megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ππετουααβ δε ντοf δημητριοσ ενενταfνκοτκ μντεfσhιμε . νεμννοβε εροf πε νταυsονβου μννευερηυ εβολ hιτμπνουτε .
English: Now in the case of Saint Demetrius, even if he had Iain with his wife, it would not have been sin unto him, because they had been joined together by God.
Coptic: αλλα παντωσ κναjοοσ jεουεπισκοποσ πε . νεssε αν εροf εjισhιμε .
English: But, notwithstanding my answer, thou wouldst say unto me in any case, 'He was a bishop, and it was not seemly for him to take a wife.'
Coptic: μπρjοοσ ντειhε ω πσον .
English: Speak not in this wise, O brother,
Coptic: και γαρ ανκανων ετουααβ νναποστολοσ jοοσ νthε jεεsωπε ουαπε εουνταf σhιμε μμαυ hατhη μπατfρεπισκοποσ . μννσωσ εfsανρεπισκοποσ ννfεsνοjσ εβολ αλλα μαρfcω νμμασ .
English: for the holy Canons of the Apostles speak thus: 'If a head hath a wife who was married to him before he became a bishop, he shall not put her away after he hath become a bishop, but let him remain with her.'
Coptic: sαρεπαποστολοσ ετουααβ jοοσ jεπγαμοσ ταιηυ hνhωβ νιμ αυω πμα ννκοτκ τββηυ .
English: And the holy Apostle used to say, 'Marriage is honourable in everything, and the marriage bed is pure,
Coptic: μπορνοσ μνννοεικ νετερεπνουτε νακρινε μμοου .
English: [but] the whoremonger and the adulterer shall God judge.'
Coptic: παι πετουααβ cε αfρπετπε μπεντανjοοf
English: Therefore this holy man Demetrius hath triumphed, according to what we said.
Coptic: ντερουκαθιστα ουν μμοf εjμπεθρονοσ ντεπισκοπη ουαs μμινε πε παι
English: When, therefore, they had enthroned him upon the episcopal throne, he loved to act in this way:
Coptic: μπρt ναf
English: He never upbraided a man.
Coptic: αυω sαfjοοσ ναf jεπαsηρε βωκ σαhωωκ εβολ ναs ννοβε ετεκειρε μμοf μννσωσ νγjι εβολ hνμμυστηριον ετουααβ .
English: And he was in the habit of saying, 'My son, go and withdraw thyself from whatever land of sin it is which thou art committing, and afterwards [come] and partake of the Holy Mysteries.'
Coptic: ντερεfcω ουν εfμην εβολ ντειhε ατπολισ τηρσ σαhωωσ εβολ νννοβε . hωσ δε εβολ νννοβε .
English: And when he had continued to act in this manner for a considerable time the whole city withdrew itself from sin to such an extent that hardly any sin was committed.
Coptic: hωσ δε ερsανουα ναυ εουα εfειρε νουνοβε sαfjπιοf jεσαhωωκ εβολ μπειhωβ . μηποτε ντεπαρχηεπισκοποσ διατρεπε μμοκ ερεπλαοσ . τηρf θεωρει μμοκ αυω sαρεπετμμαυ ρhοτε νfcω .
English: If any man saw another committing a sin he would rebuke him, saying, 'Withdraw thyself from this act lest the Archbishop turn aside from thee, and the whole congregation will look at thee'; and that sinner would become afraid and would continue to be so;
Coptic: hιτντειαιτια ουνhαh σαhωου εβολ ετμρνοβε .
English: and for this reason very many ceased entirely to commit sin.
Coptic: πλην sαρεhαh νρεfτωh jοοσ jεμη μντηπαι τεfσhιμε μμαυ . εfjω ννειsαjε νthε .
