megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ντοσ δε ασhισε εσsωsτ μμοf μπεσscμcομ εροf
English: She labored to stop him, but she was not able to.
Coptic: μννσωσ ασκααf εβολ .
English: Afterwards, she left him.
Coptic: ντερεfβωκ δε νfρμοναχοσ αfsωπε hνουαμελια . αυω αfjεπεfαhε εβολ κακωσ .
English: When he had gone and become a monk, he became negligent, and he spent his life badly.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερετεfμααυ μου . μννσαουοειs δε αfsωνε hνουνοc νsωνε . hωστε νfsωπε hνουεκστασισ ετρευτορπf ετεκρισισ .
English: And it happened, when his mother had died, after some time, he became very ill so that he became ecstatic, being carried off to the Judgment.
Coptic: αυω αfcινε ντεfμααυ μμαυ μννετουκρινε μμοου .
English: And there he found his mother and those who judge.
Coptic: ντοσ δε ντερεσναυ εροf ασπωsσ .
English: When she saw him, she was amazed.
Coptic: αυω πεjασ ναf . jεου πε παι παsηρε ετρεκει hωωκ επειμα hωστε ετρευκρινε μμοκ hωωκ .
English: And she said to him, “What is this, my son, that you come yourself to this place in order to be judged?
Coptic: ευτων νεκsαjε ετεκjω μμοου jεειουεs ετουjεταψυχη .
English: And where are your words that you spoke, ‘I desire to save my soul’?”
Coptic: αfsιπε δε εjν νενταfσοτμου
English: And he was ashamed because of the things that he heard.
Coptic: αfαhερατf εfοκμ . εμντf λααυ ναπολογια εjω νασ .
English: He stood sadly, not having any apology to offer her.
Coptic: μννσωσ αfhμοοσ εhραι εfφροντιζε επεfουjαι . αυω εfριμε εjννενταfααυ hνουμνταμελησ νsορπ .
English: Afterwards, he sat down, reflecting upon his health and crying over the neglectful things he had done earlier.
Coptic: αυτωβσ sωπε ναf ντειcοτ . hωστε ετρεουμηηsε παρακαλει μμοf ετρεftμτον ναf νουκουι jεννεfsωcε hιτμπαsαι μπριμε .
English: His being was pricked such that a multitude exhorted him to rest himself a little lest he should be overcome by so much crying.
Coptic: ντοf δε μπεfουωs εσλσωλf εfjω μμοσ . jεεsjε μπιscμcομ ετωουν hαπνοcνεc νταμααυ . ναs νhε ειναsτωουν hαπsιπε μπεhοου ντεκρισισ hιτhη μπεχριστοσ μννεfαγγελοσ τηρου .
English: But he did not wish to console himself, saying, “If I have not been able to bear the reproach of my mother, how will I be able to bear the shame on the Day of Judgment in the presence of Christ and all his angels?”
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο jεενεsαρενεψυχοουε ννρωμε εsει εβολ πε hντhοτε μννσαταναστασισ hντπαρουσια μπνουτε νερεπκοσμοσ πε ναμου ννεhsλf . hιστωτ 
English: An old man said, ‘If the souls of men were to go come in fear after the resurrection, in the presence of God, the world would die of fear and trembling.
Coptic: ου γαρ πε ναυ εμπηυε ευναπωh . αυω πνουτε εfουωνh μμοf εβολ hνουοργη . μνουαπειλη
English: For, what would it be like to see the heavens opening, and God revealing himself in anger and threat
Coptic: ετρετμντρωμε τηρσ ναυ εναιhιουσοπ
English: to cause all of mankind to see these together.
Coptic: ετβε παι ssε ερον εμεευε ντειhε hωσ ενναtλογοσ μπνουτε μμηνε . jεευναsατν hανεντανααυ hντενcινωναh .
English: Because of this, it is right for us to think in this way, if we shall give an account to God daily, that we shall be cut off because of what we have done in our daily lives.'
