Travay 12
1 Nan menm epòk sa a, wa Ewòd te pran maltrete kèk manm nan legliz la.
It was at that time that King Herod began to ill-treat some of the members of the church.
2 Li fè touye Jak, frè Jan an, ak nepe.
He had James, the brother of John, beheaded;
3 Lè l' wè sa te fè jwif yo plezi, li fè arete Pyè tou. Se te epòk fèt Pen san ledven an.
and, when he saw that the Jews were pleased with this, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the Festival of the 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.
After seizing Peter, Herod put him in prison, and entrusted him to the keeping of four Guards of four soldiers each, intending, after the Passover, to bring him up before the people.
5 Pyè te anba gwo siveyans nan prizon an. Men, manm legliz yo t'ap lapriyè Bondye pou li san rete.
So Peter was kept in prison, but meanwhile the prayers of the church were being earnestly offered to God on his behalf.
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.
Just when Herod was intending to bring him before the people, on that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, chained to them both, while there were sentries in front of the door, guarding 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.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side, and roused him with the words, ‘Get up quickly.’
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 chains dropped from his wrists, and then the angel said, ‘Put on your belt and sandals.’ When Peter had done so, the angel added, ‘Throw your cloak round you 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.
Peter followed him out, not knowing that what was happening under the angel’s guidance was real, but thinking that he was seeing 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.
Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left 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.
Then Peter came to himself and said, ‘Now I know beyond all doubt that the Lord has sent his angel, and has rescued me from Herod’s hands and from all that the Jewish people have been 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.
As soon as he realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also known as Mark, where a number of people were gathered together, praying.
13 Pyè frape nan pòt devan an. Yon sèvant yo rele Wòd vin reponn.
On his knocking at the door in the gate, a maidservant, named Rhoda, came to answer it.
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.
She recognized Peter’s voice, but in her joy left the gate unopened, and ran in, and told them that Peter was standing outside.
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.
‘You are mad!’ they exclaimed. But, when she persisted that it was so, they said, ‘It must be his spirit!’
16 Men, Pyè t'ap frape pi rèd toujou. Lè yo louvri pòt la, yo wè l', yo pa t' manke sezi.
Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, and, when they opened the gate and saw him, they 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.
Peter signed to them with his hand to be silent, and then told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison, adding, ‘Tell James and the others all this.’ Then he left the house, and went away to another place.
18 Lè l' fè jou, gad yo te nan yon pakèt tèt chaje. Yo t'ap mande kote Pyè pase.
In the morning there was a great stir among the soldiers – what could have 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.
And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.
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.
It happened that Herod was deeply offended with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation, because their country was dependent on the king’s for its food supply.
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, wearing his state robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an oration.
22 Pèp la pran rele: Se pa yon moun k'ap pale la a, se yon bondye.
The people kept shouting, ‘It is the voice of God, and not of a person!’
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.
Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.
24 Pawòl Bondye a menm t'ap gaye plis toujou, li t'ap fè anpil avans.
Meanwhile the Lord’s message kept extending, and spreading far and wide.
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.
When Barnabas and Saul had carried out their mission, they returned to Jerusalem, and took with them John, who was also known as Mark.
