1 ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ .
An elder lived in a monastery with a brother.
2 ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϯⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ .
The elder gave bread to everyone who came.
3 ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ , ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ .
When the brother saw what was happening, he said to the elder, “Give me my portion of the bread, and however you want to act with your portion, do it.”
4 ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ .
The elder divided the bread between himself and the brother, and he continued doing charity with his portion.
5 ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ .
And many were running to the elder because they heard that he gave to everyone.
6 ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
And God saw his zeal of heart and blessed his bread.
7 ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
But the brother ate his bread.
8 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ , ϫⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲣⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ
And he said to the elder, “Since I have a little more bread, take [it] for yourself also, and let us share in common.”
9 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ .
The elder said to him, “However you wish, I will do it.”
10 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϫⲧⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ .
And again they combined their life with each other.
11 ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϫⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ .
When the time occurred, those who had need of receiving charity came.
12 ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟⲕ
It happened one day [that] the brother came in and he saw that the bread had diminished.
13 ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ .
A poor brother came.
14 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ .
The elder said, “Give him some bread.”
15 ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ .
But he said, “There isn't any, Father.”
16 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ .
The elder said to him, “Go in and look.”
17 ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲱϥ
The brother went in and he found a bread storeroom filled with it.
18 ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ .
When he saw this, he was afraid.
19 ⲁϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ .
And he gave [it] to the poor brother.
20 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ .
And he perceived the faith and virtue of the elder.
21 ⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
And he glorified God.