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1 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ
2 When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ
3 In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ
4 But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ
5 We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
ⲉ̅ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ
6 and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲉϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
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8 By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
9 The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
10 When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ
11 You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ
12 Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
13 Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
14 I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
15 and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ
16 In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁⲓⲁⲥⲕⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
17 After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ
18 At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲛⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ
19 who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
20 Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
ⲕ̅ⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲁϣⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
21 unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
22 Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲫⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲟⲕϩϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙϣⲙϣⲏⲧϥ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ
24 After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲥ
25 As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ
26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϯϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
27 After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲟⲣⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ
