Πραξεις 12
1 Κατʼ ἐκεῖνον δὲ τὸν καιρὸν, ἐπέβαλεν Ἡρῴδης ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰς χεῖρας κακῶσαί τινας τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας.
About that time Herod the king exerted his power to distress some of the church.
2 Ἀνεῖλεν δὲ Ἰάκωβον, τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰωάννου, μαχαίρῃ.
And he cut off James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 Ἰδὼν δὲ ὅτι ἀρεστόν ἐστιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, προσέθετο συλλαβεῖν καὶ Πέτρον (ἦσαν δὲ ἡμέραι τῶν Ἀζύμων),
And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also, (in the days of unleavened bread: )
4 ὃν καὶ πιάσας, ἔθετο εἰς φυλακήν, παραδοὺς τέσσαρσιν τετραδίοις στρατιωτῶν φυλάσσειν αὐτόν, βουλόμενος μετὰ τὸ Πάσχα ἀναγαγεῖν αὐτὸν τῷ λαῷ.
whom he seized and put into prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him out to the people.
5 Ὁ μὲν οὖν Πέτρος ἐτηρεῖτο ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ· προσευχὴ δὲ ἦν ἐκτενῶς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πρὸς τὸν ˚Θεὸν περὶ αὐτοῦ.
Peter was therefore kept in custody: but incessant prayer was made to God for him by the church.
6 Ὅτε δὲ ἤμελλεν προσαγαγεῖν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἡρῴδης τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ, ἦν ὁ Πέτρος κοιμώμενος μεταξὺ δύο στρατιωτῶν, δεδεμένος ἁλύσεσιν δυσίν, φύλακές τε πρὸ τῆς θύρας ἐτήρουν τὴν φυλακήν.
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the guards at the door watched the prison.
7 Καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἄγγελος ˚Κυρίου ἐπέστη, καὶ φῶς ἔλαμψεν ἐν τῷ οἰκήματι. Πατάξας δὲ τὴν πλευρὰν τοῦ Πέτρου, ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν λέγων, “Ἀνάστα ἐν τάχει.” Καὶ ἐξέπεσαν αὐτοῦ αἱ ἁλύσεις ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν.
And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the room; and smiting Peter on the side, he waked him, and said, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8 Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτόν, “Ζῶσαι καὶ ὑπόδησαι τὰ σανδάλιά σου.” Ἐποίησεν δὲ οὕτως. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, “Περιβαλοῦ τὸ ἱμάτιόν σου, καὶ ἀκολούθει μοι.”
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and tie on thy sandals: and he did so. And he saith unto him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.
9 Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἠκολούθει, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ἀληθές ἐστιν τὸ γινόμενον διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου, ἐδόκει δὲ ὅραμα βλέπειν.
So he went out and followed him; and he did not know, that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 Διελθόντες δὲ πρώτην φυλακὴν καὶ δευτέραν, ἦλθαν ἐπὶ τὴν πύλην τὴν σιδηρᾶν, τὴν φέρουσαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἥτις αὐτομάτη ἠνοίγη αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐξελθόντες προῆλθον ῥύμην μίαν, καὶ εὐθέως ἀπέστη ὁ ἄγγελος ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
And passing through the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate, that leadeth into the city, which of its own accord opened to them: and they went out and passed on through one street; and then the angel departed from him.
11 Καὶ ὁ Πέτρος ἐν ἑαυτῷ γενόμενος εἶπεν, “Νῦν οἶδα ἀληθῶς ὅτι ἐξαπέστειλεν ˚Κύριος τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξείλατό με ἐκ χειρὸς Ἡρῴδου καὶ πάσης τῆς προσδοκίας τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων.”
And Peter being come to himself said, Now I know truly, that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me from the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 Συνιδών τε, ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν τῆς Μαρίας, τῆς μητρὸς Ἰωάννου, τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Μάρκου, οὗ ἦσαν ἱκανοὶ συνηθροισμένοι καὶ προσευχόμενοι.
And considering with himself, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was sirnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.
13 Κρούσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος, προσῆλθεν παιδίσκη ὑπακοῦσαι, ὀνόματι Ῥόδη.
And when Peter knocked at the door of the porch, a servant named Rhoda came to ask who was there.
14 Καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ Πέτρου, ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς οὐκ ἤνοιξεν τὸν πυλῶνα, εἰσδραμοῦσα δὲ ἀπήγγειλεν ἑστάναι τὸν Πέτρον πρὸ τοῦ πυλῶνος.
And knowing Peter's voice, through excess of joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them, that Peter was standing at the door.
15 Οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπαν, “Μαίνῃ!” Ἡ δὲ διϊσχυρίζετο οὕτως ἔχειν. Οἱ δὲ ἔλεγον, “Ὁ ἄγγελός ἐστιν αὐτοῦ.”
And they said to her, Thou art mad: but she confidently affirmed that it was so. Then said they, It is his angel.
16 Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἐπέμενεν κρούων, ἀνοίξαντες δὲ εἶδαν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐξέστησαν.
But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door, they saw him, and were astonished.
17 Κατασείσας δὲ αὐτοῖς τῇ χειρὶ σιγᾶν, διηγήσατο αὐτοῖς πῶς ὁ ˚Κύριος αὐτὸν ἐξήγαγεν ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς. Εἶπέν τε, “Ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰακώβῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ταῦτα.” Καὶ ἐξελθὼν, ἐπορεύθη εἰς ἕτερον τόπον.
But he made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, and related to them, how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, tell these things to James and to the other brethren. And he departed and went to another place.
18 Γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας, ἦν τάραχος οὐκ ὀλίγος ἐν τοῖς στρατιώταις, τί ἄρα ὁ Πέτρος ἐγένετο.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρὼν, ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι. Καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς Καισάρειαν, διέτριβεν.
And Herod searching for him, and not finding him, brought the keepers to a trial, and ordered them to be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and abode there.
20 Ἦν δὲ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καὶ Σιδωνίοις· ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ παρῆσαν πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ πείσαντες Βλάστον, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως, ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην, διὰ τὸ τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς.
And Herod was going to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came to him with one consent, and making interest with Blastus the king's chamberlain, they sued for peace; because their territory was supplied with provision by the king's country.
21 Τακτῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ἡρῴδης, ἐνδυσάμενος ἐσθῆτα βασιλικὴν, καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος, ἐδημηγόρει πρὸς αὐτούς.
And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in his royal robes, and sitting upon his throne, made an oration to them.
22 Ὁ δὲ δῆμος ἐπεφώνει, “˚Θεοῦ φωνὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώπου!”
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man:
23 Παραχρῆμα δὲ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ἄγγελος ˚Κυρίου, ἀνθʼ ὧν οὐκ ἔδωκεν τὴν δόξαν τῷ ˚Θεῷ, καὶ γενόμενος σκωληκόβρωτος, ἐξέψυξεν.
but immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and being devoured by worms he died.
24 Ὁ δὲ λόγος τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐπληθύνετο.
But the word of God grew and was multiplied.
25 Βαρναβᾶς δὲ καὶ Σαῦλος ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ, πληρώσαντες τὴν διακονίαν, συμπαραλαβόντες Ἰωάννην, τὸν ἐπικληθέντα Μᾶρκον.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their charge, taking along with them John who was sirnamed Mark.
