Acts 23
1 Looking intently at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, “Brothers, in all good conscience I have lived as a citizen before God to this day.”
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ.
2 At this the high priest Ananias commanded those who were standing beside Paul to strike him on the mouth.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike yoʋ, yoʋ whitewashed wall! Are yoʋ sitting there judging me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law ordering me to be struck?”
ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲁϩⲧ(ⲕ̅) ⲧϫⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ. ⲕϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
4 Those standing nearby said, “Do yoʋ dare to insult God's high priest?”
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
5 Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest. For it is written, ‘Yoʋ shall not speak evil of a ruler of yoʋr people.’”
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ. ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
6 Now when Paul realized that some were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is regarding the hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
7 When he said this, a dissension arose on the part of the Pharisees, and the assembly was divided.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲱϣ.
8 (For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)
ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅.
9 Then there arose a great clamor, and the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and argued vehemently, “We find no evil in this man. If a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel, let us not fight against God.”
ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϭⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
10 When the dissension grew violent, the commander, exercising caution lest Paul be torn to pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage, Paul, for as yoʋ have testified about me in Jerusalem, so yoʋ must also testify in Rome.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
12 When daybreak came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱ. ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
13 More than forty men had taken an oath to join this conspiracy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
15 Now then, you and the council must make an official request to the commander to bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would be investigating the facts about his case in greater detail. And we will be ready to kill him before he draws near to this place.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲛ. ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
16 But when the son of Paul's sister heard about this ambush, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ. ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
17 Then Paul called one of the centurions over and said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϣⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
18 So he took the young man, brought him to the commander, and said, “The prisoner Paul called for me and asked me to bring this young man to yoʋ because he has something to tell yoʋ.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲧ̅ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲣ̅ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
19 So the commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside privately, and asked, “What is it that yoʋ have to tell me?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲥⲉϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕϥ̅ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
20 The young man said, “The Jews have agreed to ask yoʋ to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as though the members of the Sanhedrin would be inquiring about his case in greater detail.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅.
21 Do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are now ready, waiting for yoʋr consent.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲥⲉϭⲟⲣϭ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕ̅ϫⲓⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ.
22 So the commander sent the young man away, ordering him, “Tell no one that yoʋ have reported this to me.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡϩⲣ̅ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈.
23 Then he called over two of the centurions and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready by the third hour of the night to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲉϣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϥⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϫⲡ̅ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ.
24 Provide mounts so that they may set Paul on one and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲧⲃ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
25 Then he wrote the following letter:
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ.
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ.
27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ. ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ
28 Wishing to know the reason why they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ̅. ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
29 I discovered that he was being accused about questions of their own law, but had no accusation against him that deserved death or imprisonment.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϭⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲏ̅ ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
30 When I was informed that a plot was about to be executed against this man by the Jews, I sent him to yoʋ at once, also ordering his accusers to state before yoʋ the charges against him. Farewell.”
ⲗ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
31 So the soldiers took Paul and brought him to Antipatris by night, just as they had been commanded.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩ(ⲉϩ)ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ.
32 The next day, they let the horsemen go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉⲛ̅ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
33 When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul to him as well.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
34 After the governor read the letter, he asked what province Paul was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟϣⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ. ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ.
35 he said, “I will give yoʋ a hearing once yoʋr accusers have arrived.” Then he gave orders for him to be kept at Herod's headquarters.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟ(ⲣⲟ)ⲥ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
