Bohairic Life Isaac

Coptic literature (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM) · 408 sections

bohairic.life.isaac03:34
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ
61
bohairic.life.isaac01:34
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ
and the apostle John also said, ‘The world will pass away with its desires;
bohairic.life.isaac03:35
ϫⲉⲥⲉ . ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
now that you are his father and that you are more exalted than he near God.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:35
ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ
but he who does the will of God shall abide forever,’
bohairic.life.isaac02:35
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ .
And when they looked into his dwelling, they found nothing but a little bread and salt: they admired his abstinence.
bohairic.life.isaac02:36
ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ .
They asked him, “father, what do you eat in these days?”
bohairic.life.isaac03:36
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ .
And from that day on he was a prophet in the eyes of the king who called him patriarch at every moment and took him with him wherever he went.
bohairic.life.isaac01:36
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧϣⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩϭⲓⲙⲡϣⲓϣ
and also: ‘All the things of this world, desires of the eyes and desires of the flesh, are unattainable in their violent desire
bohairic.life.isaac03:37
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲉⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲁϥⲙⲉ ⲛⲡⲓⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
And the saint was sad because the king would not let him remain in his bishopric, for at all times he had loved the quiet life.
bohairic.life.isaac01:37
ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ .
for they are not things of God, but things of this world.’
bohairic.life.isaac02:37
ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
He answered, “What the brothers eat.”
bohairic.life.isaac02:38
ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲱⲓⲕ ϩⲓϩⲙⲟⲩ
They said to him, “We see nothing but bread and salt.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:38
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ .
This is what the righteous man meditated day by day, and he decided to abandon the vanity of this world with its cares.
bohairic.life.isaac03:38
ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛⲁⲗⲃⲁⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ .
It happened one day that the king was in the city of Helwan which he had recently built in the days of his kingship: he sent for the archbishop, took him by the hand, brought him into his house, and did not let in any of those who were waiting for him. He led him into one of his rooms and left him alone.
bohairic.life.isaac03:39
ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ . ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲉⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ
The king went to his place. And the king's wife saw great multitudes of angels who were with the archbishop in the room, she also saw a great light like burning lamps: the angels were dressed in white garments given to them. In their midst was the holy patriarch Isaac who sang the praises of God all night, according to the custom of Christians.
bohairic.life.isaac02:39
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
He answered them, “That's what the brothers eat.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:39
ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲉⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ .
This being as it was, Georgios, the eparch whose notary the young boy had been, died.
bohairic.life.isaac02:40
ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ .
They beseeched him, saying, “Do you want us to bring you some olives?”
bohairic.life.isaac01:40
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ .
When the prefect was dead, as the saint found the opportunity he desired, he left the praetorium, went to his house, and stayed a few days near his parents.
bohairic.life.isaac03:40
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲙϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ . ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ .
And when the hour of light had arrived, the woman informed the king of what she had seen and said to him: “A little more and I was near death because of the fear of what I saw and heard.”
bohairic.life.isaac02:41
ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲡϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ .
But he did not suffer it, and said, “What I need is to endure a little more suffering than the brethren.”
bohairic.life.isaac03:41
ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲓⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ .
Then the king said: “I brought him, him alone, into the room, that he might pray for us and our children.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:41
ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ .
As for them, they loved and encouraged him, fearing that he would disappear from their house because they saw the great fervor he had for good.
bohairic.life.isaac03:42
ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ .
But she swore to him, saying: “I saw a great multitude surrounding this old man, speaking to their God in their prayers.”
bohairic.life.isaac02:42
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲉϥⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ .
And when they had left him, they spoke of each of his ascetic deeds.
bohairic.life.isaac01:42
ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁϩⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ .
Finally, things being this way, the young boy Isaac left the house, making sure that no one knew about it.
bohairic.life.isaac03:43
ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ .
And the next day the king dismissed him, gave him glory. And the king built churches and monasteries of monks around his city, because he loved the Christians.
bohairic.life.isaac02:43
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲁⲭⲱⲡ ⲉⲥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϧⲏⲃⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲩⲭⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲏⲓ .
And he had a great good reputation with one and every place in the land of Egypt, according to the words of the holy Gospel: “A city shall not be hidden, if it be set on a mountain, and a lamp is not lighted to be placed under a bushel, but it is placed on a candlestick, so that it may give light to those who are in the house.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:43
ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲱⲛⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲉⲩϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ .
He went to the holy mountain of Skete, where dwell the choirs of the holy angels of God, that is, of the blessed monks who have crucified their flesh in the sufferings of virtue, who endure at all times the death of Jesus in their bodies, hoping for the glory that will be manifested to them, as it is written: ‘If we have suffered with him, we will also be glorified with him.’
bohairic.life.isaac02:44
ⲕⲁⲓⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
And certainly they often tried to make him bishop, but with no success, as it is written, “Take heed, know that I am God.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:44
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲁϥϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲙⲫⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲗⲁⲩⲣⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲛϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
When he arrived at Skete, he dwelt as a guest in the monastery of Abba Zacharias of good memory, the priest and hegumen of the holy Laura of Abba Macarius and bishop of the city of Sais, who was a holy man with visions.
bohairic.life.isaac03:44
ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ .
It happened at that time that there came (to Babylon) a famous man from the country of the Saracens; he was a Christian by religion.
bohairic.life.isaac03:45
ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲣⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲧϩⲟϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
He had two sons: one was possessed by the devil, the other had fled to Egypt wanting to deny the faith of Christ, because he had not been able to do so in his country for fear of his father who was a perfect Christian.
bohairic.life.isaac02:45
ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲗⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ .
It happened that one day, during the holy Lent of our salvation, Saint Isaac went to his little dwelling according to his custom, and the brethren forgot and did not bring him bread.
bohairic.life.isaac01:45
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲫⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ
But when the old man Abbot Zacharias saw the holy young man coming to him, the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw the sign of the cross on his head.
bohairic.life.isaac02:46
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲅ ϣⲁⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ
And after he had passed the first, second, and third days, he remained five days without eating.
bohairic.life.isaac03:46
ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϯⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
His father having sought him and not having found him, he arose, he came to Egypt to take him; he found him a denier of his faith, having chosen the part of Judas rather than that of Christ.
bohairic.life.isaac01:46
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
When he saw this glorious sign, he was greatly astonished and cried out, saying, ‘How great are your works, O Lord! Your intentions are so deep!’
bohairic.life.isaac03:47
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉ .
And the father of the young man had brought into Egypt his youngest son in whom was a demonic spirit, so that the bishops of Egypt might pray over him and heal him, because he had heard that they were saints of God.
bohairic.life.isaac01:47
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ
And so when the holy old man Abba Zacharias took counsel to himself, and said to himself, ‘What will become of this young boy?’, immediately he was warned by an angel of the Lord, who said to him, ‘Behold, the Lord has given you a great and holy gift: this young boy has come to you,
bohairic.life.isaac02:47
ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲥⲭⲏ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓϭⲣⲱⲡ ϧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ
On the fifth day of his abstinence, he looked, and saw a large round loaf of bread in his presence, as if it had been brought from the oven at that very moment.
bohairic.life.isaac02:48
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ .
Immediately he got up, prayed, thanked God, and took some bread.
bohairic.life.isaac03:48
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲓ ⲉⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲁⲃⲇⲉⲗⲁⲍⲓⲍ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲏ .
And when this Christian man arrived in Egypt, 'Abd-el-'Aziz received him with great joy because he was one of his relatives, and when he had questioned him about (the cause of) his arrival to him, (the other) told him everything for which he had come, and (the king) received him with great joy and great honor.
bohairic.life.isaac01:48
ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ .
for he will be a shepherd for the sheep of Christ and the patriarch of the bishops.’
bohairic.life.isaac03:49
ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ .
Then the man having seen that his son did not listen to him in order to convert, he wept in affliction and said: “Let your blood be upon you my son; from this moment you are a stranger to me in this world and in the next.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:49
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
And when the old man heard the angel's words, he rejoiced greatly.
bohairic.life.isaac02:49
ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ .
The next day he brought the rest to the monastery, and gave it to the brethren, who ate it.
bohairic.life.isaac01:50
ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩⲅ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
When Isaac had stayed with the old man about three days, the old man spoke to him of his safety;
bohairic.life.isaac02:50
ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁⲕϫⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲛ ⲛⲑⲱⲛ .
The brothers questioned him, saying, “Where did you get this fresh bread?”
bohairic.life.isaac03:50
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲯⲉⲩⲇⲟⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲧⲁⲫⲉ .
And as he was looking for a holy bishop so that he could pray over the child, he happened upon a pseudo-bishop of the heresy of the acephalous.
bohairic.life.isaac03:51
ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϯϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ . ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ
When he was told that this (man) was a bishop, not knowing that he was a heretic, he brought his son to the bishop, that he might pray over him, and that the child might be healed. And when that wicked bishop had done so, he was unable to heal him; but the evil spirit troubled the child without giving him rest, and the man was very sad at heart.
bohairic.life.isaac01:51
ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
He immediately sent him to Terenuti to the house of a friend, to stay with him until he knew what the parents of the young boy would do, for he feared that if they found him near him, they would harm the holy place, for this old man was very famous.
bohairic.life.isaac02:51
ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲡⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ .
But he hid it from them and said, “It was brought to me from Egypt.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:52
ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓ
But when this young boy had arrived at Terenuti and entered the man's house, the man's children said to him, ‘Our father is in the field.’
bohairic.life.isaac02:52
ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ ⲉⲗⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲁϥ
When they asked one another, “Has any of you brought him bread this week?” they found no one who had brought him bread.
bohairic.life.isaac03:52
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲟⲕⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ .
When the king saw that he was sad, he asked him: “What has happened to you?”
bohairic.life.isaac01:53
ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉϯϣⲉⲩⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧ .
Then the boy climbed into the man's hayloft, took a bundle of hay, placed it on him, and fell asleep.
bohairic.life.isaac03:53
ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉϯⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ .
Then the man told him the cause (of his sadness).
bohairic.life.isaac02:53
ⲁⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϩⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲱ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ .
And they knew that the work was of God, as it is written, “Those who serve me have been filled, and you have hungered; those who serve me have drunk, and you have been thirsty”; and again: “If you listen to me, you will eat of all the good things of the earth.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:54
ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛϣⲁϣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ .
It happened that the man came back from the field, whose name was Joseph, and he was a priest: many have testified of him that he was a confessor, that he was brought up on the tribunal of the impious Cyrus, and that he was given a multitude of blows with a stick, because he confessed the faith.
bohairic.life.isaac02:54
ⲙⲏ ⲧⲁⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱ ⲉⲑⲁⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁϧ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲓⲡⲓ .
Does not this miracle surpass that of the prophet Elijah, when the angels brought him bread from heaven after he had killed the prophets of shame?
bohairic.life.isaac03:54
ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲃⲉⲣϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲡⲉ .
The king asked: “Who is this bishop?” They answered: “It is the one from Niuberschenouf.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:55
ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲭⲁϯⲓⲱ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉϯϣⲉⲩⲛⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲓⲙ ⲛϯⲉⲱ
When the priest had come up from the country, he placed the she-ass in his stable, and went up to fetch hay to give the ass a bundle of it.
bohairic.life.isaac02:55
ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲱⲣⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ
It happened that one day Orion, Bishop of Sais, came to him, who was still a reader and was not yet a bishop, and wanted to receive his blessing.
bohairic.life.isaac03:55
ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ .
The man was saddened when he was informed that he was a heretical bishop.
bohairic.life.isaac01:56
ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓϣⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
He saw the bundle placed on the young boy having the shape of luminous crosses, throwing flashes of light.
bohairic.life.isaac02:56
ⲛⲉ ϯϩⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛϫⲓϫ .
It was Easter week, and it was Isaac's custom not to sit at all during Easter, instead he stood upright, working with his hands.
bohairic.life.isaac03:56
ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ .
Then the king ordered that the holy patriarch Isaac be brought to him immediately. When he arrived, the king informed him of the sick child and of the great affliction in which the father was in this matter.
bohairic.life.isaac01:57
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲡⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ .
At the sight of this marvellous spectacle, the priest ran and when he arrived to look at and see the young and holy boy, he asked him: ‘Where are you from, my son?’
bohairic.life.isaac02:57
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
When Orion came to him, Isaac took what he was weaving and worked on it.
bohairic.life.isaac03:57
ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϩ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲥⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲣϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ .
The patriarch took a little oil, prayed over her, and anointed the child, saying, “In the name of my God Jesus Christ, grant your servant the grace of healing.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:58
ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉϯⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ .
Isaac informed him of the reason.
bohairic.life.isaac02:58
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲭⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ .
The boy said to him, “Father, I wanted to become a monk; but my father's tears prevented me from doing so.”
bohairic.life.isaac03:58
ϧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ . ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
Immediately the demon came out of the child in the form of a flame of fire: whoever saw it was amazed and gave glory to God.
bohairic.life.isaac01:59
ϧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯⲫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ .
And immediately the priest took the boy's head and kissed it, saying, ‘the blessing of the Lord is on the head of the righteous’; and also: ‘upon their heads blessing and joy.’
bohairic.life.isaac03:59
ⲁⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲱⲣⲁ .
The man immediately got up, fell to the ground at our feet before the archbishop, worshiped him, and presented him with perfumes that had been chosen from his country.
bohairic.life.isaac02:59
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲓϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲣⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲓⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲱⲣⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ .
And the saint lost consciousness into sleep, then immediately jumped up and said to him, “Orion, you cannot become a monk.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:60
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ .
And the old priest left him with him for several days.
bohairic.life.isaac02:60
ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ
When the young man heard this, he was frightened.
bohairic.life.isaac03:60
ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
The patriarch spoke to him many times, to strengthen him in the faith of Jesus Christ and the salvation of his soul.
bohairic.life.isaac01:61
ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
Let us now bring back the discourse on the day when the young boy Isaac left his house: we will tell you everything for the glory of God.
bohairic.life.isaac03:61
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯϩⲟ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲥϧⲏⲧⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϫⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲁϣϯ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ .
And the man, a lover of God, asked the archbishop to write him the Gospel according to John, and he prayed over the bread of eulogy, asking the archbishop’s blessing, so that it would protect him all his life. And he left him giving glory to God, according to what our good Savior said: “He who loves me, my Father will love him and I also will dwell in him.”
bohairic.life.isaac02:61
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉϥϯⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
Isaac said to him, “Do not be afraid, but obey your father until he reposes, he who has just spoken to me has told me, but when your father is dead, you must go to a high rank”; he meant the episcopate of which Orion was worthy.
bohairic.life.isaac01:62
ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲃⲓ .
When his parents had looked for him without finding him, there were great tears and many mournings: their joy changed into sadness.
bohairic.life.isaac02:62
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ .
And when the young man heard these words from the saint, he left him, he returned in peace to his house, giving glory to God, as it is written, “The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.”
bohairic.life.isaac03:62
ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲁⲕⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲱⲗ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲩϯϣⲑⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϧⲁⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲕϯⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϥϭⲓⲃⲟϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ .
After this some of the Saracens who hated the faith came in to the king and accused the archbishop, saying: “Behold, you honor Isaac and receive him into your presence, and he hates us and our religion.”
bohairic.life.isaac02:63
ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .
After this, his spiritual father, Abbot Zacharias, the holy bishop, was ill with the disease from which he was to die, and as God had informed him of it first, he came to his monastery.
bohairic.life.isaac03:63
ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥϭⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲛ .
The king said: “I love him because I know by his works that he is a man of God and that he is subject to us.
bohairic.life.isaac01:63
ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉϣⲧⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
When they had gone through all the monasteries and had not found him, they went to Skete to look for him.
bohairic.life.isaac03:64
ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉ . ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲡⲓⲃⲏⲛⲁϫ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁϭⲛⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓ . ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉ .
What you say is a lie.” They said to them: “If you want to convince yourself that he hates us and our religion, and that what we say is true, then you will make him eat with you on the (same) platter of the food that is on the platter, and that without his making (the sign of) the cross: if he does not make this sign, know that all that we have said is a lie.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:64
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲉⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏⲣ .
And the holy elders did not reveal it, for it is their custom to suffer for one another, to deliver themselves from all the desires of the world, to put all their cares into fulfilling the word of the Lord who said: ‘There is no greater charity than for one to give their soul for a companion.’
bohairic.life.isaac02:64
ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲁϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ .
The holy Isaac served him in his sickness.
bohairic.life.isaac01:65
ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ
And when his parents saw that the monks did not reveal it to them, and they went to Alexandria to the archbishop, they told him about it.
bohairic.life.isaac02:65
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ .
And when he was about to repose, he called all his children as the patriarch Jacob had done, and after blessing them all, he said to Saint Isaac, “My son, when you are brought up, remember your brothers”;
bohairic.life.isaac03:65
ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲑⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ . ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲁⲣⲧⲟⲗⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲑⲉⲧⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲓⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ .
The king answered them and said: “I will follow your advice in this. “And immediately he called the collectors and said to them: “I desire that the patriarch consent to eat with me, if he loves me, without making the sign of the cross.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:66
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉϯⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ϫⲉϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲙⲫⲓⲁⲣⲟ .
When the archbishop feared that the authorities would be warned and that misfortune would happen to the holy place, he sent a letter to Skete, that they might not place the boy to the west of the river.
bohairic.life.isaac02:66
ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲉϥϯⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲟϥ .
He spoke thus to signify the dignity to which he was to be raised.
bohairic.life.isaac03:66
ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲃ ⲛⲭⲁⲣⲧⲟⲗⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲛⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲭⲛⲁⲭⲁⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲓⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϥⲛⲁⲑⲉⲧⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ .
The two collectors answered and said to the king: “We are Christians, we cannot eat without first making the sign of the cross: if you let the archbishop first make the sign of the cross on the food, he will consent to eat with you: if you do not allow him, we do not think that he will eat with you.”
bohairic.life.isaac01:67
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲓϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϣⲉⲡϩⲁⲛⲑⲃⲁ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
When the holy old man Abba Zacharias saw the snares of the devil, he resolved to face tens of thousands of dangers on his own rather than deliver him up again to his parents according to the flesh, fulfilling the Savior's words: ‘He who receives a child in my name will receive me myself.’
bohairic.life.isaac02:67
ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ .
When he had finished giving his recommendations to his children, he committed his spirit into the hands of God, while all the great saints of Skete were seated near him.

Coptic SCRIPTORIUM, corpus bohairic.life.isaac (github.com/CopticScriptorium/corpora). Licence as stated per document in the project's own meta.json and checked there at parse time. English, where present, is Coptic SCRIPTORIUM's aligned translation. Licence: CC-BY 4.0. Source.