megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αfμουτε δε εσναυ ννhεκατονταρχοσ πεjαf jεσβτε sητ μματοι ετρευβωκ sατκαισαρια . αυω sε νhιππευσ αυω sητ νfαιμερεh jιννjπsομτε ντευsη .
English: He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, 'Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.'
Coptic: αυω σοβτε νhεντβνοουε . jεκαασ ευεταλε παυλοσ νσεjιτf ερατf μφηλιξ πhηγεμων .
English: He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Coptic: εαfσhαι νουεπιστολη μπειτυποσ .
English: He wrote a letter like this:
Coptic: κλαυδιοσ λυσιασ εfσhαι μφηλιξ πεκρατιστοσ νhηγεμων χαιρε .
English: 'Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Coptic: πειρωμε εαυcοπf νcινιουδαι εαυουωs εhοτβεf αιει εhραι εjωf μνπεστρατευμα ντεριειμε δε jεουhρωμαιοσ πε αιτουjοf
English: 'This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Coptic: ειουωs εσουν τλοιcε ετουεγκαλει ναf ετβηητσ . αιjιτf εhραι επευσυνhεδριον .
English: Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Coptic: αιcντσ ευεγκαλει ναf ετβεhενζητημα ντεπευνομοσ . εμνλααυ δε νhαπ εροf εfμπsα μπμου . ημρρε .
English: I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
Coptic: ντερουταμοι δε ευκροf εfναsωπε εhουν επειρωμε εβολ hιτννιουδαι . ντευνου αιταυοf sαροκ . ειπαραγγιλε ννεfκατηγοροσ εjιhαπ hιωωκ νμμαf .
English: When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.'
Coptic: μματοι cε καταπενταυουεhσαhνε μμοf ναυ αυταλε παυλοσ . ντευsη αυντf εαντιπατρισ .
English: So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Coptic: μπεfραστε δε αυτρε νhιππευσ βωκ νμμαf αυκοτου ετπαρεμβολη .
English: But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Coptic: ντοου cε ντερουβωκ εhουν ετκαισαρια αυt τεπιστολη μπhηγεμων . αυπαρhιστα ναf μπαυλοσ .
English: When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Coptic: ντερεfοsσ δε νcιπhηγεμων . αfsινε jεουεβολ πε hναs νεπαρχια . ντερεfειμε δε jεουεβολ πε hντκιλικια .
English: When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
Coptic: πεjαf jεειεσωτμ εροκ hοταν ευsανει hωου νcινεκκατηγοροσ . αfουεhσαhνε δε ετρευhαρεh εροf hμπεπραιτωριον νhηρωδησ .
English: 'I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.' He commanded that he be kept in Herod's palace.
Coptic: μννσαtου δε νhοου αfει εhραι νcιανανιασ παρχιερευσ μνhενπρεσβυτεροσ αυω ουhρητωρ jετερτυλλοσ αυω αυσμμε επαυλοσ μπhηγεμων .
English: After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
Coptic: ντερουμουτε δε εροf αfαρχει νκατηγορι νcιτερτυλλοσ . εfjω μμοσ jεουνουνοc νειρηνη sοοπ ναν εβολ hιτοοτκ . αυω hενπετνανουf μπειhεθνοσ εβολ hιτντεκπρονοια
English: When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 'Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,
Coptic: φηλιξ πεκρατιστοσ . σεταιο μμον νουοειs νιμ hμμα νιμ . hνουνοc νhμοτ .
English: we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Coptic: jεκαασ δε ννενthισε νακ επεhουο . tσοπσ μμοκ ετρεκσωτμ ερον hνουsωωτ εβολ hντεκμντhακ .
English: But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
Coptic: ανhε γαρ επειρωμε νλοιμοσ εfτουνεσ στασισ ννιουδαι τηρου ετhντοικουμενη . επσαh πε ντhαιρεσισ νναζωραιοσ .
English: For 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.
Coptic: αfπειραζε εjωhμ μπερπε παι νταναμαhτε μμοf .
English: He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
Coptic: ουν cομ δε ον μμοκ εανακρινε μμοf εειμε ετβεναι τηρου ετνκατηγορι μμοf νhητου .
English: By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.'
Coptic: αυουωsβ δε νcινιουδαι ευjω μμοσ jεναι σμοντ ντειhε .
English: The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
Coptic: αφηγεμων δε jωρμ επαυλοσ εsαjε . αfουωsβ δε εfjω μμοσ jεεισοουν μμοκ εισ hαh νρομπε εκο νρεfthαπ επειhεθνοσ . hνουμτον cε νhητ tναsαjε hαροι .
