Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲁϩⲧⲕ ⲧϫⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ ⲕϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲱϣ
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲛⲁ
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲑⲉⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲏⲙ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϥⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙϣⲁ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲧ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲥⲉϩⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕϥ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲉϭⲟⲣϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕϫⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲡϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲃⲧⲉϣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲏⲧ ⲛϥⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϫⲡϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ
25 He wrote a letter like this:
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϭⲟⲡϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲓϭⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲙⲣⲣⲉ
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
ⲗ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̣̈ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟϥϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϯ ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟϣⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ
