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After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϩⲱⲟⲩ.
The people who lived there received us kindly. They lit a fire and invited us to come and warm ourselves, because it was raining and it was cold.
Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. But [among those sticks was] a snake that had come out [from the fire to escape] from the heat, and it fastened itself on Paul’s hand.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲡⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅.
[The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so] when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, [the god] ([who] pays [people back/who punishes people]) for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱϩⲃ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ.
The people were expecting that Paul’s body would soon swell up or that he would suddenly fall down and die. But after they had waited a long time, they saw [that the snake] had not harmed him [at all]. So then the people changed their minds and said [to one another], “This man is not a murderer! Probably he is a god!”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ.
Near where the people had made the fire, there were some fields that belonged to a man whose name was Publius. He was the chief official on the island. He invited us to [come and stay in] his home. He took care of us for three days.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅. ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ.
[At that time] Publius’ father had a fever and dysentery, and he was lying [in bed]. So Paul visited him and prayed [for him. Then] Paul placed his hands on him and healed him.
After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
They brought us gifts and [showed in other ways that] they greatly respected us. When we were [ready] to leave [three months later], they brought us food and other things that we would need [for the trip].
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲧ. ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ϩⲓⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ. ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
After [we had stayed there] three months, we [got on] a ship [that was going to Italy and] sailed away. The ship had been in [a harbor on] the island during the months when there are many storms. It had come from Alexandria [city]. On the front of the ship there were carved images of the twin gods [whose names were Castor and Pollux].
We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲅⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲓϥⲉ. ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
Then we traveled on by ship and arrived at Rhegium [port in Italy]. The next day, the wind was blowing from behind us, [so we sailed along fast]. The day after that, we reached Puteoli [town, where we left the ship].
In Puteoli we met some believers who invited us to stay with them for a week. [After visiting them], we [left there and started to travel by land] to Rome.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϣⲁⲡⲡⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲁϥⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
[A group of] believers [who lived in Rome] had heard that we [(exc) were coming]. So they came out [from Rome] to meet us. [Some of] them met us at [the town called] ‘The Market on Appian [Road’, ] and others met us at [the town called] ‘The Three Inns’. When Paul saw those believers, he thanked God and was encouraged.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ. ⲁⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
After we [(exc)] arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted {[a Roman official who was responsible for guarding Paul] permitted Paul} to live [in a house] by himself. But [there was always] a soldier there to guard him.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϯ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲏ̅ ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩϯ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
After [Paul had been there] three days, he sent a message to the Jewish leaders [to come and talk with him. So] they came, and Paul said to them, “My fellow Jews, although I have not opposed our people nor spoken against the customs of our ancestors, [our leaders] in Jerusalem [seized] [MTY] [me. But before they could kill me, a Roman commander rescued me and later sent me] to Caesarea for Roman [authorities/officials to put me on trial].
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
The Roman authorities/officials questioned me and wanted to release me, because I had not done any [bad] thing for which I should be executed {they should kill me}.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ϩⲱⲥⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
But when the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there opposed [what the Roman authorities wanted to do], I had to formally request that the Emperor [judge me here in Rome]. But my reason for doing that was not that I wanted to accuse our leaders about anything.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲧⲓⲁ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲏⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ.
So I have requested you [to come] here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one [God long ago promised to send] to us [(inc)] Jews.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ϫⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲕ̅.
Then [the Jewish leaders] said, “We [(exc)] have not received any letters from [our fellow Jews] in Judea about you. Also, none of our fellow Jews who have arrived [here from Judea] has said anything bad about you.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
But we [(exc)] want to hear what you [(sg)] think about this [Christian] sect/group, because we know that in many places [HYP] bad things are being said {people are saying bad things} about it.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲓⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ.
So they [talked with Paul and decided that they would come back on another day to hear him. When that day arrived], those Jews came back to the place where Paul was staying, and they brought more Jews with them. Paul talked to them from morning until evening. He talked to them about how God wants to rule [people’s lives] [MET]. He tried to convince them that Jesus [is the Messiah] by reminding them what Moses and the other prophets had written [MTY].
Some of those Jews believed that what was said [by Paul] {what [Paul] said} about Jesus [was true], but others did not believe [that it was true].
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲉⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
So they began to argue with one another. [Paul realized that some of them did not want to listen to him, so] when they were about to leave, he said, “The Holy Spirit said something to your/our(incl) ancestors. He spoke these words to Isaiah the prophet, [and what he said is also true about you]:
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲛⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ̅.
Go to your fellow Israelites and tell them, ‘You repeatedly listen [to the message of God], but you never understand [what God is saying]. You repeatedly look at and see [the things that God is doing], but you never understand [what they mean].
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲛ̅ϣⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ. ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲟⲩ.
God also said to the prophet, These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, and they have closed their eyes [because they do not want to see]. If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see [me doing] and what they hear [me saying]. Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ϭⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
[That is what God said to the prophet Isaiah about our ancestors. But you Jews today do not want to believe God’s message]. Therefore, I am telling you that [God] has sent to the non-Jews this message about how he saves people, and they will listen [and accept it]!”
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30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲉ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲓⲥⲑⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ.
For two whole years Paul stayed [there] in a house that he rented. Many people came to see him, and he received them all gladly [and talked with them].
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟ· ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
He preached [and taught people] about how God could rule [their lives] [MET] and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He did that without being afraid, and no one tried to stop him.
