Acts 12
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament
1And at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church.
1⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ..
2And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲏϥⲓ ..
3And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take up Peter also. Now it was in the days of the Azymes.
3⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲱⲃ ..
4And when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers to be kept, intending, after the pasch, to bring him forth to the people.
4ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲟⲡϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ..
5Peter therefore was kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him.
5Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ϩⲁ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ..
6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
6ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲃ̅ϯ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ..
7And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him: and a light shined in the room: and he striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands.
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲫⲓⲣ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ..
8And the angel said to him: Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said to him: Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
8ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲗϩⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ..
9And going out, he followed him, and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel: but thought he saw a vision.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ..
10And passing through the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which of itself opened to them. And going out, they passed on through one street: and immediately the angel departed from him.
10⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲑⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϧⲓⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ..
11And Peter coming to himself, said: Now I know in very deed, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
11Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ..
12And considering, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.
12⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ..
13And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, whose name was Rhode.
13⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲱⲇⲏ ..
14And as soon as she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but running in she told that Peter stood before the gate.
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ..
15But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.
15⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ..
16But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him, and were astonished.
16Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ..
17But he beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison, and he said: Tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.
17ⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲁ ..
18Now when day was come, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
18ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ..
19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not; having examined the keepers, he commanded they should be put to death; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he abode there.
19Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲁϥϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..
20And he was angry with the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they with one accord came to him, and having gained Blastus, who was the king’s chamberlain, they desired peace, because their countries were nourished by him.
20ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ..
21And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat, and made an oration to them.
21⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲑⲏϣ ⳿ⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
22And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
22ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ..
23And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost.
23ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϣⲁⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϭⲓϥⲉⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ..
24But the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.
24ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ..
25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John, who was surnamed Mark.
25ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ .
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