Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus helias, document helias_martyrdom_part2, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Sobhy 1919. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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1	ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥ̄ⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟ̄ⲟ̄ⲩⲧ ·	ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ:	hipotasse ǹnetmōout:	draft · highsubmit to the dead,
2	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ϣⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥ̄ⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧ︦ⲟ︦ⲛϩ̄ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉ̄ϥⲉⲱ̄ⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧ︦ϥ︦ :ⲻ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲱϥ ⲉ̀ϥⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ: ⲻ	alla petmōout ǹθof ṡafhipotasse em̀peetonx hina hōf èfeōnx èvol hitotf: ⲻ	draft · highbut the dead must submit to the living, so that he too may live through him."'
3	Ⲛϥⲁⲓ̄ϣⲓ̄ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲩⲥ̇ⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ̄ⲟⲧ̄ϥ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡ︦ⲣ︦ⲣⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛ̄ⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ :ⲻ	ⲛ̀ϥⲁⲓϣⲓ̀ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ: ⲻ	ǹfaiṡìne ḋe etavsōtem ènai ǹtotf ǹpeθouab hylias avtamep̀ouro kata naisaji: ⲻ	draft · highWhen the messengers heard these things from the holy Helias, they informed the king according to these words.
4	Ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛ᷍ⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧ︦ⲛ︦ⲛ̄ⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥ̄ⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓ̄ⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ:	ètap̀ouro ḋe sōtem ènai afgōnt èmaṡō afouōrp ǹoustratylatys ǹsōf èθrevċitf naf parapefouōṡ ouoh ètavċitf naf:	draft · highWhen the king heard these things he was very angry; he sent a general after him to bring him to him against his will. And when they had brought him to him,
5	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲉ︦ⲟ︦ⲟ︦ⲩ︦ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϪⲉⲡⲣⲣ̄ⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ̄ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲁϣⲕ ⲉⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ̄ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲥⲁϣⲧ ⲉ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ̇ⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉ᷍ⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙ︦ⲟ︦ⲓ̂ ·	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲕ ⲉⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲥⲁϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ:	afnav èpefho efmeh nōou èmaṡō pejep̀ouro naf je hylias tiouaṡ k eèmaṡō eθve ou ak·saṡt èmaṡō ǹpairyti tyrs akerkatafronin m̀moi:	draft · highhe saw his face greatly full of glory. The king said to him: 'Helias, I love you greatly; why have you become so very harsh, that you have despised me,
6	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓ̄ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̄ⲧ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ ·	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ:	m̀peki haroi ǹtaiouōrp ǹsōk:	draft · highnot coming to me when I sent for you,
7	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲕⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲛ̄ⲧ ⲉ̄ⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉϪⲉⲡϩⲗⲅ̄ⲓⲟⲥ̄ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ̄ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ : ϩⲛ̄ϩⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉ ·	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲕⲧⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲛ̀ⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϩⲗⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉ:	alla aktǹtōǹt èourefmōout pejep̀hlgios hylias naf je ǹnouti tyrou ǹǹheθnos: xen hat hinoub ne:	draft · highbut you have compared me to a dead man?' The holy Helias said to him: 'All the gods of the Gentiles are silver and gold,
8	ϩⲛ̄ϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲙ̄ⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙ̇ⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙ̄ⲟ̄ⲟ̄ⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲻ	ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ 55 ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲻ	xen hvyve 55 ǹjig ǹrōmi nouval m̀mōou ǹsenav èvol an noumaaje m̀mōou ǹsesōtem an noujig m̀mōou ⲻ	draft · highthe works of the hands of men: they have eyes and do not see; they have ears and do not hear; they have hands
9	ⲙⲉⲩϭⲟⲙϭⲙ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙ̄ⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲙⲟ̄ⲟ̄ϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ̄ⲉ̄ⲣ̄ⲧⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ̄ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ	ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲟⲙϭⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲉⲣⲡⲟⲩⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ	mpavċomċemnououeryte m̀mōou mpavmoṡi evèerpouryti ǹje netavθamioou nem ouon niven etouōṡt nōou	draft · highand do not feel; they have feet and do not walk. May those who made them become like them, and everyone who worships them.
10	Ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏ̄ⲏ̄ⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲁⲕⲓⲙⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲛ̄ⲛ︤ⲟ︥ⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ :ⲻ	ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ: ⲻ	is hyppe oun akemi ṑ p̀ouro je ǹθokourefmōout ǹhoson kouōṡt ǹxen nouti evmōout: ⲻ	draft · highBehold, then, you have come to know, O king, that you are a dead man, inasmuch as you worship dead gods.
