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、
About that time Herod the king exerted his power to distress some of the church.
2 刃を以てヨハネの兄弟ヤコボを殺ししが、
And he cut off 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 seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also, (in 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。
whom he seized and put into prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him out 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 was therefore kept in custody: but incessant prayer was made to God for him by the church.
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, that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the guards at the door watched 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 shone in the room; and smiting Peter on the side, he waked him, and said, 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 tie on thy sandals: and he did so. And he saith unto him, Throw thy garment round 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。
So he went out and followed him; and he did not know, that what was done by the angel was real, 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 passing through the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate, that leadeth into the city, which of its own accord opened to them: and they went out and passed on through one street; and then 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 Peter being come to himself said, Now I know truly, that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me from 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 considering with himself, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was sirnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and 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 Peter knocked at the door of the porch, a servant named Rhoda came to ask who was there.
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 knowing Peter's voice, through excess of joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them, that Peter was standing at the door.
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 to her, Thou art mad: but she confidently affirmed that it was so. Then said they, 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 opened the door, they saw him, and were astonished.
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 made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, and related to them, how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, tell these things to James and to the other 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 disturbance 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 Herod searching for him, and not finding him, brought the keepers to a trial, and ordered them to be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and abode 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。
And Herod was going to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came to him with one consent, and making interest with Blastus the king's chamberlain, they sued for peace; because their territory was supplied with provision by 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 in his royal robes, and sitting upon his throne, made an oration to 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 gave a shout, saying, It is 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。
but immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and being devoured by worms he died.
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 was 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 charge, taking along with them John who was sirnamed Mark.
