Acts 22
1 “Brother and fathers,” he said, “Please listen as I give my defense before you.”
ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ
2 When they heard him speaking to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet.
ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia,” he began. “However, I was brought up here in this city, and sat at the feet of Gamaliel. I was taught to strictly observe the law of our fathers. I was zealous for God, just like all of you here today,
ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲔⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲄⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ
4 and I persecuted the people of this Way—having them put to death, and imprisoning both men and women.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
5 As the high priest and the council of the elders can also verify, I received from them letters of authorization addressed to the Jewish brothers in Damascus, and went there to arrest these people and bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ
6 At around noon, while I was on my way and approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven shone all around me.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ
7 I fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
8 ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I answered. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting,’ he told me.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ
9 Those who were traveling with me did see the light, but they didn't hear the voice that spoke to me.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ
10 ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you'll be told everything that's arranged for you to do.’
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ
11 Since I couldn't see because of the brightness of the light, those who were with me led me by the hand into Damascus.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ
12 There a man called Ananias came to see me. He was a religious man who observed the law, and was highly respected by the Jews who lived in the town.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
13 He stood in front of me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive back your sight.’ At that very moment I could see again, and I looked at him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ
14 He told me, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, to see the one who is truly good and right, and to listen to what he has to say to you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ
15 You will testify for him to everyone about what you have seen and heard. So what are you waiting for?
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ
16 Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins as you call on his name.’
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
17 I returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲕⲟⲧⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ
18 I saw a vision of the Lord telling me, ‘Hurry! You need to leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept what you are telling them about me.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ ϭⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ
19 I replied, ‘Lord, they certainly know that I went from synagogue to synagogue, beating and imprisoning those who trusted in you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
20 When Stephen was killed for testifying about you I was standing there in full agreement with those who killed him, holding their coats for them.’
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲤⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ
21 The Lord told me, ‘Leave now, for I am sending you far away to the foreigners.’”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ
22 Up until this point they had listened to what he was saying, but then they started shouting, “Get rid of this man from the earth—he doesn't deserve to live!”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲛ
23 They screamed and tore off their coats and threw dust into the air.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲧ ϣⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ
24 The commander ordered Paul brought into the fortress, and gave orders for him to be interrogated by flogging so he could find out the reason people were shouting so much against Paul.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲥⲉⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
25 As they stretched him out and tied him down to flog him, Paul asked the centurion standing there, “Is it legal to flog a Roman citizen who hasn't had a trial?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲟⲗⲕϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲱⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ
26 When the centurion heard what Paul said, he went to the commander and asked him, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
27 The commander came, and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul replied, “Yes I am.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϩⲁ
28 “I paid a lot of money to buy Roman citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲉⲟⲛ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ
29 Those who were about to interrogate Paul left immediately. The commander was worried when he found out that Paul was a Roman citizen because he had placed him in chains.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛϩϥ
30 The next day, wanting to find out the reason why the Jews were accusing Paul, he had him released and taken before the chief priests and the whole council which he ordered to assemble. He had Paul brought down and placed him before them.
ⲗ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲛ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ
