1 ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓ ⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ

They said about an old man, he dwelled in his house struggling

2 ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·

He saw the demons in a vision.

3 ⲁϥⲕⲟⲙϣⲟⲩ .

He mocked them.

4 ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁϥϭⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ·

And the devil saw that he was defeated inside of the old man

5 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ·

And he went and revealed himself to him saying, 'I am Christ'.

6 ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥϩⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲻ·

After the old man saw him, he closed his eyes

7 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕϩⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .

and the devil said to him: 'Why did you close your eyes, I am Christ?'

8 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·

And the old man said, 'I don't want to see Christ in this life'.

9 ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

And the devil heard this and left him.