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1	ⲠⲂⲒⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲦⲠⲞⲖⲨϮⲀ ⲘⲠⲚ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ Ⲛ̅ⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲒⲎⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀⲠⲀ ⲞⲚⲚⲞⲪⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲚⲀⲬⲰⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ Ⲛ̅ⲦⲀϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ Ⲙ̅ⲠⲈϤⲂⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲨⲘⲚ̅Ⲧ̅ⲦⲀⲤⲈ Ⲙ̅ⲠⲈⲂⲞⲦ ⲠⲀⲰⲚⲈ ϨⲚ̅ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ Ⲛ̅ⲦⲈⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ	ⲡ̀ⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲩϯⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲟⲛⲛⲟⲫⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	p̀bios ouoh t̀politia ǹpenpeθouab ǹiōt ettaiyout kata smot niven apa onnofrios p̀anaxōritys ètafgōk èvol ǹpefbios ǹsoumǹttase ǹpevot paōne xen oueiryny ǹte f̀nouti	THE LIFE AND CONVERSATION OF OUR HOLY FATHER, WHO WAS GLORIOUS IN EVERY WAY, APA ONNOPHRIOS THE ANCHORITE, WHO ENDED HIS LIFE ON THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH PAONE IN THE PEACE OF GOD!
2	ⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲘⲎⲚ : —	ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ:	s̀mou èron àmyn:	BLESS US! AMEN.
3	Ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲡϥ̅ⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲝⲏⲅⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ · ⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲝⲏⲅⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ: ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ:	àouson ǹananaxōritys èpefran pe apa panoute eksygisθai: èhans̀nyou ǹmainoute:	A CERTAIN brother who was an anchorite, and whose name was Apa Pa[p]noute, made a discourse to the God-loving brethren,
4	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ · ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ·	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ:	nai ḋe ne ǹsaji etafgoou: je anok p̀·son aimevi nouèhoou èθravōk èxoun èp̀gaie et·hihoun: èθranav je ouon son ǹmonoxos: ǹfahou:	and these were the words which he addressed to them. I, [your] brother, was thinking one day, and I determined to go into the inner desert, so that I might see if there were any brethren who were monks living in the most remote parts of it.
5	ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ϥⲧⲟⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ·	ⲁⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϥⲧⲟⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩ: ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ:	aimoṡi ḋe ǹf̀toou ǹèhoou nem ftoe ǹouṡy m̀peiouemoeik: ouḋe m̀peisemoou: eimoṡi hi p̀gaie et·hihoun:	I marched four days and four nights, and I neither ate bread nor drank water. I marched on into the inner desert,
6	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ·	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ:	hrai ḋe xen p̀hay ǹèhoou: aii èjen ouspylaion:	and at the end of a [further number] of days I came upon a cave.
7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲗϩ̅ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡϣⲉ · ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡϣⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ:	ouoh ètaihōn èxoun èrof: aikōlh èp̀ro ǹapṡe: ǹoufaṡi ǹèhoou: ouoh m̀pe laav erouō nyi:	And when I had drawn nigh thereto I knocked at the door at midday, and no one answered me,
8	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ:	aimevi ḋe xen pahyt je m̀mon son ǹpaima:	and I thought in my mind 'there is no brother in this place'.
9	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛ · ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ: ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱϥ:	anok ḋe ainav èouson: efhemsi ehrai efkō ǹrōf:	And I saw a brother seated inside it, and he was silent,
10	ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁϭⲓϫ · ⲁϥⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲓⲥⲗⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁϩ ·	ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲓⲥⲗⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ:	aiamahte ḋe ǹpefċvoi: ouoh apefċvoi vōl èvol xen najig: aferf̀ryti ǹneimislys ǹkahi:	and I took hold of his arm, and his arm came off in my hands, and became particles of dust;
11	ⲁⲓϭⲟⲙϭⲙ̅ ⲉⲡϥ̅ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ⲕ̅	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲙϫⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲕ	aigomjem èpefsōma tyrf aijimi èrof: eafouō efmou: ère p̀hōb goeisk	and I felt his body all over, and I found that he was dead, and that the skin had perished (?).
12	ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ · ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲓ̅ⲟⲛ · ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ·	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ: ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ:	aigouṡt ḋe ainav: èoukolobion: efaṡe ehrai:	And I looked and I saw a short-sleeved shirt hanging up inside the cave,
13	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓϭⲟⲙϭⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲣ̅ⲕⲁϩ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲙϫⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁϩ:	ouoh ètaigomjem èpaiket afvōl èvol aferkah:	and when I felt it with my hands, it also fell to pieces and became dust.
