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1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
ⲁ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ.
2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
ⲃ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
3 especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
ⲅ̅ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
4 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁϫⲓⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲙⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
6 And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
7 the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
8 Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
9 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ.
10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
ⲓ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϯⲱⲡ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲓϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ.
12 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ.
13 About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲓϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϣⲉⲛⲫⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓ.
15 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
16 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
20 First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϯϫⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ.
23 that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
24 At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ.
25 But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
26 For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲕⲥ.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ.
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ.
30 Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
ⲗ̅ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
31 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ.
32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