English: Nevertheless, there be many a quarrelsome man who will say, 'Hath not this Demetrius his wife with him?' And he will also say these words
Coptic: αυω νευσκανδαλιζε τηρου . ερεουκρμρμ sοοπ ετβηητf εβολ jεμπερωμε hμοοσ εjμπεθρονοσ ντμνταρχηεπισκοποσ jινμπhαγιοσ μαρκοσ πευαγγελιστησ . ειμητι παρθενοσ .
English: 'All the people were scandalized, and there was murmuring- because of him, because [until this man did so] no one had sat upon the archiepiscopal throne of Saint Mark the Evangelist, who was no virgin.'
Coptic: πλην sαρεhοινε ννετνοει ννεγραφη jοοσ ννετjω ννειsαjε jεπγαμοσ ταιηυ hνhωβ .
English: However, there are some who understand the Scriptures who will say to those who utter these words, 'Marriage is honorable in every way,
Coptic: αυω πμα ννκοτκ τββηυ .
English: and the marriage bed is pure,
Coptic: αυω πνουτε πενταfσοντf .
English: and it is God Who instituted marriage
Coptic: αhρωτν ετετνκρμρμ επαρχηεπισκοποσ .
English: what aileth you that ye murmur against the Archbishop?'
Coptic: πλην μπουεsπειθε μμοου . ευjω μμοσ jεπμεhμντσνοουσ πε παι . νταfhμοοσ εjμπεθρονοσ ντμνταρχηεπισκοποσ αυω νσαπαι μαυαf μντηουον σhιμε μμαυ .
English: But in spite of these words those [who murmur] do not wish to be persuaded, and they say, 'This man Demetrius who hath seated himself on the archiepiscopal throne is the twelfth, and of them all only this man hath had a wife.
Coptic: πνουτε δε hωωf παγαθοσ πετενεfουωs αν ετρενεfπετουααβ cω ευhηπ αλλα αfουωs εουονhου εβολ αυω νfjιεοου εβολ hιτοοτου καταπενταfjοοf hμπευαγγελιον jεμευjερεουhηβσ νσεκααf hαουsι αλλα εsαυκααf εjντλυχνια ετρεfρουοειν ενετsοοπ τηρου hμπηι .
English: But it is God Himself, the Good, Who did not wish the [virtue of the] holy man to remain hidden, and He desired to make him manifest, and [to make him] to be glorified by the people, according to what He said in the Gospel,' Men do not light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but they place it upon a candlestick, so that it may give light to all those who are in the house.'
Coptic: αυω αfcλππhωβ εβολ μπαρχηεπισκοποσ εfνκοτκ νουουsη .
English: And the matter was revealed to the Archbishop when he was lying asleep one night,
Coptic: εισ ουαγγελοσ ντεπνουτε αfουωνh ναf εβολ πεjαf ναf jεδημητριοσ δημητριοσ μπρsινε νσατεκνοfρε μαυαακ . αλλα νσαπετhιτουωκ .
English: for behold, the Angel of God appeared unto him, and he said unto him, 'Demetrius, Demetrius, seek not only thine own happiness, but that of thy neighbour.
Coptic: ον αυω νγρπμεευε . μπενταπjοεισ jοοf hμπευαγγελιον jεπsωσ ετνανουf sαfκατεfψυχη hανεfεσοου .
English: And remember what the Lord spake in the Gospel, saying, ‘The good shepherd layeth down his life for his sheep.’
Coptic: αfουωsβ νcιππετουααβ δημητριοσ πεjαf μπαγγελοσ jεου πετsοοπ παjοεισ η ουπετκουεhσαhνε μμοf ναι μη εκτννοου μμοι ευμντμαρτυροσ tσβτωτ επωhτ εβολ μπασνοf . hαπραν μπαjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: And the holy man Demetrius said unto the Angel, 'What is it, O my Lord? What is it that Thou wouldst command me to do? If Thou wishest to send me forth to martyrdom, am I not ready to pour out my blood for the Name of my Lord Jesus the Christ?'
