Acts 8
1 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
ᏐᎳᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᏰᎸᏍᎨ ᎠᏥᎸᎢ. ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎤᎶᏘ ᎤᏲ ᏂᎨᎬᎾᏕᎨ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏈᎬ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᏗᎦᎴᏲᏤ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ, ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎤᏅᏒ.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏂᎾᏰᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᎾᏫᏛᎮ ᏍᏗᏫ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᏍᎪᏂᎴᎢ.
3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
ᏐᎳᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏲ ᏂᏕᎬᏁᎮ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏈᎬᎢ, ᏓᏴᎵᏙᎮ ᏓᏓᏁᎳᏗᏒᎢ, ᏕᎦᎾᏌᏁᏏᏙᎮ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ ᏓᏴᏗᏍᎨᎢ.
4 Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
ᎤᎾᏗᎦᎴᏲᏨᎯᏃ ᎠᏁᏙᎮ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᏂᏙᎮ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᏗᎦᏚᎲ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᏭᎶᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎵᏥᏙᏁᎴ ᏚᏃᎮᎮᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
6 The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᏌᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᎦᏌᏯᏍᏔᏁ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎪᎲ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
7 For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
ᎠᏂᎦᏓᎭᏰᏃ ᏗᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎠᏁᎷᎲᏍᎨ ᏕᎬᏩᏂᏄᎪᎨ ᎤᏂᏣᏖ ᎬᏩᏂᏯᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏤᏖ ᏧᏂᎾᏫᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᏲᎤᎵ ᏚᎾᏗᏩᏍᎨᎢ.
8 There was great joy in that city.
ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯᏃ ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎨ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏚᎲᎢ.
9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᎿᎭᎡᎮ ᏌᏩᏂ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᏙᏅᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏧᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏎ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᏤᎸᏍᎨᎢ.
10 to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎲᏍᎨ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏪᎭ.
11 They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎲᏍᎨᎢ, ᎪᎯᏗᏳᏰᏃ ᎬᏩᎴᏅᏛ ᎨᏎ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏓᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏙᏂᏍᎬᎢ.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ, ᏕᎨᎦᏬᏍᎨ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
13 Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
ᏌᏩᏂᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏁᎢ, ᎠᎦᏬᎥᏃ ᎤᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ; ᎠᎪᏩᏗᏍᎬᏃ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎨᎢ.
14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛᏃ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᏂᏂ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᏕᎤᎾᏓᏂᎸᏨ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᏚᏂᏅᏎ ᏈᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᏩᏛᎲᏍᏗᏱ.
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏭᏂᎷᏨ ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᎨᎦᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.
16 for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎠᏏ ᏳᏓᏑᏰ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎷᏤᎸᎯ, ᏗᎨᎦᏬᏍᏔᏅᎯᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎨᏎ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ.
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏚᎾᏏᏔᏕᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᏁᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
ᏌᏩᏂᏃ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎨᏥᏁᎲᎢ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏓᎾᏏᏔᏗᏍᎬ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎤᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎴ ᎠᏕᎸ,
19 saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏍᎩᏂᎥᏏ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᏥᏯᏏᏔᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.
20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏈᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎠᏕᎸ ᏗᏣᏤᎵ ᏫᏓᎵᏗᏛᏓ ᏨᏒ ᎭᎵᏛᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎬᏩᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏤᎳ.
21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.
ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏳᏓᏑᏯ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂ, ᏝᏰᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏣᎾᏫ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ.
22 Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᎯᏰᎸᎾ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᎦᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏯᏙᏓᎵᏍᏓᏏ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎦᏰᏣᏙᎵᏍᏗᏉ ᏱᏂᎦᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏣᎾᏫᏱ ᏣᏓᏅᏖᎸᎢ.
23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
ᎦᏙᎴᎣᏍᎦᏰᏃ ᏣᏚᎲ ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎪᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏣᏓᎸᏍᏛᎢ.
24 Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
ᏌᏩᏂᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏂᎯ ᎡᏍᏗᏔᏲᏏ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎩᏙᎵᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏌᏉᎤᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏍᏗᏁᎩ ᏯᎩᎷᏤᎴᏍᏗ.
25 They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᎵᏥᏙᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᎾᏨᏎ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏭᏂᎶᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏖ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏚᏂᏚᎲ ᎤᎾᎵᏥᏙᏁ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.
26 Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏁᏤᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏔᎴᎲᎦ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏫᎶᎯ ᏂᎦᏅᏅᎢ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎨᏏᏃ, ᎾᎿᎭᎢᎾᎨ ᏥᎩ.
27 He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
ᏚᎴᏅᏃ ᎤᏪᏅᏎᎢ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᏘᏱᏈ ᎡᎯ ᎠᏳᎾᎦ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎬᏗᏏ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᏗᎣᏈ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᎦᏘᏕᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏂᎸᎯ ᎨᏎ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ,
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᏨᏏᏗᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏆᎴᎷᎯ ᎤᏣᎡᎢ, ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨ ᎢᏌᏯ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ; ᎾᎥ ᏫᎷᎩ ᏫᏯᎵᎪᎲᏏ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ.
30 Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᎾᎿᎭᏭᏗᏠᎸ ᎤᏛᎦᏁ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎢᏌᏯ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎰᎵᎦᎨᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎪᎵᏰᎭ?
31 He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏆᏎᎮᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ? ᎤᏔᏲᎴᏃ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎤᏦᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏧᏂᏗᏱ.
32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᏪᎸ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨᎢ; “ᎠᎦᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎠᏫ ᎡᎳᏪ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎬᏩᏍᏰᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏍᏚᎢᏎ ᎠᎰᎵ.
33 In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
ᎤᏲ ᏄᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ ᎠᏥᎩᎡᎸᎩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎨᏒ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎦᎪ ᏙᏓᎧᏃᎮᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏤᎮ ᎠᏁᎯ? ᎬᏅᏰᏃ ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ.”
34 The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
ᎠᏳᎾᎦᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ; ᎦᎪ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᏎ? ᎤᏩᏒᏍᎪ, ᏅᏩᏓᎴᎨ ᎩᎶᎢ?
35 Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᎤᏍᏚᎢᏒ ᎠᎰᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎪᏪᎸ ᎤᎴᏅᎮᎢ ᎤᏃᎮᎮᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.
36 As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
ᎠᎾᎢᏒᏃ ᏅᏃᎯ, ᎠᎹᏱ ᎤᏂᎷᏤᎢ. ᎠᏳᎾᎦᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏂ ᎠᎹ, ᎦᏙ ᎠᎩᏲᏍᏙᏓᏁ ᎥᏆᏬᏍᏗᏱ?
ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏣᎾᏫ ᏴᏗᎭ ᏲᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ. ᎤᏁᏨᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎪᎢᏳᎲᏍᎦ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎨᏒᎢ.
38 He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
ᎤᏁᏤᏃ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ ᎤᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗᏱ. ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏭᏂᎦᏐᎠᏏᎴ ᎠᎹᏱ ᎢᏧᎳ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏳᎾᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᎦᏬᎡᎢ.
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
ᎠᎹᏱᏃ ᏧᎾᏓᏅᏒ ᏧᏂᎿᎭᎷᏒ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏘᎿᎭᏫᏛᎮ ᏈᎵᎩ, ᎠᏳᎾᎦᏃ Ᏺ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎣᏂ ᏳᎪᎮᎢ, ᎤᏩᏒᏰᏃ ᏩᎦᏛᎢ ᏭᎶᏎ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎨᎢ.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
ᏈᎵᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏥᏩᏛᎮ ᎠᏦᏓ; ᎠᎢᏒᏃ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎨ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏕᎦᏚᎲ ᎬᏂ ᏏᏌᎵᏱ ᏭᎷᏨ.
