Dzieje 12
1 W tym czasie król Herod zaczął gnębić niektórych [członków] kościoła.
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.
2 I zabił mieczem Jakuba, brata Jana.
He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
3 Widząc, że to podobało się Żydom, postanowił schwytać także Piotra. A były to dni Przaśników.
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.
4 Kiedy go schwytał, wtrącił go do więzienia i oddał pod straż szesnastu żołnierzom, zamierzając po [święcie] Paschy wydać go ludowi.
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].
5 Strzeżono więc Piotra w więzieniu, a kościół nieustannie modlił się za niego do Boga.
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.
6 A tej nocy, kiedy Herod miał go wydać, Piotr spał między dwoma żołnierzami, związany dwoma łańcuchami, a przed drzwiami strażnicy strzegli więzienia.
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.
7 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.
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].
8 I powiedział do niego anioł: Przepasz się i włóż sandały. Tak też zrobił. I powiedział mu: Narzuć płaszcz i chodź za mną.
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!”
9 [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.
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.
10 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.
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.
11 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.
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].”
12 Gdy to sobie uświadomił, przyszedł do domu Marii, matki Jana, którego nazywano Markiem, gdzie wielu zebrało się na modlitwie.
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].
13 I zapukał Piotr do drzwi w bramie, i wyszła dziewczyna imieniem Rode, aby nasłuchiwać:
When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
14 Gdy poznała głos Piotra, z radości nie otworzyła bramy, lecz pobiegła i oznajmiła, że Piotr stoi przed bramą.
[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.
15 A oni powiedzieli do niej: Oszalałaś! Jednak ona twierdziła, że tak jest istotnie. Odpowiedzieli: To jego anioł.
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].)”
16 Piotr zaś nie przestał pukać. A gdy otworzyli, zobaczyli go i zdumieli się.
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!
17 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.
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.
18 A gdy nastał dzień, powstało niemałe poruszenie wśród żołnierzy [z powodu tego], co się stało z Piotrem.
The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
19 Herod zaś poszukiwał go, a gdy go nie znalazł, przesłuchał strażników i kazał ich stracić. Potem wyjechał z Judei do Cezarei i tam mieszkał.
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].
20 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.
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].
21 W wyznaczonym dniu Herod ubrany w szaty królewskie zasiadł na tronie i wygłosił do nich mowę.
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].
22 A lud wołał: Głos Boga, a nie człowieka!
Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
23 W tej chwili uderzył go anioł Pana, dlatego że nie oddał chwały Bogu, i wyzionął ducha, stoczony przez robactwo.
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].
24 A słowo Pana rozrastało się i rozmnażało.
[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).
25 Barnaba zaś i Saul po wykonaniu posługi wrócili z Jerozolimy, zabierając ze sobą Jana, którego nazywano Markiem.
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.
