Universal Dependencies - Coptic - Scriptorium

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0001

ⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲟⲛⲛⲟⲫⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

THE LIFE AND CONVERSATION OF OUR HOLY FATHER, WHO WAS GLORIOUS IN EVERY WAY, APA ONNOPHRIOS THE ANCHORITE, WHO ENDED HIS LIFE ON THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH PAONE IN THE PEACE OF GOD!

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0002

ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ : —

BLESS US! AMEN.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0003

ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲝⲏⲅⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ · ⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

A CERTAIN brother who was an anchorite, and whose name was Apa Pa[p]noute, made a discourse to the God-loving brethren,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0004

ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ · ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ·

and these were the words which he addressed to them. I, [your] brother, was thinking one day, and I determined to go into the inner desert, so that I might see if there were any brethren who were monks living in the most remote parts of it.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0005

ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϥⲧⲟⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ·

I marched four days and four nights, and I neither ate bread nor drank water. I marched on into the inner desert,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0006

ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡϩⲁⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ·

and at the end of a [further number] of days I came upon a cave.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0007

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲡϣⲉ · ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ·

And when I had drawn nigh thereto I knocked at the door at midday, and no one answered me,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0008

ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·

and I thought in my mind 'there is no brother in this place'.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0009

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛ · ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ·

And I saw a brother seated inside it, and he was silent,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0010

ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ · ⲁϥⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲓⲥⲗⲏⲥ ⲛⲕⲁϩ ·

and I took hold of his arm, and his arm came off in my hands, and became particles of dust;

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0011

ⲁⲓϭⲟⲙϭⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲥⲕ

and I felt his body all over, and I found that he was dead, and that the skin had perished (?).

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0012

ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ · ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲗⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ · ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ·

And I looked and I saw a short-sleeved shirt hanging up inside the cave,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0013

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓϭⲟⲙϭⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲣⲕⲁϩ ·

and when I felt it with my hands, it also fell to pieces and became dust.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0014

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ·

And I stood up, and I prayed, and I took my garment

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0015

ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲉⲗⲟⲩⲱⲗⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁⲓϭⲱϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲙⲥϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·

and wrapped the body up in it, and I dug a hole in the earth with my hands, and I buried him [in it]. And I came forth from that place,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0016

ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ·

and I marched on into the desert, and I came upon another cave, and my courage came to me, and I thrust open the door [and cried out], and no one answered me.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0017

ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·

And I went in and I found no man, and I came forth, saying, 'The place of a servant of God; he will soon return to this place.'

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0018

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉⲓ ·

And I remained in that place, and I prayed until the day ran to its close,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0019

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲏⲑⲟⲥ ·

and I recited the books which I had learned by heart.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0020

ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲛϣⲟϣ ⲉⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ·

And afterwards, just as the sun was about to set, I looked up and I saw a herd of buffaloes in the far distance coming towards me, and that brother was among them,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0021

ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲃⲱ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲥⲭⲏⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉϥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ·

and when he approached me he was naked, and his hair covered his shame, and it served as raiment to clothe him.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0022

ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ · ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ·

And when he had come to the place where I was he was exceedingly afraid, for he thought that I was a spirit, and he stood up and prayed,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0023

ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲏ ·

for very often spirits used to come to tempt him, according to what he himself subsequently said.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0024

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲁⲥⲑⲉ · ϫⲉⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ

And I perceived that he was afraid, and I went to him,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0025

ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲱ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

and I said unto him ' Wherefore art thou afraid, O servant of God?

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0026

ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϭⲟⲙϭⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ·

Look, and thou wilt see my footprints, and that I am a man. Touch me, and [thou wilt find] that I am flesh and blood.'

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0027

ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ·

And when he had gazed upon me he repeated the prayer in the Gospel.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0028

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ·

And I urged him to take me into the cave.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0029

ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ·

And he asked me 'Wherefore didst thou come to this place?'

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0030

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ϥⲟϭⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ·

And I said, 'I came to this place because I wished to see the servants of God who live in this desert, and God hath not denied me that which I asked of Him.'

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0031

ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲏⲣ · ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲧⲱ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ·

And I asked him, saying, ' How didst thou come to this place? And how long ago is it since thou didst come here? And what dost thou usually eat? And why dost thou go naked and wear no € clothing on thy body?

