megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: μαρεfουωνh νητν εβολ τηρτν. αυω πλαοσ τηρf μπιηλ. jε hμ πραν νισ πεχσ πναζωραιοσ. παι μεν ντατετνσταυρου μμοf. α πνουτε δε τουνοσf εβολ hν νετμοουτ. hραι νhητf ερε παι αhερατf μπετνμτο εβολ εfουοj.
English: let the deed be manifest to you all, and all the people of Israel, that in (the) name of Jesus the Nazōreos, this whom ye (pron.) crucified, this whom God raised from them who are dead, in this (one) standeth this (man) before you cured.
Coptic: παι πε πωνε νταυστοf εβολ hιτν τηυτν νετκωτ. παι νταfsωπε ευαπε νκοοh.
English: This is the stone which was despised by you the builders, this became a chief corner (stone).
Coptic: αυω μν ουjαι sοοπ hν κεουα. ουδε γαρ μν κεραν hαπεσητ ντπε εαυτααf ννρωμε ενναsουjαι νhητf.
English: And there is not another in whom is being (the) salvation, nor is there another name below (the) heaven which was given to [the] men in which they must be saved.
Coptic: ευναυ δε ετπαρρουσια μπετροσ μν ιωhαννησ. αυειμε jε hενρωμε νε νhιδιωτησ νσεσοουν αν νσhαι. αυρsπηρε αυσουωνου δε jε νευsοοπ πε μν ισ.
English: But having seen the boldness of Petros and Iōannēs, and having known that they were men who knew not writing, and were unlearned, they were wondering; but they were knowing them, that they were being with Jesus.
Coptic: αυω ον νευναυ επρωμε νταυταλcοf εfαhερατf νμμαυ. μπουcν sαjε εjω.
English: But the man also they were seeing standing with them cured; but they were not being able to resist them in anything.
Coptic: αυουεhσαhνε δε ναυ ετρευρπβολ μπσυνhεδριον. αυsαjε μν νευερηυ.
English: But having commanded that they should put (lit, throw) them out of the council, they were speaking to one another,
Coptic: ευjω μμοσ. jε ου πετνναααf ννειρωμε. hοτι μεν γαρ αυμαειν εfουονh εβολ sωπε εβολ hιτοοτου. fουονh εβολ νουον νιμ ετουηh hν θιλημ. αυω μν scομ μμον εαρνα.
English: saying: What shall (lit. will) we do to these men? That indeed a sign was done through them which is manifest, all who dwell in Jerusalem know: it is not possible for us to deny.
Coptic: αλλα jεκασ ννε πsαjε μοοsε επεhουο hμ πλαοσ. μαρνπαραγγιλε ναυ ετμsαjε cε jιν τενου εhραι εjμ πειραν. μν λααυ νρωμε.
English: But that the thing may not spread abroad further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak not to any man in this name.'
Coptic: αυω αυμουτε εροου αυπαραγγιλε ναυ ετμsαjε λααυ. αυω ετμtσβω hμ πραν νισ
English: And having called them they ordered them not to utter at all, nor to teach in (the) name of Jesus.
Coptic: πετροσ δε μν ιωhαννησ αυουωsβ πεjαυ ναυ. jε κρινε jε ουδικαιον πε μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε εσωτμ νσα τηυτν εhουε πνουτε.
English: But Petros and Iōannēs said to them, If it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than God, judge ye:
Coptic: ανον γαρ νεντανναυ εροου αυω ανσοτμου μν cομ μμον ετμjοου.
English: for it is not possible for us (pron.) not to speak the things which we saw and which we heard.
Coptic: ντοου cε αυαπιλε ναυ αυκααυ εβολ μπουcν θε νκολαζε μμοου ετβε πλαοσ. jε νευtεοου τηρου μπνουτε εjμ πενταfsωπε.