14	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲁⲓϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲥ̀ⲧⲟⲗⲏ:	anok ḋe aiaherat aiṡ̀lyl: ouoh aifai ǹtas̀toly:	And I stood up, and I prayed, and I took my garment
15	ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲉⲗⲟⲩⲱⲗ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁⲓϭⲱϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲙⲥϥ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ·	ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲉⲗⲟⲩⲱⲉⲗⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲁⲓϫⲱϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲁⲓⲑⲱⲙⲥϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:	aisouelouōels èrof: aigōji ǹnajig xen p̀kahi: aiθōmsf: ouoh aii èvol xen p̀ma ète m̀mav:	and wrapped the body up in it, and I dug a hole in the earth with my hands, and I buried him [in it]. And I came forth from that place,
16	ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ·	ⲁⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ: ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ: ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ:	aimoṡi ḋe èxoun xen t̀erymos: aijimi ǹkespylaion: a pahyt ì èroi aiθōhem èxoun èp̀ro ouoh m̀pe laav erouō nyi:	and I marched on into the desert, and I came upon another cave, and my courage came to me, and I thrust open the door [and cried out], and no one answered me.
17	ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϥⲛⲁϫⲡⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·	ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϫⲫⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ:	aivōk èxoun m̀peijimi èrōmi: aii èvol eigō m̀mos: je p̀ma ète f̀vōk ǹf̀nouti ǹxytf f̀nagfoi èpaima:	And I went in and I found no man, and I came forth, saying, 'The place of a servant of God; he will soon return to this place.'
18	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲉⲓϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ:	anok ḋe aiċō xen p̀ma ète m̀mav: eiṡ̀lyl ṡatepèhoou erprokoptin:	And I remained in that place, and I prayed until the day ran to its close,
19	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲟⲥ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲟⲥ:	ouoh naitaouo pe ǹnaapostyθos:	and I recited the books which I had learned by heart.
20	ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲟϣ ⲉⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ·	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲟϣ ⲉⲁⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ:	menensōs ḋe ère p̀ry nahōtp aigouṡt ainav èouagelei ǹṡoṡ easi ǹp̀ouei: ère p̀·son ète m̀mav xen toumyti:	And afterwards, just as the sun was about to set, I looked up and I saw a herd of buffaloes in the far distance coming towards me, and that brother was among them,
21	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣ̅ϥ̅ϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲃⲱ ϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥ̅ⲁⲥⲭⲏⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉϥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲃⲱ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲥⲭⲏⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉϥϫⲏⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ:	ètafhōn ḋe èxoun èroi ǹtefkykahyv pe: ouoh èrepefvō hōvs ǹtefasṡymosiny: ouoh arefoi ǹhevsō efjyl m̀mof:	and when he approached me he was naked, and his hair covered his shame, and it served as raiment to clothe him.
22	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ̅ · ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲫⲱϧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲁ: ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ:	ètaffōx èroi: aferhoti èmaṡō: efmevi je anokoup̀na: afaheratf afṡ̀lyl:	And when he had come to the place where I was he was exceedingly afraid, for he thought that I was a spirit, and he stood up and prayed,
23	ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲏ ·	ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲏ:	kai ġar ahah ǹp̀na erpeirazin m̀mof: kata f̀ryti ètafgos èp̀hay:	for very often spirits used to come to tempt him, according to what he himself subsequently said.
24	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲁⲥⲑⲉ · ϫⲉⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲁⲥⲑⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	anok ḋe aiasθe: je aferhoti aimoṡi èrof	And I perceived that he was afraid, and I went to him,
25	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲱ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣϩⲟϯ: ⲱ̀ ⲫ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	pegai naf: je ahrok arekerhoti: ṑ f̀vōk ǹf̀nouti:	and I said unto him ' Wherefore art thou afraid, O servant of God?
26	ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϭⲟⲙϭⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ϩⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ·	ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙϫⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲓⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ:	gouṡt ǹteknav ènataċse: je anokourōmi: ouoh ǹtekgomjem èroi je anokousarks his̀nof:	Look, and thou wilt see my footprints, and that I am a man. Touch me, and [thou wilt find] that I am flesh and blood.'
27	Ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ:	ǹθof ḋe ètafgouṡt èxoun ehrai: aftaouo ǹp̀ṡ̀lyl ǹpevangelion:	And when he had gazed upon me he repeated the prayer in the Gospel.
28	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲣϥ̅ϫⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲣⲉϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣϥϫⲓⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ:	anok ḋe aiċōreṡ èrof: èθrfjit èpesyt èp̀·spylaion:	And I urged him to take me into the cave.
