¹[] Κατ' εκεινον δε τον καιρον επεχειρησεν Ηρωδης ο βασιλευς να κακοποιηση τινας απο της εκκλησιας.

¹Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

²Εφονευσε δε δια μαχαιρας Ιακωβον τον αδελφον του Ιωαννου.

²He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

³Και ιδων οτι ητο αρεστον εις τους Ιουδαιους, προσεθεσε να συλλαβη και τον Πετρον· ησαν δε αι ημεραι των αζυμων·

³When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

⁴τον οποιον και πιασας εβαλεν εις φυλακην, παραδωσας αυτον εις τεσσαρας τετραδας στρατιωτων δια να φυλαττωσιν αυτον, θελων μετα το πασχα να παραστηση αυτον εις τον λαον.

⁴When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

⁵[] Ο μεν λοιπον Πετρος εφυλαττετο εν τη φυλακη· εγινετο δε υπο της εκκλησιας ακαταπαυστος προσευχη προς τον Θεον υπερ αυτου.

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

⁶Οτε δε εμελλεν ο Ηρωδης να παραστηση αυτον, την νυκτα εκεινην ο Πετρος εκοιματο μεταξυ δυο στρατιωτων δεδεμενος με δυο αλυσεις, και φυλακες εμπροσθεν της θυρας εφυλαττον το δεσμωτηριον.

⁶The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

⁷Και ιδου, αγγελος Κυριου ηλθεν εξαιφνης και φως ελαμψεν εν τω οικηματι· κτυπησας δε την πλευραν του Πετρου εξυπνησεν αυτον, λεγων· Σηκωθητι ταχεως. Και επεσον αι αλυσεις αυτου εκ των χειρων.

⁷And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off from his hands.

⁸Και ειπεν ο αγγελος προς αυτον· Περιζωσθητι και υποδησον τα σανδαλια σου. Και εκαμεν ουτω. Και λεγει προς αυτον· Φορεσον το ιματιον σου και ακολουθει μοι.

⁸The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak, and follow me.”

⁹Και εξελθων ηκολουθει αυτον, και δεν ηξευρεν οτι το γινομενον δια του αγγελου ητο αληθινον, αλλ' ενομιζεν οτι βλεπει οραμα.

⁹And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

¹⁰Αφου δε επερασαν πρωτην και δευτεραν φρουραν, ηλθον εις την πυλην την σιδηραν την φερουσαν εις την πολιν, ητις αφ' εαυτης ηνοιχθη εις αυτους, και εξελθοντες διεπερασαν οδον μιαν, και ευθυς ο αγγελος ανεχωρησεν απ' αυτου.

¹⁰When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

¹¹Και ο Πετρος συνελθων εις εαυτον, ειπε· Τωρα γνωριζω αληθως οτι Κυριος εξαπεστειλε τον αγγελον αυτου και με ηλευθερωσεν εκ της χειρος του Ηρωδου και ολης της ελπιδος του λαου των Ιουδαιων.

¹¹When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”

¹²Και αφου εσκεφθη, ηλθεν εις την οικιαν Μαριας της μητρος του Ιωαννου του επονομαζομενου Μαρκου, οπου ησαν ικανοι συνηθροισμενοι και προσευχομενοι.

¹²Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

¹³Οτε δε ο Πετρος εκρουσε την θυραν του προαυλιου, προσηλθε θεραπαινα ονομαζομενη Ροδη, δια να ακουση,

¹³When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

¹⁴και γνωρισασα την φωνην του Πετρου απο της χαρας δεν ηνοιξε την πυλην, αλλ' ετρεξε και απηγγειλεν οτι ο Πετρος ισταται εμπροσθεν της πυλης.

¹⁴When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

¹⁵Οι δε ειπον προς αυτην· Παραφρονεις. Εκεινη ομως διισχυριζετο οτι ουτως εχει. Οι δε ελεγον· Ο αγγελος αυτου ειναι.

¹⁵They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

¹⁶Ο δε Πετρος επεμενε κρουων. Και ανοιξαντες ειδον αυτον και εξεπλαγησαν.

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

¹⁷Και σεισας εις αυτους την χειρα δια να σιωπησωσι, διηγηθη προς αυτους πως ο Κυριος εξηγαγεν αυτον εκ της φυλακης, και ειπεν· Απαγγειλατε ταυτα προς τον Ιακωβον και τους αδελφους. Και εξελθων υπηγεν εις αλλον τοπον.

¹⁷But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James, and to the brothers.” Then he departed, and went to another place.

¹⁸Αφου δε εξημερωσεν, ητο ταραχη ουκ ολιγη μεταξυ των στρατιωτων τι αρα εγεινεν ο Πετρος.

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

¹⁹Ο δε Ηρωδης, αφου εζητησεν αυτον και δεν ευρεν, ανακρινας τους φυλακας προσεταξε να θανατωθωσι, και καταβας απο της Ιουδαιας εις την Καισαρειαν, διετριβεν εκει.

¹⁹When Herod had sought for him, and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

²⁰[] Ητο δε ο Ηρωδης σφοδρα ωργισμενος κατα των Τυριων και Σιδωνιων· ηλθον δε προς αυτον ομοθυμαδον, και πεισαντες τον Βλαστον τον επι του κοιτωνος του βασιλεως, εζητουν ειρηνην, διοτι ο τοπος αυτων ετρεφετο απο του βασιλικου.

²⁰Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

²¹Και εν ημερα ωρισμενη ενδυθεις ο Ηρωδης βασιλικην στολην και καθησας επι του θρονου, εδημηγορει προς αυτους.

²¹On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²²Ο δε λαος επεφωνει· Θεου φωνη και ουχι ανθρωπου.

²²The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³Και παρευθυς επαταξεν αυτον αγγελος Κυριου, διοτι δεν εδωκε την δοξαν εις τον Θεον, και γενομενος σκωληκοβρωτος εξεψυχησεν.

²³Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴Ο δε λογος του Θεου ηυξανε και επληθυνετο.

²⁴But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵Ο δε Βαρναβας και ο Σαυλος υπεστρεψαν εξ Ιερουσαλημ αφου εξεπληρωσαν την διακονιαν αυτων, παραλαβοντες μεθ' εαυτων και τον Ιωαννην τον επονομασθεντα Μαρκον.

²⁵Barnabas and Saul returned to TR reads “from” instead of “to” Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark.