Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak about yourself." So Paul, with outstretched arm, proceeded to make his defence.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ.
2 "As regards all the accusations brought against me by the Jews," he said, "I think myself fortunate, King Agrippa, in being about to defend myself to-day before you,
ⲃ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
3 who are so familiar with all the customs and speculations that prevail among the Jews; and for this reason, I pray you, give me a patient hearing.
ⲅ̅ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
4 "The kind of life I have lived from my youth upwards, as exemplified in my early days among my nation and in Jerusalem, is known to all the Jews.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁϫⲓⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
5 For they all know me of old--if they would but testify to the fact--how, being an adherent of the strictest sect of our religion, my life was that of a Pharisee.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲙⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
6 And now I stand here impeached because of my hope in the fulfilment of the promise made by God to our forefathers--
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
7 the promise which our twelve tribes, worshipping day and night with intense devotedness, hope to have made good to them. It is on the subject of this hope, Sir, that I am accused by the Jews.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
8 Why is it deemed with all of you a thing past belief if God raises the dead to life?
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
9 "I myself, however, thought it a duty to do many things in hostility to the name of Jesus, the Nazarene.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ.
10 And that was how I acted in Jerusalem. Armed with authority received from the High Priests I shut up many of God's people in various prisons, and when they were about to be put to death I gave my vote against them.
ⲓ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϯⲱⲡ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
11 In all the synagogues also I punished them many a time, and tried to make them blaspheme; and in my wild fury I chased them even to foreign towns.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲓϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ.
12 "While thus engaged, I was travelling one day to Damascus armed with authority and a commission from the High Priests,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ.
13 and on the journey, at noon, Sir, I saw a light from Heaven--brighter than the brightness of the sun--shining around me and around those who were travelling with me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲓϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
14 We all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice which said to me in Hebrew, "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? You are finding it painful to kick against the ox-goad.'
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϣⲉⲛⲫⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓ.
15 "'Who art Thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
16 'But rise, and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you My servant and My witness both as to the things you have already seen and as to those in which I will appear to you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
17 I will save you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you to open their eyes,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
18 that they may turn from darkness to light and from the obedience to Satan to God, in order to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified through faith in Me.'
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
19 "Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
20 but I proceeded to preach first to the people in Damascus, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and to the Gentiles, that they must repent and turn to God, and live lives consistent with such repentance.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
21 "It was on this account that the Jews seized me in the Temple and tried to kill me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
22 Having, however, obtained the help which is from God, I have stood firm until now, and have solemnly exhorted rich and poor alike, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses predicted as soon to happen,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϯϫⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ.
23 since the Christ was to be a suffering Christ, and by coming back from the dead was then to be the first to proclaim a message of light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
24 As Paul thus made his defence, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, "You are raving mad, Paul; and great learning is driving you mad."
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲗⲓⲃⲓ.
25 "I am not mad, most noble Festus," replied Paul; "I am speaking words of sober truth.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
26 For the King, to whom I speak freely, knows about these matters. I am not to be persuaded that any detail of them has escaped his notice; for these things have not been done in a corner.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲕⲥ.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know that you believe them."
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ.
28 Agrippa answered, "In brief, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
29 "My prayer to God, whether briefly or at length," replied Paul, "would be that not only you but all who are my hearers to-day, might become such as I am--except these chains."
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ.
30 So the King rose, and the Governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them;
ⲗ̅ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲉⲣⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
31 and, having withdrawn, they talked to one another and said, "This man is doing nothing for which he deserves death or imprisonment."
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ.
32 And Agrippa said to Festus, "He might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar."
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
