Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲗⲓⲧⲓⲛⲏ.
2 The people who lived there received us kindly. They lit a fire and invited us to come and warm ourselves, because it was raining and it was cold.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϫⲉⲃ.
3 Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. But [among those sticks was] a snake that had come out [from the fire to escape] from the heat, and it fastened itself on Paul’s hand.
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲗⲉⲡϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϫⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲉⲕϩ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ.
4 [The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so] when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, [the god] ([who] pays [people back/who punishes people]) for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ.
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
6 The people were expecting that Paul’s body would soon swell up or that he would suddenly fall down and die. But after they had waited a long time, they saw [that the snake] had not harmed him [at all]. So then the people changed their minds and said [to one another], “This man is not a murderer! Probably he is a god!”
ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲫⲱϫⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱⲥⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ.
7 Near where the people had made the fire, there were some fields that belonged to a man whose name was Publius. He was the chief official on the island. He invited us to [come and stay in] his home. He took care of us for three days.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲓⲟϩⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ ϭⲓⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
8 [At that time] Publius’ father had a fever and dysentery, and he was lying [in bed]. So Paul visited him and prayed [for him. Then] Paul placed his hands on him and healed him.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁϥ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲛⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
10 They brought us gifts and [showed in other ways that] they greatly respected us. When we were [ready] to leave [three months later], they brought us food and other things that we would need [for the trip].
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
11 After [we had stayed there] three months, we [got on] a ship [that was going to Italy and] sailed away. The ship had been in [a harbor on] the island during the months when there are many storms. It had come from Alexandria [city]. On the front of the ship there were carved images of the twin gods [whose names were Castor and Pollux].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲭⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲓⲣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲥⲁⲥ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
13 Then we traveled on by ship and arrived at Rhegium [port in Italy]. The next day, the wind was blowing from behind us, [so we sailed along fast]. The day after that, we reached Puteoli [town, where we left the ship].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲗⲟⲩⲥ.
14 In Puteoli we met some believers who invited us to stay with them for a week. [After visiting them], we [left there and started to travel by land] to Rome.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
15 [A group of] believers [who lived in Rome] had heard that we [(exc) were coming]. So they came out [from Rome] to meet us. [Some of] them met us at [the town called] ‘The Market on Appian [Road’, ] and others met us at [the town called] ‘The Three Inns’. When Paul saw those believers, he thanked God and was encouraged.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲡⲡⲓⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲉⲣⲛⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁⲣϩⲏⲧ.
16 After we [(exc)] arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted {[a Roman official who was responsible for guarding Paul] permitted Paul} to live [in a house] by himself. But [there was always] a soldier there to guard him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
17 After [Paul had been there] three days, he sent a message to the Jewish leaders [to come and talk with him. So] they came, and Paul said to them, “My fellow Jews, although I have not opposed our people nor spoken against the customs of our ancestors, [our leaders] in Jerusalem [seized] [MTY] [me. But before they could kill me, a Roman commander rescued me and later sent me] to Caesarea for Roman [authorities/officials to put me on trial].
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϩⲟⲩⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲓϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ.
18 The Roman authorities/officials questioned me and wanted to release me, because I had not done any [bad] thing for which I should be executed {they should kill me}.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
19 But when the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there opposed [what the Roman authorities wanted to do], I had to formally request that the Emperor [judge me here in Rome]. But my reason for doing that was not that I wanted to accuse our leaders about anything.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ.
20 So I have requested you [to come] here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one [God long ago promised to send] to us [(inc)] Jews.”
ⲕ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ϯⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ.
21 Then [the Jewish leaders] said, “We [(exc)] have not received any letters from [our fellow Jews] in Judea about you. Also, none of our fellow Jews who have arrived [here from Judea] has said anything bad about you.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲕ.
22 But we [(exc)] want to hear what you [(sg)] think about this [Christian] sect/group, because we know that in many places [HYP] bad things are being said {people are saying bad things} about it.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲝⲓⲟⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
23 So they [talked with Paul and decided that they would come back on another day to hear him. When that day arrived], those Jews came back to the place where Paul was staying, and they brought more Jews with them. Paul talked to them from morning until evening. He talked to them about how God wants to rule [people’s lives] [MET]. He tried to convince them that Jesus [is the Messiah] by reminding them what Moses and the other prophets had written [MTY].
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩϯⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲝⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϣⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ.
24 Some of those Jews believed that what was said [by Paul] {what [Paul] said} about Jesus [was true], but others did not believe [that it was true].
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁϩϯ.
25 So they began to argue with one another. [Paul realized that some of them did not want to listen to him, so] when they were about to leave, he said, “The Holy Spirit said something to your/our(incl) ancestors. He spoke these words to Isaiah the prophet, [and what he said is also true about you]:
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ.
26 Go to your fellow Israelites and tell them, ‘You repeatedly listen [to the message of God], but you never understand [what God is saying]. You repeatedly look at and see [the things that God is doing], but you never understand [what they mean].
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ.
27 God also said to the prophet, These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, and they have closed their eyes [because they do not want to see]. If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see [me doing] and what they hear [me saying]. Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ϩⲣⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲱⲟⲩ.
28 [That is what God said to the prophet Isaiah about our ancestors. But you Jews today do not want to believe God’s message]. Therefore, I am telling you that [God] has sent to the non-Jews this message about how he saves people, and they will listen [and accept it]!”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣϭⲟⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
30 For two whole years Paul stayed [there] in a house that he rented. Many people came to see him, and he received them all gladly [and talked with them].
ⲗ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ.
31 He preached [and taught people] about how God could rule [their lives] [MET] and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He did that without being afraid, and no one tried to stop him.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲛ ⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲧⲱ ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛⲀ ϯⲁⲡⲟⲅⲁⲗⲩⲙⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ
