Veprat e Apostujve 12
1 Dhe në atë kohë mbreti Herod filloi të përndjekë disa nga kisha.
And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.
2 Dhe e vrau me shpatë Jakobin, vëllain e Gjonit.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 Dhe, duke parë se kjo u pëlqente Judenjve, urdhëroi të arrestohet edhe Pjetri (ishin ditët e të Ndormëve).
And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded also to arrest Simon Cephas. And the days of unleavened bread were then passing.
4 Mbasi e arrestoi, e futi në burg dhe ua besoi ruajtjen e tij katër skuadrave, me nga katër ushtarë secila, duke menduar ta nxjerrë para popullit mbas Pashkës.
He seized him and cast him into prison, and delivered him to sixteen soldiers, who were to guard him; that he might, after the passover, deliver him up to the people of the Jews.
5 Por, ndërsa Pjetrin e ruanin në burg, nga ana e kishës bënin lutje të vazhdueshme te Perëndia për të.
And while Simon was in custody in the prison, continual prayer to God in his behalf, was offered to God by the church.
6 Dhe natën, para se ta nxirrte Herodi përpara popullit, Pjetri po flinte në mes dy ushtarëve, i lidhur me dy zinxhirë; dhe rojet para portës ruanin burgun.
And on the night before the morning in which he was to be delivered up, while Simon was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains, and others were guarding the doors of the prison;
7 Dhe ja, një engjëll i Zotit u duk dhe një dritë e ndriçoi qelinë; dhe ai i ra Pjetrit në ijë, e zgjoi duke thënë: “Çohu shpejt!”. Dhe zinxhirët i ranë nga duart.
an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in all the building; and he pricked his side, and awaked him, and said to him: Arise, instantly. And the chains fell from his hands.
8 Pastaj engjëlli i tha: “Ngjishu dhe lidhi sandalet!”. Dhe ai bëri kështu. Pastaj i tha: “Mbështillu me mantelin dhe ndiqmë!”.
And the angel said to him: Gird thy loins, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And again he said to him: Wrap thyself in thy cloak, and come after me.
9 Dhe Pjetri, mbasi doli, e ndiqte pa e kuptuar se ç’po i ndodhte me anë të engjëllit ishte e vërtetë; sepse ai pandehte se kishte një vegim.
And he went out and followed him, not knowing that what had been done by the angel was a reality; for he supposed, that he saw a vision.
10 Dhe, si kaluan vendrojën e parë dhe të dytë, arritën te dera e hekurt që të çonte në qytet, dhe ajo u hap përpara tyre vetvetiu; dhe, mbasi dolën, përshkuan një rrugë dhe papritmas engjëlli e la atë.
And when the first ward was passed and the second, they came to the iron gate, and it opened to them of its own accord. And when they had gone out, and had passed one street, the angel departed from him.
11 Kur Pjetri erdhi në vete, tha: “Tani me të vërtetë po e di se Zoti ka dërguar engjëllin e vet dhe më liroi nga duart e Herodit duke e bërë të kotë gjithë atë që priste populli i Judenjve”.
Then Simon recognized where he was; and he said: Now I know, in reality, that God hath sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod the king, and from what the Jews were devising against me.
12 Kur e kuptoi situatën, ai u nis për në shtëpinë e Marisë, nënës së Gjonit, të mbiquajtur Mark, ku shumë vëllezër ishin mbledhur dhe po luteshin.
And when he had considered, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.
13 Sapo Pjetri i ra derës së hyrjes, një shërbëtore që quhej Rode u afrua me kujdes për të dëgjuar.
And he knocked at the gate of the court; and a maid named Rhoda came to reply to him.
14 Dhe, kur njohu zërin e Pjetrit, nga gëzimi nuk e hapi derën, por rendi brenda dhe njoftoi se Pjetri ndodhej para derës.
And she recognized the voice of Simon: and, In her joy, she did not open to him the gate, but ran back, and told them: Lo, Simon is standing at the gate of the court.
15 Por ata i thanë: “Ti flet përçart”. Por ajo pohonte se ashtu ishte. Dhe ata thoshnin: “Éshtë engjëlli i tij!”.
They said to her: Thou art delirious. But she maintained that it was a fact. They said to her: Perhaps it is his ghost.
16 Ndërkaq Pjetri vazhdonte të trokiste. Ata, kur e hapën, e panë atë dhe u mahnitën.
And Simon was knocking at the gate; and they went out, saw him, and were astonished.
17 Por ai u bëri shenjë me dorë të heshtnin dhe u tregoi se si Zoti e kishte nxjerrë nga burgu. Pastaj tha: “Ua tregoni këto Jakobit dhe vëllezërve!”. Pastaj doli dhe shkoi në një vend tjetër.
And he beckoned to them with the hand to be still; and he went in, and related to them how the Lord had released him from the prison. And he said to them: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.
18 Kur zbardhi dita, u bë një pështjellim i madh në mes të ushtarëve, sepse nuk dinin ç’kishte ndodhur me Pjetrin.
And when it was morning, there was a great dispute among the soldiers concerning Simon, what had become of him.
19 Dhe Herodi nisi ta kërkojë, por nuk e gjeti, dhe, mbasi i mori në pyetje rojet, urdhëroi që të vriten. Pastaj zbriti nga Judeja në Cezare dhe atje qëndroi për pak kohë.
And Herod, when he sought him, and could not find him, arraigned the keepers, and sentenced them to die. And he went from Judaea, and resided at Caesarea.
20 Por Herodi ishte i zemëruar kundër tirasve dhe sidonasve; por ata, si u morën vesh midis tyre, u paraqitën para tij dhe, mbasi ia mbushën mendjen Blastit, kamarierit të mbretit, kërkuan paqe, sepse
And because he was angry against the Tyrians and Sidonians, they assembled and came to him in a body; and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they begged of him that they might have peace; because the supplies of their country were derived from the kingdom of Herod.
21 Ditën e caktuar Herodi, i veshur me mantelin mbretëror dhe i ulur mbi fron, u mbajti një fjalim.
And on a day appointed, Herod was arrayed in royal apparel, and sat on a tribunal, and made a speech to the assembly.
22 Populli e brohoriste, duke thënë: “Zë e Perëndisë dhe jo e njeriut!”.
And all the people shouted, and said: These are the utterances of a God, and not of a mortal.
23 Në atë çast një engjëll i Zotit e goditi, sepse nuk i kishte dhënë lavdi Perëndisë; dhe, i brejtur nga krimbat, vdiq.
And, because he gave not the glory to God, immediately the angel of God smote him; and he was eaten of worms, and died.
24 Ndërkaq fjala e Perëndisë rritej dhe përhapej.
And the gospel of God was proclaimed, and made progress.
25 Dhe Barnaba dhe Sauli, mbasi e përfunduan misionin e tyre, u kthyen nga Jeruzalemi në Antioki duke e marrë me vete Gjonin, të mbiquajtur Mark.
And Barnabas and Saul, after they had completed their ministration, returned from Jerusalem to Antioch. And they took with them John, who was surnamed Mark.
