megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω ανρτευsη τηρσ ντκυριακη . ναhερατν νsληλ sαhτοουε .
English: And we stood on our feet during the [eve of] the First Day of the week, and we prayed the whole night long until the morning.
Coptic: ντερεπουοειν δε ει εhραι νsωρπ ντκυριακη . εισhηητε ον εισπεσtνουfε ετνοτμ ανsωλμ μμοf .
English: And when the light appeared at dawn on the First Day of the week, behold, we smelled that exceedingly sweet smell again,
Coptic: ανhηδονε νσωf αυω αευφρανε ντhε ννετhμπκεαιων .
English: and we enjoyed it, and we rejoiced after the manner of those who are in another world.
Coptic: μννσωσ αfει νcιπαγγελοσ
English: And afterwards the angel came,
Coptic: αfσυναγε μμον αυω αfσμου επουα πουα μμον εfjω μμοσ jεεfεsωπε νακ νουωνh sαενεh . μνουπροφηtα ναττακο .
English: and he administered unto us the Eucharist, and he blessed each one of us, saying, ``Everlasting life shall be unto thee, and [the power of] prophecy which shall never be destroyed.''
Coptic: ανον δε τηρν hιουσοπ . εβολ hνουταπρο νουωτ . ανουωsβ jεhαμην . εfεsωπε .
English: And we all, with one mouth and with one accord, answered and said, ``Amen; so be it!''
Coptic: μννσωσ αfκοτf εροι νcιπαγγελοσ
English: And afterwards the angel turned to me,
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jετωουν νγτωουν . εκημε . νγjω ννεντακναυ εροου ενεσνηυ . μμαινουτε . jεκασ ευνακωh νμπολιτεια ννετουααβ .
English: and said unto me, ``Arise, and depart thou to Egypt, and tell the God-loving brethren the things which thou hast seen, so that they may emulate the life and conversation of the saints.''
Coptic: αιπαρακαλει μμοf ετρεfκαατ hαhτηυ .
English: And I entreated him to let me remain with them,
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jενταπjοεισ τεs πhωβ ναν αν . ετρενρhωβ ευτωτ νhητ . αλλα ερεπνουτε t μπουα πουα κατατhε ετfναsfι .
English: but he said unto me, 'The Lord doth not allot unto us the work which is imagined by the heart, but God giveth unto each man according to what he is able to bear.
Coptic: τενου cε τωουν νγβωκ jεται τε τhε νταfτοsσ νακ
English: Now, therefore, arise and depart, for that is what the Lord hath ordained for thee.'
Coptic: αfσμου δε εροι .
English: And he blessed me,
Coptic: αfβωκ μπηυε hνουεοου .
English: and went up into the heavens in great glory.
Coptic: αυεινε δε νουμηηsε νhυπωρα
English: And they brought a large number of plums,
Coptic: ανουωμ μννενερηυ
English: and we ate them together,
Coptic: αυω αιει εβολ hιτοοτου ευθπο μμοι εβολ ενασοου μμηλιον .
English: and I came forth from them, and they accompanied me on my way for a distance of six miles.
Coptic: αιπαρακαλει δε μμοου . jεjω εροι ννετνραν .
English: And I entreated them, saying, ``Declare unto me your names,''
Coptic: ντοου δε αυjω εροι ννευραν πουα πουα .
English: and they declared me their names, each one of them.
Coptic: πsωρπ πε ιωhαννησ .
English: The name of the first was John,
Coptic: πμεhσναυ πε ανδρεασ .
English: of the second Andrew,
Coptic: πμεhsομντ πε hηρακλαμων .
English: of the third Heraklamon,
Coptic: πμεhfτοου πε θεοφιλοσ .
English: and of the fourth Theophilus;
Coptic: ντοου δε αυhων ετοοτ . εjω μπευραν . ενεσνηυ ευρπμεευε ναυ .
English: and they commanded me to declare their names unto the brethren, [so that] they might remember them [in their prayers].
Coptic: ανοκ δε hω νεισοπσπ μμοου . ετρευρπαμεευε .
English: And I on my part entreated them to keep my name in remembrance.
Coptic: ανsληλ δε ανασπαζε ννενερηυ .
English: And we prayed and we kissed each other.
Coptic: αιμοοsε εβολ ειλυπη εματε .
English: And I journeyed forth, and I grieved exceedingly;
Coptic: αλλα ετβεπεσμου ντανετουααβ τααυ ναι νειραsε πε .
English: nevertheless, because of the blessing which the holy men had bestowed upon me, I rejoiced.
Coptic: αιει δε εβολ εκημε νουhιη . νsομντ νhοου μμοοsε .
English: And I came into Egypt after a journey of three days,
Coptic: αυω ντεριhε . ενεσνηυ μμαινουτε αιμτον μμοι hαhτηυ . μμητ νhοου .
English: and having found certain God-loving brethren I rested with them for ten days,
Coptic: αυω αιjω εροου ντhε ντασsωπε μμοι .
English: and I described unto them what had happened unto me;
Coptic: ντοου δε πεjαυ jεαληθωσ ακμπsα νουνοc νhμοτ .
English: and they said unto me, ``Verily thou art worthy of a great reward.''
Coptic: νεhενμαινουτε γαρ νε νεσνηυ . ετμμαυ . αυω νεhεναγωνιστησ νε . νρεfsμsε μπνουτε hμπευhητ τηρf . αυω πευμα νsωπε πε sιητ .
English: Now those brethren were lovers of God, and they contended strenuously in the ascetic life, and they were worshippers of God with their whole hearts; and their place of abode was Shiet (Scete).
Coptic: αυcεπη δε αυσhαι ννειsαjε νταυσοτμου εβολ hιτοοτf ναπα παπνουτε
English: And they made haste and they wrote down these things which they had heard from Apa Papnoute,
Coptic: αυταχυ αυτααυ ευjωωμε .
English: and they quickly put them in a book,
Coptic: αυjοουf εsιητ .
English: which they sent to Shiet,
Coptic: αυκααf hντεκκλησια ευhηυ . ννετνασωτμ εροf
English: where it was deposited in the church for the benefit of those who should hear it [read].
Coptic: αυω νευsαjε νhητf . εfο μμελετησισ ναυ hνταπρο νουον νιμ .
English: And they spoke about it, and it was the subject of meditation in the mouth of everyone.
Coptic: ευtεοου μπνουτε αυω ευσμου ενεfπετουααβ . hιτντεχαρισ . μντμντμαιρωμε μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ . παι εβολ hιτοοτf πεοου ναf μνπεfειωτ ναγαθοσ μνπεπνευμα ετουααβ sαενεh νενεh .
English: And they glorified God, and blessed His saints, through the grace and love to man of our Lord Jesus the Christ, to Whom be glory, and His Good Father, and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever!
Coptic: hαμην .  ...  ...  ...  ...  ... 
English: Amen.
Coptic: εγω βικτορ ελαχιστοσ διακονοσ υυ μακαριοσ μερκουριοσ διακονοσ του αγιου μερκυριου μεγαστρατηλατα απο τησ πολεοσ λατων εγραψασ βιβλοσ
English: I, Victor, the least of all men, the deacon, the son of the blessed Mercurius, the deacon of [the church of] Saint Mercurius, the general-in-chief, of the city of Latopolis, wrote this book.
Coptic: μνησθηt μου κυριε οταν ελθησ εν τη βασιλια σου  ...  ...  ...  ...  ... 
English: Remember me, O Lord, when Thou comest into Thy kingdom!
Coptic: πβιοσ αυω τπολιτεια μπενπετουααβ νειωτ ετταιηυ απα πεσενθιοσ πεπισκοποσ αυω παναχωρητησ . μπτοου ντσενt εαfhιστοριζε μμοf νcιιωhαννησ πεπρεσβυτεροσ μπεhοου μπεfρπμεευε ετουααβ ετεσουμντsομτε πε μπεβοτ επηπ hνουειρηνη ντεπνουτε hαμην .    
English: THE LIFE AND ADMINISTRATION OF OUR HOLY AND GLORIOUS FATHER, APA PISENTIUS BISHOP AND ANCHORITE IN THE MOUNTAIN OF TSENTI, WHICH JOHN THE PRESBYTER NARRATED ON THE DAY OF HIS COMMEMORATION, THAT IS TO SAY, ON THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH EPEP. IN THE PEACE OF GOD. AMEN.
Coptic: πhυποθεσισ μπιsα μεh νραsε hμπεhοου μπενειωτ ετουααβ πετφορει μπεχριστοσ απα πεσυνθιοσ . παι ετμεh νουοειν εfsεsσtνουfε εβολ νουοειs νιμ . ουμονον jεπεhοου αλλα τευsη 
English: The subject of this festival to-day is full of joy, for it is our holy father, who had put on Christ, Apa Pisentius, who was full of light; and who spread abroad a sweet odour at all times, not only during the day, but during the night also.
Coptic: ντβνοουε τηρου μπκαh μννhαλαατε ντπε σεευφρανε μμοου ευσκιρτα αυω ευτεληλ hμπεhοου μπεfsμνουfε ετταιηυ . παι νταfταhοου κατατhε ετερεπsαjε ναταμον ενsανμοοsε ετhη 
English: All the beasts which are upon the earth, and (all) the birds which are in the heavens rejoice, and move about gladly, and are happy this day because of the good and glorious news of him which hath reached them, according to what the words shall inform us, if we are able to proceed to the end.
Coptic: αιωρκ ετρακαρωι ετμsαjε ενεκκατορθωμα . εβολ jεεκπητ εβολ μπεοου . ννρωμε jινταρχη ντακρμοναχοσ μπατκρεπισκοποσ .
English: I took an oath to keep silence and not to speak concerning thy righteous acts and judgements, because thou thyself didst flee from the adulations of men from the very beginning, when thou didst become a monk, and before thou didst become a bishop.
Coptic: αυω hνουμε ενsανσωουh τηρν πουα πουα εουνταf μμαυ νουπροφηtα . κεουα εουνταf μμαυ νουσοουν . κεουα ον νουδιακρισισ . κεουα εουνταf μμαυ νουcωλπ εβολ . hωστε νσεsωπε τηρου hνουτσανο 
English: And indeed if we were all to be gathered together, each one having the opportunity of speaking, one would declare (the greatness of) his knowledge, and another his power of disputation, and another would proclaim his power of revealing hidden things; and thus it would happen that all the descriptions (of him) would be laudatory.
Coptic: ππετουααβ δε ιακωβοσ παποστολοσ ωs εβολ hντεfεπιστολη νκαθολικον jεπετσοουν νειρε μππετνανουf νfειρε μμοf αν ουνοβε ναf πε 
English: Saint James the Apostle cried out in his Catholic Epistle, saying, 'He who knoweth how to do what is good, and doeth it not, it is a sin unto him.'
Coptic: μαρνειμε jενιμ πετερεπhιεροσ ναποστολοσ sαjε εροf jεtσοουν νουρωμε hμπεχριστοσ hατhη μμνταfτε νρομπε .
English: Let us learn, moreover, who it was to whom the Apostle (Paul) referred in his words, I knew a man in Christ fourteen years ago,
Coptic: ειτε εfhμπσωμα νtσοουν αν ειτε εfμπβολ μπσωμα νtσοουν αν πνουτε πετσοουν jεαυτωρπ μπαι νtμινε sατμεhsομτε μπε .
English: but whether he be in the body I know not, or whether he be out of the body I know not, it is only God Who knoweth, (this man I say) was caught up into the third heaven.
Coptic: αυω tσοουν μπειρωμε νtμινε ειτε εfhμπσωμα . ειτε εfμπβολ μπσωμα νtσοουν αν πνουτε πετσοουν jεαυτορπf εππαραδισοσ αfσωτμ εhενsαjε ευhηπ .
English: And I knew such a man, but whether he be in the body (now), or whether he be out of the body (now) I know not, it is only God Who knoweth, (this man I say) was caught up into Paradise, and heard things which were hidden,
Coptic: ναι ετενστο αν εjοου ερωμε 
English: the which it is not lawful for man to utter.
Coptic: νιμ cε πετερεπαποστολοσ sαjε εροf ειμητι ντοf μαυααf .
English: Of whom then was the Apostle speaking if it was not Pisentius?
Coptic: επειδη νετουααβ τηρου πητ εβολ μπεοου μπεικοσμοσ . ται hωωf τε τhε μπενειωτ ετταιηυ απα πεσυνθιοσ παι νταπνουτε ουονhf ναν εβολ hννενhοου
English: For all the saints have fled from the glory (or, adulation) of this world, and this did also our glorious father, Apa Pisentius, whom God hath made manifest to us in our own days.
Coptic: εfο νρεfρουοειν μπκοσμοσ τηρf
English: He was a giver of light to the whole world.
Coptic: εfο νhμου εfjωκρ νουον νιμ καταπετσηh hμπευαγγελιον jεντωτν πε πεhμου μπκαh .