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0032

ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ · ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ · ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲑⲏⲃⲁⲓⲥ ·

And he began to talk with me, saying, 'I was a monk, and I lived among a congregation of monks in Thebais.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0033

ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛⲅϭⲱϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲉⲥⲩⲭⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲅⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ · ⲛⲅϣⲡⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲛⲅⲣⲙⲁⲓϣⲙⲙⲟ · ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ · ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲃⲉⲉⲕⲉ · ϩⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ·

And there came into my heart a thought of this kind: Rise up, go forth, and abide in a place by thyself. And thou shalt lead a life of peaceful contemplation. Thou shalt become an anchorite, and shalt receive the brethren. Thou shalt shew abundant hospitality to strangers, and thou shalt find abundant wages by the work of thy hands.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0034

ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ·

And that which I thought in my mind I carried into effect.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0035

ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ · ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ·

I came away from the house of the monks, I built myself a habitation in a place apart, and I took up my abode therein.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0036

ⲁⲩⲁⲡⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ϣⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ·

And men employed me, and what they gave me for the work of my hands I used to give away in charity to strangers.

s-37

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0037

ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲡⲃⲉⲉⲕⲉ ϯϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ · ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣϭⲣⲱⲱϩ · ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲓⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ·

At that time the Devil became envious of me, because of the wages which I was earning before the Lord in respect of what I did for strangers and for other folk who were in want; for he saw how diligent I was in manual labour,

s-38

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0038

ⲁϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ϩⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ·

and he was exceedingly jealous of me. And he entered into a certain woman who was a nun, and who came to me, and employed me to do certain hand work,

s-39

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0039

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ·

and when I had finished it I gave it to her,

s-40

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0040

ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣⲛⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ⲁⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ·

and she talked to me about further work. And it became a customary thing for us to meet each other, and the Enemy put it into my heart to take work of the hands from her.

s-41

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0041

ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·

And when we had learned to talk freely to each other we ate bread together,

s-42

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0042

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ · ⲉⲡϩⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϫⲡⲟ · ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ·

and the affair continued to grow until at last we brought forth death, and produced iniquity.

s-43

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0043

ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ · ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ · ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲛϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ·

And when once I had fallen with her into folly we remained in this wicked state for six months.

s-44

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0044

ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲓⲣϩⲧⲏⲓ · ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ · ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ

Afterwards I meditated in my heart upon what I had done, and I grieved, and wept exceedingly, and I was always heaving sighs.

s-45

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0045

ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲓⲣ ϩⲧⲏⲓ · ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ·

Afterwards I meditated in my heart upon what I had done, and I grieved, and wept exceedingly, and I was always heaving sighs.

s-46

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0046

ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲛ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ · ⲡϭⲁϩϭϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲱϣⲙ · ⲙⲛⲡϥⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ · ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ·

And I thought in my heart when I was alone, saying, ‘If I were to die to-day or to-morrow they would punish us with a severe punishment, with the gnashing of teeth, and with outer darkness, and with the fire that cannot be quenched, and with the worm that never sleepeth, and that devoureth the soul.

s-47

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0047

ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·

Rise up, let us escape from this place,

s-48

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0048

ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ·

let us get away into the desert.'

s-49

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0049

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲣϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ·

And I wished to escape from the sin.

s-50

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0050

ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϯⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁ ·

And I rose up and came forth, and I departed into the desert,

s-51

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0051

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ϩⲁϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·

and I have never been with that woman since I have been here.

s-52

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0052

ⲁⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϯⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲃⲛⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲓⲥⲡⲩⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ·

And I found this spring- of water, and this palm tree, and this cave.

s-53

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0053

ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓⲃⲛⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲉⲃⲟⲧ ·

This palm-tree yieldeth twelve bunches of dates each year, a bunch for each month,

s-54

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0054

ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲉⲃⲟⲧ ·

and one bunch of dates is sufficient to last me for the month.

s-55

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0055

ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲃⲥⲱ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ·

I possess nothing, neither raiment nor the food of bread.

s-56

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0056

ⲡⲁϥⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ·

My hair increaseth, and as my clothes were worn out utterly long ago,

s-57

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0057

ⲁⲓϩⲱⲃⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ · ⲉϩⲟⲃⲥϥ ϩⲙⲡⲁϥⲱ ·

I clothe myself, as is most seemly, with the raiment of my hair.

s-58

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0058

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ ϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ · ⲉⲥϣⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ·

And behold, it is thirty years since I came to this place, and the climate thereof bestoweth upon me health uniformly. And I never eat bread.'

s-59

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0059

ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ · ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ·

And I asked him, 'At first when thou didst come to this place, didst thou suffer greatly?'

s-60

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0060

ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ · ⲱ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲛⲟϫⲧ · ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉϣⲛⲟϫⲧ · ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲓⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ·

And he said unto me, 'Yea, I did suffer greatly, so much so in fact that sometimes through the intensity of my sorrow I used to throw myself on the ground, and cry up to God because of my manifold sins.

s-61

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0061

ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱⲓ

And I also suffered great pain through an infirmity which was upon me.

s-62

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0062

ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ

[One day] I looked and I saw a man who was exceedingly splendid standing by me,

s-63

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0063

ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲟⲩ ·

and he said unto me, “In what part of the body art thou ill?”

s-64

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0064

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ·

And my strength returned unto me a little, and I said unto him, “I am ill in my liver.”

s-65

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0065

ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

And he said unto me, “Shew me the place wherein thou art ill,”

s-66

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0066

ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ·

and I shewed him the place where my liver was in pain.

s-67

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0067

ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲡⲉϩⲡⲁⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ · ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ·