11	Ⲡⲁⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟ̀ⲕ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲛ︦ϩ︦ⲡⲉ	ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ϥⲟⲛ̀ϩⲡⲉ	panouti anok iysous pix̀ristos ounouti èfoǹhpe	draft · mediumMy God — I (say) Jesus Christ — is a living God,
12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟ̄ⲛ︦ϩ︦ⲉ̄ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ ϥ̄ⲛⲁⲱⲛ̄ϩ̄ ϩ̄ⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ϥⲥ̄ⲏϩ Ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ̀ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉ̄ⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲟⲛ︦ϩ︦ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲱⲛ̄ϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ · ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲠⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲥ̄ⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟ̀ⲛϩⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ϩ̀ⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ:	ouoh ouon niven etònhetpisteveèrof f̀naōnx h̀rai ǹxytf f̀s̀xyout ǹpairyti je kata f̀ryti ǹpaiōt etonx anok hō tionx eθve paiōt ǹθōten hōθynou tetennaōnx etvyyt: ètap̀ouro sōtem ènai:	draft · highand everyone who lives and believes in him will live in him. It is written thus: "As my living Father (sent me), I too live because of my Father; you also will live because of me."' When the king heard these things,
13	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̂ⲅⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉ̄ⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉ̄ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲟ̄ⲟ̄ⲩ :ⲻ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲟ̀ⲟⲩ: ⲻ	pegaf je hylias sōtem ǹsōi ǹtekouōṡt ǹnanouti etarekougai èxen niṡti ǹbasanos evhòou: ⲻ	draft · highhe said: 'Helias, listen to me and worship my gods, so that you may be saved from great and evil tortures.
14	Ⲙⲏ ⲉ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ⲧⲥⲏϣ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣⲓⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲠϩⲁⲅⲓⲟ̄ⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲡ̄ⲣ̄ⲣⲟ̄ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲏϣ ⲁⲛ̄ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲏ ⲣⲓⲭⲟ̄ⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ Ϫⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓ̄ϩⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲙ̄ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲠⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲏϫⲏ :ⲻ	ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲏⲉϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣⲓⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲏϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏ ⲣⲓⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲏϫⲏ: ⲻ	my ekouōṡ èmou xen f̀mou etsyeṡ ǹsōtyrikos pejepagios naf je ṑ p̀ouro ǹoumou efsyṡ an pe f̀mou ǹsōty rixos alla f̀taiyout èp̀houò èvol je f̀s̀xyout ǹpairyti je f̀mou ǹpeθouab ǹp̀ċois taiyout ǹpefm̀θo èvol pejep̀ouro naf je hylias p̀ṡoumenritf ǹperkat èmestōk èp̀jiyjy: ⲻ	draft · highDo you wish to die the despised death of Soterichos?' The saint said to him: 'O king, the death of Soterichos is not a despised death, but it is most honoured, because it is written thus: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy one."' The king said to him: 'Helias, my beloved, do not make me hate you in vain.'
15	Ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓ︤ⲁ︥ⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲟ̂ⲧϥ ⲉϯϣ̄ⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ :ⲻ	ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲻ	peθouab ḋe hylias afhitootf eiṡipi ǹǹnouti ǹp̀ouro: ⲻ	draft · highBut the holy Helias set about putting the gods of the king to shame.
16	Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲱ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ · ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̄ⲇⲏ ⲁⲕⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ᷍ⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛ̄ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̄ⲅⲧⲙⲕⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉ̄ⲉⲓ̄ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̄ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣ︤ⲣ︥ⲟ ⲇⲉ Ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩ⳯ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ Ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ϩⲓϩⲟⲩ⳯ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ :ⲻ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲧϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ϩⲓϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ: ⲻ	pegaf je ṑ p̀ouro: epiḋy akeranankazin m̀moi èmaṡō anok hō ǹtioueṡlipei m̀mok an alla tiouōṡ ǹtekṡtemkarōme ei èxoun èperfei ṡattiouō italeθisia ehrai ǹneknoutou p̀ouro ḋe aferkelevin èθrefvōk èxoun ǹje peθouab hylias tote peθouab afċi nemaf ǹoukelebin hihou ǹnefhoite: ⲻ	draft · highHe said: 'O king, since you have pressed me greatly, I for my part do not wish to grieve you; but I wish you to let no man go into the temple until I have offered sacrifice to your gods.' The king ordered that the holy Helias should go in. Then the saint took with him an axe under his garments.
17	Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	ouoh etafnav èneiḋōlon evaheratou hijen noubasis afti ǹpefouoi èrōou xen ouniṡti ǹgom nem t̀f̀nouti:	draft · highAnd when he saw the idols standing on their pedestals, he ran at them with a great power of God;
18	ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ̄ ⲉ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟ̄ⲧ︦ϥ︦ ·	ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟ̀ⲧϥ:	afnogou èpesyt hijen noubasis hei nem kelebin ètentoòtf:	draft · highhe threw them down from their pedestals, striking them with the axe that was in his hand;
19	ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲡⲏ̄ⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉ̄ⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲡⲁⲅⲄⲉⲗⲟⲥ̄ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ̄ⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̄ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲛ̄ⲧ̄ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ ·	ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ:	affai ǹnouàfyouì ǹsavol ǹnousōma a p̀angelos ǹp̀ċois eiṡe ǹnousōma ehrai xen p̀àyr ǹθmyti ǹperfei:	draft · highhe took their heads off their bodies; the angel of the Lord hung their bodies up in the air in the middle of the temple,
20	ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲠⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲏϫ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓ̄ⲥ :ⲻ	ⲛⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏϫ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ: ⲻ	nouàfyouì ḋe navnyg xaratou ǹnoubasis: ⲻ	draft · highwhile their heads lay beneath them, under their pedestals.
