megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ευναενf δε εkουν εtπαρεμβολη πεjε παυλοσ μπιχιλιαρχοσ jε αν σsε νηι νταjε hλι νακ νθοf δε πεjαf ναf jε κσωουν ρω μμετουεινιν
English: But as they are about to bring him into the castle, Paulos said to the chiliarehos: 'Is it lawful for me to say anything to thee?' But he (pron.) said to him: Knowest thou indeed Greek?
Coptic: hαρα νθοκ αν πε πιρεμνχημι ετkαjωου νναι εhοου ακιρι νhανsθορτερ ουοh ακcι μπιδ νsο νρωμι ντε νισικαριοσ εβολ επsαfε
English: Art thou not then the man of Chērni who before these days madest tumults, and thou tookest four thousand men of the Assassins out to (the) desert?'
Coptic: παυλοσ δε πεjαf ναf jε ανοκ μεν ανοκ ουρωμι νιουδαι ουρεμταρσοσ ντε tκυλικια ουρεμμβακι ντε ουβακι εσοι νατουονh εβολ αν tτωβh ουν μμοκ εθρεκουαhσαhνι νηι ντασαjι νεμ παιλαοσ
English: But Paulos said to him: 'I indeed (am) a man, Jew, a man of Tarsos, of [the] Kylikia, a citizen of a city which is not inconspicuous: I pray thee then to command me that I may speak to this people.'
Coptic: εταfουαhσαhνι δε ναf ερε παυλοσ οhι ερατf hιjεν νιτωτερ αfκιμ ντεfjιj ουβε πιλαοσ ετα ουνιst δε νχαρωf sωπι αfωs εβολ kεν tασπι μμετhεβρεοσ εfjω μμοσ
English: But he having commanded him, Paulos standing upon the stairs waved his hand against the people; but a great silence having been made, he cried out in the language of Hebrew, saying:
Coptic: νιρωμι νισνηου ουοh νιιοt σωτεμ ετααπολογια ετε ντηι sαρωτεν tνου
English: [The] men, [the] brethren, and [the] fathers, hear my defence which is mine unto you now.'
Coptic: εταυσωτεμ δε jε αfερουω νωου kεν tασπι μμετhεβρεοσ μαλλον δε αυχαρωου ουοh πεjαf
English: But having heard that he answered them in the language of Hebrew, [but] they held their peace the more. And he said:
Coptic: jε ανοκ μεν ανοκ ουρωμι νιουδαι αυμαστ kεν ταρσοσ ντε tκυλικια εαυsανουsτ kεν ταιπολισ kατεν νενcαλαυj νγαμαλιηλ φαι εταfτσαβοι επταjρο ντε φνομοσ ντε νενιοt ειοι νρεfχοh ντε φt κατα φρηt hωτεν ετετενοι μμοσ νθωτεν τηρου μφοου
English: I indeed am a man, Jew, I was born in Tarsos of [the] Kylikia, having been brought up in this city, at (the) feet of Gamaliēl he who taught me accurately (the) law of our fathers, I being a zealot for God according as all ye (pron.) also are being to-day,
Coptic: εαιcοjι νσα παιμωιτ sα εkρηι εφμου εισωνh νhανρωμι νεμ hανhιομι ειhιουι μμωου επsτεκο
English: having persecuted this way even unto (the) death. Binding men and women, casting them to (the) prison.
Coptic: μφρηt ετε πιαρχιερευσ οι μμεθρε νηι νεμ νιπρεσβυτεροσ τηρου νη εταιcι επιστολη ντοτου sα νισνηου ναινα δε εδαμασκοσ εινι ννικεχωουνι ετεμμαυ ευσονh εhρηι ειλημ hινα νσεtμκαh νωου
English: As the chief priest witnesseth to me, and all the presbyters: from whom having received epistle unto the brethren, [But] I was going to Damaskos, to bring others who were there bound into Jerusalem, that they might give pain to them.