29	ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ · ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ·	ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ:	afgnoi je ǹtaki èpaima: ǹaṡ ǹryti:	And he asked me 'Wherefore didst thou come to this place?'
30	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ϥⲟϭⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ϥⲟϭⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ:	anok ḋe pegai je ǹtaii èpaima: eioueṡ nav ǹvōk ǹf̀nouti: etṡop xen paigaie: ouoh m̀pef̀nouti: foċt ǹpettiṡini ǹsōf:	And I said, 'I came to this place because I wished to see the servants of God who live in this desert, and God hath not denied me that which I asked of Him.'
31	ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲣ · ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲧⲱ̅ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ·	ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥⲟⲩⲏⲣ: ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϭⲓⲛⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲕⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲧⲱ̀ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲕ:	aignouf je ǹtaki èpaima ǹaṡ ǹryti: ouoh isouyr: ǹsyou ċintaki èpaima: ouoh naṡakoumou: ouoh eθve ou arekkykahyv em̀mon hevsō tṑ hiōtk:	And I asked him, saying, ' How didst thou come to this place? And how long ago is it since thou didst come here? And what dost thou usually eat? And why dost thou go naked and wear no € clothing on thy body?
32	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲏⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟϩⲥ̅ · ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲏⲃⲁⲉⲓⲥ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ: ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟϩⲉⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲟⲩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲃⲁⲉⲓⲥ:	ǹθof ḋe afarṡei ǹsaji nemyi efgō m̀mos: je anokourōmi ǹmonaxos: areiouyh xen ousoohes: ǹmonaxos ǹaouyt xen θybaeis:	And he began to talk with me, saying, 'I was a monk, and I lived among a congregation of monks in Thebais.
33	ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛⲅ̅ϭⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲉⲥⲩⲭⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ · ⲛⲅ̅ϣⲡ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲛⲅ̅ⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲓϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ · ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ · ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲃⲉⲉⲕⲉ · ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ·	ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲥⲩⲭⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲡⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲣ̀ⲙⲁⲓϣⲙ̀ⲙⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲃⲉⲭⲉ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ:	àoumevi ì èpahyt: ǹpairyti je tōoun àmou èvol: ǹtekċōhem pekma m̀mavatk: ouoh k̀naesikaze m̀mok ǹtekeranaxōrin: ǹtekṡepǹs̀nyou èrok: ǹtekr̀maiṡm̀mo: èmaṡō: ouoh k̀najimi: ǹouhouò veke: xen p̀hōb ǹnekjig:	And there came into my heart a thought of this kind: Rise up, go forth, and abide in a place by thyself. And thou shalt lead a life of peaceful contemplation. Thou shalt become an anchorite, and shalt receive the brethren. Thou shalt shew abundant hospitality to strangers, and thou shalt find abundant wages by the work of thy hands.
34	Ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ·	ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ:	petaimevi ḋe èrof aiaif:	And that which I thought in my mind I carried into effect.
35	ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ · ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ·	ⲁⲓⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ: ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲧ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ:	aii ḋe èvol xen p̀aouyt ǹmonoxos: aikōt nyi ǹouma ǹṡōpi mmavatt aiouōh ǹxytf:	I came away from the house of the monks, I built myself a habitation in a place apart, and I took up my abode therein.
36	ⲁⲩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ϣⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ·	ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ϣⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ:	àouapes ǹrōmi: epeitasse nyi ǹhōb ǹjig ṡaityiou ǹmeθnayt ǹǹṡemmo:	And men employed me, and what they gave me for the work of my hands I used to give away in charity to strangers.
37	ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲱϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲡⲃⲉⲉⲕⲉ ϯϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · ⲙ̅ⲡⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϭⲣⲱⲱϩ · ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ·	ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲭⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ϯϫⲫⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ: ⲉⲧⲣ̀ϭⲣⲱⲱϩ: ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧϯⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ:	p̀ḋiaboulos afkoh ǹp̀·syou ète m̀mav: èp̀veke tigfo m̀mof: ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois xa petìri m̀mof ǹǹṡemmo: nem ǹkōouni: etr̀ċrōōh: efnav èf̀ryti ettispouḋaze èpahōb ǹjig:	At that time the Devil became envious of me, because of the wages which I was earning before the Lord in respect of what I did for strangers and for other folk who were in want; for he saw how diligent I was in manual labour,
38	ⲁϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ϩⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ·	ⲁϥⲭⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ϧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲉⲣⲧⲁⲥⲥⲓⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ:	afkoh èroi èmaṡō: xa petìri m̀mof: afvōk èxoun èous̀·himi: ǹmonaṡy esnyou haroi easertassin nyi ǹhanhōb ǹjig:	and he was exceedingly jealous of me. And he entered into a certain woman who was a nun, and who came to me, and employed me to do certain hand work,
39	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ:	ouoh ètaiouō m̀mōou: aityiou nas:	and when I had finished it I gave it to her,
40	ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ⲁⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ·	ⲁⲥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁϭⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲥ:	asgos nyi on eθve hankōouni: ouoh ètat̀sinyθia ṡōpi: eternapanta èneneryou: a p̀gaji tyis èpahyt: èθraċihōb ǹjig ǹtots:	and she talked to me about further work. And it became a customary thing for us to meet each other, and the Enemy put it into my heart to take work of the hands from her.