21	Ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ̄ ⲁϥⲉ᷍ⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ · ϫⲉ̄ⲱ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲻ	ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲧ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲻ	p̀agios ḋe hylias afì èp̀·sa ǹvol pegaf ǹp̀ouro: je ṑ p̀ouro mat̀savoi èneknouti ⲻ	draft · highThe holy Helias came outside and said to the king: 'O king, show me your gods.
22	Ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲏ ⲁⲓ̂ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲡ︦ⲉ︦ ⲙⲡⲓ̂ϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙ̄ⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ Ϥⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲗⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ̄ⲕⲛⲁϣⲙ̄ϣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ :ⲻ	ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲏ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉ̀ⲕⲛⲁϣⲙ̀ϣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲻ	epily aivōk èxoun èperfei m̀peijimi èǹnavte m̀mav ǹṡouōṡt nōou epiḋy f̀s̀xyout xen poulngelion je p̀ċois peknouti p̀eteknaouōṡt nafavō ǹθof m̀mavatf p̀etèknaṡm̀ṡi naf: ⲻ	draft · highFor when I went into the temple I did not find your gods there to worship them, since it is written in the Gospel: "The Lord your God is the one you shall worship, and him alone shall you serve."'
23	Ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̇ⲡⲣ̂ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲏϫ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ :ⲻ	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲩⲛⲏϫ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ: ⲻ	èta p̀ouro sōtem ènai aftōoun xen ouċepy afvōk èxoun èperfei m̀pefnav èlaav ǹsa nàfyouì evnyg xaratou ǹnoubasis: ⲻ	draft · mediumWhen the king heard this, he rose in haste and went into the temple; he saw nothing but the heads lying at the foot of their bases.
24	Ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲉⲟⲩⲏ̄ⲏ̄ⲃ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛ᷍ⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣ̄ⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲻ	ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲱⲛ ⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲻ	aferkelevin èθrevìni naf ǹnouyb afṡini ènmou je evθōn n nouti ǹtenouōṡt nōou ⲻ	draft · highHe ordered the priests to be brought to him and asked them: 'Where are the gods whom we worship?'
25	Ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ︤ⲡ︥ⲟⲩϭⲛ̄ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̄ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ̄ :ⲻ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϭⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲻ	ǹθōou ḋe averhoti m̀peouċen evnagos je ou mallon ḋe navouōṡ eerhal ǹp̀ouro: ⲻ	draft · highThey were afraid and could not find what to say; rather, they wished to deceive the king.
26	Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ · ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲱ ⲛⲁϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛ̄ⲉ̀ϩ ⲁⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟ̄ⲧⲛ · ⲉⲩϫⲱⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉ̄ⲣ︦ⲉ︦ϩⲛ̄ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲣ︤ⲟ︥ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲱ̀ ⲛⲁϩ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲛ: ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϧⲉⲛ ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ:	pegav ǹp̀ouro: je ṑ penċois p̀ouro ṑ nah ṡa èneh aǹnouti fōt èvol hitotn: evgō m̀mos je èrexen gaji ǹte p̀ouro:	draft · mediumThey said to the king: 'O our lord the king, live for ever! Our gods have fled from us, saying, "Enemies of the king
27	ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩ⳯ ⲉϫⲱϥ · ⲉⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟ̄ⲥ ⲛⲧⲛ̄ⲕ︦ⲧ︦ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲻⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ :ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ: ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲻⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ⲻ	ouōṡ ètōou ègōf: ennavōk ǹtetenċi ǹp̀polemos ǹtetenk̀ton ṡaⲻrōten: ⲻ	draft · mediumwish to rise up against him; we will go and wage war and return to you."'
28	Ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟ̄ⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ̄ ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ̄ ⲉ̄ϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩ̄ⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ	ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲉ̀ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ	nterefsōtem ènai ǹje peθouab hylias afraṡi èmaṡō ouoh afsōvi: je oukouon aneknouti eerpōvṡ èfai ǹnouàfyouì nemaou evnavōk èp̀polemos	draft · mediumWhen the holy Helias heard this he rejoiced greatly and laughed: 'So then, your gods have forgotten to take their heads with them when they go to war!'
29	Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ︦ⲣ︦ⲣⲟ̄ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ̄	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	ouoh nterenouro sōtem ènai afṡipi èmaṡō	draft · highAnd when the king heard this he was greatly ashamed.
30	ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟ⳯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲏ̄ⲃ Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲱ ⲛⲉϣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲥ̄ⲏⲃⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲏⲁⲻⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ :ⲻ	ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ 55 ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲏⲃⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲏⲁⲻⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ: ⲻ	mallo ḋe afgōnt èmaṡō èxoun ḋe 55 ouyb pegaf je ṑ ǹṡoutakoou xen t̀syve ṡareǹnouti vōk èp̀polemos emyaⲻpe higōou: ⲻ	draft · highRather, he grew very angry with the priests and said: 'O you who deserve to be destroyed by the sword! Do gods go to war without heads on them?'
