Ac 12 (King James)

¹ Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
² And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
³ And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
⁴ And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
⁵ Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
⁶ And 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.
⁷ And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
⁸ And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
⁹ And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
¹⁰ When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
¹¹ And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, 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.
¹² And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
¹³ And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
¹⁴ And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
¹⁵ And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
¹⁶ But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
¹⁷ But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
¹⁸ Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
¹⁹ And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
²⁰ And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.
²¹ And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
²² And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
²³ And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.
²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

Ac 12 (Ostervald)

¹ En ce même temps, le roi Hérode se mit à maltraiter quelques-uns de l'Église.
² Il fit mourir par l'épée Jacques, frère de Jean;
³ Et voyant que cela était agréable aux Juifs, il fit aussi arrêter Pierre.
⁴ C'était pendant les jours des pains sans levain. L'ayant donc fait arrêter, il le fit mettre en prison, et le donna à garder à quatre escouades, de quatre soldats chacune, voulant l'exposer au supplice devant le peuple, après la Pâque.
⁵ Pierre était donc gardé dans la prison; mais l'Église faisait sans cesse des prières à Dieu pour lui.
⁶ Et la nuit d'avant le jour où Hérode devait l'envoyer au supplice, Pierre dormait entre deux soldats, lié de deux chaînes; et des gardes devant la porte, gardaient la prison.
⁷ Et voici, un ange du Seigneur survint, une lumière resplendit dans la prison, et l'ange, poussant Pierre par le côté, l'éveilla, en disant: Lève-toi promptement. Et les chaînes tombèrent de ses mains.
⁸ Et l'ange lui dit: Ceins-toi, et chausse tes sandales; et il le fit. Puis l'ange lui dit: Enveloppe-toi de ton manteau et suis-moi.
⁹ Et Pierre, étant sorti, le suivait, sans savoir que ce que l'ange faisait se fît réellement, mais il croyait qu'il avait une vision.
¹⁰ Et quand ils eurent passé la première et la seconde garde, ils vinrent à la porte de fer, qui conduit dans la ville, et elle s'ouvrit à eux d'elle-même. Et étant sortis, ils parcoururent une rue; et aussitôt l'ange se retira d'avec lui.
¹¹ Et Pierre, étant revenu à lui, dit: Maintenant je sais certainement que le Seigneur a envoyé son ange, et qu'il m'a délivré de la main d'Hérode, et de tout ce que le peuple juif attendait.
¹² Et s'étant reconnu, il alla à la maison de Marie, mère de Jean, sur-nommé Marc, où plusieurs personnes étaient assemblées et priaient.
¹³ Quand il eut frappé à la porte d'entrée, une servante, nommée Rhode (Rose), s'avança, pour écouter.
¹⁴ Et ayant reconnu la voix de Pierre, de la joie qu'elle en eut, elle n'ouvrit point le porche; mais elle courut annoncer que Pierre était devant le porche.
¹⁵ Et ils lui dirent: Tu es folle. Mais elle assurait que la chose était ainsi; et ils dirent: C'est son ange.
¹⁶ Cependant, Pierre continuait à frapper, et quand ils eurent ouvert, ils le virent, et furent ravis hors d'eux-mêmes.
¹⁷ Mais lui, leur faisant signe de la main de se taire, leur raconta comment le Seigneur l'avait fait sortir de la prison; et il dit: Faites savoir cela à Jacques et à nos frères; après quoi il sortit, et s'en alla dans un autre lieu.
¹⁸ Quand il fut jour, il y eut un grand trouble parmi les soldats, pour savoir ce que Pierre était devenu.
¹⁹ Et Hérode, l'ayant fait chercher sans qu'on pût le trouver, fit le procès aux gardes, et il commanda qu'on les menât au supplice. Puis il descendit de Judée à Césarée, où il s'arrêta.
²⁰ Or, Hérode était en hostilité avec les Tyriens et les Sidoniens. Mais ils vinrent le trouver d'un commun accord, et ayant gagné Blastus, chambellan du roi, ils demandèrent la paix, parce que leur pays tirait sa subsistance de celui du roi.
²¹ Au jour fixé, Hérode, revêtu de ses habits royaux, assis sur son trône, les harangua.
²² Et le peuple s'écria: Voix d'un dieu, et non point d'un homme!
²³ Mais à l'instant un ange du Seigneur le frappa, parce qu'il n'avait pas donné gloire à Dieu; et il mourut rongé des vers.
²⁴ Or la parole du Seigneur croissait, et se répandait.
²⁵ Et Barnabas et Saul, après s'être acquittés de leur ministère, s'en retournèrent de Jérusalem, ayant aussi pris avec eux Jean, surnommé Marc.