English: When 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,
Coptic: ευν cομ μμοκ εειμε jεμπιρ hουο εμντσνοουσ νhοου jινταιβωκ εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ εουωsτ .
English: seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
Coptic: αυω μπουhε εροι ειsαjε μνουα hμπερπε . ηισωουh νουμηηsε . ουδε hννευσυναγωγη ουδε hντπολισ .
English: In the temple they didn't find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.
Coptic: ουδε μνscομ μμοου εταhο ερατου ννετουκατηγορι μμοι τενου νhητου .
English: Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
Coptic: thομολογει νακ μπαι jεκατατεhιη ετερεναι μουτε εροσ jεhαιρεσισ ειsμsε ντειhε μπνουτε νναειοτε ειπιστευε ενετσηh τηρου hμπνομοσ μννεπροφητησ .
English: But this I confess to you, that after 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;
Coptic: εουνται μμαυ νουhελπισ εhουν επνουτε . τετερε ναι cωsτ hητσ . ταναστασισ ετναsωπε ννδικαιοσ μναδικοσ .
English: having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Coptic: εαιασκει hω hμπαι . ετρακω ναι νουσυνειδησισ αjνjροπ νουοειs νιμ νναhρμπνουτε μννρωμε .
English: Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Coptic: μννσαhαh δε νρομπε αιει εhραι επαhεθνοσ ειειρε νhενμντνα μνhενθυσια .
English: Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
Coptic: hνναι αυhε εροι hμπερπε . ειτββο μμοι μνουμηηsε αν . ουδε hνουsτορτρ αν νcιhενιουδαι εβολ hντασια .
English: amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
Coptic: ναι εssε ευhμ πειμα . νσεκατηγορι εsjε ουντου λααυ νμμαι .
English: They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
Coptic: ημμον ναι ντοου μαρουjοοσ . jεντεριαhερατ hμπσυνhεδριον νταυhε εαs νjι νcονσ νhητ .
English: Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
Coptic: ει μητι jεετβετεισμη νουωτ νταιjιsκακ εβολ μμοσ ειαhερατ hντευμητε . jεευεκρινε μμοι μπhοου hιωττηυτν . ετβεταναστασισ ννετμοουτ .
English: unless 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!''
Coptic: φηλιξ δε ντερεfσωτμ εναι αfνεj πhωβ επαhου . εfσοουν ντεhιη hνουωρj . εfjω μμοσ jεερsανλυσιασ πχιλιαρχοσ ει tνασωτμ ερωτν .
English: But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, 'When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.'
Coptic: αfουεhσαhνε δε μπhεκατονταρχοσ εhαρεh επαυλοσ αυω ετμμοκhf ουδε ετμκωλυε νλααυ ννεfρωμε ετμsμsητf ηετρευβωκ εhουν ναf .
English: He 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.
Coptic: μννσαhενhοου δε αfει νcιφηλιξ μντρουσιλλα τεfσhιμε ευιουδαι τε αυω αfτννοου νσαπαυλοσ αfσωτμ εροf ετβετπιστισ εhουν επεχριστοσ ιησουσ .
English: But after 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.
Coptic: ερεπαυλοσ δε sαjε ετβετδικαιοσυνη ετβετεκρατια μντεκρισισ ετναsωπε . ντερεfρhοτε δε νcιφηλιξ αfουωsβ jεβωκ τενου . ειsανhε γαρ επεουοειs tναταυοου νσωκ .
English: As 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.'
Coptic: hαμα τε εfhελπιζε jεερεπαυλοσ ναt hενχρημα ναf jεεfεβολf εβολ . ετβεπαι νεfτννοου νσωf νhαh νσοπ εfsαjε νμμαf .
English: Meanwhile, 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.
Coptic: ντερετερομπε δε σντε jωκ εβολ ντεφηλιξ . αfει επεfμα νcιπορκιοσ φηστοσ . εfουωs δε νcιφηλιξ εt νουχαρισ ννιουδαι αfκα παυλοσ εfμηρ .
English: But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
Coptic: φηστοσ δε ντερεfει ετεπαρχια μννσαsομντ νhοου . αfβωκ εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ εβολ hντκαισαρια .
English: Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Coptic: νιαρχιερευσ δε αυω ννοc ννιουδαι αυσμμε επαυλοσ ναf .
English: Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
Coptic: αυω αυσεπσωπf ευαιτει νουhμοτ ντοοτf jεκαασ εfετννοου νσωf ετhιερουσαλημ ευειρε νουκροf εροf εμοουτf hιτεhιη .
English: asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.
Coptic: φηστοσ cε αfουωsβ jεσεhαρεh επαυλοσ hντκαισαρια . ανοκ δε hνουcεπη tναβωκ μμαυ .
English: However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
Coptic: νετεουν cομ δε μμοου νhητ τηυτν . μαρουει εhραι νσεκατηγορι . εsjε ουνhωβ εfhοου hμπειρωμε .
English: 'Let them therefore,' said he, 'that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.'
Coptic: ντερεfραsμουν δε ημητ νhοου μμαυ . αfει εhραι εκαισαρια . αυω ντερεfhμοοσ μπεfραστε επβημα αfουεhσαhνε εεινε μπαυλοσ .
English: When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
Coptic: ντερεfει δε αυαhερατου εροf νcινιουδαι νταυει εβολ hντhιερουσαλημ ευjω νhεννοc ναιτει εhουν εροf αυω ευhορs ναι εμπουscμcομ εταhοου ερατου
English: When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,
Coptic: ερεπαυλοσ ουωsβ εhητου jεμπιρλααυ ννοβε επνομοσ ννιουδαι . ουδε εhουν επερπε . ουδε εhουν επρρο .
English: while he said in his defense, 'Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.'
Coptic: φηστοσ cε εfουωs εt νουχαρισ ννιουδαι . αfουωsβ πεjαf μπαυλοσ jεενεκουωs εει εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ εjιhαπ νμμαυ hιωτ ετβεναι .
English: But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, 'Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?'
Coptic: πεjεπαυλοσ jεειαhερατ hιπβημα μπρρο παι πε πμα εtναjιhαπ hιωωf . νιουδαι γαρ μπιjιτου νcονσ λααυ . ντhε hωωκ ον εκσοουν νhουο
English: But Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
Coptic: ενενταιειρε γαρ νουjι νcονσ ηουhωβ εfμπsα μπμου νειναπαραιτει αν μπμου εsjε μπιρ λααυ δε ννετερε ναι κατηγορι μμοι ετβηητου μμνcομ νλααυ εχαριζε μμοι ναυ tεπικαλει μπρρο .
English: For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!'
Coptic: τοτε φηστοσ ντερεfsαjε μνπεfρεfjιsοjνε αfουωsβ jεακεπικαλει μπρρο . εκεβωκ ερατf μπρρο .
English: Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, 'You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.'
Coptic: ντερεhενhοου δε ουεινε . αγριππασ πρρο αυω βερενικη . αυει εκαισαρια εασπαζε μφηστοσ .
English: Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.
Coptic: αυω ντερουρ hαh νhοου μμαυ . φηστοσ αfταμε πρρο επhωβ μπαυλοσ εfjω μμοσ jεουρωμε πε νταφηλιξ κααf εfμηρ .
English: As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, 'There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
Coptic: παι ντεριβωκ εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ . αυσμμε εροf ναι νcιναρχιερευσ αυω νεπρεσβυτεροσ ννιουδαι . ευαιτει μμοf εμοουτf .
English: about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
Coptic: αιουωsβ δε ναυ jεμπσωντ αν πε ννεhρωμαιοσ εt νουρωμε ευκατη γορι μμοf ετακοf . μπατε νκατηγοροσ ει μπεfμτο εβολ . ετρεfcνθε νουωsβ ουβε τκατηγορια .
English: To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
Coptic: ντερουει cε επειμα μπινεj πhωβ αιhμοοσ μπεfραστε επβημα . αιουεhσαhνε εεινε μπρωμε .
English: When therefore they had come together here, I didn't delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
Coptic: ντερουαhε δε ερατου εροf νcινκατηγοροσ . μπουταhε λααυ ερατf νhωβ εfhοου εhουν εροf . ντhε ανοκ ειειμε εροσ .
English: Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed;
Coptic: αλλα hενζητημα νε ντεπευsμsε νετεουνταυσε εhουν εροf . αυω ετβεουα jειησουσ εαfμου ερεπαυλοσ jω μμοσ jεfονh .
English: but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Coptic: ειαπορρι δε ανοκ ετβεπhαπ ννειsαjε . αιjνουf jεενεκουωs βωκ εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ εjιhαπ νμμαυ ετβεναι .
English: Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
Coptic: ντερεπαυλοσ δε επικαλει εhαρεh εροf επhαπ μπρρο . αιουεhσαhνε εhαρεh εροf sαντιjοουf μπρρο .
English: But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.'
Coptic: αγριππασ δε πεjαf μφηστοσ jενειουωs hω εσωτμ επειρωμε . πεjαf jεραστε εκεσωτμ εροf .
English: Agrippa said to Festus, 'I also would like to hear the man myself.' 'Tomorrow,' he said, 'you shall hear him.'
Coptic: μπεfραστε αfει νcιαγριππασ αυω βερενικη μνουνοc μφαντασια . αυβωκ εhουν επμα νthαπ μνhενχιλιαρχοσ μνhενρωμε νρμμαο ντπολισ . αυω ντερεφηστοσ ουεhσαhνε αυεινε μπαυλοσ .
English: So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
Coptic: πεjαf νcιφηστοσ jεαγριππασ πρρο αυω νρωμε τηρου ετμπειμα τετνναυ επειρωμε νταπμηηsε τηρf ννιουδαι σμμε ναι ετβηητf hντhιερουσαλημ αυω hμπειμα ευαssκακ εβολ jενssε αν εροf εωνh jιντενου .
English: Festus said, 'King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιhε εροf εsjε μπfρ λααυ νhωβ εfμπsα μπμου . ντοf δε ντερεfεπικαλει μπρρο αικρινε εjοουf .
English: But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.
Coptic: εμνt ουhωβ δε μμαυ εfορj εσhαι μπρρο ετβηητf ετβεπαι αιντf εβολ εραττηυτν νhουο δε ερατκ πρρο αγριππα jεκαασ ετετνεανακρινε μμοf ταcμ πετινασαhf .
English: Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write.
Coptic: νουhωβ γαρ αν πε εssε νναhραι . εjευουα εfμηρ μπισεh νεfκεαιτια .
English: For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.'
Coptic: αγριππασ δε πεjαf μπαυλοσ jεπμα κη νακ εsαjε hαροκ . τοτε παυλοσ αfσουτν τεfcιj εβολ εfjω μμοσ
English: Agrippa said to Paul, 'You may speak for yourself.' Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
Coptic: jεετβεhωβ νιμ ετερενιουδαι εγκαλει ναι ετβηητου πρρο αγριππα . αιοπτ μμακαριοσ εινααπολογιζε hιωωκ μπhοου .
English: 'I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,
Coptic: μαλιστα εκσοουν ννσωντ τηρου . αυω νζητημα ννιουδαι . ετβεπαι tσοπσ μμοκ εσωτμ εροι hνουμντhαρshητ .
English: especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
Coptic: παβιοσ cε jινταμντκουι νταfsωπε μμοι hμπαhεθνοσ hντhιερουσαλημ . σεσοουν μμοf νcινιουδαι τηρου .
English: 'Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
Coptic: ευσοουν μμοι jιννsορπ ευsανουωs ερμντρε ντμε jεαιωνh κατατhαιρεσισ μπαsμsε ετορj ανγ ουφαρισσαιοσ .
English: having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Coptic: αυω ον τενου ειαhερατ . ευκρινε μμοι ετβετhελπισ μπερητ . νταfsωπε νναhρννενειοτε εβολ hιτμπνουτε .
English: Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
Coptic: παι ετερετμντσνοουσε μφυλη μπενγενοσ hελπιζε εταhοf . ευsμsε hνουνοc νσοπσ ντευsη μνπεhοου . ετβετειhελπισ πρρο ευεγκαλει ναι νcινιουδαι .
English: which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!
Coptic: ετβεου fο ναπιστοσ νναhρητν . εsjε πνουτε νατουνεσ νετμοουτ .
English: Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?
Coptic: ανοκ cε νεαικαασ hαειατ πε εt ουβε πραν νιησουσ πεχριστοσ πναζωραιοσ επεhουο .
English: 'I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Coptic: παι cε αιααf hντhιερουσαλημ εαινεj hαh ννετουααβ επεsτεκο . εαιjι τεξουσια εβολ hιτνναρχιερευσ . αυω ον αιtπζηφοσ ετακοου .
English: This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
Coptic: νειδιμωρι δε μμοου νhαh νσοπ hνσυναγωγη νιμ ειαναγκαζε μμοου εjιουα επεfραν αυω ειcοντ εροου επεhουο νειδιωκε νσωου sαhραι εμπολισ ετουηυ .
English: Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
Coptic: ειναβωκ δε εδαμασκοσ hντεξουσια νταιjιτσ ντνναρχιερευσ .
English: 'Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,
Coptic: αναυ επρρο hντεhιη μπνου μμεερε ευουοειν εαfπιρα εβολ hντπε εhουε πουοειν μπρη αfsα εhραι εjωι μννετμοοsε νμμαι .
