Acts 12
1 Now, about that time, King Herod arrested certain members of the Church, in order to ill-treat them;
तस्मिन् समये हेरोद्राजो मण्डल्याः कियज्जनेभ्यो दुःखं दातुं प्रारभत्।
2 and James, John's brother, he beheaded.
विशेषतो योहनः सोदरं याकूबं करवालाघातेन् हतवान्।
3 Finding that this gratified the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also; these being the days of Unleavened Bread.
तस्माद् यिहूदीयाः सन्तुष्टा अभवन् इति विज्ञाय स पितरमपि धर्त्तुं गतवान्।
4 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.
तदा किण्वशून्यपूपोत्सवसमय उपातिष्टत्; अत उत्सवे गते सति लोकानां समक्षं तं बहिरानेय्यामीति मनसि स्थिरीकृत्य स तं धारयित्वा रक्ष्णार्थम् येषाम् एकैकसंघे चत्वारो जनाः सन्ति तेषां चतुर्णां रक्षकसंघानां समीपे तं समर्प्य कारायां स्थापितवान्।
5 So Peter was kept in prison; but long and fervent prayer was offered to God by the Church on his behalf.
किन्तुं पितरस्य कारास्थितिकारणात् मण्डल्या लोका अविश्रामम् ईश्वरस्य समीपे प्रार्थयन्त।
6 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.
अनन्तरं हेरोदि तं बहिरानायितुं उद्यते सति तस्यां रात्रौ पितरो रक्षकद्वयमध्यस्थाने शृङ्खलद्वयेन बद्ध्वः सन् निद्रित आसीत्, दौवारिकाश्च कारायाः सम्मुखे तिष्ठनतो द्वारम् अरक्षिषुः।
7 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.
एतस्मिन् समये परमेश्वरस्य दूते समुपस्थिते कारा दीप्तिमती जाता; ततः स दूतः पितरस्य कुक्षावावातं कृत्वा तं जागरयित्वा भाषितवान् तूर्णमुत्तिष्ठ; ततस्तस्य हस्तस्थशृङ्खलद्वयं गलत् पतितं।
8 "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."
स दूतस्तमवदत्, बद्धकटिः सन् पादयोः पादुके अर्पय; तेन तथा कृते सति दूतस्तम् उक्तवान् गात्रीयवस्त्रं गात्रे निधाय मम पश्चाद् एहि।
9 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.
ततः पितरस्तस्य पश्चाद् व्रजन बहिरगच्छत्, किन्तु दूतेन कर्म्मैतत् कृतमिति सत्यमज्ञात्वा स्वप्नदर्शनं ज्ञातवान्।
10 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.
इत्थं तौ प्रथमां द्वितीयाञ्च कारां लङ्घित्वा येन लौहनिर्म्मितद्वारेण नगरं गम्यते तत्समीपं प्राप्नुतां; ततस्तस्य कवाटं स्वयं मुक्तमभवत् ततस्तौ तत्स्थानाद् बहि र्भूत्वा मार्गैकस्य सीमां यावद् गतौ; ततोऽकस्मात् स दूतः पितरं त्यक्तवान्।
11 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."
तदा स चेतनां प्राप्य कथितवान् निजदूतं प्रहित्य परमेश्वरो हेरोदो हस्ताद् यिहूदीयलोकानां सर्व्वाशायाश्च मां समुद्धृतवान् इत्यहं निश्चयं ज्ञातवान्।
12 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.
स विविच्य मार्कनाम्रा विख्यातस्य योहनो मातु र्मरियमो यस्मिन् गृहे बहवः सम्भूय प्रार्थयन्त तन्निवेशनं गतः।
13 When he knocked at the wicket in the door, a maidservant named Rhoda came to answer the knock;
पितरेण बहिर्द्वार आहते सति रोदानामा बालिका द्रष्टुं गता।
14 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.
ततः पितरस्य स्वरं श्रुवा सा हर्षयुक्ता सती द्वारं न मोचयित्वा पितरो द्वारे तिष्ठतीति वार्त्तां वक्तुम् अभ्यन्तरं धावित्वा गतवती।
15 "You are mad," they said. But she strenuously maintained that it was true. "It is his guardian angel," they said.
ते प्रावोचन् त्वमुन्मत्ता जातासि किन्तु सा मुहुर्मुहुरुक्तवती सत्यमेवैतत्।
16 Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, until at last they opened the door and saw that it was really he, and were filled with amazement.
तदा ते कथितवन्तस्तर्हि तस्य दूतो भवेत्।
17 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.
पितरो द्वारमाहतवान् एतस्मिन्नन्तरे द्वारं मोचयित्वा पितरं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं प्राप्ताः।
18 When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers, as to what could possibly have become of Peter.
ततः पितरो निःशब्दं स्थातुं तान् प्रति हस्तेन सङ्केतं कृत्वा परमेश्वरो येन प्रकारेण तं काराया उद्धृत्यानीतवान् तस्य वृत्तान्तं तानज्ञापयत्, यूयं गत्वा याकुबं भ्रातृगणञ्च वार्त्तामेतां वदतेत्युक्ता स्थानान्तरं प्रस्थितवान्।
19 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.
प्रभाते सति पितरः क्व गत इत्यत्र रक्षकाणां मध्ये महान् कलहो जातः।
20 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.
हेरोद् बहु मृगयित्वा तस्योद्देशे न प्राप्ते सति रक्षकान् संपृच्छ्य तेषां प्राणान् हन्तुम् आदिष्टवान्।
21 So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;
पश्चात् स यिहूदीयप्रदेशात् कैसरियानगरं गत्वा तत्रावातिष्ठत्।
22 and the assembled people kept shouting, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"
सोरसीदोनदेशयो र्लोकेभ्यो हेरोदि युयुत्सौ सति ते सर्व्व एकमन्त्रणाः सन्तस्तस्य समीप उपस्थाय ल्वास्तनामानं तस्य वस्त्रगृहाधीशं सहायं कृत्वा हेरोदा सार्द्धं सन्धिं प्रार्थयन्त यतस्तस्य राज्ञो देशेन तेषां देशीयानां भरणम् अभवत्ं
23 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.
अतः कुत्रचिन् निरुपितदिने हेरोद् राजकीयं परिच्छदं परिधाय सिंहासने समुपविश्य तान् प्रति कथाम् उक्तवान्।
24 But God's Message prospered, and converts were multiplied.
ततो लोका उच्चैःकारं प्रत्यवदन्, एष मनुजरवो न हि, ईश्वरीयरवः।
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.
तदा हेरोद् ईश्वरस्य सम्मानं नाकरोत्; तस्माद्धेतोः परमेश्वरस्य दूतो हठात् तं प्राहरत् तेनैव स कीटैः क्षीणः सन् प्राणान् अजहात्। किन्त्वीश्वरस्य कथा देशं व्याप्य प्रबलाभवत्। ततः परं बर्णब्बाशौलौ यस्य कर्म्मणो भारं प्राप्नुतां ताभ्यां तस्मिन् सम्पादिते सति मार्कनाम्ना विख्यातो यो योहन् तं सङ्गिनं कृत्वा यिरूशालम्नगरात् प्रत्यागतौ।