Coptic: αουσον jνεουhλλο
English: A brother asked an old man,
Coptic: jεπαειωτ ετβεου ανοκ παhητ ναsτ νfρhοτε αν νhητf μπνουτε .
English: “My father, why is my heart hard and without fear of God?”
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο ναf
English: The old man said to him,
Coptic: jεtμεευε jεερsανπρωμε αμαhτε μπεjπιο hμπεfhητ
English: “I think that if a man holds blame in his heart,
Coptic: fναjπο ναf ντhοτε μπνουτε .
English: he will acquire for himself fear of God.”
Coptic: πεjεπσον ναf
English: The brother said to him,
Coptic: jεου πε πεjπιο .
English: “What is blame?”
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο
English: The old man said,
Coptic: jεκασ ερεπρωμε ναjπιετεfψυχη hνhωβ νιμ εfjω μμοσ νασ .
English: “Let a man upbraid his soul in everything, saying to it,
Coptic: jεαριπμεευε jεhαπσ ερον πε ετρεναπαντα επνουτε .
English: Remember that it is necessary for us to encounter God.'”
Coptic: jεαhροι ανοκ μνρωμε .
English: “What do I have to do with this man?”
Coptic: ερsανουα δε μουν εβολ hνναι σνηυ ναf νcιτhοτε μπνουτε .
English: “If one perseveres in these things, the fear of God comes to him.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα ποιμην . jεαουσον jοοσ ναπα παησε . jεειναρου μπαhητ εfναsτ .
English: Abba Poemen said, a brother said to Abba Païse, 'what should I do about my hard heart?
Coptic: νtρhοτε αν νhητf μπνουτε .
English: I do not fear God.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναf jεβωκ νγτοcκ ευσον εfρhοτε νhητf μπνουτε
English: He said to him, 'go and cleave to a brother who fears God.
Coptic: αυω εβολ hντμντρεfρhοτε μπετμμαυ κναρhοτε hωωκ νhητf μπνουτε .
English: And through the fear (of God) of that brother you will learn fear of God yourself.'
Coptic: αουα jνεουhλλο
English: Someone asked an old man:
Coptic: jεετβεου ειhμοοσ hμπαμανsωωπε
English: why is it that when I sit in my dwelling
Coptic: παhητ κωτε σασα νιμ .
English: my heart wanders about?
Coptic: αfουωsβ ναf νcιπhλλο jεεβολ jεσεsωνε νcινεκεσθητηριον ετhιβολ  τcινναυ  τcινσωτμ  τcινsωλμ  τcινsαjε .
English: The old man answered him: that's because those of your senses are sick which are exterior, your sight, your hearing, your scent, your speech.
Coptic: ναι cε εsωπε εκsανjπο ντευενεργεια hνουμντκαθαροσ sαρε νκεεσθητηριον ετhιhουν sωπε hνουσcραhτ  μνουουjαι .
English: If now you develop their ability in purity the other senses which are interior will remain in serenity and well-being.
Coptic: αουα ον jνεουhλλο
English: Someone also asked an old man:
Coptic: jεετβεου thμοοσ hμπαμα νsωπε thλπλωπ .ⲻ
English: Why do I sit in my cell and become distressed?
Coptic: αfουωsβ ναf
English: He answered him:
Coptic: jεεβολ jεμπατκειωρh μπμτον ετνhελπιζε εροf . ουδε τκολασισ ετναsωπε .
English: Because you have not yet looked at the repose that we hope for, nor the punishment that will come.
Coptic: ενεακειερh ναι hνουωρj .ⲻ
English: If you had looked at these carefully,
Coptic: αυω ντεπεκμα νsωωπε μουh νβντ εροκ sαντουπωh εhραι επεκμοτε
English: then while your cell is full of worms about you until they reach up to your neck
Coptic: νεκναcω εhραι νhητου πε
English: you would stay among them,
Coptic: νγfι hαροου νγτμhλοπλπ .
