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Bohairic Life Shenoute

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1. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:1

   ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲁϥϩⲩⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ

   A few of the miracles and wonders which God performed through our holy father, the prophet Shenoute the Presbyter and Archimandrite, which the holy Apa Besa, his disciple, chronicled for the glory of God.

2. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:1

   ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϥⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ϯϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ; ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲥⲱϥ .

3. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:1

   ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϣⲁⲣⲕⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲑⲟϣ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲁⲡⲑⲟϣ ⲡⲥⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ .

4. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:2

   ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉϯϩⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲃ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ;

5. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:2

   ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲕⲏⲛ

6. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:2

   ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩⲍ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ .

   And a boon to all who will hear them and give glory to God at any moment, but more so on the day of his commemoration, wihch is the 7th of the month of Epep, in the peace of God, amen.

7. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:3

   ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲃⲏⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ

   I shall begin to tell about the miracles and wonders which God performed through our blessed father Apa Shenoute, the ones which I saw with my own eys, I, Besa, his disciple, and also the other things that our holy father Apa Shenoute said to me with his mouth, in which there is no guile.

8. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:3

   ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲁⲱⲓⲕ ⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲧⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ;

9. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:3

   ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲕϩⲓⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ;

10. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:4

    ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣ ⲛⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ϫⲉⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ϩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ .

11. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:4

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉⲉⲣⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲣϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ .

12. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:4

    ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲓⲛⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ .

    I will now recount a few of them to you.

13. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:5

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲭⲁⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ;

14. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:5

    ⲁⲩⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ .

    Come and we will reveal to you now the miracles and the wonders which God worked through my elder father.

15. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:5

    ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲭⲁϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲭⲁϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .

16. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:6

    ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲁϣϫ ,

17. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:6

    ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϣⲧⲉⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲓⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉϯⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲛⲏⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ .

    For many days I have been troubled and disturbed, fearing to go forward into the miraculous deeds of my father Apa Shenoute, as I am weak and unskilled in speaking, for fear that I should drown in a sea of water because I don't know how to swim.

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    ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛϩⲱⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲁⲱⲓⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲁϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲁⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲓ ⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ .

19. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:7

    ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉϩⲟ ⲉⲛⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲧ .

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    ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲓⲁⲙⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .

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    ϯⲉⲣⲭⲣⲉⲱⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲭⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲁⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ .

    I owe a great debt, but the creditor is not disturbed in his deeds.

22. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:8

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉϯⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ; ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲓⲱⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲡⲉⲕⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲁⲛⲉⲕⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲣⲕⲁⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲛⲛⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲕ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲓⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ .

23. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:8

    ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛϭⲣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ;

24. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:8

    ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲁⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ .

    For my father Apa Shenoute, the one of good remembrance for whom we celebrate today is worthy of words for his good deeds, his asceticism, conduct and virtue to be marveled at, and the great incredible signs which were brought about by him which are like those of the holy prophets and the apostles of the Lord.

25. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:9

    ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉϣⲉⲛⲁⲗⲟⲗⲉⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲑⲟϣ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ .

    There was a village called Sehnalolet in the region of the city of Shmin, and in it lived the righteous parents of our blessed father.

26. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:9

    ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ .

27. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:9

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲉⲣⲛⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ,

28. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:10

    ⲁⲣⲓϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϯϩⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ , ⲉⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ .

29. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:10

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲓ ⲛϭⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲫⲏ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟϩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .

30. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:10

    ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓ .

    And Apa Shenoute's father was a farmer in that land, he had a few sheep and he gave them to a shepherd to be responsible for them in the field.

31. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:11

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲓ ⲛϭⲱⲣⲡ ϣⲁϥⲟϥⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ϣⲁⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ .

32. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:11

    ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ .

    The shepherd said to Apa Shenoute's father: “give the boy Shenoute to me so that he can look after the sheep with me and I will give you a little of my wages for him.”

33. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:11

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟⲝⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉϯⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ

34. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:12

    ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲱⲕ .

35. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:12

    ⲛⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲓⲱⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ .

36. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:12

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ . ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ .

    Then the little boy Shenote began to grow in the grace of God which dwelt inside him and bit by bit grew beautiful.

37. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:13

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲧⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ .

    The boy Shenoute's mother said to the shepherd: “Here, I will give you my boy, but send him to me in the evenings every day, since he is my only child and I rejoice to God with him day and night.”

38. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:13

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲃⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣϭⲟⲩⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ .

39. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:13

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ;

40. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:14

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲫⲣⲏ ϩⲱⲧⲡ .

    And the shepherd said to them: “I will send him up to you every day before the sun sets.”

41. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:14

    ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϯϭⲏⲡⲓ ϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲥⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ

42. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:14

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲗⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϫⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲕⲱⲧ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ .

43. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:15

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓϣⲁϥⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .

44. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:15

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ϣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .

45. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:15

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ .

    Then finally the shepherd took the boy Shenoute and he watched over the sheep with him, and when evening came every day the shepherd would send the boy Shenoute to his parents to the village.

46. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:16

    ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲗⲱⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲧⲱ ⲛϣⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲗⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ .

47. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:16

    ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲉⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲃⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉⲭⲛⲁϩⲱⲗ ϣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲭⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲓⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲗⲕ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ .

48. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:16

    ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϯⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲧⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧ

    But Apa Shenoute would always hurry down to a water cistern a little outside the village and it was the month of Tobi in those days, and so he would spread his hands out and pray with the water coming up to his neck.

49. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:17

    ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲗϥ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁϥ

50. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:17

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲑⲁϣⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲗⲉⲝⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲛⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .

51. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:17

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ;

    And when light came out every day the little boy's mother and his father would quarrel with the shepherd saying: “Why didn't you send our son to us in the evening?

52. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:18

    ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ .

53. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:18

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ .

54. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:18

    ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .

    We worry lest something bad might happen to him.”

55. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:19

    ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϫⲉⲑⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟϣⲥ .

56. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:19

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ .

    Then the shepherd would say to his parents: “in truth, I send him to you in the evening every day.”

57. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:19

    ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲡⲉⲙϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣⲕ ⲛⲗⲟⲩⲕⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ .

58. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:20

    ⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲫⲟϩ ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ .

    But one day the shepherd went after the little boy Shenoute until he reached the water cistern.

59. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:20

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲱϣ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲣⲉⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .

60. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:20

    ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁϯⲉⲙⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ .

61. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:21

    ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ .

62. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:21

    ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲓϣⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ .

    And there was a sycamore tree next to the water cistern.

63. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:21

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲉϥⲁⲝⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ .

64. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:22

    ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲩ ⲭⲁⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉϩⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ .

65. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:22

    ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϯϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲕ ⲛⲗⲟⲩⲕⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲁⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ .

66. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:22

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲉ .

    Then the boy hurried down to the water and prayed up towards God with his hands spread up to the sky.

67. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:23

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟϩⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲱ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .

68. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:23

    ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲭⲟⲡϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛϯⲛⲟⲩϩⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ

    But the shepherd stood behind him and hid behind the sycamore until he saw what the boy was going to do.

69. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:23

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲕⲉⲕ ⲛⲗⲟⲩⲕⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲣⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲏⲡⲥ .

70. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:24

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲓ ⲛⲧⲏⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲓ ⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲥⲕⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ .

    And the shepherd was witness, saying “I saw the ten fingers of the little boy becoming as ten flaming lanterns, and so I turned back and went to my sheep.”

71. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:24

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲭⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲫⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ

72. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:24

    ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲓϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .

73. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:25

    ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲁϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ;

    “And when it was morning,” he said, “his father came and quarreled with me again saying ‘why didn't you send my son to me in the evening?’.

74. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:25

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲁϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .

75. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:25

    ϫⲉϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϣⲁϯⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ .

76. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:26

    ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϯⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧ .

    I said to him: ‘Take your son back, no, I am not worthy of him staying with me.’

77. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:26

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ .

78. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:26

    ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ

79. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:27

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ .

    And his father took him to his home.”

80. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:27

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ .

81. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:27

    ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ .

82. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:28

    ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ .

    These are the things that the shepherd said, which he testified to us.

83. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:28

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ .

84. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:28

    ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ .

85. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:29

    ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲗϥ ϣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ .

    And 10 days after this happened, his father took him to the holy Apa Pjol, in order for him to receive a blessing from him.

86. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:29

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .

87. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:29

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ .

88. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:30

    ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲗ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲓⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ

    But while they were still on the way, they approached the place of the holy Apa Pjol, with about a mile to reach it, there was a crowd of nobles of the city of Shmin with him, while he was teaching them the things that were good for their soul.

89. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:30

    ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓ ⲉⲫⲁϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ .

90. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:30

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .

91. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:31

    ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ .

92. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:31

    ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϯⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲟⲙⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲇⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲁϥⲓ ⲉϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ .

93. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:31

    ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ .

    The holy Apa Pjol said to the people who were sitting with him: “Get up, let us get out of the way of the Archimandrite.”

94. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:32

    ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲁⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ;

95. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:32

    ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ .

    And the holy Apa Pjol got up with the other people who were sitting with him and they went away.

96. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:32

    ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉϧⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ .

97. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:33

    ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲗ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧϫⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ

    And after Apa Pjol reached Apa Shenoute, he took Apa Shenoute's hand.

98. bohairic.life.shenoute_02:33

    ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ .

99. bohairic.life.shenoute_03:33

    ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲁϯⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉϧⲏⲧ .

100. bohairic.life.shenoute_01:34

     ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ .

     Apa Shenoute raised it upon his head and said: “Bless me my father, the archimandrite.”

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