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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ̅. ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ. ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛ̅ⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ. ⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲉϫϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲉⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓ̈ϯⲡⲍⲏⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲩ.
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈. ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϯⲧⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ.
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲟϣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ. ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲩⲣⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ. ⲛ̅ϯϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟ(ⲩ)ⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓ(ⲁ)ⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲫⲱⲡ.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