English: But they (pron.) having threatened them, released them; they found no pretext against them concerning the manner of pnnishing them, because of the people; because all were glorifying God because of that which was done.
Coptic: νεfhν hουο γαρ εhμε νρομπε νcι πρωμε ντα πειμαειν ντε πταλcο sωπε εhραι εjωf.
English: The man had been more than forty years (old), on whom this signal work of curing was done.
Coptic: ντερουκααυ δε εβολ. αυει sα νετενουου νε αυω αυταμοου ενεντα ναρχιερευσ μν νεπρεσβυτεροσ jοου ναυ.
English: But having been released, they came unto them of their own, they showed to them all things which the chief priests and the presbyters did to them.
Coptic: ντοου δε ντερουσωτμ αυfι ντευσμη εhραι επνουτε hι ουσοπ ευjω μμοσ jε πjοεισ. ντοκ πε πνουτε ντακταμιε τπε μν πκαh. αυω θαλασσα μν νετνhητου τηρου.
English: But having heard, they lifted up their voice toward God together, they said: Our Master, thou (art) he who made (the) heaven and (the) earth, the sea and all things which are in it:
Coptic: πενταfjοοσ νcι πεπνα ετουααβ εβολ hιτν τταπρο μπενειωτ δαυειδ πεκhμhαλ εκjω μμοσ jε ετβε ου α νhεθνοσ jισε μμοου. α νλαοσ μελετα νhενπετsουειτ.
English:  he who said in the holy spirit from the mouth of our father David concerning thy servant (lit, child): "Why cried out Gentiles? Peoples meditated empty things.
Coptic: αυαhερατου νcι νερρωου μπκαh. αυω ναρχων αυσωουh ενευερηυ. εt ουβε πjοισ. αυω ουβε πεfχσ.
English:  The kings of (the) earth stood (up), the rulers also assembled together to oppose the Lord and his Christ."
Coptic: αυσωουh ναμε hν τειπολισ εhουν επεκsηρε ετουααβ ισ. πεντακταhσf νcι hηρωδησ μν ποντιοσ πιλατοσ. μν νhεθνοσ αυω πλαοσ μπιηλ.
English: For in [a] truth assembled in this city upon thy servant (lit, child) Jesus whom thou anointedst, Ērōdēs and Pontios Pilatos, with other Gentiles and peoples of Israel,
Coptic: εειρε ννεντα τεκcιj. αυω πεκsοjνε τοsου jιν νsορπ ετρευsωπε.
English: to do all things which thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to be done.
Coptic: τενου cε πjοισ cωsτ εhραι εjν νευcωντ. αυω νγt θε ννεκhμhαλ hμ παρρησια νιμ. εταsεοειs μπεκsαjε.
English: And now, Lord, look upon their angers: give to thy servants to speak in all boldness,
Coptic: hμ πτρεκσοουτν εβολ ντεκcιj. εhενταλcο αυω hενμαειν μν hενsπηρε. ετρευsωπε εβολ hιτμ πραν μπεκsηρε ετουααβ ισ.
English: in (the) stretching forth thy hand for healings and signs and wonders, to be done through thy holy servant (lit, child) Jesus.'
Coptic: αυω ντερουσοπσ α πμα κιμ ενευσοουh hραι νhητf. αυμουh τηρου εβολ hμ πεπνα ετουααβ. αυω νευταsεοειs μπsαjε μπνουτε hμ παρρησια νιμ.
English: And having prayed, the place in which they were being assembled was shaken. And they all were filled with the holy spirit, and they were speaking the word of God in a great boldness.
Coptic: πμηηsε δε νταυπιστευε. νευο νουhητ νουωτ αυω ουψυχη νουωτ. αυω νεμν λααυ jω μμοσ ενετsοοπ ναf jε νουι νε. αλλα νερε νκα νιμ sοοπ ναυ hι ουσοπ.
English: But the multitudes who believed were being of one heart and one soul. There was not any one saying of any of his goods that they were his own; but (i.) all things were being to them in common.
