Acts 12

1 About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

1 På den Tid lagde Kong Herodes den for at mishandle dem,

2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

2 og Jakob, Johannes's Broder, lod han henrette med Sværd.

3 And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

3 Og da han så, at det behagede Jøderne, gik han videre og lod også Peter gribe. Det var de usyrede Brøds Dage.

4 He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

4 Og da han havde grebet ham, satte han ham i Fængsel og overgav ham til at bevogtes af fire Vagtskifter, hvert på fire Stridsmænd, da han efter Påsken vilde føre ham frem for Folket.

5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

5 Så blev da Peter bevogtet i Fængselet; men der blev af Menigheden holdt inderlig Bøn til Gud for ham.

6 On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

6 Men da Herodes vilde til at føre ham frem, sov Peter den Nat imellem to Stridsmænd, bunden med to Lænker, og Vagter foran Døren bevogtede Fængselet.

7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

7 Og se, en Herrens Engel stod der, og et Lys strålede i Fangerummet, og han slog Peter i Siden og vækkede ham og sagde: “Stå op i Hast!” og Lænkerne faldt ham af Hænderne.

8 “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

8 Og Engelen sagde til ham: “Bind op om dig, og bind dine Sandaler på!” Og han gjorde så. Og han siger til ham: “Kast din Kappe om dig, og følg mig!”

9 So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

9 Og han gik ud og fulgte ham, og han vidste ikke, at det, som skete ved Engelen, var virkeligt, men mente, at han så et Syn.

10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

10 Men de gik igennem den første og den anden Vagt og kom til den Jernport, som førte ud til Staden; denne åbnede sig for dem af sig selv, og de kom ud og gik en Gade frem, og straks skiltes Engelen fra ham.

11 Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

11 Og da Peter kom til sig selv, sagde han: “Nu ved jeg i Sandhed, at Herren udsendte sin Engel og udfriede mig af Herodes's Hånd og al det jødiske Folks Forventning.”

12 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

12 Og da han havde besindet sig, gik han til Marias Hus, hun, som var Moder til Johannes, med Tilnavn Markus, hvor mange vare forsamlede og bade.

13 He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

13 Men da han bankede på Døren til Portrummet, kom der en Pige ved Navn Rode for at høre efter.

14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

14 Og da hun kendte Peters Røst, lod hun af Glæde være at åbne Porten, men løb ind og forkyndte dem, at Peter stod uden for Porten.

15 “You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”

15 Da sagde de til hende: “Du raser.” Men hun stod fast på, at det var således. Men de sagde: “Det er hans Engel.”

16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

16 Men Peter blev ved at banke på, og da de lukkede op, så de ham og bleve forbavsede.

17 Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

17 Da vinkede han til dem med Hånden, at de skulde tie, og fortalte dem, hvorledes Herren havde ført ham ud af Fængselet, og han sagde: “Forkynder Jakob og Brødrene dette!” Og han gik ud og drog til et andet Sted.

18 At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

18 Men da det blev Dag, var der ikke liden Uro iblandt Stridsmændene over, hvad der var blevet af Peter.

19 After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

19 Men da Herodes søgte ham og ikke fandt ham, forhørte han Vagten og befalede, at de skulde henrettes. Og han drog ned fra Judæa til Kæsarea og opholdt sig der.

20 Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

20 Men han lå i Strid med Tyrierne og Sidonierne. Men de kom endrægtigt til ham og fik Blastus, Kongens Kammerherre, på deres Side og bade om Fred, fordi deres Land fik Næringsmidler tilførte fra Kongens Land.

21 On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

21 Men på en fastsat Dag iførte Herodes sig en Kongedragt og satte sig på Tronen og holdt en Tale til dem,

22 And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

22 Og Folket råbte til ham: “Det er Guds Røst og ikke et Menneskes.”

23 Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

23 Men straks slog en Herrens Engel ham, fordi han ikke gav Gud Æren; og han blev fortæret af Orme og udåndede.

24 But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.

24 Men Guds Ord havde Fremgang og udbredtes.

25 When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

25 Og Barnabas og Saulus vendte tilbage fra Jerusalem efter at have fuldført deres Ærinde, og de havde Johannes, med Tilnavn Markus, med sig.