| 1 In quel tempo medesimo il re Erode cominciò a maltrattare alcuni della Chiesa. | 1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. |
| 2 E uccise di spada Giacomo fratello di Giovanni. | 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword; |
| 3 E vedendo, che ciò dava piacere a' Giudei, aggiunse di far catturare anche Pietro. Ed erano i giorni degli azzimi. | 3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. |
| 4 E avutolo nelle mani, lo mise in prigione, dandolo in guardia a quattro quartine di soldati, volendo dopo la Pasqua presentarlo al popolo. | 4 And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. |
| 5 Pietro adunque era custodito nella prigione. Ma orazioni continua facevasi a Dio dalla Chiesa per lui. | 5 So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. |
| 6 Ma quando Erode stava per presentarlo, la notte stessa Pietro dormiva in mezzo a due soldati, legato con due catene: e le guardie alla porta custodivano la prigione. | 6 The very night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison; |
| 7 Ed ecco, che sopraggiunse un Angelo del Signore, e splendè una luce nell'abitazione: e percosso Pietro nel fianco (l'Angelo) lo risvegliò, dicendo: Levati sù prestamente. E caddero dalle mani di lui le catene. | 7 and behold, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. |
| 8 E l'Angelo gli disse: Cingiti, e legati i tuoi sandali. Ed egli fece cosi. E gli disse: Buttati addosso il tuo pallio, e seguimi. | 8 And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your mantle around you and follow me." |
| 9 Ed egli uscendo lo seguiva, e non sapeva, che fosse vero quello, che faceasi dall'Angelo: ma si credea di vedere una visione. | 9 And he went out and followed him; he did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. |
| 10 E passata la prima, e la seconda guardia, giunsero alla porta di ferro, che mette in città: la quale s'aprì loro da se medesima. E usciti fuora andarono avanti una contrada: e subitamente si partì da lui l'Angelo. | 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own accord, and they went out and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel left him. |
| 11 E Pietro rientrato in se, disse: Adesso veramente so, che il Signore ha mandato il suo Angelo, e mi ha tratto dalle mani di Erode, e da tutto quello, che si aspettava il popolo de' Giudei. | 11 And Peter came to himself, and said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting." |
| 12 E considerata la cosa, andò alla casa di Maria madre di Giovanni soprannominato Marco, dove stavano congregati molti, e facevano orazione. | 12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. |
| 13 E avendo egli picchiato all'uscio del cortile, una fanciulla per nome Rode andò a prendere l'imbasciata. | 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. |
| 14 E riconosciuta la voce di Pietro, per l'allegrezza non aprì la porta, ma correndo dentro diede la nuova, che Pietro era alla porta. | 14 Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and told that Peter was standing at the gate. |
| 15 Ma quelli le dissero: Tu se' impazzita. Ella però asseriva, che era così. Ed eglino dissero: Egli è il suo Angelo. | 15 They said to her, "You are mad." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel!" |
| 16 Ma Pietro continuava a picchiare. E aperto che ebbero, lo videro, e rimasero stupefatti. | 16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. |
| 17 Ma fatto lor segno con mano, che si tacessero, raccontò, in qual modo il Signore lo avesse cavato di prigione, e disse: Fate saper queste cose a Giacomo, ed ai fratelli. E partitosi andò altrove, | 17 But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell this to James and to the brethren." Then he departed and went to another place. |
| 18 Ma fattosi giorno, era non piccol rumore tra' soldati sopra quel, che fosse, seguito di Pietro. | 18 Now when day came, there was no small stir among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. |
| 19 Ed Erode, fatto cercar di lui, nè avendolo trovato, disaminati i custodi, comandò, che fosser menati (alla morte): e andato dalla Giudea a Cesarea, quivi si fermò. | 19 And when Herod had sought for him and could not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and remained there. |
| 20 Era egli irato co' Tiri, e co' Sidonj. Ma questi di comune consenso andaron da lui, e col favore di Blasto cameriere del re domandavano pace, perché egli dava al loro paese onde sussistere. | 20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and they came to him in a body, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food. |
| 21 E il dì stabilito Erode vestito di abito reale, e sedendo sul trono, parlamentava con essi. | 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an oration to them. |
| 22 E il popolo acclamava: Voce di un Dio, e non di un uomo. | 22 And the people shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of man!" |
| 23 Ma subitamente l'Angelo del Signore lo percosse, perché non avea dato gloria a Dio: e roso da' vermi, spirò. | 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was eaten by worms and died. |
| 24 Ma la parola di Dio cresceva, e fruttificava. | 24 But the word of God grew and multiplied. |
| 25 E Barnaba, e Saul, ritornaron da Gerusalemme adempiuto il lor ministero, avendo condotto seco Giovanni soprannominato Marco. | 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, bringing with them John whose other name was Mark. |
