Life Pisentius

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life.pisentius.01:101
ϫⲉⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲡϥ · ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·
The secret thing (or, mystery) of the king it is good to conceal; but the works of God it is good to publish abroad.'
life.pisentius.03:101
ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ · ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ·
Now this took place very soon after my father Apa Pisentius had been made a bishop.
life.pisentius.02:101
ⲁⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ · ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲥ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ
Thou didst enter into the land of promise in thy mind, and therefore God gave thee strength to vanquish the Canaanites^ who were hidden.
life.pisentius.02:102
ⲁⲕⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲅⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲕϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲣⲙⲓⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ·
Thou didst meditate upon all the spiritual paradigms, thou didst understand all the parables of the Gospels, and thou didst devote thyself earnestly to the spiritual interpretations thereof.
life.pisentius.01:102
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ·
Now I know that thou hatest the vainglory of men.
life.pisentius.03:102
ⲁⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ·
Then they took the sick man up to the mountain to my father, and they called out inside (the court), and I (John) went out to them.
life.pisentius.01:103
ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ·
Finally, but tell me in truth, who is this man, and I will trouble thee no more.'
life.pisentius.02:103
ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ · ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁⲁⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ·
All the wise folk that were in the land marvelled at thy wisdom, and they had need of thy advocacy in this world.
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ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ · ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲛⲅⲙⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ·
And the father of the man said unto me, ' John, if thou wouldst ever look upon me again, do an act of love, and inform the great man,
life.pisentius.01:104
ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ · ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ·
And the thirteenth apostle Apa Pisentius answered and said unto the brother, 'When I had departed from you, and was about to go to the brethren who are in the monastery of Apa Abraham, and to pay them a visit,
life.pisentius.03:104
ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ϫⲉⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ·
for if thou dost not my son is in danger of dying, and I believe by God, that if he were to make the Sign of the Cross over my son he would find relief immediately.
life.pisentius.02:104
ⲛⲉⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲭⲟⲗⲁⲥϯⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ · ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏϯⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·
And again the men who were learned in the knowledge of books marvelled at thy wisdom, and all the men who were of senatorial rank were struck with wonder at thy hidden sayings.
life.pisentius.03:105
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ·
He hath entreated me, saying, 'Take me to Apa Pisentius, the bishop, in order that I may have relief from these pains by which, through his agency, I am suffering torture.'
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ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ
I looked at my body and saw that it was powerless.
life.pisentius.02:105
ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧϩⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ·
For all those who were vexed in their minds came unto thee, and thou, in the goodness of thy disposition, didst give them help.
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ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ · ⲱ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ·
Thou wast a righteous man in our days and a watcher in our generation, O thou holy man and bishop, Apa Pisentius, the blessed anchorite.
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ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲩⲇⲓⲱⲇⲏⲥ · ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ·
Now if I were to discuss the matter with the bishop in my present distracted state, I should talk like a man without understanding.'
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ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲗⲟϫⲗϫ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ · ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ·
And I said. Will not a fainting sickness come upon me on the road?
life.pisentius.01:107
ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲧ · ⲉⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ·
And my spleen threw me into a sickness from the moment when I went away from you, and I never saw a man until thou didst come to me (this day).
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ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲁϣϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ · ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲛⲅϫⲓⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ·
And his son also cried out to me, saying, ' O John, do an act of love, take in the news of my arrival to the great man, for the straits of death have come upon me.
life.pisentius.02:107
ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲣⲙⲁⲓϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲟⲟⲩ ⁛—
In thy days the Governors performed acts of lovingkindness to the poor,
life.pisentius.03:108
ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ·
Behold thou seest me thyself in my necessity.
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⁛
and they gave glory to thy worship of God.
