< Acts 21 >

1 And it came to pass, at our sailing, having been parted from them, having run direct, we came to Coos, and the succeeding [day] to Rhodes, and there to Patara,
ⲁ̅̅̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕⲱ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲟⲇⲟⲥ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲩⲣⲣⲁ.
2 and having found a ship passing over to Phoenicia, having gone on board, we sailed,
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲓ (ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ) ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲁⲛⲁⲗⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
3 and having discovered Cyprus, and having left it on the left, we were sailing to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there was the ship discharging the cargo.
ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
4 And having found out the disciples, we tarried there seven days, and they said to Paul, through the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem;
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ.
5 but when it came that we completed the days, having gone forth, we went on, all bringing us on the way, with women and children, to the outside of the city, and having bowed the knees on the shore, we prayed,
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲉⲩⲑⲡⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ. ϣⲁⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲗϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲁⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ
6 and having embraced one another, we embarked in the ship, and they returned to their own friends.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ̈.
7 And we, having finished the course, from Tyre came down to Ptolemais, and having greeted the brothers, we remained one day with them;
ⲍ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ϩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ.
8 and on the next day Paul and his company having gone forth, we came to Caesarea, and having entered into the house of Philip the evangelist—who is of the seven—we remained with him,
ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ.
9 and this one had four daughters, virgins, prophesying.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ϥⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
10 And we remaining many more days, there came down a certain one from Judea, a prophet, by name Agabus,
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ϭⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲃⲟⲥ.
11 and he having come to us, and having taken up the girdle of Paul, having also bound his own hands and feet, said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit: The man whose is this girdle—so will the Jews in Jerusalem bind, and they will deliver [him] up into the hands of nations.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟϫϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟϫϩ̅. ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
12 And when we heard these things, we called on [him]—both we, and those of that place—not to go up to Jerusalem,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ.
13 and Paul answered, “Why are you weeping, and crushing my heart? For I am ready, not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus”;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲣⲧ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ϩⲁⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
14 and he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, “The will of the LORD be done.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ·
15 And after these days, having taken [our] vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓ̈ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ.
16 and there went also of the disciples from Caesarea with us, bringing with them him with whom we may lodge, a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an aged disciple.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϭⲟⲓ̈ⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
17 And we having come to Jerusalem, the brothers gladly received us,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲟⲡⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ.
18 and on the next day Paul was going in with us to James, all the elders also came,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
19 and having greeted them, he was expounding, one by one, each of the things God did among the nations through his ministry,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣϥ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
20 and they having heard, were glorifying the LORD. They also said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the Law,
ⲕ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
21 and they are instructed concerning you, that you teach departure from Moses to all Jews among the nations, saying not to circumcise the children, nor to walk after the customs;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ̅ ϫⲉ ⲕϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅.
22 what then is it? Certainly the multitude must come together, for they will hear that you have come.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ.
23 This, therefore, that we say to you, do. We have four men having a vow on themselves,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲟⲩⲛϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ.
24 having taken these, be purified with them, and be at expense with them, that they may shave the head, and all may know that the things of which they have been instructed concerning you are nothing, but you walk—yourself also—keeping the Law.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲉⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲕⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
25 And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ.
26 Then Paul, having taken the men, on the following day, having purified himself with them, was entering into the temple, announcing the fulfilment of the days of the purification, until the offering was offered for each one of them.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ. ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
27 And as the seven days were about to be fully ended, the Jews from Asia having beheld him in the temple, were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid hands on him,
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ
28 crying out, “Men, Israelites, help! This is the man who, against the people, and the Law, and this place, is teaching all everywhere; and further, also, he brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place”;
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲡⲉ. ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
29 for they had seen before Trophimus, the Ephesian, in the city with him, whom they were supposing that Paul brought into the temple.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲫⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ.
30 All the city was also moved and there was a running together of the people, and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut,
ⲗ̅ⲉⲁⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲛⲟⲓ̈ⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲟ
31 and they seeking to kill him, a rumor came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem has been thrown into confusion,
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅.
32 who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down on them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲗⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
33 Then the chief captain, having come near, took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he has been doing,
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ. ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁϥ.
34 and some were crying out one thing, and some another, among the multitude, and not being able to know the certainty because of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the stronghold,
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
35 and when he came on the steps, it happened he was carried by the soldiers, because of the violence of the multitude,
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ̅. ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
36 for the crowd of the people was following after, crying, “Away with him.”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲉ.
37 And Paul being about to be led into the stronghold, says to the chief captain, “Is it permitted to me to say anything to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ.
38 Are you not, then, the Egyptian who made an uprising before these days, and led the four thousand men of the assassins into the desert?”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱϭⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ.
39 And Paul said, “I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people.”
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ. ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
40 And he having given him leave, Paul having stood on the stairs, beckoned with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:
ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲥϭⲣⲉϩⲧ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.

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