English: He was salt which was purified for every one, according to that which is written in the Gospel, 'Ye are the salt of the earth.
Coptic: ερsανπεhμου δε βαβε ευναμολhf hνου .
English: Now if the salt hath become tasteless, wherewith shall they make it salt (again)?
Coptic: αυω ον jεντωτν πε πουοειν μπκοσμοσ .
English: And again, 'Ye are the light of the world.'
Coptic: εfhωπ ννεfπολιτεια . ερεπνουτε ουωνh μμοου εβολ καταγενεα . ννετειρε μπεfουωs μννεfεντολη  κατατhε ετσηh
English: He hid his life and the works thereof, but God hath made manifest those who perform His will and commandments, generation after generation, according to that which is written,
Coptic: jεπjοεισ hην εhουν εουον νιμ ετωs εhραι εροf hνουμε fναρπουωs νουον νιμ ετρhοτε hητf . αυω fνασωτμ επευσοπσπ νfτουjοου 
English: God draweth nigh to every one who crieth out to Him in truth, and He doeth the will of every one who holdeth Him in fear, and He will hear their supplication, and will deliver them.'
Coptic: σωτμ cε hνουthτηf .
English: And hearken ye unto me with diligent attention.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε νουhοου ετι εfο μμοναχοσ μπατεπνουτε ταhμf ετμντεπισκοποσ . νεfσcραhτ μαυααf hμπτοου ντσεντη .
English: It came to pass on a certain day, when he was still a monk, and before God had set him apart for the episcopacy, that he was meditating quietly by himself in the Mountain of Tsente,
Coptic: απεfσον ει sαροf ετρεfcμπεfsινε . εfμοοsε μνουσον μπιστοσ . αυαπαντα εππετουααβ νασκητησ . αυω αυjισμου hννεfcιj ετουααβ .
English: when his brother came to visit him; now his brother was walking with a certain believing brother, and they met the holy ascetic face to face, and received a blessing from his holy hand.
Coptic: εγραφη μυνη τυβι γ απο των αγιον μαρτυρων ψκα ετουσ τξεινδ γ  ...  ...  ... 
English: Written [in the month of] Tybi, the third day (December 30), in the Third Indiction, in the seven hundred and twenty-first year of the Era of the Martyrs (i.e. A.D. 1005), year [of Saracens] 365 (i.e. A.D. 987).
Coptic: hιτνδεσποδη μντμντβαιροουs ννενειοοτε μνμμερατε νσνηυ αββα αβραhαμ πεπραειστοσ μπνουτε μνπαρχηδιακονοσ αββαχαηλ μνπδευδελαρησ ζαχαριασ πδιακονοσ αυω πμοναχοσ μπμοναστηριον μπhαγιοσ μερκουριοσ πεστρατηλατησ παι ετsοοπ hμπτοου ντβω .
English: . . . by the zeal and care of our fathers and beloved brethren, Abba Abraham, the governor, and Abba Khael, the archdeacon, and the warden Zacharias, deacon and monk of the Monastery of Saint Mercurius, the general-in-chief, which is in the Mountain of Tbo (Edfu, or Utfu).
Coptic: αυσμν πειjωωμε hννευhισε μμινμμοου
English: They made the book with [the proceeds of] their own labour,
Coptic: αυκααf hμπευμοναστηριον . jεκασ ευναωs νhητf ευhηυ μνουπλυροφορια ννετναωs νhητf μνπετνασωτμ εροf hνουthτηf jεκασ ερεπενσηρ ναγαθοσ μνππετουααβ απα οννοφριοσ παναχωρητησ νασμου εροου μνπσωουh εhουν μπευμοναστηριον τηρf hμπεσμου ντπε αυω πεσμου μπκαh επjηκ εβολ μπτηρf
English: and they deposited it in their monastery in order that [the brethren] may read therein, and that those who read therein, and those who hear it read with attention, may profit to the full thereby, and our Good Saviour and Saint Apa Onnophrios, the anchorite, may bless them, and all those who are assembled in their monastery, with the blessing of heaven, and the blessing of earth, in the most complete fulfilment.
Coptic: νfκω ουσμου μνουσει μνουhινουfε μνουσωτηρια ευμην εβολ hμπευμοναστηριον .
English: May He give blessing, and fullness, and abundance, and lasting salvation in this Monastery.
