Дела апостолска 12
1 У оно пак време подиже Ирод цар руке да мучи неке од цркве.
At that time Herod the king undertook to afflict some of the church.
2 И погуби Јакова брата Јовановог мачем.
And he slew with the sword James the brother of John.
3 И видевши да је то по вољи Јеврејима настави да ухвати и Петра (а беху дани пресних хлебова),
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he apprehended Peter also. Those were the days of unleavened bread.
4 Ког и ухвати и баци у тамницу и предаде га четворици четвртника војничких да га чувају, и мишљаше га по пасхи извести пред народ.
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four tetrads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the passover.
5 И тако Петра чуваху у тамници; а црква мољаше се за њега Богу без престанка.
Therefore, Peter was kept in prison; but fervent prayer to God was made for him by the church.
6 А кад хтеде Ирод да га изведе, ону ноћ спаваше Петар међу двојицом војника, окован у двоје вериге, а стражари пред вратима чуваху тамницу.
When Herod was about to bring him out, on that night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the doors were guarding the prison.
7 И гле, анђео Господњи приступи, и светлост обасја по соби, и куцнувши Петра у ребра пробуди га говорећи: Устани брже. И спадоше му вериге с руку.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison. And he gently struck Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying: Arise quickly; and his chains fell from his hands.
8 А анђео му рече: Опаши се, и обуј опанке своје. И учини тако. И рече му анђео: Обуци хаљину своју, па хајде за мном.
And the angel said to him: Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals; and he did so. And he said to him: Throw your mantle around you, and follow me.
9 И изишавши иђаше за њим, и не знаше да је то истина што анђео чињаше, него мишљаше да види утвару.
And he went out, and followed him; and he knew not that what was done by the angel was real, but thought that he saw a vision.
10 А кад прођоше прву стражу и другу и дођоше к вратима гвозденим која вођаху у град, она им се сама отворише; и изишавши прођоше једну улицу, и анђео одмах одступи од њега.
And when they had passed through the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out, and passed on through one street; and the angel immediately departed from him.
11 И кад дође Петар к себи рече: Сад заиста видим да Бог посла анђела свог те ме избави из руку Иродових и од свега чекања народа јеврејског.
And when Peter came to himself, he said: Now I know, in truth, that the Lord has sent his angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod, and from all that was expected by the Jewish people.
12 И размисливши дође кући Марије матере Јована који се зваше Марко, где беху многи сабрани и мољаху се Богу.
And being aware of his condition, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who is surnamed Mark, where many had met together, and were praying.
13 А кад куцну Петар у врата од двора, приступи девојка по имену Рода, да чује.
And when he knocked at the door of the entrance, a maid-servant, named Rhoda, came to listen.
14 И познавши глас Петров од радости не отвори врата, него утрча и каза да Петар стоји пред вратима.
And recognizing Peter’s voice, she did not open the entrance for joy, but ran in and told that Peter was standing before the entrance.
15 А они јој рекоше: Јеси ли ти луда? А она потврђиваше да је тако. А они говораху: Анђео је његов.
And they said to her: You are mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. Then said hey: It is his angel.
16 А Петар једнако куцаше. А кад отворише, видеше га, и удивише се.
But Peter continued to knock; and when they had opened the door, they saw him, and were astonished.
17 А он махнувши на њих руком да ћуте, каза им како га Господ изведе из тамнице; и рече: јавите ово Јакову и браћи. И изишавши отиде на друго место.
But, having made a sign to them with his hand, that they should keep silence, he made known to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison, and he said: Tell this to James, and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.
18 А кад би дан, беше не мала буна међу војницима, шта то би од Петра.
And when it was day, there was no little confusion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19 А кад га Ирод заиска и не нађе, онда испита стражаре, и заповеди да их одведу; и изишавши из Јудеје у Ћесарију онамо живљаше.
But Herod, when he had sought for him, and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded them to be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarean, and there he remained.
20 Јер се Ирод срђаше на Тирце и Сидонце. Али они једнодушно дођоше к њему, и узевши на своју руку Власта, постељника царевог, искаху мира, јер се њихове земље храњаху од његовог царства.
And he was intending to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came with one consent to him; and having made Blastus, who had charge of the king’s bed-chamber, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supported by that of the king.
21 А у одређени дан обуче се Ирод у царску хаљину, и седавши на престо говораше им;
And on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and seated himself on his throne, delivered an oration to them.
22 А народ викаше: Ово је глас Божји, а не човечији.
And the people shouted: It is the voice of God, and not of man.
23 Али уједанпут удари га анђео Господњи: јер не даде славе Богу; и будући изједен од црви издахну.
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory. And having been eaten by worms, he expired.
24 А реч Божија растијаше и множаше се.
But the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.
25 А Варнава и Савле предавши помоћ вратише се из Јерусалима у Антиохију, узевши са собом Јована који се зваше Марко.
And Barnabas and Saul, after they had fulfilled their ministry, returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, whose surname was Mark.