41	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟ̅ⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲧ̀ⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟ̀ⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ:	ètat̀parhysia ḋe ṡōpi: anouemòeik nem neneryou:	And when we had learned to talk freely to each other we ate bread together,
42	ⲁⲩⲱ Ⲁⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ · ⲉⲡϩⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϫⲡⲟ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲁⲉ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϫⲫⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ:	ouoh àouhōb ouōnh èron: èp̀xaè ḋe antinaake ǹf̀mou angfo: ǹtànomia:	and the affair continued to grow until at last we brought forth death, and produced iniquity.
43	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ · ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ · ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ: ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲧ:	ètaihei ḋe èvol nemas: xen oumetat·hyt: anċō xen taiànomia ǹsoou ǹevot:	And when once I had fallen with her into folly we remained in this wicked state for six months.
44	Ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲓⲣ̅ϩⲧⲏⲓ · ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ · ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲧⲏⲓ: ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ	menensōs aimevi èvol xen pahyt: èpetaiaif aierhtyi: airimi èmaṡō ouoh aiṡōpi: xen ouaṡahom	Afterwards I meditated in my heart upon what I had done, and I grieved, and wept exceedingly, and I was always heaving sighs.
45	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲓⲣ̅ ϩⲧⲏⲓ · ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ·	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ϩⲧⲏⲓ: ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ:	aimevi èvol xen pahyt èpetaiaif aier htyi: airimi èmaṡō: ouoh aiṡōpi eiṡop xen ouaṡahom:	Afterwards I meditated in my heart upon what I had done, and I grieved, and wept exceedingly, and I was always heaving sighs.
46	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲛ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ · ⲡϭⲁϩϭϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲱϣⲙ̅ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϥⲛ̅ⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧ̅ⲕ̅ · ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ·	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ: ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲧ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ: ⲡ̀ϭⲁϩϭⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ: ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲱϣⲉⲙ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϥⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧ̀ⲕ: ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ:	aimevi èvol xen pahyt: mmavatt je kan p̀èhoou kan rasti tennamou ouoh senaerkolazin m̀mon xen kolasis evnaṡt: p̀ċahċeh ǹnovhe ouoh p̀kaki et·hivol: p̀k̀rōm ǹatōṡem: nem p̀fǹt ǹatǹkot̀k: etouōm ǹsa t̀psiṡy:	And I thought in my heart when I was alone, saying, ‘If I were to die to-day or to-morrow they would punish us with a severe punishment, with the gnashing of teeth, and with outer darkness, and with the fire that cannot be quenched, and with the worm that never sleepeth, and that devoureth the soul.
47	ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·	ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ:	tōoun maron èvol xen paima:	Rise up, let us escape from this place,
48	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ·	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ:	maron èp̀gaie:	let us get away into the desert.'
49	Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ:	anok ḋe aierhnai ǹfōt ǹtotf ǹf̀novi:	And I wished to escape from the sin.
50	ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϯⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁ ·	ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁ:	aitōoun aii èvol: aivōk ètaierymia:	And I rose up and came forth, and I departed into the desert,
51	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ϩⲁϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ϧⲁϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ:	ouoh ailo xahnav niven: ǹte t̀s̀·himi ète m̀mav:	and I have never been with that woman since I have been here.
52	ⲁⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲃⲛ̅ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲡⲩⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ·	ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲛ̀ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲡⲩⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ:	aijimi ǹtaìpigy ǹmou nem taivǹne nem paispilaion:	And I found this spring- of water, and this palm tree, and this cave.
