1 ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ
It was said concerning an old man that he died at Scetis.
2 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ ⲁⲩϣⲁϣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·
And the brothers surrounded his bed and set him in order.
3 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲧⲛϥ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·
And they laid him to rest and they cried for him greatly.
4 ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ·
And immediately, he opened his eyes and laughed.
5 ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ·
Then, he laughed again.
6 ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ·
Afterward, he repeated himself and laughed a third time.
7 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲥⲱⲃⲉ ·
And immediately, the brothers exhorted him, saying, 'Tell us, Abba, why while we are crying greatly, you are laughing?'
8 ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ · ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ
He answered and said to them, 'I am laughing because you all are afraid of death.
9 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
And I laughed a second time…'