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Attribution: Martyrdom of Victor part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus martyrdom-victor, document martyrdom.victor.03, version 4.2.0 (2021-09-23), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, 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.
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| 1 | Ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲉϩⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ · ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ :— | ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲁϩⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ: ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | p̀diabolos ḋe afmahp̀hyt ǹpiōt ǹapa biktōr: afθrevtyif ǹdioklytianos p̀ouro: | And the Devil filled the heart of the father of Apa Victor, and he made him to deliver Apa Victor over into the hands of Diocletian the Emperor |
| 2 | ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: | p̀ouro ḋe ètafgouṡt èxoun xen p̀ho ǹapa biktōr pegaf naf: | And when the Emperor had looked into the face of Apa Victor, he said unto him |
| 3 | ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ̅ϣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ̀ϣⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ: | je ǹθok pe biktōr eθve ou m̀pek·sōtem ǹsa pekiōt: ǹtekououṑṡet ǹnanouti: | O thou Victor, why hast thou not hearkened to thy father, and worshiped my gods? |
| 4 | ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · | ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲧ̀ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: | ie ǹk·sōoun an je ouontyi t̀eksousia èxoun èrok: | Is it possible that thou dost not know that I have absolute power over thee? |
| 5 | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲟϣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲕ · ⲉⲧⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ · ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉ̅ϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲟ̅ⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲕ: ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ: ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: | apa biktōr ḋe afvolf m̀pefmous ǹnoub: ouoh afvaṡf ǹpefhōk: ettoi hiōtf: afnogou èxoun xen p̀ho ǹdioklytianos efgō m̀mos: | And Apa Victor tore off his golden chain, and removed the insignia of his rank which he had on him, and he threw them in the face of Diocletian, saying, |
| 6 | ϫⲉϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϯϩⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϩⲏⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ · | ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϯϩⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲓϩⲏⲕ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀: | je holōs rō anokoumatoi an: ouḋe ǹtihyk an xaratf ǹououro eṡafmou: alla areihyk xaratf ǹp̀ouro etxen ǹfyouì: | Indeed I am in no way a soldier, and I will not wear the badge of an emperor who is mortal, for I wear the badge of the Emperor who is in the heavens. |
| 7 | ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱ̅ⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ · | ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ: | f̀s̀xyout ġar xen p̀gōm ǹǹxristianos: | For it is written in the book of the Christians, |
| 8 | ϫⲉⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ϫⲥ̅ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ · ⲏ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲏ̅ ⲡ[ⲙ]ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥ · | ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣ̀ϩⲙ̀ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲓⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥ: | je m̀mon ṡċom m̀mōten èr̀hm̀hal ǹċois s̀nav: ie f̀nouti f̀nouti: ie p̀mamonas: | It is not possible for you to perform the service of two master; (ye must) either (serve God or mammon, |
| 9 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲥ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣϭⲟⲉⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ: | ouoh on je m̀mon ṡċoem m̀mōten èouōm èvol xen t̀t̀rapeza ǹp̀ċois: ouoh èvol xen t̀t̀rapeza ǹǹḋaimonion: | And again, It is not possible for you to eat at the table of the lord, and at the table of the demons. |
| 10 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲙ̅ϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡ[ⲙ]ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥ · ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | tinou oun tinaṡemṡi ǹf̀nouti ǹt̀fe: ǹtaṡtemṡemṡi hōf ǹp̀mamonas: ète ǹθok pe ṑ p̀ouro: | Now therefore, I will serve the God of heaven, and I will not serve mammon, that is to say, thee, Emperor therefore, I will serve the God of heaven |
| 11 | ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ: | p̀ouro ḋe pegaf ǹapa biktōr: | And the Emperor said unto Apa Victor |
