사도행전 12

1그 때에 헤롯 왕이 손을 들어 교회 중 몇 사람을 해하려 하여 2요한의 형제 야고보를 칼로 죽이니 3유대인들이 이 일을 기뻐하는 것을 보고 베드로도 잡으려 할새 때는 무교절일이라 4잡으매 옥에 가두어 군사 넷씩인 네 패에게 맡겨 지키고 유월절 후에 백성 앞에 끌어 내고자 하더라 5이에 베드로는 옥에 갇혔고 교회는 그를 위하여 간절히 하나님께 빌더라 6헤롯이 잡아 내려고 하는 그 전날 밤에 베드로가 두 군사 틈에서 두 쇠사슬에 매여 누워 자는데 파수꾼들이 문 밖에서 옥을 지키더니 7홀연히 주의 사자가 곁에 서매 옥중에 광채가 조요하며 또 베드로의 옆구리를 쳐 깨워 가로되 급히 일어나라 하니 쇠사슬이 그 손에서 벗어지더라 8천사가 가로되 띠를 띠고 신을 들메라 하거늘 베드로가 그대로 하니 천사가 또 가로되 겉옷을 입고 따라 오라 한대 9베드로가 나와서 따라갈새 천사의 하는 것이 참인 줄 알지 못하고 환상을 보는가 하니라 10이에 첫째와 둘째 파수를 지나 성으로 통한 쇠문에 이르니 문이 절로 열리는지라 나와 한 거리를 지나매 천사가 곧 떠나더라 11이에 베드로가 정신이 나서 가로되 내가 이제야 참으로 주께서 그의 천사를 보내어 나를 헤롯의 손과 유대 백성의 모든 기대에서 벗어나게 하신 줄 알겠노라 하여 12깨닫고 마가라 하는 요한의 어머니 마리아의 집에 가니 여러 사람이 모여 기도하더라 13베드로가 대문을 두드린대 로데라 하는 계집아이가 영접하러 나왔다가 14베드로의 음성인 줄 알고 기뻐하여 문을 미처 열지 못하고 달려 들어가 말하되 베드로가 대문 밖에 섰더라 하니 15저희가 말하되 네가 미쳤다 하나 계집아이는 힘써 말하되 참말이라 하니 저희가 말하되 그러면 그의 천사라 하더라 16베드로가 문 두드리기를 그치지 아니하니 저희가 문을 열어 베드로를 보고 놀라는지라 17베드로가 저희에게 손짓하여 종용하게 하고 주께서 자기를 이끌어 옥에서 나오게 하던 일을 말하고 또 야고보와 형제들에게 이 말을 전하라 하고 떠나 다른 곳으로 가니라 18날이 새매 군사들은 베드로가 어떻게 되었는지 알지 못하여 적지 않게 소동하니 19헤롯이 그를 찾아도 보지 못하매 파수꾼들을 심문하고 죽이라 명하니라 헤롯이 유대를 떠나 가이사랴로 내려가서 거하니라 20헤롯이 두로와 시돈 사람들을 대단히 노여워하나 저희 지방이 왕국에서 나는 양식을 쓰는고로 일심으로 그에게 나아와 왕의 침소 맡은 신하 블라스도를 친하여 화목하기를 청한지라 21헤롯이 날을 택하여 왕복을 입고 위에 앉아 백성을 효유한대 22백성들이 크게 부르되 이것은 신의 소리요 사람의 소리는 아니라 하거늘 23헤롯이 영광을 하나님께로 돌리지 아니하는고로 주의 사자가 곧 치니 충이 먹어 죽으니라 24하나님의 말씀은 흥왕하여 더하더라 25바나바와 사울이 부조의 일을 마치고 마가라 하는 요한을 데리고 예루살렘에서 돌아오니라

1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly. 2He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. 3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread. 4When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. 5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him. 6The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison. 7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off from his hands. 8The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak, and follow me.” 9And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision. 10When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. 11When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.” 12Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. 13When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. 14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate. 15They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.” 16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed. 17But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James, and to the brothers.” Then he departed, and went to another place. 18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. 19When Herod had sought for him, and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. 20Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. 21On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them. 22The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” 23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. 24But the word of God grew and multiplied. 25Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.

1En omtrent denzelfden tijd sloeg de koning Herodes de handen aan sommigen van de Gemeente, om die kwalijk te handelen. 2En hij doodde Jakobus, den broeder van Johannes, met het zwaard. 3En toen hij zag, dat het den Joden behagelijk was, voer hij voort, om ook Petrus te vangen (en het waren de dagen der ongehevelde broden); 4Denwelken ook gegrepen hebbende, hij in de gevangenis zette, en gaf hem over aan vier wachten, elk van vier krijgsknechten, om hem te bewaren, willende na het paas feest hem voorbrengen voor het volk. 5Petrus dan werd in de gevangenis bewaard; maar van de Gemeente werd een gedurig gebed tot God voor hem gedaan. 6Toen hem nu Herodes zou voorbrengen, sliep Petrus dienzelfden nacht tussen twee krijgsknechten, gebonden met twee ketenen; en de wachters voor de deur bewaarden den gevangenis. 7En ziet, een engel des Heeren stond daar, en een licht scheen in de woning, en slaande de zijde van Petrus, wekte hij hem op, zeggende: Sta haastelijk op. En zijn ketenen vielen af van de handen. 8En de engel zeide tot hem: Omgord u, en bind uw schoenzolen aan. En hij deed alzo. En hij zeide tot hem: Werp uw mantel om, en volg mij. 9En uitgaande volgde hij hem, en wist niet, dat het waarachtig was, hetgeen door den engel geschiedde, maar hij meende, dat hij een gezicht zag. 10En als zij door de eerste en tweede wacht gegaan waren, kwamen zij aan de ijzeren poort, die naar de stad leidt; dewelke van zelve hun geopend werd. En uitgegaan zijnde, gingen zij een straat voort, en terstond scheidde de engel van hem. 11En Petrus, tot zichzelven gekomen zijnde, zeide: Nu weet ik waarachtiglijk dat de Heere Zijn engel uitgezonden heeft, en mij verlost heeft uit de hand van Herodes, en uit al de verwachting van het volk der Joden. 12En als hij alles overlegd had, ging hij naar het huis van Maria, de moeder van Johannes, die toegenaamd was Markus, alwaar velen samenvergaderd en biddende waren. 13En als Petrus aan de deur van de voorpoort klopte, kwam een dienstmaagd voor om te luisteren, met name Rhode. 14En zij de stem van Petrus bekennende, deed van blijdschap de voorpoort niet open, maar liep naar binnen en boodschapte, dat Petrus voor aan de voorpoort stond. 15En zij zeiden tot haar: Gij raast. Doch zij bleef er sterk bij, dat het alzo was. En zij zeiden: Het is zijn engel. 16Maar Petrus bleef kloppende: en als zij opengedaan hadden, zagen zij hem, en ontzetten zich. 17En als hij hen met de hand gewenkt had, dat zij zwijgen zouden, verhaalde hij hun, hoe hem de Heere uit de gevangenis uitgeleid had, en zeide: Boodschapt dit aan Jakobus en de broederen. En hij uitgegaan zijnde, reisde naar een andere plaats. 18En als het dag was geworden, was er geen kleine beroerte onder de krijgsknechten, wat toch aan Petrus mocht geschied zijn. 19En als Herodes hem gezocht had, en niet vond, en de wachters rechtelijk ondervraagd had, gebood hij, dat zij weggeleid zouden worden. En hij vertrok van Judea naar Cesarea, en hield zich aldaar. 20En Herodes had in den zin tegen de Tyriers en Sidoniers te krijgen; maar zij kwamen eendrachtelijk tot hem, en Blastus, die des konings kamerling was, overreed hebbende, begeerden vrede, omdat hun land gespijzigd werd van des konings land. 21En op een gezetten dag, Herodes, een koninklijk kleed aangedaan hebbende, en op den rechterstoel gezeten zijnde, deed een rede tot hen. 22En het volk riep hem toe: Een stem Gods, en niet eens mensen! 23En van stonde aan sloeg hem een engel des Heeren, daarom dat hij Gode de eer niet gaf; en hij werd van de wormen gegeten, en gaf den geest. 24En het Woord Gods wies, en vermenigvuldigde. 25Barnabas nu en Saulus keerden wederom van Jeruzalem, als zij den dienst volbracht hadden, medegenomen hebbende ook Johannes, die toegenaamd werd Markus.