Coptic: πεjεπαγγελοσ ναf jεσωτμ εροι ω δημητριοσ
English: The Angel said unto him, 'Hearken unto me, O Demetrius.
Coptic: νταπεχριστοσ ρρωμε εβολ jεεfμε μμον . αυω ον jεεfετουjε πεfλαοσ .
English: The Christ became man because He loved us, and because of this He also redeemed His people.
Coptic: τενου cε νουδικαιον πε ειρε κσκανδαλιζε μπλαοσ νταπνουτε καθιστα μμοκ εjωf .
English: Now, therefore, is it a right thing for thee to cause a scandal among the people over whom God hath set thee?'
Coptic: πεjε παρχηεπισκοποσ μπαγγελοσ jεπαjοεισ ματαμοι επανοβε ντασαhωι εβολ μμοf .
English: The Archbishop said unto the Angel, 'My Lord, shew me my sin, and I will withdraw myself from it.'
Coptic: πεjεπαγγελοσ ναf jεπμυστηριον ετhντεκμηητε μντεκσhιμε ουονhf εβολ μπλαοσ τηρf .
English: The Angel said unto him, 'The mystery which is between thee and thy wife must be made manifest unto the whole congregation.'
Coptic: πεjεδημητριοσ jεtσοπσπ μμοκ παjοεισ μαριμου μπεκμτο εβολ . ου μονον μπρτρεπαι sωπε . ουδε μπρτρερωμε ειμε εροf .
English: Demetrius said, 'I beseech thee, O my Lord, let me die before Thee, only let not this thing be, and do not let any man have knowledge thereof.'
Coptic: πεjεπαγγελοσ ναf jεκσοουν hωωκ ω δημητριοσ μπετσηh jεπατσωτμ ναsωπε hμπτακο .
English: The Angel said unto him, 'Thou knowest, O Demetrius, what is written, namely, ‘The disobedient shall end in destruction.’
Coptic: sορπκ ουν εhτοουε .
English: Rise thou up then early in the morning,
Coptic: μνσατρεκκω τσυναξισ εβολ . σωουh εhουν μπεκληροσ τηρf μννεφυλοπονοσ νγταμοου επμυστηριον ετhντεκμηητε μντεκσhιμε .
English: and after thou hast administered the Sacrament gather together all the clergy, and all the business folk, and shew them the mystery which existeth between thee and thy wife.'
Coptic: ντερεfjεναι δε ναf νcιπαγγελοσ αfhοπf εροf .
English: And when the Angel had said these things unto him he disappeared from him.
Coptic: hτοουε δε ντερεfsωπε νεπεhοου πε ντπεντηκοστη ετουααβ απαρχηεπισκοποσ ειρε νουκαθολικη συναξισ .
English: And when the morning had come, now it was the Day of Pentecost, the Archbishop made ready to celebrate the Catholic Synaxis.
Coptic: μπεhοου ετμμαυ εαfεξηγεσθαι επλαοσ hντεfταπρο ετουααβ .
English: Now on that day he used to expound passages of the Scriptures to the congregation with his holy mouth,
Coptic: ειτα μννσαπjι εβολ hνμμυστηριον ετουααβ νfjωκ εβολ ντεfλειτουργια .
English: and after the people had received the Holy Mysteries he would complete the Liturgy.
Coptic: απαρχηεπισκοποσ κελευε μπαρχηδιακονοσ ετμκαλααυ εβωκ hμπλαοσ τηρf αλλα ετρευσωουh επσυνhεδριον εfjω μμοσ jεπαρχηεπισκοποσ πετκελευε νητν jεμπρτρελααυ μμωτν αναχωρει ναf jεουνται ουsαjε εjοοf ερωτν .
English: And the Archbishop commanded the Archdeacon not to allow any member of the congregation to leave the church, but to gather them all together in the council chamber, saying, 'The Archbishop biddeth me say: Let not one of you depart to his house, for I have somewhat to say unto thee.'
