Acts 12
1 Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the church.
その頃ヘロデ王、教會のうちの或 人どもを苦しめんとて手を下し、
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
劍をもてヨハネの兄弟ヤコブを殺せり。
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jewish people, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
この事ユダヤ人の心に適ひたるを見て、またペテロをも捕ふ、頃は除酵祭の時なりき。
4 When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
すでに執りて獄に入れ、過越の後に民のまへに曳き出さんとの心構にて、四人 一組なる四組の兵卒に付して之を守らせたり。
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the church to God for him.
かくてペテロは獄のなかに因はれ、教會は熱心に彼のために神に祈をなせり。
6 The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
ヘロデこれを曳き出さんとする其の前の夜、ペテロは二つの鏈にて繋がれ、二人の兵卒のあひだに睡り、番兵らは門口にゐて獄を守りたるに、
7 And look, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly." His chains fell off from his hands.
視よ、主の使ペテロの傍らに立ちて、光明 室内にかがやく。御使かれの脇をたたき、覺していふ『疾く起きよ』かくて鏈その手より落ちたり。
8 The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."
御使いふ『帶をしめ、鞋をはけ』彼その如く爲たれば、又いふ『上衣をまとひて我に從へ』
9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
ペテロ出でて隨ひしが、御使のする事の眞なるを知らず、幻影を見るならんと思ふ。
10 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
かくて第一・第二の警固を過ぎて町に入るところの鐵の門に到れば、門おのづから彼 等のために開け、相 共にいでて一つの街を過ぎしとき、直ちに御使はなれたり。
11 When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
ペテロ我に反りて言ふ『われ今まことに知る、主その使を遣して、ヘロデの手およびユダヤの民の凡て思ひ設けし事より、我を救ひ出し給ひしを』
12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
斯く悟りてマルコと稱ふるヨハネの母マリヤの家に往きしが、其處には數多のもの集りて祈りゐたり。
13 And when Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
ペテロ門の戸を叩きたれば、ロダといふ婢女ききに出できたり、
14 When she recognized Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
ペテロの聲なるを知りて、勸喜のあまりに門を開けずして走り入り、ペテロの門の前に立てることを告げたれば、
15 They said to her, "You are crazy." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
彼ら『なんぢは氣 狂へり』と言ふ。然れどロダは夫なりと言張る。かれら言ふ『それはペテロの御使ならん』
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
然るにペテロなほ叩きて止まざれば、かれら門をひらき之を見て驚けり。
17 But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.
かれ手を搖かして人々を鎭め、主の己を獄より導きいだし給ひしことを具に語り『これをヤコブと兄弟たちとに告げよ』と言ひて他の處に出で往けり。
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
夜明になりて、ペテロは如何にせしとて兵卒の中の騷 一方ならず。
19 When Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
ヘロデ之を索むれど見出さず、遂に守卒を訊して死罪を命じ、而してユダヤよりカイザリヤに下りて留れり。
20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.
偖ヘロデ、ツロとシドンとの人々を甚く怒りたれば、其の民ども心を一つにして彼の許にいたり、王の内侍の臣ブラストに取 入りて和諧を求む。かれらの地方は王の國より食品を得るに因りてなり。
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, and sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
ヘロデ定めたる日に及びて王の服を著け高座に坐して言を宣べたれば、
22 But the crowd shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man."
集民よばはりて『これ神の聲なり、人の聲にあらず』と言ふ。
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
ヘロデ神に榮光を歸せぬに因りて、主の使たちどころに彼を撃ちたれば、蟲に噛まれて息 絶えたり。
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
かくて主の御言いよいよ増々ひろまる。
25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark.
バルナバ、サウロはその職務を果し、マルコと稱ふるヨハネを伴ひてエルサレムより歸れり。
