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1 WHEN Festus then was come into the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
ⲁ̅ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
2 And the high-priest and the principal persons among the Jews informed him against Paul, and entreated him,
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲟⲩⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
3 begging it as a favour from him, that he would send him back to Jerusalem, lying in wait for him to kill him on the road.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
4 Then Festus answered, that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly.
ⲇ̅ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ.
5 Let therefore, said he, those among you who are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there be anything criminal in this man.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲏⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
6 And after staying with them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow seated on the bench, commanded Paul to be brought.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲓ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
7 And on his appearing, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and laid many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
8 But he pleaded in his defence, That neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I committed the least offence.
ⲏ̅ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
9 Then Festus, desirous of ingratiating himself with the Jews, replying to Paul, said, Wilt thou go up unto Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
ⲑ̅ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉϭⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ.
10 Then said Paul, I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar, where I have a right to be judged: against the Jews I have committed no offence, as thou also clearly perceivest.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
11 For indeed if I have committed any crime, or done aught worthy of death, I object not to be put to death: but if there is nothing in those things whereof they accuse me, no man dare gratify them by abandoning me to them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϯⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϯⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
12 I appeal unto Caesar. Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed to Caesar? to Caesar shalt thou go.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
13 Now when some days were passed, Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to salute Festus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲕⲏⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
14 And as their stay there was extended to a considerable time, Festus communicated to the king Paul’s affairs, saying, There is a certain man left by Felix, a prisoner:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲭⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ.
15 against whom when I was at Jerusalem, the high-priest and the elders of the Jews appeared, desiring judgment against him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲓⲕⲏ.
16 To whom I replied, That it was not customary for Romans to give up any man gratuitously to destruction, before that the person accused should have his accusers produced face to face, and be allowed opportunity to defend himself against the charge.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ.
17 When therefore they were come here together, making no demur, the very next day I sat on the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲓϩⲟ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
18 Against whom his accusers standing forth, brought no charge of such things as I expected:
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ.
19 but only pleaded against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϩⲁⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲓϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ.
20 But being in doubt respecting a question of this sort, I demanded if he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ.
21 But Paul appealing that he should be reserved for the cognizance of Augustus, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I should send him to Caesar.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, I wish also myself to hear the man. He said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
23 On the morrow therefore, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with a very splendid retinue, and were entered into the place of audience, with the military tribunes, and the men of superior eminence in the city, then at the order of Festus Paul was produced.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all you, sirs, who are present with us, behold the man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews have set upon me, both at Jerusalem and in this place, clamouring that he ought not to live a moment longer.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ.
25 But finding on inquiry that he had done nothing worthy of death, and he himself indeed having appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲓϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ.
26 Respecting whom I have nothing determinate to write to my sovereign. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, king Agrippa, that on a fresh examination taken, I might have something to write.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲠⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲕϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧϥ.
27 For it appears to me highly unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also signify the charges against him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲩⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
