Acts 24
1 And after five days, Ananias the high priest, with the Elders, and with Tertullus the orator, went down, and made a communication to the governor against Paul.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϯⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
2 And when he had been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, and to say:
ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ
3 Through thee, we dwell in much tranquillity; and many reforms have come to this nation, under thy administration; and we all, in every place, receive thy grace, excellent Felix.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
4 But, not to weary thee with numerous particulars, I pray thee to hear our humbleness, in brief.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ. ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲕ.
5 For we have found this man to be an assassin, and a mover of sedition among all Jews in the whole land: for he is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazareans.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲉⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
6 And he was disposed to pollute our temple. And having seized him we wished to judge him according to our law.
ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲉϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
7 But Lysias the Chiliarch came, and with great violence took him out of our hands, and sent him to thee.
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8 And he commanded his accusers to come before thee. And if thou wilt interrogate him, thou canst learn from him respecting 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 pleaded against him, saying that these things were so.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
10 Then the governor made signs to Paul, that he should speak. And Paul answered and said: I know thee to have been a judge of this nation for many years, and I therefore cheerfully enter upon a defence of myself.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈.
11 Because thou canst understand, that there have been but twelve days, since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅.
12 And they did not find me talking with any person in the temple, nor collecting any company, either in their synagogues, or in the city.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
13 Nor have they the power to prove, before thee, the things of which they now accuse me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
14 But this indeed I acknowledge, that in that same doctrine of which they speak, I do serve the God of my fathers, believing all the things written in the law and in the prophets.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
15 And I have a hope in God, which they also themselves expect, that there is to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the righteous and the wicked.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅. ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
16 And for this reason, I also labor to have always a pure conscience before God, and before men.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲕⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
17 And, after many years, I came to the people of my own nation, to impart alms, and to present an offering.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
18 And when I had purified myself, these men found me in the temple; not with a throng, nor with a tumult. But certain Jews, who came from Asia, were tumultuous;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ.
19 who ought, with me, to stand before thee, and make accusation of their own affair.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
20 Or let these here present say, whether they found any offence in me, when I stood before their assembly;
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
21 except this one thing, that I cried, while standing in the midst of them: Concerning the resurrection of the dead, am I this day on trial before you.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
22 And Felix, because he understood that way fully, deferred them, saying: When the Chiliarch shall come, I will give hearing between you.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲫⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
23 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, at rest; and that no one of his acquaintances should be forbidden to minister to him.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩϥ̅. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ϣⲙ̅ϣⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
24 And after a few days, Felix, and Drusilla his wife who was a Jewess, sent and called for Paul; and they heard him concerning faith in the Messiah.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
25 And while he was discoursing with them on righteousness, and on holiness, and on the future judgment, Felix was filled with fear; and he said: For the present time, go: and when I have opportunity, I will send for thee.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ.
26 He hoped, moreover, that a present would be given him by Paul; and therefore, he often sent for him, and conversed with him.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϯϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
27 And when two years were fulfilled to him, another governor, whose name was Porcius Festus, came into his place. And Felix, that he might do the Jews a favor, left Paul a prisoner.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲟⲣⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ.
