Acts 12
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1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
1ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
2He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲤⲎϤⲒ.
3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
3ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈϬⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔⲰⲂ.
4When 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.
4ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲞⲠϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲆ ⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ.
5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
5ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
6The 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.
6ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲂⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ.
7And 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.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲤⲪⲒⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ.
8The 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.”
8ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲢⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲨⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϪⲞⲖϨⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
9And 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.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
10When 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.
10ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ 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.
11When 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.”
11ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦϪⲒϪ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
12Thinking 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.
12ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
13When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
13ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲢⲰⲆⲎ.
14When 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.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲐⲰⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲤⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
15They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
15ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲖⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
16ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲚ ⲈϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲘⲦ.
17But 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.
17ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ 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.
18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
18ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
19When 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.
19ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀϤϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
20Now 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.
20ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ 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.
21On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
21ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲐⲎϢ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϮϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
22The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
22ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ.
23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
23ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϢⲀⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϬⲒϤⲈⲚⲦ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ.
24But the word of God grew and multiplied.
24ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϢⲀⲒ.
25Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
25ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ.
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