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| 1 | ⲞⲨⲈ[ⲚⲔ]ⲰⲘⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲀⲨⲞϤ · Ⲛ̄ϬⲒⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲀ ⲀⲔⲀⲔⲒⲞⲤ · ⲠⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ Ⲛ̄ⲦⲔⲀⲒⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ · ϨⲘ̄ⲠⲘⲀⲢⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ · Ⲛ̄ⲦⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦϤ̄ ⲈⲠⲢⲀⲚ Ⲙ̄ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ · ϨⲘ̄ⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ Ⲙ̄ⲠϤ︦Ⲣ︦ⲠⲘⲈⲈⲨⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ · ⲈⲦⲈⲤⲞⲨϪⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲠⲈ Ⲙ̄ⲠⲈⲂⲞⲦ ⲀⲐⲰⲢ · ⲈⲀϤⲈⲄⲰⲘⲒⲀⲍⲈ Ⲛ̄ϨⲀϨ Ⲛ̄ϬⲞⲘ · ϨⲒϢⲠⲎⲢⲈ · ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲞⲦϤ̄ Ⲙ̄ⲠⲘⲀⲢⲦⲎⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ ϨⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲚⲎ Ⲛ̄ⲦⲈⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ · ⲈⲢⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲚⲘ̄ⲘⲀⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲚ̄ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ · ϨⲀⲘⲎⲚ · | ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲕⲁⲕⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩϫⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ: ⲉⲁϥⲉⲅⲱⲙⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ: ϩⲓϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ: ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ: | ouenkōmion eaftavof: ǹje p̀agios apa akakios: pièpiskopos ǹt̀kaisaria: xen p̀martyrion: etavkotf èf̀ran ǹpagios merkourios: xen p̀èhoou ǹpeferf̀mevi eθouab: ète sougoute pe ǹpevot aθōr: eafeġōmiaze ǹhah ǹgom: hiṡ̀fyri: avṡōpi èvol hitotf ǹp̀martyros eθouab p̀agios merkourios xen oueryny ǹte f̀nouti: èrenefs̀mou eθouab evèṡōpi neman tyrn hi ousop: àmyn: | draft · mediumAn encomium which the holy Apa Acacius, the bishop of Caesarea, delivered in the martyrium that was built in the name of Saint Mercurius, on the day of his holy commemoration, which is the twenty-fifth of the month Hathor, having eulogized many mighty works and wonders that came to pass through the holy martyr Saint Mercurius. In the peace of God. May his holy blessings be with us all together. Amen. |
| 2 | Ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁⲛ̄ⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲕⲁⲧ[ⲁ][....] ⲁ[ϥϫⲱⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̄ · ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ · | ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ[…] ⲁ[ϥϫⲱⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ: ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ: ⲡ̀ϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲇⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ: | àlyθōs a f̀ouōini ṡa nenḋikeos: ǹpaiagios merkourios: kata[…] a[fgōpehieroupsaltys: ouoh piōt ǹpik·s: kata sarks: p̀ouro ǹḋikeos: p̀himnoḋos david: | draft · mediumTruly light has dawned for the righteous, this holy Mercurius, according to [what] the sacred psalmist said, the father of Christ according to the flesh, the righteous king, the hymn-singer David, |
| 3 | ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉ[ϥ]ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲧⲙ̄ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲁⲕⲧⲣⲟⲛ · [ⲉ]ⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲧⲉⲙ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲕⲧⲣⲟⲛ: ⲉⲧⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ: | efōṡ èvol: efōṡ èvol: xen tefs̀my etnotem: efgō xen tefkiθara xen p̀laktron: etǹtotf: efgō m̀mos: je a f̀ouōini ṡatǹḋikeos: | draft · highcrying out, crying out with his sweet voice, singing on his lyre with the plectrum that is in his hand, saying: 'Light has dawned for the righteous.' |
| 4 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ · ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁϩⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ · ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ: ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ: | ouoh on: je a f̀ouōini ṡa xen p̀kaki: ennet̀soutōn xen pouhyt: | draft · highAnd again: 'Light has dawned in the darkness for those who are upright in their heart.' |
| 5 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ ϩⲱϥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ · ϫⲉⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲏ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩ[ⲉ]ⲓⲱⲧ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲭⲥ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ: | pejepik·s hōf xen p̀evangelion: je tote ǹḋikeos naerouōini: ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀ry xen t̀metouro ǹpouiōt: | draft · highChrist too said in the Gospel: 'Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.' |
| 6 | ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ [ⲙ]ⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ [...] ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ[...] ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲕⲱ : ⲛ̄ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ · | ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ […] ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ[…] ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲱ: ⲛ̀ϩⲗ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ: | a p̀agios merkourios […] k̀nav e[…] ǹaperanton je nakō: ǹhl̀lyn m̀patek·soun pix̀ristos kalos: | draft · lowSaint Mercurius [...] you see [...] of Aperanton(?), that you were a pagan before you knew Christ well. |
| 7 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲟⲕϥ̄ · ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲕϥ: ⲛⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: | ouoh ètafhokf: nafvōk èvol èp̀polemos ǹbarbaros: | draft · mediumAnd when he had armed himself, he was going out to the war against the barbarians, |
| 8 | ⲉϥϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁ[ⲓ]ⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ · | ⲉϥϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ: | efhit·hy ḋe ǹḋikeos p̀ouro nanomos hōs polimarṡys: | draft · mediumwith Decius, the lawless king, going before as war-leader, |
| 9 | ⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲕ̄ⲗⲟⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱϭⲉⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ · | ⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲗⲟⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱϭⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ: | efamahte nensote ǹk̀loefnaṡōċen ǹbarbaros ǹxytou: | draft · guessholding arrows and [...] with which he would strike down the barbarians. |
| 10 | ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ [...][...]ⲧⲁ[...]ⲧ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ · ϩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲥⲡⲟⲇⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ · | ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ […][…]ⲧⲁ[…]ⲧ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲡⲟⲇⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ: ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ: | p̀angelos ḋe ǹp̀ċois: afì èpesyt èvol xen t̀fe: aftyit etsyfi naf: je ogne ǹǹbarbaros […][…]ta[…]t eṡṡe pe èθrnouonh èvol: ǹouniṡti ǹḋiaθesis èxoun èrōou: ǹtetenti ǹoutaio nōou: nem ouṑou kata poum̀p̀ṡa: xen hans̀poḋy nem hanθisia: kata ǹpetnanouf: etavaiou nan ǹṡorp: | draft · lowThen the angel of the Lord came down from heaven and gave him a sword, saying, 'Destroy the barbarians [...].' [...] 'It is fitting that we show a great devotion toward them and give them honour and glory as they deserve, with zeal and with sacrifices, in accordance with the good they have first done for us. |
| 11 | ⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁϯⲙⲉ · ϫⲓϯϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲓϭⲟⲟϣ · ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ · ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲙ̄ϣⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ · | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲓ: ϭⲓϯϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲓⲁ ϣⲁ ⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓϭⲟⲟϣ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ: | tenouahsahni èθrevouōn ǹǹro ǹǹrpyve tyrou: kata polis: ouoh kata timi: ċitihrōmania ṡa rys epilak: nem naiċooṡ: ǹtesetalelibanos ehrai ǹǹnouti ètaiyout: ǹtouìrinouṡemṡi xen ouniṡti ǹs̀pouḋy: | draft · mediumLet us issue a command that they open the temples of all the gods in every city and every village, from Romania southward to Pilak and the Kushites, and that they offer incense to the honoured gods and perform their services with great zeal, |
| 12 | ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ · ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲝⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ · ϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲧ[ⲃⲉ]ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲉⲣⲟ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ · | ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲁⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ: ⲉⲣⲇⲓⲱⲕⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲁ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ: ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲝⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ: ϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲥ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: | èṡtemθrelaav ǹx̀ristianos: avōnx èvol xen laav ǹma: ouoh ǹtenarxōn ǹteparṡia: erḋiōkini ǹsa naixristianos kata ma: ite episkopos: ite p̀resbiteros: ite anaġnōstys: ite monaxos: ite kosmikon: ite hōout: ite s·himi: ite matoi: ite paġanos: ite taksiōtys: haplos genos niven ǹrōmi: eθve p̀amahte ǹtametouro: èθrevθisiaze ǹǹnouti ètaiyout: | draft · highso that no Christian lives anywhere; and that the rulers of the eparchy persecute these Christians everywhere, whether bishop, or priest, or lector, or monk, or layman, or man, or woman, or soldier, or civilian, or official, simply every kind of person, by the might of my kingdom, to make them sacrifice to the honoured gods. |
| 13 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲛ ϯⲗⲉⲅⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ · ⲉⲩⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲛ ϯⲗⲉⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ: ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ: ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ: | ouoh petnain tilegei ǹpaouahsahni: evèparaḋiḋou m̀mof: èhanniṡti ǹbasanos evṡove: ṡatoumou: | draft · highAnd whoever contradicts my command, let them hand him over to great and various tortures until they die.' |
| 14 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲕⲩⲣ[ⲓ]ⲝ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ϫⲉⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · [ϫ]ⲉⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ̄ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̄ [...]ⲣ̄ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · [ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ]ⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲁⲩϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧϣⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϭⲓⲉⲓ̈ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲩⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲟⲩϩ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥϯⲃⲱⲱⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲉⲛ […]ⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ: ⲁⲩϭⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ: ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲓⲉⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲁϯ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲩⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲟϩ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϯⲃⲱⲱⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ: | tote afouahsahni ǹje ḋekios p̀ouro nanomos: èθrep̀kiriks ōṡ èvol: xen t̀polis tyrs: je evċi erōten tyrten ǹpilaos: je ite matoi: ite paġanos: ite genos niven ǹrōmi: nem hilikia niven: je àmou tyrten […]rpe ǹǹnouti: ǹtetentaleθisia nōou ehrai: avċro ǹt̀ṡyoui hiermpero ǹperfei: avtale θisia nōou ehrai hilibanos: nem hanmasi: nem hanċiei: nem hanhalati: a p̀·sterevōma moh: xen p̀kapnos ǹpestivōōn: ǹnouθisia: | draft · mediumThen Decius the lawless king commanded the herald to cry out in the whole city: 'You are all summoned, O people, whether soldier or civilian or any kind of man, of every age: come, all of you, to the temple of the gods and offer sacrifice to them.' They set up the altar at the door of the temple and offered sacrifice to them, incense and calves and goats and birds, and the army was filled with the smoke of the stench of their sacrifices. |
| 15 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓ[ⲥⲧ]ⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̄ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲉⲧϩⲉⲡ · ⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲇⲓⲱⲕⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲉⲧϩⲉⲡ: ⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ: | ouoh nare ouniṡti ṡop xen ǹx̀ristianos: ǹṡ̀θorter everḋiōkin ǹsōou: evhiouì èrōou: evsōk m̀mōou ènespilōn: nem ǹmaet·hep: evanaġaze m̀mōou eerθisia: | draft · mediumAnd there was great turmoil among the Christians, as they were persecuted, beaten, and dragged out from the gateways and the hidden places, being compelled to sacrifice, |
| 16 | ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲭⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁ · ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̄ⲡⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ · ⲉⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲧⲓⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϯϩⲟⲧⲉ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁⲧⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕⲛⲉⲩⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲛ̄ϣⲉⲧⲗⲁⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲣ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲡ̄ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲣⲃⲣ̄ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ϩⲛ̄ⲥⲏⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥϯⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϯϩⲟⲧⲉ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁⲣⲁⲭⲏ ϣⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲁ: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲧⲓⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϯϩⲟⲧⲉ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁⲧⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓⲡⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕⲛⲉⲩⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϣⲉⲧⲗⲁⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲣϯ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲣ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲉⲡ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲣⲃⲉⲣ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲏⲙⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥϯⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϯϩⲟⲧⲉ: | ère hanniṡti ǹte t̀araṡy ṡop kata ma: afouahsahni ġar ǹp̀tirannos: èkō ehrai hi t̀·hy m̀mof: èneiḋos niven ǹkolastirion evtihote: hina evènav èrōou ǹje ǹxristianos: ǹteserhotehansyfi evtaate: nem hannma nem kotk ǹp̀nipe: nem neṡavseknevron ǹxytou: nem hanθok ǹte ṡetlas: nem hankoupis nem hangorti evjyr: nem hanxalkion evmeh ǹlamgatep èouvyrver: ouoh on hanxalkion evmeh xen syma: ouoh hantroxos ǹvaṡour: nem p̀kesepi ǹkolastiyrion evtihote: | draft · mediumwith great disturbances everywhere. For the tyrant had ordered every kind of terrifying instrument of torture to be set up before him, so that the Christians might see them and be afraid: sharpened swords, and beds of iron, and those on which they stretch the sinews, and razors for cutting tongues, and cleavers, and sharp knives, and cauldrons full of boiling pitch, and again cauldrons full of fat, and wheels of saws, and the rest of the terrifying instruments of torture. |
