Kisah Para Rasul 12
1 Sekitar waktu itu juga, Raja Herodes mulai menganiaya beberapa anggota gereja.
And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.
2 Dia memerintahkan agar Yakobus, saudara laki-laki Yohanes, dieksekusi dengan pedang.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 Ketika dia melihat bahwa orang-orang Yahudi senang dengan perbuatan yang dia lakukan, dia kemudian menangkap Petrus juga. (Peristiwa ini terjadi pada Hari Raya Roti Tidak Beragi.)
And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded also to arrest Simon Cephas. And the days of unleavened bread were then passing.
4 Petrus ditangkap, dan dijebloskan ke dalam penjara, dengan dijaga oleh empat regu yang masing-masing terdiri dari empat tentara. Herodes berencana mengadili Petrus di muka umum sesudah perayaan Paskah.
He seized him and cast him into prison, and delivered him to sixteen soldiers, who were to guard him; that he might, after the passover, deliver him up to the people of the Jews.
5 Ketika Petrus ditahan di dalam penjara, anggota jemaat berdoa dengan sungguh-sungguh kepada Allah untuknya.
And while Simon was in custody in the prison, continual prayer to God in his behalf, was offered to God by the church.
6 Pada malam sebelum Herodes harus mengadili dia, Petrus sedang tidur di antara dua tentara, kedua tangannya diikat dengan rantai ke tangan masing-masing prajurit, dan dengan penjaga di depan pintu berjaga-jaga.
And on the night before the morning in which he was to be delivered up, while Simon was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains, and others were guarding the doors of the prison;
7 Tiba-tiba ada malaikat Tuhan muncul, dan cahaya bersinar di dalam sel. Malaikat itu membangunkan Petrus sambil berkata, “Cepat! Bangun!” Rantai-rantai itu lepas dari pergelangan tangannya,
an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in all the building; and he pricked his side, and awaked him, and said to him: Arise, instantly. And the chains fell from his hands.
8 dan malaikat itu berkata kepadanya, “Berpakaianlah, dan kenakan sandalmu.” Dan Petrus melakukannya. Kemudian malaikat itu berkata kepadanya, “Pakai mantelmu dan ikuti aku.”
And the angel said to him: Gird thy loins, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And again he said to him: Wrap thyself in thy cloak, and come after me.
9 Lalu Petrus mengikuti malaikat itu keluar. Dia tidak menyadari bahwa apa yang malaikat itu lakukan benar-benar terjadi — dia pikir dia sedang melihat sebuah penglihatan.
And he went out and followed him, not knowing that what had been done by the angel was a reality; for he supposed, that he saw a vision.
10 Mereka melewati pasukan penjaga pertama dan kedua, dan sampai di pintu gerbang besi yang menuju ke kota. Pintu gerbang ini terbuka untuk mereka dengan sendirinya. Mereka keluar dan melanjutkan perjalanan, ketika tiba-tiba malaikat itu meninggalkannya.
And when the first ward was passed and the second, they came to the iron gate, and it opened to them of its own accord. And when they had gone out, and had passed one street, the angel departed from him.
11 Ketika Petrus sadar, dia berkata, “Sekarang aku sadar ini benar-benar terjadi! Tuhan sudah mengutus malaikat untuk menyelamatkan aku dari kekuasaan Herodes, dan dari segala sesuatu yang sudah direncanakan oleh orang-orang Yahudi.”
Then Simon recognized where he was; and he said: Now I know, in reality, that God hath sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod the king, and from what the Jews were devising against me.
12 Sekarang sesudah dia menyadari apa yang terjadi, Petrus pergi ke rumah Maria, ibu dari Yohanes Markus. Banyak orang percaya berkumpul di sana, dan berdoa.
And when he had considered, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.
13 Ketika dia mengetuk pintu gerbang, seorang gadis pelayan bernama Rhoda datang untuk membuka.
And he knocked at the gate of the court; and a maid named Rhoda came to reply to him.
14 Namun gadis itu tidak membukakan pintu karena terlalu gembira ketika dia mengenali suara Petrus. Dia kembali berlari masuk ke dalam rumah sambil berteriak, “Petrus ada di depan pintu!”
And she recognized the voice of Simon: and, In her joy, she did not open to him the gate, but ran back, and told them: Lo, Simon is standing at the gate of the court.
15 “Kamu gila!” kata mereka. Tetapi Rhoda terus bersikeras bahwa itu benar. Jadi mereka berkata, “Itu pasti malaikatnya.”
They said to her: Thou art delirious. But she maintained that it was a fact. They said to her: Perhaps it is his ghost.
16 Petrus terus mengetuk. Ketika mereka akhirnya membuka pintu, mereka melihat ternyata benar memang Petrus, dan mereka sangat terkejut.
And Simon was knocking at the gate; and they went out, saw him, and were astonished.
17 Petrus mengangkat tangannya agar mereka diam, lalu menjelaskan kepada mereka bagaimana Tuhan sudah menuntunnya keluar dari penjara. “Katakan kepada Yakobus dan saudara-saudara lainnya tentang ini,” katanya kepada mereka, lalu pergi ke tempat lain.
And he beckoned to them with the hand to be still; and he went in, and related to them how the Lord had released him from the prison. And he said to them: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.
18 Ketika fajar tiba, tentara-tentara itu sangat bingung dengan apa yang terjadi pada Petrus.
And when it was morning, there was a great dispute among the soldiers concerning Simon, what had become of him.
19 Herodes sudah memerintahkan untuk mencari dia dengan saksama, tetapi para prajurit tidak dapat menemukannya. Sesudah menginterogasi para penjaga, Herodes memerintahkan agar mereka dieksekusi.
And Herod, when he sought him, and could not find him, arraigned the keepers, and sentenced them to die. And he went from Judaea, and resided at Caesarea.
20 Herodes marah kepada orang Tirus dan Sidon. Mereka bersatu mengirim pesan untuk menemuinya dan berhasil memenangkan Blastus, asisten pribadi raja, untuk berpihak kepada mereka. Mereka memohon perdamaian dengan Herodes karena mereka bergantung pada wilayah raja untuk memenuhi kebutuhan makanan mereka.
And because he was angry against the Tyrians and Sidonians, they assembled and came to him in a body; and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they begged of him that they might have peace; because the supplies of their country were derived from the kingdom of Herod.
21 Ketika harinya tiba untuk perjanjian mereka dengan raja, Herodes mengenakan jubah kerajaannya, duduk di singgasananya, dan memberikan pidato kepada mereka.
And on a day appointed, Herod was arrayed in royal apparel, and sat on a tribunal, and made a speech to the assembly.
22 Penonton berteriak menanggapi, “Ini adalah suara dewa, bukan suara manusia!”
And all the people shouted, and said: These are the utterances of a God, and not of a mortal.
23 Seketika itu juga malaikat Tuhan memukulnya, sebab Herodes mengambil kemuliaan yang seharusnya diberikan kepada Allah. Dia dimakan oleh cacing dan mati.
And, because he gave not the glory to God, immediately the angel of God smote him; and he was eaten of worms, and died.
24 Tetapi firman Tuhan menyebar, dan semakin banyak orang menjadi percaya kepada Yesus.
And the gospel of God was proclaimed, and made progress.
25 Barnabas dan Saul kembali dari Yerusalem sesudah mereka menyelesaikan misi mereka, membawa serta Yohanes Markus bersama dengan mereka.
And Barnabas and Saul, after they had completed their ministration, returned from Jerusalem to Antioch. And they took with them John, who was surnamed Mark.