Coptic: ντερουhμοοσ δε hμπσυνhεδριον απαρχηεπισκοποσ ουεhσαhνε ετρευσωουh εhουν νουμηηsε νsι αfτρευεινε νουκωhτ αfjερωου .
English: And when they had all taken their seats in the council chamber the Archbishop commanded [his servant] to gather together a large quantity of wood, and he made them bring in fire and set light to the wood.
Coptic: πλαοσ δε αfρsπηρε jεου πε πειhωβ .
English: And the congregation marveled what this thing meant.
Coptic: ειτα πεjεπαπασ jετωουν ντνsληλ
English: Then the Papa said, 'Rise up, let us pray'
Coptic: ντερουsληλ δε αυhμοοσ .
English: and when they had prayed they sat down.
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ νcιπαπασ jεtπαρακαλει ντετναγαπη jεκασ ερετετνhμhαλ ετετασhιμε τε ναει εβολ νσαπολαυε μπετνσμου .
English: And the Papa said unto them, 'I invoke your love so that your servant, that is to say, my wife, may come forth, and enjoy your blessing'.
Coptic: ντοου δε αυρsπηηρε αυω πεjαυ jεhωβ νιμ ετκνακελευε μμοου πενειωτ μαρουsωπε .
English: And they marveled, and said, 'Whatsoever our father commandeth, let it take place.'
Coptic: παρχηεπισκοποσ δε αfμουτε εουα ννεfhμhαλ πεjαf ναf jεβωκ νγμουτε ετhμhαλ ννειπετουααβ ετετασhιμε τε .
English: Then the Archbishop called one of his servants, and said unto him, 'Go and call the servant of these holy men, that is to say, my wife.'
Coptic: τεσhιμε δε ετουααβ ντερεσσωτμ ασει ετμηητε ννεσνηυ .
English: And when the holy woman heard [these words] she came into the midst of the brethren.
Coptic: απαρχηεπισκοποσ τωουν ευcωsτ νσωf τηρου αfαhερατf hιjννjββσ νσατε ετμουh αfσοουτν μπεfφιλονιον εβολ αffι νhενjββσ ευμουh hννεfcιj αfνοjου επεfφιλονιον .
English: Then the Archbishop rose up and looked round upon all present, and he stood up on the blazing- pieces of wood of the fire, and he spread out his tunic, and took some of the burning coals in his hands and threw them into it.
Coptic: νεσνηυ δε τηρου ετhμοοσ hμπσυνhεδριον αυρsπηρε . ετβεταsε ννjββεσ jεμπεπεfφιλονιον ρωκh .
English: And all the brethren who were sitting in the council chamber marveled at the large quantity of fire which he put into his tunic, and why it did not catch fire.
Coptic: ειτα πεjαf ντεfσhιμε jεσοουτν εβολ μπουφιλονιον μνπουρsων .
English: Then he told his wife to spread out her tunic and her other garment,
Coptic: ππετουααβ δε αfπωωνε ννjββσ επεσρsων ασcω hωωσ εσαhερατσ hαhτηf hντμηητε μπκωhτ μπεσρωκh ουδε πεσρsων .
English: and the holy man transferred the coals of fire to her garment, and she remained standing there before him in the midst of the fire, and neither she nor her apparel was burnt.
Coptic: παρχηεπισκοποσ δε πεjαf μπμεhσπσναυ jεμαρνsληλ αυω νjββσ νκωhτ νευhμπεσρsων μπεfρωκh .
English: And the Archbishop said a second time, 'Let us pray'; and the coals of fire were in his garment, and he was not burnt.
Coptic: σωτμ ντετνρsπηρε νμμαι ω ναμερατε .
English: Hearken ye now unto me.
Coptic: επειδη αιjοοσ jεερsανπρωμε ααf νσιουρ μμινμμοf . εfταιηυ παραπετουναjποf εfο νσιουρ .