| 17 | ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲁⲛϯⲗⲉⲅⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ · ϯⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲛϩⲱⲛ : ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲥⲉⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲁⲛⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲟⲥ · ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡ[ⲉ] ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ ⲛϥ̄ⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲁⲛϯⲗⲉⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ: ϯⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣⲉⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϥⲛ̀ϩⲱⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲥⲉⲥⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲁⲛⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲟⲥ: ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | nafgō ġar m̀mos: ǹje p̀ouro ǹàsebys ète m̀mav: je petnatiantilegei ǹfat ouahsahni: tinapōrek ǹnefval: ǹtaṡōt ǹpeflas: ǹtaìni èvol ǹp̀fǹhōn: ǹtaioueisesyve ǹratf: etaiìni èvol ǹpefankefalos: p̀kesepi ḋe ǹpefsōma: tinataf èp̀k̀rōm ǹtefanhaliskei m̀mof: | draft · mediumFor that impious king was saying, 'Whoever contradicts my command, I will pluck out his eyes, and cut out his tongue, and draw out his insides, and saw off his feet, and draw out his brain; and the rest of his body I will give to the fire and it will consume it.' |
| 18 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ · ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϭⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ: ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϭⲁⲃ ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ: ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ètavnav ḋe ènai ǹje ǹrōmi ǹevsebys: avouniṡti nem t̀ċab hyt taèhoou: averhoti: avkatootou èvol: | draft · highWhen the pious people saw these things, great faintheartedness seized them; they were afraid and lost heart, |
| 19 | ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ · ϩⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲣ̄ⲡⲱⲃϣ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ [ϩ]ⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩϩⲱⲣⲃⲣ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ̄ ϣⲟⲟⲡ : | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉⲩϩⲱⲣⲃⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲧⲱⲣⲧⲉⲣ ϣⲟⲡ: | ère p̀ouai p̀ouai paraḋiḋou: ǹpetxaθouf èf̀mou: hanioti evparaḋiḋou ǹnouṡyri èf̀mou: averpōvṡ ǹθ̀myi ǹt̀fisis ouoh hans̀nyou evsōk m̀mōou: evhōrver m̀mōou: evparaḋiḋou m̀mōou: ère ouniṡti ǹṡtōrter ṡop: | draft · higheach one handing over his neighbour to death, fathers handing over their children to death; they forgot the truth of nature, and brothers were dragging one another, betraying them, handing them over; and there was great turmoil |
| 20 | ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ · | ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ: | ǹouon niven et·homologe ǹf̀ran ǹf̀ran ǹiysous: | draft · highfor everyone who confessed the name of Jesus. |
| 21 | ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ · ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉϥϩⲏⲕ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛ︦ⲙ︦ⲙ︦ⲁⲣⲧⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉϥⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉϥϩⲏⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲙⲙ̀ⲁⲣⲧⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ | naouon ouṡyri ḋe ṡym ǹgōr: xen p̀·stratevma: èpefran pe merkourios: efhyk xen p̀ariθmos ǹnmm̀artisios: eferhoti hytf ǹf̀nouti | draft · highNow there was a young man, a strong one, in the army, whose name was Mercurius, enrolled in the number of the Martesians, fearing God in his heart, |
| 22 | ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲓ̈ | ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲓ | èneisōf èmaṡō: xen pefìni: ère p̀·stratevma tyrf mei m̀mof: eθve tefepistymi | draft · highbeing very handsome in his appearance, the whole army loving him because of his skill. |
| 23 | ⲛⲉϥⲉⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ · ⲉⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲓ[ⲛ]ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ | ⲛⲉϥⲉⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ | nefeθos ou èvol pe xen t̀xōra ǹt̀kappadokia xen pefgenos: èouxristianos pe jintefmǹtkoui: nem nefioti | draft · mediumHe was from the country of Cappadocia by race, being a Christian from his childhood, together with his fathers. |
| 24 | ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ϩⲛ̄ⲛϥ̄ϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · | ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: | ǹougōr pe xen p̀polemos: ère f̀nouti ṡop nemaf xen nefh̀vyoui tyrou: | draft · highHe was a mighty man in war, God being with him in all his works. |
| 25 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣϥ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲓⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲓⲙⲏⲕⲓⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲓⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲣⲓⲙⲏⲕⲓⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: | etafnav èrof ǹje p̀tribounos: je efp̀rokoptei xen teftaksis: nem t̀·heksis ǹt̀metmatoi: afaif ǹt̀rimykirios èjen pefariθmos: | draft · highWhen the tribune saw that he was advancing in his rank and in the skill of soldiering, he made him primicerius over his troop. |
| 26 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ[ϥ̄] · ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲧⲏϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉϥϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ: ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ: ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲉϥⲧⲏϭ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ: | p̀ouro ḋe etafnav èt̀metgōr ǹp̀ṡyri ṡym: afmenritf: afkaf eftyċ èrof: efsoċni nemaf èǹh̀vyouì ǹpallation: | draft · highWhen the king saw the strength of the young man, he loved him and kept him close to himself, consulting with him about the affairs of the palace. |
| 27 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ · ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲱⲕⲙⲟⲥⲥⲏⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲡϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̄ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲙⲟⲥⲥⲏⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: | asṡōpi ḋe menensa nai: ḋe ère p̀ḋiōkmossyr èvol: a p̀heθnos ǹbarbaros: tōoun ehrai èjen hrōmaios: | draft · mediumAfter these things, while the persecution was spreading abroad, the nation of the barbarians rose up against the Romans. |
| 28 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲁⲩⲁⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲟⲣⲓⲁ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ϣⲱⲡ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲁⲩⲁⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲟⲣⲓⲁ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡ: | p̀ouro ḋe ḋekios: nem t̀sinklytos tyrs: avaporei eθve t̀niṡti ǹaporia: nem t̀mǹtavoly etasṡōpi: xen ouṡep ǹṡōp: | draft · mediumKing Decius and the whole senate were in perplexity because of the great distress and the rout that had come about suddenly. |
| 29 | ⲁⲩⲡ[ⲟ]ⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃ[ⲁⲣⲟⲥ] · ϩⲱⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϥⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ · ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲟϣ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ: ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟϣ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: | averpolemin nemaou ǹje ǹbarbaros: hōs te ǹtoufai ǹtotou: ǹt̀niṡti ǹharmenia: etṡop xen nouθoṡ: ǹtoumyti: nem ǹhrōmaios: | draft · highThe barbarians made war on them, so that they took from them Greater Armenia, which lies within their borders, between them and the Romans. |
| 30 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲛ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉ‐ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲛ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ‐ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: | p̀ouro ḋe ḋekios: afouahsahni soouh èxoun: ǹnoumeron: nem nariθmos tyrou ǹne‐hrōmaios: hina evèvōk èvol: èp̀polemos èmiṡe nem ǹbarbaros: | draft · highKing Decius commanded to gather together the numeri and all the troops of the Romans, so that they might go out to war to fight against the barbarians. |
| 31 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲱϣ [ⲛ̄]ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ‐ⲣⲟⲛ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ‐ⲣⲟⲛ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: | tote p̀ouro afθōṡ nnoume‐ron: nem ǹǹariθmos afmoṡi èvol: eppolemosnvarvaros: | draft · highThen the king drew up the numeri and the troops and marched out to the war against the barbarians. |
| 32 | ⲁϥϫⲓⲟⲣ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ · ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟⲧ [ⲛ̄]ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · [ⲁϥ]ϭⲱ ϩⲓⲣⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ · | ⲁϥϫⲓⲟⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ: ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ: ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲙ̀ⲡϩⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: ⲁϥϭⲱ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ: | afjior ǹpevfratys p̀niṡti ǹeiero: fai etṡop xen ǹǹtoṡ ǹθermenia: aftagrom̀phot ǹval ǹǹbarbaros: afċō hirenrōou: nem pefstratevma: | draft · lowHe crossed the Euphrates, the great river which lies in the borders of Armenia; he made his camp facing the barbarians and remained at their gates with his army. |
| 33 | ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ : ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲡⲣⲩⲙⲏⲕⲓⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · | ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲩⲙⲏⲕⲓⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: | xen p̀·syou ète m̀mav: ǹtasouōneh èvol ǹje t̀metgōr: ǹpaigennaios p̀agios merkourios p̀pistos name: ouoh paip̀rimykirios ǹpariθmos ǹǹmartiros: | draft · mediumAt that time was revealed the valour of this noble one, Saint Mercurius, the truly faithful, this primicerius of the troop of the Martesians. |
| 34 | ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ · ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̄ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ · | ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ: ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̀ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | ènouourōmi ġar pe: efjyk èvol ǹmǹtrefṡm̀ṡenoute: ouoh efpoliteve xen m̀ntevsebys niven: | draft · highFor he was a man perfect in godliness and living in all piety. |
| 35 | ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲗϭ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲃⲓⲱ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲟⲗϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲃⲓⲱ: | ère p̀·saji ǹf̀nouti holg xen teftapro nōou niven: ǹhouo ouevviō: | draft · highThe word of God was sweet in his mouth at all times, more than honey. |
| 36 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲟⲩϣⲏ · ⲉϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ · ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲛ︦ϥ︦ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϥ̄ϣⲗⲏⲗ · ⲁϥⲱⲃϣ̄ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ: ⲉϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ: ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ: ⲁϥⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ: | asṡōpi ḋe ǹnouṡy: efenkot ǹθmyti ǹp̀·stratevma: menensaθrefouō eǹtefìri ǹtefṡ̀lyl: afōvṡ ǹoukouji: | draft · highIt came to pass one night, as he was sleeping in the midst of the army, after he had finished praying, he dozed off a little. |
| 37 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ · ⲁϥⲧⲃⲥ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲓ̈ⲣ · ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̄ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ · ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ · ⲉϥϯϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ · ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ: ⲁϥⲧⲃⲉⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲫⲓⲣ: ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ: ⲉϥϯϩⲟⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ: ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ: ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: | ouoh is ouangelos ǹte p̀ċois afaheratf higōf: aftves pefs̀fir: aftounosf ère ousyfi xen tefjig: ǹouìnam: eftihote xen pefìni: èreouhōn hiōtf: efoi ǹǹṡ̀fyri: etafnav ḋe èrof: p̀agios merkourios: aferhoti èmaṡō: | draft · mediumAnd behold, an angel of the Lord stood over him; he touched his side and woke him, with a sword in his right hand; he was fearsome in his appearance, wearing a robe, and was wondrous. When Saint Mercurius saw him, he was very afraid. |
| 38 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲁⲛⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡϫⲟ̄ⲉⲓⲥ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲛⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: | aferouō naf ǹje p̀angelos: pegaf naf: je merkourios: ǹθof ḋe pegaf: je is·hyppe anok p̀ċois: | draft · highThe angel answered him, saying, 'Mercurius.' And he said, 'Behold, here I am, Lord.' |
| 39 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣ̄‐ϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲅⲓⲥⲧⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲩⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ · | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣ‐ϩⲟⲧⲉ: ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲅⲓⲥⲧⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲩⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ: | afouōn ḋe nefval ǹje merkourios: ouoh etafnav èpangelos afr‐hote: efmevi je ouai pe xen ǹmagistrianos ǹp̀ouro: ie oustratilatys pe: | draft · highMercurius opened his eyes, and when he saw the angel he was afraid, thinking that he was one of the king's magistriani, or a general. |
