Acts 23
1 And Paul having earnestly beheld the Sanhedrin, said, “Men, brothers, I have lived to God in all good conscience to this day”;
ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
2 and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to strike him on the mouth,
ⲃ̅ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ.
3 then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall, and you sit judging me according to the Law, and violating law, order me to be struck!”
ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣϫ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
4 And those who stood by said, “Do you revile the chief priest of God?”
ⲇ̅ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he is chief priest, for it has been written: You will not speak evil of the ruler of your people”;
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ.
6 and Paul having known that one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee—son of a Pharisee—concerning [the] hope and resurrection of [the] dead I am judged.”
ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
7 And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,
ⲍ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ.
8 for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no resurrection, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ.
9 And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees’ part having arisen, were striving, saying, “We find no evil in this man; and if a spirit spoke to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God”;
ⲑ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
10 and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to seize him out of their midst, and to bring [him] into the stronghold.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
11 And on the following night, the LORD having stood by him, said, “Take courage, Paul, for as you fully testified [to] the things concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
12 And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they may kill Paul;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
13 and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲁϣ.
14 who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, “With a curse we accursed ourselves—to taste nothing until we have killed Paul;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
15 now, therefore, you, signify to the chief captain, with the Sanhedrin, that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming near, are ready to put him to death.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.
16 And the son of Paul’s sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the stronghold, told Paul,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
17 and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, “Lead this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to tell him.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ.
18 He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him to the chief captain and says, “The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] to bring to you this young man, having something to say to you.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ.
19 And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, “What is that which you have to tell me?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
20 And he said, “The Jews agreed to request you, that tomorrow you may bring down Paul to the Sanhedrin, as being about to inquire something more exactly concerning him;
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲃϩⲕ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲥϯ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ.
21 you, therefore, may you not yield to them, for there more than forty men of them lie in wait for him, who cursed themselves—not to eat nor to drink until they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
22 The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged [him], “Tell no one that you have shown these things to me”;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ.
23 and having called a certain two of the centurions near, he said, “Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go on to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲉ ϣⲁ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡⲅ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ.
24 also provide beasts, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe to Felix the governor”;
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϣⲁ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
25 he having written a letter after this description:
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, greetings:
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ.
27 This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them—having come with the army, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲓϣ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
28 and intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
29 whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ.
30 and a plot having been intimated to me against this man—about to be of the Jews—I sent to you at once, having also given command to the accusers to say the things against him before you; be strong.”
ⲗ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ.
31 Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ.
32 and on the next day, having permitted the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the stronghold;
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
33 those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ.
34 And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ.
35 “I will hear you,” he said, “when your accusers may also have come”; he also commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