English: and you would put up with them and not be distressed.
Coptic: αουhλλο ναυ εουα εfσωβε
English: An old man saw someone laughing.
Coptic: ννεια ντοου ουτειhε hωωf πε πμοναχοσ νσωτπ hνμμεευε ντεπιθυμια .
English: for wild donkeys, so it is also for the chosen monk by thoughts of lust.
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jετνηστεια πε πεχαλινοσ μπμοναχοσ εftουβε πνοβε .
English: Again, he said, ‟Fasting is the bridle of the monk resisting in.
Coptic: πετνουjε νται σαβολ μμοf . ουhτο νλαβσhιμε πε .
English: The one who casts this away from himself is like a lustful horse.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ ον jενανου ουεμαβ αυω εσεηρπ νγτμουωμ . δε ννσαρξ ννεκσνηυ hιτντκαταλαλι ⲻ
English: Again he said, “It is good to eat flesh and drink wine, but do not eat the flesh of your brothers through slander.”
Coptic: αυjι δε ον νουσαιδιον νηρπ ναπαρχη . jεευετααf ννεσνηυ καταουαποτ επουα .
English: And again, they brought a jar of new wine so they could give it to the brothers a cup each.
Coptic: αουα δε ννεσνηυ βωκ εhραι εjντκυπη .
English: But one of the brothers went up to the cellar.
Coptic: αfπωτ εβολ hιjωσ αυω ντευνου ασhε νcιτκυπη
English: He fled from it and suddenly the cellar fell.
Coptic: αυβωκ δε εναυ ετβε πεhροου νταfsωπε .
English: They went to see because of the noise that occurred.
Coptic: αυhε επσον εfνηj hιπεσητ .
English: They found the brother laying down.
Coptic: αυhιτοοτου εσωs μμοf ευjω μμοσ jεντκ ουμαιεοου εfsουειτ .
English: They began to scorn him, saying, “You are a lover of vain glory.
Coptic: καλωσ απαι sωπε μμοκ ⲻ
English: It is well that this happened to you.”
Coptic: απhλλο δε sλμ εροf εfjω μμοσ .
English: The old man embraced him, saying,
Coptic: jεαλωτν hαπαsηρε
English: “Cease towards my son.
Coptic: ουhωβ γαρ ενανουf πενταfααf .
English: For that which he did is good.
Coptic: fονh νcιπjοεισ jεννευκεττεικυπη hμπαουοειs .
English: The Lord lives so that they might not rebuild this cellar in my time.
Coptic: ταρετοικουμενη τηρσ ειμε jεαυκηπη hε hνsιητ ετβε ουαποτ νηρπ ⲻ
English: Let the whole oikoumene know that a cellar fell in Scetis because of a cup of wine.
Coptic: αυσον κιμ hμπεfcωντ εhουν εουα
English: A brother was moved to rage against someone.
Coptic: αfαhερατf επεsληλ αfαιτει εjι νουμντhαρshητ εjμ πεfσον  αυω επαραγε μππειρασμοσ αjμ πωλαh .
English: He stood up for prayer and he asked to receive patience with his brother and to pass the test without a blemish.
Coptic: αυω ντευνου αfναυ ευκαπνοσ εfνηυ εβολhν τεfταπρο .
English: And at that moment he saw smoke coming out of his mouth.
Coptic: ντερε παι δε sωπε αfλο εfcοντ .
English: After that happened, he stopped being angry.
Coptic: αfβωκ νουοειs νcιπεπρεσβυτεροσ νsιητ sαπαρχηεπισκοποσ νρακοτε .
English: He went once, that is the presbyter of Scetis, to the archbishop of Alexandria
Coptic: αυω ντερεfκτοf εsιητ  αυjνουf νcινεσνηυ jεερετπολισρου .
English: and after he returned to Scetis, they asked him, that is the brothers, about news from the city.