31	Ⲛϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ̄ ⲉ̄ⲣⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ϫⲱ ⲛⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓ̄ⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲉⲁ︦ⲟ︦ⲉⲓ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̀ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁ︦ⲓ︦ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲏⲣ ϩⲉⲙⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ̄ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲱ ⲡ̄ⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲇⲓ̈ⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̄ⲛⲓ̄ⲟⲩⲏ̄ⲏ̄ⲃ ·	ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲓ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲉⲁ̀ⲟⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲏⲣ ϩⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲇⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ:	ǹhoson ḋe ère p̀ouro gō ǹfai èìsous meàoei èvol xen p̀·sōma ǹeiḋōlon ètaṡe ehrai xen p̀àyr hemperfei esgō m̀mos je ṑ p̀ouro erōḋianos m̀perpisteve ènaiouyb:	draft · mediumWhile the king was saying this, behold, a voice came out of the body of the idols that hung up in the air in the temple, saying: 'O king Herodianus, do not believe the priests,
32	ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲛ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲁⲛⲟ̄ⲛ Ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲉ̄ⲟⲩⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲩ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ·	ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲓϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ϭⲓⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ:	eterhal m̀mok je anvōk èp̀polemos hina ennainaihmek nai nan hannouti anaouon gom m̀mon èċipolemos:	draft · mediumwho are deceiving you that we went to war so as to save you. We are not gods having power to wage war.
33	ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏ̄ⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲛⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̄ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ̄ⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ	ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ	is·hyppe ġar tenaṡe ehrai xen θ̀myti m̀panr hiten ǹnouti ǹpagios hylias	draft · highFor behold, we are hanging up in the midst of the air through the God of the holy Helias,
34	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉ̄ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ϫⲉⲉ̄ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲱ̄ⲱ̄ⲕ Ⲧⲛ̄ⲥ̄ⲟⲡⲥ̄ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲱ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲉϣ̀ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓϩⲙⲉⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲭⲱ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ:	ouoh m̀peneṡ̀jemgom ènaihmek je ennanahmek hōk tentiho m̀mokō p̀ouro:	draft · mediumand we have not been able to save ourselves, that we should save you too. We beseech you, O king,
35	ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ̂ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ϥ̄ⲕⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲛ̄ϩⲉ :ⲻ	ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲕⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ϥⲕⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ: ⲻ	hina ekeaitei ǹpagios hylias ǹfka an èpesyt je eǹneṡōpi ǹtetenhei: ⲻ	draft · mediumto ask the holy Helias to let us down, lest we fall.'
36	Ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϯⲥ̄ⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ·	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲱ̀ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ:	p̀ouro ḋe afkotf èpagios hylias pegaf naf je hylias tisōoun je m̀mon laav ǹhōb ṑ natċom nahrak:	draft · highThe king turned to the holy Helias and said to him: 'Helias, I know that nothing is impossible for you.
37	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϩ᷍ⲙⲡ᷍ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓ̈ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲕⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉ̄ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϫⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ :ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲕⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ: ⲻ	ouoh ekxen p̀pallation ṡakerpahre èṡōni niven ǹxisi: ⲻ	draft · mediumAnd when you were in the palace you used to heal every sickness without trouble.
38	Ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ̂ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣ̄ⲡⲁϩⲣ̄ⲉ ⲉ̄ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲅ̄ⲧⲙ̄ⲕⲁⲁ̄ⲩ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ·	ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ:	ǹpairyti on eiaitei m̀mok èθrekerfaxri èǹnouti ǹtekṡtemkav evaṡe ehrai:	draft · highSo now too I ask you to heal the gods and not leave them hanging up,
39	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ︦ⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ :ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ: ⲻ	ouoh ǹtekθrenouàfyouì tōċe ènousōma ǹkesop: ⲻ	draft · highand to make their heads join on to their bodies again.'
40	Ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ · ϫⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲣ̄ⲟ ⲛⲁϥϫⲉⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲡⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣ̄ⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲠϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥ̄ⲟⲟ̄ⲩⲧⲛ̄ ·	ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲉϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥϫⲉⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲟⲟ̀ⲩⲧⲉⲛ:	peθouab ḋehylias pegaf ǹp̀ouro: je ǹrōmi ṡaverpahre èǹnouti je ǹnouti ṡaverpahre èǹrōmi pejep̀ouro nafjealyθōs f̀nouti ṡaferfaxri èp̀rōmi pejepagios hylias je àlyθōs aktihap xen ous̀oòuten:	draft · highThe holy Helias said to the king: 'Do men heal gods, or do gods heal men?' The king said to him: 'Truly God heals man.' The holy Helias said: 'Truly you have judged rightly.
41	ⲱ̂ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ̄ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲞⲩ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ̂ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ̄ ⲉ̂ⲛⲉⲕⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ Ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲛ̂ⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ̂ⲟⲩ ⲙ̂ⲙ̂ⲓⲓⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕ̀ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ̀ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩ ⲧ ⲛⲁ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲓⲓⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ:	ṑ p̀ouro eθve ou oun k̀eranankazin m̀moi je aripahrè èneknouti nyi ekgō m̀mos èrōou je xen nouti ne isje xen ǹou t na eie marouerpahre èrōou ǹmiimmoou:	draft · highO king, why then do you compel me to heal these gods of yours, saying of them that they are gods? If they are gods, let them heal themselves.
