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1 ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
Paul fixed his eyes on the Council, and began: ‘Brothers, for my part, I have always ordered my life before God, with a clear conscience, up to this very day.’
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ.
At this, the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near to strike him on the mouth;
3 ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣϫ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
Paul turned to him and said: ‘God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting there to try me in accordance with law, and yet, in defiance of law, order me to be struck?’
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
The people standing near said to Paul, ‘Do you know that you are insulting God’s high priest?’
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ.
‘I did not know, brothers, that it was the high priest,’ said Paul, ‘for scripture says – “Of the ruler of your people you should speak no ill”.’
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
Noticing that some of those present were Sadducees and others Pharisees, Paul called out in the Council, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee and a son of Pharisees. It is on the question of hope for the dead and of their resurrection that I am on my trial.’
7 ⲍ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ.
As soon as he said this, a dispute arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and there was a sharp division of opinion among those present.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ.
(For Sadducees say there is no such thing as a resurrection, and that there is neither angel nor spirit, while Pharisees believe in both.)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
So a great uproar ensued, and some of the Teachers of the Law belonging to the Pharisees’ party stood up and hotly protested, ‘We find nothing whatever wrong in this man. Suppose a spirit did speak to him, or an angel…’
10 ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
The dispute was becoming so violent, that the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces between them, ordered the Guard to go down and rescue him from them, and take him into the Fort.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
That night the Lord came and stood by Paul, and said, ‘Courage! You have borne witness for me in Jerusalem and you must bear witness in Rome also.’
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
In the morning some Jewish men combined together, and took an oath that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲁϣ.
There were more than forty in the plot;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
and they went to the chief priests and the elders, and said, ‘We have taken a solemn oath not to touch food until we have killed Paul.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.
So we want you now, with the consent of the Council, to suggest to the commanding officer that he should bring Paul down before you, as though you intended to go more fully into his case; but, before he comes here, we will be ready to make away with him.’
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
However, the son of Paul’s sister, hearing of the plot, went to the Fort, and on being admitted, told Paul about it.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ.
Paul called one of the garrison centurion and asked him to take the young man to the commanding officer, as he had something to tell him.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ.
The centurion went with him to the commanding officer, and said, ‘The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to tell you.’
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
The commanding officer took the young man by the hand, and, stepping aside, asked what it was he had to tell him.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲃϩⲕ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲥϯ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ.
‘Some men have agreed,’ he answered, ‘to ask you to bring Paul down before the Council tomorrow, on the plea of your making further inquiry into his case.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
But do not let them persuade you, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, who have taken an oath that they will not eat or drink, until they have made away with him; and they are at this very moment in readiness, counting on your promise.’
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ.
The commanding officer then dismissed the young man, cautioning him not to mention to anybody that he had given him that information.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲉ ϣⲁ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡⲅ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ.
Then he called two Captains, and ordered them to have two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, as well as seventy troopers and two hundred lancers, by nine o’clock that night,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϣⲁ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
and to have horses ready for Paul to ride, so that they might take him safely to Felix, the Governor.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
He also wrote a letter along these lines:
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ.
“Claudius Lysias sends his compliments to His Excellency Felix the Governor.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲓϣ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
The man whom I send with this had been seized by some Jews, and was on the point of being killed by them, when I came upon them with the force under my command, and rescued him, as I learned that he was a Roman citizen.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
Wanting to know exactly the ground of the charges they made against him, I brought him before their Council,
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ.
when I found that their charges were connected with questions of their own Law, and that there was nothing alleged involving either death or imprisonment.
30 ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ.
Having, however, information of a plot against the man, which was about to be put into execution, I am sending him to you at once, and I have also directed his accusers to prosecute him before you.”
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ.
The soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took charge of Paul and conducted him by night to Antipatris;
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
and on the next day, leaving the troopers to go on with him, they returned to the Fort.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ.
On arriving at Caesarea, the troopers delivered the letter to the Governor, and brought Paul before him.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ.
As soon as Felix had read the letter, he enquired to what province Paul belonged, and, learning that he came from Cilicia, he said,
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
‘I will hear all you have to say as soon as your accusers have arrived.’ And he ordered Paul to be kept under guard in Herod’s Government house.

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