| 40 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ · ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲕⲙ̄ ϩⲛ̄[ⲧⲉϥ]ϭⲓϫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲕⲙ̄ · ⲉⲧϩⲛ̄ⲧⲁϭⲓϫ · ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ: ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲕⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲧⲑⲱⲕⲉⲙ: ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: | ǹθof ḋe afsouten èrof: ǹt̀syfi etǹtotf: estokem xen tefjig efgō m̀mos naf: je ċi nak ǹtaìsyfi etθōkem: etxen tajig: hiten θai ġar eknapatasse ǹt̀gom tyrs ǹǹbarbaros: | draft · highBut he held out to him the sharpened sword that was in his hand, saying to him, 'Take for yourself this sharpened sword that is in my hand, for through it you will strike down the whole power of the barbarians. |
| 41 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: | anok ġar pe piarṡistratyġos ǹt̀gom ǹp̀ċois: | draft · highFor I am the archistrategos of the host of the Lord. |
| 42 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ · | ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: | etaii ġar eerboyθin èrok: nem nekṡ̀fyr ǹmatoi: nai etpisteve èp̀ċois iysous pik·s: | draft · highFor I have come to help you and your fellow soldiers who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 43 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲅ̄ϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ: | tinou oun ċro ǹtekjemgom: anok ġar tiṡop nemak ṡa p̀gōk èvol ǹpekaġōn xen oueryny: | draft · highNow therefore be strong and take courage, for I am with you until the completion of your contest in peace. |
| 44 | ⲉⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲉⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲡⲟⲣϣ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓ̀ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ̀: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | es·hyppe ì p̀·syou afì: ouoh ispaġōn forṡ èvol: | draft · highBehold, the time has come, and behold, the contest is laid out. |
| 45 | ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ · ⲙⲉⲣⲉϣⲟⲉ[ⲓ]ϫ ϫⲓⲕⲗⲟⲙ · ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲛϥ̄ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ · | ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ: ⲙⲉⲣⲉϣⲟⲉⲓϫ ϫⲓⲕⲗⲟⲙ: ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ: | miṡe ǹtarekċi m̀pekgom: mereṡoeig jiklom: eimyti ǹtefmiṡe kalōs: ouoh p̀ouoie etxosi: ǹθof pe ṡafċi èvol xen ǹkarpos ǹṡorp: | draft · mediumFight, so that you may receive your power; for an athlete does not receive a crown unless he contends well; and the farmer who toils, it is he who first receives of the fruits. |
| 46 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ϣⲁϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲱⲥⲕ̄ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉ︦ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲱⲛ ϭⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲱⲥⲕ̀ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲱⲛ ϭⲉⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ: | tinou oun sōtem ǹsaji tigō m̀mōou nak: ouoh m̀perōsk̀ektok èp̀ċois èpeknouti: ouniṡti ġar ǹaġōn ċeet èrok: ouoh k̀naṡōpi ǹoumartiros ǹgōr: | draft · highNow therefore hear the words that I am saying to you, and do not delay to turn to the Lord your God; for a great contest remains for you, and you will become a mighty martyr. |
| 47 | ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ · ⲛⲁⲣⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁⲣ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙⲙⲛ̄[ⲛ]ⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ: ⲛⲁⲣⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ: ⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ: | tekmartiria ġar: narsoeit xen t̀oikoumeny tyrs: ouoh ouon niven èt̀sōtem èros: naerṡfyri ǹtekmetgōr: ǹtoutieoou ǹf̀nouti: eθve ǹgomnem ǹṡ̀fyri: nem metgōr ǹθofaiou nak ǹje p̀ċois peknouti: | draft · highFor your martyrdom will be famous in the whole inhabited world, and everyone who hears of it will marvel at your valour and glorify God for the mighty works and wonders and the valour that the Lord your God has done for you. |
| 48 | ⲟⲩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ϩⲓ̈ⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ · | ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ: | ouon hanniṡti ǹbasanos naṡōpi evċet èrok: hiten p̀ouro nanomos: nem ǹhanniṡti ǹθ̀lipsis: alla hipomony: ouoh k̀naċi ǹp̀k̀lom natako: | draft · highGreat tortures are to come upon you through the lawless king, and great afflictions; but be patient, and you will receive the imperishable crown. |
| 49 | ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣ̄ⲡⲙ̄ϣⲁ ⲛ̄ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ · | ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲣ̀ⲡⲙ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ϫⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ: | àourōmi niven etr̀pm̀ṡa ǹgōh èpek·sōma: ènatougof: | draft · mediumEvery man who is worthy to touch your body will be saved. |
| 50 | ⲕⲁⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩ[ⲇⲓ]ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲛⲉⲩϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ϫⲁⲉ · ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲇⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ · ⲏ̄ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ · ⲏ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲱϫϩϫ̄ · ⲛⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ · ⲛϥ︦ⲣ︦ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ · ⲛϥ̄ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ · | ⲕⲁⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲛⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲉ: ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲇⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ: ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲣⲟ: ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱϫϩⲉϫ: ⲛⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: | kan ṡōpi evxen nànanky niven navxen ouḋikastyrion: navxen ouma ǹgae: ie oukinḋynos ǹte t̀·hallassa: ie xen paièro: ie xen ouhōgheg: neṡtekōou: ǹteferf̀mevi ǹpekran: xen oupistis: ǹtefepikalei m̀mok: f̀naougai: | draft · mediumEven if they are in any necessity, whether in a law-court, or in a place of enemies, or a danger at sea, or in the river, or in oppression, or in prisons, and he remembers your name in faith and calls upon you, he will be saved. |
| 51 | ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧ[ⲟ]ⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ · ⲛϥ̄ϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟ[ⲥ]ⲫⲟⲣⲁ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕ︦ⲣ︦ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ · ϯⲛⲁ ⲕⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ: ϯⲛⲁ ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | petnakōt ǹoutopċois xen pekran: ǹtefti ǹoup̀rosfora xen pekran: xen p̀èhoou m̀pekerf̀mevi: tina kō ǹpas̀mou: nem ouhinoufe efmyn èxen pouma ǹṡōpi: ouoh tinakav an èṡōt ǹlaav ṡa èneh: | draft · mediumWhoever builds a shrine in your name and gives an offering in your name on the day of your commemoration, I will place my blessing and good things continually in their dwelling place, and I will not leave them in want of anything for ever. |
| 52 | ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲁ · ϯⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ϯⲛⲁⲣⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ · ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲉⲣⲟ · | ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲁ: ϯⲛⲁⲫⲱϧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | petnas̀xai ǹp̀gōm ǹtekmartyria: tinafōx ǹp̀ṡeiroġrafon ǹnefnovi: ouoh netafaiou tyrou: tinaerpoumevi an ṡa èneh: ouoh tinaxarize m̀mof nak ǹṡyri: xen tametouro: | draft · highWhoever writes the book of your martyrdom, I will tear up the bond of his sins, and all the things he has done I will not remember for ever; and I will grant him to you as a son in my kingdom. |
| 53 | ⲉⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ⲕⲗⲟⲙ · ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲣⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲟ · ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲁⲛ̄ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ · | ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ: ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ̀: ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ: | es·hyppe aixarize nak ǹṡomt ǹk̀lom: ouai xat̀metramaò: ouai xa ǹxisi eteknaṡopou xa paran: ouoh keouai xa tekm̀ntparθenos: | draft · mediumBehold, I have granted you three crowns: one for your riches, one for the sufferings you will endure for my name, and another for your virginity. |
| 54 | ϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̄ϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ · | ϭⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ: | ċro ouoh ǹtekjemgom: je anok tiṡop nemak: | draft · highBe strong and take courage, for I am with you.' |
| 55 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ : ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ: | nai ḋe ètafgoou naf: ǹje piarṡiangelos mixayl: afvōk ehrai èǹfyouì: xen ouṑou: | draft · highWhen the archangel Michael had said these things to him, he went up to heaven in glory. |
| 56 | ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲟⲡⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲣ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ · | ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲡⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ: | netnpefkōti ḋe ètavnav èt̀niṡti ènoptasia etasṡōpi: averf̀ryti ǹnetmōout: | draft · highThose around him, when they saw the great vision that had occurred, became like dead men. |
| 57 | ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: | ǹpefrasti ḋe afouahsahni: ǹje ḋekios p̀ouro ǹpefstratevma: èθrevtoṡ ǹnoumeron nem nariθmos: ètavhokou xen noupanhoplia ǹpolemikon: ǹtouaheratou èp̀polemos ǹǹbarbaros: | draft · highOn the next day Decius the king commanded his army to draw up the numeri and the troops; when they had girded themselves in their military panoply, they took their stand in the war against the barbarians. |
| 58 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ϩⲓⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ: ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: | tote p̀gōr name p̀agios merkourios: aftipefouoi èxen p̀myyṡe ǹǹbarbaros: afvōk èxoun ètoumyti: hi t̀gom ǹf̀nouti etṡop nemaf: | draft · highThen the truly mighty one, Saint Mercurius, rushed into the multitude of the barbarians and went into their midst by the power of God that was with him. |
| 59 | ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ · ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓ̈ⲭⲁⲏⲗ · ⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲱⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ · | ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ: ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲱⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ: | affai ǹnefval ehrai èt̀fe: afnav èpiarṡiangelos mixayl: efoi ǹp̀·s̀mot ǹoustratōpetarkos: | draft · highHe lifted his eyes up to heaven and saw the archangel Michael in the form of a stratopedarch, |
| 60 | ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏϥ[ⲉ] ⲧⲱⲕⲙ̄ : ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ · ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϯⲥⲏϥⲉ · ⲛⲅ̄ϯⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ : ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲅ̄ϭⲉϫϭⲱϫⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡ[ⲉ]ⲭ̄ⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲑⲱⲕⲉⲙ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ: ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲉϫϭⲱϫⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ: | ère ousyfi θōkem: xen tefjig ǹouìnam: efsouten m̀mos èxoun èrof: efgō m̀mos naf: je tōk ǹhyt: ǹtekamahte ǹtaìsyfi: ǹtektipekouoi èxoun: ǹbarbaros ǹtekċegċōgou xen f̀ran ǹpik·s fai ettigom nak: | draft · highwith a sharpened sword in his right hand, holding it out to him and saying to him, 'Take heart, grasp the sword, rush against the barbarians and cut them down in the name of Christ who gives you power.' |
| 61 | ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲉⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥ[ϭⲓ]ϫ · ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ · ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ: ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ: ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲏϣ: ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: | p̀agios ḋe merkourios: afsouten eol ǹtefjig: afċi t̀syfi ǹtotf ǹpangelos mixayl: aftipefouoi èjen nemmyṡ: ǹǹbarbaros: | draft · highSaint Mercurius stretched out his hand, took the sword from the angel Michael, and rushed upon the multitudes of the barbarians. |
| 62 | ⲁϥϭⲉϫϭⲟϫⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲁⲧϯⲥⲟ · ϣⲁⲛϯⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ · ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲧ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ [ⲉ]ⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · | ⲁϥϭⲉϫϭⲟϫⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϯⲁⲥⲟ: ϣⲁⲛϯⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: | afċegċogou xen f̀ran ǹpik·s: xen oumetattiaso: ṡantitefjig tōċe èxoun èt̀syfi: hiten t̀aṡy ǹpais̀nof efpatasse ǹǹbarbaros: xen ouniṡti ǹte p̀lipei èmaṡō: esnaṡt ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav: | draft · mediumHe cut them down in the name of Christ without mercy, until his hand stuck to the sword through the abundance of the blood, as he smote the barbarians with a very great slaughter, the fighting being hard on that day. |
| 63 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ · ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: | ouoh a p̀·sepi fōt avratou ōnx èvol: hōsteǹtaouk̀rōm èvol xen t̀fe: asouàmou: | draft · mediumAnd the rest fled, [...] so that a fire came out of heaven and consumed them. |
| 64 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲁⲥ · ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ · ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲥ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓϭⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: | p̀ouro etafnav èt̀metgōr: èta p̀agios merkourios ais: hiten t̀gom ǹf̀nouti: etṡop nemaf: afraṡi èmaṡō eθve t̀biktōria: nem paiċro ǹθofṡōpi ǹǹhrōmaios: | draft · highWhen the king saw the valour that Saint Mercurius had shown through the power of God that was with him, he rejoiced greatly over the victory and this triumph that had come about for the Romans. |
| 65 | ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ · ⲁϥⲁⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩ : ⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲥⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲁⲛⲓⲛ̀ⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲥⲓⲟⲛ: | p̀ouro ḋe afxarize ǹpagios merkourios: ǹhanniṡti ǹtaio nem hanxryma naṡōou: afaniǹou: afaif ǹniṡti èjen p̀ariθmos ǹǹmartision: | draft · mediumThe king bestowed on Saint Mercurius great honours and very many riches; he promoted him and made him chief over the troop of the Martesians. |
