18.[1] Say

some,

:

‘Did.Mariam[2]

conceive

forth

by-means-of

pe`e

6oeine

`e

a.maria

w

ebol

6m

C285a+P188

C689b

C746b

P199a-Heb

C518a

C034a

P271.3

.

the.Spirit

who.Holy.’

They.are-made.to-confuse.themselves,

what.

p.pna

et.ouaab

se.r.planasqe.ou

pe

P080-Gk

P355-C747b

P035-C083a+P188+P259-Gk-P035

P368-

.

they.say

*.it[3]

they.know

not.

Which?

the.days

t.ou.`w

mmo.3

se.sooun

an

a4

n.6o

P035-C754a

P262.5-P041

P035-C369b+P188

P396.1

P344a(i)

P080-C730a

.

 

ever

perhaps.did.female

conceive

forth

by-means-of

female.

ou

ene6

pe.nta.s6ime

w

ebol

6n

s6i

 

C057a

C260a-P202-C385a

C518a

C034a

C683b(c)

C385a

.

 

Mariam

is

the.Virgin

who

did-not.

me

maria

te

t.parqenos

ete

mpe.

 

Heb

P306

P080-Gk

P358

P201

.

power

defile.her,

as.she.is

*.great

dunamis

`a6me.s

e.s.4oop

n.nou

Gk

C797b-P035

P197-P035-C577b

P107-C251b

.

 

among.the.consecrations

for.the.Hebrews

who

the.Apostles

no2

n.n.ano4

n.n.6ebraios

ete

n.a

 

P262.6-P080-C012b

P263-P080-Heb

P358

P080-Gk

.

 

are

and

the.Apostolics.

postolos

ne

auw

[n.]apostolikos

 

P306

C019b

P080-Gk

.

This.virgin

whoever

from.the[4].powers

teei.parqenos

e[te]

m.pe.dunamis

P052-Gk

P355

P262-P080-Gk

.

defiles.her,

they

. . .

the.powers

`o6me.s

ou.[

  ±6       ] 

n.dunamis

C797b+P188-P035

P035


P080-Gk

.

defile.themselves.

And

was.he.going-to.say.it

not

viz.

`o6m.ou

auw

n[e.3.na.`]oo.s

an

n2i

C797b+P188-P035

C019b

P215(=P194-P035-P209)-C754a-P041

P396.1

P324

.

the.Lord,

:

‘my.Father

who.in

the.Heavens’

p.`oeis

`e

pa.e[iwt

et.6n]

m.phue

P080-C787b

C746b

P050-C086b

P355-C683a

P080-C259a

.

unless-indeed

*

was.having.he

*

*.another.father,

eimhti

`e

ne.unt[a.3

mmau

n.k]e.eiwt

Gk

C746b

P194+P234-P035

P235.1

P262.5-C090b-C086b

.

but-rather

simply

did.he.say.it,

:

‘my.Father’.

alla

6aplws

a.3.`oo.[s

`e

pa.eiwt

Gk

Gk

P199a-P035-C754a-P041

C746b

P050-C086b


18.  Some say that Mariam was impregnated by the Sacred Spirit.  They are confused, they know not what they say.  Whenever has a female been impregnated by a female? Mariam is the virgin whom no power has defiled, as she is of grandeur among the consecrations for the Hebrew Apostles and for the Apostolics.  Whoever of the powers (attempts to) defile this virgin, [...  such] powers defile themselves.  And the Lord was not going to say ‘my Father [in] the heavens’, unless indeed he had another father— but rather he said simply [‘my Father’]. 

18.  Algunos dicen que Máriam fue preñada por la Sagrada Espíritu.  Se confunden, no saben lo que dicen.  ¿Cuándo jamás ha sido preñada mujer por mujer? Máriam es la virgen a quien ningún poder ha profanado, pues ella es de grandeza entre las consagraciones para los apóstoles hebreos y para los apostólicos.  Si los poderosos trataran de profanar a esta virgen, solamente se profanarían [a sí mismos].  Y el Amo no dijo «mi Padre [en] el cielo», como si hubiera tenido [otro] padre— sino dijo simplemente [‘mi Padre’].

[1] Till's Coptic text: w-till-04.gif.

[2] The LXX as well as the oldest and best manuscripts of e.g. Jn 20 (vs.1 [) A], vs.11 [p66c )], vs.16 [) B], vs.18 [p66 ) B]) provide the correct transliteration of this (Semitic) name into Greek letters: MARIAM. It most likely derives from Heb Mwrm (marom: high, exalted; as in e.g. Jud 5:18, II-Ki 19:23, Job 25:2, Mic 6:6).

[3] Sic, read mmo.s.

[4] Sic, read ne.