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| 1 | ϫⲉⲁ̇ⲟⲨⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓ̄ⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ :ⲻ | ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲻ | je àoustasis ṡōpi: ⲻ | draft · mediumthat a riot has arisen. |
| 2 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ · ϫⲉ ⲁ̇ⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̇ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ: | pegav naf on: je ànon tensōoun je oudikeos pe pairōmi: | draft · highThey said to him again: 'We know that this man is righteous; |
| 3 | ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲣ̇ⲱϣⲉ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲣⲱϣⲓ: | ǹθōou hōou serōṡi: | draft · lowthey themselves will see to it.' |
| 4 | [ⲁ]ⲡⲓ̄ⲗⲁⲦⲟⲥ ⲇ[ⲉ ⲙ]ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣ︦ϥ︦ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̄ · | ⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ: | a pilatos ḋe moute èp̀myṡ tyrf ǹnioudai: | draft · highThen Pilate called the whole multitude of the Jews; |
| 5 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧ︦︦ⲛ︦ ⲙ̇ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓ̄ⲉⲕⲁⲟⲩⲁ̇ · ⲛⲏⲧ︦ⲛ︦ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁϣⲁ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ⲭⲁⲟⲩⲁⲓ: ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϣⲁ: | pegaf nōou je ouonteten m̀mav ǹounomos hina eièkaouai: nōten èvol kata ṡa: | draft · highhe said to them: 'You have a law that I should release one to you at every feast. |
| 6 | ⲟⲩ︦ⲛ︦ⲧⲏⲧ︦ⲛ︦ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̇ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ̇ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲩⲫⲟⲛⲉⲩⲥ̇ ⲡⲉ · ⲉ̇ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ̇ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲩⲫⲟⲛⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ: ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ: | ouonteten ġar m̀mav ǹouai efmyr evfonevs pe: eṡavmouti èpefran je barabbas: | draft · highFor you have one in bonds who is a murderer, whose name is called Barabbas, |
| 7 | ⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉ̂ⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ︦ϥ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧ︦ⲛ︦ⲙⲧⲟ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉ̇ⲧ︦ⲙ︦ⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉ̇ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̇ⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̇ϩⲟⲩⲛ̇ ⲉ̇ⲉ̇ⲣⲟϥ · ⲉ̇ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲨⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲕⲁⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲻ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̂ⲡⲉⲓ̄ⲥⲛⲁⲩ :ⲻ | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲕⲁⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲻ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲻ | nem iysous fai etaheratf ǹpetenm̀θo èvol fai èṡtempairyti èlaav ǹlōiji m̀moou èxoun eèrof: etetenouōṡ èθrakaniven nōten ⲻ èvol ǹpais̀nav: ⲻ | draft · highand Jesus, this one who stands before you, in whom I have found no fault. Which do you want me to release to you of the two?' |
| 8 | Ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ · ⲻ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ :ⲻ | ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ: ⲻ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲻ | avōṡ èvol je kavaravvas: ⲻ nan èvol: ⲻ | draft · highThey cried out: 'Release Barabbas to us!' |
| 9 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̇ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ . | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. | pegaf nōou on je taerou oun ǹiysous petoumouti èrof je pix̀ristos. | draft · mediumHe said to them again: 'What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' |
| 10 | ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥ̇ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̇ⲻⲙⲟϥ ⁘··ⲻ Ϩ̇ⲉⲛⲕⲟ̇ⲟⲩⲉ̇ ϭⲉ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲛⲓ̄ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̄ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲡⲁⲓ̄ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡ︦ⲣ︦ⲣ̣[ⲟ] · ϫⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲻⲙⲟϥ ⁘:: ⲻ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲭⲁⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲡ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ | Pegav naf je stavrou mⲻmof ⁘:: ⲻ hankōouni oun èvol xen nioudai navgō m̀mos je akṡankafai èvol ǹtekp̀ṡ̀fyr an ǹp̀ouro: je afgos je anokouṡyri ǹnouti | draft · highThey said to him: 'Crucify him!' And some of the Jews were saying: 'If you release this man, you are not a friend of the king, for he said that he is the Son of God |
| 11 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ︥ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲣⲟ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲣⲟ: | ouoh on je anokouerro: | draft · highand also that he is a king. |
| 12 | ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲉ̇ⲕⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̄ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲉ̇ϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲣ︥ⲣⲟ ⲻ ⲕⲁⲓ̄ⲥⲁⲣ ⁘ⲻ Ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̇ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̈ⲡⲓ̈Ⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ · | ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉϣⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲻ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣ ⁘ⲻ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ: | taxa rō ekoueṡfai èθrefer èro ehrai ègōn èhote p̀ouro ⲻ kaisar ⁘ⲻ afgōnt ǹje pilatos: | draft · highPerhaps you want this man to be king over us rather than the emperor Caesar.' Pilate became angry. |
| 13 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̇ⲛⲓ̄ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̄ · ϫⲉⲁ̇ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲧ̇ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲥ̇ⲧⲁⲥⲓ̄ⲁ̇ⲍⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̈ϣ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | pegaf ǹnioudai: je àlyθōs petenheθnos stasiaze ǹsyou niven: | draft · highHe said to the Jews: 'Truly your nation is seditious at all times, |
| 14 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧ̇ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲉⲓ̄ⲗⲉⲓ̄ⲅⲉ ⲛ̇ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ︥ ⁘·ⲻ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲧⲉⲓⲗⲉⲓⲅⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⁘: ⲻ | ouoh tetnanteileige ǹnèteerpetnanouf nōten ⁘: ⲻ | draft · highand you oppose those who do good to you.' |
| 15 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲛⲓ̄ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲻ | ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲻ | pegav ǹje nioudai je aṡ ǹǹpetnaneou ⲻ | draft · highThe Jews said: 'Who are those who did good to us?' |
