1 ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲗⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁ ·
He, namely brother Pistus, said: 'We, being seven anchorite brothers, went out to Apa Sisoes who was staying on the island of Klysma.'
2 ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ·
We begged for him to give us a word.
3 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ · ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲏ ·
And he said: 'Forgive me. I am an unlearned man, but I went to Apa Or and Apa Hatre.'
4 ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ·
Apa Or was sick for eighteen years.
5 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲻ
And I fell before them, (saying) 'Give me a word.'
6 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϥ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲣⲓϥ ·
Apa Or said to me: 'What is that which I should say to you? Go do that which you see (is right).
7 ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ·
God does not belong to the one who loves more, but he who does violence to himself is blessed in everything.'
8 ⲁⲡⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ·
Apa Or and Apa Hatre were from the same region.
9 ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲻ
Up until the time they left their bodies there was a great peace in their midst.
10 ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ ·
For Apa Hatre's obedience was great and Apa Or's humility was great.
11 ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲛϣⲏⲙ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲓϯⲛⲉϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ·
I spent a few days beside them observing them, and I saw him, namely Apa Hatre, perform a great wonder.
12 ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ ·
Someone brought a small fish to them and he, namely Apa Hatre, wanted to relieve Apa Or.
13 ⲛⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣ · ϫⲉϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ·
He was holding the knife while cutting up the fish, and he, namely Apa Or, called him, 'Hatre, Hatre.'
14 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲣⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ
And Apa Hatre left the knife in the middle of the fish. He did not cut up the rest.
15 ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ·
He ran to him.
16 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ·
And I marveled at his great obedience.
17 ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲧ ·
Because he did not say, 'Wait until I cut the fish.'
18 ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϭⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲧⲱⲛ ·
But I said to Apa Hatre: 'Where did you find this great obedience?'
19 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ ·
He said to me: 'It does not belong to me, but it belongs to the old man.'
20 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ·
And he took me to the old man's cell, saying: 'Come and look see the obedience.'
21 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ
And he cooked the small fish.
22 ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ·
He ruined it intentionally and served it to the old man.
23 ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡϥϣⲁϫⲉ ·
He ate and did not speak.
24 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ·
He, namely Apa Hatre, said to him: 'Is it good, Old Man?'
25 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲻ
He replied: 'It is very good.'
26 ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ·
After this, I brought him a little which was good, and he said to him: 'I ruined it, Old Man.'
27 ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ·
He responded: 'Yes, you have ruined it a little.'
28 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲉ
And he, namely Apa Hatre, said to me: 'You saw that obedience belongs to the old man'.
29 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϯϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ·
And I went away from them and I guard that which I saw according to my strength.