Atti degli Apostoli 12

BIBBIA TINTORI	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Or nel medesimo tempo il re Erode mise mano a maltrattare alcuni della Chiesa.	1 About that time King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them.
2 Fe' morir di spada Giacomo, fratello di Giovanni; e,	2 He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,
3 vedendo che ciò era accetto ai Giudei, fece arrestare miche Pietro. Erano i giorni degli azzimi.	3 and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (It was (the) feast of Unleavened Bread.)
4 E, presolo, lo mise in prigione, dandolo in custodia a quattro picchetti di quattro soldati ciascuno, volendo dopo la Pasqua presentarlo al popolo.	4 He had him taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover.
5 Pietro adunque era custodito nella prigione, ma dalla Chiesa si faceva continua orazione a Dio per lui.	5 Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf.
6 Or quando Erode stava per presentarlo al popolo, proprio la notte avanti, Pietro dormiva in mezzo a due soldati, stretto con doppia catena, e le sentinelle alla porta custodivano il carcere.	6 On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison.
7 Ed ecco presentarsi l'angelo del Signore, e splendere una luce nella cella. E l'Angelo, percosso il fianco di Pietro, lo svegliò dicendo: Presto, levati. E le catene gli caddero dalle mani.	7 Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, "Get up quickly." The chains fell from his wrists.
8 L'Angelo gli disse: Cingiti e legati i sandali. E lo fece. E gli aggiunse: Buttati addosso il mantello e seguimi.	8 The angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals." He did so. Then he said to him, "Put on your cloak and follow me."
9 E Pietro, uscendo, lo seguiva, e non sapeva essere realtà quel che era fatto dall'Angelo, ma credeva di vedere una visione.	9 So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision.
10 E, passata la prima e la seconda sentinella, giunsero alla porta di ferro che mette in città, la quale si aprì loro da se medesima. E usciti fuori, si inoltrarono per una strada e d'improvviso l'Angelo spari da lui.	10 They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him.
11 Pietro allora, rientrato in se, disse: Or veramente riconosco che il Signore ha mandato il suo Angelo e m'ha liberato dalle mani di Erode e dall'attesa del popolo dei Giudei.	11 Then Peter recovered his senses and said, "Now I know for certain that (the) Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting."
12 E, considerata la cosa, andò alla casa di Maria, madre di Giovanni detto Marco, ove stavano molti radunati, a pregare.	12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who is called Mark, where there were many people gathered in prayer.
13 Or avendo egli bussato all'uscio del vestibolo, andò a vedere una fanciulla per nome Rode,	13 When he knocked on the gateway door, a maid named Rhoda came to answer it.
14 la quale, riconosciuta la voce di Pietro, per l'allegrezza non aprì l'uscio, ma corse dentro ad annunziare che Pietro stava alla porta.	14 She was so overjoyed when she recognized Peter's voice that, instead of opening the gate, she ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gate.
15 E quelli a dirle: Ma sei matta. Essa però sosteneva la cosa. Gli altri dicevano: E' il suo angelo.	15 They told her, "You are out of your mind," but she insisted that it was so. But they kept saying, "It is his angel."
16 Ma Pietro seguitava a picchiare. E aperto, lo videro e si stupirono.	16 But Peter continued to knock, and when they opened it, they saw him and were astounded.
17 Egli poi fatto segno colla mano di tacere, raccontò loro come il Signore l'avesse tratto di prigione. Poi disse: Fate sapere queste cose a Giacomo e ai fratelli. E uscito se ne andò altrove.	17 He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and explained (to them) how the Lord had led him out of the prison, and said, "Report this to James and the brothers." Then he left and went to another place.
18 Or fatto giorno, vi era non piccola agitazione fra i soldati, per quel che era avvenuto di Pietro.	18 At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
19 Ed Erode, fattolo cercare e non avendolo trovato, fece esaminar le sentinelle e comandò che fossero menate al supplizio. Poi, lasciata la Giudea, andò a stare in Cesarea.	19 Herod, after instituting a search but not finding him, ordered the guards tried and executed. Then he left Judea to spend some time in Caesarea.
20 Egli era allora irritato contro i Tirii ed i Sidoni, ma questi, di comun consenso si presentarono a lui, e, guadagnatosi il favore di Blasto, cameriere del re, chiedevano pace, perchè il loro paese aveva viveri dal re.	20 He had long been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, who now came to him in a body. After winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they sued for peace because their country was supplied with food from the king's territory.
21 Nel giorno fissato Erode, in veste reale, stando seduto sul trono, parlamentava con essi.	21 On an appointed day, Herod, attired in royal robes, (and) seated on the rostrum, addressed them publicly.
22 E il popolo esclamava: Voce d'un Dio, non d'uomo.	22 The assembled crowd cried out, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man."
23 Ma in quell'istante l'Angelo del Signore lo percosse, perchè non aveva dato gloria a Dio; e roso dai vermi spirò.	23 At once the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not ascribe the honor to God, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.
24 Intanto la parola di Dio cresceva e si moltiplicava.	24 But the word of God continued to spread and grow.
25 E Barnaba e Saulo, compiuta la loro missione, tornarono da Gerusalemme prendendo con se Giovanni soprannominato Marco.	25 After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission, they returned to Jerusalem, taking with them John, who is called Mark.