Herod Causes Trouble for the Church
1 At that time King Herod caused terrible suffering for some members of the church. 2 He ordered soldiers to cut off the head of James, the brother of John. 3 When Herod saw that this pleased the Jewish people, he had Peter arrested during the Festival of Thin Bread. 4 He put Peter in jail and ordered four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to put him on trial in public after the festival.
5 While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.
Peter Is Rescued
6 The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail. 7 Suddenly an angel from the Lord appeared, and light flashed around in the cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up. Then he said, “Quick! Get up!”
The chains fell off his hands, 8 and the angel said, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” Peter did what he was told. Then the angel said, “Now put on your coat and follow me.” 9 Peter left with the angel, but he thought everything was only a dream. 10 They went past the two groups of soldiers, and when they came to the iron gate to the city, it opened by itself. They went out and were going along the street, when all at once the angel disappeared.
11 Peter now realized what had happened, and he said, “I am certain that the Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod and from everything the Jewish leaders planned to do to me.” 12 Then Peter went to the house of Mary the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many of the Lord's followers had come together there and were praying.
13 Peter knocked on the gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14 When she heard Peter's voice, she was too excited to open the gate. She ran back into the house and said Peter was standing there.
15 “You are crazy!” everyone told her. But she kept saying it was Peter. Then they said, “It must be his angel.” 16 But Peter kept on knocking, until finally they opened the gate. They saw him and were completely amazed.
17 Peter motioned for them to keep quiet. Then he told how the Lord had led him out of jail. He also said, “Tell James and the others what has happened.” After that, he left and went somewhere else.
18 The next morning the soldiers who had been on guard were terribly worried and wondered what had happened to Peter. 19 Herod ordered his own soldiers to search for him, but they could not find him. Then he questioned the guards and had them put to death. After this, Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while.
Herod Dies
20 Herod and the people of Tyre and Sidon were very angry with each other. But their country got its food supply from the region that he ruled. So a group of them went to see Blastus, who was one of Herod's high officials. They convinced Blastus that they wanted to make peace between their cities and Herod, 21 and a day was set for them to meet with him.
Herod came dressed in his royal robes. He sat down on his throne and made a speech. 22 The people shouted, “You speak more like a god than a man!” 23 At once an angel from the Lord struck him down because he took the honor that belonged to God. Later, Herod was eaten by worms and died.
24 God's message kept spreading. 25 And after Barnabas and Saul had done the work they were sent to do, they went back to Jerusalem with John, whose other name was Mark.
Malaayikoo ye Pita kanandi bunjawoo kono
1 Wo waatoolu la, Mansa Herodi ye doolu muta, mennu be Yeesu noomalankoolu la kafoo kono, ka ì toora. 2 Aduŋ a ye yaamaroo dii ko, ì ye Yankuba faa niŋ hawusaroo* la, meŋ mu Yohana kotoomaa ti. 3 Kabiriŋ Mansa Herodi ye a je ko, ñiŋ ye Yahuudoolu kontaani le, a ye Pita fanaa muta. A keta Mbuuru Leweñintaŋo Juuraloo* luŋolu le kono. 4 Biriŋ a ye Pita muta, a ye a dundi bunjawoo kono. A ye a duŋ kelediŋ kafu naani le bulu ka a kanta. Kafu-wo-kafu ye kelediŋ naani le soto. Herodi lafita a fintindi la moolu ye ka a kiitindi Maariyo Tambi Tumoo Juuraloo* koolaa. 5 Wo kamma la, ì ye Pita maabo bunjawoo kono, bari Yeesu la kafoo maŋ i dahaa ka Alla daani a ye ì ŋaniyoo bee la.
