Kisah Para Rasul 12:5

12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly ¹  praying to God for him. ² 

Kisah Para Rasul 12:7

12:7 Suddenly ³  an angel of the Lord ⁴  appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck ⁵  Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s ⁶  wrists. ⁷ 

[12:5]  ¹ tn Or “constantly.” This term also appears in Luke 22:14 and Acts 26:7.

[12:5]  ² tn Grk “but earnest prayer was being made by the church to God for him.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to follow English style, and the somewhat awkward passive “prayer was being made” has been changed to the simpler active verb “were praying.” Luke portrays what follows as an answer to prayer.

[12:7]  ³ tn Grk “And behold.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here. The interjection ἰδού (idou), often difficult to translate into English, expresses the suddenness of the angel’s appearance.

[12:7]  ⁴ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 5:19.

[12:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “striking the side of Peter, he awoke him saying.” The term refers to a push or a light tap (BDAG 786 s.v. πατάσσω 1.a). The participle πατάξας (pataxa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[12:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “the hands,” but the wrist was considered a part of the hand.