megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πνοβε μντμντατσωτμ νσαπνουτε πε ντασρωhτ μπσε ντβα hμπισραηλ hντερημοσ . hνουσηfε μνουκωhτ μνhενhοf . εβολ jεαυσωτπ ναυ μπνοβε . αυκω νσωου μπjοεισ πευνουτε . ετβε ναι δε τηρου .
English: It was sin and disobedience to God which consumed six hundred thousand Israelites in the desert, bysword, and fire, and by serpents, because they chose sin for themselves, and forsook the Lord their God. Because of all these,
Coptic: ερεπjοεισ ωs εβολ hνησαιασ jεεισhηητε γαρ hραι hμπαcωντ tναρτhαλασσα νjαιε . αυω τακανειερωου νjαιε . αυω νσεsοουε νcινευτβτ εβολ jεμνμοου νσεμου ετβεπειβ .
English: God cried out in (the Book of) Isaiah saying: ' For behold, in My anger I will make the sea to become a desert, and I will turn the rivers into dry land, and the fishes thereof shall be dried up, and shall be without water, and shall die because of thirst.
Coptic: tναt νουκακε hιωωσ ντπε . αυω ντακατεσhβσω ντhε νουcοουνε .
English: I will spread darkness over the heavens as a garment, and I will make the apparel thereof like unto sackcloth
Coptic: πνοβε δε πε νταfρναι τηρου . αυω ετβηητf ερεπειhοου ντειουνου νουωτ νακαταστρεφε . αυω νστακο ντκοσμησισ τηρσ μπεινοc νουοειs jινμπsασωντ μπκοσμοσ .
English: Now it was Sin which did all these things, and because thereof the evil of this single hour shall overthrow and shall destroy at this awful time all the things which have been set in order since the beginning of the creation of the world.
Coptic: μαρνσωτμ δε ον ετβετοικοδομη μπνοc νρπε εντασολομων κοτf hνουνοc νησυχια . jενιμ πενταfscμcομ εsρsωρf sαανεfσντε .
English: Now let us again hearken concerning the building of the temple which Solomon builded in such great silence ; and concerning Him Who was able to destroy it to its foundation,
Coptic: εfσηh γαρ ντειhε hντμεhsομτε μμντερο ετβεπρπε ντασολομων κοτf επραν μπjοεισ .
English: For it is written thus in the Third (Book of) the Kingdom concerning the temple which Solomon builded in the Name of the Lord:—
Coptic: εισ πνουτε μπισραηλ jεμπουσωτμ εhροου νhατηρ νhητf . ουδε κελεβιν . ουδε hροου νλααυ νσοτβεf μπενιπε . επιδη hιτντεfμντσαβε ετοs .
English: Behold, O God of Israel, there hath been heard the sound neither of hammer, nor axe, nor the sound of any tool of iron whatsoever ; even though, in his wisdom, which was great,
Coptic: αfκαουτοποσ εfουηυ εβολ μπρπε νουκουι ευρhωβ μπμα ετμμαυ .
English: he permitted a few men to work in a certain place which was at some distance from the temple.
Coptic: παι δε νταfααf . jεενεπεhροου ννρεfρειοπε hτομτμ νμμααjε μπρρο νσετμκααf εσωτμ επhαπ ννετνηυ sααροf εjιhαπ .
English: Now this he did in order that the sound of the workers in gold might not shut out from the ears of the king, and prevent him from hearing, the pleadings of those who came unto him to receive judgement.
Coptic: εβολ jεαπνουτε t ναf νουειρηνη εμνλααυ μπολεμοσ μπεfκωτε . ουδε λααυ νεπιβολη νσαλααυ νσα . ετβεπαι ενεμντfλααυ νροουs νσαπροουs ντμντερο μματε .
English: Now therefore God gave unto him peace, and there was no war made upon him whilst he was building, and no hostile attack was made upon him either on this side or on that ; and because of this peace he was not burdened with any serious anxiety concerning the care of the kingdom.