Coptic: ασsωπι δε μμοι ειμοsι ουοh εταιkωντ εδαμασκοσ μπκωt μμερι νουhοt kεν ουhοt αfερουωινι εhρηι εjωι νjε ουνιst νουωινι εβολ kεν τφε
English: But it happened, that as (I was) walking and having approached Damaskos about midday, suddenly shone upon me a great light from (the) heaven.
Coptic: αιhει δε επεσητ ουοh αισωτεμ εουσμη εσjω μμοσ νηι jε σαουλ σαουλ αkοκ κcοjι νσωι
English:  But I fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me: "Saoul, Saoul, why persecutest thou me?"
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιερουω jε νθοκ νιμ πcσ πεjαf δε νηι jε ανοκ πε ιησ πιναζωρεοσ φη νθοκ ετεκcοjι νσωf
English:  But I (pron.) answered: "Who (art) thou, Lord?" But he said to me: "I am Jesus the Nazōreos, he whom thou (pron.) persecutest."
Coptic: νη δε εναυνεμηι ναυναυ μεν επιουωινι μπουσωτεμ δε ετσμη μπετσαjι νεμηι
English: But they who were being with me were seeing indeed the light, but they heard not (the) voice of him who spake to me.
Coptic: πεjηι δε jε ου πεtνααιf πcσ πcσ δε πεjαf νηι jε τωνκ μαsε νακ εhρηι εδαμασκοσ ουοh σενασαjι νεμακ μμαυ εθβε hωβ νιβεν εταυθαsου νακ εθρεκαιτου
English:  But I said: "What shall (lit. will) I do, Lord?" But the Lord said to me: "Rise, go into Damaskos; and it will be spoken to thee there concerning all things which were ordained for thee to do."
Coptic: ασsωπι δε νtναυ μβολ αν ντεν πωου μπιουωινι ετεμμαυ αυαμονι δε νταjιj νjε νη εθνεμηι αιι εδαμασκοσ
English: But it came to pass, that as I saw not for (the) glory of that light, they who were with me laid hold of my hand; I came to Damaskos.
Coptic: ουαι δε jε ανανιασ ουρωμι εfερhοt κατα πινομοσ ευερμεθρε kαροf νjε νιιουδαι τηρου ετsοπ μμαυ
English: But one, called Ananias, a man devout according to the law, all the Jews who dwelt there witnessing to him,
Coptic: εταfι δε sαροι ουοh εταfοhι ερατf πεjαf νηι jε σαουλ πασον αναυ μβολ ανοκ δε hω kεν tουνου ετεμμαυ αισομσ εροf
English:  [but] having come unto me, and having stood, he said to me: "Saoul, my brother, see." But I also in that hour gazed at him.
Coptic: νθοf δε πεjαf jε φt ντε νενιοt αfερsορπ νσωτπκ εεμι επετεhναf ουοh εναυ επιθμηι ουοh εσωτεμ εουσμη εβολ kεν ρωf
English:  But he (pron.) said: "God of our fathers chose thee before to know his will, and to see the righteous (one), and to hear a voice from his mouth.
Coptic: jε χναsωπι ναf μμεθρε kατεν ρωμι νιβεν εθβε νη ετακναυ ερωου ουοh ετακσοθμου
English: Because thou wilt be for him witness with all men concerning the things which thou sawest and which thou heardest.
Coptic: ουοh tνου ου πετεκνααιf τωνκ cιωμσ ουοh jοκμεκ εβολ kεν νεκνοβι εκτωβh μπεfραν
English:  And now what wilt thou do? Rise, be baptised and wash thee from thy sins, praying to his name."
Coptic: ασsωπι δε εταικοττ ειλημ ουοh ειερπροσευχεσθε kεν πιερφει αιsωπι kεν ουτωμτ
English: But it came to pass (that) having returned to Jerusalem, and praying in the temple, I was in a trance;
Coptic: αιναυ εροf εfjω μμοσ νηι jε αμου νχωλεμ εβολ kεν ιλημ jε ουηι σεναcι μετμεθρε ντοτκ αν εθβητ
English:  I saw him saying to me: "Come quickly from Jerusalem, because they will not receive witness from thee concerning me."
Coptic: ανοκ hω πεjηι jε πcσ νθωου σεεμι jε ναιhιουι επsτεκο ουοh ναιhιουι κατα συναγωγη ννη εθναht εροκ
English:  I also said: "Lord, they (pron.) know that I was casting to (the) prison, and I was beating in (every) synagogue them who believed thee:
Coptic: ουοh hοτε ευναφων εβολ μπσνοf νστεφανοσ πεκμαρτυροσ ανοκ hω ναιοhι ερατ ειtμαt ουοh ναιαρεh ενιhβωσ ντε νη εναυkωτεβ μμοf
English:  and when they were about to shed (the) blood of Stephanos the martyr I also was standing, consenting, and I was keeping the garments of them who were killing him."
Coptic: ουοh πεjαf νηι jε μοsι jε ανοκ tναουορπκ εhανεθνοσ ευουηου
English:  And he said to me: "Go (lit. walk): because I (pron.) will send thee to distant Gentiles."'
Coptic: ναυσωτεμ δε εροf sα παισαjι ουοh αυcισι ντουσμη εhρηι ευjω μμοσ jε αλι φαι μφρηt εβολ hιjεν πκαhι ου γαρ fεμπsα νωνk αν
English: But they were hearing him unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, saying: 'Take away such an one from (the) earth: for he is not worthy of living.'
Coptic: ευωs δε εβολ ουοh ευσιt ννουhβωσ ουοh ευσετ sωιs επιαηρ
English: But (as they are) crying out, and throwing (off) their garments, and throwing dust to the air,
Coptic: αfερκελευιν νjε πιχιλιαρχοσ εθρουcιτf εkουν εtπαρεμβολη εαfjοσ εθρουtμκαh ναf kεν hανμαστιγξ hινα ντεfεμι jε εθβεου νλωιjι σεωs εβολ μπαιρηt εhρηι εjωf
English: the chiliarchos commanded them to take him into the castle, having told them to give pain to him with scourges, that he might know concerning what cause they cry out thus upon him.
Coptic: hοτε δε εταυcολκf kεν νιkωκ πεjε παυλοσ μπιεκατονταρχοσ εναfοhι ερατf jε ουρωμι νρωμεοσ νfερ πκεhωουι μπhαπ αν πετσsε νωτεν πε εερμαστιγγοιν μμοf
English: But when they strained him in the thongs, Paulos said to the centurion who was standing (by): 'A man, Roman, not even condemned, it is lawful for you to scourge him.'
Coptic: εταfσωτεμ δε νjε πιεκατονταρχοσ αfsε sα πιχιλιαρχοσ αfταμοf εfjω μμοσ jε ου πετεκνααιf πιρωμι γαρ ουρωμεοσ πε
English: But the centurion having heard, went unto the chiliarchos, he showed to him, saying: What wilt thou do? For the man is a Roman.'
Coptic: αfι δε sαροf νjε πιχιλιαρχοσ πεjαf ναf jε αjοσ νηι jε νθοκ ουρωμεοσ νθοf δε πεjαf jε αhα
English: But the chiliarchos came unto him; he said to him: Say to me that thou (art) a Roman.' But he (pron.) said: Yea.'
Coptic: αfερουω νjε πιχιλιαρχοσ jε ανοκ αιsωπ νταιπολητια νηι kα ουμηs νκεφαλεον παυλοσ δε πεjαf jε ανοκ εταυμαστ νkητσ
English: The chiliarchos answered: I (pron.) bought this citizenship for me with a great sum.' But Paulos said: I (am one) who was born in it.'
Coptic: σατοτου ουν αυhενου σαβολ μμοf νjε νη ετtμκαh ναf ουοh α πιχιλιαρχοσ ερhοt εταfεμι jε ουρωμεοσ πε ουοh jε αfσονhf
English: Immediately then they departed from him who give pain to him: and the chiliarchos feared, having known that he was a Roman, and that he bound him.