Coptic: αυω hν ουνοc νcομ νερε ναποστολοσ t ντμντμντρε νταναστασισ μπjοεισ ισ. αυω νευν ουνοc νχαρισ sοοπ εhραι εjωου τηρου.
English: But in [a] great power were the apostles giving [the] witness of (the) resurrection, of Jesus Christ our Lord: but [a] great grace was being upon all.
Coptic: νεμν λααυ γαρ νhητου sαατ πε. νετε ουντου cωμ γαρ μμαυ hι ηι νευt μμοου εβολ. ευεινε ννευασου.
English: For there was not he who had need among them: for they who had fields were selling them; they were bringing (the) price of the things which are sold;
Coptic: ευκω μμοου hαρατου ναποστολοσ. αυω νευt μπουα πουα πετfρχρια ναf.
English: they were laying them at the feet of the apostles: but they were giving to each that of which he had need.
Coptic: ιωσησ δε πετουμουτε εροf jε βαρναβασ εβολ hιτοοτου ναποστολοσ. παι εsαυουαhμεf jε πsηρε μπσοπσ. ουλευειτησ νκυπριοσ hμ πεfγενοσ.
English: But Joseph, who was named 'Barsabas'; from the apostles, which is being interpreted (the) son of (the) consolation,' being a Levite, Cypriote in his race,
Coptic: ευντf ουειωhε μμαυ αfτααf εβολ. αfεινε μπεfχρημα αfκααf hαρατου ναποστολοσ.
English: having (a) field, he sold it, he brought the money, he laid it at (the) feet of the apostles.
Coptic: ουρωμε δε επεfραν πε ανανιασ μν σαππιρα τεfσhιμε. αft ουcωμ εβολ.
English: But a man also whose name is Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a field for its price;
Coptic: αυω αffι εβολ hν τεfασου. ερε τεfκεσhιμε σοουν. αfεινε νουμεροσ αfκααf hαρατου ναποστολοσ.
English: his wife knowing, he took away by stealth from the price of the field, but he brought a part, he laid it at the feet of the apostles.
Coptic: πεjε πετροσ δε ναf jε ανανια. ετβε ου α πσατανασ μουh μπεκhητ ετρεκjιcολ επεπνα ετουααβ. αυω νγfι εβολ hν τασου μπcωμ.
English: But Petros said to him: 'Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart to say falsehood to the holy spirit, and to take away by stealth from the price of the field?
Coptic: μη νεfsοοπ νακ αν νε. αυω ντερεκτααf εβολ νεfsοοπ αν νε hα τεκεξουσια. ετβε ου ακκα παι hμ πεκhητ εειρε μπειπονηρον. ντακjιcολ αν ερωμε. αλλα επνουτε.
English: Abiding, was it not abiding to thee? And having sold it, was it not under thine authority? Why then puttest thou this thing in thy heart, having said falsehood not to man but to God?'
Coptic: εfσωτμ ενειsαjε νcι ανανιασ αfhε αfμου. αυω αυνοc νhοτε hε εhραι εjν ουον νιμ ετσωτμ.
English: But Ananias hearing these words fell, he expired. But a great fear came upon all who heard these (things).
Coptic: αυτωουνου δε νcι νhρsιρε αυκοοσf. αυω αυjιτf εβολ αυτομσf.
English: The young men rose, they wrapped him round, and having brought him out, they buried him.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μννσα sομτε νουνου. τεfσhιμε νσσοουν αν μπενταfsωπε. ασει εhουν.
English: But it happened (that), nearly three hours having passed, his wife came in, not knowing that which happened.
Coptic: πεjε πετροσ νασ. jε αjισ εροι jε ντατετνt πcωμ εβολ hα νειhομντ. ντοσ δε πεjασ. jε εhε hα ναι.
English: Petros said to her: Say to me whether ye sold the field for this silver.' But she said: Yea, for this.'
