Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3

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Attribution: Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus theodosius-alexandria, document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge Miscellaneous 1915 on Internet Archive. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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1ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ [ϫⲓ] ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲏⲛ ·ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲑⲏⲛ:loipon a p̀rōmi ċi ǹtefṡθyn:draft · highSo the man took his tunic,
2ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟ̄ ·ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲟ̀:aftyis afċi ǹp̀·souò:draft · highsold it and received its price,
3ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲙⲣⲏ̄ ·ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲣⲉ:aftyif ǹpamre:draft · highand gave it to the baker;
4ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ·ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ:afktof èpefyi efraṡi:draft · highand he returned to his house rejoicing,
5ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ·ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ:èrats ǹtefs̀·himi: efgō m̀mos je is f̀nouti afsouten ǹt̀p̀rosfora:draft · highto his wife, saying: 'Behold, God has provided the offering.'
6ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩ︦ⲉ︦ ⲛ̄ϣⲱⲣⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̄ⲁⲑⲱ̄ⲣ ·ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲫⲱϧ ⲉ̀ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩ̀ⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲑⲱⲣ:loipon ètavfōx èhtooùe ǹṡōrp ǹsoumǹtsnoous ǹaθōr:draft · highSo when they reached the morning, early on the twelfth of Hathor,
7ⲁⲥϯⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ·ⲁⲥϯⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ:astipesouoi èrof ǹje t̀s̀·himi ǹṡav esgō m̀mos je pason ċi nak ǹtaṡθyn ǹtekvōk:draft · highthe good wife turned to him, saying: 'My brother, take my tunic and go;
8ⲁ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ:ànav je k̀najimi èpèsōou:draft · highsee whether you can find the sheep,
9ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ · ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣⲉ ⲉ̄ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲡⲣⲟϩⲩⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣ︦ⲥ︦ ·ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲉⲛⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ: ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ̀ϣⲉ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲡ̀ⲣⲟϩⲩⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ:hina ǹnasmenǹh̀vyouì ǹt̀sinaksis: nem ǹs̀nyou: etnyou ègōn: ǹθof ḋe efouṑṡe eemi ètesp̀rohiresis tyrs:draft · highso that I may prepare the things for the synaxis and for the brethren who are coming to us.' But he, wishing to learn the whole of her devotion,
10ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ · ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ · ⲉ̄ⲣⲁⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ: ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϣⲑⲏⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:pegaf nas je tasōni: aiṡanfai ǹteṡθyn: èrasinage ǹaṡ ǹryti: xen painiṡti ǹṡa ǹfoou:draft · highsaid to her: 'My sister, if I take your tunic, how will you go to the synaxis at this great feast today?
11ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ · ϣⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ ϣ̄ϣⲉⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϩ︦ⲙ︦ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ̄ⲁ︦ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ: ϣⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ: ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ϣ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲉⲣⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ:anok ġar anokouhōout: ṡaivōk èma niven ǹpairyti: t̀s̀·himi ḋe ǹθos ṡ̀ṡeeros eerskepazin m̀mos xen pessōma malista ǹhouo xen t̀ekklysia:draft · mediumFor I, being a man, go everywhere like this; but a woman ought to keep her body covered, above all in the church.'
12ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ · ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ: ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:ǹθos ḋe asfihras èvol xen ouniṡti ǹs̀my esgō m̀mos je ouoi nyi pason: ou pe fai etekgō m̀mof ǹfoou:draft · highBut she cried out with a loud voice, saying: 'Woe is me, my brother! What is this you are saying today?
13ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲣ̄ϣⲙ̄ⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣ̀ϣⲙ̀ⲙⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:my ǹtar̀ṡm̀mo èrok ǹfoou:draft · highHave I become a stranger to you today?
14ⲙⲏ̄ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲣ̄ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ·ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲫⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲣ̀ⲥⲛⲁⲩ:my ntanfō ṡanr̀snav:draft · mediumHave we been divided into two?
15ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ̄ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ ·ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ:my anok ousarks ǹouōt an nemak:draft · highAm I not one flesh with you?
16ⲙⲏ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ̄ ·ⲙⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ:my m̀mon θai meris nemak anok xen nekθisia:draft · highHave I no share with you in your sacrifices?
17ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ·ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ:my eknahourōt ǹpamevi èxoun èpiarṡiangelos eθouab mixayl:draft · highWill you hinder my intention toward the holy archangel Michael?
18ⲙ̄ⲡⲱⲣ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩ︦ⲙ︦ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ · ϫⲉⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟϩⲩⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ ⲉ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ Ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲁⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ︥ ·ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲣ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟϩⲩⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ:ǹpōr pason m̀permevi èfai xen pek·hyt: je aikōtaprohiresis ǹsōi èxoun èpiarṡiangelos eθouab mixayl holōs rō a piàpostolos gos eftamō m̀mon je m̀mon hōout his̀·himi xen pix̀ristos:draft · highFar from it, my brother! Do not think this in your heart, that I have turned my devotion away from the holy archangel Michael. Indeed the apostle said, teaching us: There is neither male nor female in Christ.'
19ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ·ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ:nai ḋe esgō m̀mōou esrimi:draft · highAs she said these things she was weeping,
20ⲁⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̄ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ·ⲁⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲥ:atefpsiṡy ṡθorter ègōs:draft · highand his soul was troubled for her;
21ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ·ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ:mallon ḋe afraṡi ǹhouo ehrai èjen tesniṡti ǹpistis:draft · highbut rather he rejoiced exceedingly at her great faith.
22ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϥⲓ̈ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ·ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ:afċi ǹtots ǹt̀ṡθyn efgō m̀mos je fiproouṡ:draft · highHe took the tunic from her, saying: 'Take care
23ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ︦ⲁ︦ ·ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ:ǹt̀p̀rosfora nem t̀àparṡy nem p̀neh ouorpou ètekklysia:draft · highof the offering and the first-fruits and the oil; send them to the church,
24ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲱ ⲉ̄ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲓⲍⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲓⲍⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ:ouoh kō ehrai ǹtetrapiza nem nōik:draft · highand set out the table and the bread;
25ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲁⲭⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ·ϥⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲭⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ:faip̀rōouṡ ǹp̀lakanon ṡateiktoi xen p̀ouōṡe ǹf̀nouti nem p̀èsōou:draft · hightake care of the vegetables until I return, God willing, with the sheep.'
26ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ: ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ:afì ḋe èvol efmoṡi eftiho ǹpiarṡiangelos eθouab èθrefsouten ǹnefmōit: efmoṡi ḋe afì èjen ouma ǹesōou:draft · highHe went out, walking and entreating the holy archangel to make his ways straight. And as he walked he came upon a sheepfold.
27ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ · Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ̄ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ:pegaf naf je xaire p̀ṡ̀fyr: pejep̀rōmi naf je t̀ryny nak p̀rōmi ètaiyout:draft · highHe said to the man there: 'Greetings, friend.' The man said to him: 'Peace to you, honoured man.'
28ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ϣⲁⲓϭⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ̈ⲡϣⲱⲥ ϫⲉ̄ⲕ̄ⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣ ⲉϩⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲓⲙⲏ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁ ϣⲁⲓϫⲉⲙⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲓⲙⲏ:pegaf naf ǹje p̀rōmi ǹpistos je ara ṡaijemouèsōou ǹtotk ǹfoou èpainiṡti ǹrōmi ètafì haron pegaf ǹje p̀ṡōs je kouōṡ èxa ouyr ǹtimy:draft · highThe faithful man said to him: 'Can I find a sheep from you today for a great man who has come to us?' The shepherd said: 'For what price do you want it?'
29ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣ ⲉϩⲁⲟⲩⲧⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϧⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ:pejep̀rōmi naf je eiouōṡ èxa ou termysion:draft · highThe man said to him: 'I want one for a tremissis.'
30ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲓⲙⲏⲧⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϣⲱⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲓⲙⲏⲧⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ:pejep̀ṡōs naf je aveis timytatyif nak:draft · highThe shepherd said to him: 'Hand over the price and I will give it to you.'
31ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ ·ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ:p̀rōmi ḋe afsouten èrof ǹt̀ṡθyn ǹt̀s̀·himi efgō m̀mos je ċit̀ṡθyn nak ètatas̀·himi te:draft · highThe man held out to him his wife's tunic, saying: 'Take the tunic; it belongs to my wife.
32ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲭⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ:kas nak xatotk ǹṡomt ǹèhoou:draft · highKeep it with you for three days,
33ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ:ouoh ǹp̀houn ǹṡomt ǹèhoou:draft · highand if within three days
34ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧϥ̄ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲓⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ·ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϯⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ:aiṡanṡtem enf nak tiapotasse m̀mos nak:draft · highI do not bring you the price, I will give it up to you.'
35ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ̈ⲡϣⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲣ̄ⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲓ:aferouō ǹje p̀ṡōs je ouoh eierou ǹθai:draft · highThe shepherd answered: 'And what shall I do with this?
36ⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓⲉⲥⲟⲣⲧ̄ · ϩⲓϩⲃ̄ⲥⲱ ⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲥ̄ ⲁⲛ ·ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓⲉⲥⲟⲣⲉⲧ: ϩⲓϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲁⲛ:nem laav xen payi eimyteiesoret: hihevsō ǹtinaċits an:draft · mediumThere is nothing in my house but wool and clothing; I will not take it.'
37ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲱⲥⲧⲥ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲏ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲣ̄ⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟϣⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲕⲙ̄ ·ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ϣⲱⲥⲧⲥ̀ⲧⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲣ̀ⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟϣⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲕⲉⲙ:p̀rōmi ḋe ǹpistos ǹterep̀ṡōsts̀tof èvol nem t̀ṡθyn afkotf èvol èpefmōit xen ouniṡti ǹm̀kah ǹhyt nem hanr̀meiooue evoṡeti ḋe efmoṡi efokem:draft · highWhen the shepherd turned the faithful man away with the tunic, he went back to his road in great sorrow of heart, with tears pouring down as he walked, grieving,
38ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ:ouoh efmevi èvol je ou petefnaaif:draft · highand wondering what he should do,
39ⲏ̄ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⁖ⲻ Ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̄ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ·ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⁖ⲻ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ:ie efnagos ǹtefs̀·himi je ou ⁖ⲻ ǹtiounou afgouṡt hihy m̀mof:draft · highor what he would say to his wife. At once he looked ahead of him
40ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭ‐ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ̄ · ⲉϥⲱ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ·ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭ‐ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ: ⲉϥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ:afnav epark‐angelos mixayl eftalyout èjen ouhto ǹouōvṡ: efō ǹp̀·s̀mot ǹouniṡti ènarxōn ǹte p̀ouro:draft · highand saw the archangel Michael mounted on a white horse, in the likeness of one of the great officials of the king.
41ⲁϥⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ̈ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϩⲓ︦ⲏ︦ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ: ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ:aferhoti èmaṡō ǹje p̀rōmi afsokf ǹsa ousa ǹte p̀vol ǹf̀mōit: ṡatefparage:draft · highThe man was very afraid; he drew aside to one side of the road until he should pass by.
42ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲫⲱϧ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ:ouoh ǹterepiarṡiangelos fōx harof ǹp̀·s̀mot ǹouarxōn:draft · highAnd when the archangel reached him in the likeness of an official,
43ⲁϥⲥⲉⲕⲡⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲧⲟ̄ ·ⲁϥⲥⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲧⲟ̀:afsekp̀kalinos ǹp̀htò:draft · highhe drew in the horse's bridle
44ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ·ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ:afaheratf:draft · highand stopped.
45ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲱⲛ ⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ:pegaf ǹp̀rōmi je xaire doroθeos eknai eθōn ekmoṡi m̀mavatk:draft · highHe said to the man: 'Greetings, Dorotheos. Where are you going, walking alone?'
46ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲑⲉⲟⲥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲩ︦ⲣ︦︦ⲓ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ · ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲑⲉⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲕⲩⲣⲓ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ: ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:pegaf naf ǹje tourouθeos: xen oustōt je kiri xaire paċois parxōn: kalōs akì haron ǹfoou:draft · highDorotheos said to him, trembling: 'Kyrie, greetings, my lord the archon; you are welcome to us today.'
47ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟ̄ⲛϩ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲡⲁϩⲧ̄ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲡϣⲓ̈ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲉ · ⲥ︦ⲟ︦ⲛϩ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲧⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ϣⲓⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ: ⲥⲟⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ:pejeparxōn naf ète mixayl pejeara esonx ǹje θeōpisty tek·s̀·himi pejeḋōroθeos naf ère pefho pahet èpesyt xa p̀ṡipe je se: sonx ǹje tekvōk:draft · highThe archon, who was Michael, said to him: 'Is Theopiste your wife alive?' Dorotheos said to him, his face bowed down for shame: 'Yes, your servant is alive.'
48ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ:pejeparxōn ète mixayl pe naf: je ou pe fai ettalyout èrok:draft · highThe archon, who was Michael, said to him: 'What is this you are carrying?'
49ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲧϣⲏⲛ ⲉ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲧϣⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ:pejeḋōroθeos naf: efḋiatrepe je ouṡtṡyn ètatas̀·himi te:draft · highDorotheos said to him, embarrassed: 'It is a tunic belonging to my wife.'
50ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲉ · ϫⲉⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲣ̄ⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ:pejeparxōn naf ète mixayl pe: je ouoh ekerou ǹθai ǹpaima:draft · highThe archon, who was Michael, said to him: 'And what are you doing with it in this place?'
51ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣ︦ⲥ︦ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ:pejeḋōroθeos naf je èreouniṡti ǹrōmi nyou ègōi ǹfoou: ǹpairyti ètaxria tyrs:draft · highDorotheos said to him: 'A great man is coming to us today, and I have not found all that I need,
52ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ:ouḋe m̀mon noub ǹtot eθve peikeros ǹxisi etani èrof:draft · highnor have I any gold, because of this time of hardship that has come upon us.
53ⲁⲓⲛ̄ⲧⲥ̄ ⲉ̄ⲧⲣⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲉ̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲧⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̄ ⲧⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣ̄ⲟⲩ Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ [ⲡⲉ] · ϫⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲡ̄ⲧⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲛⲁⲕ ·ⲁⲓⲉⲛⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲛ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲕ:aiens èθratyis xa ouèsōou m̀peouċits ǹtotn tisōoun an je einaerou pejeparxōn ète mixayl pe: je aiṡanṡp̀tōōre ǹpèsōou ǹtaċitf nak:draft · highI brought it to give it for a sheep, but they did not take it from me. I do not know what I shall do.' The archon, who was Michael, said: 'If I stand surety for the sheep and get it for you,
54ⲕⲛⲁⲣ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ ·ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ:k̀naerpèhoou èroi nem netnemyi:draft · lowwill you receive me today, with those who are with me?'
55ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϫ︦ⲥ︦ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ:aferouō ǹje doroθeos je se tōnou paċois:draft · highDorotheos answered: 'Yes, gladly, my lord;
56ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲣ̄ⲡⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ̄ ⲛⲅ̄ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟ︦ⲓ︦ ·ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟⲩⲟⲓ:mareierp̀m̀p̀ṡa ǹteki èxoun xa taouehsouoi:draft · highmay I be found worthy that you come in under my roof.'
57Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ:pejemixayl ǹouai ǹnangelos etmoṡi nemaf:draft · highMichael said to one of the angels walking with him
58ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲛ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲱⲥ ⲁ̄ϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ · ϫⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ·ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲱⲥ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ:ǹp̀·s̀mot ǹǹmatoi je moṡi nem ḋōroθeos: ǹtekvōk xatotn paiṡōs àgos naf: je pejeparxōn ǹtafparage m̀mok ǹsoouten: je ouōrp nyi ǹouèsōou xaoutyrmysion:draft · highin the likeness of soldiers: 'Go with Dorotheos, and go to this shepherd and say to him: The archon who has just passed you says: Bring me a sheep for a tremissis;
59ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲡ̄ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:anok petṡp̀tōre m̀mof ǹtaouōrp ǹtefàsou nak ṡa p̀nav: ǹmeri ǹfoou:draft · highI am the one who stands surety for it, and I will send its price to you by evening today.'
60ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ · ϣⲁⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ: ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ:afvōk ḋe ǹje p̀matoi: ṡa p̀ṡōs efmoṡi nem ḋōroθeos: xen f̀ran ǹparxōn avìni ǹpèsōou:draft · highThe soldier went to the shepherd, walking with Dorotheos, and in the name of the archon they brought the sheep.
61ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ:pejeparxōn naf je ḋōroθeos is p̀èsōou afsouten:draft · highThe archon said to him: 'Dorotheos, behold, the sheep is provided
62ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ·ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ:èt̀xria ǹp̀niṡti ǹrōmi etakkalei m̀mof:draft · highfor the needs of the great man whom you have invited.
63ⲁ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϫⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲣⲓⲁ̄ ·ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲓⲁ:ànav hōf je k̀nahei evṡy nem tevt nai ètaxria:draft · highSee too whether you can find a fish for me, for my own need,
64ⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ·ⲉⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ⲁⲛ:epi ǹtiouem af an:draft · highsince I do not eat meat.'
65ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱ̄ⲧ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ:pejedoroθeos naf je hamoi einajimi èrof paiōt:draft · highDorotheos said to him: 'Would that I might find one, my father,
66ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲓⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ:ouoh tinaċitf eiraṡi:draft · highand I will take it gladly.'
67ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟ̄ⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲓ5 ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ:pejeparxōn naf je ouoh k̀nai5 xarof:draft · mediumThe archon said to him: 'And what will you pay for it?'
68ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲱⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲱⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ:pejeḋōrōθeos naf je tinakō xatotf ǹt̀ṡθyn ǹtas̀·himi: ṡateiouōrp ǹtefasou naf:draft · highDorotheos said to him: 'I will leave my wife's tunic with him until I send him its price.'
69ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲉ · ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϫⲓ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲧ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ · ⲧⲉϥⲁ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϭⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ: ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲥⲟⲩ:pejeparxōn naf ète mixayl pe: je isje θai teθekateṡθyn nak anok petnaouōrp xen paran: ǹtaċi: ǹp̀tevt: ṡatekouōrp: tefàsou:draft · highThe archon, who was Michael, said to him: 'If that is how it is, keep your tunic; I am the one who will send in my name and take the fish, until you send its price.'
70ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲟⲩ︦ⲁ︦ ϩⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲅ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ̄ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̄ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱ̄ϩⲉ ·ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ̀ϩⲉ:parxōn ḋe afmouti èouai xen ǹmatoi etmoṡi nemaf: je moṡi ǹtekvōk èjen paiouro mouti èvol ènaiouṑhe:draft · highThen the archon called one of the soldiers walking with him: 'Go down to this river and call out to the fishermen;
71ⲁ̄ϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ·ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ:àgos nōou je pejeparxōn: ètafì efparage m̀mōten:draft · hightell them: The archon who has come, passing by you, says:
72ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ·ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ:afsaji nemōten ǹfoou: je ouōrp outevt nai enanef xa ou tyrmysion:draft · mediumhe spoke with you today: 'Send me a good fish for a tremissis,
73Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲓⲛⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲧⲓⲙⲏϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲟ̄ⲉⲓ · ϣⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲓⲙⲏϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲓ: ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:ouoh tinaouōrp ǹteftimyf nak ǹtotf ǹdoroθeos p̀ouoi: ṡa p̀nav ǹmeri ǹfoou:draft · mediumand I will send you its price by the hand of Dorotheos the cultivator (?) by midday today.'
74ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱ̄ϩⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ·ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱ̀ϩⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ:afvōk ǹje p̀matoi ṡa nouṑhe afsaji nemaou xen f̀ran ǹparxōn kata f̀ryti ètafgos nōou:draft · highThe soldier went to the fishermen and spoke with them in the name of the archon, as he had told them.
75ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ̄ϩⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ⲉϥⲟ̄ⲛϩ̄ · ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ̀ϩⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ: ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ:ouoh anouṑhe ti naf ǹouniṡti ǹtevt efonx: efroout afìni m̀mof ṡa parxōn ète mixayl pe xen ouċepy:draft · mediumAnd the fishermen gave him a large live fish, still fresh, and he brought it quickly to the archon, who was Michael.
76ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ · ϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ:pejeparxōn naf ète mixayl pe: je ḋōroθeos ekoueṡ ou on:draft · highThe archon, who was Michael, said to him: 'Dorotheos, what more do you want?
77ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲣ̄ϣⲁⲩ · ⲙⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲣ̄ϣⲁⲩ · ⲁ̄ⲣⲁ ⲁ̄ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ·ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲣ̀ϣⲁⲩ: ⲙⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲣ̀ϣⲁⲩ: ⲁⲣⲁ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ:m̀pep̀hōb r̀ṡav: my m̀pet̀xria r̀ṡav: ara a p̀hōb ǹparistōn souten:draft · mediumHas the matter not turned out well? Has the need not been met? Is the business of the banquet set in order?'
78ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁϫ︦ⲥ︦ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ:aferouō ǹje ḋōroθeos je ahe paċois:draft · highDorotheos answered: 'Yes, my lord.
79ⲁⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ·ⲁⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ:akìri nemyi ǹouniṡti ǹpetnanef:draft · highYou have done a great kindness with me.
80ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲣ̄ϣⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ · ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲣ̀ϣⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ: ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ:ouoh a p̀èhoou hōn èxoun ouoh apenhōb r̀ṡav kalōs: ouniṡti ġar ǹh̀mot akaif nem pekvōk:draft · highThe day has drawn near and our affair has turned out well, for you have shown great grace to your servant.'
81ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ:pejeparxōn je maron xen ouċepy:draft · highThe archon said: 'Let us go quickly.'
82ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ·ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ:avfai ḋe ǹpèsōou nem p̀tevt:draft · highSo they took the sheep and the fish.
83ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ·ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ:avvōk efmoṡi ḋe nafmokmek m̀mof ǹje ḋōroθeos:draft · highThey went off, and as he walked Dorotheos was pondering
84ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ·ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ:eθve t̀asou ǹpèsōou nem p̀tevt:draft · highthe price of the sheep and the fish,
85ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ̄ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲱⲛ · ϩⲃ̄ⲥⲱ ϩⲓⲏⲣⲡ̄ · ϩⲓⲟ̄ⲉⲓⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟϥ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲑⲱⲛ: ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ϩⲓⲏⲣⲡ: ϩⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟϥ:ouoh je f̀najimi èt̀xria ǹparxōn θōn: hevsō hiyrp: hiōik katarof:draft · highand where he would find what the archon needed: clothing, wine, bread and the rest.
86ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ·ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ:haplōs nafmevi èvol ènai:draft · highIn short, his thoughts were on these things.
87ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ · ⲡⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ·ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ: ⲡⲁⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲓⲥ:naftiho ǹf̀nouti xen pefhyt tyrf efgō m̀mos je piarṡiangelos eθouab mixayl: pap̀rostatys aheratk nem nekvōk ǹfoou ek·sōoun ġar paċois je èiri ǹnai tyrou xen pekran nem papekċois:draft · highHe was entreating God with all his heart, saying: 'Holy archangel Michael, my protector, stand by your servant today, for you know, my lord, that I do all these things in your name and in that of your Lord.'
88ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ·ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ:efmevi ḋe ènai nare piarṡiangelos sōoun ǹnefmevi efhorṡ ǹhyt:draft · highWhile he was thinking these things, the archangel knew his thoughts, being patient.
89ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ·ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ:menensa nai afθōhem èxoun xen p̀ro ǹpyi ǹḋōroθeos:draft · highAfter this he knocked at the door of Dorotheos' house.
90ⲁ̄ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︥︦ ⲧⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲉⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ·ⲁⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ̀ⲗ ⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ:amixaỳl θōhem èt̀·hy ǹṡorp:draft · highMichael knocked first.
91ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·ⲁⲥⲓ̀ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ:asì naf èvol ǹje t̀s̀·himi ǹmainoute:draft · highHis God-loving wife came out to him.
92ⲡⲉϫⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ · ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉ︦ⲣ︦ⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ:pejemixayl nas je xaire θeōpisty: ète pesouōhem pe tetpisteve èf̀nouti: èreerou ǹnèhoou:draft · mediumMichael said to her: 'Greetings, Theopiste' - which being interpreted is 'she who believes in God' - [...]
93ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲩⲣⲓ̄ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲩⲣⲓ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:aserouō esgō m̀mos je kiri xaire paċois parxōn kalōs akì haron ǹfoou:draft · highShe answered, saying: 'Kyrie, greetings, my lord archon; welcome to us today.
94ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̄ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̄ⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁϩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ:àmou èxoun paċois m̀perahe èratk hi p̀·sa ǹvol: esgō ḋe ǹnai is ḋōroθeos afìni ǹpèsōou:draft · highCome in, my lord, do not stand outside.' As she was saying this, behold, Dorotheos brought the sheep
95ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ·ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ:nem p̀niṡti ǹtevt afkav hi t̀·hy m̀mos:draft · highand the large fish and set them before her.
96ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲁϫⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲛ · ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ⲧⲁϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲛ: ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ:pegas naf je ǹtakjimi ènai θōn paċois ǹson: je tinav ètaṡθyn etakktos ǹkesop:draft · mediumShe said to him: 'Where did you find these, my lord brother? For I see my tunic, which you have brought back again.'
97ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲡ̄ⲇⲱⲣⲉ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲡ̀ⲇⲱⲣⲉ:pejeḋōroθeos je parxōn petafṡp̀ḋōre:draft · lowDorotheos said: 'It is the archon who made the gift (?);
98ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ·ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ:aftyiou nyi:draft · highhe gave them to me.'
99Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ︥ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ:pejeθeōpisty je kalōs a f̀nouti nem piarṡiangelos mixayl:draft · mediumTheopiste said: 'Well have God and the archangel Michael done!
100ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̄ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥìni nan ǹpenċois parxōn ouoh tenraṡi nemafdraft · highBring our lord the archon to us, and let us rejoice with him,
101ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁϯⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ · Ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ [ⲡⲉ] ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϯⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ: ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ:ouoh tennatitasou ǹnetafċitou nan: parxōn ḋe ète mixayl pe:draft · highand we will pay the price of what he has taken for us.' But the archon, who was Michael,
102ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲡϣⲁ̄ ⲡⲉ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲡⲉ:pegaf nōou je einavōk èt̀sinaksis je p̀ṡa pe:draft · highsaid to them: 'I will go to the synaxis, for it is the feast.
103Ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ·ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϭⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ:epiḋy a p̀nav ṡōpi ċō nak ǹθok nem tek·s̀·himi:draft · highSince the hour has come, you stay here, you and your wife.
104ⲕⲱⲛⲥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁ ⲡⲱⲣϣ̄ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ·ⲕⲱⲛⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ:kōnes ǹpèsōou arip̀·sovti ǹp̀ma fōrṡ kalōs:draft · highSlaughter the sheep, prepare the place, lay it out well.
105ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲃ︦ⲧ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲁ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲉ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲡⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ·ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁⲧⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲡⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲓ:ànav èp̀tevt m̀pergōh èrof ouḋe m̀peràouōn ǹxytf ṡati èxoun ǹtaepitasse m̀mof kataroi:draft · highLook at the fish: do not touch it, nor eat of it, until I come in and dispose of it myself.'
106ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ·ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓⲟⲩ:ǹθōou ḋe pegav je netapenċois parxōn erkelevin m̀mōou nan tennaaiou:draft · highThey said: 'Whatever our lord the archon has commanded us, we will do.'
107ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ̄ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⁖ⲻⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⁖ⲻafì ḋe èvol hitotou ǹsesōoun an pejemixayl pe navmevi pe je ouarxōn pe ǹte p̀kahi ⁖ⲻdraft · highHe went out from them; they did not know that it was Michael, but thought he was an archon of the land.
108ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲣ̄ⲟⲩ ⲏ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣ︦ϣ︦ ⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ·ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲱ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣ̀ⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ:loipon pejeḋōroθeos ǹθeṑpisty je ǹnar̀ou ie ǹnafōrṡ ǹaṡ ǹryti xa parxōn:draft · highThen Dorotheos said to Theopiste: 'What shall we do, or how shall we lay the couch for the archon?
109ⲏ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁϭⲛ̄ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲕⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟϥ · ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ · ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ̄ ⲧⲏϣ ⲡⲉ ·ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲱⲓⲕ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟϥ: ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ: ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲑⲏϣ ⲡⲉ:ie ǹnajemōik θōn ǹtetenkō èjen f katarof: hamoi: nenehōou: ǹfahou naère f̀mōit θyṡ pe:draft · lowOr where shall we find bread to set before him, and the rest? Woe is me! [...] the way was fixed (?).'
110ⲡⲉϫⲉⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ:pejeθeōpisty je pason f̀nouti nakan ǹsōf an:draft · highTheopiste said: 'My brother, God will not forsake us.
111ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲱⲥⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲉⲛⲥ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲱⲥⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲕⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ:tōoun teōsmareourōmi kens̀pesoou:draft · mediumArise, meanwhile, and let someone slaughter the sheep,
112ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲣⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ:ouoh tennaerp̀hōb ǹpyi m̀p̀·s̀nav:draft · highand we will do the work of the house, the two of us.'
113ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲏⲣ︦ⲡ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉϥⲣ̄ϣⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ·ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣ̀ϣⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ:avìri ḋe hinai pegas naf je marnvōk ǹtetenìni èvol ǹp̀kouji ǹyrp ǹtetennav je efr̀ṡav ǹparxōn:draft · highThey did so. She said to him: 'Let us go and bring out the little wine and see whether it is fit for the archon.'
114ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ̄ ·ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ:ètavvōk ḋe avouōn ǹp̀ro:draft · highWhen they went, they opened the door.
115ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲏⲣ︦ⲡ︦ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ̄ ·ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ: ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲫⲱϧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ:avjimi èpaho efmeh ǹyrp: ṡateffōx èp̀ro:draft · highThey found the storeroom full of wine, right up to the door.
116ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ·ⲁϥϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ:afṡθorter ǹje ḋōroθeos:draft · highDorotheos was troubled.
117ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲏⲣ︦ⲡ︦ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲓⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲓⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:pegaf ǹθeōpisty je tasōni my alaav ǹrōmi ǹyrp èxoun jientai èvol hitoot ǹfoou:draft · highHe said to Theopiste: 'My sister, has anyone brought wine in since I went out this morning?'
118ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϥ̄ⲟⲛ︦ϩ︦ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉϫⲓⲛⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲏⲣⲡ̄ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲟⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ:pegas naf je f̀onx ǹje p̀ċois pason je jinnp̀nav ǹtanentàparṡy èvol ǹfoou: m̀mon laav ǹyrp:draft · mediumShe said to him: 'As the Lord lives, my brother, since the time we brought out the first-fruits today, there has been no wine
119ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲟⲩϣⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲗⲥ̄ ·ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲗⲉⲥ:saxoun ǹsa ouṡaṡou ǹouōt efouoles:draft · lowinside except for a single jar, which was sweet (?).'
120ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲁ︦ⲏ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ: ϣⲁⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲁ̀ⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:pegaf nas je hroṡ ǹhyt tasōni: ṡatnnav èt̀·hày ǹp̀hōb menensōs pegaf nas je marnvōk ǹtetenìni ǹp̀kouji ǹneh èvol:draft · highHe said to her: 'Be patient, my sister, until we see the end of the matter.' After that he said to her: 'Let us go and bring out the little oil
121ⲉ̄ⲧⲃⲉⲧϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ ·ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ:eθve t̀ċinouōm nem t̀xria ǹǹhyki:draft · highfor cooking the food and for the needs of the poor.'
122ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ⲡⲕⲉⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲕⲟⲛ ·ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲕⲟⲛ:avvōk ḋe on èxoun m̀p̀·s̀nav èp̀kellarikon:draft · highSo both of them went in again to the cellar.
123ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲥⲁϣϥ︦ⲉ︦ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲛ · ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ·ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϣⲁϣϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲛ: ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ:avjimi èṡaṡfi ǹangen: evmeh ǹneh ehrai èrōou:draft · highThey found seven vessels full of oil up to the brim,
124ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉ̄ⲁ̄ϣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲁ̀ϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ:ouoh hankeàṡy ǹkoloθon evmeh ǹmine niven ǹaġaθon p̀rost̀kria ǹpyi:draft · mediumand many other baskets (?) full of every kind of good thing for the needs of the house.
125ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ·ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ:ǹθōou ḋe àouniṡti ǹhoti hei ehrai ègōou:draft · highThey were seized with great fear.
126ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ·ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ:menensōs avvōk èpoukoitōn:draft · highAfter this they went to their bedchamber.
127ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ · ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲙⲁ︦ⲟ︦ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣ︦ⲡ︦ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲟⲩⲙⲉ · ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ·ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲃ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ: ⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ: ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ:avjimi ènoutyb evmeh ǹhoite: evìni ǹnatoumetramaò ǹṡorp sṡeḋōn egos: je ǹθōou ne xen oumyi: menensa nai:draft · mediumThey found their chests full of garments, like those of their former wealth, so that one might almost say they were truly their own. After this
128ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲁⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ̄ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ·ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲱⲓⲕ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲃⲉϣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ:avvōk èpouma ǹkaōik avjimi èrof efmeh ǹōik efsotp efouoveṡ ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡiōn:draft · highthey went to their bread-store and found it full of choice bread, white as snow.
129ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̄ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ:ouoh ǹtiounou avaisθane èp̀h̀mot etaftahoou:draft · highAnd at once they perceived the grace that had come upon them.
130ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ·ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ:avtieoou ǹf̀nouti nem piarṡiangelos eθouab mixayl:draft · highThey gave glory to God and to the holy archangel Michael.
131ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ·ⲓⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ:ita pejeḋōroθeos ǹθeōpisty tefs̀·himi je tasōni:draft · highThen Dorotheos said to Theopiste his wife: 'My sister,
132ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲃ̄ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ⲡⲱⲣϣ̄ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ·ⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲥⲃ̀ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲫⲱⲣϣ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ:is f̀nouti afsv̀tōt ǹxen hōb niven: marnfōrṡ xa parxōn:draft · highbehold, God has prepared everything. Let us lay the couch for the archon,
133ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ·ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ:epiḋy a p̀nav ṡōpi ǹtetenvōk èt̀sinaksis:draft · highsince the hour has come, and let us go to the synaxis.'
134ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ·ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ:avìri ḋe hinai:draft · highThey did so.
135ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲣϣ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲕⲟⲩⲃⲁⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓ︦ⲟ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ·ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲕⲟⲩⲃⲁⲧⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ:avfōrṡ ǹpakouvatōn xen outimy p̀ros p̀taeio ǹparxōn:draft · highThey spread the dining couch with honour, for the honour of the archon.
136ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲓ̈ⲍⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩⲉⲑⲟⲥ ·ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲓⲍⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲑⲟⲥ:avkō ehrai ǹnetrapiza ǹǹs̀nyou kata poueθos:draft · highThey set up the tables for the brethren according to their custom.
