¹وفي ذلك الوقت مدّ هيرودس الملك يديه ليسيء الى اناس من الكنيسة‎.

¹Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

²‎فقتل يعقوب اخا يوحنا بالسيف‎.

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

³‎واذ رأى ان ذلك يرضي اليهود عاد فقبض على بطرس ايضا. وكانت ايام الفطير‎.

³And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread.

⁴‎ولما امسكه وضعه في السجن مسلما اياه الى اربعة ارابع من العسكر ليحرسوه ناويا ان يقدمه بعد الفصح الى الشعب‎.

⁴And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

⁵‎فكان بطرس محروسا في السجن. واما الكنيسة فكانت تصير منها صلاة بلجاجة الى الله من اجله

⁵Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

⁶ولما كان هيرودس مزمعا ان يقدمه كان بطرس في تلك الليلة نائما بين عسكريين مربوطا بسلسلتين. وكان قدام الباب حراس يحرسون السجن‎.

⁶And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

⁷‎واذا ملاك الرب اقبل ونور اضاء في البيت. فضرب جنب بطرس وايقظه قائلا قم عاجلا. فسقطت السلسلتان من يديه‎.

⁷And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

⁸‎وقال له الملاك تمنطق والبس نعليك. ففعل هكذا. فقال له البس رداءك واتبعني‎.

⁸And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

⁹‎فخرج يتبعه. وكان لا يعلم ان الذي جرى بواسطة الملاك هو حقيقي بل يظن انه ينظر رؤيا‎.

⁹And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

¹⁰‎فجازا المحرس الاول والثاني وأتيا الى باب الحديد الذي يؤدي الى المدينة فانفتح لهما من ذاته فخرجا وتقدما زقاقا واحدا وللوقت فارقه الملاك

¹⁰And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.

¹¹فقال بطرس وهو قد رجع الى نفسه الآن علمت يقينا ان الرب ارسل ملاكه وانقذني من يد هيرودس ومن كل انتظار شعب اليهود‎.

¹¹And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

¹²‎ثم جاء وهو منتبه الى بيت مريم ام يوحنا الملقب مرقس حيث كان كثيرون مجتمعين وهم يصلّون‎.

¹²And 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 and were praying.

¹³‎فلما قرع بطرس باب الدهليز جاءت جارية اسمها رودا لتسمع‎.

¹³And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

¹⁴‎فلما عرفت صوت بطرس لم تفتح الباب من الفرح بل ركضت الى داخل واخبرت ان بطرس واقف قدام الباب‎.

¹⁴And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

¹⁵‎فقالوا لها انت تهذين. واما هي فكانت تؤكد ان هكذا هو. فقالوا انه ملاكه‎.

¹⁵And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.

¹⁶‎واما بطرس فلبث يقرع. فلما فتحوا ورأوه اندهشوا‎.

¹⁶But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

¹⁷‎فاشار اليهم بيده ليسكتوا وحدثهم كيف اخرجه الرب من السجن‎. ‎وقال اخبروا يعقوب والاخوة بهذا. ثم خرج وذهب الى موضع آخر

¹⁷But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

¹⁸فلما صار النهار حصل اضطراب ليس بقليل بين العسكر ترى ماذا جرى‏ لبطرس‎.

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

¹⁹‎واما هيرودس فلما طلبه ولم يجده فحص الحراس وأمر ان ينقادوا الى القتل. ثم نزل من اليهودية الى قيصرية واقام هناك

¹⁹And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

²⁰وكان هيرودس ساخطا على الصوريين والصيداويين فحضروا اليه بنفس واحدة واستعطفوا بلاستس الناظر على مضجع الملك. ثم صاروا يلتمسون المصالحة لان كورتهم تقتات من كورة الملك‎.

²⁰Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king's country.

²¹‎ففي يوم معين لبس هيرودس الحلّة الملوكية وجلس على كرسي الملك وجعل يخاطبهم‎.

²¹And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

²²‎فصرخ الشعب هذا صوت اله لا صوت انسان‎.

²²And the people shouted, [saying], The voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³‎ففي الحال ضربه ملاك الرب لانه لم يعط المجد لله. فصار يأكله الدود ومات

²³And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

²⁴واما كلمة الله فكانت تنمو وتزيد‎.

²⁴But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵‎ورجع برنابا وشاول من اورشليم بعد ما كمّلا الخدمة واخذا معهما يوحنا الملقب مرقس

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