| 12 | ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲁⲕϩⲩⲃⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ · | ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲕϩⲩⲃⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: | je eθve ou akertolman ak·hibrize m̀moi ǹpairyti tyrs: | How dost thou dare to insult me in this fashion? |
| 13 | ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ · | ⲁⲣⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲉⲣⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲛⲁⲓ: | arekmevi je m̀mon kolasis hibasanos xen p̀ḋikastyrion: eθraerkolazin m̀mok ǹf̀ryti èt̀·hnai: | Dost thou think that there are no instruments of punishment and torture in the prison-house wherewith I can have thee punished? |
| 14 | ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱ̅ ⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲕⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ · | ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲕⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ: | ǹpaiouō areiparankeile nōten: | Have I not already commanded (or, announced to) thee, saying I not already commanded (or, announced to) thee, saying, |
| 15 | ϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲓⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ · | ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲣ̀ⲧⲣⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲧⲛ: | je m̀pr̀trasōtem èpairan je iysous èvol xen rōtn: | Never let me hear this name of Jesus (issue) from thy mouth? |
| 16 | ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ǹsavel ġar eθve p̀ṡipe ǹpekiōt: m̀mon ninaaneṡe nak an pe èθrek·saji ǹpam̀θo èvol: | If it were not that I should inflict shame on thy father I would not permit thee to utter one word in my presence. |
| 17 | ⲉⲓⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲣⲱ · ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ · | ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲣⲱ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ: | eie ǹpek·sōtem rō: je àououro ǹte paryti goou ǹouhygemōn: | Is it possible that thou hast never heard that an Emperor like unto myself gave orders to a governor |
| 18 | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲑⲁⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ · ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲣⲑⲁⲣⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ: ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | afmoout ǹiysous peknouti: fai ǹθok etkerθarin èrof: ète hyrōdys pe: eafgoou ǹpilatos: afmoout m̀mof: | who put to death thy Lord Jesus, in whom thou puttest thy confidence? his king was Herod, who gave orders to Pilate and Pilate put Him to death. |
| 19 | ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲓⲉ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · ϯⲛⲁⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲁϥ · | ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉⲓⲉ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϯⲛⲁⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ: | isje ouhygemōn petafxōteb ǹiysous peknouti: eie posō mallon anokououro: tinaanhaliske ǹpairan xaros ǹt̀fe je iysous: nem ouon niven etouōṡt naf: | Now, if it was a mere governor who slew Jesus thy God, how much more is it possible for me, an Emperor, to destroy this name of Jesus from under heaven, and every one who worshippeth Him? |
| 20 | ⲱ̅ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲛⲅ̅ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲱ̀ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: | ṑ biktōr vōk oun tinou ǹtek·sōtem ǹsa pekiōt: ǹtekθisiaze ǹǹnouti: | Now, therefore, O 'Victor, come, hearken to thy father, and do thou offer up sacrifice to the gods. |
| 21 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ · ϯⲛⲁⲉⲝⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲕ̅ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: ϯⲛⲁⲉⲝⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲕ: | eṡōp m̀mon: tinaeksōrize m̀mok ǹtoumooutk: | If, however, thou wilt not do so, I will banish thee, and they shall put thee to death. |
| 22 | ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · | ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: | hrōmanos ḋe afkotf èpefṡyri apa biktōr pegaf naf: | And Romanus turned towards his son Apa Victor and said unto him |
| 23 | ϫⲉⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · | ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | je my ǹpekpiθe on èθrkouōṡt ǹǹnouti ǹp̀ouro: | Art thou still not persuaded to pay worship unto the gods of the Emperor? |
| 24 | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ · | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: | apa biktōr ḋe pegaf ǹpefiōt: | And Apa Victor said unto his father |
| 25 | ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲣ̅ⲥ̅ · | ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲥ: | je eṡōp pekċois pe dioklytianos: ǹpaċois an anok pe: alla paċois pe iysous pikrs: | If Diocletian be thy god, (good and well); but he is no god of mine, for my Lord is Jesus the Christ. |
