Acts 12
1 And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,
当时君王希律开始迫害教会成员。
2 and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
他用剑处决了约翰的哥哥雅各，
3 and having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added to lay hold of Peter also — and they were the days of the unleavened food —
由于此举受到了犹太人的支持，于是他又在除酵节期间捉拿彼得。
4 whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.
他们逮捕了彼得后将其投入监牢，由四班士兵看守，每班四个人。君王希律打算逾越节过后，就对他进行公审。
5 Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,
彼得在监牢期间，教会开始为他虔诚地祈求上帝。
6 and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,
就在希律打算将他公审的前一夜，彼得被安排睡在两名士兵中间，手腕上的两条锁链分别与两人栓在一起，还有卫兵守在门前。
7 and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, 'Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off [his] hands.
忽然，一名天使出现，光芒照亮了牢房。天使将彼得唤醒，说：“快点！起来吧！”于是彼得手上的锁链就脱落了。
8 The messenger also said to him, 'Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals;' and he did so; and he saith to him, 'Put thy garment round and be following me;'
天使对他说：“穿上衣服和鞋！”彼得照做了。天使又对他说：“披上外衣，跟我走！”
9 and having gone forth, he was following him, and he knew not that it is true that which is done through the messenger, and was thinking he saw a vision,
于是彼得就跟着天使走出去，但他只是以为看到了异象，没有意识到天使所做的一切都在真实发生。
10 and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.
他们经过第一队和第二队守卫，来到通往城内的铁门，门便自动给他们打开。他们出来后沿着街道行走，天使忽然就离开了。
11 And Peter having come to himself, said, 'Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'
彼得这时候才明白，说：“现在我知道怎么回事了！主派天使将我从希律的权势中拯救出来，让我躲过犹太人的阴谋。”
12 also, having considered, he came unto the house of Mary, the mother of John, who is surnamed Mark, where there were many thronged together and praying.
明白这一切，他就到约翰（又名马可）的母亲玛利亚家中，很多信徒聚在那里祷告。
13 And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,
彼得敲了敲大门，一位名叫罗大的侍女出来准备开门。
14 and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,
但认出是彼得的声音后，她兴奋的顾不上开门就跑进屋，大声喊：“彼得就在门外！。”
15 and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'
大家说：“你疯了！”她却坚持地说这是真的。他们说：“那一定是他的天使！”
16 and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
彼得继续敲门，他们最终打开了门，一见是他，非常惊讶。
17 and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, 'Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.
彼得向他们举起手示意安静，然后对他们解释主如何带他走出监牢。他又说：“把这事告诉雅各和众兄弟。”然后就离开去往别处了。
18 And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,
天亮的时候，士兵们惊慌不已，不知彼得去了哪里。
19 and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command [them] to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding [there].
希律开始四处搜索他，但始终没有找到。于是就审问卫兵，然后下令把他们处死。随后希律便离开犹太去往该撒利亚，在那里住下。
20 And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who [is] over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;
此刻的希律对推罗和西顿人充满了愤怒。这两个地方的人派了一个联合代表团来见他，设法拉拢了国王的个人助理伯拉斯。这个代表团希望向希律求和，因为这两地在粮食供应商都依赖希律的国家。
21 and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,
到了约定见面的日期，希律穿上国王的长袍，坐在王座上，向众人讲话。
22 and the populace were shouting, 'The voice of a god, and not of a man;'
人群中有人大声说：“这是上帝的声音，不是人的声音！”
23 and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.
但由于他没有将荣耀归于上帝，主的使者将他击倒。 他被虫吃掉了，死了。
24 And the word of God did grow and did multiply,
但上帝之道却开始传播，信徒的数量越来越多。
25 and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with [them] John, who was surnamed Mark.
巴拿巴和扫罗完成了送捐款的任务，就带着约翰（马克）从耶路撒冷返回。
