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Now when Festus had come into the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly there.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
Let them therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ /- ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat 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 he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I committed any offence.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈϬⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ.
But Festus, willing to do the Jews a favour, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things before me?
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 Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I 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 am an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is none of these things of which these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed to Caesar? to Caesar thou shalt go.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲈⲢⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet 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 been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause to the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀⲦⲒⲔⲎ.
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment 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 whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before he who is accused hath the accusers face to face, and hath opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge laid against him.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϬⲒϨⲞ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
Therefore, when they had come here, without any delay on the next day I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ.
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation 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 certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲰⲘⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ.
And because I was perplexed concerning such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϢⲀ ϮⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
But when Paul had appealed to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear 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 next day, when Agrippa had come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and had entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus 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 said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲒϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ.
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have 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 whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also to signify the charges laid against him.
