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1	ⲠⲂⲒⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲦⲠⲞⲖⲨϮⲀ Ⲙ̅ⲠⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ Ⲛ̅ⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲒⲎⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲪⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲀ ⲔⲨⲢⲞⲤ · ⲠⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈ Ⲛ̅ⲦⲀϤϨⲒⲤⲦⲞⲢⲒⲌⲈ Ⲙ̅ⲘⲞϤ · Ⲛ̅ϬⲒⲀⲠⲀ ⲠⲀⲘⲂⲰ ⲠⲈⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚϢⲒⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲀϤⲘ̅ⲦⲞⲚ Ⲙ̅ⲘⲞϤ ⲚϬⲒⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ · ⲀⲠⲀ ⲔⲨⲢⲞⲤ ϨⲚⲤⲞⲨϢⲘⲞⲨⲚ Ⲙ̅ⲠⲈⲂⲞⲦ ⲈⲠⲈⲒⲪ ϨⲚⲞⲨⲈⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ·	ⲡ̀ⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲩϯⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ: ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	p̀bios ouoh t̀politia ǹpenpeθouab ǹiōt ettaiyout kata smot niven p̀agios apa kiros: p̀telios name etafhistorize m̀mof: ǹje apa pambō pip̀resbiteros ǹtekklysia ǹṡiyt etafm̀ton m̀mof ǹje peθouab: apa kiros xen souṡmoun ǹpevot epeif xen oueiryny ǹte f̀nouti:	THE LIFE AND CONVERSATION OF OUR SAINTED FATHER, WHO WAS GLORIOUS IN EVERYTHING, SAINT APA CYRUS, THE PERFECT GOVERNOR, WHICH WAS W'RITTEN BY APA PAMBO, THE ELDER OF THE CHURCH OF SHIET. SAINT APA CYRUS DIED ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF THE MONTH EPEIPH IN THE PEACE OF GOD.
2	ⲈⲢⲈⲚϤ̅ⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ ⲚⲀⲈⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⁛ —	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ⁛,	èrenefs̀mou eθouab nai ehrai ègōn ǹtetenougai àmyn ⁛,	MAY HIS HOLY BLESSING COME UPON US, AND MAY WE BE SAVED! AMEN.
3	ⲀⲤϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲓⲏⲧ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲣϥ̅ⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲉⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲍⲏⲛⲱⲛ ·	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ: ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣϥⲉⲣⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲉⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲍⲏⲛⲱⲛ:	asṡōpi ḋe ǹp̀·syou ǹapa pambō pip̀resbiteros ǹt̀kklysia ǹṡiyt: menensaθrferskepazin ǹp̀·sōma ǹt̀makaria hellaria t̀ṡeere ǹp̀ouro zynōn:	And it came to pass in the time of Apa Pambo, the elder of the church of Shiet, after he had protected the body of the blessed woman Hillaria, the daughter of the Emperor Zeno,
4	ⲁⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲅⲉⲁⲛⲟⲥ ·	ⲁ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲅⲉⲁⲛⲟⲥ:	àouhoroma ċōlp naf èvol: je tōoun ǹtekmoṡi èxoun xen p̀·sa ǹpogeanos:	A vision was shewn to him, [and a voice said unto him,] 'Rise up, and go thou into the district which is on the sea-coast,
5	ⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ·	ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ:	k̀najimi ǹouniṡti nanaxōrytys fai eteǹpikosmos tyrf m̀pṡa an ǹousṡ ǹtaċse ǹouōt ǹte nefououryyte:	and thou shalt enquire for the anchorite, of whose sandals there is not in the whole world anyone who is worthy to unloose the latchets.'