Coptic: νfτουjοου νcορcσ μπδιαβολοσ μννρωμε μπονηροσ .
English: May He deliver them from the wiles of the Devil and of evil-doing men,
Coptic: ευsανει δε ον εβολ hνσωμα προσ πετκη εhραι νρωμε νιμ . ευεσωτμ δε καλωσ νhμhαλ ετνανουσ αυω μπιστοσ επειδη νετννhοτ εhενκουι tνακαθιστα μμωτν εjνhαh βωκ εhουν επραsε μπεκjοεισ
English: and when they come forth from the body, according to what is ordained for every man, may they hear [the words], 'Well [done], servants good and faithful; since ye have been faithful in a few things, I will set you over many. Enter into the joy of thy Lord.'
Coptic: αυω νσερμπsα νjικληρονομια μννετουααβ τηρου hαμην εσεsοπε .
English: May they be worthy of an inheritance with all the saints. Amen. So be it!
Coptic: αfjνοου δε jεουντετν αποκρησισ hννειμεροσ .
English: Then he asked them, saying, 'Have ye any decided reason for coming into this region?'
Coptic: αυουωsβ jεπρωτον μεν ντανκαρατν εβολ ετρενει sαροκ ντνcμπεκsινε . αυω ντνjι μπεκσμου
English: And they answered, saying, 'In the first place, we set out in order to come to thee, and to pay thee a visit, and to receive thy
Coptic: jεμπενροουs μπκοσμοσ . καν επαραγε μμοκ . εισουμηηsε νhοου 
English: For had it not been for the cares of the world which have occupied us for several days past we should have passed thy way before this.
Coptic: μννσωσ ουνταν μμαυ νουκουι ναποκρισισ . hμπιτοs ενουωs ετοsσ . αλλα sληλ εjων πενειωτ ντεπνουτε μοοsε νμμαν .
English: In the second place, we have a little business in this neighbourhood which we wish to arrange ; but do thou pray on our behalf, O father, that God may journey with us.
Coptic: ερsανπνουτε tτhε ναν . τννακτον sαροκ νκεσοπ ντνασπαζε μμοκ ντνjι μπεκσμου μπατνκτον επενηι . εsωπε πουωs μπνουτε .
English: If God be pleased to permit us to do this we shall return to thee again, and we wiU salute (or, kiss) thee, and receive thy blessing before we return to our houses, if it be God's will.'
Coptic: αfουωsβ . νcιππετουααβ jεμοοsε hνουραsε αλλα ροεισ ερωτν ναsηρε μπρρνοβε .
English: And the holy man answered and said, 'Depart ye in gladness. But, O my sons, take good heed to yourselves, (and) do not commit sin.
Coptic: ουλααυ γαρ πε πκοσμοσ ετννhητf εβολ jεουπροσουοειs πε .
English: For neither the world, nor that which is in it, is of any account, because it existeth for a season only.
Coptic: thτητν δε ερωτν ναsηρε hννειtμε
English: y sons, take ye good heed to yourselves in these villages.
Coptic: μπρσυντεχει . μνουσhιμε εσhοου
English: Hold no intercourse with a woman who is bad.
Coptic: μπρjιμασε ντνhηκε .
English: Do not seize the ox of the poor.
Coptic: εsωπε ουντητν λααυ ερωμε hννειμεροσ . μπραναγκαζε μμοf . ουδε μπρhjhωjf .
English: If there be any man in this region who is indebted to you, do not treat him harshly, and do not attempt to force him to pay by legal means;
Coptic: αλλα ροεισ ενετμψυχη jεκασ ερεπνουτε ναρπεfνα νμμηητν .
English: but watch what is in (his) mind, in order that God may shew compassion unto you.'
Coptic: αυουωsβ jεsληλ εjων πενειωτ .
English: And they answered, saying, 'Pray for us, O our father.'
Coptic: αυω αυει εβολ hιτοοτf αυτααυ ετεhιη . ευtεοου μπνουτε εjννsαjε νσβω νταfhων μμοου ετοοτου 
English: And they came away from his presence, and they acted (according to) his plan (or, way), and they gave glory to God because of the words of advice wherewith he had advised them.
Coptic: ντοf hωωf ον ππετουααβ ναναχωρητησ . απα πεσενθιοσ αfαhερατf αfμελητα hνταρχη μπjωωμε νιερεμιασ πεπροφητησ 
English: And the holy man, the anchorite, Apa Pisentius, stood up, and recited the beginning of the Book of Jeremiah the Prophet.
