1 P or aquel tiempo el rey Herodes (Agripa I) echó mano a algunos que pertenecían a la iglesia para maltratarlos.

Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.

2 H izo matar a espada a Jacobo (Santiago), el hermano de Juan.

Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

3 Y viendo que esto agradaba a los Judíos, hizo arrestar también a Pedro. Esto sucedió durante los días (la fiesta) de los Panes sin Levadura.

And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread.

4 H abiéndolo arrestado, lo puso en la cárcel, entregándolo a cuatro grupos de soldados para que lo custodiaran, con la intención de llevarlo ante el pueblo después de la Pascua.

So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. Peter Freed from Prison

5 A sí pues, Pedro era custodiado en la cárcel, pero la iglesia hacía oración ferviente a Dios por él.

Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

6 E sa misma noche, cuando Herodes (Agripa I) estaba a punto de venir a buscarlo, Pedro estaba durmiendo entre dos soldados, sujeto con dos cadenas; y unos guardias delante de la puerta custodiaban la cárcel.

And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

7 D e repente se le apareció un ángel del Señor, y una luz brilló en la celda; y el ángel tocó a Pedro en el costado, y lo despertó diciéndole: “Levántate pronto.” Y las cadenas se cayeron de las manos de Pedro.

Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands.

8 “ Vístete y ponte las sandalias,” le dijo el ángel. Así lo hizo, y el ángel añadió: “Envuélvete en tu manto y sígueme.”

Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.”

9 Y saliendo, Pedro lo seguía, y no sabía que lo que hacía el ángel era de verdad, sino que creía ver una visión.

So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

10 C uando habían pasado la primera y la segunda guardia, llegaron a la puerta de hierro que conduce a la ciudad, la cual se les abrió por sí misma. Entonces salieron y siguieron por una calle, y de repente el ángel se apartó de él.

When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

11 C uando Pedro volvió en sí, dijo: “Ahora sé en verdad que el Señor ha enviado a Su ángel, y me ha rescatado de la mano de Herodes (Agripa I) y de todo lo que esperaba el pueblo de los Judíos.”

And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”

12 A l darse cuenta de esto, fue a la casa de María, la madre de Juan, llamado también Marcos, donde muchos estaban reunidos y oraban.

So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.

13 C uando llamó a la puerta de la entrada, una sirvienta llamada Rode salió a ver quién era.

And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer.

14 A l reconocer la voz de Pedro, de alegría no abrió la puerta, sino que corrió adentro y anunció que Pedro estaba a la puerta.

When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate.

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

But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel.”

16 P ero Pedro continuaba llamando; y cuando ellos abrieron, lo vieron y se asombraron.

Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

17 Y haciéndoles señal con la mano para que guardaran silencio, les contó cómo el Señor lo había sacado de la cárcel. Y les dijo: “Informen de estas cosas a Jacobo (Santiago, hermano de Jesús) y a los hermanos.” Entonces salió, y se fue a otro lugar.

But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place.

18 C uando se hizo de día, hubo un alboroto no pequeño entre los soldados sobre qué habría sido de Pedro.

Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

19 H erodes (Agripa I), después de buscarlo y no encontrar lo, interrogó a los guardias y ordenó que los llevaran para matarlos. Después de esto Herodes (Agripa I) descendió de Judea a Cesarea, y se quedó allí por un tiempo. Muerte de Herodes

But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. Herod’s Violent Death

20 H erodes (Agripa I) estaba muy enojado con los de Tiro y de Sidón. Pero ellos, de común acuerdo se presentaron ante él, y habiéndose ganado a Blasto, camarero del rey, pedían paz, pues su región era abastecida por el territorio del rey.

Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king’s country.

21 E l día señalado, Herodes (Agripa I), vestido con ropa real, se sentó en la tribuna y comenzó a hablarles.

So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.

22 Y la gente gritaba: “¡Voz de un dios y no de un hombre es ésta!”

And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

23 A l instante un ángel del Señor lo hirió, por no haber dado la gloria a Dios; y Herodes (Agripa I) murió comido de gusanos.

Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

24 P ero la palabra del Señor crecía y se multiplicaba.

But the word of God grew and multiplied. Barnabas and Saul Appointed

25 B ernabé y Saulo regresaron de Jerusalén después de haber cumplido su misión (ministerio), llevando consigo a Juan, llamado también Marcos.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark.