Acts 1
1 [Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
ⲁ̅ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲱ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲩⲗⲗⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
2 until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
ⲃ̅ϣⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
3 After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
4 [One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ.
5 John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
6 One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
7 He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
8 But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
9 After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ.
10 While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲓⲟⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ.
11 One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
12 Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ.
13 When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ Ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲫⲁ Ⲁⲗⲫⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲫⲁ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ.
14 All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
15 During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣⲣ̅ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ.
16 “My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
17 [Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
18 [The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
19 All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲭⲉⲗⲇⲁⲙⲁⲅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ.
20 [Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
ⲕ̅⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲧⲥ.
21 “So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
22 [That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
23 So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ.
24 Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ.
26 Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