English: Ye marvel at me, O my brethren, because I say that when a man hath made himself an eunuch he is more glorious than the man who was an eunuch when he was born.
Coptic: ετβεπαι ρω μπενειπετουααβ ρωκh jεαυουωsμ μπsαh μπκωhτ ντhηδονη .
English: It was because of this very thing that these saints were not burnt, for they had extinguished the flame of the fire of lust;
Coptic: ειτα jεννενjωωρε εβολ μπsαjε 
English: let us then not be troubled at the words.
Coptic: μαρνκτον ντνjωκ εβολ ντhιστορια ευεοου μπνουτε .
English: Let us return now and finish the narrative, which will glorify God.
Coptic: ντερουsληλ δε αυhμοοσ .
English: When they had prayed, and were seated,
Coptic: πεjενεκληρικοσ μπαρχηεπισκοποσ jετνπαρακαλει ντεκμντπετουααβ ετρεκταμον jεου πε πειτυποσ ντακααf jεανρsπηρε τηρν εhραι εjμπhωβ .
English: the clergy said unto the Archbishop, 'We entreat thee and the holy woman to explain unto us the meaning of this symbolic act which thou hast performed, for we are all wondering about the matter, and what it meaneth.'
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναυ jεσωτμ εροι νταταμωτν νταρπαι γαρ αν . ειsινε νσαουεοου νρωμε .
English: And the Archbishop said unto them, 'Hearken unto me, and I will shew you. For I have not done this thing with the view of seeking- after the praise of men.
Coptic: ανοκ γαρ t hνσε ξ νρομπε μπhοου .
English: I am sixty years of age this day,
Coptic: αυω τεσhιμε ετετνναυ εροσ ταsν ουα τε .
English: and the woman whom ye see is more than fifty-one.
Coptic: απεσειωτ μου ετι εσο νκουι εαπσον μπεσειωτ ετεπαειωτ πε ντσ εhουν hαhτην ενεουsεερε γαρ νουωτ τε ντhε νανοκ εανγ ουα hω εαυσανουsν hιουσοπ hνουμα νουωτ .
English: Her father died when she was a little girl, and the brother of her father, who was my father, brought her to our house; she was an only child, just as I myself am an only child, and we were brought up together in the same house.
Coptic: ντερειρμντη δε νρομπε αναειοτε ουωs εhοτρτ νμμασ .
English: And when I was fifteen years of age my parents wished to betroth me to her,
Coptic: sορπ μεν jεανον νεσνηυ ννενερηυ μννσωσ δε ον κατατμντsουsο μπεικοσμοσ . jεννερωμε νsμμο ει εhουν νμμαν νfjι λααυ hντενκληρονομια .
English: in the first place naturally because we were brethren of each other (i.e. cousins), and secondly because, according to the pride of this world, we did not wish any stranger to enter our family and take any part of our inheritance.
Coptic: ντερουρτενsελεετ δε καταπετπρεπει ννρωμε αυτοsτ ετραβωκ εhουν sαροσ .
English: And when we had celebrated our marriage, it was incumbent upon me, as it befitteth men, to go in unto her.
Coptic: ντερννκοτκ δε πεjασ ναι jεπασον μη sαρεσον jισωνε .
English: And when we were lying together she said unto me, ‘My brother, a brother ought not to marry [his] sister’;
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι νασ jεμμον .
English: and I said unto her, ‘Assuredly not.’
Coptic: ντοσ δε πεjασ ναι jεετβεου αυτααν ννενερηυ μη ανγτεκσωνε αν .
English: And she said unto me, ‘Why then have they given us each to the other? Am I not thy sister?’
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι νασ jεερsανσωτμ νσωι τασωνε . τνναsωπε hμπμα ετεμευπορjν ενενερηυ νhητf sαενεh .
English: And I said unto her, ‘If thou wilt hearken unto me, O my sister, we shall live in a world where they shall never separate us, the one from the other.
