Acts 12
1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲑⲙⲕⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
ⲃ̅ⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲣ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲉ.
4 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.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅.
6 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.
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ. ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
7 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.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲧⲃ̅ⲥⲡⲉⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙ̅ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ.
8 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.”
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅. ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲏⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈.
9 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.
ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ. ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
10 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.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ (ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ) ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
11 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.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ.
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲉⲓⲧ. ⲁⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲟⲇⲏ.
14 When 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.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ. ⲁⲥⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲗⲟⲃⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲧⲱϩⲙ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲥ̅.
17 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 James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
19 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.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅(ⲛ)ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
20 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.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϥⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲛϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ·
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ⲁϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ. ⲁϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
22 The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ.
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϥⲛ̅ⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁϣⲁⲓ̈.
25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ. ⲉⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ.
