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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϪⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲰ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲆⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲦⲀⲢⲀ.
1After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲢϪⲒⲚⲒⲞⲢ ⲈϮⲪⲞⲒⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲀⲚⲀⲖⲎⲒ ⲀⲚϪⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
2Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
3ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲤⲞϪⲠⲤ ⲤⲀϪⲀϬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲤⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
3After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
4ⲈⲦⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲌ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
4We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
5ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲪⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ϢⲀ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲔⲈⲖⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲬⲢⲞ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ
5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲦⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲀⲖⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ.
6And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
7ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲞⲖⲈⲘⲀⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
7When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
8ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲌ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ.
8Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
9ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲆ ⲚϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲐⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
9He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲄⲀⲂⲞⲤ.
10After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲚϮⲌⲰⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲞϪϦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲞⲚϨϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
11Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
12ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲚϮϨⲞ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
12When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
13ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲘⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲤⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲰⲦ ⲀⲚⲬⲀⲢⲰⲚ ⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
14When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
15ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
15After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
16ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲤⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲨⲠⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲈⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
16Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
17ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲠⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
18ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϢⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ.
19Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲚⲀⲨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
21ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ ϪⲈ ⲔϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲤⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ.
21But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
22ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲒ.
22What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
23ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲚⲆ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
23Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.
24ϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϬⲈ ⲆⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲈⲔ ϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ ϨⲀⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ⲔϮⲘⲀϮ ϨⲰⲔ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
24Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
25ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲀⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰϪϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ.
25As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
26ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲪⲰⲢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
26So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
27ⲈⲨⲚⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϤϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎ ϢⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ
27When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
28ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
28crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
29ⲚⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲖϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ.
29For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
30ⲀⲤⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲤⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ
30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
31ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲀⲠⲒϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲠⲒⲢⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
31While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
32ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲀϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬ ⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲖⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
32Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲤⲞⲚϨϤ ⲚϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲂϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ.
33The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
34ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲚⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲈⲘⲂⲞⲖⲎ.
34Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
35ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲖⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲦⲰⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
35When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
36ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲒⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
36For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
37ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲈⲘⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲢⲰ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
37As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
38ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲆ ⲚϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲒⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲀϤⲈ.
38“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”
39ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲦⲀⲢⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
39But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
40ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲦⲰⲦⲈⲢ ⲀϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲬⲀⲢⲰϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
40Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
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