1 A bout that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict and oppress and torment some who belonged to the church (assembly).

En aquel mismo tiempo el rey Herodes echó mano a algunos de la iglesia para maltratarles.

2 A nd he killed James the brother of John with a sword;

Y mató a espada a Jacobo, hermano de Juan.

3 A nd when he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded further and arrested Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

Y viendo que esto agradaba a los judíos, procedió a prender también a Pedro. Eran entonces los días de los panes sin levadura.

4 A nd when he had seized, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of soldiers of four each to guard him, purposing after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

Y habiéndole tomado preso, le puso en la cárcel, entregándole a cuatro grupos de cuatro soldados cada uno, para que le custodiasen; y se proponía sacarle al pueblo después de la pascua.

5 S o Peter was kept in prison, but fervent prayer for him was persistently made to God by the church (assembly).

Así que Pedro estaba custodiado en la cárcel; pero la iglesia hacía ferviente oración a Dios por él. Pedro, librado de la cárcel

6 T he very night before Herod was about to bring him forth, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, fastened with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

Y cuando Herodes le iba a sacar, aquella misma noche estaba Pedro durmiendo entre dos soldados, sujeto con dos cadenas, y los guardias delante de la puerta custodiaban la cárcel.

7 A nd suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the place where he was. And the angel gently smote Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, Get up quickly! And the chains fell off his hands.

Y he aquí que se presentó un ángel del Señor, y una luz resplandeció en la celda; y tocando a Pedro en el costado, le despertó, diciendo: Levántate pronto. Y las cadenas se le cayeron de las manos.

8 A nd the angel said to him, Tighten your belt and bind on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Wrap your outer garment around you and follow me.

Le dijo el ángel: Cíñete, y cálzate las sandalias. Y lo hizo así. Y le dijo: Envuélvete en tu manto, y sígueme.

9 A nd went out following him, and he was not conscious that what was apparently being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

Y saliendo, le seguía; pero no sabía que era verdad lo que hacía el ángel, sino que le parecía que veía una visión.

10 W hen they had passed through the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate which leads into the city. Of its own accord swung open, and they went out and passed on through one street; and at once the angel left him.

Habiendo pasado la primera y la segunda guardia, llegaron a la puerta de hierro que daba a la ciudad, la cual se les abrió por sí misma; y salidos, avanzaron por una calle, y de repente el ángel se ausentó de él.

11 T hen Peter came to himself and said, Now I really know and am sure that the Lord has sent His angel and delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.

Entonces Pedro, volviendo en sí, dijo: Ahora sé verdaderamente que el Señor ha enviado su ángel, y me ha arrebatado de la mano de Herodes, y de todo lo que el pueblo de los judíos esperaba.

12 W hen he, at a glance, became aware of this '> comprehending all the elements of the case], he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark, where a large number were assembled together and were praying.

Y habiendo reflexionado así, llegó a casa de María la madre de Juan, el que tenía por sobrenombre Marcos, donde muchos estaban reunidos orando.

13 A nd when he knocked at the gate of the porch, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.

Cuando llamó Pedro a la puerta del patio, salió a escuchar una muchacha llamada Rode,

14 A nd recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she failed to open the gate, but ran in and told the people that Peter was standing before the porch gate.

la cual, cuando reconoció la voz de Pedro, de gozo no abrió la puerta, sino que corrió adentro a anunciar que Pedro estaba a la puerta.

15 T hey said to her, You are crazy! But she persistently and strongly and confidently affirmed that it was the truth. They said, It is his angel!

Y ellos le dijeron: Estás loca. Pero ella insistía en que así era. Entonces ellos decían: ¡Es su ángel!

16 B ut meanwhile Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the gate and saw him, they were amazed.

Mas Pedro continuaba llamando; y cuando abrieron y le vieron, se quedaron atónitos.

17 B ut motioning to them with his hand to keep quiet and listen, he related to them how the Lord had delivered him out of the prison. And he said, Report all this to James and to the brethren. Then he left and went to some other place.

Pero él, haciéndoles con la mano señal de que callasen, les contó cómo el Señor le había sacado de la cárcel. Y dijo: Haced saber esto a Jacobo y a los hermanos. Y salió, y se fue a otro lugar.

18 N ow as soon as it was day, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

Luego que fue de día, hubo un alboroto no pequeño entre los soldados sobre qué había sido de Pedro.

19 A nd when Herod had looked for him and could not find him, he placed the guards on trial and commanded that they should be led away. Then went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed on there.

Mas Herodes, habiéndole buscado sin hallarle, después de interrogar a los guardias, mandó ejecutarlos. Después descendió de Judea a Cesarea y se quedó allí. Muerte de Herodes

20 N ow cherished bitter animosity and hostility for the people of Tyre and Sidon; and came to him in a united body, and having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was nourished by and depended on the king’s for food.

Y Herodes estaba enojado contra los de Tiro y de Sidón; pero ellos se presentaron de común acuerdo ante él, y habiendo sobornado a Blasto, que era camarero mayor del rey, pedían paz, porque su territorio era abastecido por el del rey.

21 O n an appointed day Herod arrayed himself in his royal robes, took his seat upon throne, and addressed an oration to them.

Y un día señalado, Herodes, vestido de ropas reales, se sentó en el tribunal y les arengó.

22 A nd the assembled people shouted, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!

Y el pueblo aclamaba gritando: ¡Voz de Dios, y no de hombre!

23 A nd at once an angel of the Lord smote him and cut him down, because he did not give God the glory (the preeminence and kingly majesty that belong to Him as the supreme Ruler); and he was eaten by worms and died.

Al momento un ángel del Señor le hirió, por cuanto no dio la gloria a Dios; y expiró comido de gusanos.

24 B ut the Word of the Lord continued to grow and spread.

Pero la palabra del Señor crecía y se multiplicaba.

25 A nd Barnabas and Saul came back from Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing with them John whose surname was Mark.

Y Bernabé y Saulo, cumplido su servicio, volvieron de Jerusalén, llevando también consigo a Juan, el que tenía por sobrenombre Marcos.