| 66 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ‐ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄[ⲛ̄]ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲝⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲩⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲩⲛ‐ⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲡⲱⲗⲗⲱⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ‐ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲝⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲩⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛ‐ⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲡⲱⲗⲗⲱⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ: | asṡōpi ḋe menensa nai: afoueh‐sahne ǹje p̀ouro ḋekios: ǹǹstratevma tyrou: nem ǹnoumeron nem nariθmos: nem neksarxos: nem ǹstratilatys: nem ǹpatrikios m̀ntsin‐klytos tyrs ǹǹhrōmaios: èθrevsōouh tyrou: èperfei ǹpapōllōn: ǹtouθisiaze: | draft · highAfter these things King Decius commanded all the armies, with the numeri and the troops, and the exarchs and the generals and the patricians and the whole senate of the Romans, all to gather at the temple of Apollo and sacrifice. |
| 67 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ · ⲉⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ · ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︤ⲣ︥ⲟ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ : ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ · ⲁϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲥ̄ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ · ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ︤ⲥ︥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̄ · ϣⲛ̄ϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ · ⲛⲅ̄ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ[ⲥ]ⲕⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟϫϥ̄ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ: ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ: ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: ϣⲉⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: | tote p̀makarios merkourios etafnav: èt̀niṡti ǹp̀lany ǹtas amahte: èjen p̀ouro: nem p̀·stratevma èvol hiten p̀diabolos: afsahōōf èvol m̀mōou: afvōk èxoun: èpefyi: aftiho ǹp̀ċois efgō m̀mos: je p̀ċois pantōkratōr: piōt ǹpenċois iysous pik·s: ṡenhtyk èjen pekp̀lasma ǹθok θamiof: ǹtekgōr èvol ǹpeskantalon: èta p̀diabolos nogf èp̀hyt ǹt̀metrōmi tyrs: | draft · highThen the blessed Mercurius, when he saw the great error that had prevailed over the king and the army through the devil, withdrew from them and went into his house; he besought the Lord, saying, 'Lord Almighty, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, have compassion on your creature which you made, and remove the stumbling-block that the devil has cast into the heart of all mankind, |
| 68 | ⲛⲅ̄ϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | ǹtekti ǹousmine èp̀hyt ǹpilaos: nem ouon eterhoti hytf: ǹpekran eθouab: | draft · mediumand set right the heart of the people, and of everyone who fears your holy name. |
| 69 | ⲡϫⲟ̄ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅ̄ϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲱⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̄ⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ · | ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ: | p̀ċois ǹtekti ǹoutagro ǹte nekekklysia: hina èreouon niven èpisteve èpekran eθouab: p̀ṑou nak nem pekiōt ǹàġaθos: nem pip̀na eθouab: ṡa èneh èneh àmyn: | draft · highLord, give strength to your churches, so that everyone may believe in your holy name. Glory to you and to your good Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.' |
| 70 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲙ̄[ⲡⲣ̄ⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ · ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲓ̀ ⲉⲣⲙ̅[ⲡⲣ̅ⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ: | asṡōpi ètap̀ouro ì erm[pro ǹperfei: a p̀·stratevma tyrf sōouh èxoun: èθrevθisiaze tyrou: p̀ouai p̀ouai kata peftaġma: | draft · highIt came to pass, when the king came to the door of the temple, the whole army gathered in, so that all might sacrifice, each according to his rank. |
| 71 | ⲁⲡⲟⲣⲇⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ · | ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲣⲇⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ: | a p̀ordinon ǹpagios merkourios tahof hōf: èθrefθisiaze: ouoh m̀peoujimi èrof xen θ̀myti ǹp̀·stratevma: | draft · highThe turn of Saint Mercurius came as well for him to sacrifice, and they did not find him in the midst of the army. |
| 72 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣ︤ⲣ︥ⲟ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ · ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲣ̄ⲙⲥ̄ · ⲉϥⲣ̄ϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲥⲭⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ϩⲓⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ: ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲣ̀ⲙⲉⲥ: ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲭⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ: ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ: | ouoh ètap̀ouro ṡini ǹsōf: afjimi èrof efhemsi xen pefyi: xen ouċooune nem oukr̀mes: eferhyvi èmaṡō: èjen p̀niṡti ǹsṡisma etafṡōpi ehrai: èjen t̀oikoumeny tyrs: hiten p̀diabolos: | draft · highAnd when the king sought him, he found him sitting in his house in sackcloth and ashes, mourning greatly over the great schism that had come upon the whole world through the devil. |
| 73 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲧⲉϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ︤ⲣ︥ⲟ · ⲱⲛϩ̄ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ · ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: ⲁⲩⲑⲁϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲱⲛϧ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: | tote avtipououoi èp̀ouro: ǹje hoine xen pefariθmos: avθaṡtouyt ǹp̀makarios merkourios: evgō m̀mos je penċois p̀ouro: ōnx ṡa èneh: èpekamahte ettaiyout: ouahsahni ǹgenos niven ǹrōmi: èθisiaze ǹǹnouti ettaiyout: | draft · highThen some of his troop rushed to the king and accused the blessed Mercurius, saying, 'Our lord the king, live for ever! Your honoured might commanded every kind of man to sacrifice to the honoured gods. |
| 74 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲉⲥⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲏϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ · ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ · ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲉⲣⲟ · ⲁⲕϫⲁⲥⲧϥ̄ ⲁⲕⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ · ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ: ⲉⲥⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲏϭ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲁⲕϭⲁⲥϥ ⲁⲕⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ: ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: | tinou oun es·hyppe: esnet·hyn èrok: ouoh nettyċ èrok: sekatafrony m̀petenp̀rostaġma ètaiyout: merkourios oun tinou: petamahte ǹtekmetouro: akċasf akxarize naf: ǹpaksiōma ǹt̀mǹtkomes: èjen p̀ariθmos: | draft · highNow then, behold, those who are near you and those attached to you despise your honoured decree: Mercurius, now, whom the might of your kingdom exalted, to whom you granted the dignity of count over the troop, |
| 75 | ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϯⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲧⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · | ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: | hōs ḋe ètap̀·stratevma tyrf ǹǹhrōmaios: sōtem ǹsōf: ouoh ǹtoutieoou naf: ouoh ǹtouhipotase naf: eθve t̀niṡti ǹtimy ǹθok tyis naf: | draft · mediumso that the whole army of the Romans obeyed him and gave him glory and submitted to him because of the great honour which you gave him, |
| 76 | ⲉⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ · ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲕⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ · ⲁϥϯ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ: ⲁϥϯ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | es·hyppe eferkatafronin m̀pekamahte: ouoh m̀pefsōouh neman èperfei: ètaleθisia ehrai: ǹǹnouti: alla afvōk èpefiy afkaf kahyv ǹpefaksiōma: afti ṡipe ǹp̀ōou ǹǹhrōmaios: ouoh afti ǹoutōlem ǹnomos eθouab: | draft · highbehold, he despises your might and did not gather with us at the temple to offer sacrifice to the gods; but he went to his house, laid down his dignity, put the glory of the Romans to shame, and brought a stain upon the holy laws. |
| 77 | ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ · ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲣ̄ⲙⲥ̄ · ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ϩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙ̄ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ · | ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲣ̀ⲙⲉⲥ: ⲉϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲙ̀ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ: | anjimi èrof saxoun ǹpefyi: efhemsi hǹouċoone nem oukr̀mes: efṡ̀lyl ehrai èp̀ċois pefnouti: xen hanrm̀eiooue: | draft · highWe found him inside his house, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, praying to the Lord his God with tears, |
| 78 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲡϣⲙ̄ϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲣⲩ̄ⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥ̄⳨ⲟ︦ⲩ︦ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲕⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲁϥⲑⲣⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥ⳨ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ: ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: | ouoh efpiθe ǹouon niven: ektōou èvol ǹp̀ṡemṡi ǹǹnouti: afθriouahou ǹsa iysous p̀nazōraios: petavs⳨ou m̀mof: efgō mōisys: je fai pe f̀nouti ǹθof θamio ǹt̀fe: nem p̀kahi: ouoh ǹpairyti: afθreouon niven sahōou èvol ǹǹnouti: | draft · highand persuading everyone to turn away from the service of the gods; he made them follow Jesus the Nazarene, whom they crucified, saying, "This is God; it is he who created heaven and earth." And in this way he made everyone withdraw from the gods.' |
| 79 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ · ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϫⲱ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲏϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ · ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̄ ϫⲓ̈ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲧⲏϭ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ: ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲓⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: | p̀ouro ḋe pegaf ǹnettavo naisaji: efgō m̀mos nōou: je hanmyi ne naisaji etetengō mou nyi: eθve merkourios p̀tyċ èroi: je eferkatafronin ǹnanouti p̀lyn mares̀nav ǹniṡti etnpaima: vōk ǹtoumouti èrof: etaiemi je hanmyi ne naisaji: etetengō m̀mōou nyi: eθvytf jinm̀mon: | draft · highThe king said to those who told these words, 'Are these words true that you are telling me about Mercurius, who is attached to me, that he despises my gods? However, let two of the great men who are in this place go and summon him, that I may know whether the words you tell me about him are true or not.' |
| 80 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ: | tote p̀makarios merkourios avìni m̀mof èratf ǹp̀ouro ḋekios: | draft · highThen the blessed Mercurius was brought before King Decius, |
| 81 | ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲉϩⲙⲉⲣⲉⲓⲏ : ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲃ̄ ⲥⲱ ⲛⲑⲃ̄ⲃⲓⲟ ⲧⲱ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ · ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲙⲉⲣⲉⲓⲏ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃ ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲧⲱ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ: ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ: ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: | èrenefval mpahmereiy: ère ouheb sō ǹθevio tō hiōtf: avtahof èratf: hi t̀·hy ǹp̀ouro: | draft · highhis eyes full of tears, wearing a humble garment; they set him standing before the king. |
| 82 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ · ⲉⲧⲑⲃ̄ⲃⲓⲏⲩ · ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · ⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ: ⲉⲧⲑⲃ̀ⲃⲓⲏⲩ: ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: | etafnav ḋe èrof xen p̀·sṡyma: etθv̀viyv: afkim ǹtefàfe: efaporei èjen petoifṡōpi: | draft · highWhen he saw him in the humble attire, he shook his head, perplexed at what had happened. |
| 83 | ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛ̄ⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ · ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲟ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ · | ⲓⲧⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ: ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ: | ita afsaji nemaf efgō m̀mos: je merkourios àgos èroi: je ou petoifṡōpi m̀mok: ouoh eθve ǹlōiji: akerkatafronin m̀pei niṡti ǹtaio: nem p̀aksiōma: | draft · highThen he spoke with him, saying, 'Mercurius, tell me what has happened to you, and for what reasons you have despised this great honour and the dignity |
| 84 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲁⲓⲁⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ · ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲁⲕⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ · | ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲁⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲁ: ⲉⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲁⲕⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ: | etaityif nak: aiaik nem p̀ṡa: eip̀ronia ǹǹnouti: ouoh p̀aksiōma etaityif nak: parap̀kesepi ǹp̀·stratevma tyrf: akopf èoulaav: | draft · highthat I gave you. I made you worthy of the providence of the gods; and the dignity that I gave you above all the rest of the army, you have counted as nothing. |
| 85 | ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ · ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲱⲛ · | ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ: ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲱⲛ: | loipon: matamoi tinou je tateip̀lany ṡōpi m̀mok: èvol hitōn: | draft · mediumFinally, tell me now: by whom has this error come upon you? |
| 86 | ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ · ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲟⲣϫⲕ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲕⲡⲟⲣϫⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: | a p̀·stratevma ǹǹhrōmaios: sōouh èxoun èperfei: èθreouθisia ǹteǹnouti ǹḋikaion: ǹθok ḋe m̀mavatk: petakporgk èvol ǹpariθmos: | draft · highThe army of the Romans gathered at the temple to sacrifice to the gods, as is right; but you alone are the one who has separated yourself from the troop. |
