Acts 12
1 It was about this time that King Herod [Agrippa sent soldiers] [MTY] who seized [and put in prison] some of the [leaders] of the congregation [in Jerusalem. He did that] because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
Tehdy začal pronásledovat církev také král Herodes.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
Apoštola Jakuba, bratra Janova, dal popravit mečem.
3 When Herod realized that he had pleased the [leaders of the] Jewish people by [doing that], he commanded [soldiers] to arrest Peter [in order to kill him], too. This happened during the festival [when the Jewish people ate] bread [that] did not have yeast.
Když viděl, jak se tím zalíbil židovským předákům, dal o Velikonocích zatknout i Petra.
4 After [they] seized Peter, they put him in prison. They arranged for four groups of soldiers to guard Peter. Each [group] had four soldiers. [Every three hours a different group began to guard him while the others rested]. Herod wanted to bring Peter out [of prison and judge him] in front of the [Jewish] people after the Passover [Festival was finished. He then planned to command soldiers to execute Peter].
Vsadil ho do žaláře, který hlídalo šestnáct vojáků. Střídali se po čtveřicích; z toho dva strážili přede dveřmi a dva byli stále uvnitř s Petrem, který měl s každým z nich spojenu jednu ruku řetězem.
5 So [for several days] Peter was kept {they kept Peter} in prison. But the [other believers] in the congregation at [Jerusalem] were praying earnestly to God [that he would help] Peter.
Tak pečlivě dal král svého vězně hlídat a po Velikonocích ho chtěl okázale soudit. Po celou tu dobu se církev za Petra nepřetržitě modlila.
6 The night [before] Herod planned to bring Peter out [from prison to have him executed] publicly, Peter was sleeping [in the prison] between two soldiers, with two chains binding his arms [to the arms of the soldiers. Two other] soldiers were guarding the prison doors.
V noci před chystaným procesem, když Petr spal mezi svými strážci, rýpl ho někdo do boku a probudil ho.
7 Suddenly an angel [from] the Lord [God] stood [beside Peter], and a [bright] light shone in his cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up and said, “Get up quickly!” [While Peter was getting up], the chains fell off from his wrists. [However, the soldiers were not aware of what was happening].
Petr vidí, že kobka je plná světla a řetězy z jeho rukou dole. Před ním stojí Boží anděl a říká: „Rychle, vstávej, oblec se a obuj!“Petr poslechne a dostává další příkaz: „Vezmi si plášť a pojď za mnou!“
8 Then the angel said to Peter, “Put on your clothes and sandals!” So Peter did. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt/girdle [around you(sg)] and put on your sandals!” So Peter did that. Then the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
9 So, [after Peter put on his cloak and sandals], he followed [the angel] out [of the prison cell], but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought [that he] was seeing a vision.
Anděl jde napřed, Petr ho následuje, ale neví, zda bdí či sní.
10 Peter and the angel walked by the soldiers who were guarding the two doors, [but the soldiers did not see them. Then] they came to the iron gate that [led] out into the city. The gate opened by itself, and Peter and the angel walked out [of the prison]. After they had walked [a ways] along one street, the angel suddenly disappeared.
Minou bez potíží vnitřní i vnější stráž a už přicházejí k železné hlavní bráně. Ta se před nimi sama otevírá! Vycházejí do ulice, projdou ji a tu se anděl Petrovi ztrácí.
11 Then Peter [finally] realized that [what had happened to him was not a vision, but] it had really happened. So he said [to himself], “Now I really know that the Lord [God] sent an angel [to help me]. He rescued me from what Herod planned to do [MTY] [to me], and [also] from all the things that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] expected [that Herod would do to me].”
Tehdy jako by se Petr probral ze sna; stál na ulici a teprve si plně uvědomil, že to Pán poslal svého anděla, vytrhl ho z Herodových rukou a tak zmařil plány Židů.
12 When Peter realized [that God had rescued him], he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many [believers] had assembled there, and they were praying [that God would help Peter somehow].
Když si to Petr ujasnil, spěchal do domu Marie, matky Jana Marka. Tam se právě sešli křesťané a modlili se.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
Petr zabušil na dveře a služebná jménem Rodé se přišla zeptat, kdo to je.