Coptic: ενεsαfτωουν δε νsωρπ μμηηνε νfβωκ εβολ επμα ενταfσβτωτf . νfhμοοσ νhητf . ταρενεhβηυε τηρου cω ευμοοsε νσανευερηυ . τμτελααυ ναπραγια sωπε η λααυ ναμελια .
English: He used to rise very early each morning, and go into the place which he had prepared, and sit down there, and all the works continued to progress in due order; and there was no idleness or lax labour.
Coptic: ετβεπαι μπfκαντεχνιτησ ερhωβ hμπμα ενταfσμντf jεκασ ενεπμα cω εfτεhτωh . νσετμjισμη ενsαjε μπρρο .
English: For these reasons he did not permit a handicraftsman to work in the place which he had stablished; that the place might not be disturbed continually, and that he might not be prevented from hearing the voices of those who were pleading before the king.
Coptic: ντερεfουω δε εfκωτ μπηι μννσαjουωτε νρομπε . αfειρε μπjιαεικ μπηι μπjοεισ .
English: Now according to what is reported, he (finished) building the house after twenty years, and (then) he dedicated the house to God.
Coptic: αfβωκ εhουν επρπε ερεπισραηλ τηρf νμμαf . αfκολj ννεfπατ μπεμτο εβολ μπεθησιαστηριον μπjοεισ ερενεfcιj πορs εβολ εhραι ετπε .
English: And he went into the temple, and all Israel was with him ; he bowed his knees before the altar of the Lord, and his hands were stretched out towards the heavens,
Coptic: αfsληλ ντειhε εfjω μμοσ jεπjοεισ πνουτε μπισραηλ . εsjε τπε . αυω τπε ντπερωsε εροκ αν . jεναμε ενερεπνουτε νηυ νfουωh μννρωμε .
English: and he prayed thus saying : O Lord God of Israel, if the heaven, and the heaven of heavens suffice Thee not, then verily God will not come and abide with men.
Coptic: τενου cε πjοεισ σωτμ επεsληλ ετερεπεκhμhαλ ειρε μμοf εhραι εροκ . jεκασ νεκβαλ μννεκμααjε ευεsωπε ευουην εhραι εjμπειηι .
English: And now, O God, hearken Thou unto the prayer which Thy servant maketh unto Thee, in order that Thine eyes and Thine ears may be open towards this house
Coptic: αυω hαπλωσ μννσατεfπαρακλησισ . απjοεισ sαjε νμμαf hιjμπεθυσιαστηριον εfjω μμοσ jεαισωτμ επεκsληλ εντακααf εhραι εροι .
English: And, in short, after hearing these words God spake unto him over the altar saying, 'I have heard thy prayer which thou hast made to Me.
Coptic: μειουωh hνηι μμουνγ νcιj νρωμε . αλλα ετβεπεκhισε εντακααf .
English: I do not dwell in a house which hath been fashioned by the hands of man, yet, because of thy labours which thou hast performed
Coptic: εsωπε ετετνsανhαρεh εναεντολη μνναhαπ ναι ενταιτααυ ετοττηυτν . ναβαλ μνναμααjε ναsωπε ευουην εjμπειηι εντακκοτf .
English: and if thou shalt keep My commandments, and My judgements which I have given into thy hands), Mine eyes and Mine ears shall be open over this house which thou hast built.
Coptic: ετετνsανπαραβα cε νναεντολη . πεινοc μμα tνανοjf εβολ μμοι . νσεsρsωρf αυω νfsωπε νjαιε ντενετπαραγε τηρου ρsπηρε νσεscαcιj . αυω νσεsμsηcε νσεjοοσ jεετβεου αυειρε hιναι μπεινοc μμα
English: If, however, thou transgress My commandments, I will cast away this great place from Me, and it shall be destroyed and become such a wilderness that all those who shall pass by it shall marvel, and shall smite together their hands, and shall whistle, and shall say, 'Why have these things happened to this great place?'
