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.
Saa bere yi mu ara na Ɔhene Herode kyekyeree asafomma no bi fii ase yɛɛ wɔn ayayade.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
Ɔde afoa kum Yohane nua Yakobo.
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.
Ohuu sɛ Yudafo no ani gye nea ɔyɛe no ho no, ɔmaa wɔkɔkyeree Petro nso. Asɛm yi sii Apiti Afahyɛ no mu.
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].
Wɔkyeree Petro no, wɔde no too afiase a na asraafo baanan na wɔwɛn no bere biara. Herode yɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ obedi nʼasɛm wɔ Twam Afahyɛ no akyi wɔ ɔman no anim.
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.
Bere a na Petro da afiase no nyinaa na asafo no bɔ mpae dennen, srɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔnhwɛ ne so.
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.
Anadwo a ade rebɛkye ama Herode adi Petro asɛm wɔ ɔman no anim no, na Petro da asraafo baanu ntam a wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn abien agugu no asesa asraafo baanu a wɔwɛn no no. Na asraafo baanu rewɛn afiase pon no ano nso.
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].
Amono mu hɔ ara, Onyankopɔn bɔfo begyinaa afiase hɔ ma ɛhɔ hyerɛnee. Ɔbɔfo no wosow Petro, nyan no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɔre ntɛm!” Mpofirim na nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn no tetew fii Petro nsa.
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!”
Afei ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ Petro se, “Hyɛ wʼatade ne wo mpaboa.” Petro wiee no, ɔbɔfo no san ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Fura wo ntama na di mʼakyi.”
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.
Petro dii nʼakyi fii adi. Wɔrekɔ no na ɛyɛ no sɛ adaeso anaa anisoadehu, efisɛ na onnye nni sɛ ɛyɛ asɛmpa ara.
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.
Wotwaa awɛmfo a wodi kan no ne wɔn a wɔto so abien no ho beduu dade pon a ɛda kurow no ano no ho. Woduu hɔ no ɔpon no ankasa bue ma wɔfaa mu kɔe. Wɔfaa borɔn bi so kɔɔ anim kakra no, ɔbɔfo no gyaw Petro hɔ.
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].”
Petro ani baa ne ho so ma ɔkae se, “Afei mahu sɛ nea esii no nyinaa yɛ nokware! Awurade somaa ne bɔfo na obegyee me fii Herode nsam ne nea Yudafo hwehwɛe sɛ wɔyɛ me no mu.”
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].
Petro huu nea asi no, ɔkɔɔ Yohane a na wɔfrɛ no Marko no a na ne din de Maria no fi. Saa bere no na nnipa bebree ahyia wɔ hɔ rebɔ mpae.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
Petro bɔɔ abɔntenpon no mu na abaawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Roda betiei.
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.
Bere a ɔtee nne no, anigye nti wammue ɔpon no. Ɔsan nʼakyi kɔbɔɔ amanneɛ se, “Petro gyina ɔpon no akyi.”
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].)”
Wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Gyama worebɔ dam.” Nanso ɔkɔɔ so kaa se ɛyɛ nokware. Wɔn nso ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Gyama ɛbɛyɛ ne saman.”
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!
Petro kɔɔ so bɔɔ ɔpon no akyi. Wobuee a wohuu Petro no, wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn.
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.
Ɔde ne nsa nyamaa wɔn se wɔnyɛ komm. Ɔkaa ɔkwan a Awurade nam so yii no fii afiase no kyerɛɛ wɔn. Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monka asɛm a asi yi nkyerɛ Yakobo ne anuanom a wɔaka no;” na ofii hɔ kɔɔ baabi foforo.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
Ade kyee no, awɛmfo no ho yeraw wɔn yiye sɛ wonhu faako a Petro afa.
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].
Herode hyɛɛ sɛ wɔnhwehwɛ no, nanso wɔanhu no. Wodii awɛmfo no asɛm, buu wɔn kumfɔ. Eyi akyi no, Herode fii Yudea kɔɔ Kaesarea kɔtenaa hɔ kakra.
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].
Bere a Herode wɔ Kaesarea no, abɔfo bi a wɔasoma wɔn fi Tiro ne Sidon behuu no. Na Herode bo afuw Tirofo ne Sidonfo. Nanso abɔfo yi guan toaa Blasto a na ɔyɛ dabehene no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a asomdwoe bɛba, efisɛ na saa nkurow yi nya wɔn nnuan nyinaa fi Herode asase so.
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].
Wɔhyɛɛ da bi maa Herode hyɛɛ nʼahentade tenaa nʼahengua mu kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
Herode kasa wiei no, nnipa no teɛɛ mu se, “Eyi yɛ onyame bi nne na ɛnyɛ onipa bi de!”
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].
Mpofirim, Onyankopɔn bɔfo bɛbɔɔ no ma ɔyare dɔɔ mmoa ma owui, esiane obu a wamfa amma Onyankopɔn no nti.
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).
Onyankopɔn asɛm kɔɔ so trɛw maa nnipa bebree gye dii.
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 ne Saulo wiee wɔn dwumadi no, wɔsan fii Yerusalem a na Yohane a wɔfrɛ no Marko no ka wɔn ho.
