Acts 12
1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
Agora por volta daquela época, o rei Herodes estendeu suas mãos para oprimir parte da assembléia.
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Ele matou James, o irmão de João, com a espada.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Quando viu que isso agradava aos judeus, prosseguiu também para apoderar-se de Pedro. Isto foi durante os dias dos pães ázimos.
4 When 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.
Quando o prendeu, o colocou na prisão e o entregou a quatro esquadrões de quatro soldados cada um para guardá-lo, com a intenção de trazê-lo ao povo depois da Páscoa.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
Pedro, portanto, foi mantido na prisão, mas a assembléia fez uma oração constante a Deus por ele.
6 The 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.
Na mesma noite, quando Herodes estava prestes a trazê-lo para fora, Pedro dormia entre dois soldados, amarrado com duas correntes. Os guardas em frente à porta mantinham a prisão.
7 And 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 his hands.
E eis que um anjo do Senhor estava ao seu lado, e uma luz brilhava na cela. Ele bateu de lado em Pedro e o acordou, dizendo: “Levantem-se rapidamente”! Suas correntes caíram de suas mãos.
8 The 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.”
O anjo disse-lhe: “Vista-se e calce suas sandálias”. Ele o fez. Ele lhe disse: “Vista seu manto e siga-me”.
9 And 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.
E ele saiu e o seguiu. Ele não sabia que o que estava sendo feito pelo anjo era real, mas pensou ter visto uma visão.
10 When 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.
Quando passaram a primeira e a segunda guarda, chegaram ao portão de ferro que leva à cidade, que se abriu para eles por si só. Eles saíram e desceram uma rua, e imediatamente o anjo se afastou dele.
11 When 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.”
Quando Pedro chegou a si mesmo, ele disse: “Agora eu sei verdadeiramente que o Senhor enviou seu anjo e me libertou da mão de Herodes e de tudo o que o povo judeu esperava”.
12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
Thinking sobre isso, ele veio à casa de Maria, a mãe de João que se chamava Marcos, onde muitos estavam reunidos e oravam.
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Quando Pedro bateu à porta do portão, uma criada chamada Rhoda veio para responder.
14 When 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.
Quando ela reconheceu a voz de Pedro, ela não abriu o portão para alegria, mas correu para dentro e relatou que Pedro estava parado em frente ao portão.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
Eles disseram a ela: “Você é louca!” Mas ela insistiu que era assim. Eles disseram: “É o seu anjo”.
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
Mas Peter continuou batendo. Quando eles abriram, eles o viram e ficaram espantados.
17 But 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.
Mas ele, acenando-lhes com sua mão para que se calassem, declarou-lhes como o Senhor o havia tirado da prisão. Ele disse: “Diga estas coisas a Tiago e aos irmãos”. Então ele partiu e foi para outro lugar.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
Agora, assim que chegou o dia, não havia pouca agitação entre os soldados sobre o que havia sido feito de Pedro.
19 When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
Quando Herodes o procurou e não o encontrou, ele examinou os guardas e ordenou que eles fossem mortos. Ele desceu da Judéia para Cesaréia, e ficou lá.
20 Now 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.
Agora Herodes estava muito zangado com o povo de Tyre e Sidon. Eles vieram com um acordo com ele e, tendo feito Blastus, o ajudante pessoal do rei, seu amigo, pediram a paz, porque seu país dependia do país do rei para se alimentar.
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
Em um dia marcado, Herodes se vestiu com roupas reais, sentou-se no trono e fez um discurso para eles.
22 The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
O povo gritou: “A voz de um deus, e não de um homem”.
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
Imediatamente um anjo do Senhor o atingiu, porque ele não deu a glória a Deus. Então ele foi comido por vermes e morreu.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Mas a palavra de Deus cresceu e se multiplicou.
25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
Barnabé e Saulo retornaram a Jerusalém quando haviam cumprido seu serviço, levando também consigo João, que se chamava Marcos.