14 [When Peter answered her], she recognized his voice, but she was so happy [and excited] that she did not open the door! Instead, she ran back [into the house]. She [excitedly] announced [to the other believers] that Peter was standing outside the door.
Když se Petr ohlásil, poznala ho Rodé po hlase, ale samou radostí zapomněla otevřít a běžela zvěstovat dovnitř, kdo to stojí u dveří.
15 But [one of] them said to her, “You [(sg)] are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was [really true. Then] they repeatedly said, “[No], [it cannot be Peter]. It is [probably] the angel [who was guarding] him [who has come] (OR, It is the angel [who has guarded/protected] him, [and he has come to tell us that] Peter [has died].)”
Nikdo jí nechtěl uvěřit: „To není možné, tys to popletla!“Rodé však trvala na svém: „Poznala jsem přece Petrův hlas!“Usoudili tedy, že apoštol byl zabit a že přišel jeho anděl.
16 But Peter continued knocking [on the door. So when someone finally] opened the door, they saw that it was Peter, and they were completely amazed!
Vtom však Petr zaklepal znovu. Otevřeli a celí užaslí uvítali Petra živého.
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. Then he told them exactly how the Lord [God] had led him out of the prison. He [also] said, “Tell James, the [leader] of our [congregation], and our [other] fellow believers what has happened.” Then [Peter left and] went away to another town.
Když je konečně utišil, vypravoval jim, jak ho Pán vyvedl ze žaláře. Ještě je požádal, aby podali zprávu Ježíšovu bratru Jakubovi a ostatním křesťanům; pak odešel, aby se ukryl.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
Ráno vypukl mezi strážci poplach: Kam se poděl vězeň?
19 Then Herod [heard about it]. So he [commanded soldiers] to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers [who had been guarding Peter], and asked them, “[How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?]” [But they could not explain it. So] he commanded them to be led away [to be executed] {[other soldiers] to lead them away [to execute them]}. [Afterwards], Herod went from Judea [province] down to Caesarea, where he stayed [for some time].
Herodes ho dal hledat, ale marně. Vyslýchal vojáky, a když se od nich nic nedozvěděl, dal je popravit.
20 King Herod had been furiously angry with the people [who lived] in Tyre and Sidon [cities. Then] one day some men [who represented them] came unitedly [to Caesarea in order to meet with] Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod’s important officials, to tell [Herod] that the people [in their cities] wanted to make peace [with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled], because they needed to buy food from those regions. [Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities].
Záhy nato se Herodes odebral z Judska do Césareje, kde se nějaký čas zdržel. Měl tehdy spory s obyvateli přístavů Týr a Sidón. Ti se nakonec zalekli jeho výhrůžek a chtěli raději uzavřít příměří, protože byli na Herodově území hospodářsky závislí. Poslali společného vyslance a úplatkem získali přízeň předního králova dvořana Blasta.
21 On the day that Herod had planned to [meet with them], he put on (very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes). Then he sat on his (throne/chair from which he ruled [people]), and [formally] addressed [all] the people [who had gathered there].
V den audience usedl Herodes ve slavnostním rouchu na trůn a přednesl řeč.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
Lid začal provolávat: „Nemluvil člověk, to promluvil bůh!“
23 So, because Herod [let the people praise him] instead of praising God, immediately an angel [from] the Lord [God] caused Herod to become seriously ill. [Many] worms ate his intestines, and [soon] he died [very painfully].
Herodes tu božskou poctu přijímal jako samozřejmost, ale náhle se zhroutil; Bůh ho ranil pro jeho pýchu. Zemřel pak velice bídně, plný červů.
24 [The believers] continued telling God’s message to people in many places, and ([the number of people who believed in Jesus] was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus).
Navzdory pronásledování se Boží poselství rozmáhalo a šířilo.
25 When Barnabas and Saul finished [delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea], they left Jerusalem and returned [to Antioch, in Syria province]. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.
Barnabáš a Saul splnili svoje poslání v Jeruzalémě a vrátili se do Antiochie, kam s sebou vzali Jana Marka.