Ac 12 (Vulgate)

¹ Eodem autem tempore misit Herodes rex manus, ut affligeret quosdam de ecclesia.
² Occidit autem Jacobum fratrem Joannis gladio.
³ Videns autem quia placeret Judæis, apposuit ut apprehenderet et Petrum. Erant autem dies Azymorum.
⁴ Quem cum apprehendisset, misit in carcerem, tradens quatuor quaternionibus militum custodiendum, volens post Pascha producere eum populo.
⁵ Et Petrus quidem servabatur in carcere. Oratio autem fiebat sine intermissione ab ecclesia ad Deum pro eo.
⁶ Cum autem producturus eum esset Herodes, in ipsa nocte erat Petrus dormiens inter duos milites, vinctus catenis duabus : et custodes ante ostium custodiebant carcerem.
⁷ Et ecce angelus Domini astitit, et lumen refulsit in habitaculo : percussoque latere Petri, excitavit eum, dicens : Surge velociter. Et ceciderunt catenæ de manibus ejus.
⁸ Dixit autem angelus ad eum : Præcingere, et calcea te caligas tuas. Et fecit sic. Et dixit illi : Circumda tibi vestimentum tuum, et sequere me.
⁹ Et exiens sequebatur eum, et nesciebat quia verum est, quod fiebat per angelum : existimabat autem se visum videre.
¹⁰ Transeuntes autem primam et secundam custodiam, venerunt ad portam ferream, quæ ducit ad civitatem : quæ ultro aperta est eis. Et exeuntes processerunt vicum unum : et continuo discessit angelus ab eo.
¹¹ Et Petrus ad se reversus, dixit : Nunc scio vere quia misit Dominus angelum suum, et eripuit me de manu Herodis, et de omni exspectatione plebis Judæorum.
¹² Consideransque venit ad domum Mariæ matris Joannis, qui cognominatus est Marcus, ubi erant multi congregati, et orantes.
¹³ Pulsante autem eo ostium januæ, processit puella ad audiendum, nomine Rhode.
¹⁴ Et ut cognovit vocem Petri, præ gaudio non aperuit januam, sed intro currens nuntiavit stare Petrum ante januam.
¹⁵ At illi dixerunt ad eam : Insanis. Illa autem affirmabat sic se habere. Illi autem dicebant : Angelus ejus est.
¹⁶ Petrus autem perseverabat pulsans. Cum autem aperuissent, viderunt eum, et obstupuerunt.
¹⁷ Annuens autem eis manu ut tacerent, narravit quomodo Dominus eduxisset eum de carcere, dixitque : Nuntiate Jacobo et fratribus hæc. Et egressus abiit in alium locum.
¹⁸ Facta autem die, erat non parva turbatio inter milites, quidnam factum esset de Petro.
¹⁹ Herodes autem cum requisisset eum et non invenisset, inquisitione facta de custodibus, jussit eos duci : descendensque a Judæa in Cæsaream, ibi commoratus est.
²⁰ Erat autem iratus Tyriis et Sidoniis. At illi unanimes venerunt ad eum, et persuaso Blasto, qui erat super cubiculum regis, postulabant pacem, eo quod alerentur regiones eorum ab illo.
²¹ Statuto autem die Herodes vestitus veste regia sedit pro tribunali, et concionabatur ad eos.
²² Populus autem acclamabat : Dei voces, et non hominis.
²³ Confestim autem percussit eum angelus Domini, eo quod non dedisset honorem Deo : et consumptus a vermibus, expiravit.
²⁴ Verbum autem Domini crescebat, et multiplicabatur.
²⁵ Barnabas autem et Saulus reversi sunt ab Jerosolymis expleto ministerio assumpto Joanne, qui cognominatus est Marcus.