1 ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ .
They said in Scetis concerning Abba Daniel,
2 ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ .
that when the barbarians came the brothers fled
3 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϯⲟⲛϩ .
and the old man said, 'If God does not care about me, why live?'
4 ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
But he came through the barbarians and they did not see him.
5 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ .
The old man said, 'Behold, God has cared for me and I did not die.
6 ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ .
You, too, do what is human and run like the other fathers.'