Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
ⲁ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲠⲞⲖⲒⲦⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
ⲃ̅ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
ⲅ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϪⲞⲒ ⲈⲦⲞϢϪ ⲚⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲔⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈⲔϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
ⲇ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
ⲉ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲔⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
ⲍ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
ⲏ̅ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ.
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
ⲑ̅ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϦⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲢⲀⲦⲈⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲈⲘⲂⲞⲖⲎ.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϪⲈⲘⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲈⲢⲰⲘⲎ.
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲢⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲘ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲚⲀϢ.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲈⲘⲀ ⲀⲚⲦⲀⲢⲔⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲚϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚϤ ϢⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮϪⲞⲢϪⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲈⲘⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤ.
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦϤ ⲀϤⲈⲚϤ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϪⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲔ.
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬ ⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲬⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲤⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϪⲞϤ ⲚⲎⲒ.
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
ⲕ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲦⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲂϨⲔ ⲚⲢⲀⲤϮ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲔⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ.
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲘ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲢⲔⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲨϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲠⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ.
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲤⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲈ ϢⲀ ⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲚϨⲒⲠⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲖⲞⲄⲬⲎ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠⲄ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲦⲀⲖⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ϢⲀ ⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲔⲖⲀⲨⲆⲒⲞⲤ ⲖⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲬⲈⲢⲈ.
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲦⲢⲀⲦⲈⲨⲘⲀ ⲀⲒⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲤ ⲀⲒⲈⲚϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚϮϨⲀⲠ.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲈⲘϤ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲈⲄⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ.
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
ⲗ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲀⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲔ.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲀⲚⲦⲒⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲤ.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲒⲠⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲈⲘⲂⲞⲖⲎ.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲚϮⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲢⲬⲒⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲠⲈ.
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲒⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲔⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲦⲰⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ.
