Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲡ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϣⲟⲡ.
3 “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
4 Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ.
7 There were about twelve men in all.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
9 But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲭⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ.
10 This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲃ̅ϯ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ.
11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲙⲓⲕⲩⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ.
13 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲣⲅⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ.
15 Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲉⲣⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏϧ.
17 This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
18 Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ.
21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ.
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
24 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲕ ϩⲁⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ.
25 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ.
26 And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ.
27 There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲡϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
28 When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ.
29 Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
30 Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
ⲗ̅ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
31 Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ.
32 Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ.
33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ.
34 But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ.
35 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲱⲕ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲟⲡⲉⲧⲏⲥ.
36 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ.
37 For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲗⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ.
38 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲭ ⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲟⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
39 But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
40 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
ⲙ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ.
41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
