प्रेरिताः 12
1 तस्मिन् समये हेरोद्राजो मण्डल्याः कियज्जनेभ्यो दुःखं दातुं प्रारभत्।
And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,
2 विशेषतो योहनः सोदरं याकूबं करवालाघातेन् हतवान्।
and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,
3 तस्माद् यिहूदीयाः सन्तुष्टा अभवन् इति विज्ञाय स पितरमपि धर्त्तुं गतवान्।
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 —
4 तदा किण्वशून्यपूपोत्सवसमय उपातिष्टत्; अत उत्सवे गते सति लोकानां समक्षं तं बहिरानेय्यामीति मनसि स्थिरीकृत्य स तं धारयित्वा रक्ष्णार्थम् येषाम् एकैकसंघे चत्वारो जनाः सन्ति तेषां चतुर्णां रक्षकसंघानां समीपे तं समर्प्य कारायां स्थापितवान्।
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.
5 किन्तुं पितरस्य कारास्थितिकारणात् मण्डल्या लोका अविश्रामम् ईश्वरस्य समीपे प्रार्थयन्त।
Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,
6 अनन्तरं हेरोदि तं बहिरानायितुं उद्यते सति तस्यां रात्रौ पितरो रक्षकद्वयमध्यस्थाने शृङ्खलद्वयेन बद्ध्वः सन् निद्रित आसीत्, दौवारिकाश्च कारायाः सम्मुखे तिष्ठनतो द्वारम् अरक्षिषुः।
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,
7 एतस्मिन् समये परमेश्वरस्य दूते समुपस्थिते कारा दीप्तिमती जाता; ततः स दूतः पितरस्य कुक्षावावातं कृत्वा तं जागरयित्वा भाषितवान् तूर्णमुत्तिष्ठ; ततस्तस्य हस्तस्थशृङ्खलद्वयं गलत् पतितं।
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.
8 स दूतस्तमवदत्, बद्धकटिः सन् पादयोः पादुके अर्पय; तेन तथा कृते सति दूतस्तम् उक्तवान् गात्रीयवस्त्रं गात्रे निधाय मम पश्चाद् एहि।
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;'
9 ततः पितरस्तस्य पश्चाद् व्रजन बहिरगच्छत्, किन्तु दूतेन कर्म्मैतत् कृतमिति सत्यमज्ञात्वा स्वप्नदर्शनं ज्ञातवान्।
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,
10 इत्थं तौ प्रथमां द्वितीयाञ्च कारां लङ्घित्वा येन लौहनिर्म्मितद्वारेण नगरं गम्यते तत्समीपं प्राप्नुतां; ततस्तस्य कवाटं स्वयं मुक्तमभवत् ततस्तौ तत्स्थानाद् बहि र्भूत्वा मार्गैकस्य सीमां यावद् गतौ; ततोऽकस्मात् स दूतः पितरं त्यक्तवान्।
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.
11 तदा स चेतनां प्राप्य कथितवान् निजदूतं प्रहित्य परमेश्वरो हेरोदो हस्ताद् यिहूदीयलोकानां सर्व्वाशायाश्च मां समुद्धृतवान् इत्यहं निश्चयं ज्ञातवान्।
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;'
12 स विविच्य मार्कनाम्रा विख्यातस्य योहनो मातु र्मरियमो यस्मिन् गृहे बहवः सम्भूय प्रार्थयन्त तन्निवेशनं गतः।
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.
13 पितरेण बहिर्द्वार आहते सति रोदानामा बालिका द्रष्टुं गता।
And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,
14 ततः पितरस्य स्वरं श्रुवा सा हर्षयुक्ता सती द्वारं न मोचयित्वा पितरो द्वारे तिष्ठतीति वार्त्तां वक्तुम् अभ्यन्तरं धावित्वा गतवती।
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,
15 ते प्रावोचन् त्वमुन्मत्ता जातासि किन्तु सा मुहुर्मुहुरुक्तवती सत्यमेवैतत्।
and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'
16 तदा ते कथितवन्तस्तर्हि तस्य दूतो भवेत्।
and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,
17 पितरो द्वारमाहतवान् एतस्मिन्नन्तरे द्वारं मोचयित्वा पितरं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं प्राप्ताः।
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.
18 ततः पितरो निःशब्दं स्थातुं तान् प्रति हस्तेन सङ्केतं कृत्वा परमेश्वरो येन प्रकारेण तं काराया उद्धृत्यानीतवान् तस्य वृत्तान्तं तानज्ञापयत्, यूयं गत्वा याकुबं भ्रातृगणञ्च वार्त्तामेतां वदतेत्युक्ता स्थानान्तरं प्रस्थितवान्।
And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,
19 प्रभाते सति पितरः क्व गत इत्यत्र रक्षकाणां मध्ये महान् कलहो जातः।
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].
20 हेरोद् बहु मृगयित्वा तस्योद्देशे न प्राप्ते सति रक्षकान् संपृच्छ्य तेषां प्राणान् हन्तुम् आदिष्टवान्।
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;
21 पश्चात् स यिहूदीयप्रदेशात् कैसरियानगरं गत्वा तत्रावातिष्ठत्।
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,
22 सोरसीदोनदेशयो र्लोकेभ्यो हेरोदि युयुत्सौ सति ते सर्व्व एकमन्त्रणाः सन्तस्तस्य समीप उपस्थाय ल्वास्तनामानं तस्य वस्त्रगृहाधीशं सहायं कृत्वा हेरोदा सार्द्धं सन्धिं प्रार्थयन्त यतस्तस्य राज्ञो देशेन तेषां देशीयानां भरणम् अभवत्ं
and the populace were shouting, 'The voice of a god, and not of a man;'
23 अतः कुत्रचिन् निरुपितदिने हेरोद् राजकीयं परिच्छदं परिधाय सिंहासने समुपविश्य तान् प्रति कथाम् उक्तवान्।
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.
24 ततो लोका उच्चैःकारं प्रत्यवदन्, एष मनुजरवो न हि, ईश्वरीयरवः।
And the word of God did grow and did multiply,
25 तदा हेरोद् ईश्वरस्य सम्मानं नाकरोत्; तस्माद्धेतोः परमेश्वरस्य दूतो हठात् तं प्राहरत् तेनैव स कीटैः क्षीणः सन् प्राणान् अजहात्। किन्त्वीश्वरस्य कथा देशं व्याप्य प्रबलाभवत्। ततः परं बर्णब्बाशौलौ यस्य कर्म्मणो भारं प्राप्नुतां ताभ्यां तस्मिन् सम्पादिते सति मार्कनाम्ना विख्यातो यो योहन् तं सङ्गिनं कृत्वा यिरूशालम्नगरात् प्रत्यागतौ।
and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with [them] John, who was surnamed Mark.
