使徒行傳 12

那時，希律王下手苦害教會中幾個人，

nà shí ， xī lǜ wáng xià shǒu kǔ hài jiào huì zhōng jǐ gè rén ，

Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

用刀殺了約翰的哥哥雅各。

yòng dāo shā le yuē hàn de gē ge yǎ gè 。

He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

他見猶太人喜歡這事，又去捉拿彼得。那時正是除酵的日子。

tā jiàn yóu tài rén xǐ huan zhè shì ， yòu qù zhuō ná bǐ dé 。 nà shí zhèng shì chú jiào de rì zi 。

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

希律拿了彼得，收在監裏，交付四班兵丁看守，每班四個人，意思要在逾越節後把他提出來，當着百姓辦他。

xī lǜ ná le bǐ dé ， shōu zài jiān lǐ ， jiāo fù sì bān bīng dīng kān shǒu ， měi bān sì gè rén ， yì sī yào zài yú yuè jié hòu bǎ tā tí chū lái ， dāng zhe bǎi xìng bàn tā 。

When 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.

於是彼得被囚在監裏；教會卻為他切切地禱告上帝。

yú shì bǐ dé bèi qiú zài jiān lǐ ； jiào huì què wèi tā qiè qiè dì dǎo gào shén 。

Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

希律將要提他出來的前一夜，彼得被兩條鐵鍊鎖着，睡在兩個兵丁當中；看守的人也在門外看守。

xī lǜ jiāng yào tí tā chū lái de qián yí yè ， bǐ dé bèi liǎng tiáo tiě liàn suǒ zhe ， shuì zài liǎng gè bīng dīng dāng zhōng ； kān shǒu de rén yě zài mén wài kān shǒu 。

The 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.

忽然，有主的一個使者站在旁邊，屋裏有光照耀，天使拍彼得的肋旁，拍醒了他，說：「快快起來！」那鐵鍊就從他手上脫落下來。

hū rán ， yǒu zhǔ de yí gè shǐ zhě zhàn zài páng biān ， wū lǐ yǒu guāng zhào yào ， tiān shǐ pāi bǐ dé de lèi páng ， pāi xǐng le tā ， shuō ：「 kuài kuài qǐ lái ！」 nà tiě liàn jiù cóng tā shǒu shàng tuō luò xià lái 。

And 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 his hands.

天使對他說：「束上帶子，穿上鞋。」他就那樣做。天使又說：「披上外衣，跟着我來。」

tiān shǐ duì tā shuō ：「 shù shàng dài zǐ ， chuān shàng xié 。」 tā jiù nà yàng zuò 。 tiān shǐ yòu shuō ：「 pī shàng wài yī ， gēn zhe wǒ lái 。」

The 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.”

彼得就出來跟着他，不知道天使所做是真的，只當見了異象。

bǐ dé jiù chū lái gēn zhe tā ， bù zhī dào tiān shǐ suǒ zuò shì zhēn de ， zhǐ dāng jiàn le yì xiàng 。

And 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.

過了第一層第二層監牢，就來到臨街的鐵門，那門自己開了。他們出來，走過一條街，天使便離開他去了。

guò le dì yī céng dì èr céng jiān láo ， jiù lái dào lín jiē de tiě mén ， nà mén zì jǐ kāi le 。 tā men chū lái ， zǒu guò yì tiáo jiē ， tiān shǐ biàn lí kāi tā qù le 。

When 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.

彼得醒悟過來，說：「我現在真知道主差遣他的使者，救我脫離希律的手和猶太百姓一切所盼望的。」

bǐ dé xǐng wù guò lái ， shuō ：「 wǒ xiàn zài zhēn zhī dào zhǔ chāi qiǎn tā de shǐ zhě ， jiù wǒ tuō lí xī lǜ de shǒu hé yóu tài bǎi xìng yí qiè suǒ pàn wàng de 。」

When 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.”

想了一想，就往那稱呼馬可的約翰、他母親馬利亞家去，在那裏有好些人聚集禱告。

xiǎng le yì xiǎng ， jiù wǎng nà chēng hu mǎ kě de yuē hàn 、 tā mǔ qīn mǎ lì yà jiā qù ， zài nà lǐ yǒu hǎo xiē rén jù jí dǎo gào 。

Thinking 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.

