1 På den tiden la kong Herodes hånd på noen av menigheten for å mishandle dem.

Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

2 Og han drepte Jakob, Johannes' bror, med sverd.

And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

3 Da han så at dette var til glede for jødene, grep han også Peter. Dette skjedde i de usyrede brøds dager.

And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And `those' were the days of unleavened bread.

4 Da han hadde tatt ham, satte han ham i fengsel og overga ham til fire vaktgrupper med soldater for å vokte ham, med tanke på å føre ham fram for folket etter påsken.

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 Peter ble derfor holdt i fengsel, men menigheten ba inderlig til Gud for ham.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

6 Samme natt som Herodes skulle føre ham fram, sov Peter mellom to soldater, bundet med to lenker, og vaktene holdt vakt foran døren.

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 Og se, en Herrens engel sto ved siden av ham, og lyset skinte i cellen. Han slo Peter på siden, vekket ham og sa: Stå opp raskt! Og lenkene falt av hans hender.

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 Engelen sa til ham: Bind opp beltet og ta på deg sandalene. Og han gjorde det. Så sa engelen: Kast kappen om deg og følg meg.

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 Han gikk ut og fulgte etter, men visste ikke at det engelen gjorde, var virkelig; han trodde han så et syn.

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 Da de kom forbi den første og andre vakt, kom de til jerngitteret som førte ut til byen; det åpnet seg for dem av seg selv. De gikk ut og fortsatte nedover en gate, og straks forlot engelen ham.

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 Da Peter kom til seg selv, sa han: Nå vet jeg for visst at Herren har sendt sin engel og fridd meg fra Herodes' hånd og fra alt det jødefolket ventet.

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 Da han innså dette, gikk han til huset til Maria, moren til Johannes med tilnavnet Markus, hvor mange var samlet og ba.

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 Da han banket på porten, kom en tjenestepike ved navn Rhoda for å høre etter.

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

14 Da hun kjente igjen Peters stemme, åpnet hun ikke porten av glede, men løp inn og fortalte at Peter sto foran porten.

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 De sa til henne: Du er gal. Men hun sto på sitt, at det var slik. Da sa de: Det er hans engel.

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 Peter fortsatte å banke, og da de åpnet, så de ham og ble forskrekket.

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

17 Han gjorde tegn til dem med hånden om å være stille og fortalte dem hvordan Herren hadde ført ham ut av fengselet. Han sa: Fortell dette til Jakob og til brødrene. Så gikk han bort til et annet sted.

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 Da det ble dag, ble det stor uro blant soldatene om hva som hadde skjedd med Peter.

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

19 Da Herodes lette etter ham og ikke fant ham, forhørte han vaktene og befalte at de skulle henrettes. Så reiste han fra Judea til Cæsarea og ble der.

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 Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

20 Han var svært misfornøyd med folkene i Tyrus og Sidon; de kom enstemmig til ham, og etter å ha vunnet Blastus, kongens kammerherre, på sin side, ba de om fred, fordi deres land fikk forsyninger fra kongens land.

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 På en bestemt dag kledde Herodes seg i kongelige klær, satte seg på tronen og holdt en tale til dem.

And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

22 Folket ropte: En guds røst, og ikke et menneskes!

And the people shouted, `saying', The voice of a god, and not of a man.

23 Straks slo en Herrens engel ham, fordi han ikke ga Gud æren; og han ble fortært av ormer og døde.

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 Men Guds ord vokste og spredte seg.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

25 Barnabas og Saulus vendte tilbake fra Jerusalem da de hadde fullført sin tjenestegjerning, og de tok med seg Johannes med tilnavnet Markus.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.