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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
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].
ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿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.
ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲅ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲤⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲥⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲩⲣⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲧⲉⲣⲃⲏⲛⲉⲙ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ.
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.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ 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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲩⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲥⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ϯ ⳿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]!”
ⲓ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲗϫϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲧⲉϥ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ 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.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
12 The [other] people took the young man [home], and were greatly encouraged because he was alive [again].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲑⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⳿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.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ 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].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲥⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿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 ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲭⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲱⲥⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥⲓⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥⲧⲏϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲓⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿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 ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
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.
ⲕ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉⲡ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ 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 ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⳿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].
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲁ ϯϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
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 ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
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],
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
27 because I told you [LIT] everything [HYP] that God has planned for us [(inc)].
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲡⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
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 ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲭⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿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].
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲓϣⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ 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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ 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].”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ ⲭⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲓϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
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 Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲑⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
33 [As for myself], I have not desired anyone’s money [MTY] or [fine] clothing.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿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.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ 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 ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ.
37 They all cried a lot, and they hugged Paul and kissed him.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ.
