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1 ⲁ̅ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ
Then Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲔ.
I think myself happy, O king Agrippa, that I am to answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲈⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
Especially as thou knowest all, both customs and questions that are among the Jews: Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
And my life indeed from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem, all the Jews do know:
5 ⲉ̅ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ.
Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony) that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment:
7 ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲒⲂ ⲘⲪⲨⲖⲎ ϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible, that God should raise the dead?
And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒϤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϮⲰⲠ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
Which also I did at Jerusalem, and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests: and when they were put to death, I brought the sentence.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲒϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲖⲒⲂⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ.
And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
Whereupon when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲒϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲪⲢⲎ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me, and them that were in company with me.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲀϦⲞⲔ ⲔϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲈϮϢⲈⲚⲪⲀⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲞⲨⲢⲒ.
And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲤⲞⲦⲠⲔ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister, and a witness of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things wherein I will appear to thee,
Delivering thee from the people, and from the nations, unto which now I send thee:
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲈⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly vision:
20 ⲕ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
But to them first that are at Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and unto all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance, and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance.
For this cause the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ 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
But being aided by the help of God, I stand unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other thing than those which the prophets, and Moses did say should come to pass:
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light to the people, and to the Gentiles.
As he spoke these things, and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲖⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
And Paul said: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth and soberness.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ 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.
For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with confidence. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For neither was any of these things done in a corner.
Believest thou the prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that thou believest.
And Agrippa said to Paul: In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ 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.
And Paul said: I would to God, that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me, this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands.
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲬⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ.
And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands.
And Agrippa said to Festus: This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
