Apostelenes gerninger 12
1 Paa den Tid lagde Kong Herodes Haand paa nogle af Menigheden for at mishandle dem,
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
2 og Jakob, Johannes's Broder, lod han henrette med Sværd.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 Og da han saa, at det behagede Jøderne, gik han videre og lod ogsaa Peter gribe. Det var de usyrede Brøds Dage.
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread.
4 Og da han havde grebet ham, satte han ham i Fængsel og overgav ham til at bevogtes af fire Vagtskifter, hvert paa fire Stridsmænd, da han efter Paasken vilde føre ham frem for Folket.
And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
5 Saa blev da Peter bevogtet i Fængselet; men der blev af Menigheden holdt inderlig Bøn til Gud for ham.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
6 Men da Herodes vilde til at føre ham frem, sov Peter den Nat imellem to Stridsmænd, bunden med to Lænker, og Vagter foran Døren bevogtede Fængselet.
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.
7 Og se, en Herrens Engel stod der, og et Lys straalede i Fangerummet, og han slog Peter i Siden og vækkede ham og sagde: „Staa op i Hast!‟ og Lænkerne faldt ham af Hænderne.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8 Og Engelen sagde til ham: „Bind op om dig, og bind dine Sandaler paa!‟ Og han gjorde saa. Og han siger til ham: „Kast din Kappe om dig, og følg mig!‟
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
9 Og han gik ud og fulgte ham, og han vidste ikke, at det, som skete ved Engelen, var virkeligt, men mente, at han saa et Syn.
And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
10 Men de gik igennem den første og den anden Vagt og kom til den Jernport, som førte ud til Staden; denne aabnede sig for dem af sig selv, og de kom ud og gik en Gade frem, og straks skiltes Engelen fra ham.
And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.
11 Og da Peter kom til sig selv, sagde han: „Nu ved jeg i Sandhed, at Herren udsendte sin Engel og udfriede mig af Herodes's Haand og al det jødiske Folks Forventning.‟
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 Og da han havde besindet sig, gik han til Marias Hus, hun, som var Moder til Johannes, med Tilnavn Markus, hvor mange vare forsamlede og bade.
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 and were praying.
13 Men da han bankede paa Døren til Portrummet, kom der en Pige ved Navn Rode for at høre efter.
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.
14 Og da hun kendte Peters Røst, lod hun af Glæde være at aabne Porten, men løb ind og forkyndte dem, at Peter stod uden for Porten.
And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.
15 Da sagde de til hende: „Du raser.‟ Men hun stod fast paa, at det var saaledes. Men de sagde: „Det er hans Engel.‟
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
16 Men Peter blev ved at banke paa, og da de lukkede op, saa de ham og bleve forbavsede.
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
17 Da vinkede han til dem med Haanden, at de skulde tie, og fortalte dem, hvorledes Herren havde ført ham ud af Fængselet, og han sagde: „Forkynder Jakob og Brødrene dette!‟ Og han gik ud og drog til et andet Sted.
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
18 Men da det blev Dag, var der ikke liden Uro iblandt Stridsmændene over, hvad der var blevet af Peter.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 Men da Herodes søgte ham og ikke fandt ham, forhørte han Vagten og befalede, at de skulde henrettes. Og han drog ned fra Judæa til Kæsarea og opholdt sig der.
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 Men han laa i Strid med Tyrierne og Sidonierne. Men de kom endrægtigt til ham og fik Blastus, Kongens Kammerherre, paa deres Side og bade om Fred, fordi deres Land fik Næringsmidler tilførte fra Kongens Land.
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 Men paa en fastsat Dag iførte Herodes sig en Kongedragt og satte sig paa Tronen og holdt en Tale til dem.
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 Og Folket raabte til ham: „Det er Guds Røst og ikke et Menneskes.‟
And the people shouted, [saying], The voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 Men straks slog en Herrens Engel ham, fordi han ikke gav Gud Æren; og han blev fortæret af Orme og udaandede.
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 Men Guds Ord havde Fremgang og udbredtes.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 Og Barnabas og Saulus vendte tilbage fra Jerusalem efter at have fuldført deres Ærinde, og de havde Johannes, med Tilnavn Markus, med sig.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.
