Acts 21
1 When we had gone away from them and set sail, we took a straight course to the city of Cos, and the next day to the city of Rhodes, and from there to the city of Patara.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲟⲇⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲩⲣⲣⲁ
2 When we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲁⲛⲁⲗⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
3 After sighting Cyprus, leaving it on the left side of the boat, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓ ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
4 After we found the disciples, we stayed there seven days. Through the Spirit they kept urging Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ
5 When our days there were over, we left and went on our way, and they all, with their wives and children, accompanied out of the city. Then we knelt down on the beach, prayed,
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲧϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲁⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ
6 and said farewell to each other. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ
7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. There we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲣϩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ
8 On the next day we left and went to Caesarea. We entered the house of Philip, the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and we stayed with him.
ⲏ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ
9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ϥⲧⲟ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ
10 As we stayed there for some days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛϭⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲃⲟⲥ
11 He came to us and took Paul's belt. With it he tied his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews in Jerusalem tie up the man who owns this belt, and they will hand him over into the hands of the Gentiles.'”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲟϫϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲟϫϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
12 When we heard these things, both we and the people who lived in that place begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲏⲙ
13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready, not only to be tied up, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲣⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲁ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ
14 Since Paul did not wish to be persuaded, we stopped trying and said, “May the will of the Lord be done.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲙⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ
15 After these days, we picked up our bags and went up to Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ
16 There also went with us some of the disciples from Caesarea. They brought with them a man named Mnason, a man from Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲛ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲩⲡⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
17 When we had arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲟⲡⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ
18 The next day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ
20 When they heard it, they praised God, and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands have believed among the Jews. They are all determined to keep the law.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
21 They have been told about you, that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children, and not to follow the old customs.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ
22 What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ
23 So do what we say to you. We have four men who made a vow.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲛϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
24 Take these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, so that they may shave their heads. So everyone will know that the things they have been told about you are false. They will learn that you also follow the law.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲃⲃⲟⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϫⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲉⲕⲉ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲕⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote and gave the instructions that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself with them, went into the temple, announcing the period of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
27 When the seven days were almost finished, some Jews from Asia, seeing Paul in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and laid hands on him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
28 They were shouting, “Men of Israel, help us. This is the man who teaches all men everywhere things that are against the people, the law, and this place. Besides, he has also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲗ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲫⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲙⲛⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ
30 All the city was excited, and the people ran together and laid hold of Paul. They dragged him out of the temple, and the doors were immediately shut.
ⲗ̅ⲉⲁⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲃⲟⲗⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲣⲟ
31 As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the chief captain of the guard that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ
32 Right away he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓⲁⲩⲗⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
33 Then the chief captain approached and laid hold of Paul, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁϥ
34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others another. Since the captain could not tell anything because of all the noise, he ordered that Paul be brought into the fortress.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ
35 When he came to the steps, he was carried by the soldiers because of the crowd's violence.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
36 For the crowd of people followed after and kept shouting out, “Away with him!”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲉ
37 As Paul was about to be brought into the fortress, he said to the chief captain, “May I say something to you?” The captain said, “Do you speak Greek?
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲥⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ
38 Are you not then the Egyptian, who previously led a rebellion and led the four thousand men of the 'Assassins' out into the wilderness?”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱϭⲥ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ
39 Paul said, “I am a Jew, from the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I am a citizen of an important city. I ask you, allow me to speak to the people.”
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ
40 When the captain had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with the hand to the people. When there was a deep silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language. He said,
ⲙ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲧⲣ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥϭⲣⲉϩⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ
