Acts 12
Christian Standard Bible
James Martyred and Peter Jailed
12 About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church, 2 and he executed James,(A) John’s brother, with the sword. 3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(B) 4 After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying fervently to God for him.
Peter Rescued
6 When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison. 7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord(C) appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.(D) 8 “Get dressed,” the angel told him, “and put on your sandals.” And he did. “Wrap your cloak around you,” he told him, “and follow me.” 9 So he went out and followed, and he did not know that what the angel did was really happening, but he thought he was seeing a vision.(E) 10 After they passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went outside and passed one street, and suddenly the angel left him.(F)
11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”(G) 12 As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark,(H) where many had assembled and were praying. 13 He knocked at the door of the outer gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14 She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the outer gate.
15 “You’re out of your mind!” they told her. But she kept insisting that it was true, and they said, “It’s his angel.”(I) 16 Peter, however, kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.
17 Motioning to them with his hand(J) to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Tell these things to James(K) and the brothers,” he said, and he left and went to another place.
18 At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19 After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.(L)
Herod’s Death
20 Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. Together they presented themselves before him. After winning over Blastus, who was in charge of the king’s bedroom, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king’s country.(M) 21 On an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a speech to them. 22 The assembled people began to shout, “It’s the voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 At once an angel of the Lord(N) struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.(O)
24 But the word of God spread and multiplied.(P) 25 After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to[a] Jerusalem, taking along John who was called Mark.(Q)
Footnotes
- 12:25 Other mss read from
Faptele Apostolilor 12
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Uciderea lui Iacov şi întemniţarea lui Petru
12 Cam în aceeaşi vreme, regele Irod[a] a pus mâna pe unii din biserică ca să-i chinuiască. 2 El l-a omorât cu sabia pe Iacov, fratele lui Ioan. 3 Când a văzut că lucrul acesta place iudeilor, l-a mai arestat şi pe Petru. Era în timpul Sărbătorii Azimelor. 4 După ce l-a arestat, l-a aruncat în închisoare, lăsându-l pe mâna a patru grupe[b] de câte patru soldaţi, ca să-l păzească. El intenţiona ca, după Paşte, să-l scoată afară, înaintea poporului. 5 În timp ce Petru era păzit în închisoare, biserica se ruga cu înflăcărare lui Dumnezeu pentru el.
Eliberarea miraculoasă a lui Petru
6 În noaptea de dinaintea zilei când Irod urma să-l scoată afară, înaintea poporului, Petru dormea între doi soldaţi, legat cu două lanţuri, iar nişte gărzi păzeau închisoarea, stând în faţa porţii. 7 Şi iată că un înger al Domnului a apărut deodată şi o lumină a strălucit în celula închisorii. El l-a trezit pe Petru, lovindu-l în coastă, şi i-a zis: „Ridică-te repede!“ Lanţurile i-au căzut de la mâini. 8 Apoi îngerul i-a zis: „Încinge-ţi mijlocul şi leagă-ţi sandalele!“ El a făcut întocmai. Îngerul i-a mai zis: „Înfăşoară-te în manta şi urmează-mă!“ 9 Petru l-a urmat şi a ieşit afară, dar nu ştia dacă este adevărat ceea ce făcea îngerul: i se părea că vede o viziune. 10 După ce au trecut de prima şi de a doua gardă, au ajuns la poarta de fier care dă în cetate, iar ea li s-a deschis de la sine. Au ieşit şi au luat-o pe o stradă; şi, deodată, îngerul a plecat de la el. 11 Când s-a dezmeticit, Petru şi-a zis: „Acum ştiu într-adevăr că Domnul Şi-a trimis îngerul şi m-a salvat din mâna lui Irod şi de la tot ce aştepta poporul iudeu să se întâmple!“ 12 Dându-şi bine seama de aceasta, s-a dus acasă la Maria, mama lui Ioan, numit şi Marcu, unde erau adunaţi mulţi oameni şi se rugau. 13 A bătut la uşa pridvorului şi o slujnică, pe nume Roda, a venit să deschidă. 14 Ea a recunoscut glasul lui Petru şi, de bucurie, în loc să deschidă uşa a alergat înăuntru şi a dat de ştire că Petru se află înaintea uşii. 15 Ei i-au zis: „Ţi-ai ieşit din minţi!“ Dar ea insista şi susţinea că este aşa cum spune ea. Ei însă ziceau: „Este îngerul lui!“[c] 16 Petru însă continua să bată, aşa că au deschis şi au rămas uluiţi când l-au văzut. 17 El le-a făcut semn cu mâna să tacă, le-a istorisit cum l-a scos Domnul din închisoare şi apoi a zis: „Spuneţi-le aceste lucruri lui Iacov[d] şi celorlalţi fraţi!“ După aceea a ieşit şi a plecat în alt loc.
