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"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
3 ⲅ̅ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲢⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨϢⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲚⲄⲀⲘⲀⲖⲒⲎⲖ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ.
"I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
As also the cohen hagadol and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲒⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲔⲰϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
8 ⲏ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Yeshua the Natzrati, whom you persecute.'
"Those who were with me indeed saw the light, and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ.
When I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
One Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I looked up at him.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲦⲠⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ.
He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
For you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
Now why do you wait? Arise, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
"It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ.
and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲪⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲔⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲀⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ⲈⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to non-Jewish people.'"
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϢⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲚ.
They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he is not fit to live."
As they yelled, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲒⲦϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲈⲘⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲤⲦⲒⲄⲜ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲤⲈⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they yelled at him like that.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲞⲖⲔϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϦⲰⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϤⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲀⲤⲦⲒⲄⲄⲞⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬ ⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman."
The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲔⲈⲪⲀⲖⲈⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ Ⲁ- ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲚϨϤ.
Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲂⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Judeans, he freed him, and commanded the chief cohanim and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
