Asomafoɔ 12
1 Saa ɛberɛ yi mu ara na Ɔhene Herode kyekyeree asafomma no bi hyɛɛ aseɛ yɛɛ wɔn ayayadeɛ.
It was at that time that King Herod began to ill-treat some of the members of the Church.
2 Ɔde akofena kumm Yohane nua Yakobo.
He had James, the brother of John, beheaded;
3 Ɔhunuu sɛ Yudafoɔ no ani gye deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no ho no, ɔmaa wɔkɔkyeree Petro nso. Asɛm yi sii Apiti Afahyɛ no mu.
and, when he saw that the Jews were pleased with this, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the Festival of the Unleavened Bread.)
4 Wɔkyeree Petro no, wɔde no too afiase a na asraafoɔ baanan na wɔwɛn no ɛberɛ biara. Herode yɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ, Twam Afahyɛ no akyi, ɔbɛdi nʼasɛm wɔ ɔman no anim.
After seizing Peter, Herod put him in prison, and entrusted him to the keeping of four Guards of four soldiers each, intending, after the Passover, to bring him up before the people.
5 Ɛberɛ a na Petro da afiase no nyinaa, na asafo no bɔ mpaeɛ denden, srɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔnhwɛ ne so.
So Peter was kept in prison, but meanwhile the prayers of the Church were being earnestly offered to God on his behalf.
6 Anadwo a adeɛ rebɛkye ama Herode adi Petro asɛm wɔ ɔman no anim no, na Petro da asraafoɔ baanu ntam a wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn mmienu agugu no asesa asraafoɔ baanu a wɔwɛn no no. Na asraafoɔ baanu nso rewɛn afiase ɛpono no ano.
Just when Herod was intending to bring him before the people, on that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, chained to them both, while there were sentries in front of the door, guarding the prison.
7 Amonom hɔ ara, Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ bɛgyinaa afiase hɔ maa ɛhɔ hyerɛneeɛ. Ɔbɔfoɔ no wosoo Petro, nyanee no, ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɔre ntɛm!” Ɛhɔ ara, nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn no tete firii Petro nsa.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side, and roused him with the words: “Get up quickly.”
8 Afei, ɔbɔfoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ Petro sɛ, “Hyɛ wʼatadeɛ ne wo mpaboa. Petro wieeɛ no, ɔbɔfoɔ no sane ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Fira wo ntoma na di mʼakyi.”
The chains dropped from his wrists, and then the angel said: “Put on your girdle and sandals.” When Peter had done so, the angel added: “Throw your cloak round you and follow me.”
9 Petro dii nʼakyi firii adi. Wɔrekɔ no, na ɛyɛ no sɛ adaeɛso anaa anisoadehunu, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔnnye nni sɛ ɛyɛ asɛm pa ara.
Peter followed him out, not knowing that what was happening under the angel’s guidance was real, but thinking that he was seeing a vision.
10 Wɔtwaa awɛmfoɔ a wɔdi ɛkan no ne wɔn a wɔtɔ so mmienu no ho bɛduruu dadeɛ ɛpono a ɛda kuro no ano no ho. Wɔduruu hɔ no ɛpono no ankasa bue maa wɔfaa mu kɔeɛ. Wɔfaa borɔno bi so kɔɔ animu kakra, na afei ɔbɔfoɔ no gyaa Petro hɔ.
Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.
11 Petro ani baa ne ho so maa ɔkaa sɛ, “Afei, mahunu sɛ deɛ ɛsiiɛ no nyinaa yɛ nokorɛ! Awurade somaa ne ɔbɔfoɔ na ɔbɛgyee me firii Herode nsam ne deɛ Yudafoɔ hwehwɛɛ sɛ wɔyɛ me no mu.”
Then Peter came to himself and said: “Now I know beyond all doubt that the Lord has sent his angel, and has rescued me from Herod’s hands and from all that the Jewish people have been expecting.”
12 Petro hunuu deɛ asi no, ɔkɔɔ Yohane a na wɔfrɛ no Marko no maame a ne din de Maria no fie. Saa ɛberɛ no, na nnipa bebree ahyia wɔ hɔ rebɔ mpaeɛ.
As soon as he realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also known as Mark, where a number of people were gathered together, praying.
13 Petro bɔɔ abɔntenpono no mu, na abaayewa bi a wɔfrɛ no Roda bɛtieeɛ.
On his knocking at the door in the gate, a maidservant, named Rhoda, came to answer it.
14 Ɛberɛ a ɔtee nne no, anigyeɛ enti, wammue ɛpono no. Ɔsane nʼakyi kɔbɔɔ amaneɛ sɛ, “Petro gyina ɛpono no akyi.”
She recognized Peter’s voice, but in her joy left the gate unopened, and ran in, and told them that Peter was standing outside.
15 Wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyama worebɔ dam.” Nanso, ɔkɔɔ so kaa sɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ. Wɔn nso ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyama ne saman.”
“You are mad!” they exclaimed. But, when she persisted that it was so, they said: “It must be his spirit!”
16 Petro kɔɔ so bɔɔ ɛpono no akyi. Wɔbueeɛ a wɔhunuu Petro no, wɔn ho dwirii wɔn.
Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, and, when they opened the gate and saw him, they were amazed.
17 Ɔde ne nsa nyamaa wɔn sɛ wɔnyɛ komm. Ɔkaa ɛkwan a Awurade nam so yii no firii afiase no kyerɛɛ wɔn. Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monka asɛm a asi yi nkyerɛ Yakobo ne anuanom a wɔaka no.” Afei, ɔfirii hɔ kɔɔ baabi foforɔ.
Peter signed to them with his hand to be silent, and then told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison, adding: “Tell James and the Brethren all this.” Then he left the house, and went away to another place.
18 Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, awɛmfoɔ no ho yeraa wɔn yie sɛ wɔnhunu faako a Petro afa.
In the morning there was a great stir among the soldiers — what could have become of Peter!
19 Herode hyɛɛ sɛ wɔnhwehwɛ no, nanso wɔanhunu no. Wɔdii awɛmfoɔ no asɛm, buu wɔn kumfɔ. Yei akyi no, Herode firii Yudea kɔɔ Kaesarea kɔtenaa hɔ kakra.
And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.
20 Ɛberɛ a Herode wɔ Kaesarea no, abɔfoɔ bi a wɔasoma wɔn firi Tiro ne Sidon bɛhunuu no. Na Herode bo afu Tirofoɔ ne Sidonfoɔ. Nanso, abɔfoɔ yi dwane toaa Blasto a na ɔyɛ dabehene no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a asomdwoeɛ bɛba, ɛfiri sɛ, na saa nkuro yi nya wɔn nnuane nyinaa firi Herode asase so.
It happened that Herod was deeply offended with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation, because their country was dependent on the King’s for its food-supply.
21 Wɔtuu da bi sii hɔ maa Herode penee so. Ɛda no duruiɛ no, ɔhyɛɛ nʼahentadeɛ tenaa nʼahennwa so, kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn.
On an appointed day Herod, wearing his state-robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an oration.
22 Herode kasa wieeɛ no, nnipa no kaa sɛ, “Ɔkasa sɛ onyame bi.”
The people kept shouting: “It is the voice of God, and not of a man!”
23 Ɛhɔ ara Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ bɛbɔɔ no maa ɔyareeɛ. Ɔdɔree mmoa ma ɔwuiɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wamfa obuo amma Onyankopɔn.
Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.
24 Onyankopɔn asɛm kɔɔ so trɛ maa nnipa bebree gye diiɛ.
Meanwhile the Lord’s Message kept extending, and spreading far and wide.
25 Barnaba ne Saulo wiee wɔn dwumadie no, wɔsane wɔn akyi firii Yerusalem a na Yohane a wɔfrɛ no Marko no ka wɔn ho.
When Barnabas and Saul had carried out their mission, they returned to Jerusalem, and took with them John, who was also known as Mark.
