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Tek ri Herodes xucamisaj ri Jacobo, y xuyaˈ ri Pedro pa cárcel

12  Ri rey Herodes chupan ri tiempo riˈ, yecˈo cˈa ye caˈiˈ oxiˈ chiquicojol ri kachˈalal ri xeruchop, riche (rixin) chi xeruyaˈ cˈa pa tijoj pokonal. Y can tzan espada xutek wi rucamisaxic ri Jacobo rachˈalal ri Juan. Y ruma ri Herodes xutzˈet chi ri xuben chare ri Jacobo xa can xka cˈa chiquiwech ri israelitas ri ma quiniman ta ri Jesucristo, riyaˈ xutek cˈa chukaˈ ruchapic ri Pedro. Reˈ xbanatej chupan ri nimakˈij pascua, tek nitij cˈa chukaˈ caxlan wey ri xa majun chˈom (levadura) riqˈui. Tek chapatajnek chic cˈa ri Pedro ruma ri Herodes, xutek cˈa pa cárcel. Y ruma ri Herodes ruchˈobon chic chi cˈa nikˈax na ca ri nimakˈij pascua, cˈacˈariˈ xtrelesaj pe riche (rixin) chi nukˈet tzij pa ruwiˈ chiquiwech ri winek, rumariˈ can ye cajiˈ cˈa moc chajinel ri xerucusaj riche (rixin) chi niquichajij ri Pedro. Y can ye cajquej achiˈaˈ yecˈo pa jojun moc. Ri Pedro cˈo cˈa pa cárcel, y chajin chi utz. Yacˈa ri kachˈalal ri yecˈo chiriˈ pa tinamit, can quichapon cˈa niquiben orar pa ruwiˈ ri Pedro.

Tek ri Pedro xcol pe pa cárcel ruma ri Dios

Y can xu (xe wi) chic cˈa ri junakˈaˈ riˈ nrajoˈ chi ma napon ri ruchˈobon ri Herodes, chi nrelesaj pe ri Pedro y nukˈet tzij pa ruwiˈ chiquiwech ri winek. Y ri Pedro ximil cˈa riqˈui caˈiˈ cadenas y warnek chiquicojol ye caˈiˈ achiˈaˈ ye chajinel. Y chuchiˈ ri cárcel yecˈo cˈa chukaˈ chajinel. Y chiriˈ pa cárcel xapon cˈa jun ángel riche (rixin) ri Ajaf, y sek sek xuben rupan ri cárcel. Ri ángel riˈ xuchop cˈa rupox (rucˈalcˈaˈx) ri Pedro riche (rixin) chi xucˈasoj, y xubij chare: Chanin cayacatej. Y ri cadenas, ri quiximiben wi ri rukˈaˈ ri Pedro, can yacˈariˈ xetzak ca. Y ri ángel xubij cˈa chukaˈ chare ri Pedro: Tachojmirisaj cˈa el awiˈ, y tacusaj el la axajab. Y tek ruchojmin chic riˈ ri Pedro, ri ángel xubij chare: Taboroˈ el awiˈ chupan la akˈuˈ, y joˈ, xchaˈ ri ángel.

Ri Pedro can xutzekelbej cˈa el ri ángel, pero ma nichˈobotej ta chuwech, wi kas kitzij chi nicol el ruma ri ángel, o xa nachicˈ. 10 Ri Pedro y ri ángel choj cˈa xekˈax el chiquicojol caˈiˈ moc chajinel. Y tek xeˈapon chuwech ri puerta ri banon riqˈui chˈichˈ, ri puerta riˈ can ruyon xjakatej chiquiwech. Y riyeˈ xeˈel cˈa el pa bey riche (rixin) ri tinamit, y xebe. Tek ye biyinek chic cˈa jubaˈ, yacˈariˈ tek ri ángel xbe el y xuyaˈ ca ruyon ri Pedro pa bey. 11 Y yacˈariˈ tek ri Pedro xchˈobotej chuwech, y xubij: Wacami cˈa, xinwetamaj chi ri ángel can kitzij wi chi takon pe ruma ri Ajaf riche (rixin) chi xinorucoloˈ ca pa rukˈaˈ ri Herodes y chuwech ronojel ri quichˈobon ri nuwinak israelitas chi niquiben chuwe, nichaˈ ka pa ránima.

12 Riyaˈ xuchˈob na cˈa achique ri xtuben, y tek xchˈobotej chuwech, xbe chrachoch ri María ri ruteˈ ri Juan ri nibix chukaˈ Marcos chare. Y chupan ri jay riˈ ye qˈuiy cˈa kachˈalal quimolon quiˈ yetajin chi oración. 13 Y tek ri Pedro xapon cˈa chrachoch ri María, xsiqˈuin (xoyon) cˈa apo pa puerta, y xbeˈel cˈa pe jun ti kˈopoj ri Rode rubiˈ. 14 Ri kˈopoj riˈ, ruma xracˈaxaj chi ya ri Pedro ri nisiqˈuin (noyon) apo pa puerta, sibilaj xquicot. Xa yacˈa chi ma xujek ta ca ri puerta chuwech ri Pedro, y junanin (anibel) xbe pa jay chubixic chi ri Pedro yariˈ ri nisiqˈuin (noyon) apo ri pa puerta. 15 Yacˈa ri quimolon quiˈ pa jay ma xquinimaj ta ri xberubij ri Rode chique. Xa xquibij chare: Xa xachˈujer laˈ. Y ri ti kˈopoj riˈ nubij cˈa chi can ya wi ri Pedro ri xracˈaxaj ca. Y riyeˈ xa xquibij chic chare: Riˈ xa ma ya ta ri Pedro ri xawacˈaxaj ca, riˈ ya ri ángel chajiy riche (rixin), xechaˈ chare.

