1 På den tiden la kong Herodes hånd på noen fra menigheten for å undertrykke dem.

Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

2 Han drepte Jakob, bror til Johannes, med sverdet.

He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

3 Og da han så at dette behaget jødene, gikk han videre og arresterte også Peter. Dette skjedde i de usyrede brøds dager.

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

4 Da han hadde arrestert ham, satte han ham i fengsel og overlot ham til fire grupper med fire soldater hver for å vokte ham, med hensikt å føre ham frem for folket etter påsken.

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.

5 Peter ble derfor holdt i fengsel, mens hele menigheten vedvarende bad til Gud for ham.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

6 Den natten Herodes hadde til hensikt å føre ham frem, sov Peter mellom to soldater, bundet med to kjeder. Vakter stod foran døren og holdt fengselet.

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.

7 Og se, en Herrens engel stod ved ham, og lys skinte i cellen. Han slo Peter på siden og vekket ham opp, og sa: "Stå raskt opp!" Og kjedene falt av hans hender.

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 from his hands.

8 Engelen sa til ham: "Kle på deg og ta på sandaler." Han gjorde det slik. Han sa til ham: "Ta på din kappe og følg meg."

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."

9 Og han gikk ut og fulgte ham. Han visste ikke at det som engelen gjorde var virkelig, men trodde han så et syn.

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.

10 Da de hadde passert den første og den andre vaktposten, kom de til jernporten som fører inn til byen, og den åpnet seg av seg selv for dem. De gikk ut, gikk ned en gate, og straks forlot engelen ham.

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.

11 Da Peter var kommet til seg selv, sa han: "Nå vet jeg virkelig at Herren har sendt sin engel og befridd meg fra Herodes' hånd og fra alt det jødefolket ventet på."

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."

12 Etter å ha tenkt på det, kom han til huset til Maria, moren til Johannes som ble kalt Markus, hvor mange var samlet og bad.

Thinking about that, 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 Peter banket på døren til porten, kom en tjenestepike ved navn Rode for å svare.

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

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

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.

15 De sa til henne: "Du er gal!" Men hun insisterte på at det var slik. De sa: "Det er hans engel."

They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

16 Men Peter fortsatte å banke. Da de åpnet, så de ham og ble forundret.

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

17 Men han, med et vink med hånden for å få dem til å tie, beskrev for dem hvordan Herren hadde ført ham ut av fengselet. Han sa: "Fortell dette til Jakob og brødrene." Deretter dro han til et annet sted.

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.

18 Da det ble dag, var det ikke lite oppstyr blant soldatene om hva som hadde skjedd med Peter.

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

19 Da Herodes hadde lett etter ham og ikke funnet ham, forhørte han vaktene og ga ordre om at de skulle henrettes. Deretter dro han fra Judea til Cæsarea og ble der.

When Herod had sought for him, and didn't find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

20 Herodes var meget sint på folket fra Tyrus og Sidon. De kom samlet til ham, og etter å ha fått Blastus, kongens kammerherre, som venn, ba de om fred fordi deres land var avhengig av kongens land for mat.

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 chamberlain, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

21 På en fastsatt dag kledte Herodes seg i kongelige klær, satte seg på tronen og holdt en tale til dem.

On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

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

The people shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"

23 Straks slo en Herrens engel ham, fordi han ikke gav Gud æren, og han ble fortært av marker og døde.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn't give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

24 Men Guds ord vokste og mangedoblet seg.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

25 Barnabas og Saulus vendte tilbake til Jerusalem etter å ha fullført sin tjeneste, og tok også med seg Johannes som ble kalt Markus.

Barnabas and Saul returned to{TR reads "from" instead of "to"} Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark.