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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ
Yet truly, Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, extending his hand, began to offer his defense.
2 ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
“I consider myself blessed, O king Agrippa, that I am to give my defense today before you, about everything of which I am accused by the Jews,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
especially since you know everything that pertains to the Jews, both customs and questions. Because of this, I beg you to listen to me patiently.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
And certainly, all the Jews know about my life from my youth, which had its beginning among my own people in Jerusalem.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ̅. ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
They knew me well from the beginning, (if they would be willing to offer testimony) for I lived according to the most determined sect of our religion: as a Pharisee.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ. ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
And now, it is in the hope of the Promise which was made by God to our fathers that I stand subject to judgment.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛ̅ⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ. ⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
It is the Promise that our twelve tribes, worshiping night and day, hope to see. About this hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.
Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead?
And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲉϫϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲉⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓ̈ϯⲡⲍⲏⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ.
This is also how I acted at Jerusalem. And so, I enclosed many holy persons in prison, having received authority from the leaders of the priests. And when they were to be killed, I brought the sentence.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲩ.
And in every synagogue, frequently while punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being all the more maddened against them, I persecuted them, even to foreign cities.
Thereafter, as I was going to Damascus, with authority and permission from the high priest,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
at midday, O king, I and those who were also with me, saw along the way a light from heaven shining around me with a splendor greater than that of the sun.
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.
And when we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.’
Then I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you 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 up and stand on your feet. For I appeared to you for this reason: so that I may establish you as a minister and a witness concerning the things that you have seen, and concerning the things that I will show to you:
rescuing you from the people and the nations to which I am now sending you,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ. ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
in order to open their eyes, so that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive the remission of sins and a place among the saints, through the faith that is in me.’
From then on, O king Agrippa, I was not unbelieving 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 I preached, first to those who are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and then to the entire region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, so that they would repent and convert to God, doing the works that are worthy of repentance.
It was for this reason that the Jews, having apprehended me when I was in the temple, attempted 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 been aided by the help of God, even to this day, I stand witnessing to the small and the great, saying nothing beyond what the Prophets and Moses have said would be in the future:
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 he would be the first from the resurrection of the dead, and that he would bring light to the people and to the nations.”
While he was speaking these things and presenting his defense, Festus said with a loud voice: “Paul, you are insane! Too much studying has turned you to insanity.”
And Paul said: “I am not insane, most excellent Festus, but rather I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
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 him also, I am speaking with constancy. For I think that none of these things are unknown to him. And neither were these things done in a corner.
Do you believe the Prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that you believe.”
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “To some extent, you persuade me to become a Christian.”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
And Paul said, “I hope to God that, both to a small extent and to a great extent, not only you, but also all those who hear me this day will become just as I also am, except for these chains.”
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
And when they had withdrawn, they were speaking among themselves, saying, “This man has done nothing worthy of death, nor of imprisonment.”
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