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ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ⲉϥⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ·
And my spleen having continned to torture me most severely, I cried out to the Lord yesterday, asking Him to be graciously pleased to heal me.
life.pisentius.02:109
ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ · ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ·
Thou didst behave like a nobleman towards those who drew nigh unto thee, and the Greeks ascribed glory unto thee.
life.pisentius.01:109
ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ·
Now when He had seen my very weak condition, and my want of manhood, He sent one of the Saints unto me, and was graciously pleased to grant me the healing of my body.
life.pisentius.03:109
ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲱⲓⲧⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟϣⲁϫⲉ · ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
O why did I not keep my mouth shut, and why did I not die before I repeated the report that day?
life.pisentius.03:110
ⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ
Get thee in quickly, and inform my lord and father Apa Pisentius about my sufferings.
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ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ · ⲡⲉⲑⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲙⲏⲗⲟⲥ
And I say unto thee that this very man, from whom thou didst receive a blessing, is Elijah the Tishbite, who belongeth to Mount Carmel.
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ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲱⲛ ·
Thou didst make to be of no effect the office of the absolute ruler.
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ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲣⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲟ ⁘—
Help thou me, and do not abandon me to death on thy threshold
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲧⲱⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ · ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲕⲁⲗⲉⲁⲕⲣⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲅⲉⲛⲏⲕⲟⲥ ⁛—
Thou didst shut the mouths of the beasts, and the cages for prisoners in the prisons fell into disuse, and possessions returned to their rightful owners.
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ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲁⲙⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲙⲧⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ·
It was he who was taken up into heaven in a chariot of fire and earthquake.
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ⲁⲕϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁⲁⲏⲕ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲩⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⁛—
Thou didst conquer Amalek like Joshua, the son of Nun, and thou didst conquer the Amorite like Israel.
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ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⁛—
I beseech thee, O my God-loving brother, not to reveal the mystery to any man until the day of my visitation. Grieve thou not for me.
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ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ·
And when I had heard these things from the man and from his son, I went in and informed my father concerning (the arrival of) the man and his son.
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ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲕⲃⲧ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣϥⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ·
Now when the brother had heard these things, great joy came to him and consolation, and he did not reveal the mystery to any man until the day when the God-loving clergy of the Christ-loving city of Kebt (Coptos) laid hands upon him that was truly worthy of the episcopacy, that they might take him to the Holy Patriarch Apa Damianus/ the Archbishop, so that he might consecrate him bishop.
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ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ · ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ·
And he said unto me, 'Keep away from him until he maketh the petition in a proper manner, for he is not a man without education.'
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ⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲕϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲱϣⲙⲥⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧϫⲉⲣⲟ ⁛— ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⁛—
Thou didst put on the whole armour of God,^ and therefore thou wast able to quench all the arrows of the Evil One which blazed with fire, and thou didst do battle against all the crafts of the Devil.
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ⲁⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ·
Thou didst lay hold on the breastplate of faith, and thou didst put on thy feet the preparation of the Gospel of peace.
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ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϥϫⲱⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϫⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ·
Know ye then, O my beloved, that him that keepeth the commandments of monasticising, and fulfilleth them without sluggishness, doth the Christ love.
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ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁϥ · ⲛⲕⲉⲁⲡⲣⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ·
And I answered and said unto him, 'If I leave him outside a very little longer, he will die.
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ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϭⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧϥⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲏⲧϥ ·
His holy ones do not speak to Him only, but they see God, each one in the vision which appeareth unto him, according to the form wherein He wisheth to make Himself manifest to them.
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ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟϫⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧϩⲉ · ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ·
The breath which is left in him at this moment is very little, and according to what I see of him he hath contracted a fatal disease
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ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲕⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ · ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ·
Thy fame hath reached to the boundaries of the inhabited world. Thou wast a wise man in the opinion of Governors, even as was Saint Athanasius, and God gave thee strength in the Scriptures.
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ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ·
Then my father said unto me, ' Let him (enter) in with thee.'
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ⲉϣϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲉⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲩ ·
If it be not so (in your opinion) hearken ye to the writings of the Spirit of God, and they shall instruct thee with divine knowledge according to what is seemly, and according to the things which we have said.
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ⲛⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲃⲁⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ · ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·
And thou didst seek to know in thy mind concerning the world which is to come, and thou didst set out to examine into the depth of the wisdom of God, which is hidden.
