1 At that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt,
2 and slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he went on to take Peter also: (and they were the days of unleavened bread:)
4 whom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison; but unceasing prayer was made by the assembly to God concerning him.
6 And when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison.
7 And lo, an angel of {the} Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.
8 And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Cast thine upper garment about thee and follow me.
9 And going forth he followed {him} and did not know that what was happening by means of the angel was real, but supposed he saw a vision.
10 And having passed through a first and second guard, they came to the iron gate which leads into the city, which opened to them of itself; and going forth they went down one street, and immediately the angel left him.
11 And Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that {the} Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 And having become clearly conscious {in himself}, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was surnamed Mark, where were many gathered together and praying.
13 And when he had knocked at the door of the entry, a maid came to listen, by name Rhoda;
14 and having recognised the voice of Peter, through joy did not open the entry, but running in, reported that Peter was standing before the entry.
15 And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
16 But Peter continued knocking: and having opened, they saw him and were astonished.
17 And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related {to them} how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.
18 And when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what then was become of Peter.
19 And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded {them} to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed {there}.
20 And he was in bitter hostility with {the} Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and, having gained Blastus the king's chamberlain, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.
21 And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat {of honour}, Herod made a public oration to them.
22 And the people cried out, A god's voice and not a man's.
23 And immediately an angel of {the} Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.
24 But the word of God grew and spread itself.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the service {entrusted to them}, taking also with them John, surnamed Mark.
1 那时， 希律王下手苦害教会中的几个人，
2 用刀杀了约翰的哥哥雅各。
3 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。
4 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。
5 彼得就这样被拘留在监里； 但教会却为他迫切地祈求 神。
6 希律要提他出来的前一夜， 彼得被两条锁链锁住， 睡在两个士兵中间， 还有卫兵守在门前。
7 忽然， 有主的一位使者出现， 屋就光芒四射。天使拍拍彼得的肋旁， 唤醒他， 说： "快起来！ "他手上的锁链就脱落了。
8 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！ "
9 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， 不知彼得出了什么事。
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。
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， 就带着名叫马可的约翰， 从耶路撒冷回来。