Acts 12
1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
E por aquele mesmo tempo o rei Herodes pôs as mãos para maltratar a alguns da igreja.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
E matou a Tiago, o irmão de João, pela espada.
3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
E vendo que isto agradava aos judeus, ele fez ainda mais, para também prender a Pedro (e eram os dias dos [pães] sem fermento).
4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
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.
5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church to God for him.
Então Pedro era mantido na prisão; mas a igreja fazia fervorosa oração a Deus por ele.
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.
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.
7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came on 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.
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.
8 And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals. And so he did. And he says to him, Cast your garment about you, and follow me.
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.
9 And he went out, and followed him; and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
E saindo, o seguia; e não sabia que era verdade o que se fazia pelo anjo, mas pensava que estava tendo alguma visão.
10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.
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.
11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD has sent his angel, and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
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.
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.
E ele, reconhecendo [isto], foi à casa de Maria, a mãe de João, que tinha por sobrenome Marcos, onde muitos estavam juntos, e oravam.
13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to listen, named Rhoda.
E Pedro, tendo batido a porta da entrada, veio uma moça de nome Rode, para escutar.
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.
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.
15 And they said to her, You are mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
E lhe disseram: Tu estás delirando. Mas ela, insistindo que assim era. E eles diziam: É o anjo dele.
16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
Mas Pedro continuava a bater; e ao abrirem, viram-no, e ficaram espantados.
17 But he, beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things to James, and to the brothers. And he departed, and went into another place.
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.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
E vindo o dia, havia não pouca perturbação entre os soldados, sobre o que, pois, tinha acontecido com Pedro.
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 stayed.
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].
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.
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].
21 And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne, and made an oration to them.
E num dia marcado, Herodes vestiu roupas reais, e sentando no tribunal, fez-lhes um discurso.
22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
E o povo exclamava: Voz de deus, e não de homem!
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.
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.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
E a palavra de Deus crescia, e se multiplicava.
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
E Barnabé e Saulo, tendo cumprido aquele serviço, voltaram a Jerusalém, tomando também consigo a João, o que tinha por sobrenome Marcos.
