使徒の働き 12
1 第三項 ヘロデ、アギリッパ第一世教會を迫害す 當時ヘロデ王は、教會の或人々を悩まさんとして手を下し、
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
2 刃を以てヨハネの兄弟ヤコボを殺ししが、
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 其がユデア人の心に適へるを見て、亦ペトロをも捕へたり。時は無酵麪の祭日なりしかば、
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread.
4 之を捕へて監獄に入れ、過越祭の後人民の前に出さん心構にて、四人組の兵卒四組に之を守らせたり。
And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
5 斯てペトロは監獄に守られつつあるに、教會は頻に彼が為に神に祈りを為し居たり。
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
6 然てヘロデが彼を出さんとする其前の夜、ペトロ二個の鎖に繋がれて二人の兵卒の間に眠り、看守等門前に在りて監獄を守り居たるに、
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.
7 折しも主の使傍に現れ、光明室内に輝きたり。天使ペトロの脇を叩きて之を覚まし、急ぎ起きよ、と云ひければ、鎖其手より落ちたり。
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8 天使又、汝帯を締めて履物を穿け、と云ひしに、ペトロ然為ししかば、又、上衣を身に纏ひて我に随へ、と云へり。
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
9 ペトロ出でて之に随ひ居たりしが、天使より為らるる事の眞なるを知らず、幻影を見る心地し居たり。
And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
10 然て第一第二の番所を過ぎて、市に通ずる鉄の門に至りしかば、其門自ら彼等の為に開け、共に出でて一筋の街を往きしに、天使俄に彼を去れり。
And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.
11 其時ペトロ我に還りて、主が其使を遣りて我をヘロデの手、及びユデア人民の待設けし凡ての事より救出し給ひたるを今ぞ眞に覚りたる、と言ひて、
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 思案しつつ、マルコと呼ばるるヨハネの母マリアの家に至れり。多くの人此處に集りて祈り居けるを、
And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 ペトロ門の扉を叩きければ、ロデと云へる下女聞きに出で、
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.
14 ペトロの聲を聞知るや、喜の餘り門を開かずして奥に駈入り、ペトロ門前に立てり、と告げしかば、
And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.
15 人々ロデに向ひ、汝は心狂へり、と云ひたれど、下女は、其なりと断言するに、人々、其はペトロの天使ならん、と云ひ居たり。
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
16 然れどペトロ叩きて止まざれば、人々門を開き、彼を見て驚きしが、
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
17 彼手眞似にて人々を静め、主の己を監獄より取出し給ひし次第を語り、是等の事をヤコボ及び兄弟等に告げよ、と云ひて、出でて他の處に往けり。
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
18 拂暁に及びて、ペトロは如何にせしぞ、とて兵卒中の騒一方ならず、
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 ヘロデはペトロを索めて之を見出さざりしかば、看守を審問して死罪に處し、斯てユデアよりカイザリアに下りて、其處に留れり。
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.
20 然てチロ及シドンの人々、ヘロデの怒に触れしにより、心を合せて彼が許に至り、王室の侍從プラストの紹介を得て和睦を求めたり、其は彼等の地方は王の國によりて糊口すればなり。
Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.
21 期日に當りてヘロデ王服を着し、高座に就きて彼等に談話を為しけるを、
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 人民、是神の聲なり、人の聲に非ず、と稱讃せるに、
And the people shouted, [saying], The voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 ヘロデ神に光榮を歸せざりければ、忽ち主の使に打たれ、蟲に喰まれて死せり。
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
24 斯て、主の御言榮え広がりつつありしが、
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 バルナバとサウロとは聖役を終へ、マルコとも呼ばるるヨハネを携へてエルザレムより歸れり。
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.