137ⲁⲩⲗⲉⲩⲕⲱⲫⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ · ϩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϩⲃ̄ⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲓⲱⲟⲩ ·ⲁⲩⲗⲉⲩⲕⲱⲫⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲓⲱⲟⲩ:avlevkōfōrei m̀mōou kalōs: xen hanhevsō evp̀riōou:draft · mediumThey decked them out handsomely in white with costly cloths.
138ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁϣⲉ ·ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ:avvōk èp̀topos ǹpiarṡiangelos mixayl xen ouniṡti ǹraṡi:draft · highThey went to the shrine of the archangel Michael with great joy.
139ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ̈ⲁ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩϩ︦ⲟ︦ · ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ: ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ:ouoh ètavvōk èxoun ètekklysia avpahtou m̀p̀·s̀nav èjen pouho: hi t̀·hy ǹp̀hieration:draft · highAnd when they entered the church, both of them threw themselves on their faces before the sanctuary.
140ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲡ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ · ϫⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ:ouoh navtiho ǹf̀nouti xen ouniṡti ǹṡeph̀mot: je tenevxaristei nak p̀ċois iysous pix̀ristos:draft · highThey were entreating God with great thanksgiving: 'We give thanks to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
141ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̄ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ:ouoh tentieoou ǹpekiōt ǹàġaθos nem pip̀nevma eθouab:draft · highand we glorify your good Father and the Holy Spirit,
142Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̄ϣⲡ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ̄ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ:ouoh tenṡeph̀mot ǹtotf ǹpefniṡti ǹarṡiangelos mixayl jempek·hourōn ǹpekna:draft · highand we give thanks through your great archangel Michael, that you did not withhold your mercy
143ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲃϣⲕ̄ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϭⲗⲓⲗ ·ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲛϭⲗⲓⲗ:ouḋe m̀pekovṡk ènenċlil:draft · highnor forget our prayers,
144ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲕⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲛ̄ⲧϣⲛ̄ϩⲧⲏϥ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ·ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲛ̀ⲧϣⲉⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ:alla akouōrp nan ǹnekmǹtṡenhtyf xen ouċepy:draft · highbut sent us your compassion quickly.'
145ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̄ϯⲣ̄ⲏⲛⲏ ·ⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲣⲏⲛⲏ:ita menensa nai avsinage avċi ǹt̀ryny:draft · mediumThen after this they joined the assembly and received the peace.
146ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ·ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ:avvōk avouōn ǹp̀ro ǹpouyi hi t̀·hy ǹnetnyou:draft · highThey went and opened the door of their house to those who were coming,
147ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲇⲱⲕⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲇⲱⲕⲉⲓ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ:ouoh avp̀rosḋōkei xat̀·hy ǹpilaos nem parxōn xen ouniṡti ǹs̀pouḋy:draft · highand they waited for the people and the archon with great eagerness.
148ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ·ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ:loipon avsōk rōmi èxoun his̀·himi hiṡyri ṡym:draft · highThen they brought people in, women and little children.
149ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲟⲩϩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁ̄ϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁ̄ⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ·ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲟϩ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁ̀ϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ: ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:hōs ḋe ǹte t̀avly ǹpyi moh: ǹθof ḋe hōf ḋōroθeos: nem θeōpisty navmyr pe evàheratou: evḋiakonei nōou xen xria niven:draft · highWhen the courtyard of the house was full, Dorotheos himself and Theopiste were girded, standing and serving them in every need,
150ⲉⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲏ︦ⲣ︦ⲡ︦ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ · ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ·ⲉⲩϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ:evti nōou ènouyrp enaṡōf: èrenai ḋe ṡōpi ǹpairyti:draft · mediumgiving them wine in abundance. While these things were happening thus,
151ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲁⲩⲧⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ ·ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ:is parxōn afì nem teftaksis tyrs avθōhem èxoun èp̀ro ǹpyi:draft · highbehold, the archon came with his whole retinue, and they knocked at the door of the house.
152ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ·ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ:ḋōroθeos ḋe nem tefs̀·himi avċepy avouōn ǹp̀ro:draft · highDorotheos and his wife hurried and opened the door.
153ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ·ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ:avì èvol hytf xen ouraṡi:draft · highThey came out to him with joy.
154ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:averproskinin naf evgō m̀mos je kalōs akì haron ǹfoou:draft · highThey bowed down to him, saying: 'Welcome to us today,
155ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ·ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ:nem tektaksis tyrs penċois parxōn:draft · highwith your whole retinue, our lord archon.
156ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲧⲛ̄ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̄ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ̄ ·ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ:àlyθōs tenraṡi nemak tyrn je anm̀pṡa: èθreki nan xen ouèhoou eftaiyout:draft · highTruly we all rejoice with you, for we have been counted worthy that you should come to us on an honoured day.
157ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓ̈ⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ · ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ:ouoh piarṡiangelos mixayl raṡi nemak: àmou èxoun p̀rōmi ets̀marōout p̀ċois nemak:draft · highAnd the archangel Michael rejoices with you. Come in, blessed man; the Lord is with you.'
158ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ·ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ:parxōn ḋe ète mixayl p ètafvōk èxoun ètavly:draft · highBut the archon, who was Michael, when he went into the courtyard,
159ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲟϭ ·ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲓϣϯ:afjimi èros esmeh ǹrōmi ǹkouji hiniṡti:draft · highfound it full of people, small and great.
160ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲱ ⲛ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲱ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ:aferf̀ryti ǹnetō ǹṡ̀fyri:draft · highHe acted like one amazed.
161ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϯⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉ̄ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϯⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ:pegaf ǹḋōroθeos nem tefs̀·himi: je ou erōten tetiaṡy ǹrōmi einav èrōou ǹpairyti:draft · mediumHe said to Dorotheos and his wife: 'What is this multitude of people to you, that I see thus?
162ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉϣ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉ̄ⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲉ̄ⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:aryou etetenoueṡ xisi erōten ètvyyt: je ǹtai harōten ǹfoou:draft · highPerhaps you mean to put yourselves to trouble on my account, because I have come to you today.
163ⲙⲏ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̄ⲡϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ · ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ︦ⲣ︦ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲉⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ·ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟϫϩϫ: ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ:my ǹtetennav an èp̀hoghg: etṡop tinou mogis ǹtetener nyi ǹnèhoou ǹp̀henoufe:draft · lowDo you not see the distress that prevails now? Scarcely would you do these things in days of plenty (?).'
164ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣⲃ̄ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ̄ ·ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ:averouō pegav je kō nan èvol penċois parxōn m̀penouehlaav ǹxisi èron eθvytk:draft · highThey answered and said: 'Forgive us, our lord archon, we have put ourselves to no trouble on your account.
165ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲡ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϣⲙ̄ⲙⲟ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ·ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲏⲡ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ:alla p̀h̀mot ǹf̀nouti ṡyp: nem piarṡiangelos eθouab mixayl je m̀mon laav ǹṡemmo xen nai tyrou eteknav èrōou ǹfoou: alla napengenos ne:draft · highBut thanks be to God and to the holy archangel Michael, for there is nothing foreign in all these things you see today; they are our family's,
166ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ:ouoh seyp èron xa nenioti:draft · mediumand they have come down to us from our fathers.'
167ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ:nai ḋe efgō m̀mōou:draft · mediumWhile they were saying these things,
168ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:nare piarṡiangelos mixayl raṡi èjen toup̀rohairesis etjyk èvol:draft · highthe archangel Michael was rejoicing at their perfect intention.
169ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲓⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲓ︦ⲁ︦ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁϫⲓⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ:pegaf nōou je maron je a p̀nav ṡōpi èθrajiǹtakria nem netnemyi:draft · mediumHe said to them: 'Let us go, for the hour has come for me to take my meal with those who are with me.'
170ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲃ̄ⲧⲱⲧϥ̄ ⲛⲁϥ ·ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ:avvōk ḋe èp̀ma etavsevtōtf naf:draft · highThey went to the place they had prepared for him.
171ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱ ·ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱ:ètavvōk ḋe èxoun èp̀ma ǹsō:draft · highWhen they had gone into the banqueting room,
172ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ·ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ:afhemsi hijen ouθ̀ronos:draft · highhe sat on a throne.
173ⲁϥⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁ̄ⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲧ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲓ:aferkelevin je anine nyi ǹp̀tevt: ǹtaepeitasse m̀mof kataroi:draft · highHe gave orders: 'Bring me the fish, that I may deal with it myself.'
174ⲁⲩϭⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ·ⲁⲩϭⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ:avċepe avìni m̀mof naf:draft · highThey hurried and brought it to him.
175Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲧⲡ̄ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ:pegaf naf je ḋōroθeos pasōtp avouōn ǹxytf:draft · highHe said to him: 'Dorotheos, my chosen one, cut it open.'
176ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ·ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ:afiri hinai:draft · highHe did so.
177ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲓⲗⲓ︤ⲁ︥ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲓⲗⲓⲁ:pejeparxōn naf je anin èvol ǹtefkoilia:draft · highThe archon said to him: 'Take out its belly.'
178ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛ︤ⲧ︦ⲥ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ:ètafens ḋe èvol naouniṡti èmaṡō:draft · highWhen he had taken it out, it was very large.
179ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ:pejeparxōn naf je avouōn m̀mos:draft · highThe archon said to him: 'Open it.'
180ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ·ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ:ètav anouōn ḋe m̀mos:draft · highWhen they had opened it,
181ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲛⲛⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ·ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲛⲓⲛ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ:avjimi èouniṡti ǹpannin saxoun ǹxytf estoove ǹousfragis:draft · mediumthey found a large purse inside it, sealed with a seal.
182ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲩⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϩⲉ ·ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲩⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϩⲉ:ḋōroθeos ḋe afθavmaze pegaf je ou pe fai paċois parxōn etaijimi èrof ǹtehe:draft · highDorotheos marvelled and said: 'What is this, my lord archon, that I have found in this way?'
183ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲉϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲃⲧ̄ⲱⲙⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲃⲧ̀ⲱⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ:pejeparxōn je ṡasṡōpi ǹteǹniṡti ǹtvt̀ōmek ǹnetounajimi èrōou:draft · highThe archon said: 'It happens that great fish swallow whatever they come upon.
184ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲥ̄ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ:anouōn m̀mos ǹtetennav je èreou ǹxyts:draft · highOpen it and let us see what is in it.'
185ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ ·ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ:ḋōroθeos ḋe pegaf je einaouōn m̀mos ǹaṡ ǹryti:draft · highDorotheos said: 'How shall I open it,
186ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ ·ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ:is·hyppe estoove:draft · highsince, look, it is sealed?'
187ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲉ ·ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ:afsouten èvol ǹtefjig ǹje parxōn ète mixayl pe:draft · highThe archon, who was Michael, stretched out his hand;
188ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧ︦ⲡ︦ ·ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ:afouōn m̀mos afjimi èros esmeh ǹnoub efsotp:draft · highhe opened it and found it full of choice gold.
189ⲁϥⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲉ ·ⲁϥⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ:afōp ḋe ǹǹnoub afjimi èrōou evìri ǹṡomt ǹṡo ǹholokotinos ǹàfe:draft · highHe counted the gold and found it came to three hundred holokottinoi by number.
190Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:ouoh ǹsa p̀esyt m̀mōou tyrou:draft · highAnd beneath them all
191ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ·ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ:afjimi èkeṡomt ǹtyrmysion ǹnoub:draft · highhe found another three tremisses of gold,
192ⲟⲩ︦ⲁ︦ ⲟⲩ︦ⲁ︦ ·ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ:ouai ouai:draft · mediumone by one.
193ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡ︦ⲉ︦ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲁⲡ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̄ϣⲓ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ·ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲁⲡ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ:affai ǹnefval ehrai èt̀fe: efgō m̀mos je ǹθokouḋikeos p̀ċois ouoh èrenek·hap soutōn ouoh m̀mon ṡi ṡop ǹnetmei m̀mok:draft · highHe lifted his eyes to heaven, saying: 'You are righteous, O Lord, and your judgements are upright, and there is no measure to those who love you.'
194ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ·ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ:parxōn ḋe ète mixayl pe:draft · highThen the archon, who was Michael,
195ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ·ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ:afmouti èḋōroθeos nem θeōpisty tefs̀·himi:draft · highcalled Dorotheos and Theopiste his wife.
196ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ:pegaf nōou je nas̀nyou hōn èxoun èroi:draft · highHe said to them: 'My brethren, come near to me.
197ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙ̄ⲣⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:ontōs je ǹθōten hanremravṡ ouoh aretenjeoumyṡ ǹanholoma èvol etvyyt: je ǹtai harōten ǹfoou:draft · highTruly you are gentle people, and you have laid out a great deal of expense on my account because I came to you today.
198ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲃ̄ⲧ̇ⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̄ ·ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ:alla is f̀nouti afsovti θynou:draft · mediumBut behold, God has provided for you.
199ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲛⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ:ouoh aisounnainoub nem t̀sfragis:draft · highAnd I recognise this gold and the seal:
200ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ⲛⲉ ·ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ:aijimi èrōou naipaċois p̀ouro ne:draft · highI have found that they belong to my lord the king.
201ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧ̄ⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ·ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ: ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲙⲓ:tinou ḋe èp̀ma ǹt̀mǹtmairōme: etaretenais nemyi ǹfoou nem narōmi:draft · highNow, in return for the kindness you have shown me today, and my men,
202ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ·ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ:is·hyppe aixarize nōten m̀p̀ṡomt ǹṡo ǹholokottinos:draft · highbehold, I make you a gift of the three hundred holokottinoi
203ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ:ouoh p̀keṡomt ǹtyrmysion:draft · highand the other three tremisses.
204ϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϯ ⲟⲩ︦ⲁ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ·ϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ:fitou nōten ǹtetenti ouai ǹp̀ṡōs èp̀ma ǹpèsōou:draft · highTake them for yourselves, and give one to the shepherd for the price of the sheep,
205ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲱ̄ϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ︦ⲧ︦ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲡ̄ⲧⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱ̀ϩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲉⲡⲧⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ:ouoh ouai ǹp̀ouṑhe èp̀ma ǹp̀tevt: je anok aiṡeptōōre m̀mōou:draft · highand one to the fisherman for the price of the fish, for I myself stood surety for them.
206ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲙⲓⲁ̄ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲧⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲧⲧⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ: ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲭⲁⲥ ⲁⲕϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ:ouoh is p̀nav ǹmeri afṡōpi kata t̀p̀roθesmia ouoh p̀keouai ǹtetensetteṡtyn: etakkas akċi ǹp̀·souò ǹt̀p̀rosfora:draft · mediumAnd see, midday has come, as appointed. And the other one is for her tunic, which you pawned, taking its price for the offering.'
207ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ·ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ:ḋōroθeos ḋe nem θeōpisty tefs̀·himi:draft · highDorotheos and Theopiste his wife
208ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ·ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲛ:avpahtou ǹparxōn evgō m̀mos je ou pe fai penċois parxōn etekgō m̀mof nan:draft · highprostrated themselves before the archon, saying: 'What is this that you are saying to us, our lord archon?
209ⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ · ϫⲉⲛⲉϫⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ ·ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ:my ǹtaki ṡa nekvōk: je naċioulaav ǹtotk:draft · mediumDid you come to your servants because we had taken something from you?
210ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ·ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ:my ouxreos an pe èrōmi niven èṡop èrōou ǹǹtaksis ǹp̀ouro:draft · mediumIs it not a duty for every man to be subject to the officers of the king?
211ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲕⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁ̄ϣⲥ̄ ·ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲭⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ:my nekō an ǹċois èǹnkesōma: èθrekìri nan ǹf̀ryti etekouaṡs:draft · mediumAre you not lord even over our bodies, to do with us as you wish?
212ⲁⲩⲱ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:ouoh xōris nyi on ǹnaċioulaav xatōrea ǹf̀nouti:draft · mediumAnd apart from these things, we will take nothing in return for the gift of God.
213ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕ̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ϫⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:ouoh k̀·sōoun hōk je aṡ ǹèhoou p̀foou:draft · highAnd you too know what day today is.
214ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ:ouoh p kouji ǹōik etnouōm m̀mof ǹfoou nem ǹs̀nyou ǹpōn an pe:draft · highAnd this little bread we eat today with the brethren is not ours,
215ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉ̄ⲧⲛ︦ⲣ︦ϣⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ·ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ: ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:alla paf̀nouti pe nem pefniṡti ǹarṡiangelos mixayl: fai etnerṡai naf ǹfoou:draft · highbut it belongs to God and to his great archangel Michael, whose feast we keep today.
216ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲉⲓⲉ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁϫⲓⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ ·ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱ̀ϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲓⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲣⲙⲏⲥⲓⲟⲛ:alla isje pekouṑṡe pe fai ṑ penċois: ietennaċipaiṡomt ǹtyrmysion:draft · highBut if this is your wish, O our lord, then we will take these three tremisses
217ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲟⲛ · ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲉⲕⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ ·ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲉⲣⲟⲛ: ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲧⲉⲕⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ:m̀mate ǹtetentyiou èp̀ma etaeron: p̀rostekkelevsis:draft · mediumonly, and pay them where we owe, according to the order.'
218ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:pejeparxōn nōou je xen oumyi ǹte f̀nouti:draft · highThe archon said to them: 'By the truth of God
219ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ · ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲕⲱⲃ ·ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲱⲃ:nem p̀ougai ǹpaċois p̀ouro: je tetennaċitou tyrou nem poukōb:draft · mediumand the safety of my lord the king, you shall take them all, and double besides.
220ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ︦ⲣ︦ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛϥ̄ⲁⲡⲉⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁ̄ⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ · ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ̄ ·ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥ̀ⲁⲡⲉⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲉⲧⲁⲧ̀ⲣⲉϥϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ:mypōs ǹtaretenerhoti je ǹnep̀ouro sōtem ǹtef̀apele erōten anok petnaapologize èjen ten ǹpaċois p̀ouro: je tetennaċitou tyrou: etat̀refti nōten ǹkeniṡti ǹtaeio:draft · highLest you fear that the king will hear and threaten you: it is I who will answer for you to my lord the king, that you should take them all, and I will have him give you further great honour.
221ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁϩⲟ · ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲧ:ouoh isje tetenoueṡ petenhyt motne: ǹnai an m̀mate natetentaho: m̀mōou ǹtoot:draft · mediumAnd if you want your hearts to be at ease: not these alone will you receive from me,
222ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲙⲏⲏⲥⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ·ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧ̀ⲙⲏⲏⲥⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ:alla t̀myyse te θai:draft · highbut this is the truth:
223ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ·ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ:hotan ḋe aiṡanktoi ètapolis xen p̀ouōṡe ǹf̀nouti tinaouōrp nōten:draft · highwhen I return to my city, by the will of God I will send to you
224ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲧⲁⲓ︦ⲟ︦ ·ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟ:m̀pekefalion: ǹtaouōrp ǹsōten ǹtap̀lyrou m̀mōten ǹtati nōten ǹhanketaio:draft · mediumthe principal; I will send for you and pay you in full and give you other honours.'
225ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ·ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ:ḋōroθeos ḋe nem θeōpisty tefs̀·himi:draft · highDorotheos and Theopiste his wife
226ⲁⲩⲁ̄ⲇⲱⲛⲉⲓ · ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ·ⲁⲩⲁⲇⲱⲛⲉⲓ: ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ:avaḋōnei: evsōtem ènai:draft · mediumwere in distress as they heard these things.
227Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ·ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ:pegav ǹparxōn je tentiho m̀mok m̀perrhal m̀mon ouḋe m̀perhila èron xen nek·saji:draft · mediumThey said to the archon: 'We beg you, do not deceive us, nor make sport of us with your words;
228ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ·ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ:ànon nekvōk:draft · highwe are your servants,
229ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ Ⲉⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲛⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲛepiḋy evnt̀fe ǹpenmytrondraft · mediumsince these things are beyond our measure.
230ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϭⲛ̄ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ · ϫⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲏⲥⲉ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϭⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲑⲱⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲏⲥⲉ:ouoh èrenekvōk naċǹxryma θōn xatotk: je najimyse:draft · lowAnd where would your servants have found money to lay beside you, that they should take interest?
231ⲏ̄ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ·ⲓⲉ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ:ie aṡ pe p̀èhoou etaki haron:draft · highOr what day was it that you came to us,
232ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉ̄ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ·ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ:eimyti èfoou m̀mate: je ǹnatioulaav nak:draft · highexcept today only, that we should have given you anything?
233ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡϫ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ·ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ:xen oumyi ġar ǹte p̀ċois m̀pennav ġar èrok èneh:draft · highFor in the truth of Christ, we have never seen you
234ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ ·ⲁⲕⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ:akì èxoun èpenyi:draft · highcome into our house,
235ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟ · ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ: ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ:ouḋe ǹtetensōoun m̀mok an xen p̀ho: eimyti èfoou m̀mate:draft · highnor do we know you by face, except today only.
236ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲕϫⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̄ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϭⲓⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲛ:ouoh ǹaṡ ǹryti ṑ penċois: ekgō m̀mos je akċioulaav ǹtotn:draft · highSo how, O our lord, can you say that you have taken something from us?'
237Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ:aferouō ǹje parxōn efgō m̀mos je sōtem ǹtatamoten:draft · highThe archon answered, saying: 'Listen, and I will tell you
238ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲏⲓ ⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟ̄ⲉⲓϣ ·ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ:je ǹtaii èxoun èpetenyi ǹaṡ ǹsyou:draft · highhow many times I have come into your house.
239ϫⲓⲛⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲟ̄ⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉ̄ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ︦ⲣ︦ⲁ̄ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲟⲩⲥⲓ︦ⲁ︦ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ·ϫⲓⲛⲛⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ:jinnp̀·syou ġar etanetenioti m̀ton m̀mōou: earetenrape ètouousia ṡahrai èfoou ǹèhoou:draft · mediumFor since the time your fathers went to their rest and you became masters of their property, down to this day,
240ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲉⲃⲟ̄ⲧ ·ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲃⲟ̀ⲧ:tinyou èxoun èpetenyi ǹousop kata evòt:draft · highI have come into your house once a month.
241ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓ︦ⲟ︦ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟouoh menensaθrai on teouōrp ǹhan keniṡti ǹtaeio ètapolis èratf ǹpaċois p̀ourodraft · mediumAnd after I returned, you would send further great honours to my city, to my lord the king,
242ⲁⲩⲱ ϥ̄ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:ouoh f̀s̀xai m̀mōou ǹsōten tyrou:draft · mediumand he writes them all down to your account.
243ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲉⲣ︦ⲟ︦ · ⲛϥ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲕⲱ̄ⲃ ·ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲱⲃ:atetenṡani èt̀polis: ǹt̀metouro: ǹteftoovou nōten nem poukōb:draft · highWhen you come to the city of the kingdom, he will repay them to you, and double besides.'
244ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ̄ϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓ ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ:aferouō ǹje ḋōroθeos nem θeōpisty tefs̀·himi evgō m̀mos je tenparakalei m̀mok penċois àri ìri nan ǹpainiṡti ǹaġaθon:draft · highDorotheos and Theopiste his wife answered, saying: 'We beseech you, our lord, do us this great kindness:
245ⲛⲅ̄ϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ Ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲩ︦ⲟ︦ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ·ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲩ̀ⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ:ǹtekgō èron ǹpekran m̀mate ǹtetenaisθane èp̀hōb epiḋy anvōl èvol èjen nek·saji: ètektav̀o m̀mōou èron:draft · hightell us your name only, that we may understand the matter, since we are bewildered by the words you are saying to us.'
246Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ [ⲡⲉ] ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ·ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ:aferouō ǹje parxōn ète mixayl pe efgō m̀mos je tinagō erōten ǹparan nem f̀ran ǹpaċois p̀ouro nem f̀ran ǹtapolis:draft · highThe archon, who was Michael, answered, saying: 'I will tell you my name, and the name of my lord the king, and the name of my city.
247ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ:ouoh isje etetenouōṡe eemi sōtem ǹtatamoten:draft · highAnd if you wish to know, listen and I will tell you.
248Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲛⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ:anok pe mixayl parxōn ǹna t̀fe nem na p̀kahi:draft · highI am Michael, the archon of those of heaven and those of earth.
249Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲧ[ⲣ]ⲁⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲩ︦ⲉ︦ Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲟ̄ⲉⲓⲛ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ:anok pe mixayl parkystratykos ǹt̀gom ǹǹfyouì anok pe mixayl piarṡiangelos ǹnaiōn ǹf̀ouōini:draft · highI am Michael, the commander-in-chief of the host of the heavens. I am Michael, the archangel of the aeons of light.
250ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲱⲧⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̄ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡ̀ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲱⲧⲉⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗanok pe mixayl p̀ḋinatos etċōtep ǹpolemos hi t̀·hy ǹpefouro anok pe mixayl p̀·solseldraft · highI am Michael the mighty, who fights the battle before his king. I am Michael, the comfort
251ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲩ︦ⲉ︦ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ:ouoh p̀ṡouṡou ǹǹfyouì nem p̀kahi:draft · highand the boast of heaven and earth.
252Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ϣⲛ̄ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡ̀ⲁϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧϣⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ:anok pe mixayl p̀aho ète m̀mǹtṡǹhtyf ǹf̀nouti ǹxytf:draft · highI am Michael, the treasury in which the compassion of God is kept.
253Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲉⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲩ︦ⲉ︦ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡ̀ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀:anok pe mixayl p̀oikonomos ǹt̀metouro ǹǹfyouì:draft · highI am Michael, the steward of the kingdom of the heavens.
254ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ:anok pe mixayl piarṡiangelos etahe èratf ǹsaouìnam:draft · highI am Michael the archangel, who stands at the right hand
255ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓ̄ⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡⲥ︦ⲡ︦ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲛⲉⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ · Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ·ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϯϩⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲉⲛⲉⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ:ǹpiōt ǹnav niven anok pe mixayl petċi ǹǹtiho nem ǹθisia etoup̀rosenenky m̀mōou ǹf̀nouti penouro: anok pe mixayl:draft · highof the Father at all times. I am Michael, who receives the prayers and the sacrifices offered to God our King. I am Michael,
256ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉ̄ⲧⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦‐ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ·ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧ‐ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ:petmoṡi nem rōmi niven èretefhelpis hi f̀nouti anok pe mixayl piarṡiangelos etḋiakonei etmnt‐rōme tyrs xen ouourot:draft · highwho walks with every man whose hope is in God. I am Michael the archangel, who serves the whole of humankind gladly.
257ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁ̄ⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ϫⲓⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲱ̄ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲓⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲱ̀ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ:ouoh anok petḋiakonei erōten jientetenmǹtkoui ṡa tinou ṑ ḋōroθeos: nem θeōpisty:draft · highAnd it is I who have served you from your childhood until now, O Dorotheos and Theopiste.
258ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲇⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉ̄ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ︦ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ϣⲁⲧⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ:ouoh ǹtinalo an eiḋiakonei erōten: ṡatprosènenky m̀mōten ǹp̀ouro:draft · highAnd I shall not cease serving you until I present you to the King
259ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ Ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲱⲧ ·ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱ:ǹna t̀fe nem na p̀kahi epiḋy aretenḋiakonei nai hō:draft · highof those of heaven and those of earth. Since you too have served me
260ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲓⲟ̄ⲃϣ̄ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ·ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲓⲟ̀ⲃϣ̀ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ:nem paċois xen ouniṡti ǹgom my eiòvṡ̀enetenθisia nem netenàġapy: etetenìni m̀mōou ǹf̀nouti xen paran:draft · highand my Lord with great strength, did I forget your sacrifices and your agapai, which you brought to God in my name?
261ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ · ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ:my naiaherat an ǹsaf eisōtem erōten: xen netetengō m̀mōou nem neteneryou:draft · highWas I not standing behind you, listening to you in what you were saying to one another
262ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ̄ ·ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ:eθve t̀p̀rosfora ǹp̀ṡa:draft · highabout the offering for the feast?
263ⲙⲏ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲁⲩ · ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲣⲓⲙⲉⲙⲏ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓmy eiouei m̀mōten ǹp̀nav: etetenrimidraft · mediumWas I far from you when you were weeping
264ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡⲥ︦ⲡ︦ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ · ϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ︦ϥ︦ⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:ouoh etetentiho m̀moi: je parakalei ǹf̀nouti ǹtefpoonen èvol:draft · mediumand entreating me: "Beseech God to avert it,
265ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲱ̄ϫⲛ̄ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ̄ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ·ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲱ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ:m̀patesṑjen xen penyi ǹje t̀θisia: nem t̀àġapy ǹpiarṡiangelos:draft · mediumbefore the sacrifice and the agape of the archangel fail in our house"?
266ⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ϩⲃ̄ⲥⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ϩ︦ⲙ︦ⲡⲁϣ︦ⲁ︦ ·ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲓⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲁ:my ǹtinav erōten an ǹp̀nav etaretentinetenhevsō ǹsinage èvol aretentyis xat̀p̀rosfora xen paṡa:draft · mediumDid I not see you when you gave away your church garment and gave it for the offering at my feast?
267ⲧⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ · ϫⲉⲧⲓ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̄ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:tigō m̀mos nōten: je ti nemōten xen nai tyrou:draft · highI tell you that I was with you in all these things.
268ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲕⲟⲩⲓ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲓⲟⲃϣ̄ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲓⲟⲃⲉϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:ouoh netaretentyiou jientetenmǹtkoui: xen paran ǹtioveṡ an èrōou tyrou:draft · highAnd what you have given in my name since your childhood, I have forgotten none of it;
269ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲛⲉⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ·ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲉⲛⲉⲅⲕⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ:alla aip̀rosenenky m̀mōou tyrou ǹf̀nouti èjen ten xen oumyi:draft · highrather I offered it all to God on your behalf, in truth.
270Ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̄ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁ̄ⲁⲃⲉⲗ ·ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲁⲃⲉⲗ:aiċi ǹǹθisia ǹtotθynou: nem ǹḋōron ǹf̀ryti ǹnaabel:draft · highI received the sacrifices and the gifts from you like those of Abel
271ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲱϩⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ · ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̄ · Ⲱ̄ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ·ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲱϩⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ: ⲱ̀ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ:nem nōhe nem t̀θisia ǹabraam: je aretentyiou xen ousoouten: ṑ ḋōroθeos nem θeōpisty:draft · highand Noah, and the sacrifice of Abraham, because you gave them with uprightness. O Dorotheos and Theopiste,
272ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲣⲁⲛ · ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ·ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ: ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲉⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ:naiattyvten ouoh p̀petnanouf naṡōpi m̀mōten je kata f̀ryti ǹpetenran: θai te f̀ryti ǹpetnkes̀mou:draft · highblessed are you, and good shall befall you, for as your names are, so is your praise:
273ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:ḋōroθeos pe p̀ḋōron ǹf̀nouti:draft · highDorotheos is 'the gift of God';
274ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲧⲏ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ϩⲱⲥ ⲧ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:θeōpisty hōs t̀etetpisteve èf̀nouti:draft · highTheopiste likewise is 'she who believes in God'.
275ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:anok pe mixayl piarṡiangelos petaretenkaf nōten ǹp̀rostatys ǹnahren f̀nouti:draft · highI am Michael the archangel, whom you made your protector before God.
276ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ︦ⲗ︦ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲑⲩⲥⲓ︦ⲁ︦ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ·ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ:anok pe mixayl petafċi ǹnetenṡ̀lyl nem netenθisia: nem netenremyt ehrai ṡa f̀nouti ǹf̀ryti ǹkornylios:draft · highI am Michael, who carried your prayers, your sacrifices and your tithes up to God, as with Cornelius:
277ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ·ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ:aivōk harof aitsavof èf̀mōit ǹp̀ougai:draft · highI went to him and taught him the way of salvation,
278ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲫⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ·ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ:eθve je p̀baptisma petaffōrei m̀mof hiten petros:draft · mediumthat is, the baptism he put on through Peter.
279ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣ︤̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲓⲟⲩⲏⲏⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲁⲛ ·ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϯⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ:m̀pererhoti tiouyou m̀mōten an:draft · highDo not be afraid; I am not far from you,
280ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ·ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ:kata f̀ryti hōθynou etaretenhōn èroi nem paċois:draft · highjust as you yourselves have entrusted yourselves to me and to my Lord.
281ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ Ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉⲱ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ·ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲉϥⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ:epiḋy efs̀xyout je hōn èxoun èf̀nouti tarefhōn èxoun erōten tinou ċe ḋōroθeos: nem θeōpisty:draft · highFor it is written: "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you." Now then, Dorotheos and Theopiste,
282ϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲉ̄ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ·ϭⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ:ċi nōten ènougom:draft · hightake strength.
283ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̄ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̄ ϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲁϭⲓϫ Ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ̄ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ·ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̀ϩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ:tōoun àhe èratθynou ċi nōten ǹnaiḋōron xen najig epiḋy aiouō eigō m̀mos nōten je hanmyse ne nai:draft · highArise, stand up, take these gifts from my hands, since I have already told you that these are interest.
284ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϣⲁⲛⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ:ouoh atetenṡanpōōne èvol: xen paibios:draft · highAnd when you depart from this life,
285ⲧⲓⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ · ϩⲛ̄ⲑⲓⲉ̄ⲗⲏ︦ⲙ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡ︦ⲉ︦ · ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲉⲛⲛⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲓⲉⲗⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:tinati nytennp̀kefalion: xen tielym ǹt̀fe: t̀polis ǹneθouab tyrou:draft · highI will give you the principal in the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of all the saints.
286ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ̄ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ·ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ:aiouō ġar eiċi m̀mōten ǹh̀mot ǹtotf ǹf̀nouti èp̀ma ǹnetenθisia nem netenp̀rosfora: nem netenàġaθon:draft · highFor I have already received grace for you from God in return for your sacrifices, your offerings and your good works.'

Provenance

L0 witness

title
Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "theodosius-alexandria", document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3
licence
CC-BY 4.0
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attribution
attribution
Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus theodosius-alexandria, document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge Miscellaneous 1915 on Internet Archive. 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
Homilies/Theodosius of Alexandria/Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3 — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "theodosius-alexandria", document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3)
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
attribution
Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus theodosius-alexandria, document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge Miscellaneous 1915 on Internet Archive. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation
segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
generated by
tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=8 editorial_kept=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_L1-S-5=2 lexeme_open=9 numeral_single_ambiguous=11 restored_accepted=5 stroke_kept=1013 stroke_unified=1432 th_resolved=16 tokens=2107
file
Homilies/Theodosius of Alexandria/Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3 — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
share
attribution
attribution
Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus theodosius-alexandria, document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge Miscellaneous 1915 on Internet Archive. 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
Homilies/Theodosius of Alexandria/Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt

English

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 · 286 model drafts (marked “draft”)

Cite as:

Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "theodosius-alexandria", document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/homilies/theodosius-of-alexandria/encomium-michael-bl-or-6781-part3.sahidic.scriptorium/. Encomium on Michael the Archangel (Budge ed. MERC.AL) Part 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus theodosius-alexandria, document Encomium_Michael_BL_OR_6781_part3, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge Miscellaneous 1915 on Internet Archive. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.