Acts of the Apostles 12

NEW JERUSALEM	Biblia Matos Soares
1 It was about this time that King Herod started persecuting certain members of the church.	1 Naquele mesmo tempo o rei Herodes mandou prender alguns membros da Igreja para os maltratar.
2 He had James the brother of John beheaded,	2 Matou à espada Tiago, irmão de João.
3 and when he saw that this pleased the Jews he went on to arrest Peter as wel .	3 Vendo que isso agradava aos Judeus, mandou também prender Pedro. Eram então os dias dos ázimos.
4 As it was during the days of Unleavened Bread that he had arrested him, he put him in prison,assigning four sections of four soldiers each to guard him, meaning to try him in public after the Passover.	4 Tendo-o mandado prender, meteu-o na prisão, dando-o a guardar a quatro piquetes de quatro soldados cada um, tendo intenção de o apresentar ao povo depois da Páscoa.
5 Al the time Peter was under guard the church prayed to God for him unremittingly.	5 Pedro, pois, estava guardado no cárcere. Entretanto a Igreja fazia sem cessar oração a Deus por ele.
6 On the night before Herod was to try him, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, fastened with twochains, while guards kept watch at the main entrance to the prison.	6 Ora, na mesma noite em que Herodes estava para o apresentar (ao povo), Pedro dormia entre dois soldados, ligados com duas cadeias; e os guardas à porta vigiavam a prisão.
7 Then suddenly an angel of the Lord stood there, and the cel was fil ed with light. He tapped Peter onthe side and woke him. 'Get up!' he said, 'Hurry!' -- and the chains fel from his hands.	7 De repente sobreveio um anjo do Senhor, e resplandeceu uma luz no aposento. O anjo, batendo no lado de Pedro, despertou-o, dizendo: "Levanta-te depressa." E caíram as cadeias das suas mãos.
8 The angel then said, 'Put on your belt and sandals.' After he had done this, the angel next said, 'Wrapyour cloak round you and fol ow me.'	8 O anjo disse-lhe: "Toma o teu cinto e calça as tuas sandálias." Ele assim fez. E disse-lhe: "Põe sobre ti a tua capa e segue-me."
9 He followed him out, but had no idea that what the angel did was all happening in reality; he thought hewas seeing a vision.	9 Ele, saindo, seguia-o sem dar conta de que era realidade o que se fazia por intervenção do anjo, antes julgava ter uma visão.
10 They passed through the first guard post and then the second and reached the iron gate leading tothe city. This opened of its own accord; they went through it and had walked the whole length of one street whensuddenly the angel left him.	10 Depois de passarem a primeira e a segunda guarda, chegaram à porta de ferro, que dá para a cidade, a qual se lhes abriu por si mesma. Saindo, passaram uma rua, e imediatamente, o anjo afastou-se dele.
11 It was only then that Peter came to himself. And he said, 'Now I know it is all true. The Lord real y didsend his angel and save me from Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.'	11 Então Pedro, voltando a si, disse: "Agora sei verdadeiramente que o Senhor mandou o seu anjo e me livrou da mão de Herodes e de tudo o que esperava o povo dos Judeus."
12 As soon as he realised this he went straight to the house of Mary the mother of John Mark, where anumber of people had assembled and were praying.	12 Depois de um momento de reflexão, foi a casa de Maria, mãe de João, que tem por sobrenome Marcos, onde estavam muitos reunidos em oração.
13 He knocked at the outside door and a servant called Rhoda came to answer it.	13 Tendo ele batido à porta da entrada, uma donzela, chamada Rode, foi escutar.
14 She recognised Peter's voice and was so overcome with joy that, instead of opening the door, she raninside with the news that Peter was standing at the main entrance.	14 Logo que reconheceu a voz de Pedro, com a alegria, não lhe abriu (logo) a porta, mas, correndo dentro, deu a nova de que Pedro estava à porta.
15 They said to her, 'You are out of your mind,' but she insisted that it was true. Then they said, 'It mustbe his angel!'	15 Eles, porém, disseram-lhe: "Estás louca." Mas ela afirmava que era assim. Eles diziam: "É o seu anjo."
16 Peter, meanwhile, was stil knocking. When they opened the door, they were amazed to see that itreal y was Peter himself.	16 Entretanto Pedro continuava a bater. Tendo aberto (a porta ), viram-no e ficaram estupefactos.
17 He raised his hand for silence and described to them how the Lord had led him out of prison. Headded, 'Tell James and the brothers.' Then he left and went elsewhere.	17 Ele, porém, tendo-lhes feito sinal com a mão para que se calassem, contou-lhes de que modo o Senhor o tinha livrado da prisão. Disse: "Fazei saber isto a Tiago e aos irmãos." Depois, tendo saído, foi para outra parte.
18 When daylight came there was a great commotion among the soldiers, who could not imagine whathad become of Peter.	18 Ora, quando foi dia, houve não pequena perturbação entre os soldados, sobre o que tinha sido feito de Pedro.
19 Herod put out an unsuccessful search for him; he had the guards questioned, and before leavingJudaea to take up residence in Caesarea he gave orders for their execution.	19 Herodes, tendo-o mandado buscar, e não o encontrando, feito inquérito a respeito dos guardas, mandou-os conduzir (ao suplício). Depois, passando da Judeia a Cesareia, aí habitou.
20 Now Herod was on bad terms with the Tyrians and Sidonians. Yet they sent a joint deputation whichmanaged to enlist the support of Blastus, the king's chamberlain, and through him negotiated a treaty, since theircountry depended for its food supply on the king's territory.	20 Ora (Herodes) estava em conflito com os de Tiro e de Sidónia. Mas estes, de comum acordo, foram ter com ele, e, com o favor de Blasto, camareiro do rei, pediram paz, porque das terras do rei é que o seu país recebia a subsistência.
21 A day was fixed, and Herod, wearing his robes of state and seated on a throne, began to make aspeech to them.	21 No dia marcado, Herodes, vestido de traje real, sentou-se sobre o trono e arengava-lhes.
22 The people acclaimed him with, 'It is a god speaking, not a man!'	22 E o povo o aplaudia, dizendo: "É voz de um deus, e não de um homem!"
23 and at that moment the angel of the Lord struck him down, because he had not given the glory toGod. He was eaten away by worms and died.	23 Porém subitamente o anjo do Senhor o feriu, porque não tinha dado glória a Deus, e, roído de vermes, expirou.
24 The word of God continued to spread and to gain fol owers.	24 Entretanto a palavra do Senhor crescia e multiplicava-se.
25 Barnabas and Saul completed their task at Jerusalem and came back, bringing John Mark with them.	25 Barnabé e Saulo, tendo concluído o seu ministério, voltaram de Jerusalém, levando consigo João, que tem por sobrenome Marcos.