¹Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

¹Sekitar masa itu juga Raja Herodes mulai menekan anggota-anggota jemaat.

²He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

²Atas perintahnya, Yakobus, saudara Yohanes dibunuh dengan pedang.

³When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

³Ketika Herodes melihat bahwa perbuatannya itu menyenangkan hati orang-orang Yahudi, ia berbuat lagi yang seperti itu; ia menyuruh orang menangkap Petrus juga. Hal itu terjadi pada waktu Hari Raya Roti Tidak Beragi.

⁴When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

⁴Setelah ditangkap, Petrus dimasukkan ke dalam penjara. Empat regu tentara ditugaskan untuk menjaga Petrus di situ--masing-masing regu terdiri dari empat orang anggota tentara. Sesudah perayaan Paskah selesai, baru Herodes akan mengadili Petrus di hadapan umum.

⁵Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

⁵Jadi Petrus ditahan di penjara; tetapi anggota-anggota jemaat terus saja berdoa dengan sungguh-sungguh kepada Tuhan untuk Petrus.

⁶The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

⁶Pada malam sebelum Herodes akan menghadapkan Petrus kepada umum, Petrus tidur terikat dengan dua belenggu di antara dua tentara pengawal. Di pintu penjara, pengawal-pengawal lain juga sedang menjaga penjara.

⁷And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off from his hands.

⁷Tiba-tiba malaikat Tuhan berdiri di situ dan suatu cahaya bersinar di dalam kamar penjara itu. Malaikat itu menggoyang-goyang Petrus sampai ia bangun. Lalu malaikat itu berkata, "Hai, cepat bangun!" Saat itu juga jatuhlah rantai besi dari tangan Petrus.

⁸The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak, and follow me.”

⁸Sesudah itu malaikat itu berkata, "Pakailah pakaianmu dan ikatlah tali sepatumu." Maka Petrus pun memakai pakaiannya dan mengikat tali sepatunya. Kemudian malaikat itu berkata lagi, "Pakailah jubahmu dan ikutlah saya."

⁹And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

⁹Maka Petrus mengikuti malaikat itu keluar dari penjara. Tetapi Petrus tidak menyadari bahwa apa yang sedang dilakukan oleh malaikat itu adalah sesuatu yang sungguh-sungguh terjadi. Petrus mengira itu hanya suatu penglihatan.

¹⁰When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

¹⁰Pada waktu mereka sudah melewati tempat penjagaan pertama dan kedua, mereka sampai ke pintu besi, yang menuju ke kota. Pintu itu terbuka dengan sendirinya, lalu mereka keluar dan berjalan melalui suatu lorong. Tiba-tiba malaikat itu meninggalkan Petrus.

¹¹When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”

¹¹Sesudah itu barulah Petrus sadar akan apa yang telah terjadi padanya, lalu ia berkata, "Sekarang saya tahu bahwa Tuhan benar-benar sudah mengirim malaikat-Nya untuk melepaskan saya dari kuasa Herodes dan dari segala sesuatu yang akan dilakukan oleh bangsa Yahudi kepada saya."

¹²Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

¹²Sesudah menyadari keadaan itu, Petrus pergi ke rumah Maria, ibu Yohanes yang disebut juga Markus. Di situ banyak orang berkumpul dan sedang berdoa.

¹³When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

¹³Petrus mengetuk pintu luar, lalu seorang pelayan wanita bernama Rode, datang untuk membuka pintu.

¹⁴When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

¹⁴Langsung ia mengenal suara Petrus. Karena gembiranya, ia cepat-cepat masuk kembali tanpa membuka pintu, lalu memberitahukan kepada orang-orang di situ bahwa Petrus ada di luar.

¹⁵They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

¹⁵"Engkau gila!" kata mereka. Tetapi Rode berkeras bahwa itu sungguh-sungguh Petrus. Maka mereka berkata, "Itu malaikatnya!"

¹⁶But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

¹⁶Sementara itu Petrus terus saja mengetuk pintu. Maka ketika mereka membuka pintu, dan melihat Petrus, mereka heran sekali.

¹⁷But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James, and to the brothers.” Then he departed, and went to another place.

¹⁷Petrus memberi isyarat dengan tangannya supaya mereka tenang, kemudian ia menceritakan bagaimana Tuhan telah membawa dia keluar dari penjara. Lalu ia berkata, "Beritahukanlah ini kepada Yakobus dan saudara-saudara lain juga." Sesudah itu Petrus meninggalkan tempat itu dan pergi ke tempat lain.

¹⁸Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

¹⁸Besok paginya terjadilah keributan di antara tentara pengawal. Mereka bingung sekali mengenai apa yang telah terjadi dengan Petrus.

¹⁹When Herod had sought for him, and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

¹⁹Lalu Herodes menyuruh orang mencari Petrus, tetapi mereka tidak bisa menemukan dia. Jadi Herodes memerintahkan supaya pengawal-pengawal itu ditanyai lalu dibunuh. Setelah itu Herodes pergi dari Yudea dan tinggal beberapa lama di Kaisarea.

²⁰Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

²⁰Herodes marah sekali kepada orang-orang Tirus dan Sidon. Oleh sebab itu mereka bersama-sama datang menghadap dia. Mula-mula mereka membujuk Blastus, yang mengepalai istana Herodes, sehingga ia memihak mereka. Kemudian mereka pergi menghadap Herodes, lalu minta berdamai, sebab negeri mereka bergantung pada makanan dari negeri Herodes.

²¹On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

²¹Pada suatu hari yang telah ditentukan, Herodes memakai pakaian kebesarannya lalu duduk di kursi kerajaan dan mulai berpidato di hadapan rakyat.

²²The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

²²Rakyat yang sedang mendengarkan itu berseru-seru, "Ini suara dewa, bukan suara manusia!"

²³Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

²³Pada saat itu juga malaikat Tuhan menampar Herodes, sebab ia tidak menghormati Allah. Herodes dimakan cacing lalu mati.

²⁴But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁴Maka perkataan Allah semakin tersebar luas dan semakin kuat.

²⁵Barnabas and Saul returned to TR reads “from” instead of “to” Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

²⁵Setelah Barnabas dan Saulus menyelesaikan tugas mereka, mereka kembali dari Yerusalem dengan membawa Yohanes Markus bersama-sama mereka.