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.

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.