Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1 — Coptic · Cairene

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1	ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϣϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁ ·	ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲗⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁ:	afgos ǹje ouson ǹpistos: je anvōk enoi ǹṡaṡf ǹson ǹanaxōritys ṡa apa jigōi efouyh xen t̀mou ǹp̀klousma:	He, namely brother Pistus, said: 'We, being seven anchorite brothers, went out to Apa Sisoes who was staying on the island of Klysma.'
2	ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ·	ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ:	anparakalei m̀mof èθrefgō nan nousaji:	We begged for him to give us a word.
3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲏ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲏ:	ouoh pegaf je kō nyi èvol anokourōmi ǹhiḋiōtys: alla aivōk ṡa apa hōr: nem apa hatry:	And he said: 'Forgive me. I am an unlearned man, but I went to Apa Or and Apa Hatre.'
4	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ̄ⲧϣⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ·	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧϣⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ:	nare apahōr ḋe ṡōni ǹmǹtṡmyne ǹrompi:	Apa Or was sick for eighteen years.
5	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲉⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲟ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲻ	ouoh aipahet nōou je ago ousaji èroi ⲻ	And I fell before them, (saying) 'Give me a word.'
6	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲥϥ̄ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲣⲓϥ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϥ:	pejeapahōr ḋe nyi je ou pète ouontaisef ègof nak vōk petknav èrof àrif:	Apa Or said to me: 'What is that which I should say to you? Go do that which you see (is right).
7	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ︦ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲛⲥ̄ ⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϩⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ·	ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:	f̀nouti ǹpapetoi an pe ǹmyi houo alla petċi m̀mof ǹgons s̀marōout xen hōb niven:	God does not belong to the one who loves more, but he who does violence to himself is blessed in everything.'
8	ⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲛ̄ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ·	ⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲟϣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ:	apahōr ḋe nem apa hatre nahanèvol ne xen ouθoṡ ǹouōt:	Apa Or and Apa Hatre were from the same region.
9	ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲻ	ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲻ	àouniṡti ḋe ǹeiryny ṡōpi xen toumyti hi ousop ṡatoui èvol xen sōma ⲻ	Up until the time they left their bodies there was a great peace in their midst.
10	ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲧ̄ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃ̄ⲃⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ ·	ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲥⲧ̀ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ:	naouniṡti ġar èmaṡō te t̀mǹtst̀myt ǹapa hatre: ouoh ouniṡti m̀mate pe p̀θevio ǹapa hōr:	For Apa Hatre's obedience was great and Apa Or's humility was great.
11	ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲛ̄ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲓϯⲛ̄ⲉϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲥ ⲛ︦ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ·	ⲁⲓⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲓ ⲉⲓϯⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ:	aiìri ḋe ǹhanṡym ǹèhoou xatoti eitiǹhtyi èrōou ouoh ainav èouniṡti ǹṡ̀fyri eafais ǹje apa hatre:	I spent a few days beside them observing them, and I saw him, namely Apa Hatre, perform a great wonder.
12	ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉϥ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ ·	ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ:	a ouai ḋe ìni nōou ǹouṡym ǹtevt ouoh afouōṡ ǹje apa hatre èmotnef ǹapa hōr:	Someone brought a small fish to them and he, namely Apa Hatre, wanted to relieve Apa Or.
13	ⲛⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲱϣ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ︦ⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ · ϫⲉϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ·	ⲛⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲣϯ ⲉϥⲫⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ: ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ:	nafamahte ḋe ǹt̀gorti effōṡ ǹp̀tevt: ouoh afmouti èrof ǹje apa hōr: je hatre hatre:	He was holding the knife while cutting up the fish, and he, namely Apa Or, called him, 'Hatre, Hatre.'
14	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲗⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲉⲡⲓ	ouoh apa hatre afkō ǹt̀gorti xen θ̀myti ǹp̀tevt m̀pefsōlp ǹp̀·sepi	And Apa Hatre left the knife in the middle of the fish. He did not cut up the rest.
15	ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ·	ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ:	affōt èratf:	He ran to him.
