megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: εsjε αυsωωτ ννεκλαδοσ μπετμμαυ ειsαjε ενεfsηρε . fναυ ετνουνε εσsοοπ νμμαf ετετεfσhιμε τε . εσο ναf μπαροικορια . καν εsjε ασσλαατε hωσ σhιμε hνουsαjε .
English: And even if his branches, I mean his children, were lopped off, he still had left to him the root, that is to say, his wife, who would live in the house with him, even though she did not serve him as a wife in the (true sense of) the word.
Coptic: ανοκ hω πειεβιην αυπερκτανουνε σασα νιμ .
English: But as for me, miserable man that I am, my root is cut off on all sides,
Coptic: νtναυ αν ελααυ νακτιν . νουοειν ντετλαμπασ μπαγενοσ .
English: and I cannot see a single ray of light from the lamp of my race.
Coptic: αλλα ειο μπεσμοτ νουsην εfhμπjαιε . ευκιμ εροf νναυ νιμ . hιτντhατηυ μπδιαβολοσ .
English: Moreover, I am like a tree in the desert, which is being ever shaken by the winds of the Devil.
Coptic: μπωρπjοεισ μπρμεκhπεκhμhαλ ετο νhαh νsαjε .
English: Do not, Lord, do not afflict Thy servant, (and drive him) to utter many words,
Coptic: ειταυο νναι ετπρεπει αν ειμοκh νhητ .
English: for if I spake the things which I ought not to speak, I should be grieved in heart.
Coptic: κω cε πjοεισ νουhαρεh hιρνρωι . αυω ουρο εfταjρηυ . hιρννασποτου . jεκασ ννεπαhητ ρακτf εβολ εhενsαjε ευhοου .
English: Do Thou, therefore, O Lord, set a guard upon my mouth, and a strong seal upon my lips, so that my heart might not incline towards the words which are evil,
Coptic: νγνοjτ εβολ νναhρμπεκhο tμτον cε ναι πjοεισ .
English: and Thou mayest not cast me away from before Thy face. And give Thou me rest, O Lord!'
Coptic: ναι δε εfjω μμοου εfαsαhομ αυω εfριμε αfει εjνουκωμη . ευμουτε εροσ jεβασσοσ .
English: And as he was saying these things, and was heaving sighs and weeping, he came to a village, which was called Bassos,
Coptic: αfβωκ εhουν εροσ αfρhωβ νhητσ . εfjπο ντεfτροφη μμηνε .
English: and he went into it, and worked there, and procured his daily bread therein.
Coptic: ντερεfουωh δε μμαυ νουνοc νουοειs αυσπσωπf νcινατκωμη ετμμαυ ετρεfβωκ νfροεισ . ενκαρποσ ντσωsε εαfρμητε νρομπε . εfειρε νναι εfjι μπεfβεεκε .
English: And when he had lived there a long time the owners of the village entreated him to go and become watchman of the fruit crops in the orchard there, and he fullfilled this work for a period of ten years, and received his wages for the same.
Coptic: νεfsηρε δε αυσανουsου hντκωμη ντανsρπ sαjε εροσ . νσεσοουν αν jενεσνηυ νε ννευερηυ .
English: And his sons were being fed and brought up in the village which we have already mentioned, and they did not know that they were brethren.
Coptic: πναυκληροσ δε hωωf νταffι ντεσhιμε νευσταθιοσ αfjιτσ ετfπατρισ .
English: And the captain of the ship who had carried off the wife of Eustathius took her to his own country,
Coptic: ουνοc δε νhαιβεσ ντεπνουτε ασρhαιβσ εροσ . hωστε ντεπβαρβαροσ εsjωh εροσ ννεουοειs τηρου ετμμαυ .
English: and the great shadow of God overshadowed her so completely that the barbarian was never able to touch her all that time.
Coptic: παι γαρ πεντατεσhιμε ετμμαυ . αιτει μμοf ντοοτf μπνουτε . ετμτρεπαλλοφυλοσ ετμμαυ jωh εροσ επτηρf
English: For what this woman had entreated God to grant her was that a pagan man should not touch her at all.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μννσατρεπβαρβαροσ ετμμαυ μου . ασcω hμπμα ετμμαυ . αυω μννσαhενhοου αυτωουν νcιναλλοφυλοσ ετμμαυ ετερετεσhιμε νευσταθιοσ hαhτηυ ναι νταυει εβολ εjι ντεχωρα ννεhρωμαιοσ .