Coptic: πετροσ δε πεjαf νασ jε ετβε ου ατετνfι μν νετνερηυ επιραζε μπεπνα μπjοεισ. εισ νουερητε ννενταυτωμσ μπουhαι σεhιρμ προ αυω σεναfιτε εβολ.
English: But Petros said to her: Why was this thing agreed upon by you to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold the feet of them who buried thy husband are at the doors, they will carry thee out also.'
Coptic: ντευνου δε ασhε hα νεfουερητε αυω ασμου. α νhρsιρε δε ει εhουν αυhε εροσ εσμοουτ. αυfιτσ εβολ αυτομσσ hατμ πεσhαι
English: But she fell at his feet, she expired. The young men having come in, found her dead; having taken her away, they laid her by her husband.
Coptic: αυνοc δε νhοτε sωπε εhραι εjν τεκκλησια τηρσ μν ουον νιμ ετσωτμ εναι.
English: A great fear came upon all the church, and on all who heard these (things).
Coptic: εβολ δε hιτν νcιj ναποστολοσ νευsωπε νcι hενμαειν μν hενsπηρε εναsωου hμ πλαοσ. αυω νευsοοπ τηρου μν νευερηου hμ περπε hα τεστοα νσολομων.
English: But through (the) hands of the apostles many signs and wonders Were being done among the people; and they all were assembling together at the porch of Solomōn.
Coptic: εβολ δε hμ πκεσεεπε μπε λααυ τολμα ετοcf εροου. αλλα νερε πλαοσ tεοου ναυ
English: But among the rest no one dared join himself to them, but the people were exalting them;
Coptic: νhουο δε νευουωh εροου νcι νετπιστευε επjοεισ. ουμηηsε νρωμε hι σhιμε.
English: but the more were adding themselves to the Lord, believers many men and women.
Coptic: hωστε νσεεινε εβολ ννετsωνε ενεπλατια. νσεκααυ hι hενcλοc μν hενμα ννκοτκ. jεκασ ερε πετροσ ει εfνηυ ερε τεfhαιβεσ ταhε ουα μμοου.
English: So that they brought out them who were sick into the streets, and laid them upon beds and resting-places, that as Petros is to pass by, at the least his shadow may come upon one of them.
Coptic: νεsαυσωουh δε ον νcι μμηηsε νμπολισ ετμπκωτε νθιλημ. ευεινε ννετsωνε μν νετμοκh εβολ hιτν νεπνα νακαθαρτον. αυω νευρπαhρε εροου τηρου.
English: But the multitudes of the cities which were around Jerusalem were coming, bringing them who were sick, and them who were vexed with the unclean spirits: but all these are cured through them.
Coptic: αfτωουν δε νcι παρχιερευσ μν ουον νιμ ετνμμαf. αυω θαιρεσισ ννσαδδουκαιοσ αυμουh νκωh.
English: But the chief priest rose, and all they who were with him, which (is) (the) sect of the Sadducees; they were filled with jealousy;
Coptic: αυεινε ννευcιj εjν ναποστολοσ. αυνοjου επεsτεκο.
English: they put forth (lit. brought) their hands upon the apostles, and they put them into the common prison.
Coptic: παγγελοσ δε μπjοεισ αfουων ννρο μπεsτεκο ντευsη. αfντου εβολ. πεjαf ναυ.
English: But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison in the night, he brought them out, he said to them:
Coptic: jε βωκ ντετναhερατ τηυτν hμ περπε ντετνταsεοειs μπλαοσ ννsαjε τηρου μπειωνh.
English: Go ye, speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.'
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε αυβωκ εhραι επερπε μπναυ νsωρπ αυω νευtσβω. αfει δε νcι παρχιερευσ μν νετνμμαf αυσωουh μπσυνhεδριον αυω νhλλο τηρου ννsηρε μπιηλ. αυjοου επεsτεκο ετρευντου.
