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Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ̅. ⲉⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ.
asking favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying wait to kill him on the way.
Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart [thither] shortly.
Let them therefore, saith he, which are of power among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲁϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲏ̅ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩ̅ⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ
And when he was come, the Jews which had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges, which they could not prove;
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ.
while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈.
But Festus, desiring to gain favour with the Jews, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ. ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ
But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar’s judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ.
If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if none of those things is [true], whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲉⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ.
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go.
Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲫⲱⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ.
And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix:
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈-ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲁⲩⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ̅.
about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ.
To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defence concerning the matter laid against him.
When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat down on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲛϩ̅.
but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲡⲟⲣⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲫⲁⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈.
And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲫⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛϯϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ.
But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar.
And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ.
And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩϥ.
But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲧ̅ϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲧⲁϭⲙ̅ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲥⲁϩϥ̅.
Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.
For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.
