Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ.
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 ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲁϩⲧ(ⲕ̅) ⲧϫⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ. ⲕϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
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.’”
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ. ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
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!”
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲱϣ.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅.
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!”
ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϭⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
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.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱ. ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
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.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲛ. ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ. ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϣⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
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.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲧ̅ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲣ̅ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲥⲉϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕϥ̅ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
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 ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅.
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.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲥⲉϭⲟⲣϭ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕ̅ϫⲓⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡϩⲣ̅ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈.
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.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲉϣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϥⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϫⲡ̅ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲧⲃ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ.
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ. ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ̅. ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϭⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲏ̅ ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
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.”
ⲗ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩ(ⲉϩ)ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉⲛ̅ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟϣⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ. ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ.
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟ(ⲣⲟ)ⲥ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
