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When Festus was then come into the prouince, after three dayes he went vp from Caesarea vnto Hierusalem.
Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes appeared before him against Paul: and they besought him,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
And desired fauour against him, that hee would send for him to Hierusalem: and they layd waite to kill him by the way.
But Festus answered, that Paul should bee kept at Caesarea, and that he himselfe would shortly depart thither.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
Let them therefore, saide he, which among you are able, come downe with vs: and if there be any wickednes in the man, let them accuse him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ /- ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
Now when he had taried among them no more then ten dayes, hee went downe to Caesarea, and the next day sate in the iudgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲞⲢϢ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ
And when hee was come, the Iewes which were come from Hierusalem, stoode about him and layd many and grieuous complaints against Paul, whereof they could make no plaine proofe,
Forasmuch as he answered, that he had neither offended any thing against the lawe of the Iewes, neither against ye temple, nor against Caesar.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈϬⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ.
Yet Festus willing to get fauour of the Iewes, answered Paul and saide, Wilt thou goe vp to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things before mee?
10 ⲓ̅ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ
Then said Paul, I stand at Caesars iudgment seate, where I ought to be iudged: to the Iewes I haue done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϮⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ϮⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
For if I haue done wrong, or committed any thing worthie of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man, to pleasure them, can deliuer me to them: I appeale vnto Caesar.
Then when Festus had spoken with the Council, hee answered, Hast thou appealed vnto Caesar? vnto Caesar shalt thou goe.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲈⲢⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
And after certaine dayes, King Agrippa and Bernice came downe to Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲬⲀ ⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲀϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ.
And when they had remained there many dayes, Festus declared Pauls cause vnto the King, saying, There is a certaine man left in prison by Felix,
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀⲦⲒⲔⲎ.
Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲈϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲈⲘ ⲘⲀ ⲚϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
To whome I answered, that it is not the maner of the Romanes for fauour to deliuer any man to the death, before that hee which is accused, haue the accusers before him, and haue place to defend himselfe, concerning the crime.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϬⲒϨⲞ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
Therefore when they were come hither, without delay the day following I sate on the iudgement seate, and commanded the man to be brought foorth.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ.
Against whom when the accusers stood vp, they brought no crime of such things as I supposed:
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϨⲀⲚⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲒϦ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ.
But had certaine questions against him of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be aliue.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲰⲘⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ.
And because I doubted of such maner of question, I asked him whether he would goe to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϢⲀ ϮⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
But because he appealed to be reserued to the examination of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I mght send him to Cesar.
Then Agrippa sayd vnto Festus, I would also heare the man my selfe. To morowe, sayd he, thou shalt heare him.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲈⲢⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲪⲀⲚⲦⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϬⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
And on the morowe when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pompe, and were entred into the Common hall with the chiefe captaines and chiefe men of the citie, at Festus commandement Paul was brought forth.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ϤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ.
And Festus sayd, King Agrippa, and all men which are present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue called vpon me, both at Hierusalem, and here, crying, that he ought not to liue any longer.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲒϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ.
Yet haue I found nothing worthy of death, that he hath committed: neuertheles, seeing that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to send him.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲤϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲔ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲀⲔϢⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲤϦⲎⲦϤ.
Of whome I haue no certaine thing to write vnto my Lord: wherefore I haue brought him forth vnto you, and specially vnto thee, King Agrippa, that after examination had, I might haue somewhat to write.
For me thinketh it vnreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to shewe the causes which are layde against him.