42	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲠⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲕⲉⲧⲉⲓ̂ ⲙⲙⲟ᷍ⲓ ⲱ ⲡ︦ⲣ︦ⲣⲟ̄ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲗⲟ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲉ̄ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ :ⲻ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲕⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲗⲟ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲉ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ: ⲻ	alla epiḋy aketei m̀moi ṑ p̀ouro je kav èpesyt ǹtelo evaṡè ehrai ǹtinalipei m̀mok an: ⲻ	draft · mediumBut since you have asked me, O king, to set them down and that they cease hanging up, I will not grieve you.'
43	Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉ̄ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ Ϫⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̄ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̄ⲣ̄ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲁϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ:	ouoh affai ǹnefval ehrai èt̀fe afṡ̀lyl ǹje p̀agios hylias efgō m̀mos je sōtem èroi iysous p̀maaje ǹrefsōtem p̀val ǹrefnav:	draft · highAnd the holy Helias lifted his eyes up to heaven and prayed, saying: 'Hear me, Jesus, the ear that hears, the eye that sees.
44	ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉ̄ⲕⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓ̄ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩⲉⲣ̄ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲃⲱⲧⲉ̄ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ·:	ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉ̀ⲕⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲃⲱⲧⲉ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ::	titōvh m̀mok hina èkeθreneiḋōlon hei ehrai èjen p̀kahi ǹtestetena ǹte pouerf̀mevi vōtè èvol hijen p̀kahi::	draft · mediumI beseech you, make the idols fall down upon the earth and be crushed, so that their memory may be wiped out from the earth.'
45	ⲁⲩⲱ Ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉ̇ϫⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϭⲓⲛ̄ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ	ouoh ǹtiounou avhei èjen p̀kahi ǹje neiḋōlon	draft · highAnd at once the idols fell upon the earth,
46	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲛⲟ ⲁⲩⲣ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏϫ ϩⲓϫⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ :ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲛⲟ ⲁⲩⲣ̀ⲧϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲉⲓⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏϫ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲻ	ouoh avtno avr̀t·he ǹouṡoeiṡ meinnoukeàfe etnyg hijen p̀kahi: ⲻ	draft · mediumand they were crushed and became like dust, together with their heads which lay upon the ground.
47	Ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲓⲃⲉ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁϥⲑⲗⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱϫⲛ̄ ϩⲓϫⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ :ⲻ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲓⲃⲉ̀ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁϥⲑⲗⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱϫⲉⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲻ	menensōs afnivè ǹje ouθyou efnaṡt afθlo ǹp̀ṡoeiṡ ǹneiḋōlon èvol avōjen hijen p̀kahi: ⲻ	draft · highAfter this a strong wind blew and carried away the dust of these idols; they vanished from the face of the earth.
48	Ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡ̄ⲣ̂ⲣⲟ̄ · ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲱ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲧ̇ⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ̄ⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙ̄ⲟⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲣⲉ̂ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̄ⲁϩⲣ︦ⲛ︦ⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩ :ⲻ	ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲕϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲁⲕⲑⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲁϩⲣ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲏⲟⲩ: ⲻ	etafnav ḋe ǹje p̀ouro: èpetafṡōpi pegaf ǹpagios je ṑ hylias pek·h̀mot pe fai etakaif nemyi ǹθai èti m̀mok ǹouh̀mot ǹθok hōk akθrenanouti erf̀ryti ǹouṡoeiṡ ǹahr̀nouθyou: ⲻ	draft · highWhen the king saw what had happened he said to the saint: 'O Helias, is this your favour which you have done me? I asked you for a favour, and you for your part have made my gods like dust before the wind.'
49	Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲟ ϫⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ̄ ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̄ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲑⲗⲟϥ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗϩⲓϫⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡ̄ⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ Ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ̄ⲱ̄ⲕ ⲱ ⲡⲣ̂ⲣ̂ⲟ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲑⲗⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲕ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ:	peje peθouab ǹp̀ouro je f̀s̀xyout je èrepàsebys oi ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀ṡoeiṡ ǹṡarep̀θyou θlof èvol hijen p̀ho ǹp̀kahi ǹθok ḋe hōk ṑ p̀ouro akṡanċō ekoi ǹàsebys:	draft · highThe saint said to the king: 'It is written that the ungodly are like the dust which the wind drives away from the face of the earth. And you too, O king, if you remain ungodly,
50	ⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ̇ⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·	ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:	k̀navōk èp̀tako ǹf̀ryti ǹnète m̀mav:	draft · highyou will go to destruction like them.'
51	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲢⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ̄ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲖⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲧⲡϥ̄ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲁⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥ̇ⲧⲉ :ⲻ Ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ :ⲻ	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ: ⲻ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲻ	ètap̀ouro sōtem ènai afgōnt èmaṡō aferkelevin èθrevotpf èxoun ǹṡa pefrasti: ⲻ ǹθof ḋe peθouab hylias afertevṡy tyrs efṡ̀lyl ehrai èf̀nouti: ⲻ	draft · highWhen the king heard this he became very angry and ordered him to be shut in until the next day. But the holy Helias spent the whole night praying to God.