| 87 | ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ⲭⲱⲣⲁ · ⲏ̄ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲕⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲛ · | ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲕⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ: ⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲕⲓⲟϯ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ: | p̀lyn àgos èroi: je ǹtkou èvol xen ǹaṡ ǹxōra: ie je ǹtanekioti mouti èrok: ǹpairan: | draft · highBut tell me: from which country are you, or did your parents call you by this name?' |
| 88 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ϫⲉⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ⲑⲣⲏⲥⲕⲓⲁ · ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲣⲏⲥⲕⲓⲁ: ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: | aferouō ǹje p̀makarios merkourios: pegaf ǹp̀ouro: je ekouōṡ eemi je anokou èvol xen: ǹaṡ ǹθryskia: sōtem xen pagenos: anokou èvol xen t̀kappadokia: xen paikosmos: | draft · highThe blessed Mercurius answered and said to the king, 'If you wish to know from which religion I am, hear: by my race I am from Cappadocia in this world, |
| 89 | ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲑⲓ︦ⲉ︦ⲗⲏ︦ⲙ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ · ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̄ⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲡⲉ · ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲁⲧⲱⲣ · ⲉⲧⲉⲡϥ̄ⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲡϥ̄ⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ · ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϩⲓⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲏⲙⲓⲕⲓⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲓⲉⲗⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲧ̀ⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲧ̀ⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲓϣⲟⲣⲉⲡ ⲡⲉ: ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲁⲧⲱⲣ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ: ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏⲙⲓⲕⲓⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: | kata θmyi ḋe anokouèvol xen tielym ǹt̀fe: t̀mytropolis ǹneθouab: ouoh paran etanioti t̀af èroi ǹiṡorep pe: filopatōr: ète p̀fouōhem pe p̀maipefiōt: ètaermatoi ḋe: avmouti èroi merkourios: hiten p̀p̀rymikirios ǹpariθmos: | draft · highbut in truth I am from the heavenly Jerusalem, the metropolis of the saints. And the name my parents first gave me was Philopator, which being interpreted is 'lover of his father'. When I became a soldier, they called me Mercurius, through the primicerius of the troop. |
| 90 | ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩ ⲡϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛ︦ⲓ︦ⲥ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̄ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲫ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ: | anokou f̀vōk ǹniysous pik·s paċois: p̀ṡyri ǹf̀nouti etonx: | draft · highI am the servant of Jesus Christ my Lord, the Son of the living God.' |
| 91 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁϥⲱⲛϣ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲣⲏⲧⲉ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁϥⲱⲛϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ: | p̀ouro ḋe ètafsōtem ènai: afōnṡ èvol ǹouniṡti naf̀ryti: | draft · highWhen the king heard these things, he showed great astonishment. |
| 92 | ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲏ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲁⲛⲓⲁ · ⲛⲅ̄ϯⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲉ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲱⲗⲗⲱⲛ · | ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲏ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲛⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡ̀ⲁⲡⲱⲗⲗⲱⲛ: | afkim ǹtefàfe: efgō m̀mos je merkourios: kō ǹsōk ǹteiapeily: nem taimania: ǹtektipekouoi èxoun èperfei: ǹtekθisiaze ǹp̀niṡti ǹnouti p̀apōllōn: | draft · highHe shook his head, saying, 'Mercurius, put behind you this defiance and this madness, and hasten into the temple and sacrifice to the great god Apollo, |
| 93 | ⲛⲅ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ · ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲛⲅ̄ϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ: | ǹtekvōk èpekariθmos: èp̀ma ǹǹṡ̀fyr èǹmatoi: ǹtekċi ǹpekaksiōma ǹf̀ryti ǹṡorp: | draft · highand go to your troop, to the place of your fellow soldiers, and receive your dignity as before.' |
| 94 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲱ̄ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲡⲱⲗⲗⲱⲛ · ⲉⲓⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲕ̄ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲡⲱⲗⲗⲱⲛ: ⲉⲓⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕ̀ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | pegaf ǹje peθouab merkourios: nahrem ǹp̀ouro nanomos: je marefai ṡōpi efouōnh nak èvol: ṑ p̀ouro nanomos: je ǹtinaθisiaze an ǹpekapōllōn: eitṡouit ǹtakō ǹsōi: ǹpanouti: ǹθof taθamio ǹt̀fe: nem p̀kahi: nem k̀a niven: | draft · highThe holy Mercurius said before the lawless king, 'Let this be manifest to you, O lawless king: I will not sacrifice to your worthless Apollo and forsake my God, who created heaven and earth and all things. |
| 95 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ: | anok ġar anokoukristianos: | draft · highFor I am a Christian, |
| 96 | ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ϯⲛⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ · ϯⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ · ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲡϩⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ · ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̄ · | ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: ϯⲛⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ: ϯⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲡ̀ϩⲙ̀ⲡϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ: ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ: | parrysia ouoh t̀metmatoi ǹpaikosmos: tinapotasse m̀mos: ouoh pekaksiōma: tierxria m̀mof an: anokp̀hm̀phal ǹpix̀ristos iysous: p̀ṡyri èf̀nouti etonx: | draft · highopenly. And the soldiering of this world I renounce, and your dignity I have no need of; I am the servant of Christ Jesus, the Son of the living God.' |
| 97 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ̄ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ · ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ · ϫⲉⲉⲓⲧⲉⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϯⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ · ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϣⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ: ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲫ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ: | aferouō ǹje p̀ouro ḋekios pegaf naf: je merkourios: ṡa tinou m̀peipisteve ènetavgoou: nai eθvytk: ǹje nekkatyġoros: tisōoun ġar: je eiteve ouf̀θonos etavkatyġoria m̀mok: nai ètavnav èt̀niṡti ǹtimy etaityis nak: xen θ̀myti ǹpariθmos tyrf: nem p̀·stratevma: | draft · highKing Decius answered, saying to him, 'Mercurius, until now I have not believed the things your accusers said about you; for I know that it was out of envy that they accused you, when they saw the great honour I gave you in the midst of the whole troop and the army. |
| 98 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ̈ : ⲛⲅ̄ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: | tinou oun sōtem ǹsōi: ǹtekθisiaze ǹǹnouti: | draft · highNow then listen to me and sacrifice to the gods. |
| 99 | ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡϩⲟⲃ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ̈ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲣ̄ⲡⲱⲃϣ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲙⲟⲣⲓⲁ · | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲑⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲟⲃ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲉⲧⲁⲓϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲙⲟⲣⲓⲁ: | m̀perθrep̀hob anaġaze m̀moi: etaierpōvṡ ǹt̀ḋiaθesis enaouontyis èxoun èrok: etaifai ǹtootk ǹpekaksiōma: ouoh etati nak ǹhanniṡti ǹḋimoria: | draft · highDo not let the matter force me to forget the affection I have for you, and to take your dignity from you, and to inflict great punishments on you.' |
| 100 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡ[ⲉ]ϫⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ϫⲉⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ · ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ: ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲙⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: | aferouō ǹje p̀makarios: pegaf ǹp̀ouro: je t̀metṡfyr ǹpaikosmos: oulaav an te: oumetgag te nahremf̀nouti: | draft · highThe blessed one answered, saying to the king, 'The friendship of this world is nothing; it is enmity before God. |
| 101 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓ̈ⲛⲉ · ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ: ϩⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ: | ouoh naitaio ǹtaìmine: hanp̀rossyou ne: | draft · highAnd honours of this kind are temporary; |
| 102 | ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ϯⲛⲁⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲃⲟⲧⲉ · ⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲓ · | ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ϯⲛⲁⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱϯ: ⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ: | p̀ṑou ḋe ǹθof ǹf̀nouti: myni èvol ṡa èneh: tinou oun m̀pertixisi nak èp̀jinjy: anok ġar anokoukristianos: tinaθisiaze an ǹneknouti ǹvōti: liopon pète hnak àrif nyi: | draft · highbut the glory of God endures for ever. Now then do not trouble yourself in vain; for I am a Christian; I will not sacrifice to your abominable gods. Finally, what you wish, do it to me.' |
| 103 | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲱ̄ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲣⲁϣⲕ̄ · ⲱ̄ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲙ̄ϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲙ̄ⲙⲟ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁϣⲕ: ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: | ḋekios ḋe pegaf naf: je ṑ merkourios: θisiaze: m̀permou xen oumou efhoou: p̀makarios merkourios pegaf naf: je mareousaji ǹouōt eraṡk: ṑ p̀ouro: tinasōtem ǹsōtem ġar an ǹsōk: ǹtaṡemṡi ǹhannouti ǹṡemmo: ǹtakō ǹsōn panouti iysous pix̀ristos: | draft · highDecius said to him, 'O Mercurius, sacrifice; do not die an evil death.' The blessed Mercurius said to him, 'Let one word satisfy you, O king: I will not listen to you and serve strange gods and forsake my God Jesus Christ.' |
| 104 | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̄ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ · ⲉⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲗⲕϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲙⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲃⲟⲩⲛⲉⲩⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲧ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ · | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ: ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲗⲕϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲟⲩⲛⲉⲩⲣⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ: | ḋekios ḋe ètafsōtem ḋe ènai: afgōnt èmaṡō: aferkelevin èθrevkaf kahyv ǹnefhoite: entougolkf èvol: ǹje myt ǹmatoi: ǹtouhiouì èrof ǹhanbounevron èououōt: ṡatep̀kahi etxaratf xen pefs̀nof: | draft · highWhen Decius heard these things he was very angry; he ordered that he be stripped of his clothes and that ten soldiers stretch him out and beat him with fresh ox-sinews, until the ground beneath him was soaked with his blood. |
| 105 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲉⲛⲧⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ · ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲉⲛⲧⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ: ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: | pegaf naf ǹje ḋekios p̀ouro: je merkourios akjenttarṡy: ǹǹbasanos: je sehooue ekθisiaze jeenm̀mon: | draft · mediumDecius the king said to him, 'Mercurius, you have received the beginning of the tortures. Are they worse than sacrificing, or not?' |
| 106 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲥ̄ ⲓ︤ⲥ︥ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ · ⲉϥⲃⲟⲓⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ϯϩⲏϣ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: ⲉϥⲃⲟⲓⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ϯϩⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ: | aferouō ǹje p̀makarios merkourios: je ǹhoson ouontyi m̀mav: ǹpaċois iysous pik·s: efvoiyθei èrof: tihyṡ oun an xa nekbasanos: | draft · mediumThe blessed Mercurius answered, 'As long as I have my Lord Jesus Christ helping me, I do not care about your tortures. |
| 107 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲡϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ̄ⲥ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · ⲉϥⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲡⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲫ̀ⲃⲱⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: | anok ġar anokf̀vōk: ǹpaċois is pix̀ristos: eferboyθin èroi: fai pe p̀ouro nat̀fe: nem na p̀kahi: | draft · highFor I am the servant of my Lord Jesus Christ, who helps me; he is the king of those in heaven and those on earth.' |
| 108 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲛⲅ̄ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲅ̄ⲙⲟⲩ [ⲁⲛ] ⲕⲁⲕⲟⲥ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲟⲥ: | nai ḋe ètafsoθmou ǹje p̀ouro ḋekios: pegaf je merkourios: sōtem ǹsōi: ǹtekθisiaze ǹǹnouti: ǹtektihyv ǹhenoċ ǹbasanos: hina ǹtekmou an kakos: | draft · mediumWhen King Decius had heard these things, he said, 'Mercurius, listen to me and sacrifice to the gods, and spare yourself great tortures, so that you may not die miserably. |
| 109 | ϣⲁⲧⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲣϣ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ · | ϣⲁⲧⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲣⲉϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ: | ṡatetinou tiaso èrok: ouoh tioi ǹhareṡ ǹhyt ehrai ègōk: | draft · highUntil now I have been sparing you, and I am patient toward you. |
| 110 | ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ · ⲛ̄ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧϭⲓⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲓ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ · | ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ: ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ: | tiouōṡ ġar an eerpet·hōou nak: malista je akṡōpi nyi: ǹṡ̀fyr eθve t̀ċinmiṡe ègōi: xen p̀polemos: | draft · highFor I do not wish to do you harm, especially since you have become a friend to me through fighting for me in the war. |
| 111 | ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲅ̄ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: | sōtem ǹsōi ǹtekθisiaze ǹǹnouti: | draft · highListen to me and sacrifice to the gods. |