| 16 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ︥ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧ︦ⲛ︦ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲙ̣ⲛⲧ̣ϩ̄ⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲧ̇ · ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̄ⲡ̇ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̇ⲕⲏⲙⲉ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩ̀ⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ: | pegaf nōou je petennouti afen θynou èvol xen oumnt·h̀mhal esnaṡt: èvol xen p̀kahi ǹkymi: | draft · highHe said to them: 'Your God brought you out of a harsh slavery from the land of Egypt, |
| 17 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ̄ⲙⲟⲉ[ⲓ̄]ⲧϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ︥ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̇ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ :ⲻ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲓ̀ⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧϩⲏⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ: ⲻ | ouoh afjìmoeit·hytθynou xen t̀·halassa ǹf̀ryti ǹoupetṡouōou: ⲻ | draft · highand he led you through the sea as on dry land; |
| 18 | Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲙⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩ̣̇ⲙⲡ̇ⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲙⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲥ: | ouoh aftme θynou xen p̀manna xen teremos: | draft · highand he fed you with manna in the desert; |
| 19 | ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲁ]ϥⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲧ︦ⲛ︦ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲏⲣⲁ :ⲻ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲏⲧ̀ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲣⲁ: ⲻ | ouoh afìni nyt̀nnouhy ǹpyra: ⲻ | draft · highand he brought you quails; |
| 20 | Ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲁϥⲧ̄ⲥⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲨⲙⲟⲟⲨ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ϩ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ: | ouoh aftse θynou ǹoumou èvol xen oupetra: | draft · highand he gave you water to drink from a rock; |
| 21 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯⲛⲏⲧ︦ⲛ︦ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲻⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲛⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲻⲙⲟⲥ: | ouoh aftinyten ǹounoⲻmos: | draft · highand he gave you a law. |
| 22 | ⲉ̇ϫ︦ⲛ︦ⲛⲁⲓ̇ Ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁ̇ⲧⲉⲧ̇ⲛϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̇ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲧ︦ⲛ︦ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · | ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ: | èjen nai ḋe tyrou aretentinouċs ǹpetennouti: | draft · highYet after all these things you provoked your God to anger; |
| 23 | ⲁ̇ⲧⲉⲧ̣ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓ̄ⲟ̄ ⲛⲟⲩⲙ̣[ⲁ]ⲥⲉ ϩ̇ⲙⲡ̇ϫⲁⲓ̄ⲉ̇ · | ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ: | aretenθamio ǹoumasi xen p̀gaie: | draft · highyou made a calf in the desert; |
| 24 | ⲁ̇ⲧⲉⲧ̇ⲛⲻⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̇ ⲛⲁϥ ⁖ Ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲁϥϣⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̇ⲥⲁ ⲙⲉⲩⲧ̇ⲧⲏⲩⲧ︦ⲛ︦ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̄ ⲉ̇ϫⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̇ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̇ⲧⲙ̇ⲻⲙⲟⲩ :ⲻ | ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲻⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⁖ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲙⲉⲩⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲙⲻⲙⲟⲩ: ⲻ | aretenⲻouōṡt naf ⁖ ouoh afṡini ǹsa mevt θynou: ṡatemōisys ermetanoin ehrai èjen θynou ǹtetentmⲻmou: ⲻ | draft · mediumyou worshipped it. And he sought to kill you, until Moses made supplication for you, so that you did not die. |
| 25 | Ⲧ̇ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲓ̈ · ϫⲉⲉⲕⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲻ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲣⲣⲟ ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲣ ⁘·ⲻ | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲻ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣ ⁘: ⲻ | tinou oun hōf tetengō m̀mos èroi: je ekmosti ⲻ ǹp̀ouro kaisar ⁘: ⲻ | draft · highAnd now you in turn say of me that I hate the king, Caesar.' |
| 26 | Ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̈ⲡⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̇ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ · | ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲏⲙⲁ: | aftōoun ḋe ǹtiounou ǹje pilatos èvol xen p̀byma: | draft · highPilate rose at once from the judgment seat; |
| 27 | ⲁϥϣⲓ̄ⲛⲉ ⲛ̇ⲥⲁⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ̄ · | ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ: | afṡini ǹsa eranaxōrin: | draft · highhe sought to withdraw. |
| 28 | ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ | ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ | avōṡ èvol | draft · highThey cried out |
Provenance
- title
- Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "acts-pilate", document pilate.1643.27-28
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus acts-pilate, document pilate.1643.27-28, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Acts of Pilate/pilate.1643.27-28.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from pilate.1643.27-28.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "acts-pilate", document pilate.1643.27-28)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus acts-pilate, document pilate.1643.27-28, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- generated by
- tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=3 abbrev_unstroked_left=1 editorial_kept=19 editorial_lacuna=2 jinkim_unified=2 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=5 stroke_kept=42 stroke_unified=79 th_resolved=2 tokens=201
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Acts of Pilate/pilate.1643.27-28.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from pilate.1643.27-28.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus acts-pilate, document pilate.1643.27-28, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Acts of Pilate/pilate.1643.27-28.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 0 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 28 model drafts (marked “draft”)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "acts-pilate", document pilate.1643.27-28. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/apocrypha-and-gnostic/acts-of-pilate/pilate.1643.27-28.sahidic.scriptorium/. Acts of Pilate-Gospel of Nicodemus CM.1643 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus acts-pilate, document pilate.1643.27-28, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
What the layers are
L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.