52	Ⲡⲣ̂ⲣⲟ̀ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉⲓ̄ ⲉϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̄ⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ̄ⲥ̄ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲇ̄ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲙⲏ ·	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲙⲏ:	p̀ouro ḋe hōf èti efenkot ǹtevṡy ète m̀mav is p̀diabolos afvōk èxoun harof efoi ǹp̀·s̀mot ǹouniṡti ǹḋ̀rakōn ǹǹkamy:	draft · highNow the king, as he lay asleep that night, behold, the devil went in to him in the likeness of a great black dragon,
53	ⲉⲣⲉϯⲛⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ̄ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ :ⲻ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲫⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲻ	èreti nafy m̀mof efoi ǹhoti èmaṡō: ⲻ	draft · lowhis head being very terrifying.
54	Ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ̂ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣ̄ⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̄	ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ	nterep̀ouro nav èrof afṡθorter	draft · highWhen the king saw him he was troubled
55	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕ̄ⲛⲓ̄ⲙ ⲛ̂ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥ̄ⲙⲟⲧ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϩⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ:	ouoh afōṡ èvol je ǹθoknim ǹpairyti ṑ pettinav èrof hei ǹpais̀mot:	draft · mediumand cried out: 'Who are you, thus, you whom I see in this form
56	ⲙ̄ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϢⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲇⲓ̂ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓ᷍ⲁⲛⲟⲥ :ⲻ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲻ	nem taimorfy ǹhoti aferouō ǹje p̀ḋ̀rakōn je anok pe p̀diabolos p̀gaji ǹǹxrystianos: ⲻ	draft · highand this fearful shape?' The dragon answered: 'I am the devil, the enemy of the Christians.
57	Ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁϩⲏⲗⲓ̂ⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥ̄ⲧⲓ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲛ̄ⲉⲕⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̄ⲉ̂ⲣⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱ̄ⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲕⲣ̄ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲓ̄ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉ̄ϩⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲉⲇⲉ̄ⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛ᷍ⲟϭ ⲛ̂ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ̄ⲁ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏ̄ⲏ̄ⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ⲧⲁϩⲟⲧⲉ :ⲻ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲭⲁϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲣ̀ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲉⲇⲉ̀ⲩⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ̀ⲁ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϩⲟϯ: ⲻ	eθve ou akkahylias paixrystianos ǹmaġos ètakeneknouti my ekouōṡ eerxrystianos hōk ǹtekr̀gaje èroi eṡōp ehe tinapeḋève m̀mok xen ouniṡti ǹḋimōrìa is·hyppe ġar k̀nav ètahoti: ⲻ	draft · mediumWhy have you let Helias be, this Christian magician who destroyed your gods? Do you too wish to become a Christian and become my enemy? If so, I will punish you with a great punishment, for behold, you see how terrible I am.'
58	Ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧ︦ⲣ︦ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ:	p̀ouro ḋe afṡθorter èmaṡō:	draft · highThe king was greatly troubled.
59	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉϫⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲛⲁ̄ⲁ̄ⲁϥ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟ̄ⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲕⲟⲓ:ⲻⲠⲉ̄ϫⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫ︦ⲉ︦ⲉϣ̄ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲛ︦ⲥ︦ⲱⲓ ⲉⲕϣⲁ⳯ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ̇ ⲛ̇ϣⲱⲣⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̂ⲛ̇ⲟⲩⲃ ·	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉϫⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲕⲟⲓ: ⲻⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ:	nare ǹval ǹp̀ḋ̀rakōn negk̀rōm èvol pejep̀ouro naf je paċois p̀eteknagof nyi tinaaif ou monon m̀pertakoi: ⲻpejepḋiavolos naf je isje k̀nasōtem ǹsōi akṡantōoun ǹṡōrp ǹrasti marouθamio nak ǹxen nouti ǹnoub:	draft · mediumThe eyes of the dragon were blazing with fire. The king said to him: 'My lord, whatever you tell me I will do; only do not destroy me.' The devil said to him: 'If you will listen to me, when you rise early tomorrow, let them make you gods of gold
60	ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛ̂ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ :ⲻ	ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ: ⲻ	èp̀ma ǹnaiōni etaftakoou ǹje hylias: ⲻ	draft · highin place of the stone ones which Helias destroyed.
61	Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ :ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ⲻ	ouoh eranankazin m̀mof hōf èθrefouōṡt nōou: ⲻ	draft · highAnd compel him too to worship them.
62	Ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̂ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̇ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀	afṡaneeratsōtem ǹsōk erbasanizin m̀mof èp̀houò	draft · highIf he disobeys you, torture him all the more.'
63	Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ ⲙ︦ⲡ︦ϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̂ⲣⲟ̂	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	nai ḋe ètafgoou ǹje p̀ḋ̀rakōn afsōrem ǹp̀hyt ǹp̀ouro	draft · highWhen the dragon had said these things he led the king's heart astray,
64	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣ̂ⲣⲟ̄ Ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲉⲱⲛ̄ⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲛⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲥ	ouoh aferouṡah ǹk̀rōm eafhōl èvol p̀ouro ḋe ètaftōoun ǹṡōrp aferkelevin èθrevθamio naf ǹxen nouti ǹnoub èp̀mannōni kata f̀ryti èta p̀diabolos gos	draft · highand he became a flame of fire and flew away. When the king rose early he ordered gods of gold to be made for him in place of the stone ones, as the devil had said.
