使徒の働き 12
1 第三項 ヘロデ、アギリッパ第一世教會を迫害す 當時ヘロデ王は、教會の或人々を悩まさんとして手を下し、
Nowe about that time, Herod the King stretched forth his hands to vexe certaine of the Church,
2 刃を以てヨハネの兄弟ヤコボを殺ししが、
And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword.
3 其がユデア人の心に適へるを見て、亦ペトロをも捕へたり。時は無酵麪の祭日なりしかば、
And when he sawe that it pleased the Iewes, he proceeded further, to take Peter also (then were the dayes of vnleauened bread.)
4 之を捕へて監獄に入れ、過越祭の後人民の前に出さん心構にて、四人組の兵卒四組に之を守らせたり。
And when he had caught him, he put him in prison, and deliuered him to foure quaternions of souldiers to be kept, intending after the Passeouer to bring him foorth to the people.
5 斯てペトロは監獄に守られつつあるに、教會は頻に彼が為に神に祈りを為し居たり。
So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer was made of ye Church vnto God for him.
6 然てヘロデが彼を出さんとする其前の夜、ペトロ二個の鎖に繋がれて二人の兵卒の間に眠り、看守等門前に在りて監獄を守り居たるに、
And when Herod woulde haue brought him out vnto the people, the same night slept Peter betweene two souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the keepers before the doore, kept the prison.
7 折しも主の使傍に現れ、光明室内に輝きたり。天使ペトロの脇を叩きて之を覚まし、急ぎ起きよ、と云ひければ、鎖其手より落ちたり。
And behold the Angel of the Lord came vpon them, and a light shined in the house, and he smote Peter on the side, and raysed him vp, saying, Arise quickely. And his chaines fell off from his handes.
8 天使又、汝帯を締めて履物を穿け、と云ひしに、ペトロ然為ししかば、又、上衣を身に纏ひて我に随へ、と云へり。
And the Angel saide vnto him, Girde thy selfe, and binde on thy sandales. And so he did. Then he said vnto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
9 ペトロ出でて之に随ひ居たりしが、天使より為らるる事の眞なるを知らず、幻影を見る心地し居たり。
So Peter came out and followed him, and knewe not that it was true, which was done by the Angel, but thought he had seene a vision.
10 然て第一第二の番所を過ぎて、市に通ずる鉄の門に至りしかば、其門自ら彼等の為に開け、共に出でて一筋の街を往きしに、天使俄に彼を去れり。
Nowe when they were past the first and the second watch, they came vnto the yron gate, that leadeth vnto the citie, which opened to them by it owne accord, and they went out, and passed through one streete, and by and by the Angel departed from him.
11 其時ペトロ我に還りて、主が其使を遣りて我をヘロデの手、及びユデア人民の待設けし凡ての事より救出し給ひたるを今ぞ眞に覚りたる、と言ひて、
And when Peter was come to himselfe, he said, Nowe I know for a trueth, that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the wayting for of the people of the Iewes.
12 思案しつつ、マルコと呼ばるるヨハネの母マリアの家に至れり。多くの人此處に集りて祈り居けるを、
And as he considered the thing, he came to the house of Marie, the mother of Iohn, whose surname was Marke, where many were gathered together, and prayed.
13 ペトロ門の扉を叩きければ、ロデと云へる下女聞きに出で、
And when Peter knocked at the entrie doore, a maide came foorth to hearken, named Rhode,
14 ペトロの聲を聞知るや、喜の餘り門を開かずして奥に駈入り、ペトロ門前に立てり、と告げしかば、
But when she knew Peters voyce, she opened not the entrie doore for gladnesse, but ranne in, and tolde howe Peter stood before the entrie.
15 人々ロデに向ひ、汝は心狂へり、と云ひたれど、下女は、其なりと断言するに、人々、其はペトロの天使ならん、と云ひ居たり。
But they said vnto her, Thou art mad. Yet she affirmed it constantly, that it was so. Then said they, It is his Angel.
16 然れどペトロ叩きて止まざれば、人々門を開き、彼を見て驚きしが、
But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened it, and sawe him, they were astonied.
17 彼手眞似にて人々を静め、主の己を監獄より取出し給ひし次第を語り、是等の事をヤコボ及び兄弟等に告げよ、と云ひて、出でて他の處に往けり。
And he beckened vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he saide, Goe shewe these things vnto Iames and to the brethren: and he departed and went into an other place.
18 拂暁に及びて、ペトロは如何にせしぞ、とて兵卒中の騒一方ならず、
Nowe assoone as it was day, there was no small trouble among the souldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 ヘロデはペトロを索めて之を見出さざりしかば、看守を審問して死罪に處し、斯てユデアよりカイザリアに下りて、其處に留れり。
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to be led to be punished. And he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.
20 然てチロ及シドンの人々、ヘロデの怒に触れしにより、心を合せて彼が許に至り、王室の侍從プラストの紹介を得て和睦を求めたり、其は彼等の地方は王の國によりて糊口すればなり。
Then Herod was angrie with them of Tyrus and Sidon, but they came all with one accord vnto him, and perswaded Blastus the Kings Chamberlaine, and they desired peace, because their countrey was nourished by the Kings land.
21 期日に當りてヘロデ王服を着し、高座に就きて彼等に談話を為しけるを、
And vpon a day appointed, Herod arayed himselfe in royall apparell, and sate on the iudgement seate, and made an oration vnto them.
22 人民、是神の聲なり、人の聲に非ず、と稱讃せるに、
And the people gaue a shoute, saying, The voyce of God, and not of man.
23 ヘロデ神に光榮を歸せざりければ、忽ち主の使に打たれ、蟲に喰まれて死せり。
But immediatly the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gaue not glorie vnto God, so that he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost.
24 斯て、主の御言榮え広がりつつありしが、
And the worde of God grewe, and multiplied.
25 バルナバとサウロとは聖役を終へ、マルコとも呼ばるるヨハネを携へてエルザレムより歸れり。
So Barnabas and Saul returned from Hierusalem, when they had fulfilled their office, and tooke with them Iohn, whose surname was Marke.
