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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲀⲠⲈⲖⲖⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲈⲠ ⲚⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲒ ⲈⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲢⲰ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϢⲞⲠ.
2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ.
3“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
4ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈ.
4Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
5On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
7There were about twelve men in all.
8ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
9ⲈⲦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲚⲀϢⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀϤⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲎ ⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲬⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲨⲢⲀⲚⲚⲞⲤ.
9But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
10ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲂϮ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ
10This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
11ⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
11God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
12ϨⲰⲤⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲞⲨⲆⲀⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲒⲘⲒⲔⲨⲚⲐⲒⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϢⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲈ.
12so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
13ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲜⲞⲢⲄⲒⲤⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲦⲀⲢⲔⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
13Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
14ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲌⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲔⲈⲨⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ.
14Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘ.
15Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲂⲎϢ ⲈⲢⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲎϦ.
16Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
17ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
18ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
18Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
19ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲠⲈⲢⲒⲈⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪⲰⲘ ⲀⲨⲢⲞⲔϨⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲦⲒⲘⲎ ⲈⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲚϨⲀⲦ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
19And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
20ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲀϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ.
20So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
21ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀⲒ Ⲁ- ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲬⲀⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲒϢⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϨⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲔⲈⲢⲰⲘⲎ.
21After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
22ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲂ ⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲀⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ.
22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
23ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
23About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
24ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲆⲒⲘⲎⲦⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲔ ϨⲀⲦ ⲈϤⲘⲞⲚⲔ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲢⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲒⲦⲈⲬⲚⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ.
24It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
25ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎ ⲤⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒϪⲒⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϪⲪⲈ ϨⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲀⲚ.
25Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲬⲈⲆⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲀⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚϪⲒϪ.
26And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
27ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲨⲚⲆⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲀⲢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀⲞⲠϤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲞⲢϢⲈⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲘⲈⲦⲚⲒϢϮ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
27There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
28ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲞϨ ⲚϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲦⲈ ϮⲀⲢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀ ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ.
28When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲘⲞϨ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲈⲀⲦⲢⲞⲚ ⲀⲨϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲚⲄⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲤⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
29Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
30ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
30Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
31ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬ ⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲈⲀⲦⲢⲞⲚ.
31Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
32ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲚⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲀ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ.
32Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
33ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲈⲜⲀⲚⲆⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲈⲜⲀⲚⲆⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
33The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
34ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϦⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲦⲈ ϮⲀⲢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀ ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ.
34But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ϨⲈⲢⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲄⲢⲀⲘⲘⲀⲦⲈⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲰⲔⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲀⲢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲞⲠⲈⲦⲎⲤ.
35Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
36ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲤⲒⲀⲒ.
36Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
37ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲀⲖⲠ ⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ.
37For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
38ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲒⲘⲎⲦⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲦⲈⲬ ⲚⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲞⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲐⲨⲠⲀⲦⲞⲤ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
38So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
39ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲒⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
39But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
40ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲨⲚⲆⲒⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎ ⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲤ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ. ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
40For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
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41After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
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