65	ⲁⲩⲱ Ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣ̄Ⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ⲁϫⲟ̄ⲟϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲕⲛⲁϣϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ̄ ϫⲉⲛϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏ̄ⲏ̄ⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲅⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁϯⲥ̄ⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ :ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕ ⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϣϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲉⲣⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ⲻ	ouoh afθrevìni naf ǹpeθouab hylias pejep̀ouro naf je ou petek nagof nyi on tinou my k̀naṡgos ǹnai je ǹxen nouti an ne is·hyppe aiθamioou ǹnoub loipon sōtem ǹsōi àmou ǹtekouōṡt nōou m̀patierbasanizin m̀mok eni ǹtinatiaso èrok an ǹkeèhoou ǹouōt: ⲻ	draft · highAnd he had the holy Helias brought to him. The king said to him: 'What will you say to me now? Can you say of these that they are not gods? Behold, I have made them of gold. Now then, listen to me: come and worship them before I torture you, for I will not spare you a single day more.'
66	Ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ̄ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡ︤ⲣ︥ⲣⲟ̄ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥⲁⲣⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̂ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ Ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ	ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥⲁⲣⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ	peθouab ḋe hylias pegaf ǹp̀ouro pe je kouaṡfarif nyi xen ouċepy epiḋy ǹtinakō ǹsōi an ǹpaċois iysous pix̀ristos taouōṡt ǹxen θamio ǹjig ǹrōmi	draft · mediumThe holy Helias said to the king: 'Whatever you wish, do it to me quickly; for I will not forsake my Lord Jesus Christ to worship things made by the hands of men.'
67	Ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉ̄ⲉⲓⲛⲉ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲁⲥ :ⲻ	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ: ⲻ	ètafsōtem ènai ǹje p̀ouro afgōnt èmaṡō aferkelevin ǹtououōċp ǹǹsyve ǹratf ǹtouìni èvol ǹnoukas: ⲻ	draft · mediumWhen the king heard this he became very angry and ordered them to break his shin-bones and draw out their bones.
68	Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛ̄ⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ	pejenouro naf je hylias	draft · highThe king said to him: 'Helias,
69	ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥ̄ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	aknav ètarṡy ǹǹbasanos je sehoou èmaṡō	draft · highyou have seen the beginning of the tortures, that they are very evil.
70	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ϭⲉ ⲛ᷍ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̄ⲅⲉⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̄ⲡⲉⲓ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲟ̄ⲩ :ⲻ	ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟ̀ⲩ: ⲻ	sōtem ċe ǹsōi ǹtekervol èpaibasanos et·hoòu: ⲻ	draft · highListen to me, then, and escape this evil torture.'
71	Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲥⲥ̄ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ̄ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ :ⲻ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ: ⲻ	pejepagios naf je ǹsesermelin an xa nekbasanos ṑ p̀ṡyri nem diabolos: ⲻ	draft · highThe saint said to him: 'I do not care about your tortures, O son of the devil.'
72	Ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̄ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓ̂ⲃ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲃ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ	p̀ouro ḋe ètafsōtem ènai afgōnt èmaṡō aferkelevin èθrevìni ǹpefeib ouai ouai nainefjig nem napefoueryte	draft · highWhen the king heard this he became very angry and ordered his nails to be pulled out one by one, those of his hands and those of his feet.
73	Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ̄ ⲛⲁϥϫⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲣ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ :ⲻ	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲣ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲻ	peje p̀ouro nafje sōtem ǹsōi ǹtetarekr̀vol èhanbasanos evhoou θisiaze ǹtakaik èvol: ⲻ	draft · highThe king said to him: 'Listen to me, so that you escape evil tortures: sacrifice, and I will release you.'
74	Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ̄ⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ̂ Ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲃ ⲡⲉⲓⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲃ ⲡ̀ⲉⲓⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ:	peje peθouab hylias je ntakìri nyi tinou ǹoupetnanouf ṑ p̀ouro f̀s̀xyout ġar ǹpairyti je f̀mou efθōn pekeib p̀eib ḋe ǹf̀mou pe f̀novi:	draft · mediumThe holy Helias said: 'What you have done to me now is a good thing, O king. For it is written thus: "Death, where is your sting?" And the sting of death is sin.
75	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲓ̂ⲃ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲁⲕⲡⲟⲣⲕϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ :ⲻ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲉⲓⲃ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲡⲟⲣⲕϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ⲻ	eθve fai p̀eib ǹf̀mou pe fai etakporkf ǹhyt: ⲻ	draft · highTherefore this is the sting of death which you have pulled out of me.'