English: But having heard, they (rose) early, they went to the temple, they were teaching. But the chief priest having risen, and all they who were with him, they assembled to the council, and all the elders of (the) sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison-house to bring them.
Coptic: νhυπηρετησ δε ντερουβωκ μπουcντου hμ πεsτεκο. αυκοτου δε αυταμοου.
English: But the officers having come, found them not in the prison; but having returned, they showed to them,
Coptic: ευjω μμοσ jε ανhε μεν επεsτεκο εfsοτμ hν ωρj νιμ. αυω νανουρsε ευαhερατου hιρν νρο ντερνουων δε μπνcν λααυ νhουν.
English: saying: 'We found indeed the prison-house shut in all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but (these) having been opened, we found not any within.'
Coptic: ντερεfσωτμ δε ενειsαjε νcι πεστρατηγοσ μπερπε μν ναρχιερυεσ αυαπορρι ετβηητου.
English: But the captains of the temple and the chief priests having heard these words, were being amazed concerning them, as towhat was this which happened.
Coptic: α ουα δε ει αfταμοου jε εισ νρωμε ντατετννοjου επεsτεκο σεαhερατου hμ περπε ευtσβω μπλαοσ.
English: But one came, he showed to them: Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison stand in the temple, teaching the people.'
Coptic: τοτε αfβωκ νcι πεστρατηγοσ μν νhυπηρετησ αυντου νjναh αν. νευρhοτε γαρ hητf μπλαοσ μηπωσ νσεhι ωνε εροου.
English: Then the captain went with the officers, they brought them, not by force; for they wore fearing the people lest by any means they should stone them.
Coptic: ντερουντου δε αυταhοου ερατου hμ πσυνhεδριον. αυω αfjνουου νcι παρχιερευσ.
English: But having brought them, they set them in the council. The chief priest asked them,
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ. jε μη hν ουπαραγγελια μπνπαραγγιλε νητν. ετμtσβω εhραι εjμ πειραν. αυω εισ hηητε ατετνμουh νθιλημ ντετνσβω. αυω τετνουωs εεινε εhραι εjων μπεσνοf μπρωμε ετμμαυ.
English: saying: 'In an order we ordered you not to teach in this name: lo, ye filled all Jerusalem with your teaching; and ye think to bring (the) blood of this man upon us.'
Coptic: αfουωsβ νcι πετροσ αυω ναποστολοσ ευjω μμοσ jε ssε εσωτμ νσα πνουτε εhουε νρωμε.
English: Petros answered and the apostles, they said: We ought to hearken to God rather than [the] men.
Coptic: πνουτε ννενειοτε αfτουνεσ ισ. παι ντωτν ντατετνμουουτ μμοf. εατετναsτf ευsε.
English: God of our fathers raised Jesus. This (one) upon whom ye (pron.) put forth your hands, having hanged him on a tree:
Coptic: παι α πνουτε jαστf ναρχιγοσ. αυω νσωτηρ hμ πεfεοου. ετρεft νουμετανοια μπιηλ. αυω ουκα νοβε εβολ hραι νhητf.
English: this (one) God exalted as prince, as saviour with his right hand, to give [a] repentance to Israel, and (the) forgiveness of sins.
Coptic: αυω ανον νε μμντρε ννειsαjε. αυω πεπνα ετουααβ α πνουτε τααf ννετσωτμ νσωf.
English: And we (pron.) in him are witness of these very words: but God gave the holy spirit to them who hearken to him.'
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε αυcωντ αυω αυουεs μοουτου.
English: But having heard these (things) they gnashed their teeth at them, and they were wishing to kill them.
Coptic: αfτωουν δε hμ πσυνhεδριον νcι ουφαρισαιοσ επεfραν πε γαμαλιηλ. ουνομοδιδασκαλοσ εfταιηυ νναhρμ πλαοσ τηρf. αfουεhσαhνε ετρε ναποστολοσ ρπβολ μπμα νουκουι.
