22 a filha da própria Herodias, tendo entrado, dançou e agradou a Herodes e aos seus convivas. O rei disse à moça: Pede-me o que quiseres, e eu to darei;

23 e jurou-lhe: Se me pedires ainda mesmo a metade do meu reino, eu ta darei.

24 Ela saiu e perguntou a sua mãe: Que pedirei? Esta respondeu: A cabeça de João Batista.

25 No mesmo instante voltando apressadamente para o rei, disse: Quero que sem demora me dês num prato a cabeça de João Batista.

26 O rei, embora muito triste, contudo por causa do juramento e também dos convivas não lha quis recusar.

27 Imediatamente o rei enviou um soldado da sua guarda com a ordem de trazer a cabeça de João. O soldado foi degolá-lo no cárcere,

28 trouxe a cabeça num prato e a deu à moça; e a moça a deu a sua mãe.

22 When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you." 23 He swore to her, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."

24 She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?"

She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."

25 She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter."

26 The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.