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναυ jεφυσι νασνηυ ανοκ μπιναυ επhο νλααυ νρωμε νσαπαρχηεπισκοποσ μαυααf
English: But he told them: 'Naturally, my brothers, I have not seen the face of any man, except the archbishop alone.'
Coptic: ντοου δε ντερουσωτμ αυταjρο ετβεπsαjε  jεευεhαρεh εροου hαβολ hαπjιhραf ννβαλ .
English: After hearing him they became strengthened thanks to his story, that they should guard themselves against raising their eyes.
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιουhλλο. jεsαρεπδιαβολοσ ουωh εjννsωωτ μπμοναχοσ ερsανουτααπσ ωσκ νμμαf .
English: A monk said, 'The devil dwells in failings of the monk, if a habit endures within him.
Coptic: hιτνουνοc νουοειs sασjρο αυω νσcμcομ ντhε νουφυσισ . μαλιστα νετο ναμελησ επεhουο .
English: For a long time, it is strong and it persists like something natural, especially those who are very careless.
Coptic: cινουωμ νιμ ετεκναsινε νσωου ντhη εσjιουω μπρτααυ νασ . μαλιστα εκουοj εsωνε
English: Do not give it any nourishing food that you will seek after, especially when you are free from illness.
Coptic: αυω πετεκναεπιθυμει εροf ννεκουομf
English: And do not eat what you want,
Coptic: εκεουωμ δε ννενταπνουτε τννοουσου νακ νγsπhμοτ ντοοτf νουοειs νιμ .
English: but eat the things that God sends to you, and give thanks to him at all times.
Coptic: ανjο εβολ ννοεικ νμμοναχοσ μνπευμτον τηρf .
English: We sent bread to the monks with every relief.
Coptic: πhωβ δε νμμοναχοσ μπενααf
English: But we did not do the work of the monks.
Coptic: αjισ εροκ μαυαακ jεπσον κω νακ ντεσφραγισ μπεχριστοσ . ετεπαι πε πεθββιο .
English: Tell yourself, 'Brother, preserve the seal of Christ, which is humility.''
Coptic: αουα ννhλλο βωκ sακεhλλο . αυω πεjαf μπεfμαθητησ jεταμιο ναν νουκουι ναρsιν .
English: One monk went to another monk, and he said to his disciple, 'Make a little bit of lentils for us.'
Coptic: αυω αfταμιοf .
English: And he made them.
Coptic: πεjαf jεhερπhενοεικ ναν αυω αfhορπου
English: He said, 'Wet some bread for us.' And he wet it.
Coptic: ντοου δε αυμουν εβολ ευsαjε ενεπνευματικον μπεhοου τηρf μντουsh τηρσ
English: But they continued to talk about spiritual things all day and all night.
Coptic: ντοκ δε ντκουκωσμικον μνcομ μμοκ . εsωπε μπειμα . ⲻ
English: But you, you are of the world, and you have no power to be in this place.
Coptic: ευναβωκ δε επωhσ πεjαf ναυ
English: Then as they were about to go to the harvest he said to them:
Coptic: jενtναβωκ αν εκοττ εtντολη νητν .
English: “I’m not going to repeat and give you an order again,
Coptic: ντετν hαρεh γαρ αν .
English: after all, you don’t observe them.”
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα κασιανοσ . jεαfjοοσ νcιουα ννσυνκλητικοσ . εαfαποτασσε ννεfχρημα τηρου
English: Apa Cassian said, 'A nobleman (senator?) said, after he renounced all his possessions,
Coptic: αfτααυ ννhηκε .
English: he gave them to the poor.
Coptic: αfκα hενκουι ναf ετβετεfχρεια μαυααf .
English: He set a little for himself because of his own needs.
Coptic: μπεfουωs εωνh hνουμνταποτακτικοσ ετjηκ εβολ . ⲻ ντεπεθββιο νhητ . ⲻ
English: He did not wish to live in complete renunciation, of humility of heart.