English: One rose (up) in the council, he was a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliēl, he was a teacher of the law honoured by all the people. He commanded to put (lit. throw) the men forth for a little.
Coptic: αυω πεjαf νναhρν ναρχων μν νετσοουh jε νρωμε ντε πιηλ. thτητν ερωτν. jε ου πετνναααf ετβε νειρωμε.
English: He said to them: [The] men, [the] Israelites, give heed to yourselves concerning these men, as to what it is which ye do.
Coptic: hαθη γαρ ννειhοου αfτωουν νcι θευτασ εfjω μμοσ εροf jε ανοκ πε. παι νταυουαhου νσωf νcι αfτουsε νρωμε. παι δε αυhοτβεf. αυω ουον νιμ ετσωτμ νσωf αυβωλ εβολ αυsωπε ευλααυ.
English: For before these days rose one called Theutēs, saying that I am (he). Four hundred of men in number followed him, and he having been killed, all who were obeying him were overthrown, having become nothing.
Coptic: μννσα παι αfτωουν νcι ιουδασ πγαλιλαιοσ hν νεhοου νταπογραφη. αυω αfπεsσ ουλαοσ εναsωf hι παhου μμοf. ντοf δε hωωf ον αυτακοf. αυω ουον νιμ ετσωτμ νσωf αυjωωρε εβολ.
English: After this rose Ioudas the Galilean in the days of the enrolment, and he drew many after (lit. behind) him, and he also perished; all who were obeying him were overthrown.
Coptic: τενου cε tjω μμοσ νητν jε σαhε τηυτν εβολ ννειρωμε αυω ντετνκααυ. jε εsωπε πειsοjνε η πειhωβ ουεβολ hν νρωμε πε ειε fναβωλ εβολ.
English: And now, I say to you, withdraw from these men, and release them: because if this counsel or this work is from [the] men, then it will be overthrown,
Coptic: εsωπε δε ουεβολ hμ πνουτε πε ντετναscμcομ αν εβολf εβολ. μηπωσ νσεcν τηυτν ετετνt ουβε πνουτε. αυπιθε δε ναf.
English: If it is from God, it is not possible for you to overthrow it, lest haply ye be found opposers of God.'
Coptic: αυω αυμουτε εναποστολοσ. αυhιουε εροου. αυω αυπαραγγιλε ναυ ετμsαjε εjμ πραν νισ αυω αυκααυ εβολ.
English: They hearkened to him; they called the apostles; they beat them; they ordered them not to teach in (the) name of Jesus; they released them.
Coptic: ντοου δε αυβωκ εβολ hμ πσυνhεδριον ευραsε. jε αυμπsα ετρευσοsου εhραι εjμ πραν.
English: They (pron.) indeed then were walking (away) rejoicing, from (the) presence (lit. face) of the council, because they were made worthy to be dishonoured for this name.
Coptic: μμηνε δε hραι hμ περπε αυω hραι hμ πευηι. νευκιμ αν ευtσβω αυω ευταsεοειs μπjοεισ ισ πεχσ
English: They were being in the temple daily, and they cease not teaching in house, proclaiming Jesus Christ.
Coptic: hραι δε hν νεhοου ετμμαυ ντερουαsαι νcι τηπε νμμαθητησ. αυκρμρμ sωπε hν νουειενιν ενhεβραιοσ jε νευωβs μμοου ενευχηρα hν τδιακονια μμηνε.
English: But in these days the disciples having been multiplied, there was a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, because they were not attending to the daily ministry of their widows.
Coptic: α πμντσνοουσ δε μουτε επμηηsε νμμαθητησ πεjαυ ναυ jε νssε αν ετρνκω νσων μπsαjε μπνουτε ντνδιακονι εhεντραπεζα.
