Acts 12:19-24 in English

¹⁹ And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.

²⁰ Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.

²¹ And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

²² And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³ And immediately an 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.

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 Judæa to Cæsarea, 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.

¹⁹ And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

²⁰ Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.

²¹ And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

²² And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³ And immediately an 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.

¹⁹ Then Herod heard about it. So he commanded soldiers to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers who had been guarding Peter, and asked them, “ How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?” But they could not explain it. So he commanded them to be led away to be executed { other soldiers to lead them away to execute them}. Afterwards, Herod went from Judea province down to Caesarea, where he stayed for some time.

²⁰ King Herod had been furiously angry with the people who lived in Tyre and Sidon cities. Then one day some men who represented them came unitedly to Caesarea in order to meet with Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod's important officials, to tell Herod that the people in their cities wanted to make peace with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled, because they needed to buy food from those regions. Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities.

²¹ On the day that Herod had planned to meet with them, he put on ◄very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes►. Then he sat on his ◄throne/chair from which he ruled people►, and formally addressed all the people who had gathered there.

²² Those who were listening to him shouted repeatedly, “ This man who is speaking is a god, not a man!”

²³ So, because Herod let the people praise him instead of praising God, immediately an angel from the Lord God caused Herod to become seriously ill. Many worms ate his intestines, and soon he died very painfully.

²⁴ The believers continued telling God's message to people in many places, and ◄ the number of people who believed in Jesus was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus►.

¹⁹ When 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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹⁹ When 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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹⁹ When 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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹⁹ And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

²⁰ Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

²¹ And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

²² And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

²³ And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

²⁴ But the word of the Lord went on increasing.

¹⁹ And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded them to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed there.

²⁰ And he was in bitter hostility with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and, having gained Blastus the king's chamberlain, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.

²¹ And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat of honour, Herod made a public oration to them.

²² And the people cried out, A god's voice and not a man's.

²³ And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and spread itself.

¹⁹ And 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.

²⁰ And 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.

²¹ And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat, and made an oration to them.

²² And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³ And 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.

²⁴ But the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.

¹⁹ And Herod, seeking for him and not finding him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they be executed. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he was spending time there.

²⁰ Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and with one purpose they came to him, and persuading Blastus, the one over the king's bedroom, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king's country.

²¹ And on an appointed day Herod, clothing himself with royal apparel, and sitting on the judgment seat, was delivering an address to them.

²² And the crowds kept calling out, “This is the voice of a god and not of a man!”

²³ Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God increased and multiplied.

¹⁹ Well after searching for him and not finding him, Herod examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.

²⁰ Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; so they came with one accord to him, and having won over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king's.

²¹ So on an appointed day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on the throne and started to deliver an address to them.

²² But the crowd started calling out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give glory to God, and being eaten by worms, he died.

²⁴ And the Word of God kept growing and multiplying.

¹⁹ Herod had a thorough search made for him, but he couldn't be found. After interrogating the guards, Herod ordered that they should be executed. Then Herod left Judea and went to stay in Caesarea.

²⁰ Now Herod had become furious with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They sent a joint delegation to see him and managed to win Blastus, the king's personal assistant, over to their side. They pleaded for peace with Herod because they were dependent on the king's territory for food.

²¹ When the day came for their appointment with the king, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The audience shouted in response, “This is the voice of a god, not that of a man!”

²³ Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory. He was consumed by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God spread, and more and more people believed.

¹⁹ And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to be led to be punished. And he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.

²⁰ Then Herod was angrie with them of Tyrus and Sidon, but they came all with one accord vnto him, and perswaded Blastus the Kings Chamberlaine, and they desired peace, because their countrey was nourished by the Kings land.

²¹ And vpon a day appointed, Herod arayed himselfe in royall apparell, and sate on the iudgement seate, and made an oration vnto them.

²² And the people gaue a shoute, saying, The voyce of God, and not of man.

²³ But immediatly the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gaue not glorie vnto God, so that he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost.

²⁴ And the worde of God grewe, and multiplied.

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 Judea to Cesarea, 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.

¹⁹ And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away to execution. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.

²⁰ And he was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, sued for peace; because their country drew its nourishment from that of the king.

²¹ And on a day appointed, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and taken his seat on the throne, made a speech to them.

²² And thereupon the people shouted, The voice of a god, and not of a man!

²³ But immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten by worms, and expired.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and was extended.

¹⁹ And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.

²⁰ It happened that Herod was deeply offended with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation, because their country was dependent on the king's for its food supply.

²¹ On an appointed day Herod, wearing his state robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an oration.

²² The people kept shouting, “It is the voice of God, and not of a person!”

²³ Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.

²⁴ Meanwhile the Lord's message kept extending, and spreading far and wide.

¹⁹ And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.

²⁰ It happened that Herod was deeply offended with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation, because their country was dependent on the king's for its food supply.