| 112 | ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ϩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ · | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ: | m̀pertao ǹtekmetṡyri ṡym: xen hanbasanos evṡove: | draft · mediumDo not destroy your youth with various tortures. |
| 113 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲛ̄ϩⲧⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϣⲃⲏⲣ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲉⲛϩⲧⲏⲓ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ: | anok tiṡenhtyi xa tekmetṡyri ṡym: nem tekmetṡfyr: | draft · highI have pity on your youth and your friendship.' |
| 114 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϫⲉϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲥⲱ̄ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩⲃⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲛ̄ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉ̀ⲥⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩⲃⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ: | aferouō ǹje p̀makarios merkourios: je xisi niven etnaṡōpi m̀moi: eθve θomologei èxoun èf̀nouti: èsō nyi ǹhouo evvike evouab: ǹxisi ġar tinou ǹtesempṡa an ǹp̀ōou etnaċōlp èron: | draft · highThe blessed Mercurius answered, 'Every suffering that will come upon me for confessing God will be for me rather holy rewards; for the sufferings of the present time are not worthy of the glory that will be revealed to us.' |
| 115 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲕⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛ̄ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ︦ⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲱⲟⲩ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲁⲧⲑⲏⲧ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲛⲁϣⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲁϭⲓϫ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁⲕⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛ̀ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲑⲏⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲛⲁϣⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ: | nai ètafsōtem èrōou: ǹje p̀ouro ḋekios: pegaf isje ak·smǹtpek·hyt èxoun èhansaji ǹmetat·hyt: ouoh ǹtaio ǹǹhrōmaios: akopou je hanlaav ne: m̀pekaneṡe èθisiaze ǹhannouti ǹḋikaion: kata ǹḋoġma ǹt̀sinklytos: ouḋe ǹpek·sōtem ǹsanomos ǹr̀rōou: anok hō tinaerkolazin m̀mok: kata tekmǹtatθyt: ǹtanav je f̀nouti etaknahti èrof: naṡnahmek èvol xen najig: | draft · highWhen King Decius had heard them, he said, 'Since you have set your heart on words of folly, and have counted the honours of the Romans as nothing, and have not endured to sacrifice to the gods as is right according to the decree of the senate, nor obeyed the laws of the kings, I for my part will punish you according to your folly, and I will see whether the God in whom you have believed will be able to save you from my hands.' |
| 116 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲡⲟⲣϫⲛ̄ · ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲫⲟⲣϫⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: | aferouō ǹje p̀agios merkourios: pegaf ǹp̀ouro: je efs̀xyout xen piàpostolos eθouab: je nim petnaṡforgn: ètàġapy ǹf̀nouti: | draft · highSaint Mercurius answered, saying to the king, 'It is written in the holy apostle: Who will be able to separate us from the love of God? |
| 117 | ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩⲗⲱϫϩ̄ · ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲟⲅⲙⲟⲥ · ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ · ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩⲕⲱ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ · ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ · ⲏ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ̄ · ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲱϫϩ: ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲟⲅⲙⲟⲥ: ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ: ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ: ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ: ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ: ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | ouθ̀lipsis te ie oulōgh: ie ouḋioġmos: ie ouhko: ie oukō kahyv: ie oukinḋinos: ie ousyfi: kata f̀ryti ets̀xyout je eθvytk: semou m̀mon ǹpèhoou tyrf: | draft · highIs it affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written: For your sake we are being put to death all the day long. |
| 118 | ⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲙⲟⲩ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲱⲛϩ̄ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲭⲏ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡⲉ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫⲛ̄ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · | ⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲛϧ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲭⲏ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡⲉ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲛⲁⲉϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: | tenpiθe ġar je ouḋe m̀mon mou: ouḋe m̀mon ōnx: ouḋe angelos: ouḋe arṡy: ouḋe eksousia: ouḋe netṡoope: ouḋe netnaṡōpi: naeṡjemgom epōrgn: èvol xen t̀àġapy ǹpix̀ristos: | draft · highFor we are persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angel, nor principality, nor authority, nor things present, nor things to come, will be able to separate us from the love of Christ.' |
| 119 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϩⲱⲕ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | nai ḋe ètafgoou ǹje p̀makarios merkourios: afgōnt ǹje p̀ouro ḋekios: aferkelevin θrevtalof èp̀hermetarion: ǹtouhōk m̀mof: | draft · mediumWhen the blessed Mercurius had said these things, King Decius grew angry and commanded that they lift him onto the rack and rake him. |
| 120 | ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲕⲉⲥⲧⲱⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲕⲱⲗⲡ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲥⲧⲱⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲕⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ǹje kestōnarios ḋe navhōk m̀mof pe: ṡatet̀kas ǹtefċisi kōlp èvol: | draft · mediumThe quaestionarii were raking him until the bone of his back was laid bare. |
| 121 | ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲱⲧ · ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ · ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲁⲇⲁⲙ · ⲛϥ̄ⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲟⲃⲉ · ϯϣⲡ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ · ϫⲉⲁⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲱⲥ · ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ | ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ ⲡ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲧ: ⲡ̀ϫ̀ⲫⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ: ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲇⲁⲙ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧϩⲙ̀ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ: ϯϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲱⲥ: ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ | p̀makariosḋe m̀pefkatootf èvol: efs̀mou èf̀nouti: efgō m̀mos: je p̀ċois iysous pik·s p̀monogenys ǹpiōt: p̀g̀fo èvol xen tiparθenos eθouab maria: petafċi sarks èvol xen t̀·hieib ǹmyi: ṡatefsōti ǹp̀genos tyrf ǹadam: ǹtefelevθirou m̀mon: èvol xen t̀mǹt·hm̀hal ǹf̀novi: tiṡeph̀mot ǹtotk: je akain nem p̀ṡa ǹtekm̀ntaġaθōs: etnaṡōs | draft · mediumBut the blessed one did not give up, blessing God and saying, 'Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten of the Father, born of the holy Virgin Mary, who took flesh from the true lamb, in order to redeem the whole race of Adam and set us free from the slavery of sin: I thank you that you have made me worthy of your abundant goodness. |
| 122 | ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ: | sōtem èroi ǹfoou: | draft · highHear me today, |
| 123 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | anok pekvōk merkourios: | draft · highme, your servant Mercurius, |
| 124 | ⲛⲅ̄ⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ︦ⲙ︦ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ: | ǹtekaat nem p̀ṡa ǹpekθōhem eθouab: ouoh ǹkoinonos ènekxisi eθouab: ouoh ǹmeθre ǹpistos: ǹtekmǹtnoute: | draft · highand make me worthy of your holy calling, and a partaker in your holy sufferings, and of the faithful witnesses of your Godhead. |
| 125 | [ⲧⲉ]ⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϭⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ: | tinou oun paċois: m̀perkat ǹsōk: ouoh mperouei m̀moi je ouon hanθ̀lipsis ounteroi: ouoh ahans̀nav hiryti ehrai ègōi: | draft · mediumNow then, my Lord, do not forsake me, and do not be far from me, for afflictions await me and [sufferings] have fallen upon me. |
| 126 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓ̈ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧ[ⲣ]ⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: ϣⲁⲧⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲑⲣⲉⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲑⲣⲉⲩϫⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ: | alla tigom nyi paċois: ṡatigōk èvol: ǹpaaġōn xen oueryny: m̀perθrenagaji raṡi m̀moi: ouoh m̀perθrevgos: xen ǹǹheθnos: je efθōn pounouti: | draft · highBut give me strength, my Lord, until I complete my contest in peace. Do not let my enemies rejoice over me, and do not let them say among the nations, Where is their God?' |
| 127 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ · ⲡⲁϣⲟⲉⲓϫ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲏ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ: ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ⲡⲁϣⲟⲉⲓϫ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲏ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ: | nai ḋe efgō m̀mōou: esous̀my asṡōpi harof: esgō m̀mos je tōk ǹhyt: paṡoeig merkourios: hipominy ṑ pasotp ǹgōr: | draft · highAs he was saying these things, a voice came to him, saying, 'Take heart, my athlete Mercurius; endure, O my chosen strong one. |
| 128 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ · ⲉⲓϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ · ⲉⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̄ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣϭⲱⲃ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ϭⲱⲧⲡ̄ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ: ⲉⲓϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ: ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲉⲣϭⲱⲃ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣϭⲱⲧⲉⲡ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ: | anok ġar tiṡop nemak: eitiċom nak: ouoh tinaṡōpi nemak ǹskepastys: eiervoyθin èrok xen xisi niven: eteknaṡopou xen paran: m̀peerċōb: ouḋe m̀perrċōtep hytou ǹǹbasanos: | draft · highFor I am with you, giving you strength, and I will be with you as a protector, helping you in every suffering that you will endure for my name. Do not be weak, nor faint-hearted because of the tortures. |
| 129 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ · ⲉⲓϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲱⲛ · ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ: ⲉⲓϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲱⲛ: ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: | anok tiṡop nemak: eitiċom nak: ṡatekgōk èvol ǹpekaġōn: oumetgōr: | draft · highI am with you, giving you strength, until you complete your contest with valour.' |
| 130 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | ouoh ǹtevnou afaspaze m̀mof ǹje piarṡiangelos mixayl: ouoh afersfragizin ǹpefsōma tyrf: | draft · highAnd at once the archangel Michael greeted him and sealed his whole body. |
| 131 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ̄ · ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲥⲛⲁⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁϥϥⲟϭϥ̄ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϭⲉⲡ: ⲁϥⲣ̀ⲥⲛⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϥⲙⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁϥϥⲟϭϥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: | ouoh ǹtevnou a p̀hermetarion ouōċep: afr̀snav: ouoh am̀mere èt̀fmer m̀mōou: avvōl èvol: affoċf afaheratf: nem laav ǹtako ṡop ǹxytf: alla naftieoou ǹf̀nouti: | draft · highAnd at once the rack broke and became two, and the bonds with which he was bound were loosed; he leapt up and stood, with no harm in him, but he was glorifying God. |
| 132 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣϥⲛⲁⲩ · ⲉⲡⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̄ϭⲱⲛⲧ̄ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ · ϯⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟⲥϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲟ ⲉⲛϣⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϫⲟⲗⲕϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲉ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ: ⲉⲡⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ: ϯⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟⲥϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲙⲟⲩⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲗⲕϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲓ: | p̀ouro ḋe etafnav: epeǹtofṡōpi: afmoh ǹgōnt: pegaf je epiḋy afai gō m̀mos: je ouontan m̀mav ǹoupanhoplia ǹhōb: tierkelevin èθrevtosf èvol eftoi ǹṡmoui: ǹtougolkf èvol: ouḋe t̀fe ouḋe p̀kahi: ǹoumahi: | draft · mediumWhen the king saw what had happened, he was filled with anger and said, 'Since this man says, We have a panoply of [...], I command that they stretch him out on four stakes and pull him taut, with neither heaven nor earth holding him.' |
| 133 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣ̄ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ϫⲉⲉⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ · ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲑⲁⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲍⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲥⲕ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · | ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲱⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡ̀ⲍⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲥⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: | ètaverfai ḋe naf: pegaf ǹje p̀ouro: je evθōn tinou nek·hoplon: ètekθari èrōou: ṡa p̀niṡti ǹniṡti nouti p̀zevs avtosk èvol èmaṡō: | draft · mediumWhen they had done this to him, the king said, 'Where now are your weapons in which you trust? By the great god of gods, Zeus, they have stretched you out thoroughly!' |
