Acts

雅各被杀，彼得被囚

1那时，希律王下手苦害教会中几个人，

2用刀杀了约翰的哥哥雅各。

3他见犹太人喜欢这事，又去捉拿彼得。那时正是除酵的日子。

4希律拿了彼得，收在监里，交付四班兵丁看守，每班四个人，意思要在逾越节后把他提出来，当着百姓办他。

5于是彼得被囚在监里；教会却为他切切地祷告 神。

彼得获救出狱

6希律将要提他出来的前一夜，彼得被两条铁链锁着，睡在两个兵丁当中；看守的人也在门外看守。

7忽然，有主的一个使者站在旁边，屋里有光照耀，天使拍彼得的肋旁，拍醒了他，说：「快快起来！」那铁链就从他手上脱落下来。

8天使对他说：「束上带子，穿上鞋。」他就那样做。天使又说：「披上外衣，跟着我来。」

9彼得就出来跟着他，不知道天使所做是真的，只当见了异象。

10过了第一层第二层监牢，就来到临街的铁门，那门自己开了。他们出来，走过一条街，天使便离开他去了。

11彼得醒悟过来，说：「我现在真知道主差遣他的使者，救我脱离希律的手和犹太百姓一切所盼望的。」

12想了一想，就往那称呼马可的约翰、他母亲马利亚家去，在那里有好些人聚集祷告。

13彼得敲外门，有一个使女，名叫罗大，出来探听，

14听得是彼得的声音，就欢喜的顾不得开门，跑进去告诉众人说：「彼得站在门外。」

15他们说：「你是疯了！」使女极力地说：「真是他！」他们说：「必是他的天使！」

16彼得不住地敲门。他们开了门，看见他，就甚惊奇。

17彼得摆手，不要他们作声，就告诉他们主怎样领他出监；又说：「你们把这事告诉雅各和众弟兄。」于是出去，往别处去了。

18到了天亮，兵丁扰乱得很，不知道彼得往哪里去了。

19希律找他，找不着，就审问看守的人，吩咐把他们拉去杀了。后来希律离开犹太，下凯撒利亚去，住在那里。

希律的死

20希律恼怒泰尔、西顿的人。他们那一带地方是从王的地土得粮，因此就托了王的内侍臣伯拉斯都的情，一心来求和。

21希律在所定的日子，穿上朝服，坐在位上，对他们讲论一番。

22百姓喊着说：「这是神的声音，不是人的声音。」

23希律不归荣耀给 神，所以主的使者立刻罚他，他被虫所咬，气就绝了。

24神的道日见兴旺，越发广传。

25巴拿巴和扫罗办完了他们供给的事，就从耶路撒冷回来，带着称呼马可的约翰同去。

1And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,

2and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,

3and 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 —

4whom 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.

5Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

6and 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,

7and 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.

8The 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;'

9and 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,

10and 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.

11And 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;'

12also, 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.

13And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

14and 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,

15and they said unto her, 'Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming [it] to be so, and they said, 'It is his messenger;'

16and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

17and 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.

18And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,

19and 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].

20And 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;

21and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

22and the populace were shouting, 'The voice of a god, and not of a man;'

23and 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.

24And the word of God did grow and did multiply,

25and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with [them] John, who was surnamed Mark.