Apostolska dela 12
1 V ta čas pa vzdigne Herod kralj roke, da bi nektere od cerkve mučil.
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
2 In umorí Jakoba brata Janezovega z mečem.
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
3 In videvši, da je po godi Judom, sklene tudi Petra vjeti (bili so pa dnevi presnih kruhov);
And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
4 Kterega je tudi vjel in posadil v ječo, in izročil štirim četvericam vojakov, naj ga varujejo, in hotel ga je po Velikej noči izpeljati pred ljudstvo.
He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5 Petra torej so sicer varovali v ječi; a cerkev je molila za-nj k Bogu neprenehoma.
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
6 Ko ga je pa imel Herod izpeljati, tisto noč je spal Peter med dvema vojakoma, okovan v dvojne verige; a varuhi pred vratmi so stražili ječo.
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
7 In glej, angelj Gospodov pristopi, in svetloba se zasveti v ječi; in udarivši Petra v rebra, zbudí ga, govoreč: Vstani hitro! In spadle so mu verige z rok.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
8 In reče mu angelj: Opaši se, in obuj opanke svoje. In storil je tako. In reče mu: Ogrni plašč svoj, in pojdi za menoj.
“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
9 In izšel je, in šel je za njim; in ni vedel, da je res, kar se je godilo po angelji, nego menil je, da vidi prikazen.
So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
10 Ko sta bila pa prešla mimo prve straže in druge, prideta do železnih vrat, ktera so držala v mesto, in ta jima se sama od sebe odpró. Ter izideta, in prideta v eno ulico, in precej odstopi angelj od njega.
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
11 In ko pride Peter k sebi, reče: Sedaj vém res, da je poslal Gospod angelja svojega, in me je otel iz roke Herodove in vsega čakanja ljudstva Judovskega.
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
12 In razmislivši to, pride do hiše Marije matere Janeza s priimkom Marka, kjer je bilo veliko zbranih, kteri so molili.
And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
13 Ko je pa Peter na vežna vrata potrkal, pristopi deklica po imenu Roda poslušat.
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
14 In spoznavši glas Petrov, od veselja ni odprla vrat, nego odbežala je noter, in sporočila je, da stojí Peter pred vratmi.
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
15 Oni jej pa rekó: Meša ti se. A ona je trdila, da je tako. Oni so pa govorili: Angelj njegov je.
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
16 A Peter je čakal in trkal. Ko pa odpró, ugledajo ga, in ostrmé.
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
17 Namignivši pa z roko, naj molčé, razloží jim, kako ga je Gospod izpeljal iz ječe. In reče: Sporočite to Jakobu in bratom. In izšel je, in odšel je v drugi kraj.
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
18 Ko se je pa zdanilo, ni bil majhen strah med vojaki, kaj da se je s Petrom zgodilo.
At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19 Herod pa, ko ga je zahteval in ga ni našel, izpraša varuhe, in ukaže jih odpeljati: in snide iz Judeje v Cezarejo, ter je tu živel.
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
20 Bil je pa Herod jezen na Tirce in Sidonce; a oni enodušno pridejo k njemu, in pregovorivši Blasta komornika kraljevega, prosili so mirú, za to, ker je njih dežela dobivala živež iz kraljeve.
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
21 A odločeni dan se je oblekel Herod v kraljevo oblačilo, in sedši na sodišče, govoril jim je.
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
22 Ljudstvo pa je vpilo: Božji glas je to, a ne človeški.
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
23 Pri tej priči pa ga je udaril angelj Gospodov, za to ker ni dal slave Bogu: in sneden od črvov je umrl.
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
24 A beseda Gospodova je rastla in razširjala se.
But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
25 A Barnaba in Savel sta se vrnila iz Jeruzalema, ko sta bila opravila službo, in vzela sta s seboj tudi Janeza s priimkom Marka.
When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