Coptic: παι δε αfjω νουsαjε ναhραf νcιβασιμοσ πετsοοπ hννετουααβ .
English: This one also spoke a word to him, that is, Basimos, the one who is among the saints,
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ jετμντσυνκλητικοσ ακσορμεσ . αυω τμντμοναχοσ μπεκhε εροσ . ⲻ
English: who said, 'The elite (senatorial?) rank, you lost it; and monasticism, you did not find it.
Coptic: α ουα ννεσνηυ jνεαπα πασταμων jεου πε tναααf jεσεθλιβε μμοι ειt μπαhωβ νcιj εβολ .
English: One of the brothers asked Apa Pistamon, 'What should I do? For it worries me when I sell my handiwork.'
Coptic: αfουωsβ νcιπhλλο πεjαf jεπκε . απα jιjωι . μνπκεσεεπε sαυtπευhωβ νcιj εβολ .
English: The old man answered him, 'Even Apa Sisoes and the others used to sell their handiwork.
Coptic: παι νουοσε αν πε .
English: This is not damaging.
Coptic: εκsαννου δε εt αjιτtμη νουσοπ νουωτ ντεπειδοσ
English: But if you sell, say the price of the item only once.
Coptic: εκsανουωs δε εκα ουκουι εβολ hνσουντf . ντοκ εττωs . ται τε τhε ετεκναcνμτον .
English: If you want to lower the price a little, that is up to you. In this way you will find peace.
Coptic: πεjε πσον ναf jεεsωπε ουνται ταχρεια μμαυ . κουωs ετμτραfειροουs hαhωβ νcιj .
English: The brother said to him, 'If I have what I need, do you still want me to be concerned with my handiwork?'
Coptic: αfουωsβ νcιπhλλο jε καν ουντακ hωβ νιμ μπρκα πhωβ νcιj εβολ
English: The old man answered, 'Even if you have everything, do not give up on your handiwork.
Coptic: πετεουνcομ μμοκ εααf αριf  μωνον hνουsτορτρ αν .
English: Whatever you are able to do, do it—just don't worry about it.'
Coptic: αουσον jνεαπα σαραπιον jεαjι ουsαjε εροι .
English: A brother asked Apa Sarapion, 'Give me a word.'
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο ναf jεειναjε ου νακ
English: The old man said, 'What will I say to you?'
Coptic: jεακfι νενκα ννhηκε . μννεχηρα μννορφανοσ .
English: For you have taken the things of the poor and the widows and the orphans,
Coptic: ακκααυ hμπsουsτ .
English: and you have placed them in your window.'
Coptic: αfναυ γαρ επsουsτ εfμεh νjωωμε .
English: For he saw that the window was full of books.
Coptic: αυjνετμακαρια συνκλητικη . jενεουαγαθον εfjηκ εβολ τε τμντατhνααυ .
English: The blessed Syncletica was asked, 'Is poverty a perfect good?'
Coptic: ασουωsβ jεουαγαθον νhουο πε εfjηκ εβολ ννετεμνcομ μμοου .
English: She answered, 'It is an exceedingly perfect good for those who are incapable of it.
Coptic: νενταυhυπομινε γαρ hμπαι ουνταυ μμαυ νουθλιψισ hντσαρξ .
English: For those who bear this have suffering in the flesh,
Coptic: hντεψυχη δε ουνταυ μμαυ νουhμοτ .
English: but they have grace in their soul.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νhενhοιτε ευjοορ ευhωμ εjωου . αυω ευsωμ μμοου
English: Just as clothing is strengthened by being beaten, and they wash it and twist it violently
Coptic: sαυτρευκωτε hνουjναh sαντουουβαs .
English: until it turns white,
Coptic: ται τε τhε ντεψυχη ετjοορ hντμντhηκε hαπευhτορ εsαυαμαhτε νhουο .
English: in this way the soul is strengthened through poverty, and by necessity they prevail all the more.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα hυπερεχιοσ jεπαhο μ πμοναχοσ πε τμjπελααυ νhυλη ναf .