| 26 | ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲉⲙⲁⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲗⲟⲅⲭⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩ · | ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲉⲥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲗⲟⲅⲭⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ: | pefiōt ḋe afǹouċes èmaṡō: aferkelevin èθrevìni ǹnefjig hifahou m̀mof: ǹtouċitf ǹp̀vol ǹt̀polis ǹtoulonṡize m̀mof ǹtefmou: | And his father was exceedingly wroth, and he commanded them to bind his son's arms behind him, and to carry him outside the city, and to spear him there (until) he died. |
| 27 | Ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲱϥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ · ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏ̅ⲏϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱϥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ: ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏ̀ϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: | apa biktōr ḋe paigennaios avmour ǹnefjig hifahou m̀mof: ouoh avti ǹp̀xamōs èrōf: èθrevċitf èvol ǹtoutakof: efnyou ḋe èvol efouỳh ǹsa ǹmatoi: | And they tied the arms of this noble Apa Victor behind him, and they fastened a gag in his mouth so that they might carry him outside (the city) to destroy him; and when he was coming out soldiers accompanied him. |
| 28 | ⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · | ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: | a p̀diabolos erp̀·s̀mot ǹoumatoi: afouonhf naf èvol pegaf naf: | And the Devil took the form of a soldier, and he made himself visible to Victor, and he said unto him |
| 29 | ϫⲉⲱ̅ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲙⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲓⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲛ · | ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲙⲉϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲑⲱⲛ: | je ṑ biktōr eknaṡmeh paipet·hōou θōn: | Victor, where wilt thou fulfill this evil course of action? |
| 30 | ⲉⲕⲕⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · | ⲉⲕⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ: | ekkō ǹpekiōt eflipei m̀mok ǹpairyti: | By these acts of thine thou art abandoning thy father to grief. |
| 31 | ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ̅ · | ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ: | ekmevi je èrepekiōt mosti m̀mok: m̀mon: alla èrepekiōt mei m̀mok ǹhouo: | Thou thinkest that thy father hateth thee. This is certainly not so, for thy father loveth thee exceedingly. |
| 32 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: | tinou ċe sōtem ǹsōi: ouoh anok tinagos ǹpekiōt je akermetanoin: ouoh f̀nalo efċonet èrok: | Now, therefore, hearken thou unto me, and let me tell thy father that thou hast repented, and he will cease to be angry with thee. |
| 33 | ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲣ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ · | ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ: | ǹpōr oun m̀pereratsōtem ǹsōf: | Do not, then, do not, I say, be disobedient unto him. |
| 34 | ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱϥ · | ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ: | gouṡt èisaak p̀ṡyri ǹabraam jempeferatsōtem ǹsa pefiōt: efnav èt̀gorti ǹt̀fe m̀mof esnyou èpesyt ègōf: | Consider Isaac, the son of Abraham, who shewed no disobedience to his father when he saw the knife of slaughter which was to kill him coming down upon him. |
| 35 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲛⲅ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲁⲙ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓ̈ⲱⲧ · ϫⲉⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱ: ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ: | tinou oun m̀perlipei ǹpekiōt: ǹtekṡōpi xa p̀·sahoui ǹkō: etafṡōpi xa p̀·sahoui ǹpefiōt: je afgouṡt èjen pefkō kahyv: | Now, therefore, do not make thy father to grieve, otherwise thou wilt fall under the curse of Ham, who was under the curse of his father, because he looked upon his father's nakedness. |
| 36 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ: | tinou oun m̀pereratsōtem ǹsa pekiōt: anok hō tinaparakalei ǹp̀ouro: ǹtefaik ǹstratylatys: | Now, therefore, do not shew disobedience to thy father, and then I will petition the Emperor, and he will make thee a general. |
| 37 | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ: | apa biktōr ḋe pegaf ǹp̀diabolos: | And Apa Victor said unto the Devil |
| 38 | ϫⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϫⲥ̅ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ · | ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ: ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: | je t̀m̀ntstratylatys rō ǹpaikosmos: m̀peikas xen pahyt: eimyti èt̀metouro ǹpaċois iysous pik·s: | I have not set my mind upon the possession of the rank of general in this world, but upon the kingdom of my Lord Jesus the Christ. |
| 39 | ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ · ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · ϫⲉⲁϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲁ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ: | evgō ḋe ǹnai: avvōk avtame p̀ouro: je a hrōmanos tiapofasis èpefṡyri apa biktōr: èθrevfai ǹtefàfe: ouoh afariki ǹp̀ouro nem nefnouti: | And when these words had been said (by him) they went in and told the Emperor that Romanus had passed sentence of death upon his son, Apa Victor, and that his head was to be cut off, (because) he had sinned against the Emperor and his gods. |
| 40 | Ⲇⲓⲟ̅ⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲉⲛⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ · | ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲁϥ: | dioklytianos ḋe afgoou ǹp̀rotektōr s̀nav hina evèharpaze m̀mof ǹtouenf naf: | And Diocletian sent two (of his) bodyguards so that they might seize him, and bring him to him. |
| 41 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: | pejep̀ouro ǹpefiōt: | And the Emperor said unto his father |
| 42 | ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲙⲉⲭⲣⲓⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲕⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ · ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲱ̅ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲟⲥ | ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩⲉϣⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲙⲉⲭⲣⲓⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲕⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲱ̀ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲟⲥ | je aiemi ǹfoou je ǹkoueṡs·hime an: ouḋe ṡyri: ǹf̀ryti nanok nem nanouti: mekripekṡyri ǹouōt akparaḋiḋou m̀mof èf̀mou: etvyyt: alla sōtem ǹsōi hnnetinagoou nak ṑ hrōmanos | I know this day that thou carest neither for (thy) wife nor (thy) son as much as thou carest for me and my gods, and that thou hast gone so far as to deliver over to death thine only son for my sake. But hearken unto me and unto the things which I will declare |
| 43 | ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ | ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ | sōtem ǹsōi | draft · highListen to me. |
| 44 | ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲝⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ · ⲛϥ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲉⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ · | ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲝⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲉⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ: | aryou ǹtapaip̀lanos sōrem ǹpefhyt: èksōrize m̀mof èrakote: ǹtefhipokeisθe ǹp̀ḋikastyrion ṡatefmou: | Peradventure this impostor hath led his heart astray. I will banish him to Rakote, and let him he there in prison until he dieth |
| 45 | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲉⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | apa biktōr ḋe afǹouċes: ouoh pegaf ǹp̀ouro: | And Apa Victor was exceedingly wroth, and he said unto the emperor |
| 46 | ϫⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟϭ · ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ · ⲕⲛⲁⲣ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ :— | ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭ: ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ: ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲣ̀ϣⲙ̀ⲙⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: | je p̀ouro ǹat·hyt ouoh ǹsoċ: ouhōb enanef pe fai etkṡini ǹsōf: k̀nar̀ṡm̀mo èron: ouoh ànon ǹtetenìri èrok: | thou stupid and senseless Emperor this matter which thou seekest to effect is good, (for) thou wilt make thyself a strangers unto us, and we shall become strangers unto thee. |
| 47 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥ⳨ⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ · ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ⳨ⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | ouoh p̀houò ǹp̀·s⳨atevma namestōk: ouoh f̀nouti nagōnt èrok: ǹtefouōrp ǹteforgy ehrai ègōk: ǹteftako ǹtekmetouro: | And the greater part of thine army shall hale thee, and God shall he angry with thee, and He shall send His wrath upon thee, and shall destroy thy kingdom |
| 48 | Ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲛⲫⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲁⲛⲛⲱⲛⲛⲁ · ⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲛⲱⲛⲛⲁ · ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩϯⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ · | ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲛⲫⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲛⲛⲱⲛⲛⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲛⲱⲛⲛⲁ: ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲩϯⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲕⲟ: | afgōnt ḋe ǹje p̀ouro: aferkelevin ǹtiounou èθrevkounfize m̀mof xen nefannōnna: ènefċi ġar ǹsenannōnna: afθrevtioui naf m̀mate: hina ǹnefmou xa p̀hko: | And the Emperor was wroth, and he commanded immediately that (his servants) should reduce his supply of food, hut he did not cut off his rations altogether, and the Emperor allowed him sufficient food to keep him alive lest he should die of hunger. |
