Acts 12
1 It was about this time that King Herod [Agrippa sent soldiers] [MTY] who seized [and put in prison] some of the [leaders] of the congregation [in Jerusalem. He did that] because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
W tym czasie król Herod zaczął gnębić niektórych [członków] kościoła.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
I zabił mieczem Jakuba, brata Jana.
3 When Herod realized that he had pleased the [leaders of the] Jewish people by [doing that], he commanded [soldiers] to arrest Peter [in order to kill him], too. This happened during the festival [when the Jewish people ate] bread [that] did not have yeast.
Widząc, że to podobało się Żydom, postanowił schwytać także Piotra. A były to dni Przaśników.
4 After [they] seized Peter, they put him in prison. They arranged for four groups of soldiers to guard Peter. Each [group] had four soldiers. [Every three hours a different group began to guard him while the others rested]. Herod wanted to bring Peter out [of prison and judge him] in front of the [Jewish] people after the Passover [Festival was finished. He then planned to command soldiers to execute Peter].
Kiedy go schwytał, wtrącił go do więzienia i oddał pod straż szesnastu żołnierzom, zamierzając po [święcie] Paschy wydać go ludowi.
5 So [for several days] Peter was kept {they kept Peter} in prison. But the [other believers] in the congregation at [Jerusalem] were praying earnestly to God [that he would help] Peter.
Strzeżono więc Piotra w więzieniu, a kościół nieustannie modlił się za niego do Boga.
6 The night [before] Herod planned to bring Peter out [from prison to have him executed] publicly, Peter was sleeping [in the prison] between two soldiers, with two chains binding his arms [to the arms of the soldiers. Two other] soldiers were guarding the prison doors.
A tej nocy, kiedy Herod miał go wydać, Piotr spał między dwoma żołnierzami, związany dwoma łańcuchami, a przed drzwiami strażnicy strzegli więzienia.
7 Suddenly an angel [from] the Lord [God] stood [beside Peter], and a [bright] light shone in his cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up and said, “Get up quickly!” [While Peter was getting up], the chains fell off from his wrists. [However, the soldiers were not aware of what was happening].
Wtedy zjawił się anioł Pana i w więzieniu zajaśniało światło. Trącił Piotra w bok i obudził go, mówiąc: Wstań szybko. I opadły łańcuchy z [jego] rąk.
8 Then the angel said to Peter, “Put on your clothes and sandals!” So Peter did. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt/girdle [around you(sg)] and put on your sandals!” So Peter did that. Then the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
I powiedział do niego anioł: Przepasz się i włóż sandały. Tak też zrobił. I powiedział mu: Narzuć płaszcz i chodź za mną.
9 So, [after Peter put on his cloak and sandals], he followed [the angel] out [of the prison cell], but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought [that he] was seeing a vision.
[Piotr] więc wyszedł i udał się za nim, a nie wiedział, że to, co się działo za sprawą anioła, działo się naprawdę, lecz sądził, że to widzenie.
10 Peter and the angel walked by the soldiers who were guarding the two doors, [but the soldiers did not see them. Then] they came to the iron gate that [led] out into the city. The gate opened by itself, and Peter and the angel walked out [of the prison]. After they had walked [a ways] along one street, the angel suddenly disappeared.
A gdy minęli pierwszą i drugą straż, doszli do żelaznej bramy, która prowadzi do miasta, a ta sama się przed nimi otworzyła. Kiedy wyszli i przeszli jedną ulicę, natychmiast anioł odstąpił od niego.
11 Then Peter [finally] realized that [what had happened to him was not a vision, but] it had really happened. So he said [to himself], “Now I really know that the Lord [God] sent an angel [to help me]. He rescued me from what Herod planned to do [MTY] [to me], and [also] from all the things that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] expected [that Herod would do to me].”
Kiedy Piotr doszedł do siebie, powiedział: Teraz wiem na pewno, że Pan posłał swego anioła i wyrwał mnie z ręki Heroda i z tego wszystkiego, czego oczekiwał lud żydowski.
12 When Peter realized [that God had rescued him], he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many [believers] had assembled there, and they were praying [that God would help Peter somehow].
