So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278

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1ⲧⲏⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲏ ⲉϥϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥϧⲁϯⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲛtyn ǹṡou p̀rōmi etṡōni ǹtetenouorpf nōten ie efxatiθynou hōθynou je aretetennagoouf nan... a person who is sick, as we send him to you or also while he is among you, since it's to us that you will send him.
2ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲛⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲏ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ .ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ.ǹhouo ḋe eθve penrhmme ie isje aretetenmouti an je iōt xen p̀las mmate.Especially due to our guidance, if you do not call [me] 'father' only with your tongue.
3ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲞⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲓ ϧⲁϯⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϩⲁⲧⲏOu pe p̀hōb aiṡantyif noui xatiθynou xen najig ie ǹθof hatyWhat is happening when I give him to one of you with my hands, or also to you (Fem.)?
4ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲏ ⲉⲓⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲣϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ .ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ.noupeteṡṡe an pe ouoh ǹtaholmef èvol xen t̀jig ǹhankōouni èṡtemtyif nōou ie eip̀rotre m̀mōten èseyrp pète hnai an pe èθreǹgōr etnxytn erhanh̀vyouì ǹm̀ntmartiros.It is not fitting for me to seize him from the hand of others to not give him to them, or that I urge you to drink wine, it is not my wish that the strong among us perform acts of martyrdom.
5ⲏ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ .Ⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲉ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲅ̀ⲣⲁⲫⲏ.Ie p̀hōb ǹneθouab tyrou an pe ie xisi an himok·hs pets̀xyout xen ǹġ̀rafy.And it is not the act of all the saints, not the toil upon grief, that which is written in the scriptures:
6ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉϥⲥⲟⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲙⲟⲩⲘⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲁϥⲥⲟⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧϥⲙⲟⲩMy ouon laav ǹm̀ton ie m̀mon on empafsoof ṡatfmouIs there or is there not also someone at peace who does not drink it until they die?
7ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲏ ϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ .ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲛ ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲓⲉ ϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ϩⲛⲁϥ.alla areiouōṡ kōrisǹkanōn etky nan ehrai èṡtemθrelaav hrai ǹxytn krmrm ie ċnarike ouoh èṡtemθrepefàġaθon ṡōpi kata ouhtor alla èhnaf.But what I want, apart from the Rule which is laid down for us, is to not cause any of you to be vexed or to make accusations, and to not make their goodness be according to necessity, but rather their wish.
8ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁϫⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϥⲓⲡⲉⲓⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲱⲫⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲁⲓⲡⲁⲓⲑⲱϣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲁϯⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲱⲫⲉⲗⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.Eθve fai tamoi xen ouōrg xen netens̀xai tyrten hi ousop ǹhipokrine je hiten ou aretenfaipaiθōṡ m̀mav xatiθynou hina areinaemi je ou te t̀ōfelia xaten f̀nouti ouoh ǹǹrōmi.Therefore tell me assuredly in all of your letters at once, without nonsense, by what have you carried this condition among you, because I will know what the advantage is before God and before the people.
9ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲓⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲣⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ϣⲁⲛϯⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉϣⲧⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃⲞⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲓⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϣⲁⲧϯⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲉϣⲧⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃOuoh petensoou ǹsop hirouhi ernetenṡ̀lyl mmate xen petenyi m̀pererhōb ṡattisrfe ǹtameṡtpaihōbAnd your six times in the evening make your prayers only in your house, don't do anything until I am unoccupied and consider this matter;
10ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϯⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲱ ϩⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲡ .ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲡ.fai nem hankehvyve on evtenθōnt ènai je tikrine èṡtemθrerōmi jemsaji ègō xen laav ǹaformy xen p̀èhoou ǹp̀hap.This one and other matters similar to these as well, since I judge not to make someone find something to say on any occasion on judgment day.
11ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲛ ⲣⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ϣⲏⲙ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛⲞⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ϣⲏⲙ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛOuoh ǹṡōrp on ernetenṡ̀lyl kalōs ouoh petenkehōb ǹjig ṡym on aif kata netenkanōnAnd also in the morning do your prayers well, and also your other little handiwork, do it according to your rules.
12ⲙⲡⲣⲡϩⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡϣⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲡ̀ϩⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡ̀ϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣm̀perp̀hmeere parap̀ṡi je ǹnetenaiou etetenṡtrtōrDon't reach midday beyond the measure, so that you do not do them in haste.
13ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ .ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ.m̀perṡōrp on parap̀nav.Also don't do them earlier than the [appointed] hour.
14ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲗⲗⲱ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛⲀⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲗⲗⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲛAigos ǹhah ǹsop je p̀ma an ǹθrep̀rōmi ouōnh èvol ǹtefmetgōr pe θ̀myti ǹhanxello nem hanhllō nem hanṡyri nem netxosi ǹhouo hrai ǹxytnI have said many times that it is not the place to show the strength of a person, the midst of the elder men and women, and the children, and those that are working more among us.
15ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲛⲱϫⲛ ⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ .ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲱϫⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ.alla p̀nav ǹṡ̀lyl ǹōgn ie ǹoumelety enaṡōs ie ǹniouṡy ǹroeis xen ougom f̀ouonh èvol ǹǹsavev.But the hour of ceaseless prayer or much meditation or spending nights of vigil with strength, it appears before the wise.
16ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.Ouoh petoueṡenkrateve m̀mof èċixisi ǹhouo niven petraṡi an nemaf xen t̀fe ouoh hijen p̀kahi xen ǹrōmi tyrou etoueṡpōou ǹf̀nouti ouoh p̀taio ǹneftopos eθouab.And whoever wants to strengthen themselves, to suffer more, who would not rejoice with them in heaven and on earth among all people who want the glory of God and the honor of his holy places?
17ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ .Ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.Monon m̀peramelei ètamoi je t̀·hoti ǹf̀nouti ǹpam̀θo èvol ǹnav niven eθve θynou.Just don't be negligent, and tell me, for the fear of God is in my presence for you at every moment.
18ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯⲟⲩⲕⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ .Ϯϯϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲕⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ.Titiho m̀mōten èθretenfaip̀rōouṡ ǹneteneryou xen hōb niven etp̀repei ǹtetentioukvo ǹte pahyt.I entreat you to take care in every matter that is fitting, giving refreshment to my heart.
19ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ .Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ.Ougai etetenṡ̀lyl ègōi.Stay safe as you pray for me.