Coptic: αλλα ειsανjιτε hμπειμα . σεναπορjτ ερο αυω νσεπορjε εροι hιτμπμου .
English: But if I take thee to wife in this world, I shall be separated from thee by death, and thou wilt be separated from me.
Coptic: εsωπε δε hωωf ενsανhαρεh επενσωμα ευουααβ hμπτββο τννασννενερηυ εβολ αν hντhιερουσαλημ ντπε .
English: If we keep our bodies holy in purity we shall never leave each other in the Jerusalem which is in the heavens.’
Coptic: ντερεσσωτμ δε ενειsαjε εβολ hιτοοτ ανσμντσ μννενερηυ ετρενhαρεh ενενσωμα ευο ναττωλμ .
English: And when she had heard these words from me we made a compact together to keep our bodies unpolluted.
Coptic: ναειοτε δε μπουειμε επsαjε .
English: And my parents did not know of [this] conversation,
Coptic: αλλα sαυjοοσ ννρωμε ετhνπνυμφων ετρευεινε μπεσμοτ ντμντροουνε ντsελεετ κατατhε τετνσοουν ενεhβηυε εsαρενρωμε ααυ .
English: but they told the men who were in the bride-chamber to bring to them the tokens of the virginity of the bride, according to the custom which, as ye well know, men observe in this matter.
Coptic: ναι δε hωου ευεπειθε ννενειοτε jεhενsηρε sημ νε .
English: And these men persuaded our parents, saying, ‘They are mere children still,’
Coptic: hιτννειsαjε δε ανενειοοτε cω ετμsινε νσων .
English: and by reason of these words our parents ceased to make enquiries concerning our affairs.
Coptic: ντερουμου δε νcινενειοτε . ανcω μννενερηυ ενο νορφανοσ .
English: And when our parents were dead we remained together, both being orphans.
Coptic: πειsομντ cε νsηρε ντανκααυ ναν πνουτε νταfτοsου μννενερηυ .
English: Then as for these three children which we for ourselves, it was God Who ordained them each other.
Coptic: αυω πjοεισ πετσοουν παι ετνακρινε ννετονh μννετμοουτ .
English: And the Lord Who shall judge the living and the dead,
Coptic: αυω εfσοουν ννετhηπ μπhητ . jενtσοουν αν jεουσhιμε τε ουδε ντοσ hωωσ νεσσοουν αν . jεανγουhοουτ ειμητι επhο μματε ννενερηυ .
English: and Who knoweth what is hidden in the heart, knoweth that I have never known this woman, and that she hath never known me. I am only the husband of us two in appearance,
Coptic: τκοινονια δε μμα ννκοτκ επαπεικοσμοσ . νtνσοουν μμοσ αν επτηρf .
English: and as for the carnal intercourse of this world which taketh place on a bed I have no knowledge of it whatsoever.
Coptic: μπναυ μεν εsαννκοτκ μννενερηυ sανναυ ευζωον ντhε νουαετοσ εfhηλ sαfει νfhωσ εβολ εjμπενμα ννκοτκ μπεσναυ .
English: Moreover, when we used to lie together in bed, we used to see a creature like unto an a eagle flying in the air, and he would come and sing over the bed whereon we two were lying;
Coptic: ανοκ μεν sαfhωσ μμοι hμπεfτνh νουναμ .
English: and me he used to place under his right wing,
Coptic: ται δε hωωσ νfhωβσ μμοσ hμπεfτνh νhνhβουρ
English: and the woman under his left wing.
Coptic: μπναυ δε μπουοειν μμηνε . sαfαναχωρει ναf ενcωsτ νσωf .
English: In the daytime when it was light he would depart, and we used to see him going away.
