1 N ow about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

Nessa ocasião, o rei Herodes prendeu alguns que pertenciam à igreja, com a intenção de maltratá-los,

2 A nd he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

e mandou matar à espada Tiago, irmão de João.

3 A nd when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread.

Vendo que isso agradava aos judeus, prosseguiu, prendendo também Pedro durante a festa dos pães sem fermento.

4 A nd when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

Tendo-o prendido, lançou-o no cárcere, entregando-o para ser guardado por quatro escoltas de quatro soldados cada uma. Herodes pretendia submetê-lo a julgamento público depois da Páscoa.

5 P eter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

Pedro, então, ficou detido na prisão, mas a igreja orava intensamente a Deus por ele.

6 A nd when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

Na noite anterior ao dia em que Herodes iria submetê-lo a julgamento, Pedro estava dormindo entre dois soldados, preso com duas algemas, e sentinelas montavam guarda à entrada do cárcere.

7 A nd behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

Repentinamente apareceu um anjo do Senhor, e uma luz brilhou na cela. Ele tocou no lado de Pedro e o acordou. “Depressa, levante-se!”, disse ele. Então as algemas caíram dos punhos de Pedro.

8 A nd the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

O anjo lhe disse: “Vista-se e calce as sandálias”. E Pedro assim fez. Disse-lhe ainda o anjo: “Ponha a capa e siga-me”.

9 A nd he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

E, saindo, Pedro o seguiu, não sabendo que era real o que se fazia por meio do anjo; tudo lhe parecia uma visão.

10 A nd when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.

Passaram a primeira e a segunda guarda, e chegaram ao portão de ferro que dava para a cidade. Este se abriu por si mesmo para eles, e passaram. Tendo saído, caminharam ao longo de uma rua e, de repente, o anjo o deixou.

11 A nd when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Então Pedro caiu em si e disse: “Agora sei, sem nenhuma dúvida, que o Senhor enviou o seu anjo e me libertou das mãos de Herodes e de tudo o que o povo judeu esperava”.

12 A nd when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying.

Percebendo isso, ele se dirigiu à casa de Maria, mãe de João, também chamado Marcos, onde muita gente se havia reunido e estava orando.

13 A nd when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

Pedro bateu à porta do alpendre, e uma serva chamada Rode veio atender.

14 A nd when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

Ao reconhecer a voz de Pedro, tomada de alegria, ela correu de volta, sem abrir a porta, e exclamou: “Pedro está à porta!”

15 A nd they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.

Eles porém lhe disseram: “Você está fora de si!” Insistindo ela em afirmar que era Pedro, disseram-lhe: “Deve ser o anjo dele”.

16 B ut Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

Mas Pedro continuou batendo e, quando abriram a porta e o viram, ficaram perplexos.

17 B ut he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

Mas ele, fazendo-lhes sinal para que se calassem, descreveu como o Senhor o havia tirado da prisão e disse: “Contem isso a Tiago e aos irmãos”. Então saiu e foi para outro lugar.

18 N ow as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

De manhã, não foi pequeno o alvoroço entre os soldados quanto ao que tinha acontecido a Pedro.

19 A nd when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

Fazendo uma busca completa e não o encontrando, Herodes fez uma investigação entre os guardas e ordenou que fossem executados. A Morte de Herodes Depois Herodes foi da Judéia para Cesaréia e permaneceu ali durante algum tempo.

20 N ow he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king's country.

Ele estava cheio de ira contra o povo de Tiro e Sidom; contudo, eles haviam se reunido e procuravam ter uma audiência com ele. Tendo conseguido o apoio de Blasto, homem de confiança do rei, pediram paz, porque dependiam das terras do rei para obter alimento.

21 A nd upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them.

No dia marcado, Herodes, vestindo seus trajes reais, sentou-se em seu trono e fez um discurso ao povo.

22 A nd the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man.

Eles começaram a gritar: “É voz de deus, e não de homem”.

23 A nd immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Visto que Herodes não glorificou a Deus, imediatamente um anjo do Senhor o feriu; e ele morreu comido por vermes.

24 B ut the word of God grew and multiplied.

Entretanto, a palavra de Deus continuava a crescer e a espalhar-se.

25 A nd Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

Tendo terminado sua missão, Barnabé e Saulo voltaram de Jerusalém, levando consigo João, também chamado Marcos.