Atti degli Apostoli 12

BIBBIA TINTORI	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Or nel medesimo tempo il re Erode mise mano a maltrattare alcuni della Chiesa.	1 It was about this time that King Herod started persecuting certain members of the church.
2 Fe' morir di spada Giacomo, fratello di Giovanni; e,	2 He had James the brother of John beheaded,
3 vedendo che ciò era accetto ai Giudei, fece arrestare miche Pietro. Erano i giorni degli azzimi.	3 and when he saw that this pleased the Jews he went on to arrest Peter as wel .
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 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.
5 Pietro adunque era custodito nella prigione, ma dalla Chiesa si faceva continua orazione a Dio per lui.	5 Al the time Peter was under guard the church prayed to God for him unremittingly.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.'
9 E Pietro, uscendo, lo seguiva, e non sapeva essere realtà quel che era fatto dall'Angelo, ma credeva di vedere una visione.	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.
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 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.
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 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.'
12 E, considerata la cosa, andò alla casa di Maria, madre di Giovanni detto Marco, ove stavano molti radunati, a pregare.	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.
13 Or avendo egli bussato all'uscio del vestibolo, andò a vedere una fanciulla per nome Rode,	13 He knocked at the outside door and a servant called 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 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.
15 E quelli a dirle: Ma sei matta. Essa però sosteneva la cosa. Gli altri dicevano: E' il suo angelo.	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!'
16 Ma Pietro seguitava a picchiare. E aperto, lo videro e si stupirono.	16 Peter, meanwhile, was stil knocking. When they opened the door, they were amazed to see that itreal y was Peter himself.
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 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.
18 Or fatto giorno, vi era non piccola agitazione fra i soldati, per quel che era avvenuto di Pietro.	18 When daylight came there was a great commotion among the soldiers, who could not imagine whathad 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 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.
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 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.
21 Nel giorno fissato Erode, in veste reale, stando seduto sul trono, parlamentava con essi.	21 A day was fixed, and Herod, wearing his robes of state and seated on a throne, began to make aspeech to them.
22 E il popolo esclamava: Voce d'un Dio, non d'uomo.	22 The people acclaimed him with, 'It is a god speaking, not 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 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.
24 Intanto la parola di Dio cresceva e si moltiplicava.	24 The word of God continued to spread and to gain fol owers.
25 E Barnaba e Saulo, compiuta la loro missione, tornarono da Gerusalemme prendendo con se Giovanni soprannominato Marco.	25 Barnabas and Saul completed their task at Jerusalem and came back, bringing John Mark with them.