Coptic: αυω μπρμεευε jεειsινε νσαουεοου νρωμε μμον . ουδε μπαουωs αν πε . ετραταμωτν επαι νσαβηλ jεαfουεhσαhνε ναι νcιπετουωs εωφελει νουον νιμ πνουτε πμαιρωμε .
English: Do not think that I am seeking after the praise of men, for I am not, and it would not be my wish to tell you these things if it had not been that He Who wisheth to be profitable unto every man, namely, God, the Lover of man, hath commanded me to do so.
Coptic: ντερεfjεναι δε αυπαhτου εjννεfουρηητε ευjω μμοσ jεοντωσ . πενειωτ κταιηυ παρα πσωντ τηρf .
English: And when he had said these things they cast themselves down at his feet, saying, 'O our father, thou art the most noble! of all created things
Coptic: μννσαναι αfκελευε ντεfσhιμε ετρεσαναχωρει νασ επεσμα .
English: And after these things he commanded his wife to depart to her own quarter,
Coptic: ναι δε hωου αfsληλ αfκααυ εβολ ετρεπουα πουα βωκ επεfηι hνουειρηνη .
English: and having prayed he dismissed the other people, and each one departed to his house in peace.
Coptic: αρα μπεπετνhητ κιμ ερωτν ετετνσωτμ ενεsπηρε ντειcοτ αρα μπετετνθαυμαζε μπειπετουααβ . νταfρπεfουοειs τηρf μντεfσhιμε . εfεγκρατευε . μμοf εροσ .
English: Now do not your hearts leap when ye hear of miracles of this kind? And do ye not wonder at this holy man, who passed his whole life with his wife, and restrained himself from union with her?
Coptic: ευτων ναι hωου τενου ετπορνευε εουνταυ μμαυ ννευhιοομε . μαλιστα ευjω μμοσ jεανον χριστιανοσ .
English: Where are the men now, who, although they have their wives, practise fornication, and who [at the same time] proclaim emphatically 'We are Christians?'
Coptic: μαρουει τενου νσεjιsιπε ευναυ επευειωτ δημητριοσ παρχηεπισκοποσ ετουααβ εfjω μμοσ . jεντνσοουν αν . ννενερηυ ειμητι επhο μματε .
English: Let them come hither now, and let them be ashamed when they see their father Demetrins, the holy Archbishop, saying, 'We know nothing of each other, except the face.'
Coptic: ω παγωνοθετησ . αυω πρεfμιsε μνμπαθοσ παγιοσ δημιτριοσ . ω παειωτ αρα μπεπεκhητ κιμ εροκ εκναυ ετεσhιμε ετνεσωσ ντειhε τηρσ .
English: O thou who dost set the combat, thou fighter against passion. Saint Demetrius, O my father, did not thy heart leap within thee when thou didst gaze upon the exceedingly great beauty of thy wife?
Coptic: αρα μπεπεσλοcλc μπεσσωμα . ετcην thβα μπεκλογισμοσ . εβολ jεντκουsηρε sημ . μπναυ ον εκsαjε νμμασ εμνρωμε hαhτηκ .
English: Did not the tender softness of her body cause thine understanding to totter? For thou wast, after all, only a youth. When thou didst talk with her and there was none present with thee, did not he who shooteth arrows of evil shoot arrows into thee?
Coptic: αρα μπεπρεfνεjσοοτε ετhοου νεjσοτε εροκ . αhε πεjαf ανγουρωμε hω ερεουσαρξ το hιωωτ ντhε νρωμε νιμ .
English: did not he who shooteth arrows of evil shoot arrows into thee? He said, 'I am a man myself, and I am clothed with flesh like every other man.'
Coptic: αλλα σωτμ νταταμοκ . μπναυ εsαρεπαhητ κιμ εροι εhουν εππαθοσ .
English: But hearken, and I will shew thee [what Demetrius said], 'Whensoever my heart vised to stir me up to passion,
Coptic: sαιρπμεευε ννσυνθυκη νταισμντου μνπεχριστοσ jεννειπαραβα μμοου .
English: I used to remember the vows which I swore to keep to the Christ, saying, 'I will never break them,
Coptic: fνααπαρνα μμοι hωωf . μπμτο εβολ μπεfειωτ μννεfαγγελοσ ετουααβ .
English: for if I do He will deny me before His Father and His holy angels.'
Coptic: μπναυ ον εsαιρπμεευε μπεσλοcλc μπεσσωμα .
English: Whensoever I remembered the softness of her body,
Coptic: sαιρπμεευε ντμντcαιε ννσωμα hννταφοσ . μνπευσtβωων .
English: I used to remember how the flesh of men goeth to corruption in the tomb, and the foetid humour which it giveth forth.
Coptic: αυω sανκαρων ετμjεsαjε νsμμο ενρhοτε hητσ νταπειλη μπκωhτ μνπsαh ντγεhεννα ετsοοπ hναμντε .
English: And, not permitting our mouth to utter any strange thing, we were afraid of the destruction caused by the fire and flame of Gehenna which exist in Amente,
Coptic: ερενετsοοπ νhητf ουεsουων νρωου επτηρf . αυω μευεsουων .
English: and [we remembered that] those who are therein wish to open their mouth to its fullest extent, and that they cannot open it.'
Coptic: tειρε δε μπμεευε ω πσυνhεδριον μμαινουτε jεαιjοοσ hνταρχη μπεπροhοιμιον jεfσοτπ νcινειπετουααβ νhουο . επετναπατασσει νουμουι μνουαρξ 
English: And I make mention, O God-loving Council, of what I said in the opening paragraphs [of this discourse], namely, this pure man of this kind is far more excellent than he who slayeth a lion and a bear.
Coptic: και γαρ αουα jοοσ hννεφιλοσοφοσ . jεπετναπατασσει νουμουι νουjωωρε αν πε 
English: And, moreover, one of the philosophers saith, 'He who destroyeth a lion is not a strong man,
Coptic: αυω πετναπατασσει νουπανθηρ νουδυνατοσ αν πε 
English: and he who destroyeth a panther is not a mighty man;
Coptic: πετναμου δε ντοf εfουααβ εταπατη ννεhιομε παι ουjωωρε πε νhουο .
English: but he who killeth himself, and is guiltless of beguilement of women, is the strongest of all.'
Coptic: ιωσηφ μεν ππατριαρχησ νfsοοπ πε hμπηι ντρμνκημε 
English: Now Joseph the patriarch lived in the house of the Egyptian
Coptic: πhωβ ουονh εβολ  jεεσhοου αυω εσhομοιλε νμμαf μμηνε . νcιτεσhιμε ετμμαυ μπαρανομοσ sαντεσcντευγερια εροf .
English: and the matter is manifest, namely, that that sinful woman was bad and that she associated herself with him daily until she found an opportunity [to tempt] him.
Coptic: ντοκ δε ω ππετουααβ δημητριοσ σεμιsε νμμακ μμηνε hιτννεκλογισμοσ 
English: As for thee, O holy man, Demetrius, they contended against thee daily through thy understanding.
Coptic: ενειουωs μνεωσκ ειsαjε νμμητν νταταυο ερωτν νναρετη μννεsπηρε μνμμντjωωρε μπειπετουααβ .
English: If I wished to do so, I could prolong my discourse to you, and relate further to you concerning the virtues, and the miracles, and the mighty power of this holy man!
Coptic: αλλα tσοουν jεερεπεfταειο hνμπηυε hαhτνπενταfνρωμε ετβηητν εβολ hνμαρια τπαρθενοσ .
English: I know, however, that his honour is in the heavens before Him Who became man, for our sakes, through Mary the Virgin.
Coptic: αληθωσ ακjε κπωτ εβολ
English: Verily thou didst effect thy escape,
Coptic: ακhαρεh ετπιστισ .
English: thou didst keep the faith,