Acts 12
1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
Eodem autem tempore misit Herodes rex manus, ut affligeret quosdam de Ecclesia.
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Occidit autem Iacobum fratrem Ioannis gladio.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Videns autem quia placeret Iudæis, apposuit ut apprehenderet et Petrum. Erant autem dies Azymorum.
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.
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 constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
Et Petrus quidem servabatur in carcere. Oratio autem fiebant sine intermissione ab Ecclesia ad Deum pro eo.
6 The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of 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 shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off 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 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.”
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 him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, 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 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.
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 When Peter 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.”
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 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called 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 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Pulsante autem eo ostium ianuæ, processit puella ad audiendum, nomine Rhode.
14 When she recognised Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
Et ut cognovit vocem Petri, præ gaudio non aperuit ianuam, sed intro currens nunciavit stare Petrum ante ianuam.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. 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. 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 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 James and to the brothers.” Then 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 amongst the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
Facta autem die, erat non parva turbatio inter milites, quidnam factum esset de Petro.
19 When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed 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 Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. 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.
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 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
Statuto autem die Herodes vestitus veste regia, sedit pro tribunali, et concionabatur ad eos.
22 The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
Populus autem acclamabat: Dei voces, et non hominis!
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
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 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
Barnabas autem et Saulus reversi sunt ab Ierosolymis expleto ministerio, assumpto Ioanne, qui cognominatus est Marcus.
