ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ 7
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
1Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
2ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲤⲞⲠⲞⲦⲀⲘⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲢⲢⲀⲚ.
2And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
3ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔⲤⲨⲄⲄⲈⲚⲒⲀ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
3and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’
4ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲬⲀⲖⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲢⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
4So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
5ⲘⲠⲈϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϪⲢⲞϪ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
5He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
6ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲨ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
6God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲖⲰⲖ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ.
7‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲀϤϪⲪⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ.
8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲠⲈ.
9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
10ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲐⲖⲨⲮⲒⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚϨⲨⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
11ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲀⲚⲀⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲖⲨⲮⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ.
11Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
12ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϮ ⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
12When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ.
13On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
14ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲨⲄⲄⲈⲚⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲈ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
14Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
15ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ.
15So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈⲤⲨⲬⲈⲘ ⲀⲨⲬⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲞⲠϤ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲦⲒⲘⲎ ⲚϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲨⲬⲈⲘ.
16Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
17ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲰⲢⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲀϤⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
17As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
18ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ.
18Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
19ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲚϦⲰⲞⲨ.
19He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
20ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲀⲤⲦⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨϢϤ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ.
20At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
21ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲤⲞⲖϤ ⲚϪⲈⲦϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ.
21When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤϪⲞⲢ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
22So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
23ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
23When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
24ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎ ⲘⲒ.
24And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
25ⲈⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲔⲀϮ.
25He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
26ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
26The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
27ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀϤϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀⲔ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ.
27But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
28ⲘⲎ ⲈⲔⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈⲦ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲔϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϤ.
28Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29ⲀϤⲪⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲆⲒⲀⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
29At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
30ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲀϨ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲦⲞⲤ.
30After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
31ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
32ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲔⲒⲞϮ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲀϤⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ.
32‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
33ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲈ.
33Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
34ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲞⲨϤⲒⲀϨⲞⲘ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲚⲀϨⲘⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
34I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
35ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲔ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲢⲈϤⲤⲰϮ ϦⲈⲚⲦϪⲒϪ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲂⲀⲦⲞⲤ.
35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚϢⲀⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
36He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
37ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
37This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
38ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
38He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
39ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
40ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲀⲢⲰⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰⲔ ϦⲀϪⲰⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
40They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
41ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ.
41At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
42ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚϮⲤⲦⲢⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ϨⲀⲚϦⲞⲖϦⲈⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
42But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲘⲞⲖⲞⲬ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲢⲎⲪⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲈⲦⲈⲂ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
43You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
44ϮⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
44Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
45ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲖⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ.
45And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
46ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ.
46who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47ⲤⲞⲖⲞⲘⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲔⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲚⲀϤ.
47But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.
48ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚϪⲒϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
48However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
49ϪⲈ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲀϢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ.
49‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
50ⲘⲎ ⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
50Has not My hand made all these things?’
51ⲚⲒⲚⲀϢϮ ⲚⲀϨⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲔⲈϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲈⲘⲀϢϪ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲒⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
52ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ.
52Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
53ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
53you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
54ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϦⲢⲀϪⲢⲈϪ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϪϨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
54On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
56ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
57ⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
57At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
58ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈⲨ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤϮϨⲞ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲀⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
60ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲠ ⲠⲀⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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