megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω ντερνhε ευjοει εfναjιοορ ετεφοινικη αναλε ανκω εβολ .
English: Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.
Coptic: ντερνπωh δε εκυπροσ ανκαασ hιhβουρ μμον ανσcηρ ετσυρια . αυω ανει εhραι ετυροσ . νερε πjοει γαρ ναsουο hμπμα ετμμαυ .
English: When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.
Coptic: αυω ντερνhε εμμαθητησ ανcω hατηυ νσαsf νhοου . ναι δε νευjω μμοσ μπαυλοσ πε εβολ hιτμπεπνευμα ετμτρεfβωκ εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ .
English: Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
Coptic: ντερεσsωπε δε ετρενjωκ εβολ ννειhοου ανει εβολ ανμοοsε ευθπο μμον εβολ τηρου μννευhιομε μννευsηρε sαπβολ ντπολισ αυω ντερνκωλj ννενπατ hιπεκρο ανsληλ
English: When it happened that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
Coptic: αυω ανασπαζε ννενερηυ . αναλε επjοει . ντοου δε αυκοτου ενευηι .
English: After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.
Coptic: ανον δε ανρhωτ εβολ hντυροσ . ανκαταντα εhραι επτολεμαεισ . αυω ντερνασπαζε ννεσνηυ ανcω hατηυ νουhοου .
English: When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers, and stayed with them one day.
Coptic: μπεfραστε δε ντερνει εβολ ανει εκαισαρια . αυω ανβωκ εhουν επηι μφιλιπποσ πρεfταsεοειs εουα hμπσαsf πε ανcω hαhτηf .
English: On the next day, we, who were Paul's companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
Coptic: παι δε νεουντf fτο νsεερε μπαρθενοσ εsαυπροφητευε .
English: Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
Coptic: αυω ντερνcω μμαυ νhαh νhοου . αυπροφητησ ει εβολ hντιουδαια επεfραν πε αγαβοσ .
English: As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfει sαρον αffι μπμοjh μπαυλοσ αfμουρ ννεfουερητε μννεfcιj πεjαf jεναι νετερεπεπνευμα ετουααβ jω μμοου jεπρωμε ετεπωf πε πειμοjh σεναμορf ντειhε hντhιερουσαλημ νcινιουδαι αυω νσετααf εhραι ενcιj ννhεθνοσ .
English: Coming to us, and taking Paul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, 'Thus says the Holy Spirit: 'So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.''
Coptic: ντερνσωτμ δε εναι ανσεπσωπf ανον μννετhμ πμα ετμμαυ ετμτρεfβωκ εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ .
English: When we heard these things, both we and they of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
Coptic: τοτε απαυλοσ ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ jεου πε τετνειρε μμοf ετετνριμε αυω ετετνουωsf μπαhητ . ανοκ γαρ tσβτωτ ου μονον ετρευμορτ αλλα ετραμου hντhιερουσαλημ hαπραν μπjοεισ ιησουσ .
English: Then Paul answered, 'What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.'
Coptic: ντερεfτμπειθε δε ανκαρων ενjω μμοσ jεμαρεπουωs μπjοεισ sωπε .
English: When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, 'The Lord's will be done.'
Coptic: μννσανειhοου δε ανσβτωτν ανμοοsε εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ .
English: After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.
Coptic: αυει δε νμμαν νcιhοινε νμμαθητησ ετhνκαισαρια . αυjιτν sαουμαθητησ ναρχαιοσ νκυπριοσ jεμνασων ετρενcοιλε εροf .
English: Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
Coptic: ντερνπωh δε εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ . ανεσνηυ sοπν εροου hνουραsε .
English: When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.
Coptic: μπεfραστε δε παυλοσ αfει νμμαν εhουν sαιακωβοσ . νευσοουh δε εροf πε νcιhενπρεσβυτεροσ .
English: The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
Coptic: ναι ντερfασπαζε μμοου αfhμοοσ αfταυε πουα πουα ννεhβηυε νταπνουτε ααυ hννhεθνοσ εβολ hιτντεfδιακονια .
English: When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε αυtεοου μπjοεισ αυω πεjαυ ναf jεκναυ πσον jεουηρ ντβα sοοπ ννενταυπιστευε hντιουδαια αυω ντοου τηρου σεο νρεfκωh επνομοσ .
English: They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.
Coptic: αυσωτμ ετβηητκ jεκtσβω ννιουδαι τηρου ετhμπκοσμοσ ετρευσαhωου εβολ μμωυσησ εκjω μμοσ ναυ ετμσββε νευsηρε αυω ετμμοοsε hννεfσωντ .
English: They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.
Coptic: ου cε πετναsωπε παντωσ σενασωτμ jεακει .
English: What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
Coptic: αριπαι cε ετνjω μμοf νακ . ουν fτοου νρωμε ευsοοπ ναν εουνταυ μμαυ νουερητ hαροου μαυααυ .
English: Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.
Coptic: ναι jιτου νγτββοκ νμμαυ αυω νγjο εροου εβολ ετρευhεκ εjωου αυω σεναειμε τηρου jεhενcολ νενταυσοτμου ετβητκ αλλα jεντοκ hωωκ καhε επνομοσ εκhαρεh εροf .
English: Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
Coptic: ετβενhεθνοσ δε νταυπιστευε εμντου λααυ νsαjε εjω νακ ανον γαρ ανκρινε αυω ανσhαι ναυ ετρευhαρεh εροου εsωωτ νειδωλον μνπεσνοf αυω νετμοουτ μντπορνεια .
English: But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.'
Coptic: τοτε παυλοσ αfjι ννρωμε μπεfραστε αfτββοf νμμαυ . αυω αfβωκ εhουν επερπε εfταυο ννεhοου μπjωκ εβολ μπτββο . sαντουταλε θυσια εhραι hαπουα πουα μμοου .
English: Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
Coptic: ντερεπσαsf δε νhοου hων εjωκ εβολ νιουδαι νεβολ hντασια ντερουναυ εροf hμπερπε αυσευh πμηη sε τηρf αυεινε ννευcιj εhραι εjωf
English: When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,
Coptic: ευαssκακ εβολ jενρωμε ντεπισραηλ βοηθει παι πε πρωμε ετt ουβε πλαοσ μνπνομοσ μνπειρπε εftσβω νουον νιμ hμμα νιμ αυω ον αfν hενουεειενιν εhουν επερπε αfjωhμ μπειμα ετουααβ .
English: crying out, 'Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!'
Coptic: νε αυναυ γαρ πε ετροφιμοσ πρμνεφεσοσ hντπολισ νμμαf . ευμεευε jενταπαυλοσ jιτf εhουν επερπε .
English: For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
Coptic: εατπολισ τηρσ νοειν . αυω πλαοσ αυσωουh αυαμαhτε δε μπαυλοσ αυσωκ μμοf πβολ μπερπε . αυω ντευνου αυsταμ ννρο
English: All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.
Coptic: ευsινε δε νσαhοτβεf απουω βωκ εhραι μπχιλιαρχοσ ντεσπιρα jεατhιεροσολυμα τηρσ sτορτρ .
English: As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Coptic: αυω ντευνου αfjι νhενhεκατονταρχοσ μνhενhεκατονταρχοσ μνhενματοι αfπωτ εhραι εjωου . ντερουναυ δε επχιλιαρχοσ μννhεκατονταρχοσ αυω μματοι αυλο ευhιουε επαυλοσ .
English: Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.
Coptic: τοτε πχιλιαρχοσ αft πεfουοει αfαμαhτε μμοf . αυω αfουεhσαhνε εμορf νhαλυσισ σντε . αfsινε jενιμ πε αυω ου πενταfααf .
English: Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.
Coptic: νερε πμηηsε δε αsκακ εβολ πουα πουα μνπεfsαjε . μπfεscμcομ εειμε επωρj ετβεπεsτορτρ . αfουεhσαhνε εjιτf εhραι ετπαρεμβολη .
English: Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.
Coptic: ντερουπωh δε εjνντωρτρ . ασsωπε ετρεμματοι ταλοf εjωου ετβετhορμη μπμηηsε .
English: When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;
Coptic: νερε πλαοσ γαρ τηρf ουηh νσωf ευαssκακ εβολ ευjω μμοσ jεfι ντμητε μπενjαjε .
English: for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, 'Away with him!'
Coptic: ευναjι παυλοσ δε εhουν ετπαρεμβολη . πεjαf μπχιλιαρχοσ jεενεστο ναι ετραjε ουsαjε εροκ . ντοf δε πεjαf jεενεκσοουν μμντουειενιν .
English: As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, 'May I speak to you?' He said, 'Do you know Greek?
Coptic: ειε ντοκ αν cε πε πρμνκημε πενταfβωcσ hατhη ννειhοου . αυω αfjι εβολ ετερημοσ ναfτου sο νρωμε νσικαριοσ .
English: Aren't you then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?'
Coptic: πεjεπαυλοσ jεανοκ μεν ανγ ουρωμε νιουδαι εανγ ουρμταρσοσ ντκιλικια μπολιτησ νουπολισ εσο νσοειτ tσοπσ δε μμοκ καατ ταsαjε μνπλαοσ .