16 Yacˈa ri Pedro can cˈa nutij na rukˈij chi nisiqˈuin (noyon) apo pa puerta. Yacˈa tek xquijek ri puerta, xquitzˈet cˈa chi can ya wi ri Pedro. Rumariˈ riyeˈ can xquimey, y xquichop xewolol chiquiwech. 17 Pero riyaˈ xuben cˈa retal riqˈui ri rukˈaˈ riche (rixin) chi ma quewolol ta chic. Y xuchop rutzijoxic chique ri xuben ri Ajaf Dios riche (rixin) chi xrelesaj pe pa cárcel, y xubij chukaˈ chique chi tiquiyaˈ rutzijol chique ri Jacobo y ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal. Y riyaˈ xel cˈa el y xbe pa jun chic lugar.

18 Y yacˈa tek xseker ri rucaˈn kˈij, ri achiˈaˈ ye chajinel xechˈujer, man cˈa niquil ta achique niquiben, ruma ri Pedro man cˈo ta chic chiriˈ. 19 Y ri Herodes xutek cˈa rucanoxic ri Pedro, yacˈa ri achiˈaˈ ri xebe chucanoxic, ma xbequilaˈ ta pe. Yacˈariˈ tek ri Herodes ri aj kˈatbel tzij, xerusiqˈuij (xeroyoj) ri achiˈaˈ ri yecˈo ca chi chajinel, y tek ye paˈel chic cˈa apo chuwech, xucˈutuj cˈa chique chi achique xuben ri Pedro. Y ruma ri majun etamayon ta, xubij chi quecamisex ri ye chajinel riˈ. Y ri Herodes xel cˈa el ri pa Judea, y xbecˈojeˈ pa Cesarea.

Tek xcom ri Herodes

20 Ri rey Herodes can royowal cˈa chique ri aj Tiro y ri aj Sidón. Pero ri aj Tiro y ri aj Sidón xquiyaˈ cˈa chiquiwech riche (rixin) chi yebe riqˈui ri Herodes. Y xquibochiˈij cˈa ri jun ri nisamej riqˈui ri Herodes ri Blasto rubiˈ, riche (rixin) chi yerucˈuaj cˈa chuwech ri rey y xtiquichojmirisaj chiquiwech chi tiqˈuis chiriˈ ri oyowal, ruma ya ri chiriˈ pan Israel ntel wi el ri nitij ri pa caˈiˈ tinamit, ri pa tinamit Tiro y ri pa Sidón. 21 Y xbix cˈa jun kˈij tek xtichojmirisex riˈ. Y tek xapon ri kˈij, ri rey Herodes can xerucusaj cˈa el ri tziek ri can yerucusaj wi jun rey. Xbetzˈuyeˈ pe ri pa ruchˈacat chiriˈ pa kˈatbel tzij, y xbechˈo cˈa pe chiquiwech ri winek ri quimolon quiˈ chiriˈ. 22 Y ri winek can niquirek cˈa quichiˈ yechˈo apo, y niquibij: La nichˈo pe can achiˈel ruchˈabel Dios y ma ruchˈabel ta achi, xechaˈ cˈa apo.

23 Jun ruˈángel ri Ajaf can chupan cˈa ri hora riˈ xuben cˈa chare ri Herodes chi xka chi jun yabil, ruma chi xa ya riyaˈ ri xucˈul rukˈij y xa ma xuyaˈ ta rukˈij rucˈojlen ri Dios. Ri Herodes xtij cˈa cuma jut, y yariˈ ri xcamisan el.

24 Y ri ruchˈabel ri Dios xbe cˈa rubixic chi nej chi nakaj, y ye qˈuiy cˈa winek ri yeniman riche (rixin).

25 Y tek ri Bernabé y ri Saulo quijachon chic ca ronojel ri quitakon pe ri kachˈalal aj pan Antioquía pa quikˈaˈ ri ancianos riche (rixin) ri iglesia pa Jerusalem, xetzolin chic pan Antioquía y xquicˈuaj el ri Juan ri nibix chukaˈ Marcos chare.

Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison

12 It was about this time that King Herod(A) arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John,(B) put to death with the sword.(C) When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews,(D) he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(E) After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.(F)

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.(G)

The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains,(H) and sentries stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly an angel(I) of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.(J)

Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.(K) 10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself,(L) and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

11 Then Peter came to himself(M) and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me(N) from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”

12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark,(O) where many people had gathered and were praying.(P) 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.(Q) 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed(R) she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”

15 “You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”(S)

16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 Peter motioned with his hand(T) for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James(U) and the other brothers and sisters(V) about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

18 In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.(W)

Herod’s Death

Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea(X) and stayed there. 20 He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon;(Y) they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.(Z)

21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(AA) of the Lord struck him down,(AB) and he was eaten by worms and died.

24 But the word of God(AC) continued to spread and flourish.(AD)

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

25 When Barnabas(AE) and Saul had finished their mission,(AF) they returned from[a] Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.(AG)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:25 Some manuscripts to