6 Suutoo meŋ na, Herodi lafita a fintindi la kiitiyo to, Pita tarata siinoo la, a be sitiriŋ neejolo fula le la kelediŋ fula teema. Aduŋ kantarilaalu fanaa tarata koroosiroo la bunjawoo daa to le. 7 Wo loo niŋ baroo teema, Maariyo la malaayikoo loota jee, aduŋ maloo malata bunjawoo kono. A ye Pita karoo tekiteki ka a kuniŋ. Bituŋ a ko, “Wuli tariyaake!” Jee niŋ jee neejoloolu jolonta ka bo a buloolu bala. 8 Malaayikoo ko a ye ko, “I la teesitiraŋo siti, i la samatoolu duŋ.” Pita ye wolu ke. Bituŋ malaayikoo ko a ye ko, “I la waramboo duŋ, i ye bula n nooma!” 9 Pita ye malaayikoo nooma, bari a ye a miira le ko, a ye jeroo le ke jaharaŋo kono. A maŋ a loŋ ko, ñiŋ kuwolu mu tooñaa le ti, malaayikoo be mennu la. 10 Kabiriŋ ì tambita kantarilaa foloo niŋ fulanjaŋo la, ì naata neebundaa to, meŋ ñaa be tilindiŋ saatewo la. Bituŋ neebundaa yeleta a faŋ ye. Ì fintita banta, ì ye siloo taa. Wo loo niŋ baroo teema, malaayikoo yeemanta a koto. 11 Wo to le Pita ye a kalamuta, meŋ be keriŋ. A ko, “Tooñaa, saayiŋ ŋa a loŋ ne ko, Maariyo ye a la malaayikoo le kii naŋ ka n kanandi Herodi bulu, aniŋ kuwolu, Yahuudoolu be i yillaariŋ meŋ na.”
12 Kabiriŋ a ye ñiŋ kalamuta, a taata Mariyaama la buŋo to, Yohana baamaa. Ate Yohana le ka kumandi Maaka fanaa la. Moo jamaa be bendiŋ jee ka duwaa. 13 Kabiriŋ Pita ye koridaa bundaa konkoŋ, dookuulaa sunkutoo le naata, meŋ too mu Roda ti, ka daa yele a ye. 14 Kabiriŋ a ye Pita diyaamukaŋo suutee, a maŋ bundaa yele, bari seewoo kamma la a borita konoto ka a saata ko, Pita le be looriŋ bundaa to. 15 Wo to le ì ko a ye ko, “Ite maŋ tara i faŋ bulu.” Bari a balanta ì ma kendeke ko, tooñaa le mu. Bituŋ ì ko, “A la malaayikoo le mu!” 16 Pita tententa konkondiroo la, aduŋ biriŋ ì ye bundaa yele, ì ye a je, ì jaakalita baake. 17 Bituŋ Pita ye taamanseeroo ke ì ye niŋ a buloo la ko, ì ye i deyi. A naata a fo ì ye, Maariyo ye a bondi bunjawoo kono ñaameŋ. A ko ì ye ko, “Ali si a fo Yankuba niŋ baadiŋolu* ye.” Wo to le a fintita, a taata dulaa doo to.
18 Wo saamoo jaakali baa tarata kelediŋolu kono meŋ keta Pita la. 19 Kabiriŋ Mansa Herodi ye Pita ñini, a maŋ a je, a ye kantarilaalu kotobo. Wo to le a ye yaamaroo dii ko, ì si wo kantarilaalu faa. Bituŋ Herodi naata bo Yudeya, a taata sabati Sisareya saatewo to.
Mansa Herodi la saayaa
20 Mansa Herodi kamfaata baake Tirenkoolu niŋ Sidoninkoolu kamma. Bituŋ wolu naata deŋ kaŋ kiliŋ na, ì naata a kaŋ. Balastus meŋ be marariŋ dookuwolu la, mansakewo la koridaa kono, ì ye wo ke ì teerimaa ti. Ì ye kayiroo daani, kaatu ì la domori sotoo be dendiŋ Herodi la bankoo le la.
21 Luŋo doo, ì ye meŋ londi, Mansa Herodi ye a la mansawaramboo duŋ. A siita a la siiraŋo kaŋ ka diyaamu ì ye. 22 Bituŋ moolu sarita santo, ì ko, “Ñiŋ diyaamukaŋo mu Alla le la diyaamukaŋo ti, a maŋ ke hadamadiŋo ti.” 23 Wo loo niŋ baroo teema Maariyo la malaayikoo ye a busa, kaatu a maŋ horomoo dii Alla la. Tumboolu naata a domo, fo a faata. 24 Bari Alla la kumoo yiriwaata, aduŋ a ka janjaŋ doroŋ.
Barinabas niŋ Sawulu la kumandiroo
25 Kabiriŋ Barinabas niŋ Sawulu ye ì la dookuwo timmandi Yerusalaamu, ì muruta Antiyoki. Ì ye Yohana samba ñoo la, ì ka meŋ kumandi Maaka la fanaa.
