Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 12:1 ¶ BUT at that time Herodes the king, he who was surnamed Agripos, stretched forth hands upon some who were in the church, to ill-treat them.

 12:1 And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.

 12:2 And he killed with the sword Jakub the brother of Juhanon.

 12:2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

 12:3 And when he saw that this pleased the Jihudoyee, he added to apprehend also Shemun Kipha. And they were the days of the Phatiree.

 12:3 And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded also to arrest Simon Cephas. And the days of unleavened bread were then passing.

 12:4 And he apprehended him and cast him into the house of the bound, and delivered him to sixteen soldiers to keep him, that after the Petscha he might deliver him to the people of the Jihudoyee.

 12:4 He seized him and cast him into prison, and delivered him to sixteen soldiers, who were to guard him; that he might, after the passover, deliver him up to the people of the Jews.

 12:5 And while Shemun was kept in the house of the bound, constant prayer was offered by the church on his behalf unto Aloha.

 12:5 And while Simon was in custody in the prison, continual prayer to God in his behalf, was offered to God by the church.

 12:6 And in that night of the coming morning when he should be delivered up, while Shemun slept between two soldiers, and bound with two chains, and the others were watching the gates of the house of the bound,

 12:6 And on the night before the morning in which he was to be delivered up, while Simon was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains, and others were guarding the doors of the prison;

 12:7 the angel of the Lord stood over him, and light shined in all the house. And he smote him on his side, and said to him, Arise quickly. And the chains fell from his hands.

 12:7 an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in all the building; and he pricked his side, and awaked him, and said to him: Arise, instantly. And the chains fell from his hands.

 12:8 And the angel said to him, bind thy loins, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And again he said to him, Wrap thy mantle, and come after me.

 12:8 And the angel said to him: Gird thy loins, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And again he said to him: Wrap thyself in thy cloak, and come after me.

 12:9 And he went forth, and came after him; not knowing that what was done by the hand of the angel was reality, for he thought that he saw a vision.

 12:9 And he went out and followed him, not knowing that what had been done by the angel was a reality; for he supposed, that he saw a vision.

 12:10 And when he had passed the first and second guard, they came to the gate of iron, and it was opened to them of its own accord. And when they went forth and had passed one street, the angel departed from him.

 12:10 And when the first ward was passed and the second, they came to the iron gate, and it opened to them of its own accord. And when they had gone out, and had passed one street, the angel departed from him.

 12:11 Then acknowledged Shemun, and said, Now know I in truth that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me from the hand of Herodes the king, and from that which the Jihudoyee had calculated against me.

 12:11 Then Simon recognized [where he was]; and he said: Now I know, in reality, that God hath sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod the king, and from what the Jews were devising against me.

 12:12 And when he had understood, he came to the house of Mariam the mother of Juhanon, he who is surnamed Markos; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.

 12:12 And when he had considered, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.

 12:13 And he knocked at the gate of the court, and there came forth to answer him a damsel whose name was Roda.

 12:13 And he knocked at the gate of the court; and a maid named Rhoda came to reply to him.

 12:14 And she knew the voice of Shemun; and for joy she opened not the gate, but returned with running, and said to them, Shemun, behold, stands at the gate of the court.

 12:14 And she recognized the voice of Simon: and, In her joy, she did not open to him the gate, but ran back, and told them: Lo, Simon is standing at the gate of the court.

 12:15 And they said to her, Thou art altogether moved. And she contended that it was so. And they said, It may be that it is his angel.

 12:15 They said to her: Thou art delirious. But she maintained that it was a fact. They said to her: Perhaps it is his ghost.

 12:16 And Shemun knocked at the gate; and they went forth, and seeing him they were astonished.

 12:16 And Simon was knocking at the gate; and they went out, saw him, and were astonished.

 12:17 And he beckoned to them with his hand to be silent; and entered, and showed them how the Lord had brought him out from the house of the bound. And he said to them, Show these to Jakub and to the brethren; and he departed and went to another place.

 12:17 And he beckoned to them with the hand to be still; and he went in, and related to them how the Lord had released him from the prison. And he said to them: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.

 12:18 And when it was morning there was made a great tumult among the soldiers concerning Shemun, what was become of him?

 12:18 And when it was morning, there was a great dispute among the soldiers concerning Simon, what had become of him.

 12:19 But Herodes when he inquired and found him not, condemned the guards, and commanded that they should die. And he went forth from Jihud and came to Cesarea.

 12:19 And Herod, when he sought him, and could not find him, arraigned the keepers, and sentenced them to die. And he went from Judaea, and resided at Caesarea.

 12:20 And because he was angry with the Tsuroyee and with the Tsaidonoyee, they gathered together and came to him by persuasion of Blestos the chamberlain of the king, and prayed of him that peace should be to them, because the sustenance of their country was from the kingdom of Herodes.

 12:20 And because he was angry against the Tyrians and Sidonians, they assembled and came to him in a body; and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they begged of him that they might have peace; because the supplies of their country were derived from the kingdom of Herod.

 12:21 But upon a public day Herodes was clothed with the robe of royalty, and sat upon the tribunal, and he discoursed to an assembly.

 12:21 And on a day appointed, Herod was arrayed in royal apparel, and sat on a tribunal, and made a speech to the assembly.

 12:22 But all the people exclaimed, and said, These are the words of a god, and not of a man.

 12:22 And all the people shouted, and said: These are the utterances of a God, and not of a mortal.

 12:23 And on this account, because he gave not the glory to Aloha, in that hour the angel of the Lord smote him, and he was corroded with worms, and died.

 12:23 And, because he gave not the glory to God, immediately the angel of God smote him; and he was eaten of worms, and died.

 12:24 And the gospel of Aloha was proclaimed, and was great.

 12:24 And the gospel of God was proclaimed, and made progress.

 12:25 ¶ BUT Bar Naba and Shaol returned from Urishlem to Antiokia after they had accomplished their ministry; and they took with them Juhanon who was called Markos.

 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul, after they had completed their ministration, returned from Jerusalem to Antioch. And they took with them John, who was surnamed Mark.