Acts 26
1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
ⲁ̅ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ
2 “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,
ⲃ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲔ.
3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
ⲅ̅ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲈⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
4 “Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
ⲇ̅ⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
5 having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
ⲉ̅ⲈⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ.
6 Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ⲈⲨϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
7 which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!
ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲒⲂ ⲘⲪⲨⲖⲎ ϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
8 Why is it judged incredible with you if God does raise the dead?
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲈ ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
9 “I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲨϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ.
10 I also did this in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
ⲓ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒϤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϮⲰⲠ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
11 Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲒϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲖⲒⲂⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ.
12 “Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲒⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ.
13 at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲒϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲪⲢⲎ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
14 When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲀϦⲞⲔ ⲔϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲈϮϢⲈⲚⲪⲀⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲞⲨⲢⲒ.
15 “I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
16 But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will reveal to you;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲤⲞⲦⲠⲔ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
17 delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲒⲈⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲔ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ.
20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
ⲕ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ.
22 Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϮϪⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ
23 how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
24 As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲖⲒⲂⲒ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲈ Ⲁ- ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲐⲢⲈⲔⲖⲒⲂⲒ.
25 But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲖⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
26 For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲐⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲂϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲖⲔⲤ.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲬⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲬⲚⲀϨϮ.
28 Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲬⲚⲀⲐⲈⲦ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲀⲒⲦ ⲚⲬⲢⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀⲚⲞⲤ.
29 Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲰ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ.
30 The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
ⲗ̅ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲈⲢⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
31 When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲬⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ.
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
