Acts 24
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1After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
1ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲈⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲀⲚⲀⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲢⲎⲦⲰⲢ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲢⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
2When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,
2ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈⲢⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲤⲞϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲔϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ
3we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
3ⲤⲀⲤⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ϦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
4ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎ Ⲥ.
5For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
5ⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲖⲞⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ.
6He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
6ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
8By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”
8ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
9The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
9ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
10When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,
10ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϢⲖⲰⲖ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ.
11seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
11ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲦⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ.
12In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.
12ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ.
13Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
13ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
14But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;
14ϮⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
15having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
15ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ϮⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
16In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
16ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲤⲔⲒⲚ ϨⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
17Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
17ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲪⲰⲢⲀ.
18amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
18ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ.
19They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.
19ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎ ⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
20Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
20ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ.
21unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”
21ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞϢⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
22But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”
22ⲀϤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲖⲨⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
23He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.
23ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲈϢⲦ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲎ ⲦϤ.
24After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
24ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲆⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
25As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”
25ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ.
26Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.
26ⲀⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲬⲢⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
27But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
27ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲦⲞⲬⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲠⲞⲢⲔⲒⲞⲤ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲀϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ.
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