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"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲅⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ
"I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazorean, whom you persecute.'
"Those who were with me indeed saw the light, and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ
I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ
When I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ
One Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I looked up at him.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲣⲱϥ
He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
For you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
"It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲓⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to non-Jewish people.'"
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he is not fit to live."
As they yelled, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲁϣ ⲛⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they yelled at him like that.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman."
The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϯⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ
The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