| 134 | ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲃⲟⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ · ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲗϭ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲣ · ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ̄ · ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲡⲉⲣϣ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϫⲃ̄ⲃⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲕϩ̄ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲱϣⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ · | ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲃⲟⲑⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ: ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲗⲉϭ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲣϯ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲣ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ: ⲙⲛ̀ⲛⲥϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϫⲃ̀ⲃⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ: | peθouab afgouṡt ehrai èt̀fe pegaf: je p̀ċois voθei èroi: anok pekvōk: palin on aferkelevin ǹje p̀ouro: èθrevṡōleċ ǹpefsōma: ǹhangorti evjyr: nem hanmastiġks: mǹnsċois ǹtoupereṡ ǹhangv̀ves ǹk̀rōm xarof: hina efèrōk·h kouji kouji: ouoh afōṡem ǹje p̀k̀rōm xen p̀·s̀nof: ǹp̀ḋikeos et·haate èpesyt: | draft · highThe holy one looked up to heaven and said, 'Lord, help me, I your servant.' Again the king ordered that his body be flayed with sharp knives and whips, and after that that they spread coals of fire under him, so that he might burn little by little; and the fire was quenched by the blood of the righteous one running down. |
| 135 | ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ϩⲛ̄ϯⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ · | ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ: | peθouab ḋe afì èrof: xen ouniṡti ǹmetgōr: xen taikevasanos: | draft · highBut the holy one endured it with great valour, this torture too. |
| 136 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲗϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲧⲡϥ̄ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲩⲟⲗϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲭⲁⲕⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ: | p̀ouro ḋe ḋekios afθrevolf èvol je nafmou xen ouċepy: ouoh avotpf èxoun evmankaki: xen ouċepy: | draft · mediumKing Decius had him carried away, expecting that he would die quickly, and they shut him up in a dark place in haste. |
| 137 | ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲟϥ · ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲡⲁϣ ⲙⲟⲩ · ⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓϥⲉ ϣⲟϫⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ · | ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ: ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϣ ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϥⲓ ϣⲟϫⲉⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ: ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ: | ǹmatoi ḋe avfai èxarof: efoi ǹpaṡ mou: ouon oukouji ǹnifi ṡojep ǹxytf: evmevi je afmou: | draft · highThe soldiers carried him away half-dead, a little breath remaining in him, thinking that he had died. |
| 138 | ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲡϣⲟⲉⲓϫ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥϫⲣⲟ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲉⲥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲉⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲣⲟ: | menensaoukouji ḋe xen tevnou ète m̀mav: esangelos ǹp̀ċois afouōnh naf èvol: pegaf naf: jetiryny nak: p̀ṡoeig ǹrefgro: | draft · highA little while after, in that same hour, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, 'Peace to you, victorious athlete.' |
| 139 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ · ⲉⲧϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ⲉϥⲟϫ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ · ⲛⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲛⲧⲟϥⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ: ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲉϥⲟϫ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | ètafċifai ḋe aftalċenefsaṡ: etxen pefsōma: ouoh aftahof èratf: efog hōs ḋe naftōoun: nafaheratf eftieoou: ǹf̀nouti: ǹθofervoyθin èrof: | draft · mediumWhen he had said this, he healed his wounds that were in his body and set him on his feet, whole, as though he had just risen; and he stood glorifying God, who had helped him. |
| 140 | ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲏⲙⲁ: | menensa nai aferkelevin ǹje p̀ouro: èθrevtahof èratf èp̀byma: | draft · highAfter these things the king ordered that they set him standing at the tribunal. |
| 141 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲩϥⲓⲧⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧ · ⲉⲕⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϣ ⲙⲟⲩ · ⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ · ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲣⲱ ⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲱⲗϩ̄ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ · | ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧ: ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϣ ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲕ̀ⲙⲟϣⲓ: ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲣⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲗⲉϩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ: | ètaf ḋe èrof ǹje p̀ouro: pegaf naf je avfitk ǹtot: ekoi ǹpaṡ mou: ǹaṡ ǹryti tinou k̀moṡi: meṡak rō m̀mon laav ǹpōleh hi pek·sōma: | draft · mediumWhen the king [saw] him, he said to him, 'They carried you away from me half-dead; how is it that you now walk, and there is not even a single wound on your body?' |
| 142 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϥⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ · ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϥⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ: ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ: | tote aferkelevin ǹǹfaimereh: etaheratou èθrevmouṡt ǹpefsōma: | draft · mediumThen he ordered the spear-bearers who were standing by to examine his body. |
| 143 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ϫⲉϣⲉ ⲡⲕ̄ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲥ · ⲱ̄ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲛ̄ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ · ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲟⲩⲟϫ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϫⲱϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ϣⲟ ⲡ̀ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲟⲥ: ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ: ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϫ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲱϩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | ǹθōou ḋe pegav ǹp̀ouro: je ṡo p̀kratos: ṑ p̀ouro: ǹevsebys: pefsōma tyrf ouog: nem lav ǹtako ṡop ǹxytf: ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀ougōhe èrof èp̀tyrf: | draft · mediumThey said to the king, 'By your might, O pious king, his whole body is sound; there is no harm in him, as if they had not touched him at all.' |
| 144 | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϥ̄ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ︥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲓ · ⲙⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϫⲓ ⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲓ: ⲙⲏ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | ḋekios ḋe hōf pegaf: je pantōs f̀nagos: je pix̀ristos petoiftalċoi: my aretenċi saein èxoun èp̀ṡ̀teko: èθreferθerapevin m̀mof: | draft · highDecius for his part said, 'Surely he will say that it is Christ who healed him. Did you bring a physician into the prison to treat him?' |
| 145 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ · ϫⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ · ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ: ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ: | ǹθōou ḋe pegav: je ṡatekmetniṡti ètaiyout: etamahte èjen toikoumene tyrs: nem p laav ǹθerapeve ǹrōmi talċof: | draft · highThey said, 'By your honoured greatness, which has power over the whole world, no physician among men has healed him. |
| 146 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̄ · ⲏ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲗⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϥ : ⲙⲛ̄ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲕⲱⲥ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ: ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥⲗⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲧ ⲧⲉ ϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϥ: ⲙⲛ̀ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲱⲥ: | alla ǹmeeveve je f̀namou ǹaṡ ǹryti efonx: ie ǹθoflo ǹaṡ ǹryti: ǹtetensōoun an: je ouaṡe ǹċot te ṡtemakia ǹxristianos ǹsaf: mǹaferkōs: | draft · mediumBut we thought he would die. How is he alive, or how has he recovered? We do not know. How great is the magic of the Christians! Yesterday he was ready for burial, |
| 147 | ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ · | ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ: | ǹfoou ḋe hōf efaheratf efouog: | draft · highand today he is standing whole.' |
| 148 | ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̄ϭⲱⲛⲧ̄ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ̄[ⲧⲟϥ]ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ ⲭⲟⲣⲓ̈ⲥ ⲙⲁⲅⲓⲁ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲟϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲅⲓⲁ: | p̀ouro ḋe afmoh ǹgōnt: pegaf naf: je àgos èroi: xen oumyi je nim peǹtoftalċok xōris magia: | draft · highThe king was filled with anger and said to him, 'Tell me truly, who healed you, apart from magic?' |
| 149 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲥ̄ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ : ⲙⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̄ϣⲉ ⲉⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲟ ⲛ̄ϣⲙ̄ⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϥ̄ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲙⲣ̄ⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛϥ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓ̈ⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥϫⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̀ϣⲉ ⲉⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲣ̀ⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲧ̀ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ: | aferouō ǹje p̀agios merkourios: je paċois iysous pix̀ristos: p̀·saein ǹǹpsiṡy nem ǹsōma: ǹθof pe ǹθof xarize nyi ǹp̀talċo: ǹf̀ryti ǹθofgos farmaġos: nem ǹrefmoute: nem refṡm̀ṡe eḋōlon: ǹtouoi ǹṡemmo èrof: ouoh f̀namorou: ǹhanmr̀re nat̀vōl èvol: ǹtefparaḋiḋou ǹmou: èp̀k̀rōm ǹte gehenna: eθve jem̀peousoun ǹf̀nouti etafθamioou: | draft · mediumSaint Mercurius answered, 'My Lord Jesus Christ, the physician of souls and bodies, he it is who granted me the healing, not sorcerers as you said. Those who invoke and serve idols are strangers to him, and he will bind them with bonds that are never loosed and hand them over to the fire of Gehenna, because they did not know the God who created them.' |
| 150 | ⲡⲉϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ̄ · ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ︥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ: | pejetinaanhaliske ǹpek·sōma xen hanbasanos evnaṡt: mareinav je pix̀ristos èteknahti èrof natalċok: | draft · highThe king said, 'I will consume your body with harsh tortures; let me see whether the Christ in whom you trust will heal you.' |
| 151 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϫⲉϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϯⲙⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉϫⲱⲓ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲛⲁϣⲧⲣ̄ⲧⲱⲣⲧ̄ ⲁⲛ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲙⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲧⲣ̀ⲧⲱⲣⲉⲧ ⲁⲛ: | pejepagios merkourios: je tipisteve je paċois iysous pix̀ristos: je akṡanìni ǹoumyṡ ǹtetimōria ègōi: ǹteknaṡtr̀tōret an: | draft · highSaint Mercurius said, 'I believe in my Lord Jesus Christ that, even if you bring a multitude of punishments upon me, you will not be able to trouble me. |
| 152 | ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ︤ϩⲟⲧⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲉⲙⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲯⲩⲭⲏ · | ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ: | afgos ġar je m̀pererhotou: ǹnetnamou ǹpetensōma: em̀mon gom mou: èmou ǹnetenpsiṡy: | draft · highFor he said: Do not fear those who will kill your body but cannot kill your souls; |
| 153 | ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲯⲩⲭⲏ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲁ · | ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲧ̀ⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲁ: | àrihoti ḋe hytf: ǹθof ǹp̀tetenouon gom m̀mof: ètako ǹtetenpsiṡy: nem petensōma: hrai t̀gehena: | draft · highbut fear him who is able to destroy your soul and your body in Gehenna.' |
| 154 | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲗⲟⲃϣ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ ϩⲁⲛϥ̄ⲥⲡⲓ̈ⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ[ⲣⲟⲩⲣ̄ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ · ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲉϥϣⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ · ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲛϥ̄ⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲧ̄ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ · | ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲗⲟⲃϣ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲱϩⲉⲧ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ[ⲣⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ: ⲁⲩⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲉϥϣⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ̀: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ: ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲧ̀ⲉⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: | tote aferkelevin ǹje p̀ouro: èθrevìni ǹoupenipe eflovṡ: ǹtoukaf xa nefankaion: ouoh hanlampas ǹtekōhet xa nefspirooue: ǹte[rourpai ḋe: èp̀ma ǹoukapnos: avstinoufe ṡōpi: efṡōṡ èvol: èouon niven etxen p̀ma ète m̀mav: everbasanizin m̀mof èpaihouò: ǹpefaṡahom: ouḋe m̀pefrimi: pejep̀ouro naf: je efθōn m̀pek·saein tinou: marefi ǹteferθerapevin m̀mok: kaiġar akgos: je ouon gom m̀mof etounost̀ei ṡa ǹmou: | draft · mediumThen the king ordered that they bring a red-hot iron and put it under his armpits, and lamps of fire under his sides. When they had done this, the place was full of smoke, and a sweet fragrance arose, spreading out to everyone who was in that place. Though they tortured him the more, he did not groan, nor did he weep. The king said to him, 'Where is your physician now? Let him come and treat you; for indeed you said that he has power to raise the dead.' |
| 155 | ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ · ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̄ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ · ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ · | ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ: ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̀ⲉⲕϣⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ: ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ: | p̀agios ḋe merkourios pegaf naf: je àripète hnak: ouontak eksousia ġar èxoun èpasōma: tapsiṡy ḋe f̀nouti petoi ǹċois èros: pasōma mǹekṡattakof: tapsiṡy namoune èvol esoi ǹatako: | draft · highSaint Mercurius said to him, 'Do what you wish; for you have authority over my body, but my soul, it is God who is lord over it. My body, even if you destroy it, my soul will endure, being imperishable.' |