English: And it came to pass that after her barbarian husband was dead the woman remained in that country. And after (many) days those pagan people among whom the wife of Eustathius was living rose up (or, rebelled), and advanced to seize the country of the Romans.
Coptic: πρρο δε τραιανοσ αfsωπε hνουνοc νhβα . ετβεππολεμοσ νναλλοφυλοσ . αfρπμεευε μπλακητασ . μαλιστα ετβετεfμντjωωρε μνπεfjρο νhαh νσοπ εναλλοφυλοσ .
English: And the Emperor Trajan was greatly troubled because of the war with these pagan peoples, and he remembered Plaketas, more especially because of his bravery and his numerous defeats of the alien peoples.
Coptic: εαπμεευε νευσταθιοσ βρβρ νhητf .
English: And the remembrance of Eustathius kept stirring within him,
Coptic: αfαπορει εjντμεταβολη ντασsωπε μμοf hνουsπ νsωπ .
English: and he was troubled about the change which had come upon him in his affairs.
Coptic: αfσκεπτει ουν μμοf μννεfματοι ετhντεfμντρο . ετβεππολεμοσ .
English: Then he prepared himself and the soldiers who were in his kingdom for the war.
Coptic: αfλυπη εματε ετβεπλακητασ . αfsοjνε μνμματοι jεαρα εfονh νcιπλακηδασ .
English: And he grieved exceedingly for Plaketas,
Coptic: αfjοοσ δε jεπετνασυμανε jεαιhε εροf tναt ναf νουνοc νταιο μνhεναννωννα νταααf νρμμαο εματε .
English: and he spake, saying, ' Him who shall give me such indication as will help me to find him, upon him will I bestow a great honour and a yearly wage, and I will make him exceedingly rich.'
Coptic: σναυ δε hννεfματοι πραν μπουα μμοου πεανtοχοσ . αυω πραν μπκεουα πε ακακιοσ . ναι ευhυπερετει νευσταθιοσ μπεουοειs εfνμμαυ αjνωjν .
English: And two of his soldiers—now the name of one of them was Antiochus, and that of the other Aeacius, and they had been servants of Eustathius, and untiring in their ministrations to him in times past when he was living with them—
Coptic: αυβωκ εsινε νσωf αυμουsτσχεδων ντμντρρο τηρσ sαντουπωh ετκωμη . ετερεευσταθιοσ νhητσ
English: departed to seek after him, and they searched the whole kingdom through very thoroughly until they arrived at the village wherein Eustathius was.
Coptic: ευμοοsε δε hνντοποσ ετερεευσταθιοσ hαρεh εροου αfναυ εροου μπουε .
English: And as they were going along in. the place wherein Eustathius was keeping watch he saw them from a distance,
Coptic: αfσουωνου hιτμπκιμ ντευcινμοοsε .
English: and he recognized them by their peculiar carriage, and by their gait.
Coptic: αfρπμεευε ντεfαναστροφη νsορπ αfαρχει νμκαh νhητ
English: And he remembered his former manner of life, and he began to feel sorrowful in heart,
Coptic: αfsληλ εfjω μμοσ jεπjοεισ πνουτε πναητ πετνουhμ νουον νιμ ετhλπιζε εροf . ντhε νταιναυ ενετμοοsε νμμαι νsορπ νthλπιζε αν .
English: and he prayed, saying, 'O Lord God, Thou merciful One, Who deliverest every one who putteth his hope in Thee, since I have seen those who formerly walked with me shall not I have hope?
Coptic: ουεhσαhνε cε τενου ετρεκcωsτ εhραι εjωι μντεκhμhαλ ετετασhιμε τε .
English: Now, therefore, give the command, and look upon me and upon Thy servant, that is to say, my wife.
Coptic: ναsηρε γαρ tσοουν jεαυsωπε νhρε ννεθηριον ετβεναhβηυε ετhοου . μαtτhε ναι hω ετραναυ εροου hνταναστασισ
English: For I know well that because of my own evil works my children have become food for wild beasts, but I entreat Thee to permit me to look upon (them) again in the Resurrection.'
Coptic: ετι δε εfταυο νναι νcιευσταθιοσ . αfσωτμ ουσμη εσjω μμοσ ναf jετωκ νhητ ω ευσταθιοσ hραι hμπευουοειs 
English: And whilst Eustathius was saying these words he heard a voice which spake unto him, saying, 'Be of good cheer, O Eustathius, at this time,
Coptic: κναsωπε hντεκκαταστασισ νsορπ . αυω κναjιντεκσhιμε μννεκsηρε 
English: for thou shalt again have the position which thou hadst formerly, and thou shalt receive thy wife and thy children.
Coptic: hνταναστασισ ννετμοουτ . κναναυ εναγαθον νsαενεh .
English: In the resurrection of the dead thou shalt see the good things which are for ever.
Coptic: μπραρνα cε μμοι . αυω κναcινε νουαναπαυσισ νατωjν . αυω πεκραν νααυξανε sαjωμ νιμ νjωμ .
English: Do not deny Me, and thou shalt find a rest which is endless, and thy name shall increase from generation to generation.'
Coptic: ντερεfσωτμ δε εναι αfρhοτε αfμοοsε επεσητ hμπμα ετμμαυ . ενfνhητf
English: And when he had heard these words Eustathius was afraid, and he walked down from the place where he was,
Coptic: αfαhερατf hιτουωου hιτεhιη μπευμτο εβολ .
English: and he stood up close to where the two soldiers were on the road in front of them,
Coptic: αfσουωνου hνουωρj . ντοου δε μπουσουωνf .
English: and he knew them without any doubt, but they did not know him.
Coptic: πεjαυ ναf jεπεsβηρ μιοκ ντοf hωωf
English: They said unto him, 'Hail, good neighbour!'
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεtρηνη νητν νασνηυ .
English: And he said unto them, 'Peace be unto you, O my brethren!'
Coptic: πεjαυ ναf jεενεκσοουν μπειsμμο νρωμε . μπειμα ευμουτε εροf jεπλακητασ . μντεfσhιμε . μννεfsηρε .
English: They said unto him, 'Dost thou know in this place a man who is a stranger, and is called Plaketas, and his wife, and his children?
Coptic: παι εκsανταμον εροf τνναt νακ νhεννοc νχρημα .
English: If thou canst shew us this man we will give unto thee very much money.'
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναυ . jεετετνsινε νσωf ετβεου νhωβ .
English: And Eustathius said unto them, 'For what purpose art thou enquiring after him?'
Coptic: ντοου δε πεjαυ ναf jεπενsβηρ πε . αυω εισ hαh νρομπε τνουωs εαπαντα εροf .
English: And they said unto him, 'He was a fellow soldier, and behold, we have been wishing to meet him for many years past.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεtσοουν αν μπρωμε .
English: And he said unto them, 'I know not the man.
Coptic: μτον cε μμωτν hαhτηι jεαπναυ προκοπτει . ντετναναπαυε μμωτν hαhτηι hμπειμα εtcαλωου εροf .
English: Rest ye, however, with me, for the day is far spent ; rest ye yourselves with me in this Replace which I inhabit.
Coptic: και γαρ ανγουsμμο hω .
English: For I myself am a stranger.'
Coptic: αυω αfjιτου εhουν επεfηι
English: And he took them into his house,
Coptic: αfβωκ εsωπ νουηρπ ετρευσοοf .
English: and then departed to buy some wine to give them to drink.
Coptic: πεjαf μπjοεισ μπηι ετεfνhητf jενειρωμε tσοουν μμοου
English: And he said unto the master of the house wherein he lodged, ' I know these men.
Coptic: ετβεπαι νταυει sαροι επειμα tcεναι νουhρε μνουηρπ νσεμτον μμοου hαhτηι μπειμα . αυω tναt νακ ντευtμη hμπκαιροσ μπαβεεκε .
English: They have come to me here that I may supply them with food and wine ; and they would rest (i.e. lodge) with me in this place. (Give me food and wine) and I will repay thee the price of the same at the time when my wages (are paid)
Coptic: πρωμε δε αft ναf μπετfαhε ναf τηρf hνουουροτ .
English: and the man gave unto him joyfully everything which he needed.
Coptic: αfcω εfhυπερετει ναυ νcιευσταθιοσ μπεfεsfι εροf . εfμεευε εβολ επεfβιοσ . νsορπ αλλα αfαμαhτε μμοf ετμριμε .
English: And Eustathius remained and ministered unto them, and he could hardly contain himself when he remembered his former life; nevertheless he kept a strong- hold upon himself, and did not weep,
Coptic: αfει επσαβολ αfριμε αfειω μπεfhο .
English: but he went out (of the house) and wept. And he washed his face,
Coptic: αfβωκ εhουν αfδιακωνει ναυ ον . αfναυ δε ον εροf
English: and went into (the house again), and served them.
Coptic: αυαρχει νσουωνf κουι κουι . αυω αυsαjε μννευερηυ . ευjω μμοσ . jεπειρωμε . εfεινε μπετνsινε νσωf .
English: And they looked at him, and little by little they began to recognize him, and they spake unto each other, saying, 'This man is like unto the man whom we are seeking;
Coptic: πεjεπκεουα μπεfσον jεεhε εfεινε μμοf . αλλα ανοκ tσοουν νουμαειν hμπεfμακh μπεουοειs νταυπλυγη μμοf . hμππολεμοσ νμμασικατησ .
English: and the one said unto the other, 'Yea, he is like him. I know that there was a scar on his neck which was caused by a wound which he received in it a long time ago during the war with the Masekates.
Coptic: μαρνthτην εροf . jετνναναυ επειμαειν νhητf jινμμον .
English: Let us watch him carefully so that we may see whether he hath the scar or not.
Coptic: εsωπε εfhιπεfμακh ειε ντοf πε πρωμε ετμμαυ .
English: If he hath the scar on his neck then he is the man.'
Coptic: ντερουthτηυ δε επμαειν hνουωρj . αυναυ επσαs hιπεfμακh .
English: And having watched for the sig-n very carefully they saw the mark of the wound on his neck,
Coptic: ντευνου αυονκου εhραι αυtπη ερωf .
English: and straig-htway they rushed to him, and they kissed him,
Coptic: αυjνουf jεντοκ πε πλακηδασ . πνοc νστραtλατησ μπεουοειs 
English: and they asked him, saying, 'Art thou not the man Plaketas who was formerly a great general?'
Coptic: ντοf δε αfαρνα jεμμον αυω αfαμαhτε μμοf ετμριμε 
English: And he denied it, saying, 'Certainly not'; and he kept a strong hold upon himself so that he might not weep.
Coptic: ντερουtπμαειν δε ναf μπσαs ετhιπεfμακh . αυω αυωρκ εροf jεντοκ πε πλακητασ πεστραtλατησ . αυω αυjνουf ετβετεfσhιμε μννεfsηρε .
English: And when they had pointed out to him the scar of the wound on his neck, they took an oath to him, saying, ' Thou art Plaketas, the general'; and they asked him concerning his wife and his children.
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεαυμου .
English: And he said unto them, 'They are dead.'
Coptic: ετι δε εfsαjε νμμαυ hιναι . αυfι hραυ εβολ hνουνοc νσμη . αυριμε εματε sαντενετhμπtμη τηρου σωτμ εροου .
English: And whilst he was talking to them about these matters they lifted up their faces with a great cry, and they wept so loudly that all the people who were in the village heard them;
Coptic: ετι δε ευαssκακ εβολ αυει νcιναπtμε εναυ επενταfsωπε . αυω αυρhοτε αυsτορτρ .
English: and whilst they were uttering these loud cries the people of the village came to see what had happened, and they were afraid and were greatly moved.
Coptic: μματοι δε αυκατασtλε μπεsτορτρ αυjω εροου . νταρετη μπρωμε μνπεfταειο νsορπ .
English: And the soldiers quieted their uproar, and described to them the power and honour which the man had enjoyed formerly.
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε εναι νcινρωμε μπtμε αυαsαhομ ευjω μμοσ . jεουνοc πε πταειο μπειρωμε νταfsωπε ναν νjαιβεεκε .
English: And when the men of the village had heard these things they heaved sighs, and said, 'Great is the honour of this man who hath become a hireling unto us.'