53	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓⲃⲛ̅ⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲃⲛ̅ⲛⲉ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲉⲃⲟⲧ ·	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲃⲛ̀ⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉ12 ⲛ̀ⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲛ̀ⲛⲉ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ: ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲧ:	ṡaretaìvǹne tave12 ǹloou ǹvǹne: kata rompi: ouloou kata evot:	This palm-tree yieldeth twelve bunches of dates each year, a bunch for each month,
54	ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲛ̅ⲛⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲉⲃⲟⲧ ·	ⲡⲁⲓⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲃⲛ̀ⲛⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲧ:	pailoou oun ǹvǹne ṡafrōṡi èroi kata evot:	and one bunch of dates is sufficient to last me for the month.
55	ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ·	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛ̀ⲱⲓⲕ:	m̀mon laav oun ṡop nyi ouḋe hevsō: ouḋe trofy ǹōik:	I possess nothing, neither raiment nor the food of bread.
56	ⲡⲁϥⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ·	ⲡⲁϥⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ:	pafō ḋe afavksane: ouoh nahoite avtako èp̀tyrf:	My hair increaseth, and as my clothes were worn out utterly long ago,
57	ⲁⲓϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ · ⲉϩⲟⲃⲥϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϥⲱ ·	ⲁⲓϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ: ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲃⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϥⲱ:	aihōvs oun ǹp̀ma eteṡṡe: èhovsf xen pafō:	I clothe myself, as is most seemly, with the raiment of my hair.
58	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ ϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ · ⲉⲥϣⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟ̅ⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ: ϭⲓⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲏⲣ ϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ: ⲉⲥϣⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟ̀ⲉⲓⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ:	ouoh is maave ǹrompi: ċietaii èpaima: ère p̀àyr ti nyi ǹoukrasis: esṡyṡ ouoh m̀peiouemòeik èp̀tyrf:	And behold, it is thirty years since I came to this place, and the climate thereof bestoweth upon me health uniformly. And I never eat bread.'
59	ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ·	ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲧ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏ: ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ:	aignouf je ara t̀arṡy: etaki èpaima akxisi tōnou:	And I asked him, 'At first when thou didst come to this place, didst thou suffer greatly?'
60	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ · ⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲛⲟϫⲧ̅ · ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉϣⲛⲟϫⲧ̅ · ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲓⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ: ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϣⲛⲟϫⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲉϣⲛⲟϫⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ⲉⲓⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣ:	pegaf nyi: je ahi aixisi tōnou: ṑ paṡyri: hōste ǹnaṡnogt: èp̀kahi eθve p̀m̀kah ǹhyt: hōste ǹnaeṡnogt: èp̀kahi eθve p̀m̀kah ǹhyt: eiōṡ ehrai èp̀ċois eθve nanovi etoṡ:	And he said unto me, 'Yea, I did suffer greatly, so much so in fact that sometimes through the intensity of my sorrow I used to throw myself on the ground, and cry up to God because of my manifold sins.
61	Ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ⲥ̅ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱⲓ	ⲁⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲕϩ̀ⲥ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱⲓ	aixisi ḋe on xen ouniṡti ǹmok·h̀s: eθve p̀tkas et·higōi	And I also suffered great pain through an infirmity which was upon me.
62	ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϧⲁⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲓ	aigouṡt ḋe ainav èourōmi efxaōou èmaṡō afaheratf xatoti	[One day] I looked and I saw a man who was exceedingly splendid standing by me,
63	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲟⲩ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩ:	pegaf nyi je arekṡōni èou:	and he said unto me, “In what part of the body art thou ill?”
64	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ:	anok ḋe atagom ì èroi ǹoukouji pegai naf: je p̀ċois areiṡini èpahypar:	And my strength returned unto me a little, and I said unto him, “I am ill in my liver.”
65	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:	pegaf nyi je ma tsavoi èp̀ma etkṡōni èrof:	And he said unto me, “Shew me the place wherein thou art ill,”
66	ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ·	ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ:	aitsavof ḋe èpahypar etṡōni:	and I shewed him the place where my liver was in pain.
67	ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲛϥ̅ⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲡⲉϩⲡⲁⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ · ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ·	ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲃ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲡⲉϩⲡⲁⲥ̀ⲫⲓⲣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲩⲅⲏ: ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲧϥ:	afsovten ǹtefjig èvol èroi èreneftyb talyout èjen nouèryou afpehpas̀fir ǹf̀ryti ǹousyfi: ouoh afìni èvol ǹpahypar aftsavoi èǹp̀ligy: evhiōtf:	And he stretched out his hand upon me, and his fingers rested upon each other, and he made an opening between mⲩ ribs as with a sword (or, knife), and he brought forth my liver, and he shewed me the wounds that were in it,
68	ⲁϥϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ · ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ·	ⲁϥϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ: ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ:	afhokou afti ǹnououamome èoutoeis: afti on ǹpahypar: èpefma ǹkesop:	and he relieved the pains in them, and bound the wounds up, and he put my liver back into its place again.
69	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲗⲟϭⲗϭ̅ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛϥ̅ϭⲓϫ · ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲡⲁϩϥ̅ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛϥ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲗⲟϭⲗⲉϭ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ: ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲁϧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ:	ouoh afsloċleċ èjen pasōma xen nefjig: aftōċe ǹp̀ma etaffaxf èjen neferyou:	And he rubbed my body lightly with his hands, and he rejoined the sides of the opening which he had made in my side,
70	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϫ̅ⲥ̅ · ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙ̀ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: ϫⲓⲛϯⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ:	pegaf nyi je is·hyppe akougai m̀perkotk eernovi je ǹnepet·hoou èfai ṡōpi m̀mok: alla arihm̀hal ǹp̀ċois: jintinou ṡa èneh:	and he said unto me, “Behold, thou art healed. Sin not again, lest evil more severe than this come upon thee. But make thyself a servant of God from this time for ever.”
71	ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ·	ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ:	jinpèhoou ète m̀mav anetnpasa saxoun tyrou: ougai ouoh ailo eiṡōni èpahypar:	From that day all my bowels have remained in a healthy condition, and I have ceased to suffer in my liver,
72	ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥϩⲓⲥⲉ ·	ϯϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥϧⲓⲥⲓ:	tiṡop xen paima ǹgaie kōrisxisi:	and I have lived in this place in the desert without pains.
73	ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ·	ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ:	aftsavoi ḋe èt̀toeis ète nouamome hiōts:	And he taught me what the medicament was wherewith he treated my liver.'
74	ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉ[ⲥ]ⲡⲩⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ·	ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ: ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ:	aikōrṡ ḋe èrof èθrefkat hmpespilaion: etainav èrof ǹṡorp:	And I entreated him to let me stay in the cave wherein I had seen him at first,
75	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲑⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲣⲉϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ:	pegaf nyi je ǹtekgom an te ètōoun xat̀·hormy ǹǹḋemōn ouoh aiċōreṡ èrof èθrefgō èroi ǹpefran:	and he said unto me, 'Thy strength is not sufficient to enable thee to resist the attacks of the devils.' And I urged him to tell me his name,
76	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϯⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ	ǹθof ḋe pegaf nyi je timoθeos pe f̀ran	and he said unto me, Timothy is my name.
77	Ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲟⲕ̅ⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·	ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲕⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:	àripamevi oun ṑ pason ǹmenrit ǹtep̀ċois gokt èvol xen p̀aġōn etnanef etafθahmet èrof:	Remember me, O my beloved brother, [in thy prayers], so that the Lord may make me to bring to an end the good fight whereto He hath summoned me.'
78	Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲉⲧ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ:	anok ḋe aipahet xa nefouryyte je arefnaerpamevi ǹtefs̀mou èroi:	And I cast myself down at his feet so that he might remember and bless me.
79	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲣϭⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲣϭⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲕⲫⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:	ǹθof ḋe afs̀mou èroi efgō m̀mos je èrep̀ċois s̀mou èrok: ǹtefnahmek ǹċorċes ǹp̀diabolos ouoh ǹtefkak xen nefmōit tyrou etnanōou ǹsyou niven: ekfyt èratou ǹneθouab:	And he blessed me, saying,' The Lord bless thee! May He deliver thee from the snares of the Devil, and may He set thee on all His good paths at all times, and mayest thou escape to the saints.”
80	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣϥ̅ⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲁⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ · ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣ̅ϥ̅ ϫⲉϯϩⲕⲟⲉⲓⲧ · ⲏ ϯⲟⲃⲉ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲁⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲕⲟⲉⲓⲧ: ⲓⲉ ϯⲟⲃⲉ:	ètafouō ḋe efs̀mou èroi atagom ì èroi: hōste èṡtemθraaisθane: èp̀tyrf je tihkoeit: ie tiove:	And when he had finished blessing me my strength came to me to such a degree that I never felt when I was hungry or when I was thirsty.
81	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ · ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ: ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ: ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ:	ètainav ḋe ètaìniṡti ǹṡ̀fyri etastahoi: aitōoun aimoṡi: èxoun xen p̀tōou:	And when I perceived the great marvel that had come to me I rose up, and I journeyed into the mountain.
82	Ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ:	ètaf̀toou ḋe ǹèhoou oueine aixisi ouoh aifōrṡ ǹnajig ehrai èt̀fe:	And when four days had passed by I felt pain, and I stretched out my hands to heaven,
83	ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ·	ⲁⲓϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ:	aiṡ̀lyl: ouoh is p̀rōmi ètafì haroi ǹṡorp:	and I prayed, and behold the man who had come unto me at first again came unto me,
84	ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ·	ⲁϥⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ:	afì haroi on aftiċom nyi ǹf̀ryti ǹt̀·houeite:	and he gave unto me strength as at the first.