6	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ · ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ · ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ: ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ:	ǹθof ḋe p̀makarios apa pambō: aftōoun afmoṡi èxoun xen p̀tōou hiten t̀gom ǹf̀nouti etṡop nemaf ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀makarios antōnios: xen p̀·syou etafmoṡi afvōk ṡa p̀makarios apa pavlos p̀mehsnav:	And the blessed Apa Pambo rose up and went into the desert in the strength of God which was with him, even as it was with the blessed Antonius at the time when he was on his journey to go to the blessed man Apa Paulus a second time.
7	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ Ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ:	ǹθof ḋe p̀makarios apa pambō pip̀resbiteros aftōoun afmoṡi èxoun xen p̀gaie:	And the blessed elder Apa Pambo rose up and went into the desert,
8	ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ·	ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ:	afì ehrai èjen oukatagion:	and he came to the cell of a monk,
9	ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡϣⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ	ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ	afaheratf afkōlh èxoun èp̀ro ǹatṡav ǹouounou	and he stood still and knocked at the door for a considerable space of time,
10	ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ·	ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ:	afmouti ǹṡomt ǹsop: kata p̀kanōn ǹǹs̀nyou ǹmonaxos: efgō m̀mos je s̀mou èroi:	and he cried out three times, according to the rules of the monkish brethren saying, 'Bless me!'
11	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ · ⲁⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣ̀ϩⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩ:	ouoh èti eiaherat hi p̀ro anok pambō: a p̀·son erouō nyi xen p̀·sa saxoun efgō m̀mos je xaire pambō pip̀resbiteros ǹt̀kklysia ǹṡiyt p̀niṡti ǹgoi etr̀hōt xen p̀gaie ǹatmoou:	And whilst I, Pambo, was standing at the door, the brother made answer to me inside, saying, ' Hail, Pambo, the elder of the church of Shiet, thou mighty ship that sailest over the desert that is without water.
12	Ⲉⲓⲥⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϯⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ·	ⲓⲥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ:	isniṡti ġar ǹsyou tiepeiθimei enav èrok:	Behold, I have eagerly desired to see thee for a very long time!
13	ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲕϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲟⲕϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:	is paouōṡ a f̀nouti gokf nyi èvol: ǹfoou:	draft · highBehold, God has fulfilled my wish for me today.
14	ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⁛ —	ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⁛,	àmou èxoun p̀rōmi ets̀marōout ⁛,	Come in, O blessed man!'
15	Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ · ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲝ · ⲡⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲣ̅ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ·	ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ: ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲝ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ:	aferouō ǹje apa pambō: efgō m̀mos je xaire: apa hieraks: petaferṡfyr ènangelos ǹf̀nouti eθve peftouvo:	And Apa Pambo answered, saying, 'Hail thou, Apa Hierax, who hast become a companion of the angels of God by reason of thy purity.'
16	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ · ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ̅ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ: ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ: ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ:	ǹθof ḋe on apa hieraks afouōn ǹp̀ro: afċitf: èxoun avhemsi nem nouèryou:	And Apa Hierax opened the door, and brought in Apa Pambo, and they sat down together.
17	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲝ · ⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲝ: ⲓⲥ ⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ: ϫⲓⲛⲉⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ:	pegaf naf ǹje apa pambō je pamenrit ǹson apa hieraks: is aouyr ǹrompi: jinetaki èxoun èpaima:	And Apa Pambo said unto him, 'My beloved brother Apa Hierax, behold, is it very many years since thou didst come to this place?'
18	Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ϣⲙⲏⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲛ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲙⲛ̀ⲧϣⲙⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲟⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲛ:	pegaf je ismǹtṡmyn ǹrompi ti ǹpaima: ouoh m̀peiouemlaav ǹtrofy epapaikosmos pe alla areionx ǹkarpos ǹǹṡyn:	And Apa Hierax said unto Pambo, 'Behold, I have been in this place eighteen years, and I have never eaten any of the foods which are usually eaten in this world, but I have lived upon the fruit of trees.'