Gdy to sobie uświadomił, przyszedł do domu Marii, matki Jana, którego nazywano Markiem, gdzie wielu zebrało się na modlitwie.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
I zapukał Piotr do drzwi w bramie, i wyszła dziewczyna imieniem Rode, aby nasłuchiwać:
14 [When Peter answered her], she recognized his voice, but she was so happy [and excited] that she did not open the door! Instead, she ran back [into the house]. She [excitedly] announced [to the other believers] that Peter was standing outside the door.
Gdy poznała głos Piotra, z radości nie otworzyła bramy, lecz pobiegła i oznajmiła, że Piotr stoi przed bramą.
15 But [one of] them said to her, “You [(sg)] are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was [really true. Then] they repeatedly said, “[No], [it cannot be Peter]. It is [probably] the angel [who was guarding] him [who has come] (OR, It is the angel [who has guarded/protected] him, [and he has come to tell us that] Peter [has died].)”
A oni powiedzieli do niej: Oszalałaś! Jednak ona twierdziła, że tak jest istotnie. Odpowiedzieli: To jego anioł.
16 But Peter continued knocking [on the door. So when someone finally] opened the door, they saw that it was Peter, and they were completely amazed!
Piotr zaś nie przestał pukać. A gdy otworzyli, zobaczyli go i zdumieli się.
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. Then he told them exactly how the Lord [God] had led him out of the prison. He [also] said, “Tell James, the [leader] of our [congregation], and our [other] fellow believers what has happened.” Then [Peter left and] went away to another town.
A dawszy im ręką znak, aby zamilkli, opowiedział im, jak Pan wyprowadził go z więzienia, i powiedział: Powiadomcie o tym Jakuba i braci. Potem wyszedł i udał się w inne miejsce.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
A gdy nastał dzień, powstało niemałe poruszenie wśród żołnierzy [z powodu tego], co się stało z Piotrem.
19 Then Herod [heard about it]. So he [commanded soldiers] to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers [who had been guarding Peter], and asked them, “[How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?]” [But they could not explain it. So] he commanded them to be led away [to be executed] {[other soldiers] to lead them away [to execute them]}. [Afterwards], Herod went from Judea [province] down to Caesarea, where he stayed [for some time].
Herod zaś poszukiwał go, a gdy go nie znalazł, przesłuchał strażników i kazał ich stracić. Potem wyjechał z Judei do Cezarei i tam mieszkał.
20 King Herod had been furiously angry with the people [who lived] in Tyre and Sidon [cities. Then] one day some men [who represented them] came unitedly [to Caesarea in order to meet with] Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod’s important officials, to tell [Herod] that the people [in their cities] wanted to make peace [with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled], because they needed to buy food from those regions. [Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities].
A Herod był bardzo zagniewany na mieszkańców Tyru i Sydonu. Lecz oni jednomyślnie przyszli do niego, zjednali sobie Blasta, podkomorzego królewskiego, i prosili o pokój, ponieważ ich kraj zaopatrywał się w żywność [z ziem] królewskich.
21 On the day that Herod had planned to [meet with them], he put on (very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes). Then he sat on his (throne/chair from which he ruled [people]), and [formally] addressed [all] the people [who had gathered there].
W wyznaczonym dniu Herod ubrany w szaty królewskie zasiadł na tronie i wygłosił do nich mowę.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
A lud wołał: Głos Boga, a nie człowieka!
23 So, because Herod [let the people praise him] instead of praising God, immediately an angel [from] the Lord [God] caused Herod to become seriously ill. [Many] worms ate his intestines, and [soon] he died [very painfully].
W tej chwili uderzył go anioł Pana, dlatego że nie oddał chwały Bogu, i wyzionął ducha, stoczony przez robactwo.
24 [The believers] continued telling God’s message to people in many places, and ([the number of people who believed in Jesus] was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus).
A słowo Pana rozrastało się i rozmnażało.
25 When Barnabas and Saul finished [delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea], they left Jerusalem and returned [to Antioch, in Syria province]. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.
Barnaba zaś i Saul po wykonaniu posługi wrócili z Jerozolimy, zabierając ze sobą Jana, którego nazywano Markiem.
