1 ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ·
A brother living in Cellia alone was troubled,
2 ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲻ
and he went to Abba Theodore of Phermes (and) he told it to him.
3 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲅϭⲱ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ·ⲻ
And the old man said to him: “Go and humble your heart and stay with others while obeying them.”
4 ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲙⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ
And he went and he stayed with some in the mountain
5 ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
(and) he returned again (and) came to the old man.
6 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲻ
He said: “I didn't find repose while living with the people”
7 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ·ⲻ
And the old man said to him: “If you didn't repose alone, nor again while being with others, you won't find repose.
8 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ·
Why did you go out to become a monk?
9 ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ·
Not in order to stand under afflictions?
10 ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ .
Tell me how many years is it since you took this habit upon you?”
11 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ .
He said: “It's been eight years.”
12 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϣϥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ
The old man said to him: “Truly it's been sixty years since I became a monk,
13 ⲙⲡⲓϭⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
I haven't found repose for a single day
14 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ .
and you, you want to find repose in this eight years?”