I Have Been Considering BV 283-284

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1ⲥⲓⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓⲟⲩⲥⲓⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓⲟⲩsinouθioudraft · mediumOf Shenoute.
2ϯⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧϯⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲟⲧtimokmek m̀moi is hanrompi èṡtemθrerōmi jemsaji ègō kata laav ǹsmotdraft · highI have been considering for some years now how no one may find a word to say against me in any manner.
3ϯⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱϣϯⲉⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣtiemi ġar je m̀mon meθmyi naṡōpi ǹrōmi xōris ṡi ǹmyi malista myṡ enem petrhmme m̀mōou xen ouṡōṡdraft · mediumFor I know that there can be no truthfulness among people without a measure, above all a multitude with no one guiding them on an equal footing.
4ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϭⲱⲧϩ ϭⲱⲧϩ ⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁϣⲛϩⲉⲧⲡⲉϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲓⲕⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲣⲟ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ .ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲱⲧϩ ϭⲱⲧϩ ⲉⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁϣⲛ̀ϩⲉⲧⲡⲉϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲓⲭⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ.senaerf̀ryti ǹougoi efoi ǹċōt·h ċōt·h eǹknaṡǹhetpefsċyr an jinpaikro èpaikro ǹt̀θalassa je nnagos je pespelaġos.draft · mediumThey will be like a ship that is full of holes: you could not trust its sailing even from this shore to that shore of the sea, let alone the open sea.
5ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛⲭ[.....] ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲓⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲏ ⲣⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉϨⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛⲭ[…] ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉHoine evjiċol etvehenk[…] ǹsōmatikon hankōouni evkrmrm eθve naiaformy ǹnouōt hoine evoueṡċioui ie rō evjioue hankōouni evċnarikedraft · mediumSome lie about bodily needs(?); others murmur over these same pretexts; some wish to steal, or indeed do steal; others find fault;
6ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩϫ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩϩⲛⲟ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲟ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ .ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩϫ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩϩⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣ ϫⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ.hoine xen hanm̀ntnoug hankōouni xen ouhyt ǹṡemmo hoine evoueṡouhno mmavatou hankōouni evoueṡ jem̀pevm̀ton mminmmoou ite evṡōni ite evmoten èvol je fai petṡop ǹhah ǹlaos evgō m̀mos je arevoi ǹkoinōnia nem nouèryou ǹseoi an xen ousooutn.draft · mediumsome (live) in falsehoods; others with an estranged heart; some want a dish of their own; others want their own ease, whether they are sick or well. This is what happens among many peoples who say that they are in communion with one another, but they are not upright.
7ⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ .Ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲁⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ.M̀mon rōmi efoi ǹkoinōnia xen oumyi naerpoum̀ton mavaatou èneh ǹtoukanetouo ǹkoinōnia niven nemaou.draft · mediumNo one who is truly in communion will ever take his ease by himself and leave aside everything that belongs to communion with the others.
8ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲛⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ .Ⲧ̀ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ.T̀koinōnia etjyk èvol pe ṡōpi xen paiṡōṡ ǹouōt ouoh ouoi ǹnetouyh xen naitopos ǹsyou niven avṡanṡōpi xen hankes̀mot ǹm̀ntrefjiho.draft · highPerfect communion is to be in the one equality; and woe to those who dwell in these places at any time, if they are found in other forms of partiality.
9ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ ϭⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡϫⲓⲣ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲡϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲏ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲑⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ ϭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲥⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ.Eθve fai tiθōṡ èθrepaiṡomt ǹeiḋos ċō xen naitopos eθve netṡōni hrai ǹxytn ǹsyou niven p̀jir ǹtevt p̀halōm ǹf̀ryti etououaṡf m̀mos ite efṡōoui ie efmolh ouoh t̀sōouhi ite esmolh ite evoueṡtek·s èououoote effosi ie ǹf̀ryti etououaṡs m̀mos.draft · mediumTherefore I decree that these three kinds be kept in these places for those who are sick among you at all times: the fish-brine, the cheese, as it is ordered, whether dry or salted, and the egg, whether salted or, if they wish it, with cooked vegetables, or as they wish it.
10ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ .Ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.Monon ǹnerōmi ouōm hno ǹpairyti hrai ǹxytn ǹsyou niven ite hōout ite s·himi xōris netṡōni name eavemi èrōou hiten ǹs̀nyou tyrou ǹpistos ǹhouo ḋe ǹioti ǹnaitopos ǹsyou niven nai etnatiloġos ǹf̀nouti xa netsoouh ǹxytou.draft · highOnly, people shall not eat a dish of this kind among you at any time, whether man or woman, except those who are truly sick, recognised as such by all the faithful brothers, and above all by the fathers of these places at any time, those who will give account to God for those gathered in them.
11ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲗⲉⲯⲉ ⲛⲏⲣⲡⲚ̀ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲗⲉⲯⲉ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡǸnerōmi ouōm hno ǹpairyti xen laav ǹma eimyti èp̀ma ǹǹrōmi etṡōni mavaatou eṡavṡini ǹsa p̀lepse ǹyrpdraft · mediumPeople shall not eat a dish of this kind in any place except in the place of the sick alone, who ask for a little(?) wine.
12ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲩⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲩevnaṡini on ǹsa naikōouni ouoh arevnaṡōpi on xen p̀ma ǹt̀ḋiakonia èθrepetarkei ie petnaarṡei èjen naitopos ǹsyou niven ti nōou ǹtouxria xen p̀θrevnav èt̀mine ǹp̀rōmi nem pefṡōni hiten ṡomt ouoh myt ǹrōmi hrai ǹxytn ǹsyou niven evoi ǹmeθre ènetavi ehrai ènaixria ǹpairyti evnatyiou nōou xen p̀ṡi ǹmyi xen t̀·hoti m̀petnnyvdraft · mediumThey shall ask for these other things too, and they shall also be in the place of the service, so that the one who governs, or will govern, over these places at any time may give them what they need, when thirteen people among you at any time have seen the condition of the person and his sickness, being witnesses that they have come to such needs; they shall give them to them in measure, in the fear of him who is coming
13ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ .ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ.tyrn ehrai ènefjig xen p̀·sop ète m̀mon rōmi naṡmevi ehenkotk ite hōout ès̀·himi hrai xen naisinaġōgy.draft · lowfor all of us into his hands, at the time when no one can think of rest(?), whether man or woman, in these congregations.

Provenance

L0 witness

title
I Have Been Considering BV 283-284
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "shenoute-considering", document shenoute.considering.BV283-284
licence
CC-BY 4.0
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I Have Been Considering BV 283-284 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-considering, document shenoute.considering.BV283-284, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-01), annotations by Lance Martin, Nina Speransky, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Stephen Emmel. 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 4.5.0, 2023-09-01)
file
Monastic/Shenoute – Considering/shenoute.considering.BV283-284.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
I Have Been Considering BV 283-284 — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from shenoute.considering.BV283-284.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "shenoute-considering", document shenoute.considering.BV283-284)
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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I Have Been Considering BV 283-284 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-considering, document shenoute.considering.BV283-284, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-01), annotations by Lance Martin, Nina Speransky, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Stephen Emmel. 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 4.5.0, 2023-09-01)
generated by
tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev_unstroked_left=1 aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 editorial_lacuna=1 n_morphs_fallback=2 th_resolved=4 tokens=237
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Monastic/Shenoute – Considering/shenoute.considering.BV283-284.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
I Have Been Considering BV 283-284 — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from shenoute.considering.BV283-284.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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I Have Been Considering BV 283-284 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-considering, document shenoute.considering.BV283-284, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-01), annotations by Lance Martin, Nina Speransky, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Stephen Emmel. 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 4.5.0, 2023-09-01)
generated by
tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file
Monastic/Shenoute – Considering/shenoute.considering.BV283-284.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 · 13 model drafts (marked “draft”)

Cite as:

I Have Been Considering BV 283-284. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "shenoute-considering", document shenoute.considering.BV283-284. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/shenoute-considering/shenoute.considering.bv283-284.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Have Been Considering BV 283-284 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-considering, document shenoute.considering.BV283-284, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-01), annotations by Lance Martin, Nina Speransky, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Stephen Emmel. 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.