English: Apa Hyperechios said, 'The monk's treasure is not having any material things.
Coptic: ωτπ νακ εhουν . αυω νγσωουh νακ εhουν hνμπηυε .
English: Store and gather for yourself in heaven,
Coptic: ουατουω γαρ νακ πε πμτον νsα ενεh .
English: for there is unceasing rest for you forever.'
Coptic: νεουνουα δε ντενετουααβ εsαυμουτε εροf jεφιλαγριοσ . εfουηh hντhιερουσαλημ . εfρhωβ hνουhισε . sαντεfjπο ναf μπεfοεικ μμινμμοf .
English: One of the saints, called Philagrios, lived in Jerusalem, working hard until he earned his own bread.
Coptic: νhωσον δε fαhερατf hνταγωρα εt μπεfhωβ νcιj εβολ . εισhηητε hνουsσνε αfcινε νουβαλλατιον ευνμητ νsε νhολοκοττινοσ hιωωσ .
English: While he stood in the marketplace selling his handiwork, Behold! Suddenly he found a bag filled with a thousand gold coins!
Coptic: αfαhερατf hμπεfμα εfjω μμοσ . jεhαπσ πε ετρεπενταfσορμεσ ει .
English: He stood in place, saying, 'Certainly the one who has lost it is coming.'
Coptic: αυω εισ πετμμαυ αfει εfριμε .
English: And behold! That one came, crying.
Coptic: αfcοπf δε νcι πhλλο αfjιτf νσαουσα αfταασ ναf .
English: The old man grabbed him and took him aside and he gave it to him.
Coptic: πετμμαυ δε αfαμαhτε μμοf εfουωs εt νουων ναf . πhλλο δε μπεfουωs εjι .
English: and that one held him, wanting to give him a portion, but the old man did not want to take it.
Coptic: τοτε αfhιτοοτf εjιsκακ εβολ εfjω μμοσ . jεαμηιτν ντετνναυ ευρωμε ντεπνουτε jενταfρου .
English: Then he started to shout out, 'Come and see a man of God, what he has done!'
Coptic: πhλλο δε αfπωτ νjιουε αfει εβολ hντπολισ . jεννευσουωνf
English: But the old man secretly fled and left the city, so that they would not know him.
Coptic: νcιαπα βενιαμιν μννεfμαθητησ . jεμοοsε hντεhιη μπρρο .
English: Apa Benjamin and his disciples said, 'Walk on the road of the king,
Coptic: αυω ωπ νσαμμιλιον αυω ντετναsωσμ αν .
English: and count the miles and do not be discouraged.'
Coptic: αfjοοσ νcιαπα βησαριον  jεαιρhμε νουsη hντμητε νουhραμνοσ ειαhερατ μπινκοτκ .ⲻ
English: Apa Bessarion said, 'I spent forty nights in the middle of a thornbush, standing without lying down.'
Coptic: ουσον εfhμοοσ hννρι μαυααf αfsτορτρ .
English: A brother living in Cellia alone was troubled,
Coptic: αfβωκ δε sααπα θεοδοροσ ντεπhερμησ αfjοοσ ναf ⲻ
English: and he went to Abba Theodore of Phermes (and) he told it to him.
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο δε ναf jεβωκ νγθββιε πεκhητ νγcω μνhνκοουε εκhυποτασσε ναυ .ⲻ
English: And the old man said to him: “Go and humble your heart and stay with others while obeying them.”
Coptic: αfβωκ δε αfcω μνhοινε hμπτοου
English: And he went and he stayed with some in the mountain
Coptic: αfκτοf ον αfει sαπhλλο
English: (and) he returned again (and) came to the old man.
Coptic: πεjαf jεμπιμτον ειουηh μννρωμε ⲻ
English: He said: “I didn’t find repose while living with the people”
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο δε ναf jεεsωπε μπεκμτον μαυαακ . ουδε ον εκsοοπ μννκοουε νγναμτον αν .ⲻ
English: And the old man said to him: “If you didn’t repose alone, nor again while being with others, you won’t find repose.
