Acts 12
1 उस समय हेरोदेस राजा ने कलीसिया के कई एक व्यक्तियों को दुख देने के लिये उन पर हाथ डाले।
2 उस ने यूहन्ना के भाई याकूब को तलवार से मरवा डाला।
3 और जब उस ने देखा, कि यहूदी लोग इस से आनन्दित होते हैं, तो उस ने पतरस को भी पकड़ लिया: वे दिन अखमीरी रोटी के दिन थे।
4 और उस ने उसे पकड़ के बन्दीगृह में डाला, और रखवाली के लिये, चार चार सिपाहियों के चार पहरों में रखा: इस मनसा से कि फसह के बाद उसे लोगों के साम्हने लाए।
5 सो बन्दीगृह में पतरस की रखवाली हो रही थी; परन्तु कलीसिया उसके लिये लौ लगाकर परमेश्वर से प्रार्थना कर रही थी।
6 और जब हेरोदेस उसे उन के साम्हने लाने को था, तो उसी रात पतरस दो जंजीरों से बन्धा हुआ, दो सिपाहियों के बीच में सो रहा था: और पहरूए द्वार पर बन्दीगृह की रखवाली कर रहे थे।
7 तो देखो, प्रभु का एक स्वर्गदूत आ खड़ा हुआ: और उस कोठरी में ज्योति चमकी: और उस ने पतरस की पसली पर हाथ मार के उसे जगाया, और कहा; उठ, फुरती कर, और उसके हाथ से जंजीरें खुलकर गिर पड़ीं।
8 तब स्वर्गदूत ने उस से कहा; कमर बान्ध, और अपने जूते पहिन ले: उस ने वैसा ही किया, फिर उस ने उस से कहा; अपना वस्त्र पहिनकर मेरे पीछे हो ले।
9 वह निकलकर उसके पीछे हो लिया; परन्तु यह न जानता था, कि जो कुछ स्वर्गदूत कर रहा है, वह सचमुच है, वरन यह समझा, कि मैं दर्शन देख रहा हूं।
10 तब वे पहिल और दूसरे पहरे से निकलकर उस लोहे के फाटक पर पहुंचे, जो नगर की ओर है; वह उन के लिये आप से आप खुल गया: और वे निकलकर एक ही गली होकर गए, इतने में स्वर्गदूत उसे छोड़कर चला गया।
11 तब पतरस ने सचेत होकर कहा; अब मैं ने सच जान लिया कि प्रभु ने अपना स्वर्गदूत भेजकर मुझे हेरोदेस के हाथ से छुड़ा लिया, और यहूदियों की सारी आशा तोड़ दी।
12 और यह सोचकर, वह उस यूहन्ना की माता मरियम के घर आया, जो मरकुस कहलाता है; वहां बहुत लोग इकट्ठे होकर प्रार्थना कर रहे थे।
13 जब उस ने फाटक की खिड़की खटखटाई; तो रूदे नाम एक दासी सुनने को आई।
14 और पतरस का शब्द पहचानकर, उस ने आनन्द के मारे फाटक न खोला; परन्तु दौड़कर भीतर गई, और बताया कि पतरस द्वार पर खड़ा है।
15 उन्होंने उस से कहा; तू पागल है, परन्तु वह दृढ़ता से बोली, कि ऐसा ही है: तब उन्होंने कहा, उसका स्वर्गदूत होगा।
16 परन्तु पतरस खटखटाता ही रहा: सो उन्होंने खिड़की खोली, और उसे देखकर चकित हो गए।
17 तब उस ने उन्हें हाथ से सैन किया, कि चुप रहें; और उन को बताया, कि प्रभु किस रीति से मुझे बन्दीगृह से निकाल लाया है: फिर कहा, कि याकूब और भाइयों को यह बात कह देना; तब निकलकर दूसरी जगह चला गया।
18 भोर को सिपाहियों में बड़ी हलचल होने लगी, कि पतरस क्या हुआ।
19 जब हेरोदेस ने उस की खोज की, और न पाया; तो पहरूओं की जांच करके आज्ञा दी कि वे मार डाले जाएं; और वह यहूदिया को छोड़कर कैसरिया में जा रहा।
20 और वह सूर और सैदा के लोगों से बहुत अप्रसन्न था; सो वे एक चित्त होकर उसके पास आए और बलास्तुस को, जो राजा का एक कर्मचारी था, मनाकर मेल करना चाहा; क्योंकि राजा के देश से उन के देश का पालन पोषण होता था।
21 और ठहराए हुए दिन हेरोदेस राजवस्त्र पहिनकर सिंहासन पर बैठा; और उन को व्याख्यान देने लगा।
22 और लोग पुकार उठे, कि यह तो मनुष्य का नहीं परमेश्वर का शब्द है।
23 उसी झण प्रभु के एक स्वर्गदूत ने तुरन्त उसे मारा, क्योंकि उस ने परमेश्वर की महिमा नहीं की और वह कीड़े पड़ के मर गया॥
24 परन्तु परमेश्वर का वचन बढ़ता और फैलता गया॥
25 जब बरनबास और शाऊल अपनी सेवा पूरी कर चुके, तो यूहन्ना को जो मरकुस कहलाता है साथ लेकर यरूशलेम से लौटे॥
1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
9 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
14 And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.