Hechos 12
1 EN el mismo tiempo el rey Heródes echó mano á maltratar algunos de la iglesia.
Around this time King Herod began to persecute some members of the church.
2 Y mató á cuchillo á Jacobo, hermano de Juan:
He had James, John's brother, executed by sword.
3 Y viendo que habia agradado á los Judíos, pasó adelante para prender tambien á Pedro. Eran entónces los dias de los ázimos.
When he saw that the Jews were pleased by this, he had Peter arrested too. (This was during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.)
4 Y habiéndole preso, púso[lo] en la cárcel, entregándole á cuatro cuaterniones de soldados que le guardasen; queriendo sacarle al pueblo despues de la Pascua.
After having Peter arrested, he threw him in prison, with four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. He planned to have Peter brought out for a public trial after the Passover.
5 Así que, Pedro era guardado en la cárcel; y la iglesia hacia oracion á Dios sin cesar por él.
While Peter was kept in prison the church prayed earnestly to God for him.
6 Y cuando Heródes le habia de sacar, aquella misma noche estaba Pedro durmiendo entre dos soldados, preso con dos cadenas: y los guardas delante de la puerta que guardaban la cárcel.
The night before Herod was to have him put on trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, chained to each of them, and with guards at the door keeping watch.
7 Y hé aquí el ángel del Señor sobrevino, y una luz resplandeció en la cárcel; é hiriendo á Pedro en el lado, le despertó diciendo: Levántate prestamente. Y las cadenas se le cayeron de las manos.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. The angel shook Peter awake, saying “Quick! Get up!” The chains fell from his wrists,
8 Y le dijo el ángel: Cíñete, y átate tus sandalias. Y lo hizo así. Y le dijo: Rodéate tu ropa, y sígueme.
and the angel told him, “Get dressed, and put on your sandals.” So he did. Then the angel told him, “Put on your coat and follow me.”
9 Y saliendo, le seguia, y no sabia que era verdad lo que hacia el ángel; mas pensaba que veia vision.
So Peter followed the angel out. He didn't realize that what the angel was doing was actually happening—he thought he was seeing a vision.
10 Y como pasaron la primera y la segunda guarda, vinieron á la puerta de hierro, que va á la ciudad, la cual se les abrió de suyo: y salidos, pasaron una calle; y luego el ángel se apartó de él.
They passed the first and second sets of guards, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. This opened for them by itself. They went out and down the street, when suddenly the angel left him.
11 Entónces Pedro, volviendo en sí, dijo: Ahora entiendo verdaderamente que el Señor ha enviado su ángel, y me ha librado de la mano de Heródes, y de todo el pueblo de los Judíos que me esperaba.
When Peter came to his senses, he said, “Now I realize this really happened! The Lord sent an angel to rescue me from Herod's power, and from everything that the Jewish people had planned.”
12 Y habiendo considerado [esto, ] llegó á casa de María la madre de Juan, el que tenia por sobrenombre Marcos, donde muchos estaban juntos orando.
Now that he was conscious of what had happened, Peter went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. Many believers had gathered there, and were praying.
13 Y tocando Pedro á la puerta del patio, salió una muchacha, para escuchar, llamada Rhode:
When he knocked on the gateway door, a servant girl called Rhoda came to open up.
14 La cual, como conoció la voz de Pedro, de gozo no abrió el postigo, sino corriendo dentro, dió nueva que Pedro estaba al postigo.
But recognizing Peter's voice, in her excitement she didn't open the door. Instead she ran back inside shouting, “Peter's at the door!”
15 Y ellos le dijeron: Estás loca: mas ella afirmaba que así era. Entónces ellos decian: Su ángel es.
“You're mad!” they told her. But she kept on insisting it was true. So they said, “It must be his angel.”
16 Mas Pedro perseveraba en llamar: y cuando abrieron, viéronle, y se espantaron.
Peter continued knocking. When they did eventually open the door, they saw it was him, and were totally shocked.
17 Mas él haciéndoles señal con la mano que callasen, les contó cómo el Señor le habia sacado de la cárcel, y dijo: Haced saber esto á Jacobo y á los hermanos. Y salió, y partió á otro lugar.
Peter held up his hand for them to be quiet, and then explained to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. “Let James and the brothers know about this,” he told them, and then left to go somewhere else.
18 Luego que fué de dia, hubo no poco alboroto entre los soldados sobre qué se habia hecho de Pedro.
When daylight came the soldiers were totally confused as to what had happened to Peter.
19 Mas Heródes, como le buscó, y no le halló, hecha inquisicion de los guardas, los mandó llevar. Despues descendiendo de Judéa á Cesarea, se quedó [allí.]
Herod had a thorough search made for him, but he couldn't be found. After interrogating the guards, Herod ordered that they should be executed. Then Herod left Judea and went to stay in Caesarea.
20 Y Heródes estaba enojado contra los de Tiro, y los de Sidon: mas ellos vinieron concordes á él, y sobornado Blasto, que era el camarero del rey, pedian paz: porque las tierras de ellos eran abastecidas por las del rey.
Now Herod had become furious with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They sent a joint delegation to see him and managed to win Blastus, the king's personal assistant, over to their side. They pleaded for peace with Herod because they were dependent on the king's territory for food.
21 Y un dia señalado, Heródes vestido de ropa real, se sentó en el tribunal, y arengóles.
When the day came for their appointment with the king, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 Y el pueblo aclamaba: Voz de Dios, y no de hombre.
The audience shouted in response, “This is the voice of a god, not that of a man!”
23 Y luego el ángel del Señor le hirió, por cuanto no dió la gloria á Dios; y espiró comido de gusanos.
Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory. He was consumed by worms and died.
24 Mas la palabra del Señor crecia, y era multiplicada.
But the word of God spread, and more and more people believed.
25 Y Bernabé y Saulo volvieron de Jerusalem cumplido su servicio, tomando tambien consigo á Juan, el que tenia por sobrenombre Marcos.
Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem once they had finished their mission, taking John Mark with them.