English: But Paul said, 'I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.'
Coptic: ντερεfκααf δε νcιπχιλιαρχοσ . παυλοσ αfαhερατf hιjνντωρτρ αfκιμ ντεfcιj επλαοσ . αυω ντερεουνοc νσcρεhτ sωπε αfουωsβ ναυ ντασπε μμντhεβραιοσ εfjω μμοσ .
English: When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
Coptic: jενρωμε νασνηυ αυω ναειοτε σωτμ ετααπολογια ετsοοπ τενου sαρωτν .
English: 'Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.'
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε jεεfναsαjε νμμαυ μμντhεβραιοσ αυκαρωου νhουο . αυω πεjαf
English: When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Coptic: jεανγ ουρωμε νιουδαι . εαυjποι hνταρσοσ ντκιλικια εαυσανουsτ δε hντειπολισ εαυπαιδευε μμοι hνουωρj hαρατf νγαμαλιηλ εβολ hμπνομοσ νναειοτε . ειο νρεfκωh επνουτε κατατhε ετετνο μμοσ μπhοου ντωτν τηρτν .
English: 'I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
Coptic: αιδιωκε νσατειhιη sαhραι επμου . ειμουρ ννρωμε αυω νεhιομε εινουjε μμοου ενεsτεκωου .
English: I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Coptic: ντhε ον ερεπαρχιερευσ ρμντρε ναι μννεπρεσβυτεροσ . ναι νταιjι νhενεπιστολη ντοοτου . αιβωκ εδαμασκοσ ετραεινε ον ννετμμαυ ετhιερουσαλημ jεκαασ ευετιμωρι μμοου .
English: As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μμοι ειμοοsε . ντεριhων εhουν εδαμασκοσ μπνου μμεερε . αυνοc νουοειν sαεhραι εjωι hνουsσνε εβολ hντπε .
English: It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
Coptic: αιhε δε εhραι εjμπκαh . αυω αισωτμ ευσμη εσjω μμοσ ναι jεσαυλε σαυλε αhροκ κπητ νσωι .
English: I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιουωsβ jεντκ νιμ πjοεισ . πεjαf ναι jεανοκ πε ιησουσ πναζωραιοσ πετκπητ νσωf .
English: I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'
Coptic: νετμοοsε δε νμμαι αυναυ επουοειν αυω αυsωπε hνουhοτε . μπουσωτμ δε ετεσμη μπετsαjε νμμαι .
English: 'Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Coptic: πεjαι jεπjοεισ ου πεtναααf . πεjαf ναι jετωουν νγβωκ εhουν εδαμασκοσ . αυω σεναsαjε νμμακ hμπμα ετμμαυ ετβεhωβ νιμ νταιτοsου νακ εααυ .
English: I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'
Coptic: ντεριτωουν δε αιλο ειναυ εβολ hαπεοου μπουοειν ετμμαυ . αυjι μοειτ δε hητ νcινετνμμαι αιβωκ εhουν εδαμασκοσ .
English: When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
Coptic: ουρωμε δε jεανανιασ ουρεfρhοτε καταπνομοσ . ευρμντρε hαροf νcινιουδαι τηρου ετουηh hνδαμασκοσ .
English: One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
Coptic: αfει sαροι αfαhερατf hιjωι πεjαf ναι . jεσαυλε πασον αναυ εβολ . ανοκ δε ντευνου ετμμαυ αναυ εβολ .
English: came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.
Coptic: ντοf δε πεjαf ναι jεπνουτε ννενειοτε αfνεhκ εβολ εσουν πεfουωs . αυω εναυ επδικαιοσ . αυω εσωτμ ευσμη εβολ hνρωf .
English: He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
Coptic: jεκναsωπε ναf μμντρε νναhρνρωμε νιμ ννεντακναυ εροου αυω ακσοτμου .
English: For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Coptic: τενου cε ου πετκναααf τωουν νγjιβαπτισμα νγειω εβολ ννεκνοβε αυω νγεπικαλει μπεfραν .
English: Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'
Coptic: ασsωπε ντερικτοι ετhιερουσαλημ . αυω ειsληλ hμπερπε . αιsωπε hνουεκστασισ .
English: 'It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
Coptic: αναυ εροf εfjω μμοσ ναι jεcεπη αμου εβολ hντhιερουσαλημ . jεσεναjι μντμντρε αν ντοοτκ ετβηητ .
English: and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
Coptic: ανοκ hω πεjαι jεπjοεισ ντοου σεσοουν jεανοκ πε νειωτπ εhουν αυω ετhιουε hννσυναγωγη ννετπιστευε εροκ .
