Acts 12
1 Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the church.
E por aquele mesmo tempo o rei Herodes pôs as mãos para maltratar a alguns da igreja.
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
E matou a Tiago, o irmão de João, pela espada.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jewish people, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during 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 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.
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 the prison, but constant prayer was made by the church to God for him.
Então Pedro era mantido na prisão; mas a igreja fazia fervorosa oração 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.
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 look, 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 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 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."
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. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, 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 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.
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 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."
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 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were 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 when Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
E Pedro, tendo batido a porta da entrada, veio uma moça de nome Rode, para escutar.
14 When she recognized Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of 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 They said to her, "You are crazy." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "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. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
Mas Pedro continuava a bater; e ao abrirem, viram-no, 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, 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 about what had become of Peter.
E vindo o dia, havia não pouca perturbação entre os soldados, sobre o que, pois, tinha acontecido com Pedro.
19 When Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
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 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.
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 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, and sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
E num dia marcado, Herodes vestiu roupas reais, e sentando no tribunal, fez-lhes um discurso.
22 But the crowd shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man."
E o povo exclamava: Voz de deus, e não de homem!
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking 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.
