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the Shlichim history 12

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chapter twelve
1and around that time did the king Herod stretch out the hands to torture of some of the kehile. 2and did kill James, John's brother, with the sword. 3and seeing, that it is pleased the Judaeans, has he continue to arrest Peter also. and are (then) were the days of the Feast of unleavened bread. 4and taking him captive, did he him jailed in prison, turning over him to four squads of soldiers, each (made up) of four men, to guard, having in mind to after Pesach him to lead out before people. 5Peter is therefore guarded become in the prison, and the kehile did very earnest pray for him to Hashem. 6and when Herod was him already supposed to lead out, did Peter that night sleep between two soldiers, with two chains bound; and people on the watch at the door did guard the prison. 7and look, an angel from the L-rd is come, and a light did light up in the chamber; and he did a striking Peter on the side and him rouse, and said: stand up quickly. and the chains did him drop off from the hands. 8and the angel did to him say: belt yourself under and do on your sandals. and he did thus do. and he did to him say: wrap yourself together in your garment and follow me after. 9and he did go out and did follow; and did not know, that it is true, what has happened through the angel, but did think, he sees a vision. 10and when they are passed through the first watch and the second, are they come to the iron gate, which leads in the city into; of itself alone did this open for them; and they did go out outside and did passed through one street; and suddenly has himself the angel separate from him. 11and coming to himself, did Peter say: now know I in truth, that the L-rd did send out his angel and me rescued did from the hand of Herod and the entire plan of Judaean people. 12and he has himself thought was, and did go away to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who they have called Mark, where a many are gathered and were prayer done. 13and when he did knock on the door of the gate, has a servant-girl—she was called Rhoda—come out to listen. 14and recognizing Peter's voice, did she out of joy him not open the gate, but did run inside and did report, that Peter stands at the gate. 15they however did to her say: you (SG) are crazy. and she did herself hold with hers, that it is so (the way she did say). have they said: it is his angel. 16Peter however did continue in one knock, and when they did open up and him caught sight of, are they astounded become. 17and he did them give a sign with the hand, they should be silent, and them told, how the L-rd had him brought out of prison. and did say: tell this James and the brothers. and departing, did he go away to an other place. 18when however it is become day, is become not a small turmoil among the soldiers, what has it could have happened with Peter? 19Herod however, seeking him and not finding, did examine/question the guards, and gave an order, they shall be led away killed to become. and did go down from Yehudah to Caesarea and has himself there stay.
20and he was terribly enraged about the people of Tyre and Sidon, and all together did come to him, and after the as they had convinced Blastus, the minister over the king's chamberlain, did they sued for to make peace, because of the that their territory is fed become by the king's territory. 21and on an appointed day did Herod, dressed in royal clothing, himself sat down on the throne and made a speech before them. 22and the people did shout: it is the voice of a g-t and not of any man! 23and suddenly did an angel of the L-rd him a strike do, therefore who he had not given the glory to Hashem; and being devoured by worms, did he expire.
24Hashem's word however did increase and itself multiply. 25and Bar-Nabba and Saul have self return from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their Shlichus, and taking with (them) that John, whom called Mark.

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