Acts 12
1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the assembly.
Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, Fia Herodes lé hamevi aɖewo heɖoe be yeawɔ fu wo le xɔse la ta.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Ale wòwu Yakobo, Yohanes nɔvi la kple yi.
3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Kepha also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
Herodes kpɔ be nuwɔna sia do dzidzɔ na Yudatɔwo ƒe dumegãwo ŋutɔ, eya ta ena wolé Petro hã le esime wonɔ Ŋutitotoŋkeke la ɖum.
4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Passover to bring him forth to the people.
Ke esi eƒe asi su edzi la, edee mɔ. Ena asrafo wuiade nɔ eŋu dzɔm. Herodes ɖoe be ne woɖu Ŋutitotoŋkekea vɔ la, yeaɖe asi le Petro ŋu na Yudatɔwo woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnui eye woawui.
5 Kepha therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the assembly unto YHWH for him.
Ale Petro nɔ gaxɔ me, gake hame la katã nɔ gbe dom ɖa na Mawu vevie ɖe eta.
6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Kepha was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
Le zã si do ŋgɔ na gbe si gbe Herodes ɖo be woaɖe Petro adrɔ̃ ʋɔnui la, Petro nɔ alɔ̃ dɔm le asrafo eve dome. Wode gakɔsɔkɔsɔ asi nɛ sesĩe. Asrafo bubuwo hã ganɔ gaxɔa ƒe agbonu dzɔm.
7 And, behold, the angel of YHWH came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Kepha on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Kasia Aƒetɔ la ƒe dɔla aɖe va do, eye Kekeli klẽ ɖe gaxɔ la me. Dɔla la ƒo Petro ƒe axame henyɔe tso alɔ̃ me. Egblɔ nɛ be, “Netsɔ, tsi tsitre!” Enumake gakɔsɔkɔsɔ la ge le Petro ƒe alɔnu.
8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
Tete mawudɔla la gblɔ nɛ be, “Do wò awuwo kple wò afɔkpa.” Petro wɔ nenema, eye mawudɔla la yi edzi gblɔ nɛ be, “Bla wò ali dzi sesĩe ne nàdze yonyeme.”
9 And he went out, and followed him; and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
Petro wɔ abe ale si mawudɔla la gblɔ nɛ la ene, eye wòdze eyome do go le gaxɔ la me. Mebu nu si nɔ dzɔdzɔm la nu vavã o. Ewɔ nɛ abe drɔ̃e kum wònɔ alo ŋutega kpɔm wònɔ ene.
10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
Wozɔ to agbo gbãtɔ eveawo me bɔbɔe, eye esi wova ɖo agbo gã mamlɛa, si wotsɔ gakpo wɔe gbɔ la, agbo la ŋutɔ ʋu le eɖokui si, ale be wodo go hege ɖe dua ƒe ablɔ ŋutɔ dzi. Esi wogazɔ yi ŋgɔgbe vie ko la, mawudɔla la bu le Petro gbɔ.
11 And when Kepha was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that YHWH hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Azɔ ko hafi Petro nya nu si tututu dzɔ, eye wògblɔ na eɖokui be, “Nyateƒe, Mawu dɔ eƒe dɔla ɖa wòva ɖem le Herodes kple Yudatɔwo ƒe ta me vɔ̃ si woɖo ɖe ŋunye la me.”
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 praying.
Petro nɔ tsitre, bu ta me sẽe, eye wòɖoe be yeayi Maria si nye Marko Yohanes dada la ƒe aƒe me, afi si hametɔ geɖewo ƒo ƒu ɖo, henɔ gbe dom ɖa le.
13 And as Kepha knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
Esi Petro va ɖo aƒea ƒe agbonu la, eƒo ʋɔa, eye dɔlanyɔnuvi aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Roda la va be yeaʋui. Ke gbã la, ebia ame si nɔ ʋɔa ƒom la ƒe ŋkɔ ta se.
