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1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
ⲁ̅ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲏⲏⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ
2 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they urged him,
ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ
3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲉⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ
4 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
ⲇ̅ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ
5 "Let them therefore," he said, "that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him."
ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ
6 When he had stayed among them more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲏ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ
8 while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."
ⲏ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ
9 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?"
ⲑ̅ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ
10 But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
11 For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go."
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ
13 Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ
14 As they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲫⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ
15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the Jewish elders informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲏⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ
16 To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense against the charge.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ
17 When therefore they had come together here, I did not delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲉϫⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
18 Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
19 but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲛϩ
20 Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
ⲕ̅ⲉⲓⲁⲡⲟⲣⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉϫⲓ ϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ
21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar."
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲫⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛϯϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ
22 Agrippa said to Festus, "I also would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you will hear him."
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
23 So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
24 And Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all people who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩϥ
26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲙⲛϯⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲣϫ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁϭⲙ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲥⲁϩϥ
27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him."
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲉϩⲛⲉ ϥⲕⲉⲁⲓⲧⲁ
