Acts 12

1Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.

κατ εκεινον δε τον καιρον επεβαλεν ηρωδης ο βασιλευς τας χειρας κακωσαι τινας των απο της εκκλησιας.

2Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

ανειλεν δε ιακωβον τον αδελφον ιωαννου μαχαιρα.

3And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread.

και ιδων οτι αρεστον εστιν τοις ιουδαιοις, προσεθετο συλλαβειν και πετρον· ησαν δε αι ημεραι των αζυμων·

4So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.

ον και πιασας εθετο εις φυλακην, παραδους τεσσαρσιν τετραδιοις στρατιωτων φυλασσειν αυτον, βουλομενος μετα το πασχα αναγαγειν αυτον τω λαω.

5Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

ο μεν ουν πετρος ετηρειτο εν τη φυλακη· προσευχη δε ην εκτενης γινομενη υπο της εκκλησιας προς τον θεον υπερ αυτου.

6And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

οτε δε εμελλεν αυτον προαγειν ο ηρωδης, τη νυκτι εκεινη ην ο πετρος κοιμωμενος μεταξυ δυο στρατιωτων δεδεμενος αλυσεσιν δυσιν, φυλακες τε προ της θυρας ετηρουν την φυλακην.

7Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, 'Arise quickly!' And his chains fell off his hands.

και ιδου αγγελος κυριου επεστη και φως ελαμψεν εν τω οικηματι· παταξας δε την πλευραν του πετρου ηγειρεν αυτον λεγων· αναστα εν ταχει. και εξεπεσον αυτου αι αλυσεις εκ των χειρων.

8Then the angel said to him, 'Gird yourself and tie on your sandals'; and so he did. And he said to him, 'Put on your garment and follow me.'

ειπεν τε ο αγγελος προς αυτον· περιζωσαι και υποδησαι τα σανδαλια σου. εποιησεν δε ουτως. και λεγει αυτω· περιβαλου το ιματιον σου και ακολουθει μοι.

9So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

και εξελθων ηκολουθει αυτω, και ουκ ηδει οτι αληθες εστιν το γινομενον δια του αγγελου, εδοκει δε οραμα βλεπειν.

10When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

διελθοντες δε πρωτην φυλακην και δευτεραν ηλθον επι την πυλην την σιδηραν την φερουσαν εις την πολιν, ητις αυτοματη ηνοιχθη αυτοις, και εξελθοντες προηλθον ρυμην μιαν, και ευθεως απεστη ο αγγελος απ αυτου.

11And when Peter had come to himself, he said, 'Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.'

και ο πετρος γενομενος εν εαυτω ειπεν· νυν οιδα αληθως οτι εξαπεστειλεν κυριος τον αγγελον αυτου και εξειλετο με εκ χειρος ηρωδου και πασης της προσδοκιας του λαου των ιουδαιων.

12So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.

συνιδων τε ηλθεν επι την οικιαν μαριας της μητρος ιωαννου του επικαλουμενου μαρκου, ου ησαν ικανοι συνηθροισμενοι και προσευχομενοι.

13And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer.

κρουσαντος δε αυτου την θυραν του πυλωνος προσηλθεν παιδισκη υπακουσαι ονοματι ροδη,

14When she recognized Peter's voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate.

και επιγνουσα την φωνην του πετρου, απο της χαρας ουκ ηνοιξεν τον πυλωνα, εισδραμουσα δε απηγγειλεν εσταναι τον πετρον προ του πυλωνος.

15But they said to her, 'You are beside yourself!' Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, 'It is his angel.'

οι δε προς αυτην ειπον· μαινη. η δε διισχυριζετο ουτως εχειν. οι δε ελεγον· ο αγγελος αυτου εστιν.

16Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

ο δε πετρος επεμενεν κρουων. ανοιξαντες δε ειδον αυτον και εξεστησαν.

17But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, 'Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.' And he departed and went to another place.

κατασεισας δε αυτοις τη χειρι σιγαν διηγησατο αυτοις πως ο κυριος εξηγαγεν αυτον εκ της φυλακης, ειπεν δε· απαγγειλατε ιακωβω και τοις αδελφοις ταυτα. και εξελθων επορευθη εις ετερον τοπον.

18Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

γενομενης δε ημερας ην ταραχος ουκ ολιγος εν τοις στρατιωταις, τι αρα ο πετρος εγενετο.

19But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.

ηρωδης δε επιζητησας αυτον και μη ευρων, ανακρινας τους φυλακας εκελευσεν απαχθηναι, και κατελθων απο της ιουδαιας εις την καισαρειαν διετριβεν.

20And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king's personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king's country.

ην δε ηρωδης θυμομαχων τυριοις και σιδωνιοις· ομοθυμαδον τε παρησαν προς αυτον, και πεισαντες βλαστον τον επι του κοιτωνος του βασιλεως ητουντο ειρηνην, δια το τρεφεσθαι αυτων την χωραν απο της βασιλικης.

21So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.

τακτη δε ημερα ο ηρωδης ενδυσαμενος εσθητα βασιλικην και καθισας επι του βηματος εδημηγορει προς αυτους.

22And the people kept shouting, 'The voice of a god and not of a man!'

ο δε δημος επεφωνει· θεου φωνη και ουκ ανθρωπου.

23Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

παραχρημα δε επαταξεν αυτον αγγελος κυριου ανθ ων ουκ εδωκεν την δοξαν τω θεω, και γενομενος σκωληκοβρωτος εξεψυξεν.

24But the word of God grew and multiplied.

ο δε λογος του θεου ηυξανεν και επληθυνετο.

25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark.

βαρναβας δε και σαυλος υπεστρεψαν εξ ιερουσαλημ πληρωσαντες την διακονιαν, συμπαραλαβοντες και ιωαννην τον επικληθεντα μαρκον.