Atos 12
1 E por aquele mesmo tempo o rei Herodes pôs as mãos para maltratar a alguns da igreja.
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
2 E matou a Tiago, o irmão de João, pela espada.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 E vendo que isto agradava aos judeus, ele fez ainda mais, para também prender a Pedro (e eram os dias dos [pães] sem fermento).
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread.
4 Do qual, também detendo, lançou-o na prisão, entregando [-o] a quatro quaternos de soldados, que o guardassem; pretendendo tirá-lo [para mostrá-lo] ao povo depois da Páscoa.
And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
5 Então Pedro era mantido na prisão; mas a igreja fazia fervorosa oração a Deus por ele.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.
6 E quando Herodes estava para tirá-lo [para apresentá-lo], naquela mesma noite Pedro estava dormindo entre dois soldados, acorrentado com duas correntes; e os guardas diante da porta guardavam a prisão.
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.
7 E eis que veio acima um anjo do Senhor, e uma luz brilhou na prisão; e tocando em Pedro em sua lateral, despertou-o, dizendo; Levanta-te, depressa! E as correntes caíram de suas mãos.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8 E o anjo lhe disse: Arruma-te, e amarra as tuas sandálias. E ele fez assim. E disse-lhe: Põe tua capa sobre ti, e segue-me.
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
9 E saindo, o seguia; e não sabia que era verdade o que se fazia pelo anjo, mas pensava que estava tendo alguma visão.
And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
10 E ao passarem a primeira e a segunda guarda, chegaram à porta de ferro, que leva à cidade, a qual foi aberta por si mesma; e tendo saído, foram a uma rua, e logo o anjo partiu dele.
And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.
11 E tendo Pedro voltado a si, disse: Agora eu sei verdadeiramente que o Senhor enviou a seu anjo, e me livrou da mão de Herodes, e de toda a expectativa do povo dos judeus.
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 E ele, reconhecendo [isto], foi à casa de Maria, a mãe de João, que tinha por sobrenome Marcos, onde muitos estavam juntos, e oravam.
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 and were praying.
13 E Pedro, tendo batido a porta da entrada, veio uma moça de nome Rode, para escutar.
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.
14 E ela, reconhecendo a voz de Pedro, de alegria não abriu a porta da entrada, em vez disso ela correu para dentro, e anunciou que Pedro estava fora à porta da entrada.
And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.
15 E lhe disseram: Tu estás delirando. Mas ela, insistindo que assim era. E eles diziam: É o anjo dele.
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
16 Mas Pedro continuava a bater; e ao abrirem, viram-no, e ficaram espantados.
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
17 Mas ele, fazendo-lhes gestos para que calassem, contou-lhes como o Senhor tinha lhe tirado da prisão, e disse: Anunciai isto a Tiago e aos irmãos. E tendo saído, foi para outro lugar.
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
18 E vindo o dia, havia não pouca perturbação entre os soldados, sobre o que, pois, tinha acontecido com Pedro.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 E quando Herodes o buscou, e não o achou, tendo investigado aos guardas, mandou que eles fossem levados [para serem mortos]. E partindo da Judeia para Cesareia, ficou [ali].
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.
20 E Herodes estava extremamente irritado com os de Tiro e de Sidom; porém eles, vindo em concordância até ele, e persuadindo a Blasto, que era o camareiro do rei, pediram paz, porque a terra deles dependia dos alimentos da terra do rei [Herodes].
Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.
21 E num dia marcado, Herodes vestiu roupas reais, e sentando no tribunal, fez-lhes um discurso.
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
22 E o povo exclamava: Voz de deus, e não de homem!
And the people shouted, [saying], The voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 E no mesmo instante um anjo do Senhor o feriu, porque ele não deu a glória a Deus; e tendo sido comido por vermes, deixou de respirar.
And immediately an 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 E a palavra de Deus crescia, e se multiplicava.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 E Barnabé e Saulo, tendo cumprido aquele serviço, voltaram a Jerusalém, tomando também consigo a João, o que tinha por sobrenome Marcos.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.
