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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϯⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy providence,
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
However, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I beseech thee that thou wouldest of thy clemency hear us a few words.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲉⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him out of our hands,
Commanding his accusers to come to thee: by examining whom thou thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, of which we accuse him.
And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈.
Then Paul, after the governor had beckoned to him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been for many years a judge to this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
That thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither provoking the people to sedition, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
Neither can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
But this I confess to thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅. ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲕⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
And in this I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ.
Upon which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had any thing against me.
Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
Except it is for this one thing, that I cried standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲫⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will make a decision on your case.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩϥ̅. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϣⲙ̅ϣⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come to him.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
And as he reasoned of righteousness, self-control, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϯϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
He hoped also that money should have been given him by Paul, that he might loose him: therefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲟⲣⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ.
But after two years Porcius Festus came in place of Felix: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a favour, left Paul bound.