²¹ On an appointed day Herod, wearing his state robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an oration.

²² The people kept shouting, “It is the voice of God, and not of a person!”

²³ Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.

²⁴ Meanwhile the Lord's message kept extending, and spreading far and wide.

¹⁹ Then Herod told them all to look everywhere to find him. But they didn’t find him. So Herod judged those 16 soldiers. He asked them some questions, then he told the other soldiers to kill them. After that Herod left Judea country and went to stay for a while in the town called Caesarea.

²⁰ At that time Herod was very angry with the people that lived in the towns called Tyre and Sidon. This made a problem for those people. You see, Herod was the boss of Galilee country and those people got all their food from Galilee, and they didn’t want Herod to stop them from getting that food. So some of them went to Herod’s house to talk to him about this problem. At Herod’s house a man called Blastus was one of his important workers, so those men talked to Blastus and said, “Please help us get a chance to talk with Herod. We want to stop all this trouble.” So Blastus got Herod to agree to talk to those people, and Herod told them the day for that talk. On that day Herod put on his special clothes, and he sat in his special seat, to show everyone that he is the big boss of that country. And then he talked to all the people.

²² Those people all wanted to make him happy so they shouted, “This is not a man talking. He is a god.”

²³ Herod liked their talk. He didn’t tell them that he is only a man, and that God is the great and powerful one. So then one of God’s angels hit Herod to punish him. That angel got worms to eat the inside of Herod’s body, and he died.

²⁴ At the same time the Christians kept on telling everybody about Jesus, so a big mob of people heard God’s word, and a lot of them started to believe in Jesus.

¹⁹ When Herode had called for him and founde him not he examined the kepers and commaunded to departe. And he descended from Iewry to Cesarea and ther abode.

²⁰ Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sydon. And they came all at once and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chamberlen and desyred peace because their countrey was norysshed by the kynges londe.

²¹ And upon a daye appoynted Herode arayed him in royall apparell and set him in his seate and made an oraycon vnto them.

²² And the people gave a shoute sayinge: it is the voyce of a God and not of a man.

²³ And immediatly the angell of the Lorde smote him because he gave not God the honoure and he was eatyn of wormes and gave vp the goost.

²⁴ And the worde of God grewe and multiplied.

¹⁹ After Herod had searched for him and could not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered them to be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

²⁰ Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They went to him together. They persuaded Blastus, the king's assistant, to help them. Then they asked for peace, because their country received its food from the king's country.

²¹ On a set day Herod dressed himself in royal clothing and sat on a throne; he made a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God increased and multiplied.

¹⁹ When 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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹⁹ When 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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

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 Judea to Cesarea, 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 to 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 by worms, and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹⁹ When 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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹⁹ When 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.

²⁰ Now 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.

²¹ On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²² The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied.

¹⁹ And when Herod had sought him, and found not, after that he had made inquiring of the keepers, he commanded them to be brought to him. And he came down from Judea into Caesarea, and dwelled there.

²⁰ And he was wroth to men of Tyre and of Sidon. And they of one accord came to him, when they had counselled with Blastus, that was the king’s chamberlain, they asked peace, for as much as their countries were victualed of him or were nourished by him.

²¹ And in a day that was ordained, Herod was clothed with king’s clothing, and sat for doomsman, and spake to them.

²² And the people cried, The voice of God, and not of man.

²³ And anon an angel of the Lord smote him, for he had not given honour to God; and he was wasted of worms, and died.

²⁴ And the word of the Lord waxed, and was multiplied.

¹⁹ And when Herod had sought him, and found (him) not, after that he had made inquiring of the keepers, he commanded them to be brought to him, (or And when Herod had them search for him, and he was not found, after that he had questioned the guards, he commanded that they be put to death). And he came down from Judea into Caesarea, and dwelled there.

²⁰ And he was wroth to (the) men of Tyre and of Sidon. And they of one accord came to him, when they had counselled with Blastus, that was the king’s chamberlain, (and) they asked (for) peace, for as much as their countries (or their provinces) were victualed of him or were nourished by him.

²¹ And in a day that was ordained, Herod was clothed with king’s clothing, and sat for doomsman, and spake to them, (or and sat as judge, and spoke to them).

²² And the people cried, The voice of God, and not of man.

²³ And anon an angel of the Lord smote him, for he had not given honour to God; and he was wasted of worms, and died. (And at once an angel of the Lord struck him, for he had not given honour to God; and he was wasted by worms, and died.)

²⁴ And the word of the Lord waxed, (or grew, or spread), and was multiplied.

¹⁹ and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command them to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding there.

²⁰ And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who is over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;

²¹ and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

²² and the populace were shouting, 'The voice of a god, and not of a man;'

²³ and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.

²⁴ And the word of God did grow and did multiply,