Acts 6
1 In those days, as the disciples increased in number, a complaint arose against the Hebrews on the part of the Hellenists that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
ⲁ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ.
2 So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, “It is not proper for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲡⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
3 Therefore, brothers, look for seven men among you who have a good reputation and are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint for this need.
ⲅ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲧⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲭⲣⲓⲁ.
4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ.
5 This proposal pleased the whole multitude, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, an Antiochean 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 They set these men before the apostles, who then prayed and laid their hands on them.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉϭⲓϫ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 So the word of God continued to increase, and the number of disciples continued to multiply greatly in Jerusalem, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
ⲍ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
8 Now Stephen, a man full of faith and power, was performing 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 men from the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), along with some of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some men from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and began to argue with Stephen.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲓⲃⲉⲣⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ. ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ
10 But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲉϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
11 Then they induced some men to say, “We heard Stephen speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 They also stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. So they came up to Stephen, seized him, and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
13 Then they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against the holy place and against the law.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
14 For we heard him saying that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
15 And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin stared at Stephen intently and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