Coptic: αfβωκ δε νcιπεfσον μνπρωμε μπιστοσ ετμοοsε νμμαf .
English: Now (meanwhile) his brother, and the believing man who was travelling with him, departed,
Coptic: αυτεsτευαποκρισισ καταπsαjε μππετουααβ . παι νταfσπσπ πjοεισ εjωου .
English: and they arranged their business according to the word of the holy man who had made entreaty to God on their behalf.
Coptic: αfσοου τν ντευhιη . αυκτοου sαροοf ετfρι hνουcεπη jιννsορπ 
English: And God made straight their way, and they returned to him in his cell in haste at the dawn of day.
Coptic: ντερουει δε sαροf αυσωτμ εροf εfμελητα . hννsαjε μππετουααβ ιερεμιασ hνουνοc νσcραhτ μνουτωωβσ .
English: And when they had come to him, they heard him reciting the words of Saint Jeremiah with great calmness and clearness,
Coptic: αυhμοοσ μπβολ μπεfμα νsωπε νουκουι ευjω μμοσ jεπδικαιον αν πε αυω πhωβ πρεπει . αν πε . ετρενμουτε εhουν εππετουααβ sαντεfουω εfμελητα . αυω εfsληλ .
English: and they sat down outside his place of abode for a little time, saying, 'It is not right, and the matter is not of such urgency as to make it seemly for us to cry out to the holy man inside until he hath finished reciting the Scriptures and praying
Coptic: ντερεfουω δε μπεπροφητησ . νfjωκf εβολ . αυτωουν jεευνακωλh επρο . αfαρχεισθε επεπροφητησ ιεζεκιηλ .
English: And when Pisentius had concluded the reciting of the Prophet Jeremiah, and had finished (his prayer), the two men rose up and knocked at the door, at the very moment when he began to (recite) the (Book of the) Prophet Ezekiel.
Coptic: αυhμοοσ εhραι ον μπουμουτε εhουν 
English: And they sat down, and did not cry out to Pisentius inside.
Coptic: λοιπον αfjεκπεπροφητησ εβολ τηρf αfκαρωf . ενεαρουhε γαρ sωπε .
English: And finally he finished reciting the whole of the (Book of) the Prophet (Ezekiel), and he shut his mouth, for the evening had come.
Coptic: εαυκωλh επρο . αfρουω ναυ jεσμου εροι
English: And when the two men knocked at the door, Pisentius answered them, saying, 'Bless me.'
Coptic: αfcωsτ εβολ εjωου hνουνοc νsουsτ αfsαjε νμμαυ . εfjω μμοσ . jεετετνει επειμα εισ αουηρ νναυ .
English: And he looked out upon them from a large window, and he spake unto them, saying, 'Did ye come to this place many hours ago?'
Coptic: πεjαυ jεανει jιννsωρπ μπεντολμα εμουτε εhουν εροκ sαντκουω εκμελητα 
English: And they said unto him, 'We came here at dawn, but we did not dare to cry out to thee inside until thou hadst finished thy recital (of the Scriptures)
Coptic: ντευνου αfριμε αfhιουε εhουν hμπεfhητ . πεjαf ναυ jεαιt νουνοc νοσε μπhοου . αυω νhισε τηρου νταιααυ hνπετsουειτ 
English: Then straightway Apa Pisentius wept, and smote upon his breast, and said unto them,' This day I deserve a very great punishment, and all the labours which I have performed are things of vanity.'
Coptic: νταfjε ναι δε νcιπετουααβ εfπητ εβολ μπεοου ετsουειτ ννρωμε .
English: Now these things which the holy man spake (shew) that he fled from the vain adulations of men.
Coptic: νταfμκαh δε επεfhητ jεαυειμε hολωσ . jεαfμελητα .
English: He was very sad at heart, but the two men knew that he was reciting (the Books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel).
Coptic: ατετνειμε cε . ω ναμερατε jεερενετουααβ επιθυμει επεοου μπνουτε μαυααf .
English: Know ye therefore, O my beloved, that the saints crave for the glory of God only.
Coptic: εsjεμμον σωτμ επμελιογραφοσ ετουααβ δαδ εfjω μμοσ jεαιεπιθυμει ενεκεντολη
English: If ye will not (believe me), hearken unto the honey-sweet writer David who saith, 'I have desired Thy commandments;
Coptic: cωsτ εhραι εjωι νγνα ναι .
