Acts 7
1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
2 Stephen replied, “Fellow Jews and respected leaders, [please] listen to me! The glorious God [whom we(inc) worship] appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still [living] in Mesopotamia [region], before he moved to Haran [town].
ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲣⲁⲛ.
3 God said to him, ‘Leave this land where you [(sg)] and your relatives [are living], and go into the land to which I will lead you.’
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
4 So Abraham left that land, [which was also called] Chaldea, and he arrived in Haran and lived there. After his father died, God told him to move to this land in which you [and I] are now living.”
ⲇ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲭⲁⲗⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
5 “[At that time] God did not give Abraham any [land here], not even a small plot of [this] land that would belong to him. God promised that he would [later] give this land to him and his descendants, and that it would [always] belong [to them. However], at that time Abraham did not have any children [who would] ([inherit it/receive it after he died]).”
ⲉ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
6 “[Later] God told Abraham, ‘Your descendants will go and live in a foreign country. They [will live there] for 400 years, and [during that time their leaders] will mistreat your descendants and force them to work as slaves.’
ⲋ̅ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲉⲣⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲩ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ.
7 But God [also] said, ‘I will punish the people who make them work as slaves. Then, after that, your descendants will leave [that land] and they will [come and] worship me in this land.’”
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ.
8 “Then God commanded Abraham that [every male in his household and all of his male descendants] should be circumcised [to show that they all belonged to God] and that they would obey what he had told Abraham to do. Later Abraham’s son, Isaac, was born, and when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. [Later] Isaac’s son, Jacob, was born, and Isaac [similarly circumcised] him. And Jacob [similarly circumcised] his twelve sons. They are the twelve men [from whom we(inc) Jews have all descended].”
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ.
9 “[You know that] Jacob’s [older] sons became jealous [because their father favored their younger brother] Joseph. So they sold him [to merchants/traders who took him] [MTY] to Egypt. There he became a slave [of an official who lived there]. But God [helped] Joseph.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
10 He protected him whenever people caused him to suffer. He enabled Joseph to be wise; and he caused Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to think well of Joseph. So Pharaoh appointed him to rule [over] Egypt and to look after all of Pharaoh’s property [MTY].”
ⲓ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
11 “[While Joseph was doing that work], there was a time (when there was very little food/of famine) throughout Egypt and also throughout Canaan. People did not have enough food to eat. People were suffering. [At that time] Jacob and his sons [in Canaan] also could not find [enough] food.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲭⲁⲛⲁⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲗⲩ ⲯⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ.
12 When Jacob heard [people report that] there was grain/food [that people could buy] in Egypt, he sent Joseph’s older brothers [to go there to buy grain. They went and bought grain from Joseph, but they did not recognize him. Then they returned home].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϯ ⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
13 When Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt the second time, [they again bought grain from Joseph]. But this time [he] told them who he was. [And] people told Pharaoh that Joseph’s people were Hebrews [and that those men who had come from Canaan were his brothers].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ.
14 Then after Joseph sent [his brothers back home, they] told their father Jacob [that Joseph wanted] him and his entire family to come [to Egypt. At that time] ([Jacob’s family consisted of] 75 people/there were 75 people in Jacob’s family) [SYN].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
15 [So when] Jacob [heard that, he and all his family] went to [live in] Egypt.” Acts 7:15b-16 “[Later on], Jacob died [there], and our [other] ancestors, [his sons, also died there].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ.
16 [But] the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph] were brought {[they] brought the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph]} [back to our land], and [Jacob’s body] was buried {they buried [Jacob’s body]} [in the tomb that Abraham had bought, and they buried Joseph’s body] in Shechem in the ground that [Jacob] had bought from Hamor’s sons.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲩⲭⲉⲙ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲩⲭⲉⲙ.
17 “Our ancestors had become very numerous when it was almost time for [God to rescue them] from Egypt, [as] he had promised Abraham that he would do.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ.
18 Another king had begun to rule in Egypt. He did not know that Joseph, [long before that time, had greatly helped the people of Egypt] [MTY].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲥⲏⲫ.