Coptic: πεfρασt δε εfουωs εεμι επιταjρο jε εθβεου αυερκατηγοριν εροf νjε νιιουδαι αfβολf εβολ ουοh αfουαhσαhνι εθρουι νjε νιαρχιερευσ νεμ πιμανthαπ τηρf ουοh αfεν παυλοσ επεσητ αfταhοf ερατf νkητου
English: But on the (lit. his) morrow, wishing to know the certainty why the Jews accused him, he loosed him, and he commanded to come the chief priests and all the council, and he brought hullos down, he set him among them.
Coptic: εταfσομσ δε νjε παυλοσ επιμανthαπ πεjαf νιρωμι νενσνηου ανοκ νkρηι kεν συνηδεσισ νιβεν εθνανευ αιερπολιτευεσθε μφt sα εkουν επαιεhοου
English: But Paulos having gazed at the council, said, [The] men, our brethren, in all good (plur.) conscience I (pron.) lived before God up to this day.
Coptic: πιαρχιερευσ δε ανανιασ αfουαhσαhνι ννη ετοhι ερατου ναhραf εθρουhιουι kεν ρωf
English: But the chief priest Ananias commanded them who stood by him to strike on his mouth.
Coptic: τοτε πεjε παυλοσ ναf jε φt ναhιουι εροκ μπαιρηt tjοι ετοsj νκονια κερπκεhεμσι εκthαπ εροι κατα πινομοσ ουοh κερκελευιν εθρουhιουι εροι σαβολ μπινομοσ
English: Then said Paulos to him: God will strike thee thus, [the] wall which is smeared with white; thou sittest even judging me according to the law, and thou commandest to strike me contrary to the law.'
Coptic: νη δε ετοhι ερατου πεjωου jε ακhωουs επιαρχηερευσ ντε φt
English: But they who stood (by) said: 'Thou reviledst the chief priest of God.'
Coptic: παυλοσ δε πεjαf jε ναισωουν πε νασνηου jε ουαρχιερευσ πε σσkηουτ γαρ jε ουαρχων ντε πεκλαοσ ννεκjε πετhωου kαροf
English:  But Paulos said: I was not knowing, my brethren, that he is chief priest: for it is written, "A ruler of thy people thou shalt not say evil against."'
Coptic: εταfεμι δε νjε παυλοσ jε ουον ουμεροσ μεν εφα νισαδδουκεοσ πε πικεμεροσ δε εφα νιφαρισεοσ πε αfωs εβολ kεν πιμανthαπ νιρωμι νενσνηου ανοκ ουφαρισεοσ εθβε ουhελπισ νεμ ουαναστασισ ντε νιρεfμωουτ ανοκ σεthαπ εροι
English: But Paulos having known that there is a part (of them) indeed belonging to the Sadducees, but the other part belonging to the Pharisees, he cried out in the council, [The] men, our brethren, I (am) a Pharisee; concerning a hope and a resurrection of the dead I (pron.) am judged.
Coptic: φαι δε εταfjοf αfsωπι νjε ουsθορτερ ουτε νιφαρισεοσ νεμ νισαδδουκεοσ ουοh αfφωρj νjε πιμηs
English: But he having said this, there happened a tumult between the Pharisees and the Sudducees: and the multitude was divided.
Coptic: νισαδδουκεοσ μεν γαρ σεjω μμοσ jε μμον αναστασισ ουδε αγγελοσ ουδε πνα νιφαρισεοσ δε σεουωνh μμωου ευσοπ
English: For the Sadducees indeed say that there is not resurrection, nor angel, 'nor spirit, but the Pharisees confess them both.
Coptic: αfsωπι δε νjε ουνιst νkρωου ουοh αυτωουν νjε hανουον εβολ kεν νιφαρισεοσ αυμλαk ευjω μμοσ jε τενjεμ hλι μπετhωου αν kεν παιρωμι ισjε ουπνα αfσαjι νεμαf ιε ουαγγελοσ
English: But a great noise happened, and some from the Pharisees rose, they disputed, saying: We find nothing of evil in this man. If a spirit spake to him or an angel.'
