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, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2 E matou à espada Thiago, irmão de João.
He killed Jacob, the brother of Yochanan, with the sword.
3 E, vendo que isso agradara aos judeus, continuou, mandando prender também a Pedro. E eram os dias dos asmos.
When he saw that it pleased the Judeans, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during 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.
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.
5 Pedro, pois, era guardado na prisão; porém a igreja fazia continua oração por ele a Deus.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly 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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.”
9 E, saindo, o seguia. E não sabia que fosse verdade o que era feito pelo anjo, mas cuidava que via alguma visão.
And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw 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.
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.
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.
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.”
12 E, considerando ele nisto, foi a casa de Maria, mãe de João, que tinha por sobrenome Marcos, onde muitos estavam juntos e orando.
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Miriam, the mother of Yochanan who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 E, batendo Pedro à porta do pátio, uma menina chamada Rhode saiu a escutar;
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
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.
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that 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.
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16 Porém Pedro perseverava em bater, e, quando abriram, viram-no, e se espantaram.
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
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 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 Jacob and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18 E, sendo já dia, houve não pouco alvoroço entre os soldados sobre o que seria feito de Pedro.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become 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
When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed 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 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.
21 E num dia designado, vestindo Herodes as vestes reais, e assentado no tribunal, lhes fez uma pratica.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 E o povo exclamava: Voz de Deus, e não de homem.
The people 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.
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
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.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them Yochanan who was called Mark.
