Acts 6
1 About this time, when the number of the disciples was constantly increasing, complaints were made by the Greek speaking Jews against the Aramaic speaking Jews, that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
ⲁ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ.
2 The Twelve, therefore, called together the general body of the disciples and said to them, ‘It is not well for us to see to the distribution at the tables and neglect God’s message.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲡⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
3 Therefore, friends, look for seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded men, and we will appoint them to attend to this matter;
ⲅ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲧⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲭⲣⲓⲁ.
4 while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer, and to the delivery of the message.’
ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ.
5 This proposal was unanimously agreed to; and the disciples chose Stephen – a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit – and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a former convert to Judaism;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲣ̅ⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲛⲱⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲁⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲏⲗⲩⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲉⲩⲥ.
6 and they brought these men to the apostles, who, after praying, placed their hands on them.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉϭⲓϫ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 So God’s message spread, and the number of the disciples continued to increase rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large body of the priests accepted the faith.
ⲍ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
8 Meanwhile Stephen, divinely helped and strengthened, was showing great wonders and signs among the people.
ⲏ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲓϭⲟⲙ. ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
9 But some members of the Synagogue of the Freed Slaves (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and Visitors from Cilicia and Roman Asia, were roused to action and began disputing with Stephen;
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲓⲃⲉⲣⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ. ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
10 yet they were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲉϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
11 Then they induced some men to assert that they had heard Stephen saying blasphemous things against Moses, and against God;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 and they stirred up the people, as well as the elders and the teachers of the Law, and set on Stephen, and arrested him, and brought him before the High Council.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
13 There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. ‘This man,’ they said, ‘is incessantly saying things against this holy place and the Law;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
14 indeed, we have heard him declare that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the customs handed down to us by Moses.’
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
15 The eyes of all the members of the Council were riveted on Stephen, and they saw his face looking like the face of an angel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
