Acts of the Apostles 12

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 It was about this time that King Herod started persecuting certain members of the church.	1 בָּעֵת הַהִיא שָׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ הוֹרְדוֹס אֶת־יָדוֹ לְהָרַע לַאֲנָשִׁים מִן־הַקָּהָל
2 He had James the brother of John beheaded,	2 וַיָּמֶת אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אֲחִי יוֹחָנָן בֶּחָרֶב
3 and when he saw that this pleased the Jews he went on to arrest Peter as wel .	3 וַיַּרְא כִּי־טוֹב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי הַיְּהוּדִים וַיּוֹסֶף לִתְפֹּשׂ גַּם־אֶת־פֶּטְרוֹס וְהַיָּמִים יְמֵי חַג־הַמַּצּוֹת
4 As it was during the days of Unleavened Bread that he had arrested him, he put him in prison,assigning four sections of four soldiers each to guard him, meaning to try him in public after the Passover.	4 וַיֹּאחֶז אֹתוֹ וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּמִשְׁמָר וַיִּמְסְרֵהוּ לְאַרְבַּע מַחְלְקוֹת שֶׁל־אַרְבָּעָה אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לְשָׁמְרוֹ כִּי אָמַר לְהַעֲלוֹתוֹ אַחֲרֵי הַפֶּסַח לִפְנֵי הָעָם
5 Al the time Peter was under guard the church prayed to God for him unremittingly.	5 פֶּטְרוֹס הָיָה עָצוּר בְּמִשְׁמָר וְהַקְּהִלָּה הֶעְתִּירָה בַעֲדוֹ בְּחָזְקָה אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים
6 On the night before Herod was to try him, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, fastened with twochains, while guards kept watch at the main entrance to the prison.	6 וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר אָמַר הוֹרְדוֹס לַהֲבִיאוֹ מָחָר לְדִין וַיִּישַׁן פֶּטְרוֹס בֵּין־שְׁנֵי אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא וְהוּא אָסוּר בִּשְׁנַיִם אֲזִקִּים וְשֹׁמְרֵי הַפֶּתַח שֹׁמְרִים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁמָר
7 Then suddenly an angel of the Lord stood there, and the cel was fil ed with light. He tapped Peter onthe side and woke him. 'Get up!' he said, 'Hurry!' -- and the chains fel from his hands.	7 וְהִנֵּה מַלְאַךְ יְהוָֹה נִצָּב עָלָיו וְאוֹר נָגַהּ בַּחֶדֶר וַיִּסְפֹּק עַל־יֶרֶךְ פֶּטְרוֹס וַיְעִירֵהוּ לֵאמֹר קוּם מְהֵרָה וַיִּפְּלוּ מוֹסְרוֹתָיו מֵעַל יָדָיו
8 The angel then said, 'Put on your belt and sandals.' After he had done this, the angel next said, 'Wrapyour cloak round you and fol ow me.'	8 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הַמַּלְאָךְ חֲגֹר מָתְנֶיךָ וְהַנְעֵל אֶת־רַגְלֶיךָ וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו עֲטֵה מְעִילְךָ וְלֵךְ אַחֲרָי
9 He followed him out, but had no idea that what the angel did was all happening in reality; he thought hewas seeing a vision.	9 וַיֵּצֵא וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרָיו וְלֹא יָדַע אִם־אֱמֶת הוּא הַנַּעֲשֶׂה־לּוֹ עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּלְאָךְ כִּי כְּמַרְאֶה הָיָה בְעֵינָיו
10 They passed through the first guard post and then the second and reached the iron gate leading tothe city. This opened of its own accord; they went through it and had walked the whole length of one street whensuddenly the angel left him.	10 וַיַּעַבְרוּ דֶּרֶךְ הַמִּשְׁמֶרֶת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה וְהַשְּׁנִיָּה וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־שַׁעַר הַבַּרְזֶל אֲשֶׁר יֵצְאוּ בוֹ הָעִירָה וַיִּפָּתַח הַשַּׁעַר לִפְנֵיהֶם מֵאֵלָיו וַיֵּצְאוּ הַחוּצָה וַיֵּלְכוּ מַהֲלַךְ רְחוֹב אֶחָד וְהַמַּלְאָךְ סָר מֵעָלָיו פִּתְאֹם
11 It was only then that Peter came to himself. And he said, 'Now I know it is all true. The Lord real y didsend his angel and save me from Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.'	11 וַיְהִי בְּשׁוּבוֹ אֶל־דַּעְתּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר פֶּטְרוֹס עַתָּה זֶה יָדַעְתִּי בֶאֱמֶת כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים שָׁלַח אֶת־מַלְאָכוֹ וַיְפַלְּטֵנִי מִיַּד הוֹרְדוֹס וּמִכָּל־מְזִמַּת עַם הַיְּהוּדִים
