Acts 24
1 And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down, with the elders, and a certain orator—Tertullus, and they disclosed to the governor [the things] against Paul;
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϯⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
2 and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, “Enjoying much peace through you, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through your forethought,
ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ
3 always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
4 and that I may not be further tedious to you, I exhort you to hear us concisely in your gentleness;
ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ. ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲕ.
5 for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world—also a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes—
ⲉ̅ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲉⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
6 who also tried to profane the temple, whom we also took, [[and wished to judge according to our law,
ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲉϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
7 and Lysias the chief captain having come near, took away out of our hands with much violence,
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8 having commanded his accusers to come to you, ]] from whom you may be able, yourself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him”;
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
9 and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
10 And Paul—the governor having beckoned to him to speak—answered, “Knowing [that] for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I answer more cheerfully the things concerning myself;
ⲓ̅ⲁⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈.
11 you being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅.
12 and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
13 nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
14 And I confess this to you, that, according to The Way that they call a sect, so I serve the God of the fathers, believing all things that have been written in the Law and the Prophets,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
15 having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a resurrection of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅. ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
16 and in this I exercise myself, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲕⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
17 And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
18 in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ.
19 whom it is necessary to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
20 or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the Sanhedrin,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
21 except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them—Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you today.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
22 And having heard these things, Felix delayed them—having known more exactly of the things concerning The Way—saying, “When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you”;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲫⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
23 having also given a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩϥ̅. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϣⲙ̅ϣⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
24 And after certain days, Felix having come with his wife Drusilla, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith toward Christ,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
25 and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, “For the present be going, and having time, I will call for you”;
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
26 and at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him often, he was conversing with him;
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϯϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
27 and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲟⲣⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ.
