Life John Kalybites

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ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲩⲣⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ·
For overmuch ascetic labour exhausteth a man greatly, and maketh him weak.'
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ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱⲗⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ · ϣⲁϫⲡⲥⲟ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ · ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϭⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ·
Then they threw themselves on his breast, and they mourned over him for a very long time, from the first watch of the night until the sixth hour. And at length all the nobles of the palace a came and wept with them because John had been found in such a miserable condition.
life.john_kal.02:152
ⲛϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ · ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ·
And at the very moment when his parents cast themselves upon him the blessed John opened his mouth, and yielded up his spirit into the hands of God.
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ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ · ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
But John did not cease to practise the labours which he had begun to perform.
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ⲱ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·
O how great was the mourning which took place in all the city on that day!
life.john_kal.02:154
ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲣⲁⲩⲅⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ ·
O how great were the outbursts of grief which took place among the nobles of the city! And rich and poor, and men and women, and little and great,
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ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ·
all came wishing to see the blessed John.
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ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ·
And his mother, through the greatness of her sorrow, and through the disturbance caused by the multitude, forgot the oath which she had sworn to her son,
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ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲗϭⲉ · ⲉⲧⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣϩⲣⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ · ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ·
and she had the ragged apparel which was upon him stripped off, and the pieces of old skins, and she arrayed him in fine raiment, such as befitted (his position) in the state.
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ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
And straightway an angel came
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ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ·
and touched the feet of his mother,
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ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲥ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ·
and they struck together violently causing her great pain, because (she had broken) the oath which her son John made her swear, and which she had forgotten.
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ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉⲥϩⲁⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲱ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ · ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ·
Then his father came and saw her as she was suffering torture, and he said unto her, ' In truth, O my sister, this hath happened unto thee because thou hast treated lightly the oath which our son John made thee to swear.'
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ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ·
Then this matter caused them anxiety,
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ
and they removed the goodly apparel which was on him,
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ⲁⲩϯϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲗϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϩⲉ ·
and they dressed him again in his ragged garments as before ;
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲥ ϭⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ·
and straightway the pain ceased in her feet.
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ · ⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ · ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ · ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ·
And she lifted up her face and wept, with great sorrow of heart, saying, ' Woe is me, O my beloved son John ! Alas, for what hath happened unto thee ! Thou wast the light of mine eye until thou didst enter upon this great state of humility wherein I see thee, and this great poverty.
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ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲗⲁϩⲏ ϫⲉⲁⲥϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ · ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲕ · ⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ·
Blessed be my womb which bore thee, and my breasts which suckled thee, O my holy son !
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ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ϫⲉⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛϯϭⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
And all the multitude marvelled how it was possible for so young a man to have attained to such a degree of patient endurance (or, self-abnegation), and they glorified God.
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ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛϩⲛⲧⲕⲁⲗⲩⲃⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ
And his parents buried him in the hut according to what John had said unto them, and they built over him a martyrium.
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ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ·
And they took everything' which belonged to him
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ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲣϥ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ·
and distributed it among the poor and the needy.
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ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⁛—
And afterwards his parents lived a holy life, and they ascribed glory to God, and to the prayers of our holy fathers.
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ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ · ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁϥϩⲟⲕϥ
Here endeth the strife of Saint John, wherein he was mig-hty and prevailed.
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ⲁϥⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲉϥⲉϫⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ :—
He became a servant of the Lord Jesus the Christ in patient endurance, in order that he might receive favour on our behalf before God, and that He might forgive us the multitude of our sins,
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ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⁛ — ·· — ·· — ·· — ·· — ·· —
to Whom, and His Good Father and the Holy Sjiirit, be glory for ever and ever! Amen.
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ⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲙⲩϭⲟⲩⲣⲏ ⲕⲅ ⲓⲛⲇⲓⲕⲧⲓⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲁ · ⲁⲡⲟ ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲅⲓⲱⲛ ⲙ←ⲣ ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲱⲛ ϯⲓⲑ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲝⲅ
Written on the twenty-third day of the month Mesore (August 16) of the First Indiction, in the seven hundred and nineteenth year of the Era of the Martyrs (i. e. A. D. 1003), year (of the Saracens) 363 (i.e. a. d. 985).
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ⲉⲅⲱ ⲧⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲙⲁⲣⲧⲱⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲩⲩ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛⲩⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲅⲁ ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲁ ⲁⲡⲟ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲟⲗⲗⲁⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲅⲣⲁⲯⲁⲥ ⲃⲓⲃⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲏⲥⲑⲓϯ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲉⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲏⲗⲑⲉⲥ ⲛ ⲧⲏ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲥⲟⲩϥⲑ .
I, the wretched sinner, the least of all men, Victor the deacon, the son of the blessed Mercurius the deacon, the son of the blessed Eponuchos, archdeacon of the church of Saint Mercurius, the general-in-chief, of the city of Latopolis (i. e. Esna, or Asna), wrote [this] book. Remember Thou me, O Lord, when Thou eomest into Thy kingdom ! Amen.
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ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϥⲁⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲃⲱ · ⲁϥⲥⲙⲛⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲇⲟⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲃⲱ ·
by the zeal and care of our God-loving brother Zacharias, the deacon and monk of Saint Mercurius, in the Mountain of Atbo (Apollinopolis, Edfu, or TJtfu). He had this book made with (the fruit of) his own labour, he gave it to the sanctuary of Saint Mercurius in the Mountain of Atbo,
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ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲏϩ ⲡⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ ⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ · ⲛϥϯⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛⲧⲗⲩⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ·
wherein he lived, for the salvation of his own soul, in order that Saint Mercurius, and all the other saints whose memorials are written in this book, one by one, according to his name, may bless him with every spiritual and celestial blessing and may graciously grant unto him the power to endure patiently, and may deliver him from all the wiles of the Devil and of evil-doing men, and may enable him to fulfil the serviee in the Holy Place, with him that hath inherited it, that is to say, as deacon and monk.
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ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉϩⲡⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ · ⲛϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲛϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛⲓⲥⲁⲕ ⲙⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛϥϫⲓⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲙⲱⲛ · ⲙⲛⲡⲁϩⲱⲙⲓⲟ · ⲙⲛϩⲟⲣⲥⲓⲉⲥⲓⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲣⲡⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ
And when he shall have fulfilled the disposition of this life in accordance with what is ordered in respect of every man, may Saint Mercurius and the other saints whose names are written in this book beseech the Christ on his behalf, (so that) He may set him in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ; and that he may receive an inheritance with the fathers of the community (namely), Palamun, Pahomio (Pachomius), and Horsiesios, and Apa Petronius, and Theodore, and Apa Shenoute, and all the saints; and that he may be worthy to hear (the words),
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ϫⲉⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ · ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲛⲉⲕⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϫⲛϩⲁϩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ·
Well (done), thou servant good and faithful. Since thou hast been faithful in little things, I will set thee over many. Enter into the joy of thy Lord.'
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ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϥⲑ ·
Amen. So let it be! Amen.

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