Acts 12
1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
På den Tid lagde Kong Herodes den for at mishandle dem,
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
og Jakob, Johannes's Broder, lod han henrette med Sværd.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Og da han så, at det behagede Jøderne, gik han videre og lod også Peter gribe. Det var de usyrede Brøds Dage.
4 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.
Og da han havde grebet ham, satte han ham i Fængsel og overgav ham til at bevogtes af fire Vagtskifter, hvert på fire Stridsmænd, da han efter Påsken vilde føre ham frem for Folket.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
Så blev da Peter bevogtet i Fængselet; men der blev af Menigheden holdt inderlig Bøn til Gud for ham.
6 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.
Men da Herodes vilde til at føre ham frem, sov Peter den Nat imellem to Stridsmænd, bunden med to Lænker, og Vagter foran Døren bevogtede Fængselet.
7 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.
Og se, en Herrens Engel stod der, og et Lys strålede i Fangerummet, og han slog Peter i Siden og vækkede ham og sagde: "Stå op i Hast!" og Lænkerne faldt ham af Hænderne.
8 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.”
Og Engelen sagde til ham: "Bind op om dig, og bind dine Sandaler på!" Og han gjorde så. Og han siger til ham: "Kast din Kappe om dig, og følg mig!"
9 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.
Og han gik ud og fulgte ham, og han vidste ikke, at det, som skete ved Engelen, var virkeligt, men mente, at han så et Syn.
10 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.
Men de gik igennem den første og den anden Vagt og kom til den Jernport, som førte ud til Staden; denne åbnede sig for dem af sig selv, og de kom ud og gik en Gade frem, og straks skiltes Engelen fra ham.
11 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.”
Og da Peter kom til sig selv, sagde han: "Nu ved jeg i Sandhed, at Herren udsendte sin Engel og udfriede mig af Herodes's Hånd og al det jødiske Folks Forventning."
12 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.
Og da han havde besindet sig, gik han til Marias Hus, hun, som var Moder til Johannes, med Tilnavn Markus, hvor mange vare forsamlede og bade.
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Men da han bankede på Døren til Portrummet, kom der en Pige ved Navn Rode for at høre efter.
14 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.
Og da hun kendte Peters Røst, lod hun af Glæde være at åbne Porten, men løb ind og forkyndte dem, at Peter stod uden for Porten.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
Da sagde de til hende: "Du raser." Men hun stod fast på, at det var således. Men de sagde: "Det er hans Engel."
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
Men Peter blev ved at banke på, og da de lukkede op, så de ham og bleve forbavsede.
17 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.
Da vinkede han til dem med Hånden, at de skulde tie, og fortalte dem, hvorledes Herren havde ført ham ud af Fængselet, og han sagde: "Forkynder Jakob og Brødrene dette!" Og han gik ud og drog til et andet Sted.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
Men da det blev Dag, var der ikke liden Uro iblandt Stridsmændene over, hvad der var blevet af Peter.
19 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.
Men da Herodes søgte ham og ikke fandt ham, forhørte han Vagten og befalede, at de skulde henrettes. Og han drog ned fra Judæa til Kæsarea og opholdt sig der.
20 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.
Men han lå i Strid med Tyrierne og Sidonierne. Men de kom endrægtigt til ham og fik Blastus, Kongens Kammerherre, på deres Side og bade om Fred, fordi deres Land fik Næringsmidler tilførte fra Kongens Land.
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
Men på en fastsat Dag iførte Herodes sig en Kongedragt og satte sig på Tronen og holdt en Tale til dem,
22 The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
Og Folket råbte til ham: "DeterGudsRøstog ikke et Menneskes."
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
Men straks slog en Herrens Engel ham, fordi han ikke gav Gud Æren; og han blev fortæret af Orme og udåndede.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Men Guds Ord havde Fremgang og udbredtes.
25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
Og Barnabas og Saulus vendte tilbage fra Jerusalem efter at have fuldført deres Ærinde, og de havde Johannes, med Tilnavn Markus, med sig.
