25 En omtrent middernag het Paulus en Silas gebid en lofliedere tot eer van God gesing; en die gevangenes het na hulle geluister.

26 En skielik kom daar 'n groot aardbewing, sodat die fondamente van die gevangenis geskud het. En onmiddellik het al die deure oopgegaan en die boeie van almal het losgeraak.

27 En die tronkbewaarder het wakker geword; en toe hy sien dat die deure van die gevangenis oop was, het hy 'n swaard getrek en wou homself om die lewe bring, in die mening dat die gevangenes ontvlug het.

28 Maar Paulus het met 'n groot stem geroep en gesê: Moenie jouself kwaad aandoen nie, want ons is almal hier.

29 En toe hy lig gevra het, spring hy na binne en val bewende voor Paulus en Silas neer.

30 En hy het hulle na buite gebring en gesê: Menere, wat moet ek doen om gered te word?

31 Toe sê hulle: Glo in die Here Jesus Christus en jy sal gered word, jy en jou huisgesin.

32 En hulle het aan hom die woord van die Here verkondig en aan almal wat in sy huis was.

33 En in dieselfde uur van die nag het hy hulle geneem en hulle wonde gewas, en hy is onmiddellik gedoop, hy en al sy mense.

34 Toe bring hy hulle in sy huis en sit hulle 'n maaltyd voor; en hy het hom verheug met sy hele huisgesin dat hy tot geloof in God gekom het.

25 But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;

26 And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

27 And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.

28 But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.

29 And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,

30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

31 And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.

32 And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

33 And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

34 And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.