Coptic: εταfsωπι δε νjε ουνιst νsθορτερ αfερhοt νjε πιχιλιαρχοσ μηπωσ νσεfι μπαυλοσ εβολ hιτοτου αfερκελευιν μπιστρατευμα ντουsε εhρηι ντουhωλεμ μμοf εβολ kεν τουμηt ντουενf εhρηι εtπαρεμβολη
English: But a great tumult having happened, the chiliarchos feared lest by any means Paulos should be carried (off) by them, he commanded the soldiery that they should go up and snatch him from their midst, and bring him into the castle.
Coptic: νhρηι δε kεν πιεjωρh εθνηου α πcσ οhι ερατf ναhραf πεjαf jε jεμνομt μφρηt ετακερμεθρε εθβητ kεν ιλημ παιρηt hωt εροκ ον ντεκερμεθρε εθβητ kεν τκερωμη
English: But in the night which cometh the Lord stood by him, he said: 'Take courage; as thou witnessed concerning me in Jerusalem, thus thou must also witness concerning me in Rōmē.'
Coptic: ετα πιεhοου δε sωπι αυθωουt νjε νιιουδαι αυταρκωου ευjω μμοσ εsτεμουωμ ουδε εsτεμσω sατουkωτεβ μπαυλοσ
English: But the day having come, the Jewsassembled, they adjured themselves, saying (that they would) not eat nor drink until they killed Paulos.
Coptic: ναυερhουο δε εμ νρωμι νjε νη εταυιρι μπαιαναs
English: But they were being more than forty men, they who made this oath.
Coptic: ναι αυι sα νιαρχιερευσ νεμ νιπρεσβυτεροσ πεjωου jε kεν ουαναθεμα ανταρκον εsτεμjεμtπι νhλι sατενkωτεβ μπαυλοσ
English: These came unto the chief priests and the presbyters, they said: an anathema we adjured ourselves not to taste anything until we kill Paulos:
Coptic: tνου ουν ουονh επιχιλιαρχοσ νεμ πιμανthαπ hοπωσ ντεfενf sαρωτεν hωσ jε ερετενεμι kεν ουταjρο εθβητf ανον δε μπατεfkωντ ερωτεν τενσεβτωτ εkοθβεf
English: now then make known to the chiliarchos, with the council, that he may bring him unto you as that ye may know accurately concerning him: but we (prom) before that he approacheth you, are prepared to kill him.'
Coptic: εταfσωτεμ δε εtjορjσ νjε πsηρι ντσωνι μπαυλοσ αfι αfsε εkουν εtπαρεμβολη αfταμε παυλοσ
English: But (the) son of (the) sister of Paulos having heard of the plot, he came, he went in to the castle, he showed to Paulos.
Coptic: αfμουt δε νjε παυλοσ εουαι ννιεκατονταρχοσ πεjαf jε cι μπαιkελsιρι εkουν sα πιχιλιαρχοσ ουοντεf ουhωβ γαρ εjοf ναf
English: But Paulos called one of the centurions, he said: Take this young man in unto the chiliarchos; for he hath a thing to say to him.'
Coptic: νθοf μεν ουν αfcιτf αfενf sα πιχιλιαρχοσ ουοh πεjαf jε πετσονh παυλοσ αfμουt εροι αfjοσ νηι εινι μπαιkελsιρι εkουν sαροκ εουοντεf ουhωβ εjοf νακ
English: He (pron.) indeed then took him; he brought him unto the chiliarchos, and he said: The prisoner Paulos called me, he told me, To bring this young man in unto thee, having a thing to say to thee.'
Coptic: αfαμαhι δε ντεfjιj νjε πιχιλιαρχοσ ουοh εταfεραναχωριν σαουσα μμαυατf ναfsινι μμοf jε ου πετεκουωs εjοf νηι
English: But the chiliarchos seized hold of his hand, and having withdrawn apart alone, he was asking him: What (is) it which thou wishest to say to me?'
Coptic: πεjαf jε νιιουδαι αυσεμνητσ ετοβhκ νρασt hοπωσ ντεκινι μπαυλοσ επιμανthαπ hωσ εκναεμι εθβητf kεν ουταjρο
English: But he said: The Jews settled to pray thee to-morrow, that thou should bring Paulos to the council, as thou wilt know concerning him accurately.