Coptic: αυω σεναjοοσ jεεβολ jεαυκω νσωου μπjοεισ πνουτε ννευειοτε . αυρhμhαλ νhενκενουτε νsμμο .
English: And it shall be told them, 'Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, and made themselves servants of strange gods.'
Coptic: αναυ cε τενου jεμννσατρεσολομων νκοτκ απλαοσ ρνοβε . αυω αυτοcου επειsβηρ ετhοου ετεπνοβε πε . παι ον ενταfτρεπsορπ νρωμε ρνοβε hμππαραδισοσ . εαfπωωνε μπαιων jιννταρχη .
English: Observe now, moreover, that after Solomon had gone to his rest, the people committed sin, and they cleaved to this evil friend, who is Sin, who also made the first man to commit sin in the Paradise, and who hath changed the world from the beginning.
Coptic: ντοf ον πε νταfsορsρ μπρπε ννhεβραιοσ hιτοοτου ννεχαλδαιοσ . ναι δε εsαυhερμηνευε μμοου jενετjωρ εβολ η νεττακο .
English: It was he also who destroyed the temple of the Hebrews by the hands of the Chaldeans, which name is interpreted 'those who are scattered', or ' those who are corrupt .
Coptic: πεντασολομων ρjουωτε νρομπε εfκωτ μμοf hνhενωνε ευταιηυ . μνουνοc νεργασια . εσσωτηρ εβολ ετεναι νε .
English: As concerning (the statements) that Solomon spent twenty years in building it with costly stones, and that the materials which he made ready for the work were very great in quantity, these words refer to
Coptic: sμουν ντβα νfαιετπω . νsομντ ντβα hμπλιβανοσ ευκεραιαsε . μαβτασε νsε νσαh . sμουν ντβα νλατομοσ hμπτοου .
English: the work of the eighty thousand men who bare burdens, and thirty thousand men who cut down trees in Lebanon, and thirty-six hundred scribes (i.e., overseers), and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountains.
Coptic: αυω μννσαναι τηρου ντεπειjαjε ετεπνοβε πε τρευsρsωρf νhενκουι νhοου .
English: And after all these labours (to think) that this Enemy, that is to say, Sin, should cause it to be destroyed in a few days!
Coptic: εναjοοσ cε jεαρα παραουρομπε τηρσ νεντανεχαλδαιοσ ααυ hιρωσ ντhιερουσαλημ .
English: Further, might we not say that the Chaldeans worked against Jerusalem throughout a whole year?
Coptic: ετβεπαι cε ατειρομπε νουωτ βωλ εβολ ντειεργασια ντειjουωτε νρομπε ετβεπνοβε .
English: Therefore in this one year was scattered and wasted the labours of the preceding twenty years, and this because of Sin.
Coptic: πεντανhεβραιοσ κοτf . ανεχαλδαιοσ sρsωρf . ετβετπαρανομια ννρωμε .
English: That which the Hebrews built the Chaldeans destroyed because of the lawlessness of the people.
Coptic: πενταυκοτf hνουσcραhτ αυsρsωρf hνουνοc νταραχη .
English: That which had been builded in silence was destroyed amid great confusion and noise.
Coptic: πεντασολομων κοτf hνουσοφια ασεδεκιασ sρsωρf hντεfανομια .
English: That which Solomon built in wisdom Zedekiah destroyed in his lawlessness.
Coptic: καλωσ ουν απjοεισ νουjε μπειsαjε ερωf νσολομων ετρεfjοοf . jεsαρεhενσαβη νσhιμε κετhενηι τετνναρατhητ δε sασsρsωρf ννεσcιj .
English: Rightly therefore did God put the following proverb in the mouth of Solomon and make him say, 'The wise among women build up houses, but the worker of folly destroyeth it with her hands.'