English: But the twelve apostles called the multitude of the disciples, they said to them, The thing is not pleasing to us to leave the word of God, and minister at tables.
Coptic: σωτπ δε νεσνηυ νσαsf νρωμε νhητ τηυτν. ευρμντρε hαροου ευjηκ εβολ μπνα εfουααβ hι σοφια. ταρνταhοου ερατου εhραι εjν τειχρια.
English: Make (lit. find) inquiry then, our brethren, for seven men from you, witnessed unto, full of (the) spirit and wisdom, that we may put them over the need;
Coptic: ανον δε ντνσρfε επεsληλ μν τδιακονια μπsαjε.
English: and we (pron.) may have leisure for the prayer, and the ministry of the word.
Coptic: α πειsαjε ραναf μπμηηsε τηρf. αυσωτπ νστεφανοσ. ουρωμε εfjηκ εβολ μπιστισ hι πνα εfουααβ. μν φιλιπποσ μν προχοροσ. αυω νικανωρ μν τιμων μν παρμενασ αυω νικολαοσ. ουπροσηλυτοσ ναντιοχευσ.
English: And the word pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephanos from them, he was a man full of (the) faith and the holy spirit, and Philippos, and Prochōros, and Nicanōr, and Timōn, and Parmena, and Nikolaos, the stranger, native of (the) Antiochia.
Coptic: ναι αυταhοου ερατου μπεμτο εβολ νναποστολοσ αυω αυsληλ αυταλε cιj εjωου.
English: Having set these before the apostles, and having prayed, they laid hand upon them.
Coptic: πsαjε δε μπνουτε αfαυξανε. αυω νεσαsαι νcι τηπε νμμαθητησ εματε hν θιλημ. ουμηηsε εναsωf εβολ hν νουηηβ νευσωτμ νσα τπιστισ.
English: And the word of God grew; (the) number of the disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; but a great multitude of the priests hearkened to (the) faith.
Coptic: στεφανοσ δε εfjηκ εβολ νχαρισ hι cομ. νεfειρε νhεννοc μμαειν. αυω hενsπηρε hραι hμ πλαοσ. εβολ hιτμ πραν μπjοεισ ισ πεχσ
English: But Stephanos, full of grace and power, was doing great signs and wonders and powers among the people.
Coptic: αυτωουν δε νcι hοινε εβολ hν τσυναγωγη ννετουμουτε εροου jε νλιβερτινοσ. αυω νκυρηναιοσ μν αλεξανδρευσ. αυω νεβολ hν τκιλικια μν τασια. ευtτων ουβε στεφανοσ.
English: But (there) rose (up) some from the synagogue, whom they call the Libertines and the Cyrenians and the men of Rakoti and the men of (the) Kylikia and [the] Asia, questioning (lit, seeking) with Stephanos.
Coptic: αυω μπουcμcομ. εt ουβε τσοφια μν πεπνα ετfsαjε νhητf.
English: And they could not oppose the wisdom and the spirit in which he was speaking.
Coptic: τοτε αυνουjε εhουν νhενρωμε ευjω μμοσ. jε ανσωτμ εροf εfjω νhενsαjε νουα εhουν εμωυσησ μν πνουτε.
English: Then came men, saying: We (pron.) heard him saying words of blasphemy at Mōysēs and God.'
Coptic: αυκιμ δε επλαοσ αυω νεπρεσβυτεροσ μν νεγραμματευσ. αυει εhραι εjωf. αυω αυcοπf αυjιτf εhουν επσυνhεδριον.
English: But they moved the people and the presbyters and the scribes; they rose, they carried him off, they brought him into the council,
Coptic: αυω αυταhο ερατου νhενμντρε ννουj ευjω μμοσ jε μπειρωμε λο αν εfjω νhενsαjε εhουν επειμα ετουααβ μν πνομοσ.
