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Britheren and fadris, here ye what resoun Y yelde now to you.
And whanne sum herden that in Ebrew tunge he spak to hem, thei yauen the more silence.
3 ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅.
And he seide, Y am a man a Jew, borun at Tharse of Cilicie, nurischid and in this citee bisidis the feet of Gamaliel, tauyt bi the treuthe of fadris lawe, a louyere of the lawe, as also ye alle ben to dai.
And Y pursuede this weie til to the deth, byndynge and bitakinge `in to holdis men and wymmen,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
as the prince of prestis yeldith witnessyng to me, and alle the grettest in birth. Of whom also Y took pistlis to britheren, and wente to Damask, to bring fro thennys men boundun in to Jerusalem, that thei schulden be peyned.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ.
And it was don, while Y yede, and neiyede to Damask, at myddai sudeynli fro heuene a greet plente of liyt schoon aboute me.
And Y felde doun to the erthe, and herde a voice fro heuene, seiynge to me, Saul, Saul, what pursuest thou me? It is hard to thee to kike ayens the pricke.
And Y answeride, Who art thou, Lord? And he seide to me, Y am Jhesu of Nazareth, whom thou pursuest.
And thei that weren with me sien but the liyt, but thei herden not the vois of hym, that spak with me.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ.
And Y seide, Lord, what schal Y do? And the Lord seide to me, Rise thou, and go to Damask; and there it schal be seid to thee, of alle thingis which it bihoueth thee to do.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲗⲟ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
And whanne Y saye not, for the clerete of that liyt, Y was led bi the hond of felowis, and Y cam to Damask.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
And a man, Ananye, that bi the lawe hadde wytnessyng of alle Jewis dwellinge in Damask,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
cam to me, and stood niy, and seide to me, Saul, brother, biholde. And Y in the same our biheelde in to hym.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲕ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ.
And he seide, God of oure fadris hath bifor ordeyned thee, that thou schuldist knowe the wille of him, and schuldist se the riytful man, and here the vois of his mouth.
For thou schalt be his witnesse to alle men, of tho thingis that thou hast seyn and herd.
And now, what dwellist thou? Rise vp, and be baptisid, and waische awei thi synnes, bi the name of hym clepid to help.
And it was don to me, as Y turnede ayen in to Jerusalem, and preyede in the temple, that Y was maad in rauysching of soule,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ.
and Y siy him seiynge to me, Hiye thou, and go out faste of Jerusalem, for thei schulen not resseyue thi witnessing of me.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
And Y seide, Lord, thei witen, that Y was closing togidir `in to prisoun, and betinge bi synagogis hem that bileueden `in to thee.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲓ̈ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
And whanne the blood of Steuene, thi witnesse, was sched out, Y stood niy, and consentide, and kept the clothis of men that slowen hym.
And he seide to me, Go thou, for Y schal sende thee fer to naciouns.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛ̅ϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅.
And thei herden him til this word; and thei reiseden her vois, and seiden, Take awei fro the erthe siche a maner man; for it is not leueful, that he lyue.
And whanne thei crieden, and kesten awei her clothis, and threwen dust in to the eir,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ. ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
the tribune comaundide hym to be led in to castels, and to be betun with scourgis, and to be turmentid, that he wiste, for what cause thei crieden so to him.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And whanne thei hadden boundun hym with cordis, Poul seide to a centurien stondinge niy to hym, Whether it is leueful to you, to scourge a Romayn, and vndampned?
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
And whanne this thing was herd, the centurien wente to the tribune, and telde to hym, and seide, What art thou to doynge? for this man is a citeseyn of Rome.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϩⲉ.
And the tribune cam niy, and seide to hym, Seie thou to me, whether thou art a Romayn?
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
And he seide, Yhe. And the tribune answeride, Y with myche summe gat this fredom. And Poul seide, And Y was borun a citeseyn of Rome.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ̅ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Therfor anoon thei that schulden haue turmentid hym, departiden awei fro hym. And the tribune dredde, aftir that he wiste, that he was a citeseyn of Rome, and for he hadde boundun hym.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲁϥϫⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ.
But in the dai suynge he wolde wite more diligentli, for what cause he were accusid of the Jewis, and vnbounde hym, and comaundide prestis and al the counsel to come togidir. And he brouyte forth Poul, and sette hym among hem.
