Acts 12
1 Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Eodem autem tempore misit Herodes rex manus, ut affligeret quosdam de Ecclesia.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Occidit autem Iacobum fratrem Ioannis gladio.
3 And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread.
Videns autem quia placeret Iudæis, apposuit ut apprehenderet et Petrum. Erant autem dies Azymorum.
4 And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
Quem cum apprehendisset, misit in carcerem, tradens quattuor quaternionibus militum custodiendum, volens post Pascha producere eum populo.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
Et Petrus quidem servabatur in carcere. Oratio autem fiebant sine intermissione ab Ecclesia ad Deum pro eo.
6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.
Cum autem producturus eum esset Herodes, in ipsa nocte erat Petrus dormiens inter duos milites, vinctus catenis duabus: et custodes ante ostium custodiebant carcerem.
7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Et ecce Angelus Domini astitit: et lumen refulsit in habitaculo: percussoque latere Petri, excitavit eum, dicens: Surge velociter. Et ceciderunt catenæ de manibus eius.
8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
Dixit autem Angelus ad eum: Præcingere, et calcea te caligas tuas. Et fecit sic. Et dixit illi: Circumda tibi vestimentum tuum, et sequere me.
9 And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
Et exiens sequebatur eum, et nesciebat quia verum est, quod fiebat per Angelum: existimabat enim se visum videre.
10 And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.
Transeuntes autem primam et secundam custodiam, venerunt ad portam ferream, quæ ducit ad civitatem: quæ ultro aperta est eis. Et exeuntes processerunt vicum unum: et continuo discessit Angelus ab eo.
11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Et Petrus ad se reversus, dixit: Nunc scio vere quia misit Dominus Angelum suum, et eripuit me de manu Herodis, et de omni expectatione plebis Iudæorum.
12 And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying.
Consideransque venit ad domum Mariæ matris Ioannis, qui cognominatus est Marcus, ubi erant multi congregati, et orantes.
13 And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.
Pulsante autem eo ostium ianuæ, processit puella ad audiendum, nomine Rhode.
14 And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.
Et ut cognovit vocem Petri, præ gaudio non aperuit ianuam, sed intro currens nunciavit stare Petrum ante ianuam.
15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
At illi dixerunt ad eam: Insanis. Illa autem affirmabat sic se habere. Illi autem dicebant: angelus eius est.
16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
Petrus autem perseverabat pulsans. Cum autem aperuissent, viderunt eum, et obstupuerunt.
17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
Annuens autem eis manu ut tacerent, narravit quomodo Dominus eduxisset eum de carcere, dixitque: Nunciate Iacobo, et fratribus hæc. Et egressus abiit in alium locum.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
Facta autem die, erat non parva turbatio inter milites, quidnam factum esset de Petro.
19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.
Herodes autem cum requisisset eum, et non invenisset, inquisitione facta de custodibus, iussit eos duci: descendensque a Iudæa in Cæsaream, ibi commoratus est.
20 Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.
Erat autem iratus Tyriis, et Sidonis. At illi unanimes venerunt ad eum, et persuaso Blasto, qui erat super cubiculum regis, postulabant pacem, eo quod alerentur regiones eorum ab illo.
21 And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
Statuto autem die Herodes vestitus veste regia, sedit pro tribunali, et concionabatur ad eos.
22 And the people shouted, [saying], The voice of a god, and not of a man.
Populus autem acclamabat: Dei voces, et non hominis!
23 And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Confestim autem percussit eum Angelus Domini, eo quod non dedisset honorem Deo: et consumptus a vermibus, expiravit.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Verbum autem Domini crescebat, et multiplicabatur.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.
Barnabas autem et Saulus reversi sunt ab Ierosolymis expleto ministerio, assumpto Ioanne, qui cognominatus est Marcus.
