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Acts 12:20 · Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020

Ɛberɛ a Herode wɔ Kaesarea no, abɔfoɔ bi a wɔasoma wɔn firi Tiro ne Sidon bɛhunuu no. Na Herode bo afu Tirofoɔ ne Sidonfoɔ. Nanso, abɔfoɔ yi dwane toaa Blasto a na ɔyɛ dabehene no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a asomdwoeɛ bɛba, ɛfiri sɛ, na saa nkuro yi nya wɔn nnuane nyinaa firi Herode asase so.

Acts 12:20 in English

Acts 12:20 · Berean Standard Bible

Now Herod was in a furious dispute * with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

Context

18Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, awɛmfoɔ no ho yeraa wɔn yie sɛ wɔnhunu faako a Petro afa. 19Herode hyɛɛ sɛ wɔnhwehwɛ no, nanso wɔanhunu no. Wɔdii awɛmfoɔ no asɛm, buu wɔn kumfɔ. Yei akyi no, Herode firii Yudea kɔɔ Kaesarea kɔtenaa hɔ kakra. 20Ɛberɛ a Herode wɔ Kaesarea no, abɔfoɔ bi a wɔasoma wɔn firi Tiro ne Sidon bɛhunuu no. Na Herode bo afu Tirofoɔ ne Sidonfoɔ. Nanso, abɔfoɔ yi dwane toaa Blasto a na ɔyɛ dabehene no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a asomdwoeɛ bɛba, ɛfiri sɛ, na saa nkuro yi nya wɔn nnuane nyinaa firi Herode asase so. 21Wɔtuu da bi sii hɔ maa Herode penee so. Ɛda no duruiɛ no, ɔhyɛɛ nʼahentadeɛ tenaa nʼahennwa so, kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn. 22Herode kasa wieeɛ no, nnipa no kaa sɛ, “Ɔkasa sɛ onyame bi.”

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