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ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲙⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ·
Thou wast a man inured to the contemplative life, even as was the holy man Apa Pahomd (Pachomius), the father of the coenobite life.
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ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲏⲧⲉⲓ ·
And when he had come in with his father, he threw himself down at the feet of my father, and remained there for a long time.
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ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ · ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ·
For our Lord and Father and Bishop, Apa Pisentius, whom God hath made manifest in our time, is not the protector of our district only, but of the whole country of orthodox Christians.
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ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ · ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧϭⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ·
But first of all come ye to the Book of Genesis, so that we may see what it saith concerning the seeing of God, and of what kind the vision is.
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ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ·
God raised men to very high positions in thy days, and in thy generation He graciously bestowed upon us His peace
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ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓⲡⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ
And my father said unto him, ' Rise up, O thou boorish man/
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ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲁⲡ · ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ·
God brought forth thy righteousness like the light, and He made thy judgement to be like the hour of noon.
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ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲣⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲁⲁⲡⲉ · ⲛϯⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ·
And the man answered and said, 'As the Lord liveth, if I have to pass three whole days kneeling at thy feet I will do so; unless thou liftest up thy feet on my head, I will not rise up.'
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ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲩ · ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ
Now as concerneth Jacob the Patriarch. When Rebecca had heard the words of Esau, her eldest son, who was wroth with Jacob because of the blessing wherewith Isaac had blessed him, she cried out to him, and said unto him,
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ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛϥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ
And my father laid hold upon the hair of his head,
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ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲟϭⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ·
Behold thy brother (Esau) is older than thou, and the blessing wherewith Isaac, who is thy father, hath blessed thee (belongeth to him).
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ⲁⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲕⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ·
Thou didst keep the commandments of God, and for this reason thy peace was like unto an overflowing river, and thy righteousness like unto the great and mighty deep.
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ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲛ
and lifted him up, and he said unto him, 'Rise up, for behold God will bestow healing upon thee graciously, if only thou wilt hearken unto me.'
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ⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ · ϥⲛⲁⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛⲡⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲏ ⲏⲡⲉ ·
Thy spirit, which was mighty, was like unto the Morning Star, and thy seed is like unto the sand which is on the sea-shore, which is without number.
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ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ · ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ · ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ·
Now therefore, arise, and get thee gone into Mesopotamia of Syria, to Laban my brother, and do thou abide with him until the fury of the wrath of thy brother hath turned away from thee, lest peradventure I become childless in respect of both of you at once, and on the same day
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ·
And thy prayers, which were for the whole world, are in benevolent operation. And thou didst call unto every one to bring themselves unto God in repentance.
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁ ·
And Isaac also commanded him (thus), and he came out (to) Jacob and set him on his way, saying, 'Depart into Mesopotamia'
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ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉϣⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲁϩⲉ · ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ·
And the man answered and said, ' I swear by my necessity wherefrom thy prayers have delivered me, that whether I live one year (more) or two, I will never, never again dare to be disobedient unto thee.'
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ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ · ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ · ⲛⲉⲁⲡⲣⲏ ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
And it came to pass that he arrived at a certain place, and he lay down (there); now the sun had set.
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ⲁⲕⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲕⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲉⲃⲓⲁ ·
Thou didst teach the lawless man the ways of God, and thou didst turn the impious men from their impiety.
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ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲛⲉϫⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ·
And my father answered and said unto him, ' What I have to lay upon thee is this—Thou hast driven thy wife out of thy house for no reason whatsoever.
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ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·
And when he had placed a stone under his head, he lay down and fell asleep, and that night he dreamed a dream.
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⁘
And as concerneth the offence wherewith thou hast charged her in thy mind, she and the man also are both innocent.
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ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⁛
Thou didst raise up those who are sick by means of thy holy prayers, and thou didst cry out to God on behalf of those who were possessed of devils.
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ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲗⲏⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ ·
But I say unto thee, supposing that thou wishest to be wholly satisfied in respect of her, and in respect of the man about whom thou hast thought evil in thy mind
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ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲅ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⁛—
Unto whom shall I liken thee, O thou blessed father Apa Pisentius, the holy bishop?
