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  1. life.pisentius.02:167

    ⲁⲕⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲍⲓⲁⲥ ·

    Thou didst shew thyself to be like unto Moses, for God made the worship of idols to come to an end in thy days, even as (in the days of) Ozias (Uzzah).

  2. life.pisentius.01:168

    ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ·

    And they said unto him, 'We do not see it.'

  3. life.pisentius.02:168

    ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲗⲩⲡⲏ · ⲛϥⲧⲙⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ·

    The man who went to thee, no matter who he was, with a sorrowful heart, did he not come back rejoicing?

  4. life.pisentius.03:168

    ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ · ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ·

    for it was the day of the festival of the Archbishop and Patriarch, Apa Severus, Archbishop of Antioch.

  5. life.pisentius.02:169

    ⲱ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲁⲇ · ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲓ · ⲁⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲧ ⁛—

    O thou true consoler, according to the words of the Psalmist David, 'Thy words give me life, thy words comfort me.'

  6. life.pisentius.01:169

    ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⁛—

    Then he cried out up to heaven, saying, 'O God, open Thou the eyes of these young men, so that they may see the pillar of fire even as I see it'

  7. life.pisentius.03:169

    ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲣⲡϫⲟⲟϥ ·

    And he sat down until Apa Pisentius came out from the congregation, when he cast himself down at his feet, and informed him of the matter whereof I have already spoken.

  8. life.pisentius.02:170

    ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ

    Truly thou art like unto Moses, whose face shone with glory, and who was exalted whilst God spake with him.

  9. life.pisentius.01:170

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ · ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    And God hearkened unto his voice, and the eyes of the young men were opened, and they saw the pillar of fire

  10. life.pisentius.03:170

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲏⲩⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲗⲉⲩⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ · ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ

    And when the great man had heard it, he said unto the soldier through an interpreter, 'The place of Pisentius is not a place for jesting.

  11. life.pisentius.01:171

    ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ · ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⁛

    And observe ye now, O my beloved, that the moment when God chose Moses was when He spake unto him in his early manhood, out of a pillar of fire (which went up) out of a bush.

  12. life.pisentius.02:171

    ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲙⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ·

    And thou thyself, O Lawgiver, the similitude of thy face was glorious through the strength of God which was with thee.

  13. life.pisentius.03:171

    ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲡⲙⲁⲁⲃⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧϯⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ϩⲓⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ

    Get thee gone, and take the thirtysix {sic) six 'holokottinoi' from the hand of thy wife who is on board the boat by the place of the ferry.

  14. life.pisentius.01:172

    ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ·

    Now since God came unto Apa Pisentius when he was a young man, He chose him even as He did Samuel, whose mother had given him to the temple of God according to her vow, even as the holy Psalmist saith, 'Moses, the holy man, and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among those who called upon His Name.

  15. life.pisentius.02:172

    ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲟ · ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲅⲛⲉⲓⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ·

    And thou wast a companion of all the saints, because of the simplicity which was thine, and the purity which was thine, in the time when thou wast a monk, and before thou didst receive the honour of the episcopacy.

  16. life.pisentius.03:172

    ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲥⲉⲙⲏⲣ · ⲉⲩⲫⲁⲕⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ·

    As for the money (?), behold, it is tied up in a bundle in her hand, and it is this which thou hast brought to tempt me therewith.

  17. life.pisentius.02:173

    ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉⲃⲣⲏϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ·

    Never at any time did any man who looked into thy face feel fear of thee, O thou whose eye was full like the star of the morning and shot pjuife forth lightnings at all times.

  18. life.pisentius.01:173

    ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ · ⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ·

    They cried out to God, and He heard them, and He spake unto them out of the pillar of cloud, and they kept His testimonies, and the ordinances which He had given unto them.

  19. life.pisentius.03:173

    ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

    Behold now what it was that thou didst wish to do. Because thou hadst shed the blood of a man,

  20. life.pisentius.01:174

    ⲛⲉⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲉⲛⲧⲏ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϭⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲱⲥⲕ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ·

    Now there was in the Mountain of Tsente a certain brother who was grievously sick, and his body was in a very weak and helpless condition because his sickness had lasted a very long time.