English: look Thou upon me and have compassion upon me.'
Coptic: πσοφοσ hωωf επεhοου παυλοσ jιsκακ εβολ εfjω μμοσ jεκαι γαρ τναsαhομ hμπαι ενουεsthιωων μπενμα νsωπε εβολ hντπε .
English: And the truly wise man Paul cried out, saying, 'For we groan in this earnestly desiring to array ourselves in our place of abode which is from heaven.
Coptic: αυω jεουνταν μμαυ νουκωτ εβολ hιτμπνουτε . ουηι νατμουνγ νcιj νsαενεh hνμπηυε 
English: And there is to us there a building from God, a house which hath not been fashioned by hands, which is for ever in the heavens.'
Coptic: σωτμ δε ον ετεινοc νsπηρε ντασsωπε εβολ hιτοοτf ετι εfο μμοναχοσ . εfεσυχαζε . hντεfρι μπατfρεπισκοποσ
English: Hearken also to this great miracle which took place by his I hands when he was a monk living in quiet contemplation in his cell and before he became a bishop.
Coptic: αfsωνε επεfσπλην . νουσοπ hμπsομντ μπsα μπβωλ εβολ
English: He was suffering from his spleen on one occasion on the third day of the festival at the end of Easter,
Coptic: μπεfταμελααυ δε hννεσνηυ jεεfsωνε . νε αfjοοσ γαρ ναυ πεjεsληλ εjωι
English: but he did not make known to any one of the brethren that he was sick, but he sent them a message and said, 'Pray for me.
Coptic: νταβωκ ετhενεετε ναπα αβραhαμ . νταcμπsινε . μπεισον ετhμπμα ετμμαυ
English: I am going to the monastery of Apa Abraham to visit the brethren who are in that place.
Coptic: ερsανπjοεισ tτhε ναι ντακτοι sαρωτν .
English: If the Lord be pleased to permit it I shall return to you.'
Coptic: νταfjεπαι δε εfουωs ετμτρελααυ ειμε jεεfsωνε hολωσ .
English: Now he spake in this wise because he did not wish to let any one know that he was seriously ill.
Coptic: ερsανουα δε sινε hνουακριβια .jε ετβεου απειπετουααβ jεπαι .
English: Now if any man shall ask in a spirit of contentiousness why the holy man said this,
Coptic: μαρfωs hμπjωωμε νιωβ πμακαριοσ . fναhε επjοεισ εfjω μμοσ ναf jεεκμεευε jενταιρναι νακ εκεσμοτ . αλλα jεεκεουωνh εβολ νδικαιοσ 
English: let him read in the Book of Job the Blessed, and he will find that the Lord said unto him, 'I have not done these things unto thee for any other purpose except to make thee shew thyself to be righteous/
Coptic: παυλοσ hωωf jω μμοσ jεειειρε νναι τηρου ετβεπευαγγελιον jεειεsωπε ναf νκινωνοσ 
English: And Paul himself said, ' I have done all these things for the sake of the Gospel, that I might be to him a companion.'
Coptic: ντερεππετουααβ δε απα πεσυνθιοσ . ρουhβδομασ εfsωνε . μπενεσνηυ sινε νσωf . εfμεευε jεεfhμπβηβ .
English: Now when the holy man Apa Pisentius had been sick. for a whole week, and the brethren had made no enquiries after him, for they thought he was in a cave,
Coptic: αυsαjε μννευερηυ jεαπεσυνθιοσ sημ ωσκ . μαρνsινε νσωf .
English: they held converse with each other, saying, 'Pisentius tarrieth somewhat over long, let us enquire about him.
Coptic: jεμεsακ νταfsωνε . hιτεhιη . η μεsακ νταπhισε θμκοf . μπεfεsτωουν .
English: Perhaps he hath fallen sick on the road, or perhaps some suffering hath afflicted him, and he is unable to walk.
Coptic: αυjοου δε νουσον επεfουηηβ εfsινε νσωf .
English: And they sent a brother who was a priest to make enquiries about him.
Coptic: ντερεfβωκ δε καταουοικονομια . ντεπνουτε . αναυ ενεsπηρε ντεπνουτε .
English: Now when Pisentius had departed, according to the dispensation of God—now observe ye the wonderful acts of God—