HECHOS 12
Kekchi
Quicamsi̱c laj Jacobo ut quiqˈueheˈ saˈ tzˈalam laj Pedro
12 Saˈ eb li cutan aˈan laj Herodes quixtiquib xrahobtesinquileb laj pa̱banel. 2 Quixtakla xcamsinquil riqˈuin chˈi̱chˈ laj Jacobo li ras laj Juan. 3 Laj Herodes quixqˈue retal nak eb laj judío queˈsahoˈ xchˈo̱l riqˈuin li cˈaˈru quixba̱nu. Joˈcan nak quixtakla ajcuiˈ xchapbal laj Pedro. Quixba̱nu aˈin saˈ li ninkˈe nak nequeˈxcuaˈ li caxlan cua ma̱cˈaˈ xchˈamal. 4 Nak ac xchapeˈ laj Pedro, li rey Herodes quixtakla saˈ tzˈalam ut quixkˈaxtesi saˈ rukˈeb ca̱hib chˈu̱tal chi soldado re teˈxcˈacˈale. Ca̱hib chi soldado cuan saˈ li junju̱nk chˈu̱tal. Laj Herodes cuan saˈ xchˈo̱l nak tixcˈam chiruheb li tenamit nak ac xrakeˈ li ninkˈe re teˈxrak a̱tin saˈ xbe̱n. 5 Joˈcan nak laj Pedro ilbil chi us xbaneb li soldado re nak incˈaˈ ta̱e̱lelik. Abanan eb laj pa̱banel cau yo̱queb chi tijoc chirix.
Nak qui‑isi̱c laj Pedro saˈ tzˈalam xban li Dios
6 Ac cuulac re xkˈehil nak ta̱cˈamekˈ laj Pedro xban laj Herodes chiruheb li tenamit. Saˈ li kˈojyi̱n aˈan laj Pedro yo̱ chi cua̱rc saˈ xyiheb li cuib chi soldado bacˈbo riqˈuin cadena. Ut cuanqueb ajcuiˈ laj cˈacˈalenel chire li oqueba̱l re li tzˈalam. 7 Ut xaka̱mil jun x‑ángel li Dios bar cuan cuiˈ laj Pedro ut quixcutanobresi saˈ li tzˈalam. Li ángel quixtˈotzˈotzˈi laj Pedro ut quirajsi. Quixye re: ―Cuaclin. Se̱ba a̱cuib, chan. Ut saˈ junpa̱t quitˈaneˈ li cadena chi rukˈ. 8 Ut li ángel quixye re: ―Qˈue la̱ cuakˈ cha̱cuix ut qˈue la̱ xa̱b cha̱cuok, chan re. Ut laj Pedro quixba̱nu joˈ quiyeheˈ re. Ut li ángel quixye cuiˈchic re: ―Tzˈap a̱cuib saˈ la̱ tˈicr ut yoˈo chicuix, chan. 9 Laj Pedro co̱ chirix li ángel. Abanan incˈaˈ naxnau nak tzˈakal ya̱l li yo̱ chixba̱nunquil li ángel. Saˈ xchˈo̱l laj Pedro nak visión li yo̱ chirilbal. 10 Queˈcuulac cuan cuiˈ li jun chˈu̱tal chi soldado ut queˈnumeˈ aran. Ut queˈcuulac cuiˈchic cuanqueb cuiˈ li jun chˈu̱tal chic. Ut queˈnumeˈ aran toj queˈcuulac cuan cuiˈ li puerta chˈi̱chˈ li na‑ux cuiˈ oc saˈ li tenamit. Ut li puerta aˈan quixte rib xjunes chiruheb. Queˈel ut queˈxkˈax jun li nim be. Aran quicanaba̱c xjunes laj Pedro xban li ángel. 11 Laj Pedro quixqˈue retal li cˈaˈru quixcˈul ut quixye saˈ xchˈo̱l: ―Anakcuan ninnau chi tzˈakal nak li Ka̱cuaˈ, aˈan li xtaklan chak re li ángel. Xinixcol saˈ rukˈ laj Herodes. Ut xinixcol ajcuiˈ saˈ rukˈeb chixjunileb laj judío li teˈraj xba̱nunquil raylal cue, chan. 12 Nak quixtau ru li cˈaˈru quixcˈul, laj Pedro co̱ saˈ rochoch lix María lix naˈ laj Juan li nayeman Marcos re. Aran chˈutchˈu̱queb nabaleb laj pa̱banel yo̱queb chi tijoc. 13 Quixtˈochˈtˈochˈi li puerta li cuan chiru neba̱l. Ut co̱ jun li xkaˈal xRode xcˈabaˈ chirabinquil ani cuan aran. 14 Quixnau ru xya̱b xcux laj Pedro. Incˈaˈ quixte li puerta chiru. Xban xsahil xchˈo̱l, co̱ saˈ a̱nil chixyebal resil reheb li cuanqueb saˈ cab nak laj Pedro cuan chire puerta. 15 Eb li cuanqueb saˈ cab incˈaˈ queˈxpa̱b li quixye. ―Xlo̱coˈ a̱cuu, chanqueb re. Abanan lix Rode quixye cuiˈchic reheb nak ya̱l nak aˈan laj Pedro. Queˈchakˈoc ut queˈxye re: ―Aˈan yal xmuhel, chanqueb re. 16 Nak yo̱queb chi a̱tinac, laj Pedro toj yo̱ ajcuiˈ chixtochˈbal li puerta. Nak queˈxte li puerta queˈril laj Pedro. Sachso̱queb xchˈo̱l queˈcana. 17 Quixtaksi li rukˈ re nak teˈxcanab choki̱nc, ut quixserakˈi reheb chanru nak qui‑isi̱c saˈ tzˈalam xban li Ka̱cuaˈ. Quixye reheb: ―Yehomak resil aˈin re laj Jacobo ut reheb chixjunileb laj pa̱banel, chan. Ut chirix aˈan co̱ saˈ jalan naˈajej. 18 Nak quisake̱u queˈxqˈue retal nak ma̱ ani chic laj Pedro saˈ tzˈalam. Cˈajoˈ nak queˈsach xchˈo̱leb li soldado chirilbal li cˈaˈru quicˈulman. Yo̱queb chixyebal chi ribileb rib: ―¿Cˈaˈru xcˈul laj Pedro? ¿Bar xco̱? chanqueb. 19 Ut laj Herodes quixtakla xsiqˈuinquil. Nak incˈaˈ queˈxtau quixqˈue saˈ xbe̱neb laj cˈacˈalenel ut quixtakla xcamsinquileb. Chirix aˈan laj Herodes qui‑el Judea ut co̱ chi cua̱nc aran Cesarea.
Lix camic laj Herodes
20 Laj Herodes yo̱ xjoskˈil saˈ xbe̱neb laj Tiro ut laj Sidón. Eb aˈan queˈchal saˈ comonil. Ut queˈxkˈunbesi laj Blasto li natenkˈan re li rey. Queˈxtzˈa̱ma chiru nak aˈan ta̱a̱tinak chirixeb chiru li rey re nak ta̱ru̱k teˈxcˈam rib saˈ usilal riqˈuin xban nak saˈ xtenamit li rey na‑el xtzacae̱mkeb. 21 Laj Herodes quixxakab jun li cutan re nak ta̱a̱tinak riqˈuineb laj Tiro ut laj Sidón. Quixtikib rib riqˈuin cha̱bil akˈ cˈajoˈ xchakˈal ru li nequeˈrocsi li rey. Quicˈojla saˈ lix naˈaj bar narakoc cuiˈ a̱tin ut qui‑oc chi a̱tinac riqˈuineb li tenamit. 22 Ut eb li tenamit queˈoc chixyebal chi cau xya̱b xcux: ―Li yo̱ chi a̱tinac ma̱cuaˈ cui̱nk. Aˈan Dios, chanqueb. 23 Ut saˈ ajcuiˈ li ho̱nal aˈan, jun x‑ángel li Ka̱cuaˈ quixqˈue jun yajel saˈ xbe̱n laj Herodes xban nak quixqˈue rib chixlokˈoniheb li tenamit ut incˈaˈ quixqˈue xlokˈal li Dios. Quimotzoˈin ut aˈan quicamsin re. 24 Saˈ eb li cutan aˈan li ra̱tin li Ka̱cuaˈ yo̱ chi abi̱c yalak bar. Ut nabaleb yo̱queb chi pa̱ba̱nc re. 25 Queˈsukˈi chak Jerusalén laj Bernabé ut laj Saulo nak ac queˈxba̱nu lix cˈanjeleb. Queˈxcˈam chirixeb laj Juan, li nequeˈxye ajcuiˈ Marcos re.
