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.
Um dieselbige Zeit legte der König Herodes die Hände an etliche von der Gemeinde, sie zu peinigen.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
Er tötete aber Jakobus, den Bruder des Johannes, mit dem Schwert.
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.
Und da er sah, daß es den Juden gefiel, fuhr er fort und fing Petrus auch. Es waren aber eben die Tage der süßen Brote.
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].
Da er ihn nun griff, legte er ihn ins Gefängnis und überantwortete ihn vier Vierteilen Kriegsknechten, ihn zu bewahren, und gedachte, ihn nach Ostern dem Volk vorzustellen.
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.
Und Petrus ward zwar im Gefängnis gehalten; aber die Gemeinde betete ohne Aufhören für ihn zu Gott.
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.
Und da ihn Herodes wollte vorstellen, in derselbigen Nacht schlief Petrus zwischen zwei Kriegsknechten, gebunden mit zwo Ketten, und die Hüter vor der Tür hüteten das Gefängnis.
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].
Und siehe, der Engel des HERRN kam daher, und ein Licht schien in dem Gemach; und schlug Petrus an die Seite und weckte ihn auf und sprach: Stehe behende auf! Und die Ketten fielen ihm von seinen Händen.
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!”
Und der Engel sprach zu ihm: Gürte dich und tu deine Schuhe an! Und er tat also. Und er sprach zu ihm: Wirf deinen Mantel um dich und folge mir nach!
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.
Und er ging hinaus und folgte ihm und wußte nicht, daß ihm wahrhaftig solches geschähe durch den Engel, sondern es deuchte ihn, er sähe ein Gesicht.
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.
Sie gingen aber durch die erste und andere Hut und kamen zu der eisernen Tür, welche zur Stadt führet; die tat sich ihnen von selber auf. Und traten hinaus und gingen hin eine Gasse lang; und also bald schied der Engel von ihm.
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].”
Und da Petrus zu sich selber kam, sprach er: Nun weiß ich wahrhaftig, daß der HERR seinen Engel gesandt hat und mich errettet aus der Hand des Herodes und von allem Warten des jüdischen Volks.
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].
Und als er sich besann, kam er vor das Haus Marias, der Mutter des Johannes, der mit dem Zunamen Markus hieß, da viele beieinander waren und beteten.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
Als aber Petrus an die Tür klopfete des Tores, trat hervor eine Magd, zu horchen, mit Namen Rhode.
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.
Und als sie des Petrus Stimme erkannte, tat sie das Tor nicht auf vor Freuden, lief aber hinein und verkündigte es ihnen, Petrus stünde vor dem Tor.
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].)”
Sie aber sprachen zu ihr: Du bist unsinnig. Sie aber bestand darauf, es wäre also. Sie sprachen: Es ist sein Engel.
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!
Petrus aber klopfete weiter an. Da sie aber auftaten, sahen sie ihn und entsetzten sich.
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.
Er aber winkete ihnen mit der Hand, zu schweigen, und erzählte ihnen, wie ihn der HERR hätte aus dem Gefängnis geführet, und sprach: Verkündiget dies Jakobus und den Brüdern. Und ging hinaus und zog an einen andern Ort.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
Da es aber Tag ward, ward nicht eine kleine Bekümmernis unter den Kriegsknechten, wie es doch mit Petrus gegangen wäre.
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 aber, da er ihn forderte und nicht fand, ließ er die Hüter rechtfertigen und hieß sie wegführen und zog von Judäa hinab gen Cäsarea und hielt allda sein Wesen.
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].
Denn er gedachte, wider die von Tyrus und Sidon zu kriegen. Sie aber kamen einmütiglich zu ihm und überredeten des Königs Kämmerer, Blastus, und baten um Frieden, darum daß ihre Lande sich nähren mußten von des Königs Land.
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].
Aber auf einen bestimmten Tag tat Herodes das königliche Kleid an, setzte sich auf den Richterstuhl und tat eine Rede zu ihnen.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
Das Volk aber rief zu: Das ist Gottes Stimme und nicht eines Menschen!
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].
Alsbald schlug ihn der Engel des HERRN, darum daß er die Ehre nicht Gott gab, und ward gefressen von den Würmern und gab den Geist auf.
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).
Das Wort Gottes aber wuchs und mehrete sich.
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.
Barnabas aber und Saulus kamen wieder gen Jerusalem und überantworteten die Handreichung und nahmen mit sich Johannes mit dem Zunamen Markus.
