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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ.
2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
3ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈϬⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔⲰⲂ.
3And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
4ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲞⲠϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲆ ⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ.
4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
6ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲂⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ.
6On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲤⲪⲒⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ.
7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
8ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲢⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲨⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϪⲞⲖϨⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
8“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
9So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
10ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲂ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲠⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲦⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲒⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
11ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦϪⲒϪ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
12ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
12And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
13ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲢⲰⲆⲎ.
13He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲐⲰⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲤⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
15ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲖⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
16ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲚ ⲈϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲘⲦ.
16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
17ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲀ.
17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
18ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀϤϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
19After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
20ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲈϤϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲒⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲀⲚϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
21ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲐⲎϢ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϮϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
21On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
22ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ.
22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
23ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϢⲀⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϬⲒϤⲈⲚⲦ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ.
23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
24ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϢⲀⲒ.
24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
25ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ.
25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
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