Acts 12
King James Version
12 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
4 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 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
14 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 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 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
17 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 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 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 Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
20 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 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 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 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
Acts 12
New King James Version
Herod’s Violence to the Church
12 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 2 Then he killed James (A)the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during (B)the Days of Unleavened Bread. 4 So (C)when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four [a]squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.
Peter Freed from Prison
5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but [b]constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. 6 And 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 [c]keeping the prison. 7 Now behold, (D)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. 8 Then 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.” 9 So he went out and followed him, and (E)did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought (F)he was seeing a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, (G)which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that (H)the Lord has sent His angel, and (I)has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”
12 So, when he had considered this, (J)he came to the house of Mary, the mother of (K)John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together (L)praying. 13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 When 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. 15 But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, (M)“It is his angel.”
16 Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 But (N)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.
18 Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small [d]stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. 19 But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.
And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
Herod’s Violent Death
20 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of (O)Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus [e]the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because (P)their country was [f]supplied with food by the king’s country.
21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. 22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord (Q)struck him, because (R)he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and [g]died.
24 But (S)the word of God grew and multiplied.
Barnabas and Saul Appointed
25 And (T)Barnabas and Saul returned [h]from Jerusalem when they had (U)fulfilled their ministry, and they also (V)took with them (W)John whose surname was Mark.
Footnotes
- Acts 12:4 Gr. tetrads, squads of four
- Acts 12:5 NU constantly or earnestly
- Acts 12:6 guarding
- Acts 12:18 disturbance
- Acts 12:20 who was in charge of the king’s bedchamber
- Acts 12:20 Lit. nourished
- Acts 12:23 breathed his last
- Acts 12:25 NU, M to
Acts 12
English Standard Version
James Killed and Peter Imprisoned
12 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2 He killed (A)James the brother of John (B)with the sword, 3 and when he saw (C)that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during (D)the days of Unleavened Bread. 4 And when he had seized him, he put him (E)in prison, delivering him over to four (F)squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest (G)prayer for him was made to God by the church.
Peter Is Rescued
6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, (H)bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7 And behold, (I)an angel of the Lord (J)stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. (K)He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And (L)the chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and (M)put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but (N)thought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. (O)It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. 11 When Peter (P)came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that (Q)the Lord has sent his angel and (R)rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of (S)John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and (T)were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, (U)a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter's voice, (V)in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is (W)his angel!” 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But (X)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to (Y)James and to (Z)the brothers.”[a] Then he departed and went to another place.
18 Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and (AA)ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.
The Death of Herod
20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and (AB)having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain,[b] they asked for peace, because (AC)their country depended on the king's country for food. 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. 22 And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” 23 Immediately (AD)an angel of the Lord struck him down, because (AE)he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.
24 But (AF)the word of God increased and multiplied.
25 (AG)And Barnabas and Saul returned from[c] Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them (AH)John, whose other name was Mark.
Footnotes
- Acts 12:17 Or brothers and sisters
- Acts 12:20 That is, trusted personal attendant
- Acts 12:25 Some manuscripts to
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