19	ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲛ̅ⲛⲉ · ⲇⲉ ⲣⲏⲧ · ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲉⲃⲟⲧ ·	ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲛ̀ⲛⲉ: ⲇⲉ ⲣⲏⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ12 ⲛ̀ⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲧ:	naouon ouvǹne: ḋe ryt: ǹsavol ǹpefma ǹṡōpi: estaouo èvol m12 ǹloou ouloou kata evot:	Now there was a palm-tree growing outside that cell, and it produced twelve clusters, one cluster each month,
20	ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ·	ⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ:	arefonx èpeskarpos:	and he lived upon the fruit thereof.
21	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟⲩⲛ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟⲩⲛ:	anok ḋe pambō pegai naf je pamenrit ǹiōt ara ouon son ǹpek·houn:	And I, Pambo, said unto him, 'My beloved father, are there any brethren living beyond thee in the desert?'
22	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ	pegaf nyi je ouon ouon	And Apa Hierax said, 'There are some;
23	ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲅ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ·	ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ:	s̀mou èroi ǹtekvōk haroou: ǹtekċismou èvol hitotou:	bless me, and get thee gone to them, and receive a blessing at their hands.
24	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ:	ètaimoṡi èvol hitotf èxoun xen p̀tōou aii ehrai èjen oukouji ǹkatagion:	And having departed from him into the mountain I came to a small cell of a monk,
25	ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ·	ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ:	aimouti èxoun kata p̀kanōn ǹǹs̀nyou ǹmonaxos:	and I called into it according to the rule of the monkish brethren.
26	ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ · ⲡⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ⲛ̅ϣⲓⲏⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ: ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣ̀ϩⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩ:	èti eiaherat hi p̀·sa ǹvol a p̀·son erouō nyi xen p̀·sa saxoun efgō m̀mos: je xaire apa pambō: pip̀resbiteros ǹtekklysia: ǹṡiyt: ouoh p̀niṡti ǹgoi etr̀hōt xen p̀gaie ǹatmoou:	And as I stood outside it, the brother made answer unto me from the inside, saying, 'Hail, Apa Pambo, the elder of the church of Shiet, thou mighty ship that sailest over the desert that is without water,
27	ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ·	ⲓⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ:	isoumyṡ ǹèhoou tiepiθimei enav èrok:	behold, I have longed eagerly to see thee for many days.
28	ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ Ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:	loipon a p̀ċois gōk èvol ǹpaouōṡ nyi ǹfoou:	At last hath God fulfilled my wish for me this day;
29	ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ·	ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:	àmou èxoun m̀peraheratk hi p̀·sa ǹvol:	come inside, and do not stand outside.'
30	ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲛⲃⲱ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ · ⲡⲁⲙⲡⲟⲣⲕ̅ ⲕⲩⲣⲓ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ · ⲛ̅ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ·	ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲛⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ: ⲡⲁⲛⲡⲟⲣⲕ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ:	aierouō naf: anok panvō je pamenrit ǹiōt apa pamoun: panpork kirios xaire pamenrit ǹson pat̀ṡθyn ǹaouan aouan ǹf̀ryti ǹt̀ṡθyn: ǹiōsyf p̀ḋikeos:	And I made answer to him, 'I am Pambo, O my beloved father Pamoun my lord! Hail, my beloved brother, unto whom belongeth the coat of many colours, which is like unto the coat of Joseph the righteous man.
31	ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲟⲣⲫⲩⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ·	ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲥ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲣⲫⲩⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ:	xaten f̀nouti ḋe s̀taiyout ǹhouo èporfira niven ǹouro ǹte paikosmos:	And before God it is more precious than all the purple of the kings of this world.'
32	ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲧⲉ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲟⲩⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁ·ϯⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·	ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁ: ϯⲫⲱϧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:	pisteve nyi nas̀nyou ouoh naioti: anok pambō paièlaṡistos aiṡōlem ǹp̀·stinoufe ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav naoumylion m̀pa: tifōx èrof:	Believe me, O my brethren and fathers, I, Pambo, the least of all men, smelled the sweet odour of that brother for a mile before I came to the place where he was.
33	Ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛϣⲗ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϣⲗ̀ⲗ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ	ètanaspaze ḋe ǹnenèryou anṡl̀l anhemsi	And when we had saluted each other, we offered up prayer, and we sat down.
