25 Or sulla mezzanotte Paolo e Sila, pregando, cantavano inni a Dio; e i carcerati li ascoltavano.

26 E ad un tratto, si fece un gran terremoto, talché la prigione fu scossa dalle fondamenta; e in quellistante tutte le porte si apersero, e i legami di tutti si sciolsero.

27 Il carceriere, destatosi, e vedute le porte della prigione aperte, tratta la spada, stava per uccidersi, pensando che i carcerati fossero fuggiti.

28 Ma Paolo gridò ad alta voce: Non ti far male alcuno, perché siam tutti qui.

29 E quegli, chiesto un lume, saltò dentro, e tutto tremante si gettò ai piedi di Paolo e di Sila;

30 e menatili fuori, disse: Signori, che debbo io fare per esser salvato?

31 Ed essi risposero: Credi nel Signor Gesù, e sarai salvato tu e la casa tua.

32 Poi annunziarono la parola del Signore a lui e a tutti coloro che erano in casa sua.

33 Ed egli, presili in quellistessa ora della notte, lavò loro le piaghe; e subito fu battezzato lui con tutti i suoi.

34 E menatili su in casa sua, apparecchiò loro la tavola, e giubilava con tutta la sua casa, perché avea creduto in Dio.

25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened. 27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!"

29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, 30 brought them out, and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

33 He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household. 34 He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.