Coptic: τοτε μματοι αυcελππhωβ επρρο . αυω αυt εjωf νhενhοιτε ενανωου hννετντοοτου
English: Then the soldiers reported the matter to the Emperor. And they arrayed Eustathius in good apparel, being such things as they had with them, and they took him
Coptic: αυjι μμοf . αυtπευουοι ετεhιη .
English: and they took him and set out on their road.
Coptic: ουον δε νιμ . ετhμπtμε νευμοοsε νμμαf . ευθπο μμοf εβολ .
English: And every one who was in the village walked with him to set him on his way,
Coptic: ντοf δε αfσπσωπου αfκααυ εβολ 
English: and (when) he had supplicated them he sent them away.
Coptic: ετι δε εfμοοsε hιτεhιη μνμματοι αfαπανγειλε εροου ννενταfναυ εροου μντhε νταfναυ επεχριστοσ . αυω ον jεαυμουτε εροf jεευσταθιοσ .
English: And whilst he was travelling along the road with the soldiers he described unto them the things which he had seen (in the thicket), and how he had seen the Christ, and also how he had been named Eustathius,
Coptic: αυω αfjω εροου . ννενταυsωπε μμοf τηρου . ντερου jκ μντη δε νhοου εβολ ευμοοsε hιτεhιη αυει sατραιανοσ πρρο
English: and he told them about all the things which had happened unto him. And when they had fulfilled fifteen days in marching on the road they came to the place where the Emperor Trajan was,
Coptic: αυταμοf jενταυhε επλακητασ ναs νhε .
English: and they shewed unto him in what manner they had discovered Plaketas.
Coptic: αfει δε εβολ νcιτραιανοσ πρρο ετωμντ εροf . αυω αfασπαζε μμοf αfριμε εματε .
English: And Trajan the Emperor came forth to meet him, and he kissed him, and he wept many tears,
Coptic: αfjνουf δε εtαιtαντ αfβωκ ναf ετβηητσ .
English: and he enquired of him what his reason was for his departure.
Coptic: ντοf δε αfjω ετραινοσ μντσυνκλητοσ τηρσ ννενταυsωπε μμοf . αυω ετβετεfσhιμε μννεfsηρε .
English: And Eustathius related to Trajan and all the nobles what had happened unto him, and the history of his wife and his children
Coptic: αυω jεhναs νσμοτ . απναυκληροσ fι ντεfσhιμε hμουjινcονσ . αυω jενταυfιτου hιτννεθυριον . αυω αfταμοου ετευθλιψισ .
English: and in what way the captain of the ship had carried away his wife by force, and how his children had been carried off by wild beasts, and he described to them their tribulations.
Coptic: hαπλωσ αυνοc νραsε sωπε ναυ τηρου jεαυhε εροf εfονh . αυω απρρο σλσωλf αfααf νστρατηλατησ ντhε νsορπ .
English: And there was very great joy indeed in (the hearts of the Emperor and his nobles) because they had found Eustathius alive. And the Emperor comforted him, and made him a general as he had been aforetime.
Coptic: ντερfμουsτ δε νcιευσταθιοσ μπεστρατευμα τηρf αfειμε jενfναρωsε αν εππολεμοσ ννβαρβαροσ .
English: And when Eustathius had inspected the army he knew that it was not sufficiently strong to fight in battle against the Barbarians,
Coptic: αfσημανε μπρρο .
English: and he shewed the Emperor that this was so.
Coptic: αfκελευε νcιτραιανοσ πρρο ετρευcωπε νhενtρων
English: And Trajan the Emperor commanded his officers to enlist recruits,
Coptic: αfσhαι νουεπιστολη ντειhε επολισ νιμ ετρευcωπε νhενρωμε νσεδοκημαζε μμοου jεsαυρsαυ νσεααυ μματοι .
English: and he wrote an epistle to every city wlierein he ordered the people thereof to enlist men, and to train them, and to make them fit to be used as soldiers.
Coptic: ασsωπε ντερουβωκ ετκωμη ετερενsηρε νευσταθιοσ νhητσ . αυcωπε μπsηρε σναυ νευσταθιοσ αυτααυ ναυ hωσ tρων .
English: And it came to pass that when (the envoys) had entered the villag-e wherein were the sons of Eustathius they took the two young men and made recruits of them.
Coptic: αυω αυρμντρε hαροου νcινρωμε μπμα ετμμαυ jεhενjωωρε νε . hντευcομ . αυω ενεσωου hμπευεινε .
English: And the men who were in that place bore testimony concerning them, and said that they were vigorous in respect of their strength, and goodly in their appearance.
Coptic: ντερεευσταθιοσ δε σωουh εhουν ννtρων τηρου . αfτοsου εννουμερον αfναυ επsηρε sημ σναυ ενεσωου εhου εροου τηρου .
English: And when Eustathius had gathered together all the recruits, and had assigned to them their positions, he perceived that the two young men were the most goodly of them all.
Coptic: αfταhοου ερατου ετεfhυπερησια . εβολ jεαfσουντευμντευγενησ hιτννετροποσ ετνkητου .
English: And he appointed them to serve him personally, because he knew that they were of noble birth by their manners and habits,
Coptic: αfκααυ ναf hντεfφυσισ ετνανουσ . ερεπευουωs σωκ μμοου μμηνε ετρεfμεριτου νhουο .
English: and in his good nature he set them apart to minister unto himself. And their own natural disposition drew them more and more day by day to make him love them,
Coptic: αfουεhσαhνε ετρευουωμ νμμαf hιjντεfτραπεζα .
English: and he gave orders that they were to eat with him at his table.
Coptic: μννσαναι δε αfτωs ννεστρατευμα κατατεfσυνηθια .
English: And after these things he took command of the army according to his wont,
Coptic: αfβωκ εβολ εππολεμοσ αυω τεχωρα ντανβαρβαροσ . fιτσ hατhη μπεhοου ετμμαυ
English: and he departed to the war and to the country of the Barbarians, which he had taken before that day,
Coptic: αfελευθερου ννενταυαιχμαλωτιζε μμοου νhητσ .
English: and in which he had set free those who had been kept in captivity therein.
Coptic: αfjιοορ δε μπιερο ετουμουτε εροf jεhυτασπισ εαfαλε επjισε . αfjωωτε εhουν ετεχωρα ννβαρβαροσ . ετhιhουν
English: And he crossed the river which is called Hydaspes, and went up over the mountains, and penetrated far into the country of the Barbarians,
Coptic: αfjρο ενεικοουε ον αυω αfsωλ ντεχωρα τηρσ .
English: and he vanquished the foreigners also, and spoiled the whole country.
Coptic: αfjιsοjνε δε νjιευσταθιοσ εhενκοουε hιτντεπρονια δε μπνουτε ετκαλει μμοf ετρεfβωκ εhραι επμα ετερετεfσhιμε νhητf .
English: And Eustathius took counsel with some of the pagans, and it seemed good to the Providence of God to make him to enter the place where his wife was.
Coptic: ται ετουhαρεh εροσ jιννsορπ κατατhε νταιjοοσ ετβετμντρεfjινcονσ μπναυκληροσ . αυω ντυραννοσ hιτντμντfαιροουs μπνουτε 
English: Now this woman had, from the very first, been preserved, even as I have already said, through the care of God, from the violence of the captain of the ship (and of other) masters.
Coptic: ντερfμου δε νcιπαλλοφυλοσ ετμμαυ ασαναχωρει νασ hαρι hαροσ ασουωh hμπκηποσ νουα ννετσουηηh νμμαυ .
English: And when this foreigner died she went away by herself, and she took up her abode in the garden of one of the people with whom she lodged,
Coptic: ασταμιο νασ νουσκυνη μαυαασ .
English: and she made a booth wherein she might live by herself.
Coptic: ντερfjιουν ντκωμη ετμμαυ νcιπεστραtλατησ . αυω νfsολσ αfπησσε μπεfφωσατον νhητσ . νsομντ νhοου εfαναπαυε μμοf μνπεfστρατευμα hωσ ερεπμα ετμμαυ ρsαυ ευαναπαυσισ .
English: And when the general had taken that town, and had spoiled it, he pitched his camp there for a period of three days, and rested there with his army, because that place was very suitable for encamping in.
Coptic: αfsωπε δε ον hμπκηποσ ετμμαυ . παι ετερετεfσhιμε νhητf . αυcοιλε δε hωου νcιπsιρε σναυ ετεσκυνη ντευμααυ .
English: And it came to pass that the two young men took up their abode in that garden wherein the booth of their mother was situated.
