< Atos 12 >

1 E por aquele mesmo tempo o rei Herodes estendeu as mãos sobre alguns da igreja, para os maltratar;
Now about that time Herod the king threw on hands to harm some of those from the church.
2 E matou à espada Thiago, irmão de João.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 E, vendo que isso agradara aos judeus, continuou, mandando prender também a Pedro. E eram os dias dos asmos.
And after seeing that it was pleasing the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also (and those were the days of unleavened bread),
4 E, havendo-o prendido, o encerrou na prisão, entregando-o a quatro quaternos de soldados, para que o guardassem, querendo apresenta-lo ao povo depois da pascoa.
whom, having also arrested, he put in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
5 Pedro, pois, era guardado na prisão; porém a igreja fazia continua oração por ele a Deus.
Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.
6 E quando Herodes o havia de tirar, naquela mesma noite, estava Pedro dormindo entre dois soldados, ligado com duas cadeias, e os guardas diante da porta guardavam a prisão.
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound by two chains. And guards in front of the door guarded the prison.
7 E eis que sobreveio o anjo do Senhor, e resplandeceu uma luz na prisão; e, tocando a Pedro na ilharga, o despertou, dizendo: Levanta-te depressa. E cairam-lhe das mãos as cadeias.
And behold, an agent of the Lord stood near, and light shone in the room. And after striking the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying, Get up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8 E disse-lhe o anjo: Cinge-te, e ata as tuas alparcas. E ele o fez assim. Disse-lhe mais: Lança às costas a tua capa, e segue-me.
And the agent said to him, Gird thyself, and tie on thy sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw on thy garment, and follow me.
9 E, saindo, o seguia. E não sabia que fosse verdade o que era feito pelo anjo, mas cuidava que via alguma visão.
And after going out, he followed him. And he had not seen that the thing happening by the agent was true, but presumed to see a vision.
10 E, quando passaram a primeira e segunda guarda, chegaram à porta de ferro, que dá para a cidade, a qual se lhes abriu por si mesma; e, tendo saído, andaram uma rua, e logo o anjo se apartou dele.
And when they passed a first and a second watch, they came to the iron gate, the one leading to the city, which opened spontaneously to them. And after going out, they advanced one street. And straightaway the agent withdrew from him.
11 E Pedro, tornando a si, disse: Agora sei verdadeiramente que o Senhor enviou o seu anjo, e me livrou da mão de Herodes, e de tudo o que o povo dos judeus esperava.
And when Peter came to himself, he said, Now I know truly, that the Lord dispatched his agent and delivered me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12 E, considerando ele nisto, foi a casa de Maria, mãe de João, que tinha por sobrenome Marcos, onde muitos estavam juntos e orando.
And having realized it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a considerable were gathered and praying.
13 E, batendo Pedro à porta do pátio, uma menina chamada Rhode saiu a escutar;
And when Peter knocked the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to hearken.
14 E, conhecendo a voz de Pedro, de gozo não abriu a porta do pátio, mas, correndo para dentro, anunciou que Pedro estava fora à porta do pátio.
And after recognizing Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but having ran in, she reported Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 E disseram-lhe: Estás fora de ti. Mas ela afirmava que assim era. E diziam: É o seu anjo.
And they said to her, Thou are mad. But she insisted to have it so. But they said, It is his agent.
16 Porém Pedro perseverava em bater, e, quando abriram, viram-no, e se espantaram.
But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him, and were astonished.
17 E, acenando-lhes ele com a mão para que se calassem, contou-lhes como o Senhor o tirara da prisão, e disse: anunciai isto a Thiago e aos irmãos. E, saindo, partiu para outro lugar.
But after motioning to them with the hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison. And he said, Report these things to James, and to the brothers. And having departed, he went to a different place.
18 E, sendo já dia, houve não pouco alvoroço entre os soldados sobre o que seria feito de Pedro.
But having become day, there was no small stir among the soldiers what then became of Peter.
19 E, quando Herodes o buscou e o não achou, feita inquirição aos guardas, mandou-os justiçar. E, partindo da Judeia para Cesareia, ficou ali
And Herod, who sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, he commanded them to be led away. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he remained there.
20 E Herodes estava irritado com os de Tiro e de Sidon; porém eles, vindo de comum acordo ter com ele, e persuadindo Blasto, que era o camarista do rei, pediam paz: porquanto o seu país sustentava-se do país do rei.
Now Herod was angry at the Tyrians and Sidonians. But they came with one accord to him, and, having persuaded Blastus the man over the king's bedchamber, they requested peace, because their country was sustained from the monarchy.
21 E num dia designado, vestindo Herodes as vestes reais, e assentado no tribunal, lhes fez uma pratica.
And at a set day Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and having sat on the tribunal, he made an oration to them.
22 E o povo exclamava: Voz de Deus, e não de homem.
And the populace shouted, The voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 E no mesmo instante feriu-o o anjo do Senhor, porquanto não deu glória a Deus, e, comido de bichos, expirou.
And immediately an agent of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And after becoming worm-eaten, he expired.
24 E a palavra de Deus crescia e se multiplicava.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 E Barnabé e Saulo, havendo cumprido aquele serviço, voltaram de Jerusalém, levando também consigo a João, que tinha por sobrenome Marcos.
And Barnabas and Saul turned back in Jerusalem after fulfilling the service, also having taken along John who was surnamed Mark.

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