1 Ora, naquele tempo o rei Herodes estendeu suas mãos para maltratar alguns da igreja.

2 E matou Tiago, irmão de João, à espada.

3 E, ele vendo que isso agradara aos judeus, prosseguiu e tomou também a Pedro. (E eram os dias dos pães ázimos).

4 E, havendo-o prendido, ele o colocou na prisão, entregando-o a quatro quaternos de soldados, para que o guardassem, querendo apresentá-lo ao povo depois da Páscoa.

5 Portanto, Pedro era guardado na prisão; mas a igreja fazia oração sem cessar por ele a Deus.

6 E, quando Herodes estava para trazê-lo, nessa mesma noite, Pedro estava dormindo entre dois soldados, preso com duas correntes, e os guardas diante da porta guardavam a prisão.

7 E eis que o anjo do Senhor veio sobre ele, e resplandeceu uma luz na prisão; e, tocando a Pedro no lado, o despertou, dizendo: Levanta-te depressa. E caíram-lhe das mãos as suas correntes.

8 E disse-lhe o anjo: Cinge-te e ata as tuas sandálias. E assim ele o fez. E ele disse-lhe: Lança a tua veste sobre ti, e segue-me.

9 E, ele saindo, o seguia. E não sabia que era verdadeiro o que estava sendo feito pelo anjo, mas ele achava que via alguma visão.

10 E, quando eles passaram a primeira e a segunda guarda, chegaram ao portão de ferro que dá para a cidade, o qual se lhes abriu por si mesma; saíram e percorreram uma rua, e imediatamente o anjo se apartou dele.

11 E, Pedro, tendo voltado a si, disse: Agora verdadeiramente eu sei que o Senhor enviou o seu anjo e me livrou da mão de Herodes, e de toda a expectativa do povo dos judeus.

12 E ele, considerando isto, foi à casa de Maria, mãe de João, cujo sobrenome era Marcos, onde muitos estavam reunidos e oravam.

13 E quando Pedro bateu à porta do pátio, uma donzela chamada Rode saiu a escutar.

14 E, reconhecendo a voz de Pedro, ela não abriu a porta de alegria, mas, correndo para dentro, anunciou que Pedro estava à porta.

15 E disseram-lhe: Estás louca. Mas ela afirmava continuamente que era assim. E eles diziam: É o seu anjo.

16 Mas Pedro continuava batendo, e, quando abriram a porta, viram-no e se espantaram.

17 E, acenando-lhes ele com a mão para que se calassem, declarou-lhes como o Senhor o tirara da prisão, e ele disse: Vai e mostra estas coisas a Tiago e aos irmãos. E, partindo, foi para outro lugar.

18 E, sendo já dia, houve não pouco alvoroço entre os soldados sobre o que seria feito de Pedro.

19 E, quando Herodes o procurou e o não achou, ele examinou aos guardas, e ordenou que eles fossem mortos. E, ele foi da Judeia para Cesareia, e permaneceu ali.

20 E Herodes estava muito irritado com os de Tiro e de Sidom; mas estes, vindo de comum acordo ter com ele e tendo feito amizade com Blasto, o camareiro do rei, pediam paz, porque o seu país era alimentado pelo país do rei.

21 E, num dia designado, vestindo Herodes as vestes reais, estava assentado no seu trono e lhes dirigiu um discurso.

22 E o povo gritava, dizendo: Esta é a voz de um deus, e não de um homem.

23 E imediatamente, o anjo do Senhor feriu-o, porque ele não deu glória a Deus; e ele foi comido pelos vermes, e rendeu o espírito.

24 Mas a palavra de Deus crescia e se multiplicava.

25 E Barnabé e Saulo voltaram de Jerusalém, quando terminaram seu ministério, e levaram também consigo a João, que tinha por sobrenome Marcos.

1 And at that time Herod the king threw on [his] hands to oppress some of those of the church.

2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he went further to seize Peter also. (And they were days of Unleavened [Bread].)

4 And capturing [him], he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four sets of four soldiers to keep him; intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

5 Then, indeed, Peter was kept in prison. But earnest prayer was made to God for him by the church.

6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Also guards were keeping the prison before the door.

7 And behold! An angel of [the] Lord stood by, and a light shone in the building. And striking Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Rise up quickly! And his chains fell off his hands.

8 And the angel said to him, Gird yourself and put on your sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw your robe around you and follow me.

9 And he went out and followed him. And he did not know that this happening through the angel was true, but thought he saw a vision.

10 When they were past the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him.

11 And having come to himself, Peter said, Now I know surely that [the] Lord has sent His angel and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

12 And thinking [about it], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose last name was Mark; where many had gathered together to pray.

13 And as Peter knocked [at] the door of the porch, a girl named Rhoda came to listen.

14 And when she knew Peter's voice, she did not open the porch because of gladness, but running in she reported Peter [was] standing before the porch.

15 And they said to her, You are mad. But she kept on saying that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him, they were amazed.

17 But, waving to them with his hand to be quiet, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go tell these things to James and to the brothers. And he departed and went into another place.

18 And day coming, there was not a little stir among the soldiers, saying, What, then, became of Peter.

19 And searching for him, and not finding [him], examining the guards, Herod commanded them to be led away to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed.

20 And Herod was in bitter hostility with the men of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus (who had charge of the king's bedroom) their friend, desired peace, because their country was fed by the king's [country].

21 And on a certain day, Herod sat on his throne, dressed in royal clothing, and made a speech to them.

22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god and not of a man!

23 And immediately the angel of [the] Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and gave up the spirit.

24 But the Word of God grew and increased.

25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled the ministry, having taken with [them] John, whose last name was Mark.