Acts 12
1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.
Paa den Tid lagde Kong Herodes Haand paa nogle af Menigheden for at mishandle dem,
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
og Jakob, Johannes's Broder, lod han henrette med Sværd.
3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
Og da han saa, at det behagede Jøderne, gik han videre og lod ogsaa Peter gribe. Det var de usyrede Brøds Dage.
4 And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
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.
5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Saa blev da Peter bevogtet i Fængselet; men der blev af Menigheden holdt inderlig Bøn til Gud for ham.
6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
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.
7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands.
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.
8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
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!‟
9 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
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.
10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
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.
11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
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.‟
12 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 praying.
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.
13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
Men da han bankede paa Døren til Portrummet, kom der en Pige ved Navn Rode for at høre efter.
14 And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
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.
15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
Da sagde de til hende: „Du raser.‟ Men hun stod fast paa, at det var saaledes. Men de sagde: „Det er hans Engel.‟
16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door], and saw him, they were astonished.
Men Peter blev ved at banke paa, og da de lukkede op, saa de ham og bleve forbavsede.
17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
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.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
Men da det blev Dag, var der ikke liden Uro iblandt Stridsmændene over, hvad der var blevet af Peter.
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.
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.
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].
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.
21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
Men paa en fastsat Dag iførte Herodes sig en Kongedragt og satte sig paa Tronen og holdt en Tale til dem.
22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.
Og Folket raabte til ham: „Det er Guds Røst og ikke et Menneskes.‟
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.
Men straks slog en Herrens Engel ham, fordi han ikke gav Gud Æren; og han blev fortæret af Orme og udaandede.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Men Guds Ord havde Fremgang og udbredtes.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
Og Barnabas og Saulus vendte tilbage fra Jerusalem efter at have fuldført deres Ærinde, og de havde Johannes, med Tilnavn Markus, med sig.