34	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲙⲉⲕⲱϭⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲕⲥⲱϣⲙ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲉⲕⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲱϭⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲥⲱϣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ:	pegai naf je paiōt ie mpakōċeb ǹt̀f̀rō: ouḋe mpak·sōṡem xen p̀ṡom ekerforin: ǹt̀ṡθyn ǹtaìmine:	And I said unto him, ' My father, I know that thou must be cold in winter, and thou wilt not be burnt up with the heat in the summer, when wearing a tunic of this kind.'
35	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ · ⲡⲁⲙⲡⲟⲣⲕ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ · ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ · ⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲉⲓϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲕⲉⲕⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲱⲙ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ: ⲡⲁⲛⲡⲟⲣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ: ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ: ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ: ϫⲓⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϧⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲕⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙ:	pegaf nyi ǹje apa pamoun: panpork èvol je fai m̀mate: pe pefran: je pamenrit ǹson apa pambō: pisteve nyi ṑ pamenrit ǹiōt je isgouōte ǹrompi: jinetaii èpaima taihevsō ǹouōt tetijimi ǹtaxemi ǹxyts: ǹt̀f̀rō: ouoh t̀kekrasis ǹpàyr ǹp̀ṡom:	And Apa Pamoun said unto me, because this, most certainly, is its name, O my beloved brother Apa Pambo. Believe me, O my beloved father, behold, it is twenty years ago since I came to this place, and with this single garment I have found means to keep myself warm during the winter, and to moderate the heat of the atmosphere in summer time.
36	ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ · ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ: ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩ:	ouoh tihomologei nak: je θai rōṡi èroi ṡa p̀èhoou ǹpamou:	And I confess unto thee that this tunic will suffice for me until the day of my death;
37	ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲕⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲗ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲗⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲕⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲥ̀ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲗ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲗⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ:	ouoh xen pakemou on s̀rōṡi èroi ǹtousoul̀ouōlt m̀mos ṡa p̀èhoou ǹp̀hap ǹmyi:	and, moreover, when I am dead it will be large enough for them to roll me up in it until the day of the Judgement of Truth.'
38	Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ:	pegai naf je pamenrit ǹiōt je ara ouon son ǹpek·sa saxoun:	And I said unto him, 'My beloved father, is there any brother living beyond thee in the desert?'
39	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϣⲛ̅ⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥϣⲛⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ:	pegaf nyi je se ouon ouai m̀mav: ère pikosmos tyrf m̀pṡa an ǹousṡntaċse ǹouōt: ǹte nefouryyte:	And he said unto me, 'There is one brother the latchet of one of whose sandals all the whole world is not worthy to unloose.
40	ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ·	ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲙⲡ̀ϣⲓⲛⲉ:	aivōk harof ǹhah ǹsop eiouōṡ èjemp̀ṡine:	I myself went to him many times, wishing to visit him,
41	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲗⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲩ · ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ	ouoh naṡaferouō nyi xen p̀·sa saxoun efgō m̀mos: je alok ektihise nak eknyou: èpaima	and he used to answer me from the inside of his cell, saying, 'Get thee gone! In coming hither thou hast given thyself trouble [to no purpose].
42	ⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ · ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ⲛ̅ϣⲓⲏⲧ ·	ⲉⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲟ: ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ:	epi m̀mon gom ǹrmnsarks enav èpaho: eimyti pip̀resbiteros ǹt̀kklysia: ǹṡiyt:	No man of flesh shall see my face, except the elder of the church of Shiet.'
43	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⁛ —	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡ̀ⲑⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲟⲩ ⁛,	tinou ḋe meṡak ṑ paiōt p̀θōṡ pe fai èθrai nemak ǹtanav èrof ouoh ǹtaċismou èvol hitotf m̀patimou ⁛,	And now, O my father, perhaps it was ordained for thee to take me with thee, so that I may receive a blessing at his hands before I die.'
44	Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ · ⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ · ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: ⲡ̀ⲑⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ: ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ:	pegai naf: je m̀mon: p̀θōṡ an pe fai: eθve fai rō: ntaii harok èpaima:	And I said unto him, 'Nay, it is not ordained thus, and it is not for this purpose that I have come to this place.
45	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲣ̅ϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲥ̅ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ · ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ·	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲣ̀ϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:	alla tinaerpekmevi r̀ṡanp̀ċois souten ǹpamōit ǹtaerapantan: èp̀·son ète m̀mav:	But I will remember thee if the Lord maketh straight my way so that I may meet that brother.
46	ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲛϯⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ·	ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϣⲁⲧϯⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:	p̀lyn ṑ paiōt àripamevi ṡattiapolave ǹpis̀mou ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav:	And, my father, do thou remember me until I shall enjoy the blessing of that brother.'
47	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲟⲩⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ · ϯⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ · ⲉⲧϩⲁϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲛ̅ϯϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ · ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲃⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ · ⲁϥⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ · ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲓ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲟⲩⲙⲏⲗⲓⲟⲛ: ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲏⲙⲁ: ⲉⲧϧⲁϩⲟϯ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϯϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲛⲁϫⲟϥ: ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲃⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ: ⲁϥⲉⲛϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:	ètaimoṡi èxoun xen p̀tōou paraoumylion: tiōrk nōten ǹp̀byma: etxahoti: ǹf̀nouti: anok pambō paièlaṡistos: je ǹtijiċol an xen pettinagof: tinou je petafamahte ǹabbakoum pip̀rofytys ǹp̀·syou afìni m̀mof nem p̀ariston etǹtotf: afenf èjen p̀ṡyi ǹǹmou: aftyif ǹdaniyl: xen p̀ṡyi ǹǹmou: ǹθof on petafamahte m̀moi xen t̀·hormy ǹpip̀na afìni m̀moi èjen p̀katagion ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav:	And when I had journeyed into the mountain about the distance of a mile — now I, Pambo, the least of men, swear unto thee by the awful throne of God, and I do not lie in what I am going to say — the being who seized the prophet Habakkuk in ancient days, and carried him, and the food which was in his hands, and brought him to the pit of the lions [when] Habakkuk gave it (i.e. the food) to Daniel who was in the pit of the lions, this same being, I say, seized me under the impulse of the Spirit, and brought me to the little habitation of that brother.
48	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲗϩ̅ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲁϩ·ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ · ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓⲁϩ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲩ	ouoh aikōlh èp̀ro kata p̀kanōn ǹǹs̀nyou ǹmonoxos: ouoh naiah: èrat hirenp̀ro: ǹouniṡti ǹnav	And I knocked at the door, according to the rule of the monkish brethren, and I stood still at the door for a long time.
49	Ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ⲛ̅ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ·	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣ̀ϩⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ:	menensa nai a p̀·son erouō nyi xen p̀·sa saxoun: efgō m̀mos: je xaire apa pambō pip̀resbiteros ǹtekklysia: ǹṡiyt ouoh p̀niṡti ǹgoi etr̀hōt xen p̀gaie ǹatmoout:	And after these things the brother answered me from within, saying, 'Hail, Apa Pambo, thou elder of the church of Shiet, thou mighty ship that sailest over the desert that is without water.
50	ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲓⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ·	ⲓⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ:	isoumyṡ ǹèhoou tierepeiθimin enav èrok:	Behold, for very many days I have eagerly desired to see thee.
51	ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲕϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲟⲕϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:	is paouōṡ a f̀nouti gokf nyi èvol ǹfoou:	draft · highBehold, God has fulfilled my wish for me today.
52	ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ·	ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:	àmou èxoun m̀peraheratk hi p̀·sa ǹvol:	Come in, and stand not outside.'
