Atos 16
1 E ele veio a Derbe e Listra; e eis que estava ali um certo discípulo, de nome Timóteo, filho de uma certa mulher judia crente, mas de pai grego.
Paul [and Silas] to Derbe [city and visited the believers there]. Next [they went to] Lystra [city]. A believer whose name was Timothy lived there. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.
2 Do qual era [bem] testemunhado pelos irmãos [que estavam] em Listra e Icônio.
The believers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy,
3 A este Paulo quis que fosse com ele; e tomando-o, circuncidou-o, por causa dos judeus, que estavam naqueles lugares; porque todos conheciam o pai dele, que era grego.
and Paul wanted to take Timothy with him [when he went] to other places, so he circumcised Timothy. [He did that so that] the Jews who lived in those places [would accept Timothy], because they knew that his non-Jewish father [had not allowed him to be circumcised] {[anyone to circumcise his son]}.
4 E eles, passando pelas cidades, entregavam-lhes as ordenanças que foram determinadas pelos apóstolos e anciãos em Jerusalém, para que [as] guardassem.
[So Timothy went with Paul and Silas] and they traveled to many other towns. [In each town] they told [the] believers the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem {that the apostles and elders in Jerusalem had decided} that [non-Jewish] believers should obey.
5 E assim as Igrejas eram firmadas na fé, e cada dia aumentavam em número.
[God was helping] the believers in those towns to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus], and every day more people became believers.
6 E passando pela Frígia, e pela região da Galácia, foi-lhes impedido pelo Espírito Santo de falarem a palavra na Ásia.
Paul and his companions wanted/planned to enter Asia [province] preach the message [about Jesus] there, but they were prevented by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit prevented them} [from going there. So] they traveled through Phrygia and Galatia [provinces].
7 [E] quando eles vieram a Mísia, tentaram ir à Bitínia; mas o Espírito não lhes permitiu.
They arrived at the border of Mysia [province] and they wanted to go [north] Bithynia [province]. But [again] the Spirit of Jesus showed them that they should not [go there].
8 E tendo passado por Mísia, desceram a Trôade.
So they went through Mysia [province] and arrived at Troas, a [port city. I, Luke, joined them there].
9 E uma visão foi vista por Paulo durante a noite: um homem Macedônio se pôs [diante dele], rogando-lhe, e dizendo: Passa à Macedônia, e ajuda-nos!
That night [God gave] Paul a vision in which he saw a man [who was a native] of Macedonia [province]. He was standing [some distance away], and he was earnestly calling to Paul, “[Please] come over [here] to Macedonia and help us!”
10 E quando ele viu a visão, logo procuramos partir para a Macedônia, concluindo que o Senhor estava nos chamando para anunciarmos o Evangelho a eles.
[The next morning] we [(exc)] immediately got ready to go to Macedonia, because we believed that God had called us to [go and] preach the good message to the people there.
11 Então, tendo navegado desde Trôade, viemos correndo caminho direto a Samotrácia, e no [dia] seguinte a Neápolis.
So we [(exc)] got on a ship in Troas and sailed across [the sea] Samothrace [Island. We spent the night there], and the next day [we sailed again across the sea and arrived] at Neapolis [port/town].
12 E dali a Filipos, que é a primeira cidade desta parte da Macedônia, [e é] uma colônia; e estivemos naquela cidade [por] alguns dias.
Then we [left Neapolis and] went [by land] to Philippi. It was a very important city in Macedonia [province, where many] Roman citizens lived. We stayed in Philippi several days.
13 E no dia de sábado saímos para fora da cidade, onde costumava ser feita oração; e tendo [nos] sentado, falamos às mulheres que tinham se ajuntado [ali].
On the first (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [after we(exc) arrived], we went outside the city gate [down] to the river. We had heard [someone say] that [Jewish] people gathered to pray there. [When we arrived there, we saw] some women who had gathered [to pray]. So we sat down and began to tell them [the message about Jesus].
14 E uma certa mulher, por nome Lídia, vendedora de púrpura, da cidade de Tiatira, que servia a Deus; [ela nos] ouviu; o coração da qual o Senhor abriu, para que prestasse atenção ao que Paulo dizia.
A woman whose name was Lydia was one of those who were listening [to Paul. She was a non-Jewish woman], from Thyatira [city, who bought and] sold [expensive] purple cloth. She had accepted what the Jews believe about God. The Lord [God] caused her to pay attention to the message that Paul preached, and she believed it. [The members of her household also heard the good message and believed in Jesus] [MTY].
