Asomafo 12
1 Saa bere yi mu ara na Ɔhene Herode kyekyeree asafomma no bi fii ase yɛɛ wɔn ayayade.
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.
2 Ɔde afoa kum Yohane nua Yakobo.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 Ohuu sɛ Yudafo no ani gye nea ɔyɛe no ho no, ɔmaa wɔkɔkyeree Petro nso. Asɛm yi sii Apiti Afahyɛ no mu.
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
4 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.
And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
5 Bere a na Petro da afiase no nyinaa na asafo no bɔ mpae dennen, srɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔnhwɛ ne so.
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6 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.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
7 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.
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands.
8 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.”
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
9 Petro dii nʼakyi fii adi. Wɔrekɔ no na ɛyɛ no sɛ adaeso anaa anisoadehu, efisɛ na onnye nni sɛ ɛyɛ asɛmpa ara.
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
10 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.
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
11 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.”
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 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.
And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
13 Petro bɔɔ abɔntenpon no mu na abaawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Roda betiei.
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
14 Bere a ɔtee nne no, anigye nti wammue ɔpon no. Ɔsan nʼakyi kɔbɔɔ amanneɛ se, “Petro gyina ɔpon no akyi.”
And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
15 Wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Gyama worebɔ dam.” Nanso ɔkɔɔ so kaa se ɛyɛ nokware. Wɔn nso ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Gyama ɛbɛyɛ ne saman.”
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
16 Petro kɔɔ so bɔɔ ɔpon no akyi. Wobuee a wohuu Petro no, wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn.
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door], and saw him, they were astonished.
17 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.
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
18 Ade kyee no, awɛmfo no ho yeraw wɔn yiye sɛ wonhu faako a Petro afa.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 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.
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that [they] should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and [there] abode.
20 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.
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s [country].
21 Wɔhyɛɛ da bi maa Herode hyɛɛ nʼahentade tenaa nʼahengua mu kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn.
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 Herode kasa wiei no, nnipa no teɛɛ mu se, “Eyi yɛ onyame bi nne na ɛnyɛ onipa bi de!”
And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 Mpofirim, Onyankopɔn bɔfo bɛbɔɔ no ma ɔyare dɔɔ mmoa ma owui, esiane obu a wamfa amma Onyankopɔn no nti.
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
24 Onyankopɔn asɛm kɔɔ so trɛw maa nnipa bebree gye dii.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 Barnaba ne Saulo wiee wɔn dwumadi no, wɔsan fii Yerusalem a na Yohane a wɔfrɛ no Marko no ka wɔn ho.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
