Acts 12
1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.
第三項 ヘロデ、アギリッパ第一世教會を迫害す 當時ヘロデ王は、教會の或人々を悩まさんとして手を下し、
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
刃を以てヨハネの兄弟ヤコボを殺ししが、
3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
其がユデア人の心に適へるを見て、亦ペトロをも捕へたり。時は無酵麪の祭日なりしかば、
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.
之を捕へて監獄に入れ、過越祭の後人民の前に出さん心構にて、四人組の兵卒四組に之を守らせたり。
5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
斯てペトロは監獄に守られつつあるに、教會は頻に彼が為に神に祈りを為し居たり。
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.
然てヘロデが彼を出さんとする其前の夜、ペトロ二個の鎖に繋がれて二人の兵卒の間に眠り、看守等門前に在りて監獄を守り居たるに、
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.
折しも主の使傍に現れ、光明室内に輝きたり。天使ペトロの脇を叩きて之を覚まし、急ぎ起きよ、と云ひければ、鎖其手より落ちたり。
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.
天使又、汝帯を締めて履物を穿け、と云ひしに、ペトロ然為ししかば、又、上衣を身に纏ひて我に随へ、と云へり。
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.
ペトロ出でて之に随ひ居たりしが、天使より為らるる事の眞なるを知らず、幻影を見る心地し居たり。
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.
然て第一第二の番所を過ぎて、市に通ずる鉄の門に至りしかば、其門自ら彼等の為に開け、共に出でて一筋の街を往きしに、天使俄に彼を去れり。
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.
其時ペトロ我に還りて、主が其使を遣りて我をヘロデの手、及びユデア人民の待設けし凡ての事より救出し給ひたるを今ぞ眞に覚りたる、と言ひて、
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.
思案しつつ、マルコと呼ばるるヨハネの母マリアの家に至れり。多くの人此處に集りて祈り居けるを、
13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
ペトロ門の扉を叩きければ、ロデと云へる下女聞きに出で、
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.
ペトロの聲を聞知るや、喜の餘り門を開かずして奥に駈入り、ペトロ門前に立てり、と告げしかば、
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.
人々ロデに向ひ、汝は心狂へり、と云ひたれど、下女は、其なりと断言するに、人々、其はペトロの天使ならん、と云ひ居たり。
16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door], and saw him, they were astonished.
然れどペトロ叩きて止まざれば、人々門を開き、彼を見て驚きしが、
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.
彼手眞似にて人々を静め、主の己を監獄より取出し給ひし次第を語り、是等の事をヤコボ及び兄弟等に告げよ、と云ひて、出でて他の處に往けり。
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
拂暁に及びて、ペトロは如何にせしぞ、とて兵卒中の騒一方ならず、
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.
ヘロデはペトロを索めて之を見出さざりしかば、看守を審問して死罪に處し、斯てユデアよりカイザリアに下りて、其處に留れり。
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].
然てチロ及シドンの人々、ヘロデの怒に触れしにより、心を合せて彼が許に至り、王室の侍從プラストの紹介を得て和睦を求めたり、其は彼等の地方は王の國によりて糊口すればなり。
21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
期日に當りてヘロデ王服を着し、高座に就きて彼等に談話を為しけるを、
22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.
人民、是神の聲なり、人の聲に非ず、と稱讃せるに、
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.
ヘロデ神に光榮を歸せざりければ、忽ち主の使に打たれ、蟲に喰まれて死せり。
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
斯て、主の御言榮え広がりつつありしが、
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
バルナバとサウロとは聖役を終へ、マルコとも呼ばるるヨハネを携へてエルザレムより歸れり。