| 49 | ⲁⲩϣⲁϥⲃⲟϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ · | ⲁⲩϣⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ: | avṡafvaṡf ǹtefmǹtkomes: | And he caused him to be deprived of his rank of count. |
| 50 | ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | afθrevmour ǹnefjig hifahou m̀mof: | And he made them to fasten Apa Victor's hands behind him |
| 51 | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲥⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲧⲱ · | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲉⲓⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲧⲱ: | afmorf èp̀·seiat ǹouhtō: | and he tied him to the tail of a horse |
| 52 | ⲁϥϩⲉⲕⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · | ⲁϥϩⲉⲓⲕⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ: | afheikθmyti ǹtefàfe: | and shaved the crown of his head |
| 53 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉϣⲧ̅ ⲟⲩϣϭⲓⲗϭⲓ̈ⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ̅ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉϣⲉⲧ ⲟⲩϣϭⲓⲗϭⲓⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕⲉϩ: | ouoh afeṡet ouṡċilċil èpefmakeh: | and he suspended a bell from his neck |
| 54 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲁⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ · ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲁⲕⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ: | ouoh aftōou ǹmatoi meh noujig ǹva: ouoh navhiouì èrof: evperiake m̀mof xen t̀polis tyrs: efkykahyv: ère p̀kiriks ōṡ èvol xa tefhy: | and four soldiers filled their hands with palm branches and beat him therewith, and they dragged him naked round about through all the city, and a herald went before him crying out |
| 55 | ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · | ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | je ǹtavernai ǹfai jempefθisiaze ǹǹnouti ǹp̀ouro: | These things are done unto this man because he will not offer up sacrifice to the gods of the Emperor |
| 56 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϣⲧ̅ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϣⲧ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: | ouoh avmeṡt t̀polis tyrs nemaf: | and they went through every part of the city with him. |
| 57 | Ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϭⲓⲛⲱⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · | ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲛⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: | hrai ḋe xen soua ǹparmoute: xen piṡorp ǹevot ǹtarṡy ǹt̀rompi kata t̀ċinōp ǹǹhrōmaios: | And on the new moon of Parmoute, the first day of the month of the beginning of the year, according to the computation of the Romans |
| 58 | ⲁⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · | ⲁ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ: | a dioklytianos ċi ǹouxartys afs̀xai èrof ǹpairyti: | Diocletian took a sheet of parchment, and wrote on it these words |
| 59 | ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲕⲱⲙⲉⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ · ϫⲉϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲝⲱⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ · | ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲕⲱⲙⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ: ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲝⲱⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ: | je anok dioklytianos petoi ǹċois èpikosmos tyrf arefs̀xai ǹharmenios p̀kōmes ǹrakote: je xen tiounou etounaìni nak ǹpaieksōmenos je biktōr: | I, Diocletian, who am the Lord of all the World, write unto Armenius, the Count of Rakote, that so soon as this man Victor, who is banished, is brought unto thee |
| 60 | ⲉⲝⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ · | ⲉⲣⲉⲝⲉⲧⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ: | ereksetazin m̀mof ǹṡomt ǹsop: | thou shalt examine him carefully three times |
| 61 | ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲙ̅ⲧⲱⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ · ⲛⲅ̅ⲣⲟⲕϩϥ̅ :— | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲧⲱⲉⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲟⲕϩϥ: | menensōs ǹteknogf èp̀m̀tōek ǹt̀sioouen: ǹtekrok·hf: | and slialt afterwards drive him to the baths, and burn him. |
| 62 | Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ: | ouoh ǹtiounou avparaḋiḋou m̀mof ètotou ǹf̀toou ǹmatoi: èθrevċitf èrakote: | And straightway they delivered him over into the hands of four soldiers in order that they might take him to Rakote. |
| 63 | ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ̅ · ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲫⲓⲙⲓⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲃⲟⲣⲃⲣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕⲉϩ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ: ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲓⲙⲓⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲃⲟⲣⲃⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | ère oukollarion xen pefmakeh: ère ouxamōs xen rōf: ouoh ère oupaiḋais xen nefoueryyte: efkykahyv ère oufiminarion xen ratf: ouoh èreǹmatoi hvorvr m̀mof: | There was (an iron) collar round his neck, there was a gag in his mouth, there was fettering iron about his feet, and he was naked, and there were iron casings about his legs, and the soldiers drove him along with blows. |
| 64 | Ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ · ⲁⲗⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ · | ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ: ⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: | p̀agios ḋe apa biktōr pegaf ǹǹmatoi ettoi èrof je nas̀nyou: alōten etetenoi ǹouahiyt èroi ǹpairyti tyrs: ouoh aretetenṡθorter m̀moi: | And Apa Victor said unto the soldiers who were in charge of him, ' My brethren, I pray you to cease to treat me with such harshness and cruelty, and to vex me so seriously |
| 65 | ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ · ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ · | ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: | ou pe paietèhoou etaiaif nōten: etetenraṡi ehrai ègōi ǹpairyti tyrs: | What is the evil thing which I have done unto you, that ye should rejoice over me with such keen pleasure? |
| 66 | ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲃⲗⲁⲡⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲉϩ · ⲏ̅ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲃⲗⲁⲡⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: ⲓⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | ǹm̀mon aiblaptei m̀mōten èneh: ie aiċi ouai ǹgons èneh: | I have never done any injury to you, and I have never committed an act of injustice against you. |
| 67 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲁϫⲥ̅ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ̅ · ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϩⲁⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ: ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | eṡōp ahannepaċois souten ǹpamōit: oumonon je ǹθōten alla ouon niven: | If the Lord will He can prepare my way of escape, not only from you, but from everybody. |
| 68 | ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ · ϫⲉⲁϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲓ · | ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ: | ǹpōr oun nas̀nyou m̀perraṡi m̀moi: je ahanpet·hōou tōoun ègōi: | Do not therefore, O my brethren, rejoice over me because evils have risen up against me |
| 69 | ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ · | ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ: | f̀s̀xyout ġar je m̀perraṡi ǹouai eafmou: alla àrif̀mevi je tennamou tyrn: | for it is written, rejoice not over any man who is about to die; remember that we must all die. |
| 70 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙ̅ⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱϣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ: | alla je aiermatoi nemōten nouèhoou ǹouōt m̀perais etvyyt: alla àris eθve f̀nouti ǹtetenvōṡ nyi ǹp̀xamōs: ǹtajepaisaji ètamav: | served as a soldier with you at one time, therefore do not treat me with contumely, and for God's sake remove this gag from me, so that I may be able to say the word I would say unto my mother. |
| 71 | ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ · ⲁⲩⲃⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̅ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ :— | ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ⲁⲩⲃⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲙⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: | ǹmatoi ḋe avm̀kah ǹhyt: avvōṡ ǹp̀xamōs xen rōf: ǹθof ḋe aftipefouoi èxoun èpefyi: | And the soldiers shewed compassion and removed the gag from his mouth, and Victor went into his house. |
| 72 | Ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̅ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ · ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ | ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ: ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ | tefmav ḋe ètasnav èrof asṡθorter hrai ǹxyts: astōoun hijen pesθ̀ronos: pegas | And when his mother had seen him, she was greatly disturbed within herself, and she rose up on her throne, and she said |
| 73 | ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲟ̅ⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ · | ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ: | je ǹθok pe paṡyri biktōr f̀ouōini ǹnaval: | Is it thou, O my son Victor, thou light of mine eyes? |
| 74 | ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ · ⲉϥϫⲓⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · | ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ: ⲉϥϫⲓⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: | nasnav èrof efkykahyv: efjipenipe ènefjig nem nefouryyte: pegas naf: | And when she saw that he was naked, and that he was wearing iron fetters on his hands and on his feet, she said unto him |
