Acts 12
1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
ⲁ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈϬⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔⲰⲂ.
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.
ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲞⲠϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲆ ⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
ⲉ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
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.
ⲋ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲂⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ.
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.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲤⲪⲒⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ.
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.”
ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲢⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲨⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϪⲞⲖϨⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
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.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ 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.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲂ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲠⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲦⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲒⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
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 ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦϪⲒϪ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲢⲰⲆⲎ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲐⲰⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲤⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲖⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲚ ⲈϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲘⲦ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲀ.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀϤϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲈϤϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲒⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲀⲚϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲐⲎϢ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϮϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
22 The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ 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.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϢⲀⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϬⲒϤⲈⲚⲦ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϢⲀⲒ.
25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ.
