Acts 12
1 It was about this time that King Herod [Agrippa sent soldiers] [MTY] who seized [and put in prison] some of the [leaders] of the congregation [in Jerusalem. He did that] because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
Um jene Zeit aber legte der König Herodes Hand an, um etliche von der Gemeinde zu mißhandeln.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
Und er tötete Jakobus, den Bruder des Johannes, mit dem Schwert.
3 When Herod realized that he had pleased the [leaders of the] Jewish people by [doing that], he commanded [soldiers] to arrest Peter [in order to kill him], too. This happened during the festival [when the Jewish people ate] bread [that] did not have yeast.
Und als er sah, daß es den Juden gefiel, fuhr er fort und nahm auch Petrus gefangen. Es waren aber die Tage der ungesäuerten Brote.
4 After [they] seized Peter, they put him in prison. They arranged for four groups of soldiers to guard Peter. Each [group] had four soldiers. [Every three hours a different group began to guard him while the others rested]. Herod wanted to bring Peter out [of prison and judge him] in front of the [Jewish] people after the Passover [Festival was finished. He then planned to command soldiers to execute Peter].
Und als er ihn festgenommen hatte, warf er ihn ins Gefängnis und übergab ihn vier Abteilungen von je vier Kriegsknechten zur Bewachung, in der Absicht, ihn nach dem Passah dem Volke vorzuführen.
5 So [for several days] Peter was kept {they kept Peter} in prison. But the [other believers] in the congregation at [Jerusalem] were praying earnestly to God [that he would help] Peter.
So wurde Petrus nun im Gefängnis verwahrt; von der Gemeinde aber wurde inbrünstig für ihn zu Gott gebetet.
6 The night [before] Herod planned to bring Peter out [from prison to have him executed] publicly, Peter was sleeping [in the prison] between two soldiers, with two chains binding his arms [to the arms of the soldiers. Two other] soldiers were guarding the prison doors.
Als aber Herodes ihn vorführen wollte, schlief Petrus in jener Nacht zwischen zwei Kriegsknechten, mit zwei Ketten gebunden; und Wächter vor der Tür bewachten das Gefängnis.
7 Suddenly an angel [from] the Lord [God] stood [beside Peter], and a [bright] light shone in his cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up and said, “Get up quickly!” [While Peter was getting up], the chains fell off from his wrists. [However, the soldiers were not aware of what was happening].
Und siehe, ein Engel des Herrn trat hinzu, und ein Licht erglänzte in dem Gemach. Er weckte aber Petrus durch einen Schlag an die Seite und sprach: Steh eilends auf! Und die Ketten fielen ihm von den Händen.
8 Then the angel said to Peter, “Put on your clothes and sandals!” So Peter did. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt/girdle [around you(sg)] and put on your sandals!” So Peter did that. Then the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
Und der Engel sprach zu ihm: Gürte dich und ziehe deine Schuhe an! Da tat er also. Und er spricht zu ihm: Wirf deinen Mantel um und folge mir!
9 So, [after Peter put on his cloak and sandals], he followed [the angel] out [of the prison cell], but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought [that he] was seeing a vision.
Und er ging hinaus und folgte ihm und wußte nicht, daß es Wirklichkeit war, was so durch den Engel geschah, sondern er meinte ein Gesicht zu sehen.
10 Peter and the angel walked by the soldiers who were guarding the two doors, [but the soldiers did not see them. Then] they came to the iron gate that [led] out into the city. The gate opened by itself, and Peter and the angel walked out [of the prison]. After they had walked [a ways] along one street, the angel suddenly disappeared.
Als sie aber durch die erste und die zweite Wache hindurchgegangen waren, kamen sie zu dem eisernen Tor, welches nach der Stadt führt, und dieses tat sich ihnen von selbst auf. Und sie traten hinaus und gingen eine Gasse vorwärts, und alsbald schied der Engel von ihm.
11 Then Peter [finally] realized that [what had happened to him was not a vision, but] it had really happened. So he said [to himself], “Now I really know that the Lord [God] sent an angel [to help me]. He rescued me from what Herod planned to do [MTY] [to me], and [also] from all the things that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] expected [that Herod would do to me].”
Da kam Petrus zu sich selbst und sprach: Nun weiß ich wahrhaftig, daß der Herr seinen Engel gesandt und mich aus der Hand des Herodes und von allem, was das jüdische Volk erwartete, errettet hat.
12 When Peter realized [that God had rescued him], he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many [believers] had assembled there, and they were praying [that God would help Peter somehow].
Und er besann sich und ging zum Hause der Maria, der Mutter des Johannes mit dem Zunamen Markus, wo viele versammelt waren und beteten.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
Als aber Petrus an die Haustür klopfte, kam eine Magd namens Rhode herbei, um zu horchen.
14 [When Peter answered her], she recognized his voice, but she was so happy [and excited] that she did not open the door! Instead, she ran back [into the house]. She [excitedly] announced [to the other believers] that Peter was standing outside the door.
Und als sie die Stimme des Petrus erkannte, tat sie vor Freuden das Tor nicht auf, sondern lief hinein und meldete, Petrus stehe vor dem Tor.
15 But [one of] them said to her, “You [(sg)] are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was [really true. Then] they repeatedly said, “[No], [it cannot be Peter]. It is [probably] the angel [who was guarding] him [who has come] (OR, It is the angel [who has guarded/protected] him, [and he has come to tell us that] Peter [has died].)”
Sie aber sprachen zu ihr: Du bist nicht bei Sinnen! Aber sie bestand darauf, es sei so. Da sprachen sie: Es ist sein Engel!
16 But Peter continued knocking [on the door. So when someone finally] opened the door, they saw that it was Peter, and they were completely amazed!
Petrus aber fuhr fort zu klopfen; und als sie öffneten, sahen sie ihn und erstaunten sehr.
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. Then he told them exactly how the Lord [God] had led him out of the prison. He [also] said, “Tell James, the [leader] of our [congregation], and our [other] fellow believers what has happened.” Then [Peter left and] went away to another town.
Er winkte ihnen aber mit der Hand, zu schweigen, und erzählte ihnen, wie der Herr ihn aus dem Gefängnis geführt habe. Er sprach aber: Meldet dies dem Jakobus und den Brüdern! Und er ging hinaus und zog an einen andern Ort.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
Als es nun Tag geworden, entstand eine nicht geringe Bestürzung unter den Kriegsknechten, was doch aus Petrus geworden sei.
19 Then Herod [heard about it]. So he [commanded soldiers] to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers [who had been guarding Peter], and asked them, “[How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?]” [But they could not explain it. So] he commanded them to be led away [to be executed] {[other soldiers] to lead them away [to execute them]}. [Afterwards], Herod went from Judea [province] down to Caesarea, where he stayed [for some time].
Herodes aber, als er ihn forderte und nicht fand, verhörte die Hüter und ließ sie abführen. Und er ging aus Judäa nach Cäsarea hinab und hielt sich daselbst auf.
20 King Herod had been furiously angry with the people [who lived] in Tyre and Sidon [cities. Then] one day some men [who represented them] came unitedly [to Caesarea in order to meet with] Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod’s important officials, to tell [Herod] that the people [in their cities] wanted to make peace [with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled], because they needed to buy food from those regions. [Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities].
Er war aber erzürnt über die Bewohner von Tyrus und Zidon. Da kamen sie einmütig zu ihm, gewannen Blastus, den Kämmerer des Königs, und baten um Frieden, weil ihr Land von dem des Königs ernährt wurde.
21 On the day that Herod had planned to [meet with them], he put on (very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes). Then he sat on his (throne/chair from which he ruled [people]), and [formally] addressed [all] the people [who had gathered there].
Aber an einem bestimmten Tage zog Herodes ein königliches Kleid an und setzte sich auf den Richterstuhl und hielt eine Rede an sie.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
Das Volk aber rief ihm zu: Das ist Gottes Stimme und nicht eines Menschen!
23 So, because Herod [let the people praise him] instead of praising God, immediately an angel [from] the Lord [God] caused Herod to become seriously ill. [Many] worms ate his intestines, and [soon] he died [very painfully].
Alsbald aber schlug ihn ein Engel des Herrn, weil er Gott nicht die Ehre gab; und von Würmern zerfressen, verschied er.
24 [The believers] continued telling God’s message to people in many places, and ([the number of people who believed in Jesus] was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus).
Das Wort Gottes aber wuchs und mehrte sich.
25 When Barnabas and Saul finished [delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea], they left Jerusalem and returned [to Antioch, in Syria province]. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.
Barnabas aber und Saulus kehrten von Jerusalem zurück, nachdem sie die Hilfeleistung ausgerichtet hatten, und nahmen auch Johannes mit dem Zunamen Markus mit sich.
