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雅各殉道,彼得被囚

12 那时,希律王下手苦害教会中的几个人, 用刀杀了约翰的哥哥雅各。 他见这事博得了犹太人的欢心,就在除酵节期间,再次捉拿彼得。 捉到了,就把他关在监里,交给四班士兵看守,每班四个人,打算过了逾越节,把他提出来交给民众。 彼得就这样被拘留在监里;但教会却为他迫切地祈求 神。

天使救彼得出监

希律要提他出来的前一夜,彼得被两条锁炼锁住,睡在两个士兵中间,还有卫兵守在门前。 忽然,有主的一位使者出现,牢房里就光芒四射。天使拍拍彼得的肋旁,唤醒他,说:“快起来!”他手上的锁炼就脱落了。 天使对他说:“束上带子,穿上鞋!”他就这样作了。天使又说:“披上外衣,跟我走!” 他就出来跟着天使走,但他不知道天使所作的事是真的,还以为是见了异象。 10 他们经过第一、第二两个岗位,来到通往城内的铁门,那门自动给他们开了。他们出来,往前走了一条街,天使立刻离开了他。 11 彼得清醒过来,说:“现在我确实知道,主差他的天使来,救我脱离希律的手和犹太人所期望的一切。” 12 他明白了之后,就到约翰(别名马可)的母亲马利亚家里去;有许多人聚集在那里祷告。 13 彼得敲了大门,有一个名叫罗大的使女,出来应门。 14 她认出是彼得的声音,欢喜到顾不得开门,就跑进去报告,说彼得站在门外。 15 大家说:“你疯了!”她却坚持地说这是真的。他们说:“一定是他的天使。” 16 彼得继续敲门;他们打开了,一见是他,就非常惊讶。 17 彼得作了一个手势,要他们安静,然后对他们述说主怎样领他出监,又说:“你们把这些事告诉雅各和众弟兄。”就离开那里,到别的地方去了。

18 天亮的时候,士兵们非常慌乱,不知彼得出了甚么事。 19 希律搜索他,却找不到,就审问卫兵,下令把他们带出去处死。后来希律离开犹太,到该撒利亚去,住在那里。

希律被 神击打

20 当时希律对推罗和西顿人怀怒在心。这两地的人因为他们的地区都需要从王的领土得到粮食,就先拉拢了王的内侍臣伯拉斯都,然后同心地去见希律,要向他求和。 21 到了定好的日期,希律穿上王服,坐在高台上,向他们演讲。 22 群众大声说:“这是 神的声音,不是人的声音!” 23 他不归荣耀给 神,所以主的使者立刻击打他,他被虫咬,就断了气。

24  神的道日渐兴旺,越发广传。 25 巴拿巴和扫罗完成了送交捐项的任务,就带著名叫马可的约翰,从耶路撒冷回来。

12 Now during that time Herod the king laid his hands on Moshiach’s Kehillah to harm some of them.

He killed Ya’akov the ach Yochanan with a cherev (sword).

Having seen that this was pleasing to the Judeans, Herod proceeded to arrest Kefa also. This happened during the yamim of Chag HaMatzot. [SHEMOT 12:15; 23:25]

When he had Kefa seized, he put him in the beis hasohar, having handed him over to four squads of chaiyalim to guard him, intending after Pesach to bring him before the people.

Therefore, Kefa was being kept in the beis hasohar. But tefillah to Hashem was earnestly being made by Moshiach’s Kehillah for him.

But b’lailah, when Herod was about to lead him out, Kefa, bound with two sharsherot (chains), was sleeping between two chaiyalim; and, before the delet (door), were shomrim (guards) keeping watch over the beis hasohar.

Then a malach HaAdon approached and ohr (light) shone in the cheder (room), and, having struck the side of Kefa, he awoke him, saying, "Get up quickly!" And the kavlei varzel (shackles of iron) fell off his hands. [TEHILLIM 107:14; 149:8]

The malach said to Kefa, "Put on your gartel and tie your sandals." And Kefa did so. And the malach says to him, "Put on your kaftan and follow me."

And having gone out, Kefa was following the malach, and he did not have da’as that the thing was happening grahda (as a matter of fact, in reality), but he was thinking he was seeing a chazon through the malach.

10 And having gone through the shomrim (guards), the first and the second, they came upon the Sha’ar HaBarzel leading to the Ir Kodesh. This was opened to them by itself. And having gone out, they went along one rekhov (street), and immediately the malach went away from him.

11 And Kefa, having come to himself, said, "Now I have da’as for sure that HaAdon sent out his malach and delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Judean people." [TEHILLIM 34:7; DANIEL 3:28; 6:22]

12 Having realized this, Kefa came upon the bais of Miryam the Em (mother) of Yochanan, the one being called Markos, where there were many having been assembled and davening.

13 And when Kefa knocked on the delet (door) of the gate, a na’arah by name Rhoda, approached to listen.

14 And having recognized the kol (voice) of Kefa, from simcha she did not open the gate but, having run inside, she reported that Kefa stood at the gate.

15 But the ones there said to her, "You are meshuggah!" But she kept insisting it was so. But they were saying, "It is his malach."

16 But Kefa continued knocking. And having opened the gate, they saw him, and were mishpoyel (standing in awe).

17 And having motioned to them with his hand to be silent, he told them how HaAdon led him out from the beis hasohar. Then Kefa said, "Report to Ya’akov [see p.848] and to the Achim b’Moshiach these things." And having gone out, Kefa went to another place.

18 Now when it was boker, there was not a little commotion among the chaiyalim as to what had become of Kefa.

19 Now Herod, having sought after him and not having found him, after questioning the shomrim, commanded them to be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Yehudah to Caesarea, and was staying there.

20 Now Herod was gor (very) angry with the people of Tzor and those of Tzidon, and with one mind they were coming to him; and, having won over Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they were requesting shalom, because their country was fed by the king’s lands. [MELACHIM ALEF 5:9,11; YECHEZKEL 27:17]

21 Now on the appointed day, Herod, having clothed himself with royal malbush (clothing) and having sat down on the kes hamishpat, was delivering a public address to them.

22 And the multitude was crying out, "Hinei, the kol of a g-d and not of an ish!"

23 Immediately, a malach Adonoi struck him, because he did not give the kavod to Hashem. And, having become eaten with worms, Herod died. [SHMUEL ALEF 25:38; SHMUEL BAIS 24:16,17; MELACHIM BAIS 19:35]

24 But the dvar Hashem was growing and increasing.

25 And Bar-Nabba and Sha’ul returned from Yerushalayim, having fulfilled their shlichus (mission) to deliver the tzedakah and having taken along with them [back to Antioch], Yochanan the one called Markos.