| 75 | ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · ⲱ̅ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ · | ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲕ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ: ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ: | je eθve ou k̀ṡop ǹpairyti: ṑ paṡyri biktōr: | Why art thou in this state, O my son Victor? |
| 76 | ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · | ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ: | p̀lyn atapsiṡy ṡθorter einav èrok ǹpairyti: | Truly my soul is greatly disturbed when I see thee in this state. |
| 77 | ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲗⲓⲃⲉ · ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ · | ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ: ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ: | my etaklivi: ie ǹta p̀ouro erkatakrinin m̀mok èounoub: je arefnaer nyi nak: | Art thou mad? Could not the Emperor have adjudged thee (to pay) money, rather than treat thee in this way? |
| 78 | ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ · | ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ: | p̀agios ḋe apa biktōr pegaf ǹtefmav: | And Apa Victor said unto his mother |
| 79 | ϫⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲱ̅ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ · ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ :— | ϭⲓⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁ ⲱ̀ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ: | ċirimi na ṑ tamav: je arevnafai ǹf̀ran ǹbiktōr èvol xen pouyi ǹfoou: | Weep thou, my mother, for they are going to remove the name of Victor from thy house this day. |
| 80 | Ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟⲗⲉϭ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ: | tinou ċe sōtem èroi tamav: ǹtagō ǹnasaji èt̀·holeċ èxoun ènoumaaje: | Now, therefore, hearken thou unto me, my mother, and I will declare in thine ears my words which are sweet. |
| 81 | ϩⲁⲑⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ϧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | xa f̀ryti men ǹhōb niven àrihoti hytf ǹf̀nouti: ǹtetetieoou ǹnefpeθouab: | Before every tiling do thou fear God, and do thou glorify His saints. |
| 82 | ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲟⲩ: | nefsabbaton touvoou: | Keep holy His sabbaths. |
| 83 | ⲛ̅ⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: | ǹnystia àreh èrōou: | Observe the times of fastings. |
| 84 | ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲟⲃϣⲉ ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ϫⲉϫⲓⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̅ⲑⲏ · ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ · | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲟⲃϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲏ: ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ: | m̀perovṡe èǹṡyra nem norfanos: je jinnfoou èt̀·hy: einaṡōpi ǹorfanos: nateiōt ǹatmaav: hina t̀meθnayt èθrnais ǹpaima: ère f̀nouti natyis èp̀hyt ǹouai: | Neglect neither the widows nor the orphans, for from this day forward I myself shall be an orphan, without father and without mother, so that the lovingkindness which thou shewest in this world will God also shew to some one else. |
| 85 | ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ: | ǹtefais nemyi hō xen p̀ma einavōk èrof: èvol je m̀mon petoi ǹniṡti ètàġapy: | May lie transfer it to me myself in that other world which I am about to enter, for there is nothing greater than love (i, e. charity). |
| 86 | ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ϭⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ · | ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ: | netṡōni jempouṡine: | Visit those who are sick. |
| 87 | ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ · | ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ: | ti hiōtf ǹouai efkykahyv: | Clothe him that is naked. |
| 88 | ⲧⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲃⲉ · | ⲧ̀ⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲃⲉ: | t̀se ouai efove: | Give drink to him that is thirsty. |
| 89 | ϣⲡ̅ⲟⲩϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ · ϫⲓⲛⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱ · | ϣⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲱ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ: ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱ: | ṡepouṡemmo èro: èvol je areinaṡōpi hō ǹṡemmo: jinpèhoou èvol: hina èrepis̀mou ǹsarra ṡōpi higō: | Receive a stranger into thy house, because from this day onward I shall be myself a stranger. Thus shall the blessing of Sarra be upon thee. |
| 90 | ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲱ̅ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ · | ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ⲱ̀ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ: | netaigoou èro ṑ tamav f̀nouti rōṡi ètepsiṡy: | The things which I have spoken unto thee, O my mother, may God make sufficient for thy soul. |