18 Când s-a făcut ziuă, s-a stârnit o mare tulburare între gardieni cu privire la ceea ce se întâmplase cu Petru. 19 Irod l-a căutat şi, pentru că nu l-a găsit, a interogat gărzile şi a poruncit să fie executate. Apoi a plecat din Iudeea în Cezareea şi a rămas o vreme acolo.
Moartea lui Irod
20 Irod era foarte supărat pe cei din Tir şi Sidon. Dar aceştia au venit într-un singur gând la el şi, câştigându-l de partea lor pe Blastus, care era şambelanul[e] regelui, au cerut pace, pentru că ţara lor primea hrană din ţara regelui. 21 Într-o zi hotărâtă[f], Irod s-a îmbrăcat în haina regală, s-a aşezat pe scaunul de judecată şi a ţinut un discurs poporului. 22 Adunarea a strigat: „Acesta este glasul unui zeu, nu al unui om!“ 23 Imediat l-a lovit un înger al Domnului[g], pentru că nu dăduse slavă lui Dumnezeu, şi şi-a dat suflarea, fiind mâncat de viermi.
24 Însă Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu continua să înainteze şi să fie răspândit. 25 Barnabas şi Saul, după ce şi-au împlinit însărcinarea, s-au întors la[h] Ierusalim, luându-l cu ei pe Ioan, numit şi Marcu.
Footnotes
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:1 Irod Agrippa I (41-44 d.Cr.), nepotul lui Irod cel Mare (37-4 î.Cr.) şi fiul lui Irod Antipa (4 î.Cr.-39 d.Cr.); Agrippa a domnit atât peste tetrarhiile (pentru tetrarh vezi nota de la 4:27) care aparţinuseră tatălui său, cât şi peste cele ale lui Filip şi Lisinias, precum şi peste Iudeea şi Samaria (vezi Lc. 3:1 şi Josefus, Antich. 19.18.2)
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:4 Câte o grupă pentru fiecare strajă a nopţii
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:15 Aluzie la conceptul de înger însoţitor (vezi Mt. 18:10; Evr. 1:14)
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:17 Fratele Domnului, conducător al bisericii din Ierusalim
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:20 Un funcţionar de rang superior care supraveghea locuinţa regelui, precum şi afacerile lui personale
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:21 Istoricul contemporan Flavius Josefus ne spune ca Irod s-a dus la Cezareea pentru a da spectacole în cinstea împăratului Claudius. Fiind îmbrăcat într-o mantie foarte strălucitoare, linguşitorii săi l-au aclamat ca pe un zeu, iar Irod nu i-a mustrat. În acele clipe l-au apucat nişte dureri îngrozitoare, murind după 5 zile (vezi Josefus, Antich., 19.8.2)
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:23 Sau: îngerul / Îngerul Domnului
- Faptele Apostolilor 12:25 Unele mss conţin: de la
Acts 12
New King James Version
Herod’s Violence to the Church
12 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 2 Then he killed James (A)the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during (B)the Days of Unleavened Bread. 4 So (C)when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four [a]squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.
Peter Freed from Prison
5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but [b]constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. 6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were [c]keeping the prison. 7 Now behold, (D)an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands. 8 Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.” 9 So he went out and followed him, and (E)did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought (F)he was seeing a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, (G)which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that (H)the Lord has sent His angel, and (I)has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”
12 So, when he had considered this, (J)he came to the house of Mary, the mother of (K)John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together (L)praying. 13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. 15 But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, (M)“It is his angel.”
16 Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 But (N)motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place.
18 Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small [d]stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. 19 But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.
And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
Herod’s Violent Death
20 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of (O)Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus [e]the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because (P)their country was [f]supplied with food by the king’s country.
21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. 22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord (Q)struck him, because (R)he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and [g]died.
24 But (S)the word of God grew and multiplied.
Barnabas and Saul Appointed
25 And (T)Barnabas and Saul returned [h]from Jerusalem when they had (U)fulfilled their ministry, and they also (V)took with them (W)John whose surname was Mark.
Footnotes
- Acts 12:4 Gr. tetrads, squads of four
- Acts 12:5 NU constantly or earnestly
- Acts 12:6 guarding
- Acts 12:18 disturbance
- Acts 12:20 who was in charge of the king’s bedchamber
- Acts 12:20 Lit. nourished
- Acts 12:23 breathed his last
- Acts 12:25 NU, M to
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