Acts 17
1 Paul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia [towns] and arrived at Thessalonica [city]. There was a Jewish meeting place there.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲫⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲱⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
2 (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) Paul went into the meeting house, as he usually did. For three weeks [he went there] on each Jewish day of rest. Referring to the Scriptures [about the Messiah], he spoke to the people who were there.
ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ
3 He explained and showed that [the prophets wrote that] the Messiah needed to die and (to become alive again/to be raised from the dead [afterwards]). He told them: “This man Jesus, whom I am telling you about, is our Messiah. [He died and became alive again, just like the prophets predicted].”
ⲅ̅ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫ(ⲉ)ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
4 Some of the Jews [there] were persuaded by {believed} [what Paul had said] and began to associate with Paul and Silas. There were also many non-Jewish people there who worshipped God and many important women [who also believed the message about Jesus], and they began to associate with Paul and Silas.
ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ. ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ.
5 But [some leaders of] the Jews there in Thessalonica became jealous [because many people believed what Paul taught]. So they went to the public square and persuaded some lazy men [who were loitering there] to follow them. [In this way, the leaders of] the Jews gathered a crowd and incited them to become noisy and start a riot [against Paul and Silas]. Those [Jews and others] ran to the house of [a man named] Jason. [He was the man who had invited Paul and Silas to stay at his house]. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas outside to where the crowd [of people was waiting].
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
6 They discovered that Paul and Silas were not there, but they found Jason [and grabbed him]. They dragged him and some of the [other] believers to where the city officials/authorities and [many other people were gathered]. The men [who had brought Jason] shouted, “Those [two] men have caused trouble [IDM] everywhere [HYP] [they have gone]. Now they have come to our city,
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ
7 and [this fellow] Jason invited them to stay at his house. All the people [of this sect] oppose what our Emperor has decreed. They say that another person, whose name is Jesus, is [the real] king!”
ⲍ̅ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ̅ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲕⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
8 When the crowd of people [that had gathered] and the city authorities heard that, they became very angry and excited.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲣ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈.
9 [They wanted to put the believers in jail. But instead], the officials made Jason and the other [believers] pay a fine and told them that they [would give the money back to them if Paul and Silas did not cause any more trouble]. Then the authorities let Jason and those other believers go.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲡ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
10 [So] that same night, the believers sent Paul and Silas [out of Thessalonica] to Berea [town]. When Paul and Silas arrived there, they went to the Jewish meeting place, [on a day when people had gathered there].
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ (ϫⲟⲟⲩ) ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
11 The [Jews] in Thessalonica had not been very willing to listen to God’s message, but the [Jews] who lived in Berea were very willing to listen, so they listened very eagerly to the message [about Jesus]. Every day they read the Scriptures [for themselves] to find out if what Paul said [about the Messiah] was true.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ. ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
12 As a result, many of the Jewish people believed [in Jesus], and also some of the important non-Jewish women and many non-Jewish men [believed in him].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ.
13 But then the Jews in Thessalonica heard [people tell them] that Paul [was] in Berea and that he was preaching the message from God [about Jesus]. So they went to Berea and [told people there that what Paul was teaching was not true. Thus], they caused many of those people to get angry [at Paul].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
14 So [several of] the believers [in Berea] took Paul to the coast [to go to another province]. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ.
15 When Paul and the other men from Berea [arrived at the coast, they got on a ship and] went to Athens [city]. Then Paul said [to the men who had come with him], “Tell Silas and Timothy to come to me [here in Athens] as soon as they can.” Then those men left [Athens and returned to Berea].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16 In Athens, Paul waited for Silas and Timothy [to arrive. In the meantime, he walked around in the city. He] became very distressed/disturbed because he saw that throughout [HYP] the city there were many idols.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲡⲉϥⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲟϫϩϫ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ.
17 So he went to the Jewish meeting place and talked [about Jesus] with the Jews, and also with the Greeks who had accepted what the Jews believe. He also went to the public square/center every day and talked to the people [whom he met] there.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅.
18 Paul met some teachers who liked to talk about what people should believe. [People called] some of them Epicureans and [they called] others Stoics. They told Paul [what they believed], and they asked him [what he believed. Then] some of them said [to one another], “This ignorant person is just talking nonsense [RHQ]!” Others said, “[We(exc) think] that he is teaching people about (foreign gods/[new] gods that we [(exc)] have not heard about).” They said that because Paul was telling them that Jesus [had died and] had become alive again [afterwards. They had not heard that message before].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ̈ⲕⲟⲥ (ⲛ)ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
19 So they took Paul to the place where the city council met. [When they arrived] there, they said to Paul, “[Please] tell us, what is this new message that you [(sg)] are teaching people?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
20 You are teaching some things that startle us [(exc)], so we want to know what they mean.”
ⲕ̅ⲕⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
21 [They said that, because] the people of Athens and also the people from other regions who lived there continually talked about what was new [to them], or they listened to [others tell] what was new.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
22 Then Paul stood up before the men of the city council and said, “Citizens of Athens, I see that you (are very religious/think that it is very important to worship many gods).
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
23 I [say that] because, while I was walking along and observing the objects [that represent different gods that] you worship, I even saw an altar that had these words [that someone had] carved [on it: THIS HONORS] THE GOD [THAT WE(exc)] DO NOT KNOW. So now I will tell you about [that God] whom you worship but you do not know.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
24 He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Because he rules over all [beings in] heaven and [on] earth, he does not dwell in shrines that people have made.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ.
25 He does not need to have anything made for him by people [MTY] {to have people [MTY] make [MTY] anything for him}, because everything that exists belongs to him. He is the one who causes (us [(inc)]/all people) to live and breathe, and [he gives us] all the things [that we(inc) need].
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
26 [In the beginning], God created one couple, and from them God produced all (the ethnic groups/the nations) that now live everywhere on the earth. He also decided where each ethnic group of people should live and how long they should live [there].
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲫⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ.
27 He wanted people to realize that they need him. Then maybe they would seek him and find him. [God wants us to seek him], although he is [really] close [LIT] to each one of us.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲱⲙϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
28 As someone has said, ‘[It is only] because he enables us that we [(inc)] live and move and do [what we do].’ And, as some of your own poets have said, ‘We [(inc)] are God’s children.’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲓⲙ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲓ(ⲏ)ⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ.
29 Therefore, because we are God’s children [and can communicate like God does], we [(inc)] should not think that he is anything like an image [that people have made] of gold or silver or stone [which cannot communicate]. Those images are designed and skillfully made {People design and make those images}, [but they are not alive].
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
30 During the times when people did not know [what God wanted them to do], he did not [immediately] punish [them for what they did]. But now God commands all people everywhere to turn away from their evil behavior.
ⲗ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲃϣϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈.
31 [He tells us] that on a certain day that he has chosen he is going to judge [all of us(inc) people in] [MTY] the world. He has appointed a [certain] man to judge [us, and that man will judge each of us] fairly/justly. God has shown to all [people that he has appointed that man to judge everyone], because God (caused him to become alive again after he had died/raised him from the dead).”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ̅. ⲁϥϯⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
32 When the men of the council heard [Paul say] that ([a man] had become alive again after he had died/[someone] had been raised from the dead), some of them laughed scornfully. But others said, “We [(exc)] would like you [(sg)] to tell us more about this, some other time.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈.
33 After they said that, Paul left the council [meeting].
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ.
34 However, some of the people there went along with Paul and became believers. Among those [who believed in Jesus] was a member of the council whose [name was] Dionysius. Also, an [important] woman whose name was Damaris and some other people [who had heard Paul’s message also believed in Jesus].
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
