Acts 26
1 Turning to Paul, Agrippa said, “You are at liberty to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ.
2 “I have been congratulating myself, King Agrippa,” he said, “that it is before you that I have to make my defense today, with regard to all the charges brought against me by my own people,
ⲃ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
3 especially as you are so well-versed in all the customs and questions of the Jewish world. I beg you therefore to give me a patient hearing.
ⲅ̅ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
4 My life, then, from youth upwards, was passed, from the very first, among my own nation, and in Jerusalem, and is within the knowledge of all Jews;
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁϫⲓⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
5 and they have always known – if they choose to give evidence – that, in accordance with the very strictest form of our religion, I lived a true Pharisee.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲙⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
6 Even now, it is because of my hope in the promise given by God to our ancestors that I stand here on my trial –
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
7 A promise which our twelve tribes, by earnest service night and day, hope to see fulfilled. It is for this hope, your Majesty, that I am accused – and by Jews themselves!
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
8 Why do you all hold it incredible that God should raise the dead?
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
9 I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the name of Jesus of Nazareth;
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ.
10 and I actually did so at Jerusalem. Acting on the authority of the chief priests, I myself threw many of the people of Christ into prison, and, when it was proposed to put them to death, I gave my vote for it.
ⲓ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϯⲱⲡ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
11 Time after time, in every synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲓϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ.
12 It was while I was traveling to Damascus on an errand of this kind, entrusted with full powers by the chief priests,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ.
13 that at midday, your Majesty, I saw right in my path, coming from the heavens, a light brighter than the glare of the sun, which shone all around me and those traveling with me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲓϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
14 We all fell to the ground, and then I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew – ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? By kicking against the goad you are punishing yourself.’
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϣⲉⲛⲫⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓ.
15 ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
16 but get up and stand upright; for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you a servant and a witness of those revelations of me which you have already had, and of those in which I will yet appear to you,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
17 since I am choosing you out from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
18 to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God’s people, by faith in me.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
19 After that, King Agrippa, I did not fail to obey the heavenly vision;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
20 on the contrary, first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and then through the whole of Judea, and to the Gentiles as well, I began to preach repentance and conversion to God, and a life befitting that repentance.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
21 This is why some men seized me in the Temple, and made attempts on my life.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
22 However I have received help from God to this very day, and so stand here, and bear my testimony to high and low alike – without adding a word to what the prophets, as well as Moses, declared should happen –
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϯϫⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ.
23 That the Christ must suffer, and that, by rising from the dead, he was destined to be the first to bring news of light, not only to our nation, but also to the Gentiles.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
24 While Paul was making this defense, Festus called out loudly, “You are mad, Paul; your great learning is driving you mad.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ.
25 “I am not mad, your Excellency,” he replied. “On the contrary, the statements that I am making are true and sober.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
26 Indeed, the king knows about these matters, so I speak before him without constraint. I am sure that there is nothing whatever of what I have been telling him that has escaped his attention; for all this has not been done in a corner.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲕⲥ.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ.
28 But Agrippa said to Paul, “You are soon trying to make a Christian of me!”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
29 “Whether it is soon or late,” answered Paul, “I pray to God that not only you, but all who are listening to me, might today become just what I am myself – except for these chains!”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ.
30 Then the king rose, with the Governor and Bernice and those who had been sitting with them,
ⲗ̅ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
31 and, after retiring, discussed the case among themselves. “There is nothing,” they said, “deserving death or imprisonment in this man’s conduct”;
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ.
32 and, speaking to Festus, Agrippa added, “The man might have been discharged, if he had not appealed to the Emperor.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