Coptic: νθοκ ουν μπενθρε πεκhητ θωτ νεμωου ουον hουο γαρ εμ νρωμι εβολ νkητου ευjωρj εροf ναι εταυταρκε νουερηου εsτεμουωμ ουδε εsτεμσω sατουkωτεβ μμοf ουοh tνου σεσεβτωτ ευjουsτ εβολ kατhη μπιωs εθναsωπι εβολ hιτοτκ
English: Thou then be not persuaded by them: for there are more than forty men from them lying in wait for him; these who adjured one another not to eat nor to drink until they kill him: and now they are prepared, looking out for the promise about to be from thee.'
Coptic: πιχιλιαρχοσ ουν αfχα πιkελsιρι εβολ εαfhονhεν ναf εsτεμjοσ νhλι jε ακταμοι εναι
English: The chiliarchos then dismissed the young man, having ordered him not to say to any one that thou showedst to me these (things).
Coptic: ουοh αfμουt εβ εβολ kεν νιεκατονταρχοσ πεjαf νωου jε σεβτε σ μματοι hοπωσ νσεsε sα κεσαρια νεμ ο νhιπευσ νεμ σ νρεfhιλογχη ισjεν φναυ ναjπγ μπιεjωρh
English: And he called two from the centurions; he said to them: 'Prepare two hundred soldiers, that they may go unto Kesaria, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from (the) third hour of the night,
Coptic: νσεcι νhανκετεβνωουι hινα ντουταλε παυλοσ ντουναhμεf sα φυλιξ πιhηγεμων
English: and may take beasts also, that they may mount Paulos, and bring him safe unto Phylix the governor.'
Coptic: αfσkαι δε νουεπιστολη εουον ντασ μμαυ νουτυποσ μπαιρηt
English: But he wrote a letter having a form thus,
Coptic: κλαυδιοσ λυσια μπικρατιστοσ νhηγεμων φυλιξ χερε
English: Klaudios Lysia to the most excellent governor Phylix, hail.
Coptic: παιρωμι αυταhοf νjε νιιουδαι ουοh ευμευι εkοθβεf αιsε νεμ πιστρατευμα αιναhμεf εταιεμι jε ουρωμεοσ πε
English: This man the Jews seized, and as they are thinking to kill him, I went with the soldiery; . I saved him, having known that he is a Roman.
Coptic: ειουωs δε εεμι εtλωιjι ετουjεμ αρικι εροf εθβητσ αιενf εjεν πουμανthαπ
English: But wishing to know the cause concerning which they found fault with him, I brought him to their council:
Coptic: φαι εταιjεμf ευjεμαρικι εροf εθβε hανζητημα ντε πουνομοσ μπιjεμ νοβι δε νkητf εfμπsα μφμου ιε hανσναυh ντε ουεγκλημα
English: whom I found found fault with concerning questions of their law, but I found not sin in him worthy of (the) death or bonds for an offence.
Coptic: εταυταμοι δε εθβε ουσοcνι εfhωου εfναsωπι kα παιρωμι εβολ hιτοτου σατοτ αιουορπf hαροκ εαιhονhεν ετοτου ννεfκατηγοροσ εθρουσαjι ναhρακ
English: But having been shown concerning an evil plan which would be made against this man by them, immediately I sent him to thee, having ordered his accusers to speak with thee.
Coptic: νιματοι μεν ουν κατα πεταυθαs νωου αυωλι μπαυλοσ νjωρh εαυενf εαντιπατρισ
English: The soldiers indeed then, according to that which was ordained them, took away Paulos by night, having brought him to Antipatris.
Coptic: πεfρασt δε αυχω ννιhιπευσ εθρουsε νεμαf αυκοτου εtπαρεμβολη
English: But on the (lit. his) morrow they let the horsemen go with him; they returned to the castle.
Coptic: ναι δε εταυι εκεσαρια ουοh εταυt νtεπιστολη μπιhηγεμων αυταhο μπκεπαυλοσ ναhραf
English: But those (lit. these) having come to Kesaria, and having given the epistle to the governor, they presented Paulos also to him.
