Acts 12
1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
ちょうどそのころ，ヘロデ王は集会のある者たちを虐げることに手を伸ばし，
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
ヨハネの兄弟ヤコブを剣で殺した。
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
それがユダヤ人たちの意にかなったのを見て，ペトロをも捕らえようとした。それは種なしパンの時期であった。
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.
彼を逮捕して，ろうやに入れ，四人一組の兵士四組に引き渡して監視させた。過ぎ越しの後で民の前に引き出すつもりであったのである。
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
それで，ペトロはろうやに入れられており，彼のために集会によって休みなく神に祈りがささげられていた。
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.
ヘロデが彼を引き出そうとしていた前夜，ペトロは二本の鎖につながれて， 二人の兵士の間で眠っていた。番兵たちは戸口の前でろうやを見張っていた。
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.
すると見よ，主のみ使いが彼のそばに立ち，光が独房内を照らした。み使いはペトロのわき腹をたたいて起こし，「急いで立ち上がりなさい！」と言った。鎖が彼の両手から落ちた。
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.”
み使いは彼に言った，「服を着て，サンダルをはきなさい」。彼はそのとおりにした。み使いは彼に言った，「外衣を着て，わたしに付いて来なさい」。
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.
そこで彼はその後に付いて行った。彼はみ使いによってなされていることが現実のこととは分からず，幻を見ているものと思っていた。
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.
第一と第二の衛兵所を過ぎ，町に通じる鉄の門のところに来ると，彼らのために門がひとりでに開いた。外に出て，一つの通りを進むと，すぐにみ使いは彼から離れた。
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.”
ペトロは我に返って言った，「今，確かに分かる。主はみ使いを遣わして，ヘロデの手から，またユダヤの民のあらゆるもくろみから，わたしを救い出してくださったのだ」。
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.
そう判断すると，またの名をマルコというヨハネの母マリアの家に行った。そこでは，大勢の人が集まって，祈っていた。
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
門の戸をたたくと，ロダという名の女中が応対に出た。
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.
ペトロの声だと分かると，彼女は喜びのあまり，門を開けもせずに中に駆け込み，ペトロが門の前に立っていると報告した。
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
人々は彼女に言った，「あなたは気が狂っている！」 しかし彼女は本当だと言い張った。彼らは言った，「それは彼のみ使いだ」。
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
しかしペトロはたたき続けていた。彼らが開けてみると，ペトロがいたので，びっくりした。
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.
しかし彼は，彼らを手で制して静かにさせ，主が彼をろうやから連れ出してくれた次第を話して聞かせた。彼は言った，「これらの事をヤコブと兄弟たちに知らせなさい」。それから立ち去って，ほかの所に出て行った。
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
さて，夜が明けると，いったいペトロはどうなったのかと，兵士たちの間で少なからぬ騒ぎが起こった。
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.
ヘロデは，彼を探しても見つからないので，番兵たちを取り調べ，彼らを死に渡すように命じた。ユダヤからカエサレアに下って行き，そこに滞在した。
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.
さて，ヘロデはテュロスとシドンの民にひどく腹を立てていた。彼らはそろって彼のところに来て，王の侍従官ブラスタスに取り入って，和解を求めた。彼らの地方は王の国から食糧を得ていたからである。
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
定められた日に，ヘロデは王衣をまとって王座に着き，彼らに向かって演説をした。
22 The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
民は叫んで言った，「神の声だ，人間の声ではない！」
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.
すぐに主のみ使いが彼を打った。神に栄光を帰さなかったからである。彼はうじに食われて死んだ。
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
一方，神の言葉は増し広がっていった。
25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
バルナバとサウロは，奉仕の務めを果たしたのち，またの名をマルコというヨハネを連れて，エルサレムに帰って来た。
