Acts 19
1 During the stay of Apollos in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲉϣⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡϫⲓⲥⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
2 "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?" he asked them. "No," they replied, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit."
ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲓ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
3 "Into what then were you baptized?" he asked. "Into John's baptism," they replied.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
4 "John," he said, "administered a baptism of repentance, bidding the people believe on One who was to come after him; namely, on Jesus."
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ
5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
6 and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲁ ϭⲓϫ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ
7 They numbered in all about twelve men.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ
8 Afterwards he went into the synagogue. There for three months he continued to preach fearlessly, explaining in words which carried conviction the truths which concern the Kingdom of God.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
9 But some grew obstinate in unbelief and spoke evil of the new faith before all the congregation. So Paul left them, and, taking with him those who were disciples, held discussions daily in Tyrannus's lecture-hall.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲣϫ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲭⲟⲗⲏⲛⲧⲏⲣⲁⲛⲟⲥ
10 This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of the province of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the Lord's Message.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ
11 God also brought about extraordinary miracles through Paul's instrumentality.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
12 Towels or aprons, for instance, which Paul had handled used to be carried to the sick, and they recovered from their ailments, or the evil spirits left them.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲩⲙⲓⲕⲓⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
13 But there were also some wandering Jewish exorcists who undertook to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, "I command you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches."
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲣⲕⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew of high-priestly family, who were doing this.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ
15 "Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, over-mastered them both, and treated them with such violence, that they fled from the house stripped of their clothes and wounded.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥϥⲱϭⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲣ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗϩ
17 All the people of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks, came to know of this. There was widespread terror, and they began to hold the name of the Lord Jesus in high honour.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ
18 Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
19 and not a few of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together and burnt them in the presence of all. The total value was reckoned and found to be 50,000 silver coins.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲧ
20 Thus mightily did the Lord's Message spread and triumph!
ⲕ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ
21 When matters had reached this point, Paul decided in his own mind to travel through Macedonia and Greece, and go to Jerusalem. "After that," he said, "I must also see Rome."
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲙⲛⲧⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ
22 But he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself remained for a while in Roman Asia.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ
23 Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about the new faith.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ
24 There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲁⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲩⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲩϯⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ
25 He called his workmen together, and others who were engaged in similar trades, and said to them, "You men well know that our prosperity depends on this business of ours;
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲣⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲱⲛϩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ
26 and you see and hear that, not in Ephesus only but throughout almost the whole province of Asia, this fellow Paul has led away a vast number of people by inducing them to believe that they are not gods at all that are made by men's hands.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ
27 There is danger, therefore, not only that this our trade will become of no account, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will fall into utter disrepute, and that before long she will be actually deposed from her majestic rank--she who is now worshipped by the whole province of Asia; nay, by the whole world."
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲩⲙⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ
28 After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!"
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ
29 The riot and uproar spread through the whole city, till at last with one accord they rushed into the Theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were fellow travellers with Paul.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲁⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
30 Then Paul would have liked to go in and address the people, but the disciples would not let him do so.
ⲗ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲁϥ
31 A few of the public officials, too, who were friendly to him, sent repeated messages entreating him not to venture into the Theatre.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ
32 The people, meanwhile, kept shouting, some one thing and some another; for the assembly was all uproar and confusion, and the greater part had no idea why they had come together.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ
33 Then some of the people crowded round Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward; and Alexander, motioning with his hand to get silence, was prepared to make a defence to the people.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
34 No sooner, however, did they see that he was a Jew, than there arose from them all one roar of shouting, lasting about two hours. "Great is the Ephesian Diana," they said.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ
35 At length the Recorder quieted them down. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who is there of all mankind that needs to be told that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲧⲓⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲩⲙⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲍⲉⲩⲥ
36 These facts, then, being unquestioned, it becomes you to maintain your self-control and not act recklessly.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲥⲙⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲁⲓ
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲗⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
38 If, however, Demetrius and the mechanics who support his contention have a grievance against any one, there are Assize-days and there are Proconsuls: let the persons interested accuse one another.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲩⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲣⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
39 But if you desire anything further, it will have to be settled in the regular assembly.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ
40 For in connexion with to-day's proceedings there is danger of our being charged with attempted insurrection, there having been no real reason for this riot; nor shall we be able to justify the behaviour of this disorderly mob."
ⲙ̅ⲧⲛϭⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϯ ϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ
41 With these words he dismissed the assembly.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