Coptic: εταfωs δε νtεπιστολη αfsινι jε ουεβολ kεν αs νεπαρχια πε ουοh εταfεμι jε ουεβολ kεν tκυλικια πε
English: But he having read the letter, asked from what province he is; and having known that he is from [the] Kylikia,
Coptic: ειεσωτεμ εροκ πεjαf hοταν αυsανι νjε νεκκατηγοροσ ουοh αfουαhσαhνι εθρουαρεh εροf kεν πιπρετωριον ντε ηρωδησ
English: I shall hear thee, he said, whenever should come thine accusers: and he commanded to keep him in the pretōrion of Ērōdēs.
Coptic: μενενσα ε δε νεhοου αfι εhρηι νjε πιαρχηερευσ ανανιασ νεμ hανπρεσβυτεροσ νεμ κερητωρ jε τερτυλλοσ ναι εταυι αυουωνh μπιhηγεμων kα παυλοσ
English: But after five days came up the chief priest Ananias with presbyters, and also an orator, called Tertyllos: these having come, made known to the governor against Paulos.
Coptic: εταυμουt δε εροf αfερhητσ νερκατηγοριν νjε τερτυλλοσ εfjω μμοσ σsοπ νjε ουhιρηνη εσοs εβολ hιτοτκ νεμ hανταhο ερατου ευsοπ μπαιεθνοσ εβολ hιτεν πεκfιρωουs
English: But he having been called, Tertyllos began to accuse him, saying, Abundant peace happens through thee, and establishment (plur.) is happening to this nation through thy providence
Coptic: σασα νιβεν νεμ kεν μαι νιβεν τενsωπ μμοκ κρατισθε φυλιξ kεν sεπhμοτ νιβεν
English: on all sides, and in all places, we accept thee, most excellent Phylix, in all thanksgiving.
Coptic: hινα δε νταsτεμταhνο μμοκ νhουο tτωβh μμοκ εθρεκσωτεμ εροι kεν ουsωτ εβολ νhρηι kεν τεκμετεπικησ
English: But that I may not hinder thee the more, I pray thee to hear me concisely in thy fairness.
Coptic: ανjιμι γαρ μπαιρωμι νλοιμοσ εfκιμ νhανsθορτερ ννιιουδαι τηρου ετsοπ kεν tοικουμενη εfοι νhουιτ ετhερεσισ ντε πιναζωρεοσ
English: For we found this pestilent man, moving troubles to all the Jews who are in the world, being (a) first (man) for (the) sect of the Nazōreos:
Coptic: φαι εταfcωντ εσωf μπικεερφει ουοh αναμονι μμοf
English: who tried to defile the temple even: and we laid hold on him.
Coptic: φαι ετε ουον sjομ μμοκ εεμι εβολ hιτοτf νθοκ ακsανkετkωτf εθβε ναι τηρου ετενερκατηγοριν εροf νkητου
English: This (man) from whom it is possible for thee thyself to know, shouldest thou examine him concerning these things in which we accuse him.
Coptic: αυουαhτοτου νjε νιιουδαι jε ναι sοπ μπαιρηt
English: The Jews added their word that these things were thus.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε παυλοσ εταfcωρεμ εροf νjε πιhηγεμων εθρεfσαjι εισωουν μμοκ ισ ουμηs νρομπι εκοι νρεfthαπ επαιsλωλ tναερουω kεν ουουνοf νhητ εhρηι εjωι
English: Paulos answered, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, Knowing thee since many years being judge to this nation, I shall (lit. will) answer in delight of heart for myself.
Coptic: εουον sjομ μμοκ εεμι jε μπαντε hουο ιβ νεhοου sωπι ισjεν εταιsε εhρηι ειλημ εουωsτ
English: It being possible for thee to know, that not more than twelve days have passed since I went into Jerusalem to worship;
Coptic: ουδε μπουjεμτ kεν πιερφει εισαjι νεμ ουαι ουδε ειsθορτερ νουμηs ουδε kεν νισυναγωγη ουδε κατα πολισ
English: Neither found they me in the temple speaking to (any) one, nor troubling a multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in city.
