Acts 3
1 [One day] Peter and John were going to the Temple [courtyard]. It was three o’clock in the afternoon, which was the time when people prayed [there publicly].
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲡⲯⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ
2 There was a man there who had been lame from the time he was born. He [was sitting by] the gate called Beautiful [Gate], at the entrance to the Temple [area]. People put him there every day, so that he could ask those who were entering [or leaving] the temple courtyard to give him some money.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲉϥⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲣⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ
3 As Peter and John were about to enter [the Temple courtyard], the lame man saw them and asked them several times to give him some money. (OR, The lame man said to them several times, “Please give me some money!”)
ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲟⲩ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ
4 As Peter and John looked directly at him, Peter said to him, “Look at us!”
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ
5 So he looked directly at them, expecting to get some [money] from them.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ
6 Then Peter said to him, “I do not have any money [MTY], but what I [can do], I will [do] for you. Jesus Christ, [who was] from Nazareth [town], has authorized [MTY] me [to heal you! So get up and] walk!”
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓϥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ
7 Then Peter grasped the man’s right hand and helped him to stand up. Immediately the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯⲃⲥ
8 He jumped up and began to walk! Then he entered the Temple [area] with them, walking and leaping and praising God!
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϥⲟϭϥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲓϥⲟϭⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
9 All the people [there] saw that man walking and praising God.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 They recognized that he was the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate in the Temple [courtyard] and ask [people] for money! So all the people there were greatly amazed at what had happened to him.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲫⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
11 As the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were so surprised [that they did not know what to think] So they ran to the two apostles at the place [in the Temple courtyard] that is called {that [people] call} Solomon’s Porch.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ
12 When Peter saw that, he said to the crowd, “Fellow Israelites, (you should not be surprised about what has happened to this man!/why are you so surprised about what has happened to this man?) [RHQ] And you should not stare at us, either! You seem to [RHQ] think that the two of us enabled this man to walk because we [(exc)] ourselves are powerful or because we please God very much!
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲗ ⲁϩⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲣⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
13 [So I will tell you what is really happening]. Our ancestors, including Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, worshipped God. And now he has greatly honored Jesus, who always served him. Your [leaders] brought Jesus [to the governor, Pilate], so that [his soldiers would kill him]. And [God considers that] in front of Pilate you [were the ones who rejected] Jesus [as your king], after Pilate had decided that he should release Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
14 [Although Jesus] always did what was right/just and good, you rejected him. [Pilate wanted to release him, but] you urgently asked Pilate to release (a murderer/someone who had killed people)!
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲃ
15 [God considers that] you killed [Jesus], the one who gives people [eternal] life. But God has greatly honored him (by causing him to become alive again after he died/by raising him from the dead). Many of us saw [him after that, and now] we [(exc)] are telling [you] about it.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲅⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
16 It is because [we two] trusted in what Jesus [MTY, PRS] [could do, that he] made this man, whom you see and know, strong again. Yes, it is because we [(exc)] trusted in Jesus that he has completely healed this man for all of you to see.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ
17 “Now, my fellow-countrymen, I know that you and your leaders did that [to Jesus] because you [and they] did not know [that he was the Messiah].
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ
18 However, [your putting him to death] was what God had predicted that people would do. [Long ago] he told all the prophets [MTY] to write [what people would do to the Messiah. They wrote] that the Messiah, whom God [would send], would suffer [and die].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
19 So, turn away from your sinful behavior and ask God [to help you] do what pleases [him], in order that he may completely forgive you for your sins.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲉⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
20 [If you do that], there will be times [when you will know that] the Lord [God is] helping [you]. And some day he will [again] send back [to earth] the Messiah, whom he appointed for you. That person is Jesus.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲥ
21 Jesus must stay in heaven until the time when God will cause all that he has created to become new. Long ago God promised [to do that, and] he chose holy prophets to tell [that to people]. (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (aiōn g165)
22 For [example, the prophet] Moses said [this about the Messiah]: ‘The Lord (your God/the God whom you [worship]) will cause someone to become a prophet to tell you [God’s message. God will send him] as [he sent] me, [and he will be] from among your own people. You must listen to everything that this prophet tells you [and obey him] [SYN].
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
23 [Those who] do not listen to [that prophet and obey] him will no longer belong to God’s people, and [God] will get rid of them’.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ
24 [Peter continued], “All the prophets have told [about what would happen during] the time [MTY] [in which we(inc) are living. Those prophets include] Samuel [and all the others who] later also spoke [about these events] before they happened.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ
25 You [as well as we(exc)] are the people [to whom God sent the Messiah, as] the prophets said [MTY] [that he would]. And when God strongly promised [to bless] our ancestors, he also surely promised to bless you. He said to Abraham [concerning the Messiah], ‘[I] will bless all people on the earth as a result of [what] your descendant [will do].’”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲙⲛⲧⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
26 [Peter concluded], “[So] when God sent [to the earth] (Jesus, the one who always obeys him/his servant Jesus), he sent him first to you [Israelites] to bless you. [God will] enable you to stop doing what is wicked [and to start doing what pleases him].”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ
