使徒行传 12
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
雅各殉道，彼得被囚
12 大约在此时，希律王下手虐待教会中的一些人， 2 用刀杀了约翰的哥哥[a]雅各。 3 他见这事使犹太人高兴，就又去抓彼得；那时正是除酵节期间。 4 希律抓了彼得，把他关进监狱，交给四班士兵看守，每班四个人，打算在逾越节以后把他提到民众面前审判[b]。 5 这样，彼得被拘留在监狱里，教会却为他热切地向神祷告。
彼得获救
6 希律要把彼得提出来审判[c]的前一夜，彼得被两条铁链捆锁，睡在两个士兵中间，又有一些卫兵在监狱门前看守着。 7 忽然主的一位天使站在旁边，牢房里有光照耀。天使拍拍彼得的肋旁，叫醒他，说：“赶快起来！”那些铁链立刻就从彼得的手上掉了下来。 8 天使对他说：“束上腰带，穿上鞋子！”他就照着做了。天使又说：“披上外衣，跟着我！” 9 彼得就出来跟着走，却不知道天使所做的是真的，以为自己是见了异象。 10 他们经过第一和第二道岗，来到通往城里的铁门前，铁门就自动为他们开了。他们出去，走过一条街，天使立刻离开了他。
11 这时候，彼得清醒过来，说：“现在我确实知道主派了他的天使来，救我脱离希律的手和犹太民众所期待的一切事。” 12 他明白之后，就到约翰的母亲玛丽亚家去，这约翰又叫马可。有许多人聚集在那里祷告。 13 彼得敲了外面的门，一个叫罗妲的女仆前来应门。 14 她一认出是彼得的声音，就高兴得顾不上打开门，跑进去告诉大家说，彼得站在门外。
15 他们对罗妲说：“你疯了！”可是她坚持就是如此。他们不住地说：“那是他的天使。” 16 这时，彼得不停地敲门。他们就打开了门，看见是他，都十分惊讶。
17 彼得挥一下手叫他们安静，告诉他们主怎样领他出了监狱，又说：“你们把这些事告诉雅各和弟兄们。”然后他就出发，往别的地方去了。
18 到天亮，士兵们中间起了不小的骚动，不知道彼得出了什么事。 19 希律搜寻彼得，却没有找到，就审问卫兵们，下令把他们处决了。后来希律离开犹太，下到凯撒里亚去，住在那里。
希律之死
20 当时，希律一直恼恨提尔和西顿的人。所以他们联合起来到王那里去，先说服了王的内臣布拉斯托，然后向王求和，因为他们地区的人是从王的领地[d]得粮食的。 21 在指定的日子，希律穿上王袍，坐在审判席上，向他们公开演说。 22 民众一直喊叫：“这是神的声音，不是人的声音。” 23 主的一位天使立刻击打希律，因为他没有把荣耀归给神。他被虫咬蚀，就断了气。 24 于是神的话语[e]不断扩展[f]，越发广传。 25 巴拿巴和扫罗完成了那服事的工作[g]，就带着那称为马可的约翰，从耶路撒冷回去了[h]。
Footnotes
- 使徒行传 12:2 哥哥——原文直译“兄弟”。
- 使徒行传 12:4 审判——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 12:6 审判——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 12:20 领地——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 12:24 神的话语——或译作“神的道”。
- 使徒行传 12:24 扩展——原文直译“生长”。
- 使徒行传 12:25 服事的工作——或译作“供应的事”。
- 使徒行传 12:25 从耶路撒冷回去了——有古抄本作“回到耶路撒冷去了”。
使徒行傳 12
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
希律王的暴行
12 那時，希律王下手殘害教會的一些人， 2 殺了約翰的哥哥雅各。 3 他見這樣做能取悅猶太人，便又在除酵節期間拘捕了彼得， 4 把他關在監裡，由四班衛兵，每班四人輪流看守，想等逾越節[a]過後當眾懲辦他。 5 彼得被囚期間，教會都迫切地為他向上帝禱告。
彼得神奇出獄
6 在被希律提審前一夜，彼得被兩條鐵鏈鎖著睡在兩個衛兵中間，門外警衛森嚴。 7 忽然，有一位主的天使站在彼得身旁，監牢內一片光明，天使拍他的肋旁，把他叫醒，說：「趕快起來！」鐵鏈就從他手上脫落下來。 8 天使對他說：「束上腰帶，穿好鞋子。」彼得一一照辦。天使又說：「披上外衣，跟我來！」 9 他跟著天使走出牢房，不知道這一切都是真的，還以為自己看到了異象。 10 他們一路穿過第一道和第二道守衛，來到通往城裡的鐵門，那門竟自動打開了。他們就出來，走過一條街之後，天使便離開了彼得。
11 彼得這才如夢初醒，說：「現在我確定，主派了天使來救我脫離希律的魔掌，不讓猶太人的期望得逞。」 12 他清醒後，便到約翰·馬可的母親瑪麗亞家，很多人正聚集在那裡禱告。
13 彼得在外面敲門，有一個叫羅大的婢女出來應門。 14 她聽出是彼得的聲音，喜出望外，竟然沒有開門就跑進去告訴大家：「彼得在門外！」 15 他們說：「你一定瘋了。」她堅持說：「是真的！」他們就說：「是他的天使吧！」
16 彼得不住地敲門。他們開門看見他，都大吃一驚！ 17 彼得擺手示意他們安靜，然後把主怎樣領他出獄的經過告訴大家，又說：「把這事告訴雅各和其他弟兄姊妹。」交待完了，他便離開那裡，往其他地方去了。
18 天亮後，監獄的守衛發現彼得不見了，頓時一片騷動。 19 希律派人四處搜捕，一無所獲，於是親自審問看守彼得的衛兵，下令處決他們。後來希律離開猶太，下到凱撒利亞，並住在那裡。
希律的下場
20 希律對泰爾和西頓的人非常惱火。於是，他們聯合起來去見他，先取得宮廷總管伯拉斯都的支持，然後向他求和，因為他們兩地需要從他的轄區獲得糧食。
21 到了約定的日子，希律穿上王袍，坐在寶座上向眾人致詞。 22 致詞完畢，眾人齊聲高呼：「這是神明在說話，不是凡人在說話！」 23 希律沒有把榮耀歸給上帝，主的天使立刻懲罰他，他當場被蟲子咬死了。
24 上帝的道日見興旺，越傳越廣。
25 巴拿巴和掃羅把款項送到以後，就帶著約翰·馬可從耶路撒冷回去。
Acts 12
New Life Version
The King Makes It Hard for the Church
12 At that time King Herod used his power to make it hard for the Christians in the church. 2 He killed James, the brother of John, with a sword. 3 When he saw that it made the Jews happy, he took hold of Peter also. This was during the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. 4 Herod took Peter and put him in prison and had sixteen soldiers watch him. After the special religious gathering was over, he planned to bring Peter out to the people.
Peter Goes Free
5 So Peter was held in prison. But the church kept praying to God for him. 6 The night before Herod was to bring him out for his trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. He was tied with two chains. Soldiers stood by the door and watched the prison.
7 All at once an angel of the Lord was seen standing beside him. A light shone in the building. The angel hit Peter on the side and said, “Get up!” Then the chains fell off his hands. 8 The angel said, “Put on your belt and shoes!” He did. The angel said to Peter, “Put on your coat and follow me.” 9 Peter followed him out. He was not sure what was happening as the angel helped him. He thought it was a dream.
10 They passed one soldier, then another one. They came to the big iron door that leads to the city and it opened by itself and they went through. As soon as they had gone up one street, the angel left him.
The Christians Find It Hard to Believe Peter Is Free
11 As Peter began to see what was happening, he said to himself, “Now I am sure the Lord has sent His angel and has taken me out of the hands of Herod. He has taken me also from all the things the Jews wanted to do to me.” 12 After thinking about all this, he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John Mark. Many Christians were gathered there praying.
13 When Peter knocked at the gate, a girl named Rhoda went to see who it was. 14 She knew Peter’s voice, but in her joy she forgot to open the gate. She ran in and told them that Peter was standing outside the gate.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy.” But she said again that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.” 16 Peter kept knocking. When they opened the gate and saw him, they were surprised and wondered about it. 17 He raised his hand and told them not to talk but to listen to him. He told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He said, “Tell all these things to James and to the other Christian brothers.” Then he went to another place.
The Death of Herod
18 In the morning the soldiers were very troubled about what had happened to Peter. 19 Herod looked for him but could not find him. He asked the soldiers who watched the prison about Peter. Herod said that the soldiers must be killed because Peter got away. Then Herod went down from the country of Judea to the city of Caesarea to stay for awhile.
20 Herod was very angry with the people of the cities of Tyre and Sidon. They went to him and asked for peace to be made between them and the king. They asked this because their country got food from the king’s country. The people made friends with Blastus, the king’s helper. 21 A day was set aside. On that day Herod put on purple clothes a king wears. He sat on his throne and spoke to the people. 22 They all started to speak with a loud voice, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 The angel of the Lord knocked him down because he did not give honor to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
24 The Word of God was heard by many people and went into more places. 25 Saul and Barnabas went back to Jerusalem after they had finished their work. They took John Mark with them.
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