Coptic: fjω μμοσ ον νcιπμακαριοσ παυλοσ jεπσοουν sαfjισε ταγαπη δε sασκωτ .
English: And the blessed man Paul also saith, 'Knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up.'
Coptic: ναι τηρου αυsωπε hισολομων . τκαταστροφη δε μπτακο νταfsωπε hισεδεκιασ .
English: All these things came into being through Solomon, but the overthrow and the destruction thereof took place through Zedekiah.
Coptic: πεhροου ννσοτβεf ετεμπουσωτμ εροου ευκωτ μμοf hιτνσολομων πσοφοσ . απεhροου ννκελεβιν μννhατηρ ταρασσε ντhιερουσαλημ . ευβωλ μμοf εβολ hιτντμντσοc νσεδεκιασ .
English: The sound of the tools of the workmen was not heard during the building of the temple by Solomon the wise man, but the sound of the axes and the hammers shook Jerusalem when the Chaldeans destroyed it through the folly of Zedekiah.
Coptic: μννσαναι δε ον σωτμ εππετουααβ στεφανοσ εfjω μμοσ jεσολομων αfκωτ νουηι . αλλα μαρεπετjοσε ουωh hνταμιο νcιj . ειε ερεπνουτε ναουωh των . εfjω μμοσ jεοντοσ πνουτε ναουωh μννρωμε .
English: Now, after these things, hearken unto the words which the holy man Stephen spake saying, ' Solomon built a temple, but the Most High dwelleth not in that which is made by the hands. Then where shall God dwell?' He saith, ' In very deed God shall dwell with men'
Coptic: παι γαρ αfsωπε ναμε . αfει εβολ hνμπηυε νcιπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ αfουωh νμμαν εαfφορει νουσαρξ ντενhε sατννοβε .
English: And this indeed took place, for our Lord Jesus Christ came I forth from the heavens, and took up His abode with us, and He put on a human body, like unto ours, but without sin
Coptic: πειρπε ετουααβ . αυω ετταιηυ ενταπενσωτηρ φορει μμοf εhναf .
English: This is the holy and honourable temple which our Saviour took upon Himself of His own free will.
Coptic: παι ον ενταδαυειδ sαjε εροf jεπεκρπε ουααβ αυω ουsπηρε πε hντδικαιοσυνη .
English: Moreover, David spake of Him when he said, 'Thy temple is holy, and is a miracle in righteousness'
Coptic: αληθωσ ουsπηρε ναμε . τε τπαρθενοσ ετουααβ μαρια . ται εμπουjπερωμε εjμπκαh ντεσhε .
English: Truly and surely the Holy Virgin Mary is the miracle, for no human being hath been created on earth like unto her.
Coptic: μαρια πειρπε ετjοσε αυω ετταιηυ νhουο επασολομων . ται εντασsωπε νηι ντεπνουτε με . ιησουσ πεχριστοσ ιησουσ πενjοεισ παι εβολ hιτοοτf πεοου μπειωτ νμμαf μνπεπνευμα ετουααβ . sααναιων τηρου ναιων hαμην .       
English: Mary is the temple which is more exalted and more honourable than the temple of Solomon, for it is she who hath become the temple of the True God, Jesus Christ, Jesus our Lord, through Whom is the glory, and with Him the Father and the Holy Spirit for all ages of ages. Amen.
Coptic: βασιλιου επισκοπου .        
English: Basil Bishop
Coptic: ουεγκωμιον εαfταυοf νcιππατριαρχησ ετταιηυ αυω πδιδασκαλωσ ναπε . απα κελεσtνοσ παρχιεπισκοποσ ντπολισ hρωμη .