Coptic: ετβεου ακει εβολ ερμοναχοσ .
English: Why did you go out to become a monk?
Coptic: jεκασ αν εκνατωουν hανθλιψισ .
English: Not in order to stand under afflictions?
Coptic: αjισ εροι jεεισ ουηρ νρομπε νjι ντακt μπεισχημα hιωωκ .
English: Tell me how many years is it since you took this habit upon you?”
Coptic: πεjαf jεεισ sμουν νρομπε .
English: He said: “It’s been eight years.”
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο ναf jεναμε εισ sfε νρομπε jινταιρμοναχοσ
English: The old man said to him: “Truly it’s been sixty years since I became a monk,
Coptic: μπιcν ουμτον νουhοου νουωτ .
English: I haven’t found repose for a single day
Coptic: αυω ντοκ κουωs εμτον hντειsμουνε νρομπε .
English: and you, you want to find repose in this eight years?”
Coptic: αουα ννεσνηυ jνουf νουhοου
English: One day, one of the brothers asked,
Coptic: jεαπα ερsαν ουhοτε sωπε hνουsπνsωπ sακρhοτε hωωκ .
English: Father, if fear suddenly occurs, do you feel afraid?'
Coptic: πεjεπhλλο ναf jεερsαντπε τωcε επκαh νθεωδωροσ ναρhοτε αν .
English: The father said to him, 'If heaven joins with the earth, Theodore will not be afraid.'
Coptic: νεαfτωβαh γαρ μπjοεισ ετρεffι εβολ μμοf ντμντcαβhητ .
English: For he had entreated the Lord to take fear away from him.
Coptic: αυjοοσ ετβεαπα θεωδωροσ . μν απα λουκιανοσ ναπhενατον . jεαυρταιου νρομπε ευρhαλ μπευμεευε μμινμμοου  jεερsαντεπρω ουεινε τνναπωωνε εβολ hμπειμα .
English: They said about Apa Theodoros and Apa Lucius of Enaton that they spent fifty years tricking their thoughts,saying, 'When winter has passed, we will flee this place.'
Coptic: ερsανπsωμ δε sωπε sαυjοοσ . jεερsανπsωμ παραγε τνναπωωνε εβολ hμπειμα .
English: And when summer came, they would say, 'When summer ends, we will flee this place.'
Coptic: αυω ται τε τhε νταυρπειουοειs τηρf νcινενειοτε . ναι ετουειρε μπευμεευε νsαενεh .
English: And this is how they spent their entire lives, these fathers who are remembered forever.
Coptic: αfβωκ νcιαπα μακαριοσ πνοc sα απα αντωνιοσ
English: Abba Macarius the Great went to Abba Antony.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfκωλh επρο αfει εβολ sαροf πεjαf ναf jεντκ νιμ
English: And when he had knocked at the door, he [Antony] came to him saying, “Who are you?”
Coptic: ντοf δε αfουωsβ εfjω μμοσ jε ανοκ πε μακαριοσ .
English: And he answered, saying, “I am Macarius.”
Coptic: αυω αfsταμ μπρο αfβωκ εhουν αfκααf .
English: And he [Antony] shut the door, went in, and he left him.
Coptic: ντερεfναυ δε ετεfhυπομονη αfουων ναf
English: When he [Antony] saw his [Macarius’s] endurance, he opened [the door] to him.
Coptic: αυω αfουροτ νμμαf εfjω μμοσ jε εισ ουνοc νουοειs ειουωs εναυ εροκ αισωτμ γαρ ετβηητκ
English: And he rejoiced with him, saying, “Behold, a long time I have desired to see you, for I have heard about you.”
Coptic: αυω αfsοπf εροf hνουμντμαιρωμε αftμτον ναf νταfει γαρ εβολ hνhεννοc νhισε .