19 That king cruelly tried to get rid of our ancestors. He oppressed them and caused them to suffer greatly. He [even commanded] them to leave their baby [boys] outside [their homes] so that they would die.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲛϧⲱⲟⲩ.
20 “During that time Moses was born, and he was a very beautiful [LIT] [child]. So his parents [secretly] cared for him in their house for three months.
ⲕ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ.
21 Then they had to put him outside [the house, but] Pharaoh’s daughter [found him and] adopted him and cared for him as [though he were] her own son.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ.
22 Moses was taught {[The Egyptian teachers] taught Moses} many kinds of wise things [HYP] that the people in Egypt knew, and [when he grew up], he spoke powerfully and did things powerfully.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥϫⲟⲣ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
23 “[One day] when Moses was about 40 years old, he decided that he would [go and] see his fellow Israelis. [So he went to the place where they worked].
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
24 He saw an Egyptian beating one of the Israelis. So he went over to help [MTY] the Israeli man who was being hurt/beat {whom [the Egyptian] was hurting/beating}, and he (got revenge on/paid back) the Israeli man by killing the Egyptian [who was hurting/beating him].
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ.
25 Moses was thinking that his fellow Israelis would understand that God had sent him to free them [from being slaves]. But they did not understand that.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϯ.
26 The next day, Moses saw two Israeli men fighting [each other]. He tried to make them stop fighting by saying to them, ‘Men, you two are fellow [Israelis! So] (stop hurting each other!/why are you hurting each other?) [RHQ]’
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
27 But the man who was injuring the other man pushed Moses away and said to him, ‘(No one appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]!/Do you [(sg)] think someone appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]?) [RHQ]
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ.
28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲏⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϥ.
29 When Moses heard that, [he thought to himself, ‘Obviously, people know what I have done, and someone will kill me.’ He was afraid, so] he fled [from Egypt] to Midian land. He lived there [for some years]. He [got married, and he and his wife] had two sons.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲇⲓⲁⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
30 “[One day] 40 years later, [the Lord God appeared as] an angel to Moses. He appeared in a bush that was burning in the desert near Sinai Mountain.
ⲗ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ.
31 When Moses saw that, he was greatly surprised, [because the bush was not burning up]. As he went over to look more closely, he heard the Lord [God] say [to him],
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
32 ‘I [am] the God [whom] your ancestors [worshipped]. I [am] the God that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob [worship].’ Moses [was so afraid that he] began to shake. He was afraid to look [at the bush any longer].
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲟϯ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ.
33 Then the Lord [God] said to him, ‘Take your sandals off [to show that you(sg) revere me]. Because I [am here], the place where you are standing is holy/sacred.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ.
34 I have surely seen how the people of Egypt are continually causing my people to suffer. I have heard my people when they groan [because those people continually oppress them]. So I have come down to rescue them [from Egypt]. Now get ready, because I am going to send you [back] to Egypt [to do that].’”
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩϥⲓ⳿ⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ.
35 “This Moses [is the one who had tried to help our Israeli people, but] whom they rejected [by saying], ‘No one [RHQ] appointed you to rule and judge [us!’] Moses [is the one whom] God [himself] sent to rule them and to free them [from being slaves. He is the one whom] an angel in the bush [commanded to do that].
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ.
36 Moses [is the one who] led our ancestors out [from Egypt]. He did many kinds of miracles in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and during the 40 years [that the Israelite people lived] in the desert.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ.
37 This Moses is the one who said to the Israelite people, ‘God will appoint a prophet for you from among your own people. [He will speak words from God], just like I [speak his words to you].’
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
38 This man [Moses] was [our people’s leader] when they gathered together in the desert. It is Moses to whom [God sent] the angel on Sinai Mountain to [give him our laws], and [he was the one who told] our [other] ancestors [what the angel had said]. He was the one who received [from God] words that tell us how to live [eternally, and Moses] passed [them] on to us.”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
39 “[However], our ancestors did not want to obey [Moses]. Instead, [while he was still on the mountain], they rejected him [as their leader] and decided that they wanted to return to Egypt.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲬⲏⲙⲓ.
40 So they told [his older brother] Aaron, ‘Make idols for us who will be our gods to lead us [back to Egypt]! As for that fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt we [(exc)] do not know what has happened to him!’
