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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ
And Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted to you to speak for yourself”; then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defense:
2 ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
“Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I have thought myself blessed, being about to make a defense before you today,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
especially knowing you to be acquainted with all things—both customs and questions—among Jews; for this reason, I implore you to hear me patiently.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth—which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem—all the Jews know,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ̅. ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
knowing me before from the first (if they may be willing to testify), that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ. ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛ̅ⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ. ⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
to which our twelve tribes, intently serving night and day, hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, King Agrippa, by the Jews;
why is it judged incredible with you if God raises the dead?
I indeed, therefore, thought with myself that it was necessary [for me] to do many things against the Name of Jesus of Nazareth,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲉϫϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲉⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓ̈ϯⲡⲍⲏⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ.
which I also did in Jerusalem, and I shut up many of the holy ones in prison, having received the authority from the chief priests; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲩ.
and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining [them] to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting [them] even to strange cities.
In which things, also, going on to Damascus—with authority and commission from the chief priests—
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
at midday, I saw in the way, O king, out of Heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around me a light—and those going on with me;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈. ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϯⲧⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ.
and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? [It is] hard for you to kick against goads!
And I said, Who are You, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus whom you persecute;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲟϣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
but rise, and stand on your feet, for this I appeared to you, to appoint you an officer and a witness both of the things you saw, and of the things [in which] I will appear to you,
delivering you from the people, and the nations, to whom I now send you,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ. ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of Satan to God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified by faith that [is] toward Me.
After which, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲩⲣⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, also to all the region of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to convert, and to turn back to God, doing works worthy of conversion;
because of these things the Jews—having caught me in the temple—were endeavoring to kill [me].
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ. ⲛ̅ϯϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ
Having obtained, therefore, help from God, until this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spoke of as about to come,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟ(ⲩ)ⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a resurrection from the dead, He is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.”
And he thus making a defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “You are mad, Paul; much learning turns you mad!”
And he says, “I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness I speak forth the sayings;
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓ(ⲁ)ⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲫⲱⲡ.
for the king knows concerning these things, before whom I also speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing has not been done in a corner;
do you believe, King Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that you believe!”
And Agrippa said to Paul, “In [so] little you persuade me to become a Christian?”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
And Paul said, “I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only you, but also all those hearing me today, to become such as I also am—except these bonds.”
And he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
and having withdrawn, they were speaking to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds”;
and Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