English: at noon, O King, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
Coptic: αυω ντερνhε τηρν εhραι εjμπκαh εβολ hντhοτε αισωτμ ευσμη εσjω μμοσ ναι ντασπε μμντhεβραιοσ jεσαυλε σαυλε αhροκ κπητ νσωι σμοκh νακ εtτβηρ εhουν hνhενσουρε .
English: When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'
Coptic: ανοκ δε πεjαι jεντκ νιμ πjοεισ . πεjεπjοεισ ναι jεανοκ πε ιησουσ πετκπητ νσωf .
English: 'I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' 'He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
Coptic: αλλα τωουν νγαhερατκ hιjννεκουερητε ετβεπαι γαρ αιουωνh νακ εβολ ετοsκ νhυπηρετησ αυω μμντρε ντhε ντακναυ εροι αυω ντhε εtναουωνh νακ εβολ
English: But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;
Coptic: εινουhμ μμοκ εβολ hμπλαοσ μννhεθνοσ . ναι ανοκ εtναjοουκ ναυ
English: delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,
Coptic: εουων ννευβαλ εκτοου εβολ hμπκακε επουοειν αυω εβολ hντεξουσια μπσατανασ εhουν επνουτε ετρευjι μπκω εβολ ννευνοβε αυω ουκληροσ μννετουααβ hμπτρευπιστευε εροι .
English: to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Coptic: ετβεπαι cε πρρο αγριππα μπιρατσωτμ επcωλπ εβολ νταfsωπε ναι εβολ hντπε .
English: 'Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
Coptic: αλλα αικηρυσσε νsορπ hνδαμασκοσ αυω hντhιερουσαλημ μντεχωρα τηρσ ννιουδαι μννhεθνοσ ετρευμετανοει αυω νσεκτοου επνουτε ευειρε ννεhβηυε ευμπsα ντμετανοια .
English: but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
Coptic: ετβεπαι cε νιουδαι αυcοπτ hμπερπε αυhιτοοτου εhοτβετ .
English: For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.
Coptic: αιματε δε νουβοηθια εβολ hιτμπνουτε ειαhερατ sαhραι επhοου νhοου . ειρμντρε ννκουι μνννοc . νtjε λααυ αν πβολ ννεντανεπροφητησ μνμωυσησ jοου ευναsωπε
English: Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
Coptic: jεπεχριστοσ ναsοπου . αυω πsορπ πε ντωουν εβολ hννετμοουτ . αυω fναjω νουοειν μπλαοσ μννhεθνοσ .
English: how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.'
Coptic: ναι δε εfταυο μμοου πεjεφηστοσ ναf hνουνοc νσμη jεπαυλε κλοβε . απεhουε σhαι λεβτκ .
English: As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, 'Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!'
Coptic: παυλοσ δε πεjαf jενtλοβε αν φηστε πεκρατιστοσ . αλλα ειjω νhενsαjε μμε hιμντρμνhητ .
English: But he said, 'I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
Coptic: fσοουν δε νναι νcιαγριππασ πρρο παι εtsαjε νμμαf αυω ειπαρρη σιαζε μμοι αυω tπειθε jεμνλααυ νναι hηπ εροf νταπειhωβ γαρ sωπε αν hμφωπ .
English: For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
Coptic: κπιστευε πρρο αγριππα ενεπροφητησ . tσοουν jεκπιστευε .
English: King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.'
Coptic: αγριππασ δε πεjαf μπαυλοσ jεhνουκουι νsαjε κπειθε μμοι εαατ νχρηστινοσ .
English: Agrippa said to Paul, 'With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?'
Coptic: πεjεπαυλοσ jεtsληλ επνουτε hνουκουι μνουνοc . ου μονον ντοκ . αλλα ουον νιμ ετσωτμ εροι μπhοου ετρευsωπε ντhε hωωτ ον εtνhητσ sαντενειμρρε .
English: Paul said, 'I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.'
Coptic: ναι δε ντερεfjοου αfτωουν νcιπρρο μνπhηγεμων . αυω βερενικη μννετhμοοσ hαhτηυ .
English: The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
Coptic: αυω αυαναχωρει αυsαjε μννευερηυ . ευjω μμοσ jεμπειρωμε ρλααυ αν νhωβ εfμπsα μπμου .
English: When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, 'This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.'
Coptic: αγριππασ δε πεjαf μφηστοσ jεενεουνcομ εκα πειρωμε εβολ . νσαβηλ jεαfεπικαλει μπρρο .
English: Agrippa said to Festus, 'This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.'