Acts 20
1 After the people at Ephesus had stopped rioting, Paul summoned the believers. He encouraged them [to continue to trust in the Lord Jesus. Soon] after that, he told them goodbye and left to go to Macedonia [province].
ⲁ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ.
2 [After he arrived] there, he visited [each town where there were believers], and encouraged them. Then he arrived in Greece [province], [which is also called Achaia].
ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤⲞϢ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϮⲈⲖⲖⲀⲤ.
3 He stayed there for three months. Then he planned to return to Syria by ship, but [he heard that] some of the Jews [SYN] [in that area] were planning to kill him [as he traveled. So] he decided instead to go [by land, and he traveled] again through Macedonia.
ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲄⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ.
4 The men who were going to travel with him [to Jerusalem were] Sopater, [who was] a son of Pyrrhus, who grew up in Berea [town]; Aristarchus and Secundus, who were from Thessalonica [city; ] Gaius, [who was] from Derbe [town; ] Timothy, [who was from Galatia province; ] and Tychicus and Trophimus who were from Asia [province].
ⲇ̅ⲚⲀϤⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲰⲤⲒⲠⲀⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲨⲢⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲂⲈⲢⲞⲒⲀ ⲚⲀ ⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲒⲤⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲈⲔⲞⲨⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲀ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲨⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲢⲞⲪⲎⲘⲞⲤ.
5 Those [seven] men went ahead of [Paul and me, Luke, by ship from Macedonia, so] they got to Troas [before we did and] waited for [the two of] us there.
ⲉ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲢⲰⲀⲤ.
6 [But we two(exc) traveled by land as far as] Philippi [city]. After the Jewish festival [when they eat] unleavened bread, we got on a ship [that was going from] the port near [Philippi to Troas city]. After five days we [(exc)] arrived at Troas and we met the other men who had traveled there [ahead of us]. Then we [all] stayed in Troas for seven days.
ⲋ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲦϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲒ ϢⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲢⲰⲀⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲌ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
7 (On Sunday evening/On the evening of the first day of the week), we [(exc) and the other believers there] gathered together to celebrate the Lord’s Supper [and to eat other food] [SYN]. Paul spoke to the believers. He continued teaching them until midnight, because he was planning to leave [Troas] the next day.
ⲍ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲰϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲚⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϢ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀ ⲦⲪⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ.
8 Many [oil] lamps were burning in the upstairs room in which we [(exc)] had gathered, [so the fumes caused some people to become sleepy].
ⲏ̅ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲖⲀⲘⲠⲀⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
9 A young man whose name was Eutychus was there. He was seated on [the sill of] an [open] window [on the third story of the house]. As Paul continued talking for a long time, Eutychus became sleepier and sleepier. Finally, he was sound/really asleep. He fell [out of the window] from the third story down [to the ground. Some of the believers went down] immediately and picked him up. [But he was] dead.
ⲑ̅ⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲦⲨⲬⲞⲤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲂϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲠⲒⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲤⲞⲔϤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲀϨⲄϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϤⲒⲦϤ ⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
10 Paul [also] went down. He lay down and stretched out on top of the young man and put his arms around him. Then he said [to the people who were standing around], “Do not worry, he is alive [again now]!”
ⲓ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲖϪϤ ⲈϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
11 Then Paul, [along with the others], went upstairs again and they ate the Lord’s Supper and other food [SYN]. Afterwards, Paul conversed with the believers until dawn. Then he left.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲪⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
12 The [other] people took the young man [home], and were greatly encouraged because he was alive [again].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲐⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ.
13 We then went to the ship. Paul did not get on the ship [with us in Troas], because he preferred to go [more quickly] overland to Assos [town]. The rest of us got on the ship and sailed for Assos.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲖⲎⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲤⲤⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲐⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲀⲖⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲢⲀⲦϤ.
14 We [(exc)] met Paul in Assos. He got on [the ship] with us, and we sailed to Mitylene [town].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲘⲀϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲤⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲦⲀⲖⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲘⲒⲖⲒⲦⲒⲚⲎ.
15 The day after [we reached Mitylene], we [sailed from there and] arrived [at a place] near Kios [Island]. The day after that, we sailed to Samos [Island]. The next day we [left Samos and] sailed to Miletus [town].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲬⲒⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲞⲨϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲤⲀⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲘⲒⲖⲎⲦⲞⲤ.