  21. life.pisentius.03:174

    ⲁⲕϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲁⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ

    and hadst taken (these moneys) out of his hand, thou didst say, 'I will take them and give them as an offering for the salvation of my soul.'

  22. life.pisentius.02:174

    ⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ

    O blessed are the things which I have brought unto thee

  23. life.pisentius.01:175

    ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    And it came to pass on a certain day that this brother longed greatly for a little fish, and he told the holy man Apa Pisentius about his longing (now at that time he was a monk, and had not yet become a bishop), saying, 'I long greatly for a little fish'

  24. life.pisentius.02:175

    ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ϯϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲗⲟⲅⲱⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲙⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲱ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ·

    If I desired to narrate the account of all thy successes I should be obliged to take to myself those who write down words (i. e. scribes), even as did Moses, the composer and stablisher of the Law, until I had made manifest thy valiant deeds, O thou holy and perfect man, Apa Pisentius.

  25. life.pisentius.03:175

    ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϯⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁ · ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲕⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲧⲡⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

    Verily I say unto thee, that if the whole world were given in alms on thy behalf then the smallest act of mercy shall never be shewn unto thee, until thine own blood hath been poured out even as thou hast poured out the blood of thy neighbour, according to that which is written. Whosoever sheddeth the blood of a I man, the blood of him that sheddeth it shall be shed in its stead, because man was made according to the image of God.'

  26. life.pisentius.02:176

    ⲉⲕⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲙⲱⲛ · ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲙⲱ · ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣⲥⲓⲉⲥⲓⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⁛—

    For thou art like unto the holy anchorites Apa Palamon, and Apa Pahomo, and Apa Patronios, and Apa Horsiesios, and Apa Theodore.

  27. life.pisentius.03:176

    ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲉⲗⲩⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ · ⲙⲛϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ·

    Now when the man had heard these words he marvelled exceedingly, for he thought that the matter would l)e hidden from the new Elisha, and he did not know that the Spirit which spake to the Apostles was the same as that which spake in the Prophets,

  28. life.pisentius.01:176

    ϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ · ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ·

    And the holy man Apa Pisentius answered (and said unto him), 'Assuredly God will give unto thee this day.'

  29. life.pisentius.02:177

    ⲉⲕⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲅⲣⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲑⲉⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ·

    Thou art like unto the holy man Basil, thou art like unto Gregory the Theologian,

  30. life.pisentius.03:177

    ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ·

    and he did not know that the same God was the God of all of them.

  31. life.pisentius.01:177

    ⲛⲉϫⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟϣⲕ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ·

    Cast thy care upon the Lord, and He shall feed thee, as the Prophet said; He will never suffer the righteous to be removed.'

  32. life.pisentius.02:178

    ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ ·

    each of whom was associated with the throne of priesthood like unto thyself.

  33. life.pisentius.03:178

    ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ · ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲱϥⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲟ ⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ·

    Now ye know, (O my beloved,) that in the beginning of this Encomium I did not fail to say that the blessed man Apa Pisentius was endowed with the gift of the Spirit,

  34. life.pisentius.01:178

    ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲱⲗ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟϩϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛⲉⲡⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ·

    Then the holy man Apa Pisentius himself took his water-pot to fill it with water, for it was the time for filling (the water-pots with) water.

  35. life.pisentius.03:179

    ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ · ϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ · ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ·

    for one whenever any man went into his presence, as soon as he had looked into his face he knew for what purpose he had come to him.

  36. life.pisentius.01:179

    ⲛϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲏ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲓϯⲙⲁ ·

    And as the holy man Apa Pisentius was walking along, he cried out to the Lord, saying, 'O God, permit Thou not the heart of this brother to suffer grief, but, if it be Thy Will, give Thou to him his petition.

  37. life.pisentius.02:179

    ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲛⲁϣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉⲥ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ · ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⁛—

    Now as concerning the marvellous acts of thy great power which were performed with quietness, no man whatsoever can full tale thereof; but those which we have seen with our eyes, and those which we have heard with our ears that love discourses concerning his power, these, I say, are the things which we will now declare.

  38. life.pisentius.01:180

    ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ·

    Let him not suffer grief, O Lord.

