Apostelenes gerninger 12
1 Paa den Tid lagde Kong Herodes Haand paa nogle af Menigheden for at mishandle dem,
Now, about that time, King Herod arrested certain members of the Church, in order to ill-treat them;
2 og Jakob, Johannes's Broder, lod han henrette med Sværd.
and James, John's brother, he beheaded.
3 Og da han saa, at det behagede Jøderne, gik han videre og lod ogsaa Peter gribe. Det var de usyrede Brøds Dage.
Finding that this gratified the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also; these being 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.
He had him arrested and lodged in jail, handing him over to the care of sixteen soldiers; and intended after the Passover to bring him out again to the people.
5 Saa blev da Peter bevogtet i Fængselet; men der blev af Menigheden holdt inderlig Bøn til Gud for ham.
So Peter was kept in prison; but long and fervent prayer was offered to God by the Church on his behalf.
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.
Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.
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.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell; and, striking Peter on the side, he woke him and said, "Rise quickly." Instantly the chains dropped off his wrists.
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!‟
"Fasten your girdle," said the angel, "and tie on your sandals." He did so. Then the angel said, "Throw your cloak round you, 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.
So Peter went out, following him, yet could not believe that what the angel was doing was real, but supposed that 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 passing through the first ward and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. This opened to them of itself; and, going out, they passed on through one of the streets, and then suddenly the angel left 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.‟
Peter coming to himself said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and has rescued me from the power of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were anticipating."
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.
So, after thinking things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.
13 Men da han bankede paa Døren til Portrummet, kom der en Pige ved Navn Rode for at høre efter.
When he knocked at the wicket in the door, a maidservant named Rhoda came to answer the knock;
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 recognizing Peter's voice, for very joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them that Peter was standing there.
15 Da sagde de til hende: „Du raser.‟ Men hun stod fast paa, at det var saaledes. Men de sagde: „Det er hans Engel.‟
"You are mad," they said. But she strenuously maintained that it was true. "It is his guardian angel," they said.
16 Men Peter blev ved at banke paa, og da de lukkede op, saa de ham og bleve forbavsede.
Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, until at last they opened the door and saw that it was really he, and were filled with amazement.
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 motioned with his hand for silence, and then described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. "Tell all this to James and the brethren," he added. Then he left them, 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.
When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers, as to what could possibly have 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 had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained 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 the people of Tyre and Sidon had incurred Herod's violent displeasure. So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again, because their country was dependent on his for its food supply.
21 Men paa en fastsat Dag iførte Herodes sig en Kongedragt og satte sig paa Tronen og holdt en Tale til dem.
So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;
22 Og Folket raabte til ham: „Det er Guds Røst og ikke et Menneskes.‟
and the assembled people kept shouting, "It is 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.
Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.
24 Men Guds Ord havde Fremgang og udbredtes.
But God's Message prospered, and converts were 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, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.
