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The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
2 ⲃ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲤⲞⲠⲞⲦⲀⲘⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲢⲢⲀⲚ.
He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
and said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.'
4 ⲇ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲬⲀⲖⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲢⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
Then he came out of the land of the Kasdim, and lived in Haran. From there, after his father died, he moved him into this land, where you are now living.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϪⲢⲞϪ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, when he still had no child.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲨ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
But God spoke in this way, 'His descendants will live as strangers in a foreign land, and that they will be slaves and mistreated, for four hundred years.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲖⲰⲖ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ.
But I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,' said God, 'and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.'
8 ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲀϤϪⲪⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ.
He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
"The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲐⲖⲨⲮⲒⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚϨⲨⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲀⲚⲀⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲖⲨⲮⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ.
Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no food.
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
Then Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, himself and our fathers,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈⲤⲨⲬⲈⲘ ⲀⲨⲬⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲞⲠϤ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲦⲒⲘⲎ ⲚϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲨⲬⲈⲘ.
and they were brought back to Shechem, and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor in Shechem.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲰⲢⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲀϤⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
"But as the time of the promise came close which God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
until 'there arose a different king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.'
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲚϦⲰⲞⲨ.
The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they would not stay alive.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲀⲤⲦⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨϢϤ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ.
At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.
When he was thrown out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and reared him as her own son.
Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.
But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎ ⲘⲒ.
Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲔⲀϮ.
He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they did not understand.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
"The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀϤϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀⲔ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ.
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲀϨ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲦⲞⲤ.
"When forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came,
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲔⲒⲞϮ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲀϤⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ.
'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled, and dared not look.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲈ.
The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲞⲨϤⲒⲀϨⲞⲘ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲚⲀϨⲘⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.'
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲔ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲢⲈϤⲤⲰϮ ϦⲈⲚⲦϪⲒϪ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲂⲀⲦⲞⲤ.
"This Moses, whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚϢⲀⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.'
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received words of life to give to us,
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
40 ⲙ̅ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲀⲢⲰⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰⲔ ϦⲀϪⲰⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ.
They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚϮⲤⲦⲢⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ϨⲀⲚϦⲞⲖϦⲈⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
But God turned, and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'Did you offer to me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲘⲞⲖⲞⲬ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲢⲎⲪⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲈⲦⲈⲂ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them. Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.'
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ϮⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
"Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲖⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ.
which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
But Solomon built him a house.
However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ϪⲈ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲀϢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ.
'Heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'or what is the place of my rest?
Did not my hand make all these things?'
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲚⲒⲚⲀϢϮ ⲚⲀϨⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲔⲈϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲈⲘⲀϢϪ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲒⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so you do.
52 ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ.
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.
You received the Law as it was ordained by angels, and did not keep it."
Now when they heard these things, they were furious, and they ground their teeth at him.
55 ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.
And he said, "Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
But they shouted out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.
58 ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈⲨ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60 ⲝ̅ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲠ ⲠⲀⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
He kneeled down, and shouted out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