16	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲣ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲧ︦ⲙⲏⲧ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲥⲧ̀ⲙⲏⲧ:	ouoh aierṡfyri ǹtefniṡti ǹmǹtst̀myt:	And I marveled at his great obedience.
17	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲉϣϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲛϯϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲧ ·	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲉϣϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲧϯϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ:	èvol jempefgos je àrihareṡhyt ṡattiṡōōt ǹp̀tevt:	Because he did not say, 'Wait until I cut the fish.'
18	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ︦ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϭⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲧ̄ⲙⲏⲧ ⲧⲱⲛ ·	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕϭⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲥⲧ̀ⲙⲏⲧ ⲑⲱⲛ:	aigos ḋe ǹapa hatre je ǹtakċen tainiṡti ǹmǹtst̀myt θōn:	But I said to Apa Hatre: 'Where did you find this great obedience?'
19	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ:	pegaf nyi je ǹtōi an te: alla tap̀xello te:	He said to me: 'It does not belong to me, but it belongs to the old man.'
20	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲅⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲧ̄ⲙⲏⲧ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲛⲛ̀ⲧⲥⲧ̀ⲙⲏⲧ:	ouoh afċit èp̀ma ǹp̀xello efgō m̀mos je àmou ǹteknav èt̀mnǹtst̀myt:	And he took me to the old man's cell, saying: 'Come and look see the obedience.'
21	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲃ︦ⲧ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ	ouoh affisi ǹp̀kouji ǹtevt	And he cooked the small fish.
22	ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ ·	ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ:	aftakof efouōṡ ouoh afkaf èjen f ǹp̀xello:	He ruined it intentionally and served it to the old man.
23	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ϣⲁϫⲉ ·	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ:	afouōm m̀pefsaji:	He ate and did not speak.
24	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ:	ouoh pegaf naf ǹje apa hatre je nanef p̀xello:	He, namely Apa Hatre, said to him: 'Is it good, Old Man?'
25	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲻ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲻ	pegaf je nanef èmaṡō ⲻ	He replied: 'It is very good.'
26	ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ ·	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ:	menensōs aiìni naf ǹouṡym enanef èmaṡō: ouoh pegaf naf je aitakof p̀xello:	After this, I brought him a little which was good, and he said to him: 'I ruined it, Old Man.'
27	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ·	ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ:	aferouō je ahi aktakof ǹoukouji:	He responded: 'Yes, you have ruined it a little.'
28	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲧ̄ⲙⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲥⲧ̀ⲙⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ	ouoh pegaf nyi ǹje apa hatre je aknav èt̀mǹtst̀myt je tap̀xello te	And he, namely Apa Hatre, said to me: 'You saw that obedience belongs to the old man'.
29	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϯϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϯⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ:	ouoh aii èvol hitotou ouoh petainav èrof tiàreh èrof kata tagom:	And I went away from them and I guard that which I saw according to my strength.

Provenance

title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.115.pistus.1
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.115.pistus.1, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Adeline Harrington, Caroline T. Schroeder, Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
file: Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.115.pistus.1.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from AP.115.pistus.1.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.115.pistus.1)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.115.pistus.1, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Adeline Harrington, Caroline T. Schroeder, Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: editorial_kept=3 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 stroke_kept=78 stroke_unified=101 tokens=240
file: Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.115.pistus.1.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from AP.115.pistus.1.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.115.pistus.1, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Adeline Harrington, Caroline T. Schroeder, Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.115.pistus.1.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: 29 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Adeline Harrington — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.115.pistus.1 (29 lines)

Cite as:

Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.115.pistus.1. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.115.pistus.1.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 115: Pistus 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.115.pistus.1, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Adeline Harrington, Caroline T. Schroeder, Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition None. 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.