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1 THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand, began his defence:
ⲁ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ.
2 I count myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am about to address my defence to thee this day concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews:
ⲃ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
3 especially as thou art skilled both in all the customs, and questions which respect the Jews: wherefore I beg the favour of thee to hear me patiently.
ⲅ̅ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
4 The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at Jerusalem, know indeed all the Jews;
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁϫⲓⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
5 who previously knew me a long while ago, (if they chose to bear testimony, ) that according to the most precise sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲙⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
6 And this moment for the hope of the promise made of God to our fathers am I standing here to be judged:
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
7 which promise our twelve tribes, with fervour night and day worshipping God, hope to attain. For which hope, king Agrippa, I am criminated 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 What! is it judged a thing incredible by you, that God should raise the dead?
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
9 I indeed then thought in myself, that I ought to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarean.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ.
10 Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were killed, I gave 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 And in every synagogue oftentimes punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly maddened with rage against them, I persecuted them even to the cities that are without.
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 which pursuits, even as I was going to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ.
13 at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, beyond the splendour of the sun, shining around myself and those who were travelling with me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲓϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
14 And as we were all fallen prostrate on the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saving in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is difficult for thee 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 Then I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he replied, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
16 Notwithstanding, arise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen, and of those which I will shew thee;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
17 delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
18 to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is 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 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
20 but preached first to those at Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, practicing works worthy of 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 Because of these things, the Jews seizing me in the temple, attempted to kill me on the spot.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
22 Having however obtained help from God, unto this day, I stand witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses said should come to pass:
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 Messiah should suffer, and that he being the first who should rise from the dead, should display light to the people, and to the Gentiles.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
24 As thus he was proceeding in his defence, Festus with a loud voice said, Paul, thou art raving; much reading hath driven thee to madness.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ.
25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but utter 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 is well acquainted with these things, before whom also I speak with the greatest freedom. For I am persuaded that none of these events have escaped his notice; for this thing 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! believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ.
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
29 And Paul replied, would to God, that not only thou, but also that all who are hearing me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except 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 So when he had thus spoken, the king arose, and the governor, and Bernice, and they who sat with him,
ⲗ̅ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
31 and retiring, conversed together, saying, This man hath done nothing worthy of death, or of chains.
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 might have been discharged, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