85	ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ · ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ	ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ: ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ	haplōs a p̀mehftoou: ǹèhoou oueine: eimoṡi èxoun	In short, when four days had passed I journeyed on into [the desert].
86	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ · ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϥⲱ ⲡⲟⲣϣ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲧⲁⲗⲏⲥ · ⲛ̅ϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ·	ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ: ⲁⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϥⲱ ⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲧⲁⲗⲏⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ:	ǹtiounou ḋe: aigouṡt ainav èourōmi: ǹte p̀ouei efoi ǹhoti èmaṡō: ère peffō forṡ èvol: èjen pefsōma: ǹf̀ryti ǹpanaipartalys: ǹtefkykahyv ġar pe: ère hangōvi hōvs ǹpefs̀mot ǹhōout:	And straightway I looked, and I saw a man in the distance, and he was an exceedingly terrifying object, for his hair was spread out over his body like that of a panther, and he was naked, and his privy parts were covered with leaves.
87	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲟϯ:	ètafhōn èxoun èroi aierhoti:	And when he had come nigh unto me I was afraid,
88	ⲁⲓⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ·	ⲁⲓⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ:	aialyi ehrai èjen oukoh ǹtōou: je meṡak oueia ǹtōou pe:	and I went up on a pinnacle of the mountain, [thinking that] perhaps he was a man in delirium.
89	ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ · ϩⲁⲧϩⲁⲓⲃⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛϥ̅ⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ · ⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲃⲉ · ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲩⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ: ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲧϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ: ⲡ̀ϩⲕⲟ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲃⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲩⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ:	ètafì ḋe afnogf ǹoukouji: xat̀·haives ǹoukoh ǹtōou: ǹtefθlibe èmaṡō eθve ǹxisi etfṡop ǹxytou: p̀hko: nem pivi: ǹtefkinḋineve èmaṡō:	And when he had come he cast himself down for a little time under the shadow of the pinnacle of the mountain, and he was greatly distressed because of the pain which he was suffering, and he was in great danger of dying of hunger and thirst.
90	Ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛϥ̅ⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲟϩ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ·	ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲟⲟϩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:	affai ḋe ǹnefval ehrai èp̀kooh: ǹtōou: afnav èroi: afmouti je àmou èpesyt haroi p̀rōmi eθouab:	And he lifted up his eyes to the pinnacle of the mountain, and when he saw me he cried out, saying. 'Come down to me, O thou holy man.
91	Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ϩⲉ · ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲣⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ: ⲉⲓϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ:	anok ḋe hō anokourm̀ntoou ǹte pekryti: eiṡop xen paigaie: eθve nanovi:	I also am a man of the mountain like unto thyself, and I am living in the desert because of my sins.'
92	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ · ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ: ϩⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	ǹθof ḋe pegaf nyi je ǹθokouṡ̀fyr: hōk on ǹte f̀nouti:	And he said unto me, ' Thou art a friend (?) of God.'
93	ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲣϥ̅ϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ·	ⲁⲓϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣϥϫⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ:	aihemsi on ǹpefm̀θo èvol: ouoh aiparakalei m̀mof: èθrfgō èroi ǹpefran:	And I sat down before him, and I conjured him to tell me his name.
94	ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲛⲛⲟⲫⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁ · ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲛⲟⲫⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϯϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁ: ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ:	ǹθof ḋe pegaf nyi je onnofrios pe paran: ouoh is se ǹrompi tiṡop xen taierymia: eimoṡi xen ǹtōou ǹf̀ryti ǹǹθyrion: ouoh m̀peinav èrōmi eisōoun m̀mof:	And he said unto me, 'Onnophrios is my name. And behold, I have lived in this desert for sixty years. I wander about in the mountains like the wild animals, and I never see any man who recognizeth me.
95	Ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲑⲏⲃⲁⲉⲓⲥ ·	ⲉⲓϣⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲑⲏⲃⲁⲉⲓⲥ:	eiṡop ḋe xen ousoouhes ǹmonoxos xen p̀tōou ǹṡmoun ǹte θybaeis:	I lived at one time in a habitation of monks, in the mountain of Shmun of the Thebaid.
96	Ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ·	ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ:	f̀ran ḋe ǹt̀·heneete etm̀maav pe eryte:	And the name of that monastery was Erete.
97	ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ · ⲉⲣⲉϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲥⲩⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ: ⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲥⲩⲭⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	arenoi nouhyt ǹouōt nem neneryou hi ousop: èret̀ryny ṡop xen tenmyti: enṡop xen ouesiṡia nem neneryou: entieoou ǹf̀nouti:	We all lived together, and each of us was of the same mind, and peace dwelt in our midst. We lived with each other a life of quiet contemplation, and we ascribed glory unto God.
98	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲓϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ · ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲥ̅ ·	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ: ⲉⲓϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ:	anok ḋe naioi ǹouṡy ǹroeis nemaou: eiċisvō ǹkōt ǹf̀nouti èvol hitotou: ǹhanniṡti ǹtelios: ne ǹf̀ryti ǹnangelos ǹp̀ċois:	And I passed nights in vigil with them, and I learned the rules of God from them; and their chief men were perfect even as the angels of the Lord.
99	ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲉⲥⲃⲓⲧⲏⲥ · ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϯϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ · ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̅ϫⲁⲓⲉ ·	ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡ̀ⲑⲉⲥⲃⲓⲧⲏⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ:	aisōtem èousaji eθve peniōt hylias p̀θesbitys: je ǹtafjemgom xen f̀nouti ǹpairyti tyrs: efṡop xen paigaie:	And I heard them speaking about our father Elijah, the Tishbite, and saying that he was wholly powerful in God while he lived in this desert .
100	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡϯⲥⲧⲏⲥ · ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲙⲉ · ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓⲉ · ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲡϯⲥⲧⲏⲥ: ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫ̀ⲫⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲟⲙⲉ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ: ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ:	ouoh iōannys p̀baptistys: pète m̀peftōoun xen p̀g̀fo ǹǹhioome: ǹje petoi ǹniṡti èrof: arefṡop xen ǹgaie: ṡa p̀èhoou ǹpefouōnh èvol xen pisrayl:	ؤ
101	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲧⲉ · ⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ · ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲧⲉ: ⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ: ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ:	pegai nōou je naeioote: ouk ouon netxen p̀gaie: sesotp ǹhouo èron:	And I said unto them: My fathers, are not then those who are in the desert more excellent than we are?
102	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏⲛⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ·	ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲛⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ:	ànon ġar is·hyppe tennav èneneryou ǹmyni: ouoh tensoouh ǹsinaksis hi ousop:	For behold, we see each other daily, and we partake of the Sacrament together.
103	ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲕⲟ · ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ·	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲕⲟ: ⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ:	anṡanhko: tenhyv èxre efsevtōt nan:	When we are hungry we make use of the food which is prepared for us.
104	ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲃⲉ · ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲱ ·	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲓⲃⲓ: ⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲥⲱ:	anṡanivi: tenhyv èmou èsō:	When we are thirsty we take water to drink.
105	ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ϣⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅ · ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ·	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲣ̀ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ϣⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ:	anṡanr̀atċom ṡavtitootn: hiten nens̀nyou:	When we are weak our brethren reach out their hands to help us,
106	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ̅ · ⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ: ⲧⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	ouoh anṡanepeiθimei èous̀kevos èouomf: tenḋiakōnei m̀mof ǹnenèryou eθve ouàġapy: ǹte f̀nouti:	and when we wish for the loan of a vessel to eat from we make use of those belonging to each other, for the love of God.

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title: Life of Onnophrius part 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-onnophrius", document life.onnophrius.01
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: Life of Onnophrius part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-onnophrius, document life.onnophrius.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Elizabeth Davidson, 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 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
file: Hagiography/Life of onnophrius/life.onnophrius.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Life of Onnophrius part 1 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from life.onnophrius.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-onnophrius", document life.onnophrius.01)
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attribution: Life of Onnophrius part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-onnophrius, document life.onnophrius.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Elizabeth Davidson, 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 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
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=7 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_L1-S-5=1 lexeme_open=5 n_morphs_fallback=1 numeral_single_ambiguous=3 restored_accepted=1 stroke_kept=408 th_resolved=12 tokens=1053
file: Hagiography/Life of onnophrius/life.onnophrius.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Life of Onnophrius part 1 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from life.onnophrius.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Life of Onnophrius part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-onnophrius, document life.onnophrius.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Elizabeth Davidson, 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 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Hagiography/Life of onnophrius/life.onnophrius.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: 106 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: E. A. Wallis Budge — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM life-onnophrius, life.onnophrius.01 (106 lines)

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Life of Onnophrius part 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-onnophrius", document life.onnophrius.01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/life-of-onnophrius/life.onnophrius.01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Life of Onnophrius part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-onnophrius, document life.onnophrius.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lance Martin, Elizabeth Davidson, 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.