Acts 22
1 Paul said, “[Jewish] elders and my other fellow Jews, listen to me now while I reply to [those who are accusing me]!”
ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
2 When the crowd of people heard Paul speaking to them in [their own] Hebrew language, they became even more quiet and really listened. Then Paul said to them,
ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
3 “I am a Jew, [as are all of you]. I was born in Tarsus [city], in Cilicia [province], but I grew up here in Jerusalem. [When I was young, for many years] I studied the laws [that Moses gave to our ancestors]. I was taught by [the famous teacher] Gamaliel [MTY] {[The famous teacher] Gamaliel taught [MTY] me}. [I have] carefully [obeyed those laws, because] I have wanted to obey God. I [am sure that] many of you also carefully obey [those laws].
ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅.
4 [That is why] I previously persecuted those who believe the message [that people call] the Way [that Jesus taught. I continually looked for ways] to kill [them. Whenever I found] men or women [who believed that message], I [commanded that] they should be seized and thrown {[people to] seize them and throw them} into jail.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲓⲏ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ.
5 The supreme priest knows this, and so do the [other respected men who belong to our Jewish] Council. They gave me letters to [take to] their fellow Jews in Damascus [city. By means of those letters, they authorized me to] go to there and find people who believed in [Jesus. They had written in the letters that I was to bring those people] as prisoners to Jerusalem, so that they would be punished here {[the leaders here] could punish them}. [So I went on my way to Damascus].
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
6 About noon, my companions and I were getting near Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from the sky flashed all around me.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ.
7 [The light was so bright that] I fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice [of someone] speaking to me [from up in the sky. The one who was speaking to me said], ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you [(sg)] do things to harm me?’
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈.
8 I answered, ‘Who are you?’ He replied, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth. I [am the one] whom you [(sg)] are harming [by doing things to harm my followers].’
ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ.
9 The men who were [traveling] with me saw the [very bright] light, [and they heard a voice], but they did not understand what the voice said to me.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.
10 Then I asked, ‘Lord, what [do you want] me to do?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus! [A man] there will tell you [(sg)] all that I have planned for you to do.’
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ.
11 [After that, I could not see], because the [very bright] light had caused me to become blind. So my companions took me by the hand and led me until [we(exc) arrived] in Damascus.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲗⲟ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
12 [A couple of days] later, a man whose name was Ananias came to [see] me. He was a man who [greatly respected God and] carefully obeyed [our Jewish] laws. All the Jews living in Damascus said good things about him.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
13 He came and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, see [again]!’ Instantly I could see! I saw Ananias [standing there beside me].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
14 Then he said: ‘The God whom [we(inc) worship and] whom our ancestors [worshipped] has chosen you and will show you what he wants [you to do. He has allowed you] to see the righteous one, [the Messiah], and you have heard him speaking [to you].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲕ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ.
15 He wants you to tell people everywhere what you have seen and heard [from him].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ.
16 So now (do not delay!/why delay?) [RHQ] Stand up, let [me] baptize you, and by praying to the Lord [Jesus ask God] to forgive you [(sg)] for your sins!’”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲅ̅ⲉⲓⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ.
17 “Later, I returned to Jerusalem. [One day] I went to the Temple courtyard. While I was praying there, I saw a vision [in which]
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲕⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
18 I saw the Lord speaking to me. He said to me, ‘[Do not stay here]! Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people [here] will not (believe/listen to) what you [(sg)] tell [them] about me!’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ.
19 But I [protested and] said to him, ‘Lord, they know that I went to many of our meeting houses looking for people who believe in you. I was putting in jail those [whom I found] who believed in you, and I was even beating them.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
20 [They remember that] when Stephen was killed [MTY] {when people killed [MTY] Stephen} because he told people about you, I stood there [watching it all] and approving [what they were doing]. I [even] guarded the outer garments that those who were murdering him [had thrown aside. So if I stay here, the fact that I have changed how I think about you will surely impress those leaders of our people].’
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲓ̈ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
21 But the Lord said to me, ‘No, [do not stay here]! Leave [Jerusalem, because] I am going to send you [(sg)] far away [from here] to non-Jewish people!’”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲩ.
22 The people listened [quietly] to what Paul was saying until [he mentioned the Lord sending him to non-Jewish people]. Then they began shouting [angrily], “Kill him! [He does not deserve to live any longer]!” [They said that because they could not believe that God would save anyone except Jews].
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛ̅ϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅.
23 While they continued shouting, [“Kill him!”] they took off their cloaks and threw dust into the air, [which showed how angry they were].
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓ̈ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲉϫϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ.
24 So the commander [commanded] that Paul be taken {[soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks. He told [the soldiers] that they should strike Paul with a whip [that had pieces of bone/metal on the end of it], in order to make him tell what he had done that made the Jews shout so angrily. [So the soldiers took Paul into the barracks].
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ. ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
25 Then they stretched his arms out [and tied them] so that they could whip him [on his back. But] Paul said to the officer who was standing nearby [watching], “[You(sg) should think carefully about this]! You will certainly be [RHQ] acting unlawfully if you whip me, a Roman [citizen whom] no [one has put on trial and] condemned!”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
26 When the officer heard that, he went to the commander and reported it to him. He said [to the commander], “This man is a Roman [citizen] (Surely you would not [command us to whip him]!/Do you really want [us to whip him]?) [RHQ]”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
27 The commander [was surprised when he heard that. He himself] went [into the barracks] and said to Paul, “Tell me, are you [(sg) really] a Roman [citizen]?” Paul answered, “Yes, I [am].”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϩⲉ.
28 Then the commander said, “[I am also a Roman citizen]. I paid a lot of money to become a [Roman] citizen.” Paul said, “But I was born a [Roman] citizen, [so I did not need to pay anything].”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
29 The soldiers [were about to whip Paul and to ask him questions about what he had done. But when they heard what Paul said, they] left him immediately. The commander also became afraid, because he realized that Paul was a Roman [citizen] and that he had [illegally commanded soldiers to] tie up Paul’s [hands].
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ̅ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
30 [The commander still] wanted to know exactly why the Jews were accusing Paul. So the next day he [told the soldiers to] take the chains off Paul. He also summoned the chief priests and the [other Jewish] Council [members]. Then he took Paul [to where the Council was meeting] and [commanded] him to stand before them.
ⲗ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲁϥϫⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ.