English: THE ENCOMIUM WHICH WAS PRONOUNCED THE GLORIOUS PATRIARCH, THE VERITABLE TEACHER, APA CELESTINUS, ARCHBISHOP OF THE CITY OF ROME,
Coptic: νταfταυοf δε επsουsου νμμαρτυροσ . αυω πfαικλομ ναμε μπεχριστοσ . ππαρθενοσ ετουααβ . πhαγιοσ βικτωρ πεστρατηλατησ
English: IN HONOUR OF THE MARTYR AND TRUE CROWN-BEARER IN THE CHRIST, THE HOLY VIRGIN, SAINT VICTOR THE GENERAL.
Coptic: νταfταυοf δε επεhοου μπεfρπμεευε ετουααβ . ετεσουjουτσαsfε πε μπεβοτ παρμουτε .
English: HE PRONOUNCED IT ON THE DAY OF HIS HOLY COMMEMORATION, WHICH IS THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF THE MONTH PARMOUTE,
Coptic: νταfταυοf δε hμπεfμαρτυριον νταπμαινουt νρρο κοτf ναf hνhρωμη .
English: AND HE PRONOUNCED IT IN HIS MARTYRIUM WHICH THE GOD-LOVING EMPEROR HAD BUILT FOR HIM IN ROME.
Coptic: αfsαjε δε ον ετβεπτωβσ ντεψυχη . εfουωνh μπhωβ εβολ jεμνλααυ νταjρο hμπβιοσ μπρωμε . νσαhισε hιταλαιπωρια .
English: AND HE SPAKE ALSO CONCERNING THE ADMONISHING OF THE SOUL WHICH MAKETH ITSELF MANIFEST IN WORK, FOR THERE IS NOTHING CERTAIN IN THE LIFE OF MAN EXCEPT SUFFERING AND MISERY.
Coptic: αfsαjε δε ον ετβεπετσηh hμπαποστολοσ . jεουhοτε νε hε εhραι ενcιj μπνουτε . αυω ετβετνοc μμντεβιην νπρωμε . μπναυ ετfναt μπεfπνευμα ενcιj μπνουτε .
English: AND HE SPAKE ALSO CONCERNING THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN IN THE (BOOK OF THE) APOSTLE, 'IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF GOD.' ' AND (HE SPAKE ALSO) CONCERNING THE MISERABLE STATE OF A MAN AT THE MOMENT WHEN HE IS ABOUT TO YIELD UP HIS SPIRIT INTO THE HANDS OF GOD.
Coptic: νταfταυεπειεγκωμιον δε . ερεπρρο ουαλεντιανοσ hμοοσ hαhτηf μνπσυνκλητοσ τηρσ . μνπδυμοσ τηρf . νhοουτ hισhιμε .
English: AND THE ENCOMIUM OF CELESTINUS CELESTINUS PRONOUNCED THIS ENCOMIUM WHEN THE EMPEROR VALENTIANUS WAS PRESENT, AND ALL HIS NOBLES, AND ALL THE PEOPLE, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, WERE WITH HIM,
Coptic: ευρsα μπεστρατηλατησ ετπhαγιοσ βικτωρ . μαλλον δε νευρsπηρε ντσοφια μπhαγιοσ κελεστινοσ . hνουειρηνη ντεπνουτε .
English: AND THEY CELEBRATED THE (GLORIOUS) FESTIVAL OF SAINT VICTOR, AND MARVELLED ESPECIALLY AT THE WISDOM OF SAINT CELESTINUS. IN THE PEACE OF GOD!
Coptic: ερενεfσμου ετουααβ ναει εhραι εjων ντνουjαι τηρν hιουσοπ hαμην σμου ερον 
English: MAY HIS HOLY BLESSING COME UPON US, AND MAY WE ALL OBTAIN SALVATION! AMEN. BLESS US!
Coptic: hοταν ερsανπτεχνιτησ μαυααf . αυω πρεfτουjο μπεfπλασμα . αυω παναhωρ ετμεh μμντsανhτηf νιμ . ρhναf hντεfμντsανhτηf . ρπμεευε μπhωβ ννεfcιj . νft ναυ ντεhρε μπεσουοειs . νfουων ετεfcιj ετμεh νδικαιοσυνη νιμ . νfτρετπε sουο νουμου νhωου hμπεουοειs ετεssε .
