Acts 24
1 After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
ⲁ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲈⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲀⲚⲀⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲢⲎⲦⲰⲢ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲢⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
2 When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,
ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈⲢⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲤⲞϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲔϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ
3 we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
ⲅ̅ⲤⲀⲤⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ϦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4 But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
ⲇ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎ Ⲥ.
5 For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲖⲞⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ.
6 He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
ⲋ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
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8 By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”
ⲏ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
9 The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
10 When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,
ⲓ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϢⲖⲰⲖ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ.
11 seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲦⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ.
12 In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ.
13 Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϮⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
15 having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ϮⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
16 In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲤⲔⲒⲚ ϨⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
17 Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲪⲰⲢⲀ.
18 amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ.
19 They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎ ⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
20 Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
ⲕ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ.
21 unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞϢⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
22 But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀϤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲖⲨⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
23 He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲈϢⲦ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲎ ⲦϤ.
24 After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲆⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
25 As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ.
26 Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲀⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲬⲢⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲦⲞⲬⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲠⲞⲢⲔⲒⲞⲤ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲀϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ.