English: they set up false witnesses, saying: This man ceaseth not, saying words against this holy place and the law:
Coptic: ανσωτμ γαρ εροf εfjω μμοσ. jε ισ πναζωραιοσ. παι πετναβωλ εβολ μπειμα. αυω νfsιβε ννσωντ ντα μωυσησ τααυ ετετηυτν.
English: for we heard him saying, that Jesus the Nazōreos himself will overthrow this holy place, he will change the customs which Mōysēs delivered to us.'
Coptic: αυειωρμ εhουν εhραf νcι ουον νιμ ετhμοοσ hμ πσυνhεδριον. αυω αυναυ επεfhο νθε μφο νουαγγελοσ.
English: They who sat in the council, having all gazed upon him, saw his face as (the) face of an angel.
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcι παρχιερευσ. jε νναισμοντ ντειhε.
English: But the chief priest said to him: 'Are these (things) thus?
Coptic: ντοf δε αfουωsβ πεjαf jε νρωμε νασνηυ αυω ναειοτε σωτμ εροι πνουτε μπεοου αfουωνh εβολ μπενειωτ αβραhαμ. εfsοοπ hν τμεσοποδομια. μπατfουωh hν χαρραν.
English: But he (pron.) said, [The] men, our brethren and our fathers, hear: God of (the) glory manifested himself to our father Abraam, being in [the] Mesopotamia, before that he dwelt in Charran,
Coptic: πεjαf ναf. jε αμου εβολ hμ πεκκαh μν τεκσυγγενια νγει εhραι επκαh εtνατσαβοκ εροf.
English: he said to him: 'Come from thy land and from thy kindred, come to the land which I shall (lit. will) show to thee.'
Coptic: τοτε αfει εβολ hμ πκαh ννεχαλδαιοσ. αfουωh hν χαρραν. εβολ δε hμ πμα ετμμαυ μννσα τρε πεfειωτ μου αfποονεf εhραι επεικαh. παι ντωτν τενου ετετνουηh hραι νhητf.
English: Then he came from (the) land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Charran: but from there, after his father died, he removed to dwell in this land, this on which ye (pron.) now dwell.
Coptic: αυω μπft κληρονομια ναf hραι νhητf ουδε ουταcσε νουερητε. αλλα αfερητ ετααf ναf ευαμαhτε μν πεfσπερμα. μννσωf εμντf sηρε μμαυ.
English: He gave not to him an inheritance in it, not even, a step of a foot: he promised to give it to him in a possession, and (to) his seed after him, but he had not son.
Coptic: α πνουτε δε sαjε νμμαf εfjω μμοσ jε πεκσπερμα ναρρμνcοιλε hν ουκαh μπωf αν πε. αυω σενααυ νhμhαλ νσεμοκhου νfτουsε νρομπε.
English: But God spake thus: Thy seed shall be sojourners in a strange land, and they shall make them servants, and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
Coptic: πhεθνοσ δε ετουναρhμhαλ ναf. tνακρινε ανοκ μμοf πεjαf νcι πνουτε. αυω μννσα ναι σενηυ νσεsμsε ναι hραι hμ πειμα.
English: And the nation to which they will be servants I (pron.) shall judge, said God, and after these (things) they shall come out, they shall serve me in this very place.'
Coptic: αυω αft ναf νουδιαθηκη νσββε. ται τε θε νταfjπε ισαακ. αfσββητf hμ πμεhsμουν νhοου. ισακ δε νιακωβ. ιακωβ δε μπμντσνοουσ μπατριαρχησ.
English: And he gave to him a covenant of (the) circumcision: and thus he begat Isaak, and he circumcised him in the eighth day. And Isaak begat Iakōb, Iakōb begat the twelve patriarchs.
Coptic: αυω μπατριαρχησ αυκωh ειωσηφ αυτααf εβολ εhραι hν κημε. νερε πνουτε δε sοοπ νμμαf πε.
English: And the patriarchs were jealous of Iōsēph, they sold him into Chēmi; and God was being with him.