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E02928: Coptic Sermon On Transgressing the Laws of God by Besa (abbot of the White Monastery near Sohag in Upper Egypt), pronouncing the grief of the saints that will descend on those who commit crime or misbehave, written in the late 5th century.
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posted on 2017-06-05, 00:00 authored by gschenkeBesa, Sermon, ed. Kuhn 26.5.2–3:
ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲛⲟ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ
ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁ
ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ
‘So woe to those who steal things from anyone anywhere and who buy and sell with deceit and duplicity, not having first reported it. And those who do these and other things are cursed, because they were not ashamed and did not fear the curses which our father pronounced concerning such things. Therefore all the grief of our fathers and of all the saints and of our Lord Jesus shall come upon them and upon their pate.’
Text and translation: Kuhn 1956, p. 76–77 (text), p. 74 (trans.).
ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲛⲟ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ
ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁ
ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ
‘So woe to those who steal things from anyone anywhere and who buy and sell with deceit and duplicity, not having first reported it. And those who do these and other things are cursed, because they were not ashamed and did not fear the curses which our father pronounced concerning such things. Therefore all the grief of our fathers and of all the saints and of our Lord Jesus shall come upon them and upon their pate.’
Text and translation: Kuhn 1956, p. 76–77 (text), p. 74 (trans.).
History
Evidence ID
E02928Saint Name
Unnamed saints (or name lost) : S00518Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment codex Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
CopticEvidence not before
465Evidence not after
899Activity not before
465Activity not after
500Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
SohagPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Sohag Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisMajor author/Major anonymous work
BesaCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Sermon/homily