English: And he received him kindly and made him rest because of his great labors.
Coptic: ντερερουhε δε sωπε ααπα αντωνιοσ hωρπ ναf νhενκουι νβητ
English: When evening came, Abba Antony soaked some small palm branches.
Coptic: πεjε απα μακαριοσ ναf jεκελευε ναι ταhωρπ ναι μαυαατ
English: Abba Macarius said to him, “Allow me to soak some for myself.”
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf jε hωρπ
English: He [Antony] said, “Soak.”
Coptic: αυω αfταμιο νουνοc νsολ νβητ αfhοπf .
English: And he [Macarius] created a large bundle of palms and he soaked it.
Coptic: αυhμοοσ αυsαjε ετμντρεfthηυ ντεψυχη
English: And they sat and talked about what is profitable to the soul.
Coptic: jινμπναυ νρουhε αυνοβτου . αυω τνηβτε ασβωκ επεσητ επεσπυλυον εβολ hιτμπsουsτ .
English: From the evening hour onward, they wove, and the plaits went down from the cave through the window.
Coptic: αfβωκ εhουν εhτοουε νcιπμακαριοσ απα αντωνιοσ αfναυ επαsαι ντνηβτε ναπα μακαριοσ
English: In the morning, the blessed Abba Antony went in and saw the great quantity of Abba Macarius’s palms.
Coptic: αfρsπηρε αυω αftπινcιj ναπα μακαριοσ εfjω μμοσ jεαhαh νcομ ει εβολ hννειcιj .
English: He was amazed and he kissed Macarius’s hands, saying, “Great power comes from these hands.”
Coptic: αfβωκ δε νουοειs εβολ hνsιητ ετερενουτε νcιπhλλο απα μακαριοσ 
English: The old man Abba Macarius went one time from Scetis to Terenuthis.
Coptic: αυω αfβωκ εhουν ευκουι μμα αfνκοτκ
English: And he entered a small place and he slept.
Coptic: ναι νε νταυσμννομοσ ναν εροου .
English: These are the ones against which a law has been established for us.
Coptic: εsωπε δε απsωνε τρεναι ρατcομ νναhραν . πsαjε ουhουο πε .
English: But if illness makes these things powerless before us, the word is superfluous.
Coptic: ετβεου δε tjω μμοσ . jεουhουο πε πsαjε .
English: And why do I say that the word is superfluous?
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νουνοc μπαhρε εfcμcομ μματε hμπσωμα μπsωνε . πhισε νρεfωjν μπνοβε κη εhραι .
English: For just as a strong medicine is very powerful in the body of illness, the labor of one who destroys sin exists.
Coptic: αυω ται τε τνοc νασκησισ μμντρεffι εροκ hννsωνε μνμμντρεfsπhμοτ hννhυμνοσ εjοουσου εhραι sαπνουτε . ετρενfι ννενβαλ εhραι εροf hνουμντρεfsπhμοτ .
English: And this is the great ascesis of supporting yourself during illnesses and of giving thanks with hymns addressed to God, so that we might lift up our eyes to him with thanksgiving.
Coptic: μπρτρενsωπε hωσ εντωουν hνουhροs . αννουjε γαρ εβολ μμον ννωργανον ντμντατσι .
English: Let us not be like those who arise with difficulty, for we have cast off from ourselves the organs of insatiability
Coptic: αλλα τνναυ επεοου μπνουτε ντhε νουειαλ . hιτμπβαλ μπhητ ετhιhουν . καν εαυfι ντοοτν μπβολ μπενσωμα ετhιβολ .
English: and we see the glory of God as in a mirror through the eye of the heart within, even if the external eye of our body has been taken away from us.
Coptic: εsjε πsωνε αμαhτε hιjμπενσωμα τηρf . αλλα κατα πρωμε ετhιhουν πταλcο αυξανε νhουο .
English: Even if illness possesses our whole body, yet health according to the inner man increases even more.