使徒の働き 12
1 その頃ヘロデ王、教會のうちの或 人どもを苦しめんとて手を下し、
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
2 劍をもてヨハネの兄弟ヤコブを殺せり。
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 この事ユダヤ人の心に適ひたるを見て、またペテロをも捕ふ、頃は除酵祭の時なりき。
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
4 すでに執りて獄に入れ、過越の後に民のまへに曳き出さんとの心構にて、四人 一組なる四組の兵卒に付して之を守らせたり。
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
5 かくてペテロは獄のなかに因はれ、教會は熱心に彼のために神に祈をなせり。
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6 ヘロデこれを曳き出さんとする其の前の夜、ペテロは二つの鏈にて繋がれ、二人の兵卒のあひだに睡り、番兵らは門口にゐて獄を守りたるに、
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
7 視よ、主の使ペテロの傍らに立ちて、光明 室内にかがやく。御使かれの脇をたたき、覺していふ『疾く起きよ』かくて鏈その手より落ちたり。
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he stroke Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8 御使いふ『帶をしめ、鞋をはけ』彼その如く爲たれば、又いふ『上衣をまとひて我に從へ』
And the angel said unto him, Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals. And so he did. And he says unto him, Cast your garment about you, and follow me.
9 ペテロ出でて隨ひしが、御使のする事の眞なるを知らず、幻影を見るならんと思ふ。
And he went out, and followed him; and know not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
10 かくて第一・第二の警固を過ぎて町に入るところの鐵の門に到れば、門おのづから彼 等のために開け、相 共にいでて一つの街を過ぎしとき、直ちに御使はなれたり。
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leads unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
11 ペテロ我に反りて言ふ『われ今まことに知る、主その使を遣して、ヘロデの手およびユダヤの民の凡て思ひ設けし事より、我を救ひ出し給ひしを』
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know certainly, that the LORD has sent his angel, and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 斯く悟りてマルコと稱ふるヨハネの母マリヤの家に往きしが、其處には數多のもの集りて祈りゐたり。
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
13 ペテロ門の戸を叩きたれば、ロダといふ婢女ききに出できたり、
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
14 ペテロの聲なるを知りて、勸喜のあまりに門を開けずして走り入り、ペテロの門の前に立てることを告げたれば、
And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
15 彼ら『なんぢは氣 狂へり』と言ふ。然れどロダは夫なりと言張る。かれら言ふ『それはペテロの御使ならん』
And they said unto her, You are mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
16 然るにペテロなほ叩きて止まざれば、かれら門をひらき之を見て驚けり。
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
17 かれ手を搖かして人々を鎭め、主の己を獄より導きいだし給ひしことを具に語り『これをヤコブと兄弟たちとに告げよ』と言ひて他の處に出で往けり。
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
18 夜明になりて、ペテロは如何にせしとて兵卒の中の騷 一方ならず。
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 ヘロデ之を索むれど見出さず、遂に守卒を訊して死罪を命じ、而してユダヤよりカイザリヤに下りて留れり。
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
20 偖ヘロデ、ツロとシドンとの人々を甚く怒りたれば、其の民ども心を一つにして彼の許にいたり、王の内侍の臣ブラストに取 入りて和諧を求む。かれらの地方は王の國より食品を得るに因りてなり。
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.
21 ヘロデ定めたる日に及びて王の服を著け高座に坐して言を宣べたれば、
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 集民よばはりて『これ神の聲なり、人の聲にあらず』と言ふ。
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 ヘロデ神に榮光を歸せぬに因りて、主の使たちどころに彼を撃ちたれば、蟲に噛まれて息 絶えたり。
And immediately the angel of the Lord stroke him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the spirit.
24 かくて主の御言いよいよ増々ひろまる。
But the word (logos) of God grew and multiplied.
25 バルナバ、サウロはその職務を果し、マルコと稱ふるヨハネを伴ひてエルサレムより歸れり。
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