14 And when she knew Kepha's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Kepha stood before the gate.
Esi Roda se Petro ƒe gbe le agboa godo la, dzi dzɔe ale gbegbe be wòƒu du yi ɖe aƒea me ɖagblɔe na ƒuƒoƒe la be “Petro va le agboa nu le eƒom!”
15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
Ameawo mexɔ nyɔnuvi la ƒe nya sia dzi se o eye ame aɖewo gblɔ nɛ gɔ̃ hã be, “Ewɔ abe ɖe wò susu da ene.” Ke eganɔ gbe tem ɖe edzi na ameawo be Petro ƒe gbee yese. Ale wogblɔ be, “Ɖewohĩ eƒe mawudɔlae.”
16 But Kepha continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
Ke Petro ganɔ ʋɔa ƒoƒo dzi ŋusẽtɔe. Mlɔeba la, woyi ɖaʋu agboa, eye esi wokpɔ Petro la, gbɔgblɔ bu ɖe wo ŋutɔ.
17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how YHWH had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
Petro tsɔ asi wɔ dzesi na wo be woazi ɖoɖoe kpoo, ale wògblɔ ale si Aƒetɔ la ɖee le gaxɔa me la na wo. Egblɔ na wo be, “Migblɔ nu si va dzɔ la na Yakobo kple ame nɔviawo.” Emegbe eya ŋutɔ dzo yi teƒe bubu.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Kepha.
Le fɔŋli la, zi gã aɖe tɔ ɖe asrafoawo dome ku ɖe nu si va dzɔ ɖe Petro dzi ŋu.
19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
Esi Herodes dɔ ame ɖo ɖa be woakplɔ Petro vɛ, eye womekpɔe o la, ena wolé asrafo wuiadeawo katã drɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo, eye wotso kufia na wo, hewu wo enumake. Le esia megbe la, Herodes dzo le Yudea yi ɖanɔ Kaesarea vie.
20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.
Le esime Herodes nɔ Kaesarea la, ame dɔdɔ aɖewo tso Tiro kple Sidon va egbɔ. Herodes melɔ̃a Tirotɔwo kple Sidontɔwo ƒe nya kura o. Le esia ta la, ame dɔdɔawo va dze xɔlɔ̃ Blasto si nye agbalẽŋlɔla gã le fia la ƒe aƒe me gbɔ, eye wobia tso esi be wòaɖe kuku na Herodes ɖe yewo nu, ale be ŋutifafa nava yewo kple fia la dome. Esia hiã vevie, elabena Tirotɔwo kple Sidontɔwo kpɔa woƒe nunyiame tso dukɔ siwo dzi ɖum Herodes le la gbɔ.
21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
Woɖo ŋkeke na ame dɔdɔawo be woava kpɔ Herodes. Esi ŋkeke la ɖo la, wova ƒo ƒu, eye Herodes do eƒe fiawu nɔ eƒe fiazikpui dzi, heƒo nu na amehawo.
22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a mighty one, and not of a man.
Esi wòƒo nu vɔ la, amehawo do ɣli kple dzidzɔ heda ŋkɔ ɖe edzi be, “Eƒo nu abe mawu aɖe ene, eye menye abe amegbetɔ ene o.” Esia na be dzi dzɔ Herodes ŋutɔ, eye wòkɔ eɖokui ɖe dzi hlodzoo.
23 And immediately the angel of YHWH smote him, because he gave not YHWH the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the spirit.
Enumake, mawudɔla aɖe ƒo Herodes ƒu anyi, elabena metsɔ kafukafu na Mawu o. Ŋɔviwo ɖui, eye wòku.
24 But the word of YHWH grew and multiplied.
Le ɣeyiɣi siawo me la, Mawu ƒe nya la nɔ ta kekem alɔtsɔtsɔe eye ame geɖewo trɔ zu xɔsetɔwo.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
Barnabas kple Saulo gaɖi tsa va Yerusalem, eye esi wowu dɔ si wɔ ge woyi nu teti ko la, wogatrɔ dzo yi Antioxia, eye wokplɔ Marko si wogayɔna be Yohanes hã yii.