彼得敲外門，有一個使女，名叫羅大，出來探聽，

bǐ dé qiāo wài mén ， yǒu yí gè shǐ nǚ ， míng jiào luó dà ， chū lái tàn tīng ，

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

聽得是彼得的聲音，就歡喜的顧不得開門，跑進去告訴眾人說：「彼得站在門外。」

tīng dé shì bǐ dé de shēng yīn ， jiù huān xǐ de gù bù dé kāi mén ， pǎo jìn qù gào sù zhòng rén shuō ：「 bǐ dé zhàn zài mén wài 。」

When 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.

他們說：「你是瘋了！」使女極力地說：「真是他！」他們說：「必是他的天使！」

tā men shuō ：「 nǐ shì fēng le ！」 shǐ nǚ jí lì dì shuō ：「 zhēn shì tā ！」 tā men shuō ：「 bì shì tā de tiān shǐ ！」

They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

彼得不住地敲門。他們開了門，看見他，就甚驚奇。

bǐ dé bú zhù dì qiāo mén 。 tā men kāi le mén ， kàn jiàn tā ， jiù shèn jīng qí 。

But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.

彼得擺手，不要他們作聲，就告訴他們主怎樣領他出監；又說：「你們把這事告訴雅各和眾弟兄。」於是出去，往別處去了。

bǐ dé bǎi shǒu ， bú yào tā men zuò shēng ， jiù gào sù tā men zhǔ zěn yàng lǐng tā chū jiān ； yòu shuō ：「 nǐ men bǎ zhè shì gào sù yǎ gè hé zhòng dì xiong 。」 yú shì chū qù ， wǎng bié chù qù le 。

But 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.

到了天亮，兵丁擾亂得很，不知道彼得往哪裏去了。

dào le tiān liàng ， bīng dīng rǎo luàn dé hěn ， bù zhī dào bǐ dé wǎng nǎ lǐ qù le 。

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

希律找他，找不着，就審問看守的人，吩咐把他們拉去殺了。後來希律離開猶太，下凱撒利亞去，住在那裏。

xī lǜ zhǎo tā ， zhǎo bù zhe ， jiù shěn wèn kān shǒu de rén ， fēn fù bǎ tā men lā qù shā le 。 hòu lái xī lǜ lí kāi yóu tài ， xià kǎi sā lì yà qù ， zhù zài nà lǐ 。

When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

希律惱怒泰爾、西頓的人。他們那一帶地方是從王的地土得糧，因此就託了王的內侍臣伯拉斯都的情，一心來求和。

xī lǜ nǎo nù tài ěr 、 xī dùn de rén 。 tā men nà yí dài dì fāng shì cóng wáng de dì tǔ dé liáng ， yīn cǐ jiù tuō le wáng de nèi shì chén bó lā sī dōu de qíng ， yì xīn lái qiú hé 。

Now 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.

希律在所定的日子，穿上朝服，坐在位上，對他們講論一番。

xī lǜ zài suǒ dìng de rì zi ， chuān shàng cháo fú ， zuò zài wèi shàng ， duì tā men jiǎng lùn yì fān 。

On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

百姓喊着說：「這是神的聲音，不是人的聲音。」

bǎi xìng hǎn zhe shuō ：「 zhè shì shén de shēng yīn ， bú shì rén de shēng yīn 。」

The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

希律不歸榮耀給上帝，所以主的使者立刻罰他，他被蟲所咬，氣就絕了。

xī lǜ bù guī róng yào gěi shén ， suǒ yǐ zhǔ de shǐ zhě lì kè fá tā ， tā bèi chóng suǒ yǎo ， qì jiù jué le 。

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

上帝的道日見興旺，越發廣傳。

shén de dào rì jiàn xīng wàng ， yuè fā guǎng chuán 。

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

巴拿巴和掃羅辦完了他們供給的事，就從耶路撒冷回來，帶着稱呼馬可的約翰同去。

bā ná bā hé sǎo luó bàn wán le tā men gòng gěi de shì ， jiù cóng yē lù sā lěng huí lái ， dài zhe chēng hu mǎ kě de yuē hàn tóng qù 。

Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.