Mahi 12
1 Na i taua wa ka totoro atu nga ringa o Kingi Herora ki te tukino i etahi o te hahi.
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2 A whakamatea ana e ia ki te hoari a Hemi, te tuakana o Hoani.
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 A, no tona kitenga e pai ana ki nga Hurai, ka anga ia ki te hopu hoki i a Pita. Na ko nga ra ena o te taro rewenakore.
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
4 A, no ka mau ia, ka maka ki te whare herehere, ka tukua ki nga hoia kotahi tekau ma ono kia tiakina; ko te whakaaro mo muri iho i te kapenga ka whakaputa mai ai i a ia ki te iwi.
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.
5 Na ka puritia a Pita ki roto ki te whare herehere: otiia kihai i mutumutu te inoi a te hahi ki te Atua mona.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
6 A, no ka tata a Herora te whakaputa mai i a ia, i taua po ano e moe ana a Pita i waenganui o nga hoia tokorua, he mea here ki nga mekameka e rua: me nga kaitiaki i mua i te tatau e tiaki ana i te whare herehere.
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.
7 Na, tu ana tetahi anahera na te Ariki i tona taha, a tiaho ana te marama i roto i te ruma: na ka papaki ia i te kaokao o Pita, ka whakaara i a ia, ka mea, E ara, hohoro. A marere iho ona mekameka i ona ringa.
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.
8 Ka mea atu ano te anahera ki a ia, Whitiki i a koe, ka here i ou parekereke. A meinga ana e ia. Ka mea ano ki a ia, Kakahuria tou kakahu, haere mai i muri i ahau.
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.”
9 Na ka haere ia ki waho, ka aru i a ia; a kihai ia i mahara he pono ta te anahera i mea ai; hua noa he rekanga kanohi tana i kite ai.
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.
10 A, no ka mahue i a raua te tuatahi, te tuarua o nga kaitiaki, ka tae raua ki te tatau rino i te putanga atu ki te pa; tuwhera noa ana tera ki a raua: puta ana raua ki waho, haere ana, puta rawa i tetahi ara, mawehe tonu atu te anahera i a ia.
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.
11 A, i te hokinga ake o nga whakaaro o Pita, ka mea ia, Katahi ahau ka tino mohio, kua tono mai te Ariki i tana anahera, hei tango i ahau i roto i te ringa o Herora, i nga mea katoa hoki e taria nei e te iwi o nga Hurai.
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.”
12 A, no ka whakaaroaro ia ki taua mea, ka haere ia ki te whare o Meri whaea o Hoani, ko te rua nei o ona ingoa ko Maka; he tokomaha hoki kua huihui ki reira ki te inoi.
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.
13 A, no te patototanga a Pita i te tatau o te whatitoka, ka tae mai he kotiro ki te whakarongo, ko Rora te ingoa.
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 A, no ka mohio ia ki te reo o Pita, kihai i uakina te tatau i te hari, heoi oma ana ki roto, ki te korero kei te tatau a Pita e tu ana.
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.
15 Na ka mea ratou ki a ia, E haurangi ana koe. Heoi ka tohe tonu ia he pono. Na ka mea ratou, Ko tona anahera.
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16 Me te patuki tonu ano tera a Pita: a, i ta ratou uakanga, ka kite i a ia, ka miharo.
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
17 Na ka pepehi atu tona ringa i a ratou kia kaua e kuihi, ka korerotia ki a ratou tona whakaputanga mai e te Ariki i te whare herehere. Ka mea, Korerotia enei mea ki a Hemi ratou ko nga teina. Na ka puta ia ki waho, haere ana he wahi ke.
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.
18 Na i te aonga ake ano o te ra, kihai i iti te pororaru o nga hoia, i ahatia ranei a Pita.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir amongst the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 Na ka rapu a Herora i a ia, a, no te korenga i kitea, ka whakawa i nga kaitiaki, ka whakahau kia whakamatea. Na haere atu ana ia i Huria ki raro ki Hiharia noho ai.
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.
20 Na tino nui te riri o Herora ki te hunga o Taira, o Hairona: otira ka huihui mai ratou ki a ia, a, ka oti a Parahitu, te kaitiaki o te whare moenga o te kingi, te whakakiki e ratou, ka tono ratou kia houhia te rongo, no te mea ko nga kai i whang aia ai to ratou whenua no te whenua o te kingi.
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.
21 A i tetahi ra i whakaritea ka kakahu a Herora i te kakahu kingi, ka noho ki runga ki te torona, a whakatu ana ki a ratou.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 Na ko te karangatanga a te huihui, He reo atua, ehara i to te tangata.
The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23 I reira pu ano ka patua ia e tetahi anahera a te Ariki, no te mea kihai i hoatu e ia te kororia ki te Atua: a kainga ana ia e te kutukutu, hemo ake.
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
24 Ko te kupu ia a te Atua i tupu, i nui haere.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 A ka hoki a Panapa raua ko Haora i Hiruharama, i te otinga o ta raua mahi, ka mauria a Hoani, ko te rua nei o ona ingoa ko Maka.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