| 91 | Ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲱ̅ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ · ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ · ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲛϩ̅ · ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ · ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲛ̅ϯⲉⲛⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲱ̀ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ: ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲓ: ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ϯⲟⲛϧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ: ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲉⲛϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: | tinou oun ṑ tamav: aiouō eiemi: je tinaktoi an enav èro jinpainav: ouoh eṡōp tionx: ǹtetisōtem je aimou: ṡini ǹsa papasōma: ǹtetienf èpaima: | Now, therefore, O my mother, I know of a certainty that I shall never have a sight of thee again after this present sight, even if I live. If thou hearest that I have died, seek after my body and bring it to this place. |
| 92 | ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ̅ⲧ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲏⲧ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ · | ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥ̀ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲏⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ: | mperìni ǹf̀ryti ǹpaiōt ǹmas̀tṡyre: alla ṡōpi ǹθo ǹnayt: ǹtetiōou ǹf̀nouti ǹpèhoou nem tevṡy: hina arefnaerouna neme ǹpèhoou: ǹteànanky: | Make not thyself like I unto my father who hateth (his) son, but be thou compassionate. And do thou ascribe glory unto God by day and by night, so that He may shew compassion unto thee in the days of necessity. |
Provenance
- title
- Martyrdom of Victor part 3
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "martyrdom-victor", document martyrdom.victor.03
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Martyrdom of Victor part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus martyrdom-victor, document martyrdom.victor.03, version 4.2.0 (2021-09-23), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, 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 checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.2.0, 2021-09-23)
- file
- Hagiography/Martyrdom of victor/martyrdom.victor.03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Martyrdom of Victor part 3 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from martyrdom.victor.03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "martyrdom-victor", document martyrdom.victor.03)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Martyrdom of Victor part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus martyrdom-victor, document martyrdom.victor.03, version 4.2.0 (2021-09-23), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, 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 checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.2.0, 2021-09-23)
- 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=5 abbrev_by_lemma=2 abbrev_unstroked=1 lexeme_L1-S-5=2 lexeme_open=3 n_morphs_fallback=1 numeral_single_ambiguous=11 restored_accepted=2 stroke_kept=383 th_resolved=8 tokens=848
- file
- Hagiography/Martyrdom of victor/martyrdom.victor.03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Martyrdom of Victor part 3 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from martyrdom.victor.03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Martyrdom of Victor part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus martyrdom-victor, document martyrdom.victor.03, version 4.2.0 (2021-09-23), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, 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 checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.2.0, 2021-09-23)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Hagiography/Martyrdom of victor/martyrdom.victor.03.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
- 91 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- E. A. Wallis Budge — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM martyrdom-victor, martyrdom.victor.03 (91 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Martyrdom of Victor part 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "martyrdom-victor", document martyrdom.victor.03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/martyrdom-of-victor/martyrdom.victor.03.sahidic.scriptorium/. Martyrdom of Victor part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus martyrdom-victor, document martyrdom.victor.03, version 4.2.0 (2021-09-23), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, 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.
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).
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.
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.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.