Travay 12
1 Nan menm epòk sa a, wa Ewòd te pran maltrete kèk manm nan legliz la.
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2 Li fè touye Jak, frè Jan an, ak nepe.
He killed Jacob, the brother of Yochanan, with the sword.
3 Lè l' wè sa te fè jwif yo plezi, li fè arete Pyè tou. Se te epòk fèt Pen san ledven an.
When he saw that it pleased the Judeans, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
4 Lè li fin arete Pyè, Ewòd fè mete l' nan prizon. Li mete kat eskwad, yo chak avèk kat sòlda, pou veye li. Li te fè lide pou l' te mennen l' devan pèp la apre fèt Delivrans jwif yo.
When 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 Pyè te anba gwo siveyans nan prizon an. Men, manm legliz yo t'ap lapriyè Bondye pou li san rete.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
6 Lavèy jou pou Ewòd ta mennen Pyè konparèt devan pèp la, nan mitan lannwit Pyè t'ap dòmi ak de sòlda, yonn sou chak kote li. Yo te mare l' ak de chenn. Epi te gen gad devan pòt la ki t'ap veye prizon an.
The 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.
7 Yon zanj Bondye rete konsa li parèt, yon limyè klere tout kacho a. Zanj lan manyen Pyè bò kòt, li souke l', li di li: Leve vit. Chenn ki te mare men l' yo tonbe.
And 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 his hands.
8 Zanj lan di li: Mete sentiwon ou, mare sapat ou. Pyè fè tou sa. Zanj lan di l' ankò: Mete gwo rad ou sou ou, swiv mwen.
The 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.”
9 Pyè swiv zanj lan, li mache soti nan kacho a. Li pa t' kwè sa zanj Bondye a t'ap fè a se te vre. Li te kwè se reve l' t'ap reve.
And 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.
10 Yo pase premye pòs gad la, yo pase dezyèm pòs la, yo rive bò pòtay an fè ki bay sou lavil la. Pòtay la louvri pou kont li devan yo. Yo soti, yo pran lari. Menm lè a, zanj lan kite Pyè.
When 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.
11 Se lè sa a Pyè vin konprann sak te rive li a. Li di: Koulye a, mwen wè se tout bon. Bondye voye zanj li delivre m' anba men Ewòd. Li sove m' anba tout bagay pèp jwif la t'ap pare pou mwen an.
When 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.”
12 Lè l' vin konprann sitiyasyon an, li ale dwat kay Mari, manman Jan, ki te gen yon ti non Mak. Te gen anpil moun sanble la, yo t'ap lapriyè.
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Miriam, the mother of Yochanan who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 Pyè frape nan pòt devan an. Yon sèvant yo rele Wòd vin reponn.
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 Li rekonèt vwa Pyè. Li te sitèlman kontan, li pa louvri pòt la, li kouri antre al di moun yo: Men Pyè deyò a wi.
When she recognised 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.
15 Yo di li: Gen lè ou pèdi tèt ou? Men, li te kenbe sa l' te di a se vre. Lè sa a, yo di li: Se dwe bonnanj li.
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16 Men, Pyè t'ap frape pi rèd toujou. Lè yo louvri pòt la, yo wè l', yo pa t' manke sezi.
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
17 Li fè yo siy ak men l' pou yo pa pale, epi l' rakonte yo ki jan Bondye te fè l' soti nan prizon an. Li di yo ankò. Al di Jak sa pou mwen ansanm ak lòt frè yo. Epi l' soti, li al yon lòt kote.
But 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 Jacob and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18 Lè l' fè jou, gad yo te nan yon pakèt tèt chaje. Yo t'ap mande kote Pyè pase.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir amongst the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 Ewòd fè chache l' toupatou, men yo pa jwenn li. Li fè keksyonnen gad yo. Lèfini, li bay lòd touye yo. Apre sa, Ewòd kite peyi Jide, li al lavil Sezare kote li pase kèk tan.
When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20 Ewòd te fache anpil sou moun lavil Tir ak moun lavil Sidon yo. Sa moun sa yo fè, yo mete ansanm pou yo vin kote li. Yo pran tèt Blastis, yon ofisye ki t'ap travay lakay wa a. Epi y' al mande Ewòd pou l' fè lapè ak yo, paske se nan peyi Ewòd la moun lakay yo te konn ale fè pwovizyon.
Now 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.
21 Lè jou yo te fikse a rive, Ewòd abiye l' ak tout kostim wa li sou li, li chita sou gwo fotèy li a, epi l' fè yon diskou ba yo.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 Pèp la pran rele: Se pa yon moun k'ap pale la a, se yon bondye.
The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23 Menm lè a, yon zanj Bondye frape Ewòd, paske li te asepte resevwa lwanj ki fèt pou Bondye sèlman. Vè tonbe sou li, epi li mouri.
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
24 Pawòl Bondye a menm t'ap gaye plis toujou, li t'ap fè anpil avans.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 Lè Banabas ak Sòl fin fè misyon yo lavil Jerizalèm, yo tounen lakay yo, yo pran Jan ki te gen ti non Mak la ak yo.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them Yochanan who was called Mark.