15 E quando ela foi batizada, e [também] sua casa, ela [nos] rogou, dizendo: Se vós tendes julgado que eu seja fiel ao Senhor, entrai em minha casa e ficai ali. E ela insistiu para conosco.
After [Paul and Silas] baptized Lydia and the others who lived in her house [MTY] {After Lydia and the others who lived in her house were baptized}, she invited us to [go and stay in] her home. She said, “You [(pl)] know that I [now] believe in the Lord [Jesus], so [please] come and stay in my house.” She persuaded us [to do that, so we(exc) stayed there].
16 E aconteceu, que ao estarmos nós indo à oração, saiu ao nosso encontro uma moça que tinha espírito de pitonisa; a qual ao fazer adivinhações trazia grande lucro a seus senhores.
Another day, while we [(exc)] were going to the place where people regularly gathered to pray, we met a young woman who was a slave. An evil spirit was enabling her to be a ventriloquist and to tell people what would happen [to them]. People paid a lot of money to [the men who were] her owners, in return for her telling them things that [she said] would happen [to them].
17 Esta, seguindo após Paulo e nós, clamava, dizendo: Estes homens são servos do Deus Altíssimo, que nos anunciam o caminho da salvação.
This young woman followed Paul and the rest of us. She continually shouted, “These men serve the God who is the greatest [of all gods]! They are telling you how ([God] can save you [so that he will not punish you/to be] saved)”
18 E ela fazia isto por muitos dias. Mas Paulo, estando descontente com isto, virou-se, e disse ao espírito: Em nome de Jesus Cristo eu te mando que saias dela. E na mesma hora [o espírito] saiu.
She continued to do that for many days. Finally Paul became irritated. So he turned [toward the young woman] and rebuked the evil spirit [that was in her. He said], “By the authority [MTY] of Jesus Christ, I command you [(sg)] to come out of this young woman!” Right away the evil spirit left her.
19 E os senhores dela, vendo que a esperança de lucro deles tinha ido embora, pegaram a Paulo e a Silas, e [os] levaram à praça, diante dos governantes.
And then her owners realized that she could no longer earn money for them [because she could no longer predict what would happen to people, so they were angry]. They grabbed Paul and Silas and forcefully took them to the public square, to [the place where] the government authorities and [a lot of other people were gathered].
20 E apresentando-os aos magistrados, disseram: Estes homens perturbam nossa cidade, sendo judeus;
The owners [of the young woman] brought Paul and Silas to the city officials and told them, “These men are Jews, and they are greatly troubling [the people in] [MTY] our city.
21 E eles anunciam costumes que não nos é lícito receber, nem fazer; pois somos romanos.
They are teaching that we [(inc)] should follow customs that our laws do not allow us Romans to consider [to be correct] or to obey!”
22 E a multidão se levantou juntamente contra eles; e os oficiais, rasgando suas roupas, mandaram que fossem açoitados.
Many of the crowd joined [those who were accusing] Paul and Silas, and started beating them. Then the [Roman] authorities commanded [soldiers] to tear the shirts off Paul and Silas and to beat them [with rods/sticks].
23 E tendo sido lhes dado muitos açoites, os lançaram na prisão, mandando ao carcereiro que os guardasse em segurança.
[So the soldiers] beat Paul and Silas vigorously [with rods]. After that, they [took them and] shoved them into the prison. They told the jailer that he should lock them up securely.
24 O qual, tendo recebido tal ordem, lançou-os na cela mais interna, e prendeu-lhes os pés no tronco.
[Because the officials] had [commanded] him [to do that], the jailer shoved Paul and Silas into the cell that was farthest inside. [There, he made them sit down on the floor/ground and stretch out their legs]. Then he fastened their ankles in [grooves] between two large wooden beams, [so that Paul and Silas could not move their legs].
25 E perto da meia-noite, Paulo e Silas [estavam] orando, e cantando hinos a Deus; [e] os [outros] presos os escutavam.
About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying [aloud] and praising God by singing hymns. The [other] prisoners were listening attentively to them.
26 E de repente houve um terremoto tão grande que os alicerces da prisão se moviam; e logo todas as portas se abriram, e todas as correntes [que prendiam] a todos se soltaram.
Suddenly there was a very strong earthquake. It shook the entire jail [SYN] and its foundation [SYN]. [The earthquake caused] all the doors [of the jail] to open suddenly, and [caused] all the chains that fastened the prisoners to fall off.