  39. life.pisentius.03:180

    ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ·

    But he hated the vain approbation of men, and he hid his manner of life so that no man whatsoever might attain to the full knowledge of the same.

  40. life.pisentius.02:180

    ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ · ⲙⲡⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ · ⲉϥⲥⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲥⲃⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲣ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ·

    O ye who are God-loving sons, know that (on one occasion) when the days of the festival of Easter drew nigh, now it was during the forty days (of Lent), the holy Archbishop of the Alexandrians sent messages to the South, throughout all Egypt, pointing out to the Bishops, and the clergy, and all the orthodox people, saying, * Prepare ye yourselves, for the days of Easter are drawing nigh, and make ye arrangements concerning the forty holy days in respect of the months in which they are to fall, and the time when they are to come to an end.'

  41. life.pisentius.01:181

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲧⲏⲛⲉ · ⲉⲙⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ·

    And when he had gone forth on the bank near the river to fill his water-pot—now the Nile flood was very high, for God had visited the country that year—Apa Pisentius looked,

  42. life.pisentius.03:181

    ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ · ⲉⲧϥⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲏⲙⲉ ·

    Now it came to pass also on another occasion when he was fleeing from before the face of the Persians (that) he might lead a life of peaceful meditation in the mountain of Djeme,

  43. life.pisentius.02:181

    ⲁⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ · ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲕⲩⲣⲓⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲩϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ·

    And the Patriarch Apa Damianus, Archbishop of Alexandria, despatched certain God-loving members of the clergy to the South with the holy message, so that they might deliver it in every city.

  44. life.pisentius.01:182

    ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲥϣ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲗⲟⲓⲗⲉ ·

    and he saw a large fish leaping about out of the water, and throwing itself about.

  45. life.pisentius.02:182

    ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲭⲉⲓⲣⲟⲇⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲃⲧ

    Now it was the holy man Apa Damianus who had consecrated the holy man Apa Pisentius bishop of the city of Coptos.

  46. life.pisentius.03:182

    ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ·

    that he departed into the mountain not a little way in order that he might pray.

  47. life.pisentius.03:183

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ · ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲏ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁ ·

    And when he had passed three or four hours in travelling, he prayed in place after place,

  48. life.pisentius.02:183

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ

    And when the God-loving clergy had arrived in order to sojourn with our holy father Apa Pisentius, they received a blessing from his holy hand, and they seated themselves in his presence.

  49. life.pisentius.01:183

    ⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲥⲕⲡⲧⲃⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ · ⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·

    O what a great miracle of God was this! At the very place where the blessed Apa Pisentius went to the river (to fill his water-pot), the fish came to the bank;

  50. life.pisentius.01:184

    ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ · ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ · ⲉϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ϭⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲡⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·

    And whilst Apa Pisentius was filling his water-pot, according to what he confessed to us with his own mouth, and testified to us, he I captured the fish, and (when) he gave it to the brother he said unto him, 'God hath fulfilled thy petition

  51. life.pisentius.02:184

    ⲁⲥϫⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⁛—

    Now it happened according to the dispensation of God that on that day there were certain great men sitting with him.

  52. life.pisentius.03:184

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ

    and there is no man who is able to estimate the number of the prayers which he made by day and by night.

  53. life.pisentius.02:185

    ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲏⲡ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛϩⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ · ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ·

    And a certain man who lived in a neighbouring country, who was a shepherd and was then pasturing his flock, came into the presence of Apa Pisentius that day, in order that he might receive a blessing at his hand.

  54. life.pisentius.03:185

    ϣⲁϥⲣϥⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ · ⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ·

    Now, he was in the habit of praying four hundred times during the night.

  55. life.pisentius.01:185

    ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲛϥϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ·

    it was He Who sent the meal to Daniel, for which his heart waited.

  56. life.pisentius.03:186

    ⲁϥⲕⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ·

    And he turned to me, and he said unto me, ' Take good heed to thyself,

  57. life.pisentius.01:186

    ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲉⲡⲧⲃⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ · ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲗⲩⲡⲏ · ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ·

    He said, 'It is He moreover Who hath prepared the fish for thee this day by His wish, inasmuch as He would not allow thee to suffer grief in respect of that for which thou didst ask at His hand.

