1 C hegou também a Derbe e Listra. E eis que estava ali certo discípulo por nome Timóteo, filho de uma judia crente, mas de pai grego;

He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.

2 d o qual davam bom testemunho os irmãos em Listra e Icônio.

The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

3 P aulo quis que este fosse com ele e, tomando-o, o circuncidou por causa dos judeus que estavam naqueles lugares; porque todos sabiam que seu pai era grego.

Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4 Q uando iam passando pelas cidades, entregavam aos irmãos, para serem observadas, as decisões que haviam sido tomadas pelos apóstolos e anciãos em Jerusalém.

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

5 A ssim as igrejas eram confirmadas na fé, e dia a dia cresciam em número.

So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

6 A travessaram a região frígio-gálata, tendo sido impedidos pelo Espírito Santo de anunciar a palavra na Ásia;

When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

7 e tendo chegado diante da Mísia, tentavam ir para Bitínia, mas o Espírito de Jesus não lho permitiu.

When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

8 E ntão, passando pela Mísia, desceram a Trôade.

Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

9 D e noite apareceu a Paulo esta visão: estava ali em pé um homem da Macedônia, que lhe rogava: Passa ã Macedônia e ajuda-nos.

A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

10 E quando ele teve esta visão, procuravamos logo partir para a Macedônia, concluindo que Deus nos havia chamado para lhes anunciarmos o evangelho.

When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

11 N avegando, pois, de Trôade, fomos em direitura a Samotrácia, e no dia seguinte a Neápolis;

Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

12 e dali para Filipos, que é a primeira cidade desse distrito da Macedônia, e colônia romana; e estivemos alguns dias nessa cidade.

and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

13 N o sábado saímos portas afora para a beira do rio, onde julgávamos haver um lugar de oração e, sentados, falávamos

On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.

14 E certa mulher chamada Lídia, vendedora de púrpura, da cidade de Tiatira, e que temia a Deus, nos escutava e o Senhor lhe abriu o coração para atender

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

15 D epois que foi batizada, ela e a sua casa, rogou-nos, dizendo: Se haveis julgado que eu sou fiel ao Senhor, entrai em minha casa, e ficai ali. E nos constrangeu a isso.

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay.” So she persuaded us.

16 O ra, aconteceu que quando íamos ao lugar de oração, nos veio ao encontro uma jovem que tinha um espírito adivinhador, e que, adivinhando, dava grande lucro a seus senhores.

As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

17 E la, seguindo a Paulo e a nós, clamava, dizendo: São servos do Deus Altíssimo estes homens que vos anunciam um caminho de salvação.

Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

18 E fazia isto por muitos dias. Mas Paulo, perturbado, voltou- se e disse ao espírito: Eu te ordeno em nome de Jesus Cristo que saias dela. E na mesma hora saiu.

She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

19 O ra, vendo seus senhores que a esperança do seu lucro havia desaparecido, prenderam a Paulo e Silas, e os arrastaram para uma praça ã presença dos magistrados.

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

20 E , apresentando-os aos magistrados, disseram: Estes homens, sendo judeus, estão perturbando muito a nossa cidade.

When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

21 e pregam costumes que não nos é lícito receber nem praticar, sendo nós romanos.

and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

22 A multidão levantou-se ã uma contra eles, e os magistrados, rasgando-lhes os vestidos, mandaram açoitá-los com varas.

The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

23 E , havendo-lhes dado muitos açoites, os lançaram na prisão, mandando ao carcereiro que os guardasse com segurança.

When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

24 E le, tendo recebido tal ordem, os lançou na prisão interior e lhes segurou os pés no tronco.

who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

25 P ela meia-noite Paulo e Silas oravam e cantavam hinos a Deus, enquanto os presos os escutavam.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

26 D e repente houve um tão grande terremoto que foram abalados os alicerces do cárcere, e logo se abriram todas as portas e foram soltos os grilhões de todos.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.

27 O ra, o carcereiro, tendo acordado e vendo abertas as portas da prisão, tirou a espada e ia suicidar-se, supondo que os presos tivessem fugido.

The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

28 M as Paulo bradou em alta voz, dizendo: Não te faças nenhum mal, porque todos aqui estamos.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”

29 T endo ele pedido luz, saltou dentro e, todo trêmulo, se prostrou ante Paulo e Silas

He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

30 e , tirando-os para fora, disse: Senhores, que me é necessário fazer para me salvar?

brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 R esponderam eles: Crê no Senhor Jesus e serás salvo, tu e tua casa.

They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

32 E ntão lhe pregaram a palavra de Deus, e a todos os que estavam em sua casa.

They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

33 T omando-os ele consigo naquela mesma hora da noite, lavou- lhes as feridas; e logo foi batizado, ele e todos os seus.

He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

34 E ntão os fez subir para sua casa, pôs-lhes a mesa e alegrou- se muito com toda a sua casa, por ter crido em Deus.

He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

35 Q uando amanheceu, os magistrados mandaram quadrilheiros a dizer: Soltai aqueles homens.

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”

36 E o carcereiro transmitiu a Paulo estas palavras, dizendo: Os magistrados mandaram que fosseis soltos; agora, pois, saí e ide em paz.

The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace.”

37 M as Paulo respondeu-lhes: Açoitaram-nos publicamente sem sermos condenados, sendo cidadãos romanos, e nos lançaram na prisão, e agora encobertamente nos lançam fora? De modo nenhum será assim; mas venham eles mesmos e nos tirem.

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”

38 E os quadrilheiros foram dizer aos magistrados estas palavras, e estes temeram quando ouviram que eles eram romanos;

The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

39 v ieram, pediram-lhes desculpas e, tirando-os para fora, rogavam que se retirassem da cidade.

and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

40 E ntão eles saíram da prisão, entraram em casa de Lídia, e, vendo os irmãos, os confortaram, e partiram.

They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.