16 [Miletus was just south of Ephesus city]. Paul had [earlier] decided that he would not get on a ship that would stop at Ephesus, because he did not want to spend [several] days in Asia [province]. If possible, he wanted to arrive in Jerusalem by the [time of the] Pentecost festival, [and the time of that festival was near].
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲈ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲰⲤⲔ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀϤⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢ ⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲠⲈⲚⲦⲎ ⲔⲞⲤⲦⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
17 [When the ship arrived at] Miletus, Paul sent [a messenger] to Ephesus to ask the elders of the congregation to come to talk with him.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲒⲖⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
18 When the elders arrived, Paul said to them, “You personally know how I [conducted myself among you the entire time] that I was with you, from the first day when I arrived [here] in Asia [province until the day I left].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲈϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
19 [You know how] I was serving the Lord [Jesus] very humbly and how I sometimes wept [about people. You also know how] I suffered because the Jews [SYN] [who were not believers often] tried [to harm me].
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲢⲘⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
20 You also know that, as I preached [God’s message] to you, I never left out anything that would help you. You know that I taught you [God’s message] when many people were present, and I [also went to your] homes and taught it there.
ⲕ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲒϨⲈⲠ ϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
21 I preached both to Jews and to non-Jews, telling them [all] that they must turn away from their sinful behavior. [I also told them they should] believe in our Lord Jesus.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲆⲎⲘⲞⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
22 “And now note this: I am going to Jerusalem, because [God’s] Spirit has clearly shown me that I must go there. I do not know what will happen to me [while I am there].
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲒⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
23 But I do know that in each city [where I have stopped], the Holy Spirit has (told me/[caused the believers to] tell me) that [in Jerusalem] people will put me in prison [PRS] and will cause me to suffer [PRS].
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲖⲨⲮⲒⲤ.
24 But I do not care even if people kill me, if first I am able to finish the work [MET] that the Lord Jesus has told me [to do. He appointed me] to tell people the good message that God [saves us] by doing for us what we do not deserve.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϮⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲀ ϮϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲀⲆⲢⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
25 I have preached to you the message about how God desires to rule [people’s lives]. But now I know that today is the last time that you fellow believers will see me [SYN].
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲀϨⲞ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
26 So I want you all to understand that if anyone [who has heard me preach] dies [without trusting in Jesus], it is not my fault [MTY],
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
27 because I told you [LIT] everything [HYP] that God has planned for us [(inc)].
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲠⲦ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
28 [You leaders] must continue to believe and obey [God’s message. You must also help] all the other believers [MET] for whom the Holy Spirit has caused you to be responsible [MTY]. Watch over [MET] yourselves and the other believers [as] a shepherd [watches over his sheep]. God bought them with the blood [that flowed from] his [Son’s body on the cross].
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲪⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
29 I know [very well] that after I leave, [people who teach] [MET] [false doctrines] will come among you and will do great harm to the believers. [They will be like] fierce wolves [that kill sheep].
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϢ ⲈⲨϨⲞⲢϢ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ.
30 Even in your own group of believers there will be some who will deceive [other] believers by teaching them messages that are false. They will teach those messages so that some people [will believe them and] will become their followers.
ⲗ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲤⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲞⲨ.
31 So watch out [that none of you stops believing the true message about our Lord Jesus]. Remember that day and night for [about] three years I repeatedly taught you that message, and warned you with tears [in my eyes not to believe any other message].”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢ ⲄϮ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲬⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲢⲘⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
32 “[Now as I leave you], I ask God to protect you and to keep you believing the message [that he saves us(inc)] by doing for us what we do not deserve. [If you continue believing] the message [that I told you], you will become [spiritually mature], and God will give you the blessings that he has promised to give to all of those who belong to him.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϮⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
33 [As for myself], I have not desired anyone’s money [MTY] or [fine] clothing.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨϨⲀⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
34 You yourselves know that I have worked [with my hands] [MTY] to earn the money that my companions and I needed.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
35 In everything that I did, I showed you that we [(inc)] should work hard in order [to have enough money] to give some to those who are needy. We [(inc)] should remember that our Lord Jesus himself said, ‘You are happy when people give you what you need, but God will be happy with you when you give other people what they need.’”
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϮⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϮ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈϬⲒ.
36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of the elders and prayed.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
37 They all cried a lot, and they hugged Paul and kissed him.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲚⲀϨⲂⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰϤ
38 They were especially sad because he had said that they would never see him [SYN] again. Then they [all] went with him to the ship.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲀϨⲞ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲦⲪⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ.
