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And the chief priest said, “Are then these things so?”
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲇⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲣⲁⲛ
And he said, “Men, brothers, and fathers, listen! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,
and He said to him, Go forth out of your land, and out of your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from there, after the death of his father, He removed him to this land wherein you now dwell,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥϯ ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him—he having no child.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲣ ⲣⲙⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ
And God spoke thus, that his seed will be sojourning in a strange land, and they will cause it to serve, and will do it evil [for] four hundred years.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲣ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
And the nation whom they will serve I will judge, said God; And after these things they will come forth and will do Me service in this place.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲁϥⲥⲃⲃⲏⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲥⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ
And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac [begot] Jacob, and Jacob—the twelve patriarchs;
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he set him—governor over Egypt and all his house.
And there came a scarcity on all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,
and Jacob having heard that there was grain in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;
and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became disclosed to Pharaoh,
and Joseph having sent, called for his father Jacob, and all his relatives—with seventy-five souls—
and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲡⲟⲟⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲩⲭⲉⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϣⲟⲡϥ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲣ ϩⲛ ⲥⲩⲭⲉⲙ
and they were carried over into Shechem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Shechem.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁϣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ
And according as the time of the promise was drawing near, which God swore to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
until another king rose, who had not known Joseph;
this one, having dealt subtly with our family, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babies, that they might not live;
20 ⲕ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲡⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ
in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up [for] three months in the house of his father;
and he having been set outside, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and reared him to herself for a son;
and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.
And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came on his heart to look after his brothers, the sons of Israel;
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲕϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ
and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he defended, and did justice to the oppressed, having struck the Egyptian;
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ
and he was supposing his brothers to understand that God gives salvation through his hand; and they did not understand.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
On the succeeding day, also, he showed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers, why do you do injustice to one another?
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟϭⲛⲉϥ ⲉϥϫⲱⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ
And he who is doing injustice to the neighbor, thrusted him away, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge over us?
Do you wish to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ ⲣⲙⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲇⲓϩⲁⲙ ⲁϥϫⲡⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons,
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ
and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai [the] Messenger of the LORD, in a flame of fire of a bush,
and Moses having seen, wondered at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the LORD to him,
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲙⲡϥⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ
I [am] the God of your fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses having become terrified, did not dare behold,
and the LORD said to him, Loose the sandal of your feet, for the place in which you have stood is holy ground;
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ
seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that [is] in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send you to Egypt.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ
This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge? This one God sent [as] a ruler and a redeemer, by the hand of [the] Messenger who appeared to him in the bush;
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲩⲑⲣⲁ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ
this one brought them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years;
this is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel: The LORD your God will raise up to you a Prophet out of your brothers, like to me, Him will you hear.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the Messenger who is speaking to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers who received the living oracles to give to us;
to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but thrusted away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
40 ⲙ̅ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who will go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what has happened to him.
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲛϣⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲛϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗ
and God turned, and gave them up to do service to the host of Heaven, according as it has been written in the scroll of the Prophets: Did you offer slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲗⲟⲭ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲓⲫⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲛⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ
And you took up the dwelling place of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan—the figures that you made to worship them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲧⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
The Dwelling Place of the Testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He directed, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
which also our fathers having in succession received, brought in with Joshua, into the possession of the nations whom God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David,
who found favor before God, and requested to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob;
and Solomon built Him a house.
But the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, according as the prophet says:
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁϣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲏ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ
Heaven [is] My throne, And the earth My footstool, What house will you build to Me? Says the LORD; Or what [is] the place of My rest?
Has My hand not made all these things?
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲧⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ
You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers—also you;
52 ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲇⲟⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲃ
which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers,
who received the Law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep [it].”
And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and gnashed the teeth at him;
55 ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked steadfastly to the sky, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.”
57 ⲛ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and rushed with one accord on him,
58 ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning [him]—and the witnesses put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul—
and they were stoning Stephen, [as he was] calling and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”;
60 ⲝ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲧ ⲁϥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲡⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ
and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, “LORD, may You not lay to them this sin”; and having said this, he fell asleep.