27 E o carcereiro, tendo acordado e visto abertas todas as portas da prisão; puxou a espada, [e] estava a ponto de se matar, pensando que os presos tinham fugido.
The jailer woke up and saw that the doors of the jail were open. He thought that the prisoners had escaped. So he pulled out his sword in order to kill himself, [because he knew that the officials would kill him if the prisoners escaped].
28 Mas Paulo clamou em alta voz, dizendo: Não te faças nenhum mal, porque todos nós estamos aqui.
Paul [saw the jailer and] shouted to him, “Do not harm yourself! We [(exc) prisoners] are all here!”
29 E tendo pedido luzes, saltou para dentro, e termendo muito, ele se prostrou diante de Paulo e Silas.
The jailer shouted [to someone] to bring torches/lanterns, [and after they brought them], he rushed into the jail and knelt down in front of Paul and Silas. [He was very afraid, so] much so that he was trembling/shaking.
30 E levando-os para fora, disse: Senhores, o que me é necessário fazer para eu me salvar?
Then he brought Paul and Silas out [of the jail] and asked: “Sirs, what do I need to do to be saved [from being punished for my sins]?”
31 E eles [lhe] disseram: Crê no Senhor Jesus Cristo, e serás salvo, tu e a tua casa.
[They answered], “Trust in [what] the Lord Jesus [has done for you], and you will be saved {[God] will save you}, and the others who live in [MTY] your house will [also] be saved [if they believe in Jesus].”
32 E lhe falaram da palavra do Senhor, e a todos os que estavam em sua casa.
Then the jailer took Paul and Silas into his house, washed their wounds, and gave them a meal. [He woke up all the people in his house, and] Paul and Silas told all of them the message about the Lord [Jesus. They all believed in him]. Immediately [after that, the jailer and all his family were baptized] {[Paul and Silas] baptized the jailer and all his family}. They were very happy, because now they all believed in God.
33 E ele, tomando-os consigo, naquela mesma hora da noite, lavou [-lhes] as feridas dos açoites, e logo foi batizado, ele e todos os seus.
34 E tendo os levado a sua casa, pôs [comida] diante deles à mesa; e alegrou-se muito, tendo crido em Deus com toda a sua casa.
35 E sendo [já] de dia, os magistrados mandaram aos guardas, dizendo: Solta aqueles homens.
The next morning, the [Roman] officials commanded [some] police officers [to go to the jail to say to the jailer], “[Our bosses] say, ‘Let those [two] prisoners go [now]!’”
36 E o carcereiro anunciou estas palavras a Paulo, [dizendo]: Os magistrados têm mandado vos soltar; portanto agora saí, e ide em paz.
[After the officers went and told that to] the jailer, he [went and] told Paul, “The [Roman] authorities have sent a message [(sg)] saying that I should release you [(sg)] and Silas [from prison]. So you [two] can leave [the jail] now. Now you can go peacefully!”
37 Mas Paulo lhes disse: Eles nos açoitaram publicamente, e sem sermos sentenciados, sendo nós homens romanos, lançaram-nos na prisão, e agora nos lançam fora às escondidas? [Assim] não! Mas que eles mesmos venham e nos tirem.
But Paul said to the police officers, “The authorities [commanded men to] beat us in front of a crowd before [those authorities] had learned if we [(exc)] had done anything wrong! Then they [ordered men to] shove us into jail! [But that was not legal, because] we [(exc)] are Roman citizens! And now they want [RHQ] to send us away secretly! We will not accept that! Those [Roman] officials must come themselves and [tell us that they are sorry], and take us out [of jail].”
38 E os guardas voltaram para dizer aos magistrados estas palavras; e eles temeram ao ouvirem que eram romanos.
So the police officers [went and] told the city authorities [what Paul had said]. When those authorities heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid [that someone would report to more important officials what they had done, and as a result they would be punished] {[those officials would punish them]}.
39 E tendo vindo, rogaram-lhes; e tirando-os, pediram [-lhes] que saíssem da cidade.
So the city authorities came to Paul and Silas and told them that they were sorry for what they had done to them. The authorities brought them out of the jail, and repeatedly asked them to leave the city [soon].
40 E eles, tendo saído da prisão, entraram [na casa] de Lídia; e vendo aos irmãos, consolaram-lhes; e saíram.
After Paul and Silas left the jail, they went to Lydia’s house. There they met with her and the [other] believers. They encouraged the believers [to continue trusting in the Lord Jesus], and then the two apostles left [Philippi].
