Life Eustathius Theopiste

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ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ ·
and they took the two little children, and reared them as their own.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:211
ⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ·
Now Eustathius had no knowledge whatsoever of what had happened;
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:212
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ·
but he walked on his way, and he wept, and kept repeating these words, 'Woe is me!
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:213
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ·
I was at one time flourishing like a tree,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:214
ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲣⲟϥⲣϥ ·
but now I am dried up and withered.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:215
ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧ · ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ·
Woe is me! I, who at one time had legions of soldiers at my feet, am now left utterly to myself,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:216
ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲙⲛⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ·
and neither my wife nor my children are permitted to be with me.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:217
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ ·
But do not, O Lord, cast me away,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:218
ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ·
and be not Thou forgetful of my tears.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:219
ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲃ ·
O Lord, Thou didst say unto me, 'Needs must that thou shalt be tempted as was Job.'
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:220
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·
And behold, do Thou look upon my sufferings which have become exceedingly severe.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:221
ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲁ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ·
For even if the possessions which he had were all carried away, there still remained to him the dung-hill whereon he could seat himself,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:222
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ · ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓϥⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ·
whereas I am a miserable sojourner in a strange land, and am burdened with all this mass of misery.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:223
ⲓⲱⲃ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ·
And again, Job had his children to console him,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:224
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ·
and to help him bear his sufferings,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:225
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϥⲓⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ·
whereas in my case the wild beasts have carried off my children, 'who should be my consolation.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:226
ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ · ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ · ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲟⲓⲕⲟⲣⲓⲁ · ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ·
And even if his branches, I mean his children, were lopped off, he still had left to him the root, that is to say, his wife, who would live in the house with him, even though she did not serve him as a wife in the (true sense of) the word.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:227
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲡⲉⲣⲕⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ·
But as for me, miserable man that I am, my root is cut off on all sides,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:228
ⲛϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ · ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ·
and I cannot see a single ray of light from the lamp of my race.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:229
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥϩⲙⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ · ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ · ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ·
Moreover, I am like a tree in the desert, which is being ever shaken by the winds of the Devil.
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:230
ⲙⲡⲱⲣⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲕϩⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ·
Do not, Lord, do not afflict Thy servant, (and drive him) to utter many words,
life.eustathius.theopiste.01:231
ⲉⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ·
for if I spake the things which I ought not to speak, I should be grieved in heart.
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ⲕⲱ ϭⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ϩⲓⲣⲛⲣⲱⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ · ϩⲓⲣⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ·
Do Thou, therefore, O Lord, set a guard upon my mouth, and a strong seal upon my lips, so that my heart might not incline towards the words which are evil,
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ⲛⲅⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ·
and Thou mayest not cast me away from before Thy face. And give Thou me rest, O Lord!'
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ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲙⲏ · ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲁⲥⲥⲟⲥ ·
And as he was saying these things, and was heaving sighs and weeping, he came to a village, which was called Bassos,
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ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ · ⲉϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ·
and he went into it, and worked there, and procured his daily bread therein.
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ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩⲥⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲧⲕⲱⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲉⲕⲉ ·
And when he had lived there a long time the owners of the village entreated him to go and become watchman of the fruit crops in the orchard there, and he fullfilled this work for a period of ten years, and received his wages for the same.
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ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲣⲡ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·
And his sons were being fed and brought up in the village which we have already mentioned, and they did not know that they were brethren.
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ⲡⲛⲁⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲧⲁⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲧϥⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ ·
And the captain of the ship who had carried off the wife of Eustathius took her to his own country,
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ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲣϩⲁⲓⲃⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·
and the great shadow of God overshadowed her so completely that the barbarian was never able to touch her all that time.
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ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
For what this woman had entreated God to grant her was that a pagan man should not touch her at all.

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