Acts 12
1 Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the church.
ʻI he kuonga ko ia, naʻe mafao ai ʻae nima ʻo Helota ko e tuʻi, ke fakamamahiʻi ʻae niʻihi ʻi he siasi.
2 He killed Yaquv, the brother of Yukhanan, with the sword.
Pea ne tāmateʻi ʻa Semisi ko e tokoua ʻo Sione ʻaki ʻae heletā.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jewish people, he proceeded to seize Kipha also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Pea ʻi heʻene mamata ʻoku fiefia ai ʻae kakai Siu, naʻe fai ʻe ia ke ne puke foki ʻa Pita. (Pea naʻe feʻunga ia mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe mā taʻemeʻafakatupu.)
4 When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Pea kuo ne puke ia, pea ne fakahū ki he fale fakapōpula, ʻo tuku ki he vāhenga tau ʻe fā, naʻe taki toko fā, ke nau leʻohi ia; ʻo ne tokanga ke ʻomi ia kituaʻā, ki he kakai ʻoka hili ʻa e [kātoanga ʻoe ]Lakaatu.
5 Kipha therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the church to God for him.
Ko ia naʻe moʻua pe ʻa Pita ʻi he fale fakapōpula: ka naʻe hūfia fakamātoato ia ʻe he siasi ki he ʻOtua.
6 The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Kipha was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
Pea ʻi he tokanga ʻa Helota ke ʻomi ia kituaʻā, naʻe mohe ʻa Pita ʻi he pō ko ia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoe ongo tangata tau, naʻe haʻi ʻaki ʻae ukamea fihifihi ʻe ua: pea ʻi he matapā ʻae kau leʻo, ʻo leʻohi ʻae fale fakapōpula.
7 And look, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Kipha on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly." His chains fell off from his hands.
Pea vakai, kuo ʻiate ia ha ʻāngelo ʻae ʻEiki, pea malama ʻi he fale fakapōpula ʻae maama: pea ne taaʻi ʻa Pita ʻi he vakavaka, mo ne fokotuʻu ia, ʻo pehē, “Tuʻu ke vave.” Pea naʻe homo ʻae ukamea fihifihi ʻi hono nima.
8 The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."
Pea pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo kiate ia, “Nonoʻo ho kofu, pea fakamaʻu mo ho topuvaʻe.” Pea ne fai ia. Pea ne pehē kiate ia, “ʻAi ho kofu, pea ke muimui kiate au.
9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
Pea naʻa ne ʻalu kituaʻā, ʻo muimui ʻiate ia; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo pe ko e moʻoni ʻaia kuo fai ʻe he ʻāngelo; ka naʻe mahalo ʻe ia ko e meʻa hā mai ʻoku ne mamata ai.
10 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
Pea kuo na tuku ki mui ʻae ʻuluaki kau leʻo mo hono ua, pea na hoko ki he matapā ukamea, ʻoku ʻalu atu ai ki he kolo; pea matoʻo ia, ʻiate ia pe, kiate kinaua: pea naʻa na ō kituaʻā, ʻo na fononga ʻi he hala ʻe taha; pea fakafokifā pe kuo mole ʻiate ia ʻae ʻāngelo.
11 When Kipha had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
Pea kuo matala ʻae loto ʻo Pita, pea pehē ʻe ia, “ʻOku ou toki ʻilo pau ni, kuo fekau mai ʻe he ʻEiki ʻene ʻāngelo, pea kuo ne fakamoʻui au mei he nima ʻo Helota, mo e ʻamanaki kotoa pē ʻae kakai Siu.”
12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Maryam, the mother of Yukhanan whose surname was Markos, where many were gathered together and were praying.
Pea ʻi heʻene kei fifili ki ai, mo ʻene hoko ki he fale ʻo Mele ko e faʻē ʻa Sione, ʻoku hingoa ko Maʻake; naʻe kātoa ai ʻae tokolahi ʻo lotu.
13 And when Kipha knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Pea ʻi he tukituki ʻa Pita ki he matapā ʻi tuaʻā, naʻe haʻu ʻae taʻahine ʻoku hingoa ko Lota, ʻo fakafanongo.
14 When she recognized Kipha's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Kipha was standing in front of the gate.
Pea ʻi heʻene ʻilo ʻae leʻo ʻo Pita, naʻe ʻikai te ne toʻo ʻae matapā, ko e meʻa ʻi he fiefia, ka ka lele ia ʻo tala ʻoku tuʻu ʻa Pita ʻi he matapā.
15 They said to her, "You are crazy." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
Pea nau pehē kiate ia, “ʻOku ke vale.” Ka naʻe fakapapau ia, Ko e moʻoni ko ia pē. Pea nau toki pehē, Ko ʻene ʻāngelo.
16 But Kipha continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
Ka naʻe kei tukituki pē ʻa Pita: pea ʻi heʻenau toʻo ʻo mamata kiate ia, naʻa nau ofo.
17 But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to Yaquv, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.
Ka naʻe taʻofi ʻaki ʻe ia hono nima ke nau fakalongo pē, pea ne fakamatala kiate kinautolu ʻa hono ʻomi ia ʻe he ʻEiki mei he fale fakapōpula. Pea ne pehē, “ʻAlu ʻo fakahā ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kia Semisi, mo e kāinga.” Pea ʻalu ia mei ai, ʻo ʻalu ki ha potu kehe.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Kipha.
Pea kuo ʻaho hake, naʻe maveuveu lahi ʻae kau tau, pe kofaʻā ʻa Pita.
19 When Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Yehuda to Qesarya, and stayed there.
Pea ʻi he kumi ia ʻe Helota, mo ʻikai siʻi ʻilo ia, naʻa ne fakamaauʻi ʻae kau leʻo, pea fekau ʻe ia ke tāmateʻi [ʻakinautolu]. Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ia mei Siutea ʻo nofo ki Sesalia.
20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tsur and Tsaidan. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.
Pea naʻe ʻita lahi ʻa Helota kiate kinautolu ʻi Taia mo Saitone: ka naʻa nau haʻu loto taha kiate ia, pea kuo nau kāinga ʻaki ʻa Palasito, ko e tauhi ʻoe potu mohe ʻoe tuʻi, ʻo kole ke nau fakalelei; koeʻuhi naʻe maʻu ʻe honau fonua ʻae meʻakai mei he [fonua ]ʻoe tuʻi.
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, and sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
Pea ko e ʻaho naʻe kotofa, naʻe kofu fakatuʻi ai ʻa Helota, pea nofo ʻi hono nofoʻa fakatuʻi, pea fai ʻene lea kiate kinautolu.
22 But the crowd shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man."
Pea mavava ʻae kakai [ʻo pehē], “Ko e leʻo ia ʻoe ʻotua, ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻoe tangata.”
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Pea taaʻi leva ia ʻe ha ʻāngelo ʻae ʻEiki, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku ʻae fakaʻapaʻapa ki he ʻOtua: pea naʻe kai ia ʻe he ʻuanga, pea mate ia.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Ka naʻe tupu pea mafola atu ʻo lahi ʻae folofola ʻoe ʻOtua.
25 Bar-Naba and Shaul returned to Urishlim, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them Yukhanan whose surname was Markos.
Pea liu mai mei Selūsalema ʻa Pānepasa mo Saula, kuo na fai ʻena fekau, pea naʻa na ō mo Sione, ʻoku hingoa ko Maʻake.
