Acts 26
1 Agrippa then said to Paul, “You are free to speak on your own behalf.” With a sweep of his arm, Paul began his defense.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ
2 “I am delighted, King Agrippa, to make my defense before you today regarding everything I am accused of by the Jews,
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
3 particularly because you are an expert in all Jewish issues and customs. I beg your patient indulgence as you listen to what I have to say.
ⲅ̅ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
4 All the Jews know my life story—from my earliest days beginning in my own country and then in Jerusalem.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
5 They have known me for a long time and can verify, if they choose to, that I have followed the religious school that observes our faith in the strictest way—I lived as a Pharisee.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ̅. ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
6 Now I am standing here to be judged regarding the promised hope God gave to our fathers
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ. ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
7 that our twelve tribes hoped to receive as they continually dedicated themselves in God's service. Yes, it's because of this hope that I'm accused by the Jews, Your Majesty!
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛ̅ⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ. ⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
8 Why should any of you think it's unbelievable that God raises the dead?
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
9 Previously I was sincerely convinced I should do as much as I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ.
10 This is what I did in Jerusalem. I threw many of the believers in prison, having been given authority to do this by the chief priests. When they were sentenced to death I cast my vote against them.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲉϫϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲉⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓ̈ϯⲡⲍⲏⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ.
11 I had them punished in all the synagogues, trying to make them recant. I was so furiously opposed to them that I went to cities outside our country to persecute them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲩ.
12 That's why one day I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and orders from the chief priests.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ.
13 At about noon as I was on my way, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven that blazed brighter than the sun. It shone around me and those who were traveling with me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
14 All of us fell to the ground. Then I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It's hard for you to fight against me!’
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈. ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϯⲧⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ.
15 ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, the one you're persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ.
16 ‘But pick yourself up and get to your feet. The reason why I've appeared to you is to appoint you as my servant, to be a witness for me, telling others how you have seen me and everything I will reveal to you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲟϣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
17 I will save you from your own people and from the foreigners. I am sending you to them
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲛⲁⲩ
18 to open their eyes so they can turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and so that they can receive forgiveness for their sins and a place with those who are set right as they trust in me.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ. ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
19 Clearly, King Agrippa, I could not disobey this vision from heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲣ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ.
20 First in Damascus, then in Jerusalem, and then all over Judea and also to the foreigners I shared the message of repentance: how they should turn to God, demonstrating their repentance through their actions.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲩⲣⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
21 That's why the Jews seized me in the Temple and tried to kill me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩϭⲟⲡⲧ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲃⲉⲧ.
22 God has looked after me so I can stand here today as a witness to everyone, both to ordinary people and to those who are important. I am only repeating what Moses and the prophets said would happen—
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ. ⲛ̅ϯϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ
23 how the Messiah had to suffer, and that by being the first to rise from the dead he would announce the light of God's salvation to both Jews and foreigners.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟ(ⲩ)ⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
24 Festus interrupted Paul as he made his defense, shouting out, “Paul, you've gone mad! All your knowledge is driving you insane!”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲕⲗⲟⲃⲉ. ⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲗⲉⲃⲧⲕ̅.
25 “I'm not mad, Festus your Excellency,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and makes sense.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲗⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
26 The king recognizes this, and I'm explaining it very clearly. I am sure that he is aware of what's been happening, because none of this took place as if it were hidden in a corner.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓ(ⲁ)ⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲫⲱⲡ.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe what the prophets said? I'm sure you do!”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
28 “Do you think you can convince me to become a Christian so quickly?” Agrippa asked Paul.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ.
29 “Whether it takes a short time or a long time doesn't matter,” Paul answered. “But my prayer to God is that not just you, but everybody listening to me today would become like me—except for these chains!”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
30 The king stood up, along with the governor and Bernice, and everyone who had been sitting with them.
ⲗ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ.
31 They conferred together after they had left. “This man hasn't done anything that deserves death or imprisonment,” they concluded.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ.
32 Agrippa told Festus, “He could have been freed if he hadn't appealed to Caesar.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ.