  58. life.pisentius.02:186

    ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉⲩⲕⲁⲓⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲡϣⲱⲥ ϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ·

    Now according to the favourable opportunity afforded by God, the shepherd came into the chamber as soon as he found that the door was opened, and he cast himself down at the feet of Apa Pisentius whilst the clergy who had been sent by the Patriarch Damianus were with him.

  59. life.pisentius.02:187

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲟ · ⲁϥⲥⲉⲕⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    And when he was standing upright, having kissed his holy feet, he brought himself near his holy hands so that he might receive a blessing, and he gazed in his face, and he wished to draw his hands to him.

  60. life.pisentius.01:187

    ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ ·

    Well and truly doth the Prophet say, God is nigh unto every one, and He directeth him in truth.

  61. life.pisentius.03:187

    ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϫⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ·

    for I found a huge serpent in the mountain to-day ; and he is not very far from us at this moment.

  62. life.pisentius.02:188

    ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲡⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ·

    But the bishop would not give him the blessing, and he cried out, saying, ' Who is it that hath permitted this worthless and sinful fellow to enter this place, who hath allowed this man, whose head ought to be removed, (to come hither?)

  63. life.pisentius.01:188

    ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ·

    And He will hearken unto their supplications, and will deliver them.

  64. life.pisentius.03:188

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⁘ⲻⲻ

    But I have confidence in God that He will not permit him to remain in our neighbourhood.'

  65. life.pisentius.03:189

    ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲡⲉ · ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ ·

    Now when the morning had come, I looked out, and at the distance of about the flight of an arrow,

  66. life.pisentius.01:189

    ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⁛—

    God shall guard every one who loveth Him.'

  67. life.pisentius.02:189

    ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϥⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

    Get thee gone out of this place, O thou unclean one who art an abomination unto God.

  68. life.pisentius.01:190

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ·

    When the children of Israel had risen up against Moses and Aaron, they said unto him, 'What is this that thou hast done with us?'

  69. life.pisentius.03:190

    ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉ · ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ·

    I saw a very large number of birds and vultures gathered together upon a crag of the rock.

  70. life.pisentius.02:190

    ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ·

    Come hither, John, and do thou cast him forth.'

  71. life.pisentius.03:191

    ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ·

    And (my father) cried out to me, and said unto me, 'I think that God hath destroyed the dragon.'

  72. life.pisentius.01:191

    ⲁⲕⲛⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ·

    Thou hast brought us forth from the land of Egypt.

  73. life.pisentius.02:191

    ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ ·

    Then I John, the disciple of Apa Pisentius, laid hold of the man, and I cast him forth.

  74. life.pisentius.01:192

    ⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲁϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ · ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ ·

    We used to sit down by the brazen pots of flesh, and we ate bread, and now the people have to be satisfied with manna instead of with loaves of bread and pieces of flesh.

  75. life.pisentius.02:192

    ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ

    And when we had gone a little way outside the door, I enquired of him, saying, ' What hast thou been doing to-day to cause the great man to be so angry with thee?

  76. life.pisentius.03:192

    ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲙϥ ⲟⲛ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲅϯⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲣⲏⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ · ⲛⲅⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲡⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲱⲧ · ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ·

    And he spake yet again unto me and said, 'Why hast thou not given thine attention to the words of the Scriptures, and understood them, according to that which the wise man David saith: Thou hast set him that was higher than thou for a place of refuge ; The evil shall not draw nigh unto thee,

  77. life.pisentius.02:193

    ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲁϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⁛—

    Verily he passed the day very happily indeed, and was in a joyful mood until thou didst enter his presence ; his wrath would not have blazed up against thee unless thou hadst committed this day some very disgraceful deed.

  78. life.pisentius.01:193

    ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ · ⲛϭⲓⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ·

    If not (i. e. if thou dost not give us bread and flesh) we will stone you. And the whole congregation spake the word to stone them.