ⲙ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱⲕ ϧⲁϫⲱⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
41 So, they made [out of gold] an image [that looked like] a calf. Then they sacrificed [animals and offered other things] to [honor] that idol, and they sang and danced to honor the idol that they themselves had made.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ.
42 So God rejected them. He abandoned them to worship the sun, moon and stars in the sky. This agrees with the words that one of the prophets wrote that God said, You Israelite [people] [MTY], when you [repeatedly] killed animals and offered them as sacrifices during those 40 years [that you were] in the desert, (you [most certainly] were not offering them to me!/what makes you think that you were offering them to me?) [RHQ]
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲛϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
43 [On the contrary], you carried [with you from place to place] the tent [that contained the idol] representing [the god] Molech [that you worshipped]. You also [carried with you] the image of the star [called] Rephan. [Those] were idols that you had made, [and you] worshipped [them instead of me]. So I will [cause you to] be taken away {[people to] take you} [from your own country. You will be taken] {[They will take you]} [far from your homes to regions] even farther than Babylon [Country].”
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲗⲟⲭ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲣⲏⲫⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲃ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ.
44 “While our ancestors were in the desert, they worshipped God at the tent that showed [that he was there with them]. They had made the tent exactly like God had commanded Moses [to make it. It was] exactly like the model that Moses had seen [when he was up on the mountain].
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ϯ⳿ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
45 [Later on], other ancestors of ours carried that tent with them when Joshua led them [into this land]. That was during the time that they took this land for themselves, when God forced the people [who previously lived here] to leave. So the Israelis were able to possess this land. [The tent remained in this land and was still here] when [King] David ruled.
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ.
46 David pleased God, and he asked God to let him build a house where [he and] all of our Israeli people could worship God.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
47 But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ.
48 “However, [we(inc) know that] God is greater than everything, and he does not live in [houses that] people [SYN] have made. It is like the prophet [Isaiah] wrote. He wrote [these words that God had spoken: ]
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
49 Heaven is (my throne/the place from which I rule the entire universe), and the earth is (my footstool/[merely like] a stool on which I may rest my feet). I myself [SYN] have made everything [both in heaven and on the earth]. So you [human beings], ([you] really cannot build a house that would be [adequate] for me!/do you think you can build a house that would be [appropriate] for me?) [RHQ] You cannot [RHQ] make a place good enough for me [to live in]!”
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲏⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲉ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ.
ⲛ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
51 “You people are extremely stubborn [MET], not wanting to obey God or listen [MTY] [to him!] You are exactly like your ancestors! You always resist the Holy Spirit [as they did]!
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲛⲁϣϯ ⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
52 Your ancestors caused [RHQ] every prophet to suffer, [including Moses]. They even killed those who long ago announced [that the Messiah] would come, the one who always did what pleased God. [And the Messiah has come! He is the one whom] you [recently] turned over [to his enemies] and [insisted that] they kill him!
ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.
53 You [are the people] who have received God’s laws. [Those were laws] that God caused angels to give [to our ancestors]. However, [incredibly], you have not obeyed them!”
ⲛ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
54 When the Jewish Council members [and others there] heard all that [Stephen said], they became very angry. They were grinding their teeth [together because they were so angry] at him!
ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϣⲉⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲁϫⲣⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϫϩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ.
55 But the Holy Spirit completely controlled Stephen. He looked up into heaven and saw a dazzling light from God, and [he saw] Jesus standing at God’s right side.
ⲛ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I [see] the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”
ⲛ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
57 [When the Jewish Council members and others heard that], they shouted loudly. They put their hands over their ears [so that they could not hear Stephen, and immediately] they all rushed at him.
ⲛ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ.
58 They dragged him outside the city [of Jerusalem] and started to throw stones at him. The people who were accusing him [took off] their outer garments [in order to throw stones more easily, and] they put their clothes [on the ground] next to a young man whose name was Saul, [so that he could guard them].
ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲩ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
59 While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
ⲛ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲁⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
60 Then Stephen fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not punish them (OR, forgive them) [LIT] for this sin!” After he had said that, he died.
ⲝ̅ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.