Provenance

L0 witness

title
So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "shenoute-place", document shenoute.place.BV277-278
licence
CC-BY 4.0
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attribution
So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-place, document shenoute.place.BV277-278, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Stephen Emmel, Amélineau Oeuvres de Schenoudi 1907. 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 4.4.0, 2022-09-26)
file
Monastic/Shenoute – Place/shenoute.place.BV277-278.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278 — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from shenoute.place.BV277-278.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "shenoute-place", document shenoute.place.BV277-278)
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-place, document shenoute.place.BV277-278, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Stephen Emmel, Amélineau Oeuvres de Schenoudi 1907. 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 4.4.0, 2022-09-26)
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 lexeme_open=1 th_resolved=1 tokens=225
file
Monastic/Shenoute – Place/shenoute.place.BV277-278.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278 — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from shenoute.place.BV277-278.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
attribution
So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-place, document shenoute.place.BV277-278, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Stephen Emmel, Amélineau Oeuvres de Schenoudi 1907. 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 4.4.0, 2022-09-26)
generated by
tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file
Monastic/Shenoute – Place/shenoute.place.BV277-278.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
19 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from
Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM shenoute-place, shenoute.place.BV277-278 (19 lines)

Cite as:

So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "shenoute-place", document shenoute.place.BV277-278. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/shenoute-place/shenoute.place.bv277-278.sahidic.scriptorium/. So Concerning the Little Place BV 277-278 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus shenoute-place, document shenoute.place.BV277-278, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Stephen Emmel, Amélineau Oeuvres de Schenoudi 1907. 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.