Coptic: ντερεπναυ δε μμεερε sωπε . αυhμοοσ αυjω ννεhβηυε ντευμντsηρε sημ ενευερηυ . ενευσοουν γαρ αν jεερετευμααυ hμπμα ετμμαυ . ουδε νσεσοουν αν ννενταυsωπε μμοου .
English: And as it was the season of noon they sat down and discussed together the affairs of their childhood, but they did not know that their mother was in that place, nor did they know what had happened to them.
Coptic: τευμααυ δε νεσhμοοσ εσjισμη ενετουjω μμοου .
English: And their mother was sitting listening to what they were saying.
Coptic: πνοc δε νσον πεjαf μπκουι jεμπεουοειs νταμντsηρε sημ νtειρε αν μπμεευε νλααυ νσαπαι μματε jεπαειωτ ουστρατηλατησ πε . αυω ταμααυ ουσhιμε τε ενεσωσ εματε . αυω ουνταf μμαυ νsηρε σναυ
English: And the elder brother said unto the younger brother, 'As concerning the time of my childhood I cannot remember anything at all except that my father was a general, and that my mother was a very beautiful woman, and that they had two children.
Coptic: πουα μεν πκουι εροι πε . εfτρεsρωs hμπεffω . αυω ενεσωf hμπεfhο .
English: One of them was younger than myself, and his hair was red, and his face was handsome.
Coptic: αυjι μμον αυει εβολ hμπενηι νουουsη
English: And they took us, and they came forth from our house one night,
Coptic: αυταλο νμμαν ευjοει νtσοουν αν jεενεβωκ ετων .
English: and they embarked with us in a ship wherein we sailed I know not whither.
Coptic: hμπτρνει δε επεκρο hιπjοει αταμααυ cω hιπjωι μαυαασ νtσοουν αν jε ετβεου νhωωβ . αλλα απενειωτ fιτν μπεσναυ αfμοοsε εfριμε .
English: And when we arrived at the shore on the ship my mother remained by herself on the ship, though for what purpose I know not. As for us our father took the two of us away, and he went on his way weeping.
Coptic: ντερεfει δε εjνουιερο μμοου αfjιοορ μμοf μνπακουι νσον .
English: And having come to a river he swam across it with my little brother,
Coptic: ανοκ δε αfκω μμοι hμπεισα μπμοου .
English: and me he left on the bank of the stream.
Coptic: εfνακτοf δε εfιτ αυμουι fοκf νσωι αffιτ αfμοοsε νμμαι εhουν επjαιε
English: And when he would have returned to carry me over a lion sprang upon me and seized me with his jaws, and went off with me into the desert.
Coptic: ερεhενsοοσ δε μοονε νhενεσοου hμπμα ετμμαυ αυfιτ ντοοτf μπμουι . αυσανουsτ hμπμα ετμμαυ .
English: Now certain shepherds who were pasturing their flocks in that place snatched me from the lion, and they brought me up there.
Coptic: παι πε tσοουν μμοf . αυω νtσοουν αν jενταουsωπε μπακουι νσον μνπαειωτ .
English: This I do know, but I do not know what happened to my little brother and to my father.'
Coptic: ναι δε εfσωτμ εροου ντοοτf μπεfνοc νσον . αfονκf εhραι αfριμε . αυω πεjαf jεντοκ πε πασον .
English: When the younger brother heard these things from his elder brother he leaped up and wept, and he said, 'Thou art my brother.
Coptic: αιειμε γαρ hιτννεντακjοου jεντοκ πε παjοεισ νσον . εβολ jενταυσανουsτ hωωτ hιτνhενsοοσ εαυjοοσ εροι jενταυfιτκ ντοοτf νουωνs
English: For from what thou hast said I know that thou art my lord brother, because I myself was brought by the shepherds who told me that I had been snatched away from the claws of the wolf;
Coptic: αfhωλc δε εροf αυtπη ενευερηυ .
English: and he embraced him, and they kissed each other.
Coptic: ετι δε εσσωτμ εναι νcιτευμααυ ασειμε jενεσsηρε νε hιτμπενταυjοοf . ετβεπεσcηρ ντhαλλασα hιπjοει
English: And as their mother was listening to these thing's she knew that the two young men were her sons by what they had said about her voyage on the ship.