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ · ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ · ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲏϩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ·
And he saw a cloud fixed upon the earth, and the top thereof reached into the heavens;
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ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⁛—
Thou wast a man who was a believer in our generation, and a man who was righteous in our days.
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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ·
and the angels of God were ascending and descending upon it.
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ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ·
now, my son, man looketh at the face only, but God looketh at the heart
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ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ · ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ·
when thou goest into thy house, take thy wife back into the house,
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ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ·
Now God was standing upon it, and He made Himself manifest to Jacob ne on that night, and He spake with him.
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ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥ ⲧϩⲏⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲩⲙⲓⲱⲅⲣⲁⲫⲱⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ·
Thou wast a learned scribe in respect of thy faculties, and a skilled reader of spiritual omens and portents.
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ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ · ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉϥⲓⲉⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ·
Now when Jacob had gone into Mesopotamia of Syria, God spake again with him in the night season, saying, ' Lift up thine eyes and look with them, and thou shalt see that I will come to the white sheep,
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ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉϯⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ·
and God shall make thee to be acceptable unto her,
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ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏϩⲓⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ·
Thou wast a master -physician who did heal every one, with a benevolent heart.
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ⲁⲕϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲛⲛⲉ · ϩⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲥϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲧⲁⲛⲟⲥ ·
In the righteousness of God thou didst rise on high like a palmtree, and thou didst spread abroad in the wisdom of God like a plane-tree.
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ⲉⲩϥⲱϭⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲁⲙⲡⲉ · ⲉⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ · ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ ·
and the (white) sheep shall be with the goats, and they shall bring forth young of variegated colours, and they shall be in colour like ashes, and (some) sheep shall be marked with stars (i.e. spots).'
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ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲥⲉⲉⲧ · ⲁⲏⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ ·
and if she shall incline unto thee, and shall conceive and bring forth a man child unto thee, (thou wilt know that) the report which hath been spread abroad about her is not true.
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ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ ·
And believe me, for she is a free woman.
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ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ·
And again God spake unto him in a vision of the night, saying, 'I am the God of Isaac; fear thou not.
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ⲁⲕϣⲉϣⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲁⲙⲱⲙⲟⲛ · ⲁⲡⲉⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲟϭⲛ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲕⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ·
Thou didst diffuse abroad the sweet odour of virtue which was like unto (that of) cinnamon, and the sweet odour of thine unguent reached even unto the boundaries of the inhabited world.
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ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛⲅⲙⲉϩⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲅⲣϫⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ·
Thou shalt certainly increase and multiply, and thou shalt fill the earth, and thou shalt become the lord thereof.'
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ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲗⲏⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ·
Thou wast like unto the five cities in the gift of Christ, and the reports of all thy marvellous works were in the city of the whole world.
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ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲡⲉⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
If, however, she shall bear thee a daughter, live not with her, but cast her forth from thy house,
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ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥⲥⲩⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ·
for she is not innocent of the offence wherewith they have charged her, and she hath defiled her marriage (bed).
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ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲫⲁⲛⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲓⲉⲣⲟϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ·
Thou wast a teacher of rites and sacrifices like unto Moses, and a master of the art of making hymns like unto David.
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ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·
And when God had blessed him with gold, and silver, and sheep, and goats, and cattle of every kind.
life.pisentius.02:133
ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲃⲁⲑⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ·
For we heard of thy mysteries very frequently in thy epistle(s), and we saw the depth of thy understanding of the Holy Scriptures in the letters which thou didst indite, and of thy wisdom which was great.
life.pisentius.03:133
ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟⲩ · ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
But if it be a man child which she shall bring forth, the report which hath been spread abroad about her is not true,
life.pisentius.01:133
ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ·
He spake again unto him, saying, 'Get thee back into thy house; I will be with thee.'
life.pisentius.01:134
ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ · ⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛϩⲣⲁⲭⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ·
Then Jacob returned with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and their children, and their cattle.

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