English: I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
Coptic: αυω ον ευναπωhτ εβολ μπεσνοf νστεφανοσ πεκμντρε . ανοκ hω νειαhερατ εισυνευδοκει αυω ειhαρεh ενhοιτε ννετναhωτβ μμοf .
English: When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναι jεβωκ jεειναjοουκ ανοκ εhενhεθνοσ ευουηυ .
English: 'He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.''
Coptic: αυσωτμ δε εροf νcιμμηηsε sαπειsαjε . αυω αυfιhραυ εβολ ευjω μμοσ jεfι παι ντειμινε εβολ hιjμπκαh . νssε γαρ αν εροf εωνh .
English: They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, 'Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!'
Coptic: ευαssκακ δε εβολ ευfι εhραι ννευhοιτε . αυω ευνεj sοειs εhραι επαηρ .
English: As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
Coptic: απχιλιαρχοσ δε ουεhσαhνε εjιτf εhουν ετπαρεμβολη . εαfjοοσ εhιουε εροf νhενμαστιγξ . jεκαασ εfεειμε jεετβεαs νλοιcε ενευαsκακ εβολ εροf ντειhε .
English: the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
Coptic: ντερουσομντf δε νμμουσ . πεjαf νcιπαυλοσ μπhεκατονταρχοσ εταhερατf jεενεστο νητν εhιουε ευρωμε νhρωμαιοσ εμννοβε εροf .
English: When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, 'Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?'
Coptic: ντερεfσωτμ δε νcιπhεκατονταρχοσ . αft πεfουοει επχιλιαρχοσ αfταμοf jεαναυ jεου πετκναααf . πειρωμε γαρ ουhρωμαιοσ πε .
English: When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, 'Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!'
Coptic: αft πεfουοει δε νcιπχιλιαρχοσ αfjνουf εfjω μμοσ jεντοκ ντκ ουhρωμαιοσ . ντοf δε πεjαf jεεhε .
English: The commanding officer came and asked him, 'Tell me, are you a Roman?' He said, 'Yes.'
Coptic: απχιλιαρχοσ δε ουωsβ πεjαf jεανοκ αιt ουνοc νχρημα hατειπολιτια . πεjεπαυλοσ jεανοκ δε νταυjποι νhητσ .
English: The commanding officer answered, 'I bought my citizenship for a great price.' Paul said, 'But I was born a Roman.'
Coptic: ντευνου δε αυσαhωου εβολ μμοf νcινετναhεδαζε μμοf αυω πχιλιαρχοσ αfρhοτε ντερεfειμε jεουhρωμαιοσ πε εβολ jενεαfμορf πε αυω ντευνου αfβολf εβολ .
English: Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
Coptic: μπεfραστε δε αfουωs εειμε επωρj jεετβεου σεκατηγορι μμοf νcινιουδαι αfουεhσαhνε ετρευσωουh νcιναρχιερευσ αυω πσυνhεδριον τηρf αfjι παυλοσ επεσητ αfταhοf ερατf hντευμητε .
English: But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
Coptic: παυλοσ δε αfειωρμ εhουν επσυνhεδριον πεjαf jενρωμε νασνηυ . ανοκ αιπολιτευε μπνουτε hνσυνειδησισ νιμ ενανουf sαhραι επhοου νhοου .
English: Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, 'Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.'
Coptic: παρχιερευσ δε ανανιασ αfουεhσαhνε ννεταhερατου hαhτηf ερωhτ ντεfταπρο .
English: The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Coptic: τοτε παυλοσ πεjαf ναf jεπνουτε ναραhτκ τjο ετjηh . κhμοοσ ντοκ εκκρινε μμοι καταπνομοσ αυω ακουεhσαhνε παραπνομοσ εhιουε εροι .
English: Then Paul said to him, 'God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?'
Coptic: πεjαυ νcινεταhερατου jεεκσαhου μπαρχιερευσ μπνουτε .
English: Those who stood by said, 'Do you malign God's high priest?'
Coptic: πεjαf δε νcιπαυλοσ jενεισοουν αν πε νασνηυ jεπαρχιερευσ πε . fσηh γαρ jεννεκjε πετhοου επαρχων μπεκλαοσ .
English: Paul said, 'I didn't know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.''
Coptic: ντερεfειμε δε νcιπαυλοσ jεπουα νσα πανσαδδουκαιοσ πε αυω πκεουα πανεφαρισσαιοσ πε αfjιsκακ εβολ hμπσυνhεδριον jενρωμε νασνηυ ανοκ ανγ ουφαρισσαιοσ νsηρε μφαρισσαιοσ ευκρινε μμοι ετβετhελπισ μνταναστασισ ννετμοουτ .
