ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ 7
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
1Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲤⲞⲠⲞⲦⲀⲘⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲢⲢⲀⲚ.
2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔⲤⲨⲄⲄⲈⲚⲒⲀ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
3And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲬⲀⲖⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲢⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
5ⲘⲠⲈϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϪⲢⲞϪ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
5And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
6ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲨ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
6And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲖⲰⲖ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ.
7And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve 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.
8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲠⲈ.
9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph 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 delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲀⲚⲀⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲖⲨⲮⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ.
11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϮ ⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ.
13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
14ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲨⲄⲄⲈⲚⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲈ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him , and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
15ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ.
15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈⲤⲨⲬⲈⲘ ⲀⲨⲬⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲞⲠϤ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲦⲒⲘⲎ ⲚϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲨⲬⲈⲘ.
16And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲰⲢⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲀϤⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ.
18Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
19ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϪⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲚϦⲰⲞⲨ.
19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
20ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲀⲤⲦⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨϢϤ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ.
20In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
21ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲤⲞⲖϤ ⲚϪⲈⲦϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ.
21And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤϪⲞⲢ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
23ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
23And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
24ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎ ⲘⲒ.
24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him , and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
25ⲈⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲔⲀϮ.
25For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
26ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
26And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
27ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀϤϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀⲔ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ.
27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
28ⲘⲎ ⲈⲔⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈⲦ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲔϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϤ.
28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
29ⲀϤⲪⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲆⲒⲀⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
29Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
30ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲀϨ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲦⲞⲤ.
30And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
31ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
31When Moses saw it , he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it , the voice of the Lord came unto him,
32ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲔⲒⲞϮ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲀϤⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ.
32Saying , I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
33ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲈ.
33Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
34ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲞⲨϤⲒⲀϨⲞⲘ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲚⲀϨⲘⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
34I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into 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 refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
36ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲬⲎⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚϢⲀⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ.
36He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
37¶ This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
38ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
38This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
39ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲬⲎⲘⲒ.
39To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into 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.
40Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
41ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ.
41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own 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.
42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲘⲞⲖⲞⲬ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲢⲎⲪⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲈⲦⲈⲂ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
43Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away 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 witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that 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.
45Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ.
46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47ⲤⲞⲖⲞⲘⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲔⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲚⲀϤ.
47But Solomon built him an house.
48ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚϪⲒϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
48Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49ϪⲈ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲀϢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ.
49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
50ⲘⲎ ⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
50Hath 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.
51¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did , so do ye.
52ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ.
52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
53ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
53Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϦⲢⲀϪⲢⲈϪ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϪϨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
54¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57ⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈⲨ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
58And cast him out of the city, and stoned him : and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
59ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤϮϨⲞ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲀⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God , and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲠ ⲠⲀⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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