English: When He Who is alone the Handicraftsman, and the Deliverer of His day, and the Storehouse Who is filled with, compassion of every kind, is pleased in His loving-kindness to call to remembrance the work of His hand, He giveth to His creatures food in its season, He openeth His hand which is filled wath. righteousness of every kind, and He maketh the sky to pour out rain at the time that is fitting.
Coptic: αυω ν τειhε sαρενσωsε λωκ νσεtουω . ντετμντρωμε τηρσ ευφρανε .
English: And by these means the meadow doth become soft, and doth, burst into flower, in order that all mankind may rejoice.
Coptic: πωλ μπκαh hνουμου νhωου hμπεfσηυ .
English: He bringeth down upon the earth the rain in the season of rain,
Coptic: αυω sαρεπουοειη πωh μπετλομ ντσωsε hμπhββε . νσενουjε εροf μπεcροc μπσηυ ντκατασπορα . νσαρχει νtουω εhραι νhενcροc νjω καταγενοσ .
English: and the husbandman cleaveth the furrows of the meadow wdth the plough, and casteth the seed into them at the season of sowing. And the grain beginneth to sprout, and the plants which bear grain grow up and ripen, according to their kind.
Coptic: αυω sαρεουνοc ντεψισ sωπε νουον νιμ .
English: And there is very great rejoicing in all beings,
Coptic: hωσ ευαπολαυε ντευτροφη . μντευcινωνh νσωμαtκον . sαhραι ενκετβνοουε ντσωsε . sαυσκιρτα νσεjιfοcσ . hμπτρευουωμ εβολ hμπεχορτοσ μπκαιρωσ μπκατασπορα .
English: for they enjoy their food, and the things whereby the body is sustained; yea, even in the beasts of the field, which are wont to leap about and spring into the air when they eat the grass and herbs in the season of spring.
Coptic: αυω sαρενουοι ευφρανε καλωσ . hωσ ευθαρει εμεhπευδημοσιον hννευειοhε .
English: And the husbandmen are wont to rejoice exceedingly, because they have good hope of paying the revenue tax on their flocks and herds.
Coptic: εsjε sαρεουραsε ντειhε sωπε ετβεουτροφη νσωμαtκον . ειε ουηρ hωωf πε πραsε μπhοου . ω ποοhε ννεσοου νλογικον . αυω πλαοσ ετσμαμαατ ννεχριστιανοσ . jεαπεσνοf νταfει εβολ hμπεσπιρ μπνουτε μνπμοου hε εhραι εjμπκαh .
English: If now there is wont to be joy of this kind over the food that appertaineth to the body, how much greater should be the joy this day, O flock of reasoning sheep, O ye blessed Christian people, over the Blood that flowed out from the Side of God, and the Water that fell upon the earth?
Coptic: αfρπκοσμοσ νβρρε νκεσοπ . αυω αfsωπε νουπυγη μμοου εffωcε ευωνh sαενεh .
English: For it made the world new again, and it became a fountain of water which bubbleth up unto life for ever.
Coptic: ατμντρωμε τηρσ ευφρανε αυω αυjιfοcσ τηρου hαπραsε .
English: And all mankind rejoiced, and leaped for joy,
Coptic: αυtουω νκεσοπ hιτμπμοου μνπεσνοf . νταυει εβολ hμπεσπιρ νμμανουηλ .
English: and they blossomed once again through the Water and the Blood that flowed forth out of the side of Emmanuel.
Coptic: αυταουο εβολ νhενκαρποσ μπνευματικον ετεναι νε ναρετη μπεπνευμα ετουααβ .
English: And they brought forth spiritual fruits, that is to say, the virtues of the Holy Spirit.
Coptic: hοινε μεν αυσωτπ ναυ μπτββο jιννευjπο sαπευjωκ εβολ .
English: There were some who chose for themselves purity from the time when they were born into the world to the time of their departure from it.
Coptic: hενκοουε δε ουνταυ μμαυ ντευσhιμε ευο ντhε ννετεμνταυ .
English: There were others who had wives, and yet they were even as if they had had none.
Coptic: hοινε ευασκει jιντευμντκουι sατευμντhλλο . hνουcιννηστευε εσjαjω .
English: There were some who lived the lives of ascetics from the earliest years of their childhood to the last days of their old age, and fasted most rigidly.
Coptic: hοινε αυαποτασσε μπκοσμοσ .
English: Some withdrew themselves from the world,
Coptic: αυβωκ εντουειν .
English: and departed into the mountains,
Coptic: αυρμοναχοσ . ευασκει μπαγων ετνανουf sαπεhοου μπευμου 
English: and became monks, and nobly fought the battle of the ascetic life to the day of their deaths,
Coptic: hενκοουε αυfι μπευσταυροσ αυουαhου νσαπjοεισ .
English: Others took up their crosses and followed after the Lord.
Coptic: αυπωhτ εβολ μπευσνοf . εjντhομολογια μπνουτε . αυω αυjι μπεκλομ ντμντμαρτυροσ .
English: They poured out their blood in their confession of God, and they received the crown of martyrdom.
Coptic: hαπαξ hαπλωσ ατμντρωμε τηρσ tουω . αυω ασtκαρποσ hνουνοc νευφροσυνη .
English: In short, all mankind hath blossomed and brought forth fruit with great gladness.
Coptic: απsαjε ετσηh jωκ εβολ εjντειγενεα . jεσενασουων νγτηρου jινπευκουι sαπευνοc .
English: The word which is written hath been fulfilled in this generation, 'They shall all know Thee, from the least of them even to the greatest.'
Coptic: πενσωτηρ γαρ hντενμητε μπhοου μννεfαγγελοσ . ευρsα μπεστρατηλατησ απα βικτωρ . hμπεhοου μπεfρπμεευε ετεπωου πε .
English: For our Saviour and His angels, who are in our midst this day, celebrate the festival of Apa Victor the general on the day of his commemoration, which is this day.
Coptic: νταγμα τηρου νμπηυε σοουh νμμαν μπhοου .
English: All the ranks of the angels who are in heaven gather together to us this day,
Coptic: ευtεοου μπενταfαποτασσε μπκοσμοσ μννεfχρημα αfjι ντμντρρο ετjηκ εβολ .
English: and they ascribe glory unto the man who withdrew himself from the world and the possessions thereof, and took (i.e. chose) the kingdom which is perfect.
Coptic: νεπροφητησ μνμμαρτυροσ . hντενμητε μπhοου . ευρsα μπενταfαποτασσε μπκοσμοσ μννεfχρημα .
English: The Prophets and the Martyrs are in our midst this day, and they celebrate the festival of him that withdrew himself from the world and the possessions thereof;
Coptic: απεχριστοσ μεριτf . αυω αfστεφανου μμοf hμπεκλομ ντμντρρο νμπηυε .
English: the Christ loved him, and crowned him with the crown of the kingdom which is in heaven.
Coptic: ω πεστρατηλατησ πhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: O Saint Victor the General!
Coptic: ω πεστεφανιτησ νμμαρτυροσ .
English: O thou who wearest the martyr's crown!
Coptic: ω παγωνοθετησ νατcωτπ .
English: O thou unconquered fighter!
Coptic: ω πfαικλομ ναμε μπεχριστοσ .
English: O thou true crown-bearer of the Christ!
Coptic: ω πενταfρπεfσωμα νουθυσια εσονh . εσουααβ εσραναf μπνουτε . tουωs εjω νhενεγκωμιον εροκ hμπεκsα μπhοου . αλλα tρhοτε jεμνcομ μμοι . επερα μππελαγοσ ννεκκατορθωμα .
English: O thou who didst make thy body a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, I wish to pronounce an encomium upon thee at thy festival this day, but I am afraid that I do not possess the strength that is necessary to sail over the sea of thy splendid actions.
Coptic: επειδη ουλασ νσαρξ πε παλασ . αυω ουhητ νρωμε πετμμοι . μνscομ μμοι εjω μπεκεοου μνπεκταειο . νταπνουτε στολιζε μμοκ νhητf .
English: Since my tongue is a tongue of flesh, and my heart (i. e. understanding) within me is that of a man, I am not able to describe (adequately) the glory and the honour wherewith God hath invested thee.
Coptic: νιμ ενεh hννσοφοσ τηρου μπκοσμοσ πετναsjω μπεκταειο hνουjωκ . ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: Among all the wise men who are in the world, who was there that was ever able to describe thine honourable life completely, O Saint Victor?
Coptic: επειδη ντκουπαρθενοσ jιντεκμντκουι
English: Thou wast a virgin from thy youngest days,
Coptic: . ντκουασκητησ νsπηρε 
English: and an ascetic from thy childhood.
Coptic: εκνηστευε σναυ σναυ μπεκουοειs τηρf .
English: Thou didst fast two days at a time during the lie whole period of thy life.
Coptic: ερεπρο μπεκηι ουων νουον νιμ .
English: The door of thy house was open unto every one.
Coptic: ετβεπαι ειρhοτε εtπαουοι εππελαγοσ ννεκαρετη .
English: For this reason I am afraid to set out upon the sea of thy virtues;
Coptic: εισοουν μπcωjβ μπαλασ . μνπαhητ ετεμνσοφια νhητf .
English: I know well the haltingness of my tongue, and that my heart hath no wisdom in it.
Coptic: ειναταιοκ hναs νσμοτ ντακααs .
English: In what way is it possible for me to honour thee according to thy deserts?
Coptic: ντκουπαρθενοσ ντhε νhηλιασ . αυω μπεκτωμ ντεσhιμε ενεh .
English: Thou wast a virgin like unto Elijah, and thou didst never touch a woman.
Coptic: ντκουδικαιοσ ναγαθοσ . αυω νρμνhητ εhουν ενhηκε τηρου . ντhε νναβραhαμ ππατριαρχησ .
English: Thou wast a righteous man, and a good man, and a man of good heart towards all the poor, even like Abraham the Patriarch.
Coptic: ντκουμαρτυροσ εfcμcομ hνμμαρτυροσ τηρου .
English: Thou wast the martyr who was the mightiest of all the martyrs.
Coptic: μπεκρhοτε hητου ννρρωου μννδουξ . μννhηγεμων . ουδε μπενβασανοσ εsπωνε μπεκλογισμοσ .
English: Thou wast not afraid of kings and dukes and governors, nor did tortures destroy thy reasoning powers.
Coptic: μπεναπειλει μπεκειωτ hρωμανοσ εstjροπ νακ εhουν επεκειωτ ναληθινοσ πεχριστοσ . αλλα νεκταjρηυ εjντπεδρα νατκιμ πεχριστοσ . sαπεκhαη ννιfε .
English: The threats of thy father Romanus did not prevent thee from following thy true Father the Christ; nay, thou didst lay hold firmly upon the Rock which cannot be moved, the Christ, until thy latest breath,
Coptic: ω πδικαιοσ hντεfγενεα . αυω πενταfρπεfσωμα νουθυσια μπνουτε .
English: O thou who wast righteous in thy generation, who didst make thy body a sacrifice unto God,
Coptic: ειναjεου η ειναταυεου εροκ ω πhαγιοσ βικτωρ .
English: what shall I say, or what shall I proclaim concerning thee, O Saint Victor?
Coptic: ειsαντντωνγ ενωhε . ακsωπε ντελιοσ ντεfhε hντενγενεα .
English: I compare thee unto Noe, because thou wast perfect in thy generation, as was he in his.