76	Ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ̀ⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲙ̇ⲡⲉϥϩⲱϣ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲓⲕⲉ̂ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ :ⲻ	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱϣ ϧⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲻ	ètafemi ǹje p̀ouro jempefhōṡ xa taikevasanos: ⲻ	draft · highWhen the king realised that he had not been distressed by this torture either,
77	Ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲗ̄ⲁⲣ ⲛ̇ⲛⲉϥⲥ̄ⲡⲓ̈ⲣⲟⲟ︦ⲩ︦ⲉ︦ ⲛ̇ⲥⲉⲉⲓ̄ⲡⲉ ⲛ̇ⲛ̄ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲁ · ⲟⲩⲁ :ⲻ	ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϧⲓϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲗ̀ⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲟⲟ̀ⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ: ⲟⲩⲁⲓ: ⲻ	aferkelevin ǹtouxiti ǹp̀ṡl̀ar ǹnefs̀piroòue ǹseeipe ǹnefmout èvol ouai: ouai: ⲻ	draft · mediumhe ordered them to flay the skin of his sides and draw out his sinews one by one.
78	Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟ̄ⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̂ⲙ̂ⲁⲩ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	nai ne ǹbasanos etavtyiou naf ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav	draft · highThese are the tortures that were given him on that day.
79	Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣ̂ⲣⲟ̂ ϫⲉⲱ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ̄ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ϣⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟ̄ⲩⲧⲕ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϨⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣ︤ⲣ︥ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ :ⲻⲚⲁⲓ̂ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥ ⲥⲟ̄ⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ̂ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ϩⲓ̄ϫⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁ̄ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ϣⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟ̀ⲩⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ: ⲻⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲉϥ ⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ:	peje p̀ouro je ṑ hylias kevasanos mmate te tinatyis nak eṡōp mpakθisiaze ṡep̀ougai ǹtametouro tinamoòutk xen oumou efhoou pejepagios hylias naf je f̀s̀xyout jempererhoti hytou ǹnetnamou ǹpetensōma tetenpsiṡy ḋe nem gom mou ètakos: ⲻnai ḋe ètaef soθmou ǹje p̀ouro aferkelevin èθrevtalof hijen ouma ǹǹkotk ǹpenipe:	draft · highThe king said: 'O Helias, another, very great torture I will give you if you do not sacrifice; by the health of my kingship, I will kill you with an evil death.' The holy Helias said to him: 'It is written: "Do not fear those who will kill your body; but your soul they cannot destroy."' When the king heard these things he ordered them to put him on an iron bed
80	ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲥⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ :ⲻ	ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲧⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲙⲟϩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ: ⲻ	ǹtousahte xarof ǹṡomte ǹounou ère p̀k̀rōm moh xarof: ⲻ	draft · highand to kindle fire under him for three hours, the fire being full beneath him.
81	Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲉϩⲧⲁⲁⲙϫⲁⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲁⲓ̄ⲥ̄ⲑⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲓⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲫⲉϧⲧⲁⲁⲙϫⲁⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲁⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥⲑⲁⲡⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ:	ouoh navfextaamgayt èjen pefsōma ǹθof ḋe m̀pefaiysousθape xa taikevasanos etnaṡt:	draft · mediumAnd they were pouring pitch over his body; but he did not feel this torture, harsh though it was,
82	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ Ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙ̄ⲟⲥ · ϫⲉ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲥ̄ⲉⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̄ϫⲓ̄ⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲛ̄ⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲉⲩϭⲓϫ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ	alla nafgō ǹpaipsalmos efgō m̀mos: je neθouab naṡouṡou m̀mōou xen ouṑou ǹte ǹoutaio senaθelyl hijen ǹouma p̀ǹkotk ǹċisi ènf̀nouti pet·hentouṡouōve èrexen syve ǹho s̀nav xen noujig	draft · highbut was saying this psalm: 'The saints shall boast in glory and honour; they shall rejoice upon their beds; the exaltations of God are in their throats, and two-edged swords in their hands.'

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title: Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "helias", document helias_martyrdom_part2
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attribution: Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus helias, document helias_martyrdom_part2, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Sobhy 1919. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
file: Hagiography/Helias/helias_martyrdom_part2.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from helias_martyrdom_part2.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "helias", document helias_martyrdom_part2)
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attribution: Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus helias, document helias_martyrdom_part2, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Sobhy 1919. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=8 aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 editorial_kept=43 jinkim_unified=44 lexeme_L1-S-3=7 lexeme_L1-S-8=5 lexeme_open=3 marks_dropped_on_change=2 numeral=2 numeral_single_ambiguous=2 stroke_kept=412 stroke_unified=648 th_resolved=6 tokens=1065
file: Hagiography/Helias/helias_martyrdom_part2.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from helias_martyrdom_part2.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus helias, document helias_martyrdom_part2, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Sobhy 1919. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Hagiography/Helias/helias_martyrdom_part2.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 0 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 82 model drafts (marked “draft”)

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Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "helias", document helias_martyrdom_part2. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/helias/helias-martyrdom-part2.sahidic.scriptorium/. Martyrdom of Helias (Sobhy ed.) Part 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus helias, document helias_martyrdom_part2, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Sobhy 1919. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.