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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ.
About this time, as the number of disciples was increasing, complaints were made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrews because their widows were habitually overlooked in the daily ministration.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲡⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said, "It does not seem fitting that we Apostles should neglect the delivery of God's Message and minister at tables.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲧⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲭⲣⲓⲁ.
Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty.
But, as for us, we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the delivery of the Message."
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲣ̅ⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲛⲱⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲁⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲏⲗⲩⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲉⲩⲥ.
The suggestion met with general approval, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.
These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
Meanwhile God's Message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem very greatly increased, and very many priests obeyed the faith.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲓϭⲟⲙ. ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great marvels and signs among the people.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲓⲃⲉⲣⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ. ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
But some members of the so-called 'Synagogue of the Freed-men,' together with some Cyrenaeans, Alexandrians, Cilicians and men from Roman Asia, were roused to encounter Stephen in debate.
They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
In this way they excited the people, the Elders, and the Scribes. At length they came upon him, seized him with violence, and took him before the Sanhedrin.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, "This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
For we have heard him say that Jesus, the Nazarene, will pull this place down to the ground and will change the customs which Moses handed down to us."
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel.