Coptic: ουδε μμον sjομ μμωου εταhε ναι ερατου ναι ετουερκατηγοριν μμωου kαροι tνου
English: Nor is it possible for them to establish these (things), these of which they accuse me now.
Coptic: tουωνh δε μφαι νακ εβολ jε κατα παιμωιτ ετε ναι jω μμοf jε hερεσισ αιsεμsι μπαιρηt μφt ντε ναιοt ειναht ενη τηρου ετσkηουτ kεν πινομοσ νεμ νιπροφητησ
English: But I confess this to thee, that according to this way which these say that (it is a) sect, I worship thus (the) God of my fathers, believing all the things which are written in the law and the prophets:
Coptic: εουον ντηι μμαυ νουhελπισ εφt θη ετε ναι hωου σομσ εβολ kαjωσ tαναστασισ εθναsωπι ννιθμηι νεμ νιρεfcινjονσ
English: Having a hope toward God, which these also look out for, the resurrection about to be for the just and the wrongdoers.
Coptic: νhρηι kεν φαι tναερασκιν hω εθρεσsωπι νηι νjε ουσυνηδεσισ νατcροπ ναhρεν φt νεμ ναhρεν νιρωμι νσηου νιβεν
English: In this I shall (lit. will) exercise (myself) also for there to be to me a conscience offenceless before God and before [the] men always.
Coptic: εβολ δε hιτεν ουμηs νρομπι αιι ειρι νhανμεθναητ μπαεθνοσ νεμ hανπροσφωρα
English: But after (lit. from) many years I came to do alms to my nation, and offerings:
Coptic: ναι εταυjεμτ ειτουβηουτ νkητου kεν πιερφει νεμ ουμηs αν ουδε νεμ ουsθορτερ αν
English: these in which they found me purified in the temple, not with a multitude nor with a tumult:
Coptic: hανιουδαι δε εβολ kεν tασια ναι ετενασσsε νσει ναhρακ ουοh νσεερκατηγοριν ισjε ουον ντωου νουhωβ νεμηι
English: but certain Jews from [the] Asia, they (lit. these) who ought to have come before thee and accuse, If they have a thing against me.
Coptic: μμον ναι νθωου μαρουjοσ jε ου νcινjονσ αυjεμf νkητ ειοhι ερατ kεν πιμανthαπ
English: Otherwise let these themselves say what wrongdoing they found in me, standing in the council,
Coptic: ιε εθβε ταισμη νουωτ θαι εταιοsσ εβολ νkητου ειοhι ερατ jε εθβε ταναστασισ ντε νιρεfμωουτ ανοκ σεthαπ εροι μφοου hι θηνου
English: (other) than concerning this one saying, this which I cried out among them standing, Concerning (the) resurrection of the dead. I (pron.) am judged to-day before you.'
Coptic: αfhιτου δε εφαhου νjε φυλιξ εfεμι kεν ουταjρο εθβε να πιμωιτ εαfjοσ jε εsωπ αfsανι εhρηι νjε λυσιασ πιχιλιαρχοσ ειεεμι εθβε θηνου
English: But Phylix put them off, knowing accurately concerning them of the way, having said: 'If Lysias the chiliarchos should come up, I shall know concerning you.'
Coptic: εαfουαhσαhνι μπιεκατονταρχοσ εταρεh εροf εtμτον δε ναf ουοh εsτεμsεsτ hλι ννη ετενουf εsεμsητf
English: And he (part.) commanded the centurion who kept him, [but] to give indulgence to him, and not to hinder any of his friends from ministering to him.
Coptic: μενενσα hανεhοου δε αfι νjε φυλιξ νεμ δρουσιλλα τεfσhιμι εουιουδαι τε αfουωρπ νσα παυλοσ ουοh αfσωτεμ εροf εθβε πιναht επχσ ιησ
English: But after some days Phylix came with Drousilla his wife being a Jewess; he sent for Paulos, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus,