω ευhηυ ννετσωτμ .
English: But rise up, and go into Egypt, and tell those whom thou shalt see there that the brethren [here] remember them; and it shall be a benefit unto those who hearken.'
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιπαρακαλει μμοου ετρευjω εροι ννευραν ντοου δε μπουπειθε νjοου εροου .
English: And I entreated them to tell me their names, but they would no be persuaded to utter them,
Coptic: αιαναγκαζε μμοου αυω ον μπουjω εροι ννευραν .
English: and although I pressed them to do so they would not tell me their names.
Coptic: αυουωsβ πεjαυ jεπενταftραν ελααυ νιμ . αυω ετσοουν νhωβ νιμ ντοf ετσοουν ννενραν .
English: And they answered and said, 'He Who hath given names unto everything, and Who knoweth everything, He it is Who knoweth our names.
Coptic: τενου cε πενσον αριπενμεευε sαντνναυ εροκ hμπηι μπνουτε .
English: Now therefore, O our brother, keep us in thy memory until we see thee in the House of God.
Coptic: σπουδαζε δε μπρκαπκοσμοσ ερhαλ μμοκ . jεαfρhαλ νουμηηsε .
English: And be thou most careful and let not the world lead thee astray as it hath lead astray many.'
Coptic: ντερουουω δε νναι . αυσμου εροι αυω αυασπαζε μμοι .
English: And when they had finished [saying] these things they blessed me, and they saluted me,
Coptic: αιει εβολ hιτοουου .
English: and I came forth from their mountain.
Coptic: ντεριουε μμοου ναυhοου μμοοsε . αιει εβολ εhραι εjνουπηγη μμοου .
English: And when I had journeyed away from them for some days I came to a well of water,
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιhμοοσ νουκουι ετβεπhισε . αυω νευνhεννοc νsην ρητhιjντπηγη .
English: and I sat down there for a little because of [my] fatigue; and large trees were growing by the well.
Coptic: ντεριμικε αυω νταμτον νουκουι . αιcω ειtουοι hννsην . ειρsπηρε .
English: And when I had refreshed myself and had rested a little, I walked among the trees, and I marvelled,
Coptic: αυω ειμεευε εβολ jενιμ πε νταfτωωcε μμοου μπειμα .
English: and I said unto myself, ``Who was it that planted them in this place?''
Coptic: αυω ον ουνhενβννε νhητου ευοτπ νκαρποσ . μνhενκιτρε αυω hενhρμαν . μνhενκντε . μνhενjμπεh . μνhενελοολε . αυω hενδορακιον . μνhενκισμα . μνhενκεsην ευsεsσtνουfε εβολ .
English: And among them there were date-palms, loaded with fruit, and citron trees, and pomegranate trees, and fig trees, and apple trees, and vines, and dorakion trees, and kisma trees, and trees which emitted sweet odours.
Coptic: τπηγη νεσταυε μhοου εβολ εστσο ννsην τηρου ετρητ hμπμα ετμμαυ .
English: And the well supplied water, and it watered all the trees which were growing in that place.
Coptic: νhοσον δε ειρsπηρε . ννsην . αυω ειθεωρει μμοου μννευκαρποσ . εισfτοου νsηρε sημ αυει μπουε ενεσωου hντευhικων . ερεhενβαλοτ ενεσοου το hιωου . μπεσμοτ νhενπερισωμα .
English: And whilst I was marvelling at the trees, and was looking at them, and at the fruit that was on them, behold four young men appeared in the distance, and their forms were goodly, and they were dressed in fine skin garments which, as it were, covered all their bodies.
Coptic: ντερουπωh δε εροι πεjαυ ναι jεχαιρε παπνουτε πενμεριτ νσον .
English: And when they had come up to me they said unto me, ``Hail, thou man of God, O our beloved brother!''
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιπαhτ
English: And I cast myself upon the ground
Coptic: αιουωsτ ναυ .
English: and made obeisance unto them,
Coptic: ντοου δε αυτουνοστ
English: but they raised me up
Coptic: αυασπαζε μμοι .
English: and kissed me.
Coptic: νευsοοπ hνουνοc νσcραhτ . ευο ντhε ννενταυπωνε επκεαιων hμπευραsε μνπευσολσλ εhουν εροι .
English: And they remained in a state of great dignity (?), and they were like unto beings who had transferred themselves from another world in respect for the joy and comfort which they displayed towards me;
Coptic: αυcω δε ευκοτf ννκαρποσ hννsην . ευt μμοου εhουν εταταπρο .
English: and they gathered fruit from the trees and placed it in my mouth.
Coptic: ανοκ δε απαhητ ευφρανε . ετβετhε ετουhλολε εhουν εροι .
English: And as for me my heart rejoiced because of the affection which they shewed towards me,
Coptic: αιρσαsf γαρ νhοου hαhτηυ νουωμ hννκαρποσ ννsην .
English: and I passed seven days with them eating of the fruit of the trees.
Coptic: αιjνουου jεεβολ των ατετνει επειμα . αυω ντετνhενρμτων .
English: And I asked them, saying, 'Whence have ye come to this place? And of what region are ye natives?'
Coptic: πεjαυ ναf . jεπενσον . απνουτε τννοουκ sαρον τνναjω εροκ μπενβιοσ τηρf .
English: And they said unto me, ``O our brother, God hath sent thee unto us so that we may declare unto thee our whole manner of life.
Coptic: ανον γαρ ανον νρμ ουπολισ ντεκημε jεπμjε .
English: For we are natives of a city of Egypt called Pemdje (Oxyrhynchus).
Coptic: νενειοτε δε νεhενβουλευτησ νε ντετπολισ . ανον δε αυνοjν ετανζηβε . ετρευπαιδευε μμον .
English: Our fathers were councillors (or, magistrates) of the city, and they sent us to the school there to have us educated;
Coptic: νενsοοπ δε hενtανζηβε νουωτ μννενερηυ . ενο νουhητ νουωτ .
English: and we were all in the same school together, and we were all of the same mind.
Coptic: ντερνπαιδευε δε hντανζηβε . αυνοjν επζημιον ντερουπαιδευε μμον .
English: when we had finished our education in the school they sent us on to the college,
Coptic: καλωσ hνουωρj νιμ hισοφια νιμ ντεπεικοσμοσ . νουεs παιδευε δε τενου hντσοφια μπνουτε .
English: and when we had been thoroughly well taught there and had learned therein all the learning (?) and all the wisdom of this world, we wished to be instructed in the wisdom of God.
Coptic: ουhοου δε εβολ hνουhοου . νsαjε μννενερηυ hννειsαjε . απμεευε ετνανουf ρhωβ hμπενρωμε . ετhιhουν .
English: And it came to pass on a certain day that whilst we were talking together about these things a good resolution stirred in our inner man,
Coptic: αντωουν μπfτοου
English: and we four rose up,
Coptic: αντααν εhουν επτοου . ετρενεσυχαζε μμον . sαντνναυ ετhε ετερεπjοεισ νατοsν μμοσ .
English: and we set ourselves on the way to the desert, so that we might live therein quietly until we should see what the Lord had ordained for us.
Coptic: ανjισε νμμαν νhενκουι νοεικ ναπsαυ νσαsf νhοου .
English: And we took with us a few loaves of bread, sufficient for seven days.
Coptic: ντερνουε δε εhουν hμπτοου . ντευνου αυεκστασισ hε εhραι εjων .
English: And when we had come into the mountain, straightway an ecstasy fell upon us,
Coptic: αυρωμε εfο νουοειν τηρf αμαhτε ντενcιj .
English: and a man, who was all light, laid hold of our hands
Coptic: αfντν επειμα .
English: and brought us into this place.
Coptic: ντνει δε επειμα . ανcινε νουρωμε νhαγιοσ ντεπνουτε . αυω απαγγελοσ μπjοεισ τααν ετοοτf
English: And when we had come into this place we found a holy man of God, and the angel of the Lord put us in his hand,
Coptic: αfcω εfτσαβο μμον ερhμhαλ μπνουτε νουρομπε νhοου .
English: and he taught us to be servants of God for a year of days.
Coptic: hμπjωκ δε ντρομπε αfμτον μμοf νcιπhλλο ετουααβ μμακαριοσ .
English: And at the end of the year the holy and blessed old man died,
Coptic: ανον δε μαυααν πετsοοπ μπειμα ω πενjοεισ νσον .
English: and we remained by ourselves in this place.
Coptic: εισhηητε τνhομολογει νακ μπjοεισ . jεεισσε νρομπε . τνσοουν αν νtπε νοεικ . ουδε λααυ ντροφη . νσανει . sην μματε . ενονh ενευκαρποσ .
English: ``Behold, O our lord brother, we declare unto thee by God that for sixty years we have not known the taste of bread, or of any other kind of food except the fruit of these trees whereon we live.
Coptic: ενsανουωs γαρ εναυ ενενερηυ . ννηυ καταhβδωμασ επειμα νναυ ενενερηυ . ντνρτευsη τηρσ ντκυριακη μννενερηυ . μννσωσ ντεπουα πουα βωκ νfπολιτευε .
English: If we wish to see each other we come here every week to do so. We pass the whole night of the First Day of the week together, and after that each one departeth to perform his spiritual labours [for the rest of the week].''
Coptic: πεjαι δε ναυ jεετετνσυναγε των .
English: And I said unto them, 'Where do ye receive the Eucharist?''
Coptic: πεjαυ ναι jενσοουh επειμα ετβεπειhωβ . επειδη κατασαββατον sαfει νcιουαγγελοσ ντεπνουτε νfσυναγε μμον μπσαββατον . μντκυριακη .
English: And they said unto me, 'We assemble here for that purpose, for an angel of God cometh hither every Sabbath, and he administereth unto us the Eucharist on the Sabbath and on the First Day of the week.'
Coptic: νειsοοπ δε νμμαυ ειραsε εματε .
English: And I stayed with them, and I rejoiced exceedingly.
Coptic: hραι δε hμπμεhσαsf νhοου fνηυ νcιουαγγελοσ ντεπjοεισ . νfσυναγε μμον νμμακ hιουσοπ .
English: [And they said unto me], 'On the seventh day the angel of the Lord will come, and he will administer the Eucharist to thee and to us together.
Coptic: πρωμε δε ετνασυναγε εβολ hιτοοτf μπαγγελοσ ετμμαυ fνατββο εβολ hννοβε νιμ . αυω μνλααυ νανtγημενοσ ναεscμcομ εροf .
English: And the man who shall receive the Eucharist at the hand of that angel shall be cleansed from all sin, and the Adversary shall never have dominion over him.'
Coptic: νhοσον δε νsαjε μννενερηυ αιsωλμ ευσtνουfε νοc μπιsωλμ ντεfhε . ενεh .
English: And whilst we were talking together I smelled a strong sweet smell, the like whereof I never smelled before.
Coptic: ντευνου νταπεσtνουfε ταhον . αντωουν αναhερατν ανσμου επνουτε .
English: And immediately the sweet smell reached us we rose up, and we stood on our feet, and we blessed God.
Coptic: μννσωσ αfει νcιουαγγελοσ .
English: And afterwards the angel came,
Coptic: αfσυναγε μμον μννενερηυ . hμπσωμα μνπεσνοf μπjοεισ .
English: and he administered unto us the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of the Lord.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιρτhε ννετhινηβ ετβετhοτε νταιναυ εροσ .
English: And I became like unto those who sleep, because of the awesome sight which I saw.
Coptic: αfσμου δε ερον
English: And he blessed us,
Coptic: αfβωκ εhραι μπηυε ενcωsτ νσωf hννενβαλ .
English: and he went up into heaven, and we watched him with our eyes.
Coptic: ντερfβωκ δε αυνηφε μμοι
English: And when he had gone up they comforted me,
Coptic: πεjαυ ναι jεταjρο νγcμcομ νγsωπε νουρωμε νjωωρε .
English: and said unto me, ``Be of good cheer, for thou shalt prevail, and thou shalt become a man of might;''
Coptic: ντευνου αινηφε ντhε ννετhαπηρπ .
English: and straightway I became of good cheer, even as those who are under [the influence of] wine.