And he stretched out his hand upon me, and his fingers rested upon each other, and he made an opening between mⲩ ribs as with a sword (or, knife), and he brought forth my liver, and he shewed me the wounds that were in it,

s-68

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0068

ⲁϥϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ · ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ·

and he relieved the pains in them, and bound the wounds up, and he put my liver back into its place again.

s-69

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0069

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲗⲟϭⲗϭ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ · ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁϩϥ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·

And he rubbed my body lightly with his hands, and he rejoined the sides of the opening which he had made in my side,

s-70

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0070

ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ·

and he said unto me, “Behold, thou art healed. Sin not again, lest evil more severe than this come upon thee. But make thyself a servant of God from this time for ever.”

s-71

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0071

ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙⲡⲁⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ·

From that day all my bowels have remained in a healthy condition, and I have ceased to suffer in my liver,

s-72

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0072

ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥϩⲓⲥⲉ ·

and I have lived in this place in the desert without pains.

s-73

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0073

ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ·

And he taught me what the medicament was wherewith he treated my liver.'

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0074

ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ · ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ·

And I entreated him to let me stay in the cave wherein I had seen him at first,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0075

ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲧϩⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ·

and he said unto me, 'Thy strength is not sufficient to enable thee to resist the attacks of the devils.' And I urged him to tell me his name,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0076

ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϯⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ

and he said unto me, Timothy is my name.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0077

ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲱⲕⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

Remember me, O my beloved brother, [in thy prayers], so that the Lord may make me to bring to an end the good fight whereto He hath summoned me.'

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ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ·

And I cast myself down at his feet so that he might remember and bless me.

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ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲛϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ·

And he blessed me, saying,' The Lord bless thee! May He deliver thee from the snares of the Devil, and may He set thee on all His good paths at all times, and mayest thou escape to the saints.”

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0080

ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲁⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ · ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉϯϩⲕⲟⲉⲓⲧ · ⲏ ϯⲟⲃⲉ ·

And when he had finished blessing me my strength came to me to such a degree that I never felt when I was hungry or when I was thirsty.

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ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ · ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ·

And when I perceived the great marvel that had come to me I rose up, and I journeyed into the mountain.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0082

ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ·

And when four days had passed by I felt pain, and I stretched out my hands to heaven,

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ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ·

and I prayed, and behold the man who had come unto me at first again came unto me,

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ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ·

and he gave unto me strength as at the first.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0085

ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ · ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ

In short, when four days had passed I journeyed on into [the desert].

s-86

life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0086

ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ · ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϥⲱ ⲡⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲧⲁⲗⲏⲥ · ⲛϥⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ·

And straightway I looked, and I saw a man in the distance, and he was an exceedingly terrifying object, for his hair was spread out over his body like that of a panther, and he was naked, and his privy parts were covered with leaves.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0087

ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ·

And when he had come nigh unto me I was afraid,

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0088

ⲁⲓⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ·

and I went up on a pinnacle of the mountain, [thinking that] perhaps he was a man in delirium.

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ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ · ϩⲁⲧϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛϥⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ · ⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ · ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲓⲃⲉ · ⲛϥⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·

And when he had come he cast himself down for a little time under the shadow of the pinnacle of the mountain, and he was greatly distressed because of the pain which he was suffering, and he was in great danger of dying of hunger and thirst.

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ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲟϩ · ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ·

And he lifted up his eyes to the pinnacle of the mountain, and when he saw me he cried out, saying. 'Come down to me, O thou holy man.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0091

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ · ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ·

I also am a man of the mountain like unto thyself, and I am living in the desert because of my sins.'

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ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ · ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

And he said unto me, ' Thou art a friend (?) of God.'

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0093

ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ·

And I sat down before him, and I conjured him to tell me his name.

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ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲛⲛⲟⲫⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛϯⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁ · ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ·

And he said unto me, 'Onnophrios is my name. And behold, I have lived in this desert for sixty years. I wander about in the mountains like the wild animals, and I never see any man who recognizeth me.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0095

ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲏⲃⲁⲓⲥ ·

I lived at one time in a habitation of monks, in the mountain of Shmun of the Thebaid.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0096

ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ·

And the name of that monastery was Erete.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0097

ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ · ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ · ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲩⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

We all lived together, and each of us was of the same mind, and peace dwelt in our midst. We lived with each other a life of quiet contemplation, and we ascribed glory unto God.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0098

ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉⲓϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ · ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ·

And I passed nights in vigil with them, and I learned the rules of God from them; and their chief men were perfect even as the angels of the Lord.

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life_onnophrius-life_onnophrius_01_s0099

ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲉⲥⲃⲓⲧⲏⲥ · ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ · ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ ·

And I heard them speaking about our father Elijah, the Tishbite, and saying that he was wholly powerful in God while he lived in this desert .

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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡϯⲥⲧⲏⲥ · ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲙⲉ · ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ · ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ·

John the Baptist also, than whom of all those who have been born of women none hath arisen who is greater than he. He lived in the desert-places until the day of his manifestation before Israel.