| 156 | ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϣⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϫⲱϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲁϣⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙ̄ⲁⲕϩ̄ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲣⲉ ϥⲱϭⲧ̄ : ⲛϥ̄ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ · | ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϣⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲱϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲱⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲁⲕⲉϩ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉ ϥ̀ⲱϭⲉⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ: | palin on aferkelevin ǹje p̀ouro èθrevsaṡtf ǹsagōf: ouoh ǹtouìni ǹouniṡti ènōni: ǹtouaṡf èpefm̀akeh: hina xen p̀θre f̀ōċet: ǹtefmou xen ouċepy: | draft · mediumAgain the king ordered that they hang him head downward and bring a great stone and hang it on his neck, so that in the hanging he might be strangled and die quickly. |
| 157 | ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ · ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲱϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲩ · ϩⲛ̄ϯⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ · | ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ: ⲁⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲱϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ: | pimartiros ḋe: at̀gom ǹf̀nouti ōh ǹxytf: nem t̀xaris afmoune èvol ǹnouniṡti nōou: xen tibasanos θai: | draft · highBut in the martyr dwelt the power of God and the grace, and he endured a long time in this torture. |
| 158 | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉϥϥⲓ ϩⲁⲛϯⲙⲱⲣⲓ̈ⲁ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ · ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϥⲓⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ϩⲓⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁⲕϩ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ̄ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲃϩ̄ · ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛ̄ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϣⲗⲟⲡ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲱⲣⲡ̄ϩⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ · | ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛϯⲙⲱⲣⲓⲁ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϥⲁⲓⲡⲱⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕⲉϩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛ̀ⲕⲱⲃⲉϩ: ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲗⲟⲡ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϩⲱⲣⲡϧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ: | ḋekios ḋe p̀ouro: etafnav èpimartiros: je effai hantimōria: xen oumetgōr: ouoh m̀pe laav ǹbasanos tahof: aferkelevin èθrevfaipōni m̀mav: hi pefmakeh: ǹtouìni ǹoumastiġks ǹkōveh: esoi ǹf̀toou ǹṡlop: ǹtouhiouì èrof: ṡatep̀kahi hōrpxa pefs̀nof: | draft · mediumWhen King Decius the king saw the martyr bearing the punishments with valour, and that no torture reached him, he ordered them to take the stone from his neck and bring a whip of [...] with four lashes, and to beat him until the ground was soaked with his blood. |
| 159 | ⲡⲉⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϯⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · | ⲡ̀ⲅⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϯⲕⲉⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: | p̀gennaios ḋe aftōoun hatikevasanos: ǹf̀ryti ǹouōni ǹadamas: xen tefmetgōr: | draft · highThe noble one bore this torture too like a stone of adamant, in his valour. |
| 160 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ϫⲉϯⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ︦ⲙ︦ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̄ϣⲡ̄ϩⲓ̈ⲥⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲡ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | ouoh pegaf: je tievxaristou nak: paċois: je akait nem p̀ṡa ǹṡp̀xisi èjen pekran eθouab: | draft · highAnd he said, 'I give thanks to you, my Lord, that you have made me worthy to suffer for your holy name.' |
| 161 | ⲡⲣ︤ⲣ︥ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲧ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϥⲁϣⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ · ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ · ⲛⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ · ⲁϥϯⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϯⲙⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲣⲙ̄ⲣⲁϣ · ⲁϥⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲧⲟⲥ · [ϯ]ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥϥⲁϣⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ: ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ: ⲛⲁϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ: ⲁϥϯⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϯⲙⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ: ⲁϥⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲧⲟⲥ: ϯⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | p̀ouro ḋe etafnav ḋe: je ouat p̀ōni pe peflogismos: ouoh je naffaṡpiθe m̀mof an: èθrefθisiaze: afjiṡogne: nafċepy ġar èvōk èhrōmy: aftiapofasis èrof: èθrevtimōria m̀mof: xen t̀syfi efgō m̀mos: je merkourios petoifṡōpi efsōṡ ǹǹnouti: ouoh aferkatafronin ǹǹḋoġma eθouab: ǹtetenmetremravṡ: afopf èoulaav penġratos: tierkelevin èθrevċitf èt̀polis ǹt̀kappadokia: ǹtoufai ǹtefàfe xen p̀ma ète m̀mav: ère ouon niven nav èrof: | draft · mediumWhen the king saw that his resolve was unchangeable and that he could not persuade him to sacrifice, he took counsel, for he was in haste to go to Rome; he pronounced sentence against him, that he be punished with the sword, saying, 'Mercurius, who has become a despiser of the gods and has despised the holy decrees of your clemency, and has counted our might as nothing: I command that they take him to the city of Cappadocia and take off his head in that place, with everyone watching. |
| 162 | ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲁⲛϯⲗⲉⲅⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲥⲏϣⲉ · ⲡϩⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲁⲛϯⲗⲉⲅⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏϣⲉ: ⲡ̀ϧⲁⲉ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ: | ouon ġar niven: etavjieoou èvol hiten p̀ouro: avṡanantilege ǹpefouahsahni senati naf: ǹhansyṡe: p̀xaè ḋe ǹtounaparaḋiḋou m̀mof: etotf ǹt̀syfi: | draft · mediumFor everyone who has received glory from the king, if they contradict his command, they will be given blows, and at the last they will hand him over to the sword.' |
| 163 | Ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϥⲓ̈ⲧϥ̄ · ⲁⲩϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣϥ̄ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ · ϫⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ ⲁⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲕⲱⲱⲥ · | ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϥⲓⲧϥ: ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲁϥⲣ̀ⲕⲱⲱⲥ: | netavtaṡou ḋe èθrevfitf: avfai xarof avtalof èoutv̀ny: avmorf ehrai ègōf: je nai a p̀·sōma ǹpimartiros: vōl èvol ǹsasa niven: afr̀kōōs: | draft · mediumThose who had been appointed to take him carried him off; they lifted him onto a beast and bound him upon it, for the body of the martyr was broken apart on every side; he had become like a corpse. |
| 164 | ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̄ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ · | ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁⲩⲫⲱϧ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ: | avmoṡi ḋe xen f̀mōit esouyou: ouoh hiten kouji ǹèhoou: avfōx èt̀polis kaisaria: ouoh ǹpairyti avouahf èpesyt koui kouji: | draft · highThey travelled on the road, which was long, and after a few days they reached the city of Caesarea; and so they took him down little by little. |
| 165 | ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̄ⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ · ⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲇⲏ ⲁⲕϫⲉⲕⲡⲉⲕⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ · ϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϣⲟⲉⲓ̈ϫ · ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ̄ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲉ[ⲕ]ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲓ: ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲕϫⲉⲕⲡⲉⲕⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁⲕⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ: ϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧϣⲟⲉⲓϫ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣϥ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲉⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | p̀ċois ḋe afaheratf higōf: pegaf naf: je merkourios: àmou ǹtekm̀ton m̀mok xatoti: epiḋy akjekpekḋromos èvol: akàreh èt̀pistis: ċi nak ǹp̀k̀lom ǹt̀mǹtṡoeig: petavθaṡf nak: eerklyronomin m̀mof: | draft · highBut the Lord stood over him and said to him, 'Mercurius, come and rest beside me, since you have finished your course and kept the faith; receive your crown of the athlete's contest which has been appointed for you, and inherit it.' |
| 166 | ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫ︤ⲥ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲉϥⲉⲣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧϥ̄ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ · | ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉ̀ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲁ̀ⲓ̀ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ: | pimartiros ḋe ètap̀ċois ouōnh èrof afjemgom: pegaf netto èrof: je àripentavouahsahni m̀mof nōten: xen ouċepy: ère p̀ċois ḋe θōhem ǹouon niven èxoun: ètimetanoia: efèàì θynou nem p̀ṡa ǹtefxaris: | draft · highWhen the Lord had appeared to the martyr, he gained strength and said to those who were with him, 'Do quickly what you were commanded; for Christ calls everyone to repentance; may he make you worthy of his grace. |
| 167 | ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲓⲁ · ⲁϫⲛ̄ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ̀ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ: | ouramaò ġar pe ṡafkarize: ǹnetnatipououoi èrof xen ouḋōria: ǹf̀θonos: | draft · highFor he is a rich one who gives freely to those who will hasten to him, as a gift, without envy.' |
| 168 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ · ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ̈ⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲉⲃⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲑⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ · | ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ: ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲉⲃⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ: | etafċi nyi: ḋe avfai ǹtefàfe: afgōk èvol ǹt̀·homologia etnanes: ǹpensōtyr ǹsou gouty ǹnoebrios: ète aθōr pe: | draft · highWhen he had said these things, they took off his head, and he completed the good confession of our Saviour on the twenty-fifth of November, which is Hathor. |
| 169 | ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲉⲥⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ︦ⲣ︦ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ · ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ · ⲉϥϣⲉϣⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϭⲉ · ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ · | ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲉⲥⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲩⲓ: ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ: ⲉϥϣⲉϣⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ: ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ: | àouniṡti ǹṡ̀fyri ṡōpi: esm̀pṡa ǹrpesmevi: menensaθrepimartiros gōk èvol: apefsōma ouvaṡ ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡiōn: efṡeṡstinoufe èvol: ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡouhyne efsotp: eθve paimyini oun: ahah ǹrōmi ṡōpi ǹxristianos: | draft · highA great wonder took place, worthy to be remembered: after the martyr had been perfected, his body became white as snow, giving off a fragrance like choice incense. Because of this sign many people became Christians. |
| 170 | ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ · ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · | ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ: ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: | peθouab ḋe: avouahf xen topos: efouōnh èvol p̀ma ète oumyṡ ǹgom hitalċo ṡōpi m̀mav: | draft · mediumThe holy one was laid in a shrine which is renowned, the place where a multitude of healing miracles take place. |
| 171 | ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲉⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̄ⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ · ϣⲁⲛ̄ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲻ:::ⲻ::: | ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ: ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ⲻ::: ⲻ::: | ouṑou ǹte f̀nouti piōt: nem pefmonogenys ǹṡyri: is pix̀ristos penċois: nem pip̀na eθouab: tinou ouoh ǹouoeiṡ niven: ṡa naiōn tyrou ǹaiōn àmyn ⲻ::: ⲻ::: | draft · highGlory to God the Father and his only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, and the Holy Spirit, now and at all times, to all the ages of ages. Amen. |
Provenance
- title
- Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.)
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "mercurius", document encomium.mercurius
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document encomium.mercurius, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- file
- Hagiography/Mercurius/encomium.mercurius.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.) — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from encomium.mercurius.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "mercurius", document encomium.mercurius)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document encomium.mercurius, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- generated by
- tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=23 abbrev_by_lemma=2 editorial_kept=1 editorial_lacuna=8 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_L1-S-5=6 lexeme_L1-S-8=3 lexeme_open=12 n_morphs_fallback=2 numeral_single_ambiguous=16 restored_accepted=39 segment_mismatch=2 stroke_kept=1233 stroke_unified=1668 th_resolved=14 tokens=2755
- file
- Hagiography/Mercurius/encomium.mercurius.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.) — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from encomium.mercurius.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document encomium.mercurius, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Hagiography/Mercurius/encomium.mercurius.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 0 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 171 model drafts (marked “draft”)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.). Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "mercurius", document encomium.mercurius. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/mercurius/encomium.mercurius.sahidic.scriptorium/. Encomium on Mercurius the Martyr (Budge ed.) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document encomium.mercurius, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. 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.