Acts 24
1 After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϯⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
2 When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that by your foresight reforms are coming to this nation,
ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ
3 we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
4 But, that I do not delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ. ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲕ.
5 For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲉⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
6 He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him. And we would have judged him according to our law,
ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲉϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
7 but the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
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8 commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him."
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
9 The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
10 When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,
ⲓ̅ⲁⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈.
11 seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅.
12 In the temple they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
13 Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
14 But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the Law, and which are written in 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 these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection, both of the just and unjust.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅. ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
16 This being so, I also do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and people.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲕⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
17 Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
18 amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ.
19 They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
20 Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
21 unless it is for this one thing that I shouted out standing among them, 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today.'"
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
22 But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, "When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case."
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲫⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
23 He ordered the centurion that he should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩϥ̅. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϣⲙ̅ϣⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
24 But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was Jewish, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
25 As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, "Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you."
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
26 Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϯϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲟⲣⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ.
