Acts 12
1 It was about this time that King Herod [Agrippa sent soldiers] [MTY] who seized [and put in prison] some of the [leaders] of the congregation [in Jerusalem. He did that] because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
Agora por volta daquela época, o rei Herodes estendeu suas mãos para oprimir parte da assembléia.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
Ele matou James, o irmão de João, com a espada.
3 When Herod realized that he had pleased the [leaders of the] Jewish people by [doing that], he commanded [soldiers] to arrest Peter [in order to kill him], too. This happened during the festival [when the Jewish people ate] bread [that] did not have yeast.
Quando viu que isso agradava aos judeus, prosseguiu também para apoderar-se de Pedro. Isto foi durante os dias dos pães ázimos.
4 After [they] seized Peter, they put him in prison. They arranged for four groups of soldiers to guard Peter. Each [group] had four soldiers. [Every three hours a different group began to guard him while the others rested]. Herod wanted to bring Peter out [of prison and judge him] in front of the [Jewish] people after the Passover [Festival was finished. He then planned to command soldiers to execute Peter].
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 So [for several days] Peter was kept {they kept Peter} in prison. But the [other believers] in the congregation at [Jerusalem] were praying earnestly to God [that he would help] Peter.
Pedro, portanto, foi mantido na prisão, mas a assembléia fez uma oração constante a Deus por ele.
6 The night [before] Herod planned to bring Peter out [from prison to have him executed] publicly, Peter was sleeping [in the prison] between two soldiers, with two chains binding his arms [to the arms of the soldiers. Two other] soldiers were guarding the prison doors.
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 Suddenly an angel [from] the Lord [God] stood [beside Peter], and a [bright] light shone in his cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up and said, “Get up quickly!” [While Peter was getting up], the chains fell off from his wrists. [However, the soldiers were not aware of what was happening].
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 Then the angel said to Peter, “Put on your clothes and sandals!” So Peter did. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt/girdle [around you(sg)] and put on your sandals!” So Peter did that. Then the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you 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 So, [after Peter put on his cloak and sandals], he followed [the angel] out [of the prison cell], but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought [that he] was seeing 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 Peter and the angel walked by the soldiers who were guarding the two doors, [but the soldiers did not see them. Then] they came to the iron gate that [led] out into the city. The gate opened by itself, and Peter and the angel walked out [of the prison]. After they had walked [a ways] along one street, the angel suddenly disappeared.
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 Then Peter [finally] realized that [what had happened to him was not a vision, but] it had really happened. So he said [to himself], “Now I really know that the Lord [God] sent an angel [to help me]. He rescued me from what Herod planned to do [MTY] [to me], and [also] from all the things that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] expected [that Herod would do to me].”
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 When Peter realized [that God had rescued him], he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many [believers] had assembled there, and they were praying [that God would help Peter somehow].
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 outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
Quando Pedro bateu à porta do portão, uma criada chamada Rhoda veio para responder.
14 [When Peter answered her], she recognized his voice, but she was so happy [and excited] that she did not open the door! Instead, she ran back [into the house]. She [excitedly] announced [to the other believers] that Peter was standing outside the door.
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 But [one of] them said to her, “You [(sg)] are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was [really true. Then] they repeatedly said, “[No], [it cannot be Peter]. It is [probably] the angel [who was guarding] him [who has come] (OR, It is the angel [who has guarded/protected] him, [and he has come to tell us that] Peter [has died].)”
Eles disseram a ela: “Você é louca!” Mas ela insistiu que era assim. Eles disseram: “É o seu anjo”.
16 But Peter continued knocking [on the door. So when someone finally] opened the door, they saw that it was Peter, and they were completely amazed!
Mas Peter continuou batendo. Quando eles abriram, eles o viram e ficaram espantados.
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. Then he told them exactly how the Lord [God] had led him out of the prison. He [also] said, “Tell James, the [leader] of our [congregation], and our [other] fellow believers what has happened.” Then [Peter left and] went away to another town.
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 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
Agora, assim que chegou o dia, não havia pouca agitação entre os soldados sobre o que havia sido feito de Pedro.
19 Then Herod [heard about it]. So he [commanded soldiers] to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers [who had been guarding Peter], and asked them, “[How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?]” [But they could not explain it. So] he commanded them to be led away [to be executed] {[other soldiers] to lead them away [to execute them]}. [Afterwards], Herod went from Judea [province] down to Caesarea, where he stayed [for some time].
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 King Herod had been furiously angry with the people [who lived] in Tyre and Sidon [cities. Then] one day some men [who represented them] came unitedly [to Caesarea in order to meet with] Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod’s important officials, to tell [Herod] that the people [in their cities] wanted to make peace [with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled], because they needed to buy food from those regions. [Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities].
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 the day that Herod had planned to [meet with them], he put on (very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes). Then he sat on his (throne/chair from which he ruled [people]), and [formally] addressed [all] the people [who had gathered there].
Em um dia marcado, Herodes se vestiu com roupas reais, sentou-se no trono e fez um discurso para eles.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
O povo gritou: “A voz de um deus, e não de um homem”.
23 So, because Herod [let the people praise him] instead of praising God, immediately an angel [from] the Lord [God] caused Herod to become seriously ill. [Many] worms ate his intestines, and [soon] he died [very painfully].
Imediatamente um anjo do Senhor o atingiu, porque ele não deu a glória a Deus. Então ele foi comido por vermes e morreu.
24 [The believers] continued telling God’s message to people in many places, and ([the number of people who believed in Jesus] was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus).
Mas a palavra de Deus cresceu e se multiplicou.
25 When Barnabas and Saul finished [delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea], they left Jerusalem and returned [to Antioch, in Syria province]. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.
Barnabé e Saulo retornaram a Jerusalém quando haviam cumprido seu serviço, levando também consigo João, que se chamava Marcos.