English: But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, 'Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!'
Coptic: παι δε ντερεfjοοf αυστασισ sωπε hννεφαρισσαιοσ μννσαδδουκαιοσ . αυω απμηηsε πωs .
English: When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
Coptic: νσαδδουκαιοσ γαρ σεjω μμοσ jεμναναστασισ ουδε μναγγελοσ ουδε μνπνευμα . νεφαρισσαιοσ δε σεhομολογει jεουναναστασισ . αυω ουν αγγελοσ αυω ουν πνευμα .
English: For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Coptic: ντερεουνοc δε ναsκακ sωπε αυτωουν νcιhοινε ννεγραμματευσ μπσα ννεφαρισσαιοσ αυμιsε ευjω μμοσ jεντνcν λααυ αν μπετhοου hμπειρωμε ειε εsωπε ουπνευμα ηουαγγελοσ πε ενταfsαjε νμμαf μπρτρενt ουβε πνουτε .
English: A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, 'We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!'
Coptic: ντερεουνοc δε νστασισ sωπε απχιλιαρχοσ ρhοτε μηπωσ νσεμουουτ μπαυλοσ . αfουεhσαhνε μπεστρατευμα εβωκ επεσητ νσετορπf εβολ hντευμητε . αυω εjιτf ετπαρεμβολη .
English: When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
Coptic: hντεουsη δε ετνηυ απjοεισ αhερατf hιjωf πεjαf ναf jετωκ νhητ ντhε γαρ ντακρμντρε ετβηητhντhιερουσαλημ hαπσ ον πε ετρεκρμντρε ντειhε hντκεhρωμη .
English: The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, 'Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.'
Coptic: ντερεhτοουε δε sωπε αhοινε νιουδαι ωρκ ννευερηυ ευjω μμοσ jεννενουωμ . ουδε ννενσω . sαντνhωτβ μπαυλοσ .
English: When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Coptic: νενταυσμινε δε μπειαναs νευναρhουο εhμε νρωμε .
English: There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Coptic: ναι cε αυt πευουοι εναρχιερευσ μννεπρεσβυτεροσ . ευjω μμοσ jεhνουαναs ανωρκ ννενερηυ ετμτεπ λααυ sαντνhωτβ μπαυλοσ .
English: They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
Coptic: τνσοπσ δε μμωτν ετρετνρ παι ναν σωουh μπσυνhεδριον ντετνjοοσ μπχιλιαρχοσ jεκαασ εfεντf ετετνμητε hωσ ετετναjνουf hνουωρj ενετfνhη τουανον γαρ τνσβτωτ μπατfhων εhουν εhωτβ μμοf .
English: Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.'
Coptic: αfσωτμ δε νcιπsηρε ντσωνε μπαυλοσ επευκροf . αfβωκ εhουν ετπαρεμβολη αfταμε παυλοσ .
English: But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
Coptic: παυλοσ δε αfμουτε εουα ννhεκατονταρχοσ πεjαf jεjι πειsηρε sημ sαπχιλιαρχοσ ουντf ουsαjε γαρ εjοοf εροf .
English: Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, 'Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.'
Coptic: αfαμαhτε δε μπsηρε sημ αfjιτf εhουν sαπχιλιαρχοσ εfjω μμοσ jεπαυλοσ πετμηρ πενταfμουτε εροι αfσεπσωπτ εεινε νακ εhουν μπειsιρε ευντfουsαjε εjοοf εροκ .
English: So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, 'Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you.'
Coptic: απχιλιαρχοσ δε αμαhτε ντεfcιj αfσεhτf ευσα αfjνουf jεου πετεουντακf εjοοf εροι .
English: The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, 'What is it that you have to tell me?'
Coptic: πεjαf jενιουδαι νενταυτασσε εσεπσωπκ . jεκαασ εκνπαυλοσ νραστε ετμη τε μπσυνhεδριον . hωσ ευναsινε hνουωρj ετβηητf .
English: He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Coptic: ντοκ cε μπρσωτμ ναυ σεcορc γαρ εροf νcιhουο εhμε νρωμε εβολ νhητου ναι νταυωρκ ννευερηυ ετμουωμ ουδε ετμσω sαντουhωτβ μμοf αυω τενου σεσβτωτ ευcωsτ εβολ sαντκjιπουω ναυ .
English: Therefore don't yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.'
Coptic: πχιλιαρχοσ δε αfκα πsιρε εβολ εαfπαραγγιλε ναf jεμπρjοοσ ελααυ jεακταμοι εναι .
English: So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, 'Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.'