12 As soon as he realised this he went straight to the house of Mary the mother of John Mark, where anumber of people had assembled and were praying.	12 הוּא חשֵׁב כָּזֹאת וְהוּא בָא עַד־בֵּית מִרְיָם אֵם יוֹחָנָן הַמְכֻנֶּה מַרְקוֹס אֲשֶׁר נִקְהֲלוּ־שָׁם רַבִּים וְהֵם מִתְפַּלְלִים יָחַד
13 He knocked at the outside door and a servant called Rhoda came to answer it.	13 וַיִּדְפֹּק עַל־דֶּלֶת הַשָּׁעַר וַתִּגַּשׁ נַעֲרָה לְהַקְשִׁיב וּשְׁמָהּ רוֹדִי
14 She recognised Peter's voice and was so overcome with joy that, instead of opening the door, she raninside with the news that Peter was standing at the main entrance.	14 וַתַּכֵּר אֶת־קוֹל פֶּטְרוֹס וּמִשִּׂמְחָתָהּ לֹא־פָתְחָה לּוֹ אֶת־דֶּלֶת הַשָּׁעַר וַתָּרָץ הַבַּיְתָה וַתַּגֵּד לָהֶם כִּי־פֶטְרוֹס עֹמֵד עַל־הַשָּׁעַר
15 They said to her, 'You are out of your mind,' but she insisted that it was true. Then they said, 'It mustbe his angel!'	15 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶיהָ מְשֻׁגַּעַת אָתְּ וְהִיא מִתְאַמֶּצֶת כִי־כֵן הוּא וַיֹּאמְרוּ מַלְאָכוֹ הוּא
16 Peter, meanwhile, was stil knocking. When they opened the door, they were amazed to see that itreal y was Peter himself.	16 וּפֶטְרוֹס הִרְבָּה לִדְפֹּק וַיִּפְתְּחוּ וַיִּרְאֻהוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵמוּ
17 He raised his hand for silence and described to them how the Lord had led him out of prison. Headded, 'Tell James and the brothers.' Then he left and went elsewhere.	17 וְהוּא רָמַז לָהֶם בְּיָדוֹ לַחֲשׁוֹת וַיְסַפֵּר לָהֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצִיאוֹ הָאָדוֹן מִן־הַמִּשְׁמָר וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּידוּ אֶת־זֹאת לְיַעֲקֹב וְלָאַחִים וַיֵּצֵא וַיֵּלֶךְ־לוֹ לְמָקוֹם אַחֵר
18 When daylight came there was a great commotion among the soldiers, who could not imagine whathad become of Peter.	18 הַבֹּקֶר אוֹר וּמְבוּכָה לֹא־קְטַנָּה הָיְתָה בֵּין אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא עַל־פֶּטְרוֹס מֶה־הָיָה לוֹ
19 Herod put out an unsuccessful search for him; he had the guards questioned, and before leavingJudaea to take up residence in Caesarea he gave orders for their execution.	19 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּשׁ אוֹתוֹ הוֹרְדוֹס וְלֹא מְצָאוֹ חָקַר אֶת־הַשֹּׁמְרִים וַיְצַו לְהוֹצִיאָם לַמָּוֶת וַיֵּרֶד מִיהוּדָה אֶל־קִסְרִין וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם
20 Now Herod was on bad terms with the Tyrians and Sidonians. Yet they sent a joint deputation whichmanaged to enlist the support of Blastus, the king's chamberlain, and through him negotiated a treaty, since theircountry depended for its food supply on the king's territory.	20 וְאֵיבָה הָיְתָה בֵּין הוֹרְדוֹס וּבֵין בְּנֵי־צוֹר וְצִידוֹן וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלָיו בְּלֵב אֶחָד וַיְפַתּוּ אֶת־בְּלַסְטוֹס אֲשֶׁר עַל־חֲדַר הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ שָׁלוֹם יַעַן לָקְחוּ מִחְיַת אַרְצוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ הַמֶּלֶךְ
21 A day was fixed, and Herod, wearing his robes of state and seated on a throne, began to make aspeech to them.	21 וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַמּוּעָד וַיִּלְבַּשׁ הוֹרְדוֹס לְבוּשׁ מַלְכוּת וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא הַמִּשְׁפָּט וַיַּטֵּף אֲלֵיהֶם אִמְרָתוֹ
22 The people acclaimed him with, 'It is a god speaking, not a man!'	22 וַיָּרִיעוּ לוֹ הָעָם לֵאמֹר קוֹל אֱלֹהִים הוּא וְלֹא קוֹל אָדָם
23 and at that moment the angel of the Lord struck him down, because he had not given the glory toGod. He was eaten away by worms and died.	23 וַיַּכֵּהוּ מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָֹה פִּתְאֹם עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָתַן הַכָּבוֹד לֵאלֹהִים וַיֹּאכְלֻהוּ תוֹלָעִים וַיִּגְוָע
24 The word of God continued to spread and to gain fol owers.	24 וּדְבַר אֱלֹהִים הוֹלֵךְ וָרָב
25 Barnabas and Saul completed their task at Jerusalem and came back, bringing John Mark with them.	25 וַיָּשׁוּבוּ בַּר־נַבָּא וְשָׁאוּל מִירוּשָׁלָיִם אַחֲרֵי כַלּוֹתָם אֵת־הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ וַיִּקְחוּ אִתָּם אֶת־יוֹחָנָן הַמְכֻנֶּה מַרְקוֹס