Atti degli Apostoli 12

DIODATI	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 OR intorno a quel tempo il re Erode mise le mani a straziare alcuni di que’ della chiesa.	1 About that time King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them.
2 E fece morir con la spada Giacomo, fratel di Giovanni.	2 He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,
3 E veggendo che ciò era grato a’ Giudei, aggiunse di pigliare ancora Pietro or 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 a guardare a quattro mute di soldati di quattro l’una; volendone, dopo la Pasqua, dare uno spettacolo 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 guardato nella prigione; ma continue orazioni erano fatte della chiesa per lui a Dio.	5 Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf.
6 Or la notte avanti che Erode ne facesse un pubblico spettacolo, Pietro dormiva in mezzo di due soldati, legato di due catene; e le guardie davanti alla porta guardavano la prigione.	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, un angelo del Signore sopraggiunse, ed una luce risplendè nella casa; e l’angelo, percosso il fianco a Pietro, lo svegliò, dicendo: Levati prestamente. 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 E l’angelo gli disse: Cingiti, e legati le scarpe. Ed egli fece così. Poi gli disse: Mettiti la tua veste attorno, e seguitami.	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 Pietro adunque, essendo uscito, lo seguitava, e non sapeva che fosse vero quel che si faceva dall’angelo; anzi pensava 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 Ora, com’ebbero passata la prima e la seconda guardia, vennero alla porta di ferro che conduce alla città, la qual da sè stessa si aperse loro; ed essendo usciti, passarono una strada, e in quello stante l’angelo si dipartì 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 E Pietro, ritornato in sè, disse: Ora per certo conosco, che il Signore ha mandato il suo angelo, e mi ha liberato di man d’Erode, e di tutta l’aspettazion del popolo de’ Guidei.	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 considerando la cosa, venne in casa di Maria, madre di Giovanni, soprannominato Marco, ove molti fratelli erano raunati, ed oravano.	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 Ed avendo Pietro picchiato all’uscio dell’antiporto, una fanticella, chiamata per nome Rode, si accostò chetamente per sottascoltare.	13 When he knocked on the gateway door, a maid named Rhoda came to answer it.
14 E, riconosciuta la voce di Pietro, per l’allegrezza non aperse la porta; anzi, corse dentro, e rapportò che Pietro stava davanti all’antiporto.	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 Ma essi le dissero: Tu farnetichi. Ed ella pure affermava che così era. Ed essi dicevano: Egli è 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 Or Pietro continuava a picchiare. Ed essi, avendogli aperto, lo videro, e sbigottirono.	16 But Peter continued to knock, and when they opened it, they saw him and were astounded.
17 Ma egli, fatto lor cenno con la mano che tacessero, raccontò loro come il Signore l’avea tratto fuor di prigione. Poi disse: Rapportate queste cose a Giacomo, ed ai fratelli. Ed essendo uscito, andò in un altro luogo.	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 Ora, fattosi giorno, vi fu non piccol turbamento fra i soldati, che cosa Pietro fosse divenuto.	18 At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
19 Ed Erode, ricercatolo, e non avendolo trovato, dopo avere esaminate le guardie, comandò che fosser menate al supplicio. Poi discese di Giudea in Cesarea, e quivi dimorò alcun tempo	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 Or Erode era indegnato contro a’ Tirii, e Sidonii, ed avea nell’animo di far lor guerra; ma essi di pari consentimento si presentarono a lui; e, persuaso Blasto, cameriere del re, chiedevano pace; perciocchè il lor paese era nudrito di quel del 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 E in un certo giorno assegnato, Erode, vestito d’una vesta reale, e sedendo sopra il tribunale, arringava loro.	21 On an appointed day, Herod, attired in royal robes, (and) seated on the rostrum, addressed them publicly.
22 E il popolo gli fece delle acclamazioni, dicendo: Voce di Dio, e non d’uomo.	22 The assembled crowd cried out, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man."
23 E in quello stante un angelo del Signore lo percosse, perciocchè non avea data gloria a Dio; e morì, roso da’ vermini.	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 Ora la parola di Dio cresceva, e moltiplicava.	24 But the word of God continued to spread and grow.
25 E Barnaba, e Saulo, compiuto il servigio, ritornarono di Gerusalemme in Antiochia, avendo preso ancora seco Giovanni soprannominato Marco	25 After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission, they returned to Jerusalem, taking with them John, who is called Mark.