  79. life.pisentius.03:193

    ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲥϯⲅⲍ ⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲧ · ⲛⲅϩⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ · ϫⲉⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ · ϯⲛⲁⲣϩⲁⲓⲃⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ·

    neither shall the evil draw nigh to thy habitation; Thou shalt go up upon the adder and the scorpion, thou shalt tread upon the lion and the serpent; Because he hath believed in Me I will deliver him, and I will protect him because he hath known My Name;

  80. life.pisentius.01:194

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ·

    And Moses cried out to God, saying, ' O God, where shall I find the wherewithal to give unto this people so that they may eat?

  81. life.pisentius.02:194

    ⲕⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ·

    And besides this, the men of the Patriarch Damianus were sitting with him.

  82. life.pisentius.03:194

    ϥⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    He shall cry out unto Me, and I will hearken unto him'

  83. life.pisentius.03:195

    ⲁⲥϣⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ · ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲧⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ·

    And it came to pass that God wished to remove him (from this world) to the habitation of those who rejoice, the place wherefrom sorrow, and grief, and sighing have fled away, the place where are the Prophets and the Patriarchs and the Apostles,

  84. life.pisentius.01:195

    ⲉⲧⲓ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ·

    Only a very little more and they will stone me.'

  85. life.pisentius.02:195

    ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⁛—

    Now, make thy confession to me, for it is written. Make manifest your sins to each other, and pray ye each on the other's behalf, so that your sins may be forgiven you

  86. life.pisentius.03:196

    ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ · ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ⁘ⲻⲻ

    for he was a Patriarch like Abraham, and an Apostle like unto the Apostles, and a Prophet like unto the Prophets, even like unto Samuel, and those who came after him,

  87. life.pisentius.02:196

    ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲱⲥ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ

    And the shepherd answered and said, ' How did it happen that I did not die this day when I rose up from my sleep?

  88. life.pisentius.01:196

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ

    And God spake unto Moses, saying, 'I have heard the murmurings which the children of Israel have made against you.

  89. life.pisentius.02:197

    ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ · ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ·

    Now it came to pass that, whilst I was pasturing my sheep to-day among the thorn bushes, a woman passed me on the road whom I knew.

  90. life.pisentius.01:197

    ϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲃⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ · ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲁⲁϥ⁛— ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ · ⲁⲩⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲃϣⲁ

    But command thou the children of Israel, saying, Prepare ye yourselves ; to-morrow ye shall eat flesh, not for two days, nor for three days, nor for ten days, but for a whole month of days shall ye eat it, even until the flesh shall come forth from your nostrils'

  91. life.pisentius.03:197

    ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ·

    and he was a high priest (worthy of) reverence, even as were Moses and Aaron and those who came after them.

  92. life.pisentius.03:198

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲏ ⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲏⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲏⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ · ⲟⲩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ

    And when he had come to the end of the sickness through which he went to his rest, now it was in the month of Epep of the fifth year (?), he cried out to me on the night of the eighth day of Epep, and he said, ' John, is there any one with thee?'

  93. life.pisentius.01:198

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⁛—

    And he brought over (quails) by a wind of the sea, two cubits upon the ground.

  94. life.pisentius.02:198

    ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ · ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ · ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ · ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ·

    And I laid hold upon her in the foolishness of my heart, and I lay with her, thinking that the great man would never know anything about it.

  95. life.pisentius.02:199

    ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲓⲏⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ϫⲉⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ·

    But, by God, Who is the witness of my soul, immediately he looked at me, the consciousness sprang up in me that he knew what I had done.

  96. life.pisentius.01:199

    ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ·

    Ye must know, therefore, O my beloved, that the supplication of the righteous man is exceedingly powerful, and it effecteth much, even as it is written.

  97. life.pisentius.03:199

    ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛⲉⲗⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϭⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱ ·

    And I said, 'There is no one with me save Moses, and Elisha the Elder, who have come to visit thee.'

  98. life.pisentius.03:200

    ⲁⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ϫⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ

    And my father cried out, 'Moses, Moses, Moses.

  99. life.pisentius.01:200

    ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ · ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⁛

    Now as concerneth Moses, the Lawgiver of the Old Covenant, immediately that he cried out to God concerning the multitude (of the Israelites), God did according to his wish.

  100. life.pisentius.02:200

    ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩϣⲗϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲕⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲟ ·

    And a mighty pain smote me at once in all my body, and I came nigh falling on my face, and I should have done so if it had not been that thou didst seize me, and bring me out by the door.

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