53	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲣ̅ⲡϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲛϥ̅ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲱⲛⲓ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ12 ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϣⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲛϥ:	ètaierp̀houn ǹp̀ro ǹp̀katagion aigouṡt ainav èouniṡti ǹōni mogis: ǹte12 ǹrōmi eṡtōoun m̀mof èponf:	And when I was passing in through the door of the little habitation I looked, and I saw a mighty stone, which twelve men were trying to move, and they could only lift it with the greatest difficulty.
54	ⲁϥϯⲡϥ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲟϭϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ·	ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲛⲓ: ⲁϥⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ:	aftipefouoi ǹje p̀·son ète m̀mav afskorker ǹpōni: aftoċf èp̀ro ǹp̀katagion:	And that brother advanced, and rolled the stone along, and fixed it at the door of the habitation;
55	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲣ̀ϣⲡⲏⲏⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ:	ètainav èrof air̀ṡpyyre èmaṡō:	and when I saw this I marvelled exceedingly.
56	Ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲓⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ · ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ · ϩⲁⲡϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲩ · ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓ̈ⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲃⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ·	ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ: ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ: ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲏⲥⲁⲩ: ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲃⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ:	p̀lyn aierf̀mevi ǹp̀patriarṡys: iakōb je ǹθof hōf on ǹp̀·syou ètaffōt: xa p̀ho ǹysav: pefson afvōk èt̀mesopotamia ǹt̀siria afì èjen p̀ma ète ǹesōou ǹlaban ǹxytf:	Then I remembered the patriarch Jacob, and how he, when he fled from the face of Esau his brother, went into Mesopotamia of Syria, and how when he had arrived at the place wherein were the sheep of Laban
57	ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲣ̅ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲥ ⲭⲱⲣⲓ̈ⲥⲧⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϯⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ · ⲁϥⲧⲥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲃⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ·	ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲱϯ ⲁϥⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲥ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥⲑⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϯⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ: ⲁϥⲧ̀ⲥⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲃⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ:	aftipefouoi èt̀ṡōti afskorker p̀ōni et·hijen rōs kōrisθrerōmi titootf: aft̀so ǹnèsōou ǹlaban afkav èvol avmoni:	he went up to the well, and rolled away the stone which was on the mouth thereof, without any man giving him assistance, and how he watered the sheep of Laban and then sent them away to feed.
58	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ·	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ:	tote loipon aiemi èfai je hōb niven ète neθouab ìri m̀mōou f̀nouti ti ǹtotou:	And finally I understood that in everything that the saints perform it is God Who helpeth them.
59	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϫⲉⲁⲡϫⲥ̅ ϩⲉⲡⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲡⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ:	pegai naf je paiōt eθouab matamoi èpekran eθouab: je a p̀ċois hepfai èroi:	And I said unto him, 'O my holy father, shew me thy holy name, for God hath hidden this from me.'
60	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ:	ǹθof ḋe pegaf je kiros: pe paran:	And he said, 'Cyrus is my name.
61	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲟ̅ⲇⲱⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲇⲓⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲛⲛⲟⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ · ⲁⲱⲛⲛⲱⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲇⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲛⲛⲟⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ: ⲁ ⲱⲛⲛⲱⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ϭⲓⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ:	anok pe p̀·son ǹθeodōsios p̀ouro: ouoh ǹtavsanouṡt nem arġaḋios: nem onnorios hijen out̀rapeza ǹouōt nemaou ouoh name: a ōnnōrios gos èroi ǹhah ǹsop je ċit èterymos: nemak taermonoxos:	I am the brother of the Emperor Theodosius, and I was reared and fed at the same table as Arcadius and Honorius. And, indeed, many, many times hath Honorius said unto me, 'Take me with thee into the desert, and I will become a monk';
62	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲉϣϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲉϣϭⲓⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ:	anok ḋe m̀peieṡċitf ḋe je p̀ṡyri pe ǹp̀ouro pe:	but I did not wish to take him with me, because he is a son of the Emperor.
63	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ · ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ · ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ: ⲁϣⲁⲉⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ: ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ	ètannav ḋe je a p̀ċingons: aṡaei anourōou erparanomin anarxōn ċi ǹǹhyki ǹgons àouon niven riki èvol avtako ǹpoumōit ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹf̀nouti aitōoun aikaraat èvol aii èpaigaie aiouōnh: ǹxytf eθve p̀àṡai ǹnanovi	And when we saw that oppression (or, violence) had multiplied, and that the Emperors were committing' sin, and that the rulers were robbing the poor, and that everyone was turning out of the straight road, and making corrupt his path before God, I rose up, and I set out and I came to this desert, and I took up my abode therein because of the multitude of my sins.
64	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	taref̀nouti kav nyi èvol	May God forgive me these!'
65	Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓ̈ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϣⲁⲕϭⲡ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲁ · ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲗ̅ⲥⲱⲗⲕ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲕϭⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲑⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲗ̀ⲥⲱⲗⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ:	pegai naf anok pambō je pamenrit ǹiōt areṡakċp̀rōme θōn xen taieryma: ǹtefsl̀sōlk xen nekxisi:	And I, Pambo, said unto him, 'My beloved father, where a wilt thou find men in this desert place to comfort thee in thy sufferings?'
66	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ · ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁϫⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ: ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧⲓϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	pegaf nyi apa kiros je pisteve nyi pamenrit ǹson apa pambō: panouti ouoh paċois iysous pik·s petjimi ǹpaṡine xen paigaie etiṡop ǹxytf	And Apa Cyrus said unto me, 'Believe me, my beloved brother, Apa Pambo, my God and my Lord Jesus Christ are Those Who visit me in this desert wherein I live.
67	ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ·	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ:	m̀peinav ġar èrōmi efnyou haroi eimyti èouson ǹmonoxos efnyou haroi efōṡ enav èpaho ouoh m̀pepaiket nav èroi:	For I have never seen a man who came to me except a certain brother who was a monk, and who came hither wishing to see my face, besides such a one I have never seen anyone.
68	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ	alla hiten f̀ryti etfmyn èvol efnyou haroi aihōn etotf xen p̀·sa saxoun eigō m̀mos je alok ektihise nak: eknyou haroi	On the contrary, when any one came hither, whilst he remained outside I commanded him from inside this abode saying, 'Get thee gone, thou hast troubled thyself [to no purpose] in coming to me.'
69	ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ · ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⁛—	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ: ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⁛,	m̀mon m̀mon ṡċom ǹrmnsarks enav èpaho eimyti apa pambō: pip̀resbiteros ǹt̀kklysia ǹṡiyt ⁛,	Most assuredly no man of flesh shall see my face except Apa Pambo, the elder of the church of Shiet.

Provenance

title: Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-cyrus", document life.cyrus.01
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-cyrus, document life.cyrus.01, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. 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 gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
file: Hagiography/Life of cyrus/life.cyrus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from life.cyrus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-cyrus", document life.cyrus.01)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-cyrus, document life.cyrus.01, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. 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 gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (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 a, 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=1 abbrev_by_lemma=1 abbrev_unstroked=1 aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 editorial_kept=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=4 lexeme_L1-S-5=1 lexeme_open=13 n_morphs_fallback=2 numeral_single_ambiguous=3 stroke_kept=332 th_resolved=4 tokens=822
file: Hagiography/Life of cyrus/life.cyrus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from life.cyrus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-cyrus, document life.cyrus.01, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. 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 gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (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/Life of cyrus/life.cyrus.01.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: 67 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 2 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: E. A. Wallis Budge — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM life-cyrus, life.cyrus.01 (64 lines)
quoted from: E. A. Wallis Budge — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM life-cyrus, life.cyrus.01 (line spans several translation units) (3 lines)

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Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-cyrus", document life.cyrus.01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/life-of-cyrus/life.cyrus.01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Life of Cyrus in Budge ed. part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-cyrus, document life.cyrus.01, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. 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.