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

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

2 T hen he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

Mató a espada a Jacobo, hermano de Juan,

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

y al ver que esto había agradado a los judíos, procedió a prender también a Pedro. Eran entonces los días de los Panes sin levadura.

4 S o 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

Tomándolo preso, lo puso en la cárcel, entregándolo a cuatro grupos de cuatro soldados cada uno, para que lo vigilaran; y se proponía sacarlo al pueblo después de la Pascua.

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

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

6 A nd 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.

Cuando Herodes lo iba a sacar, aquella misma noche estaba Pedro durmiendo entre dos soldados, sujeto con dos cadenas, y los guardas delante de la puerta custodiaban la cárcel.

7 N ow 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.

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

8 T hen 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.”

Le dijo el ángel: «Cíñete y átate las sandalias.» Él lo hizo así. Y le dijo: «Envuélvete en tu manto y sígueme.»

9 S o 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.

Pedro salió tras el ángel, sin saber si lo que el ángel hacía era realidad; más bien pensaba que veía una visión.

10 W hen 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.

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. Salieron y pasaron una calle, y luego el ángel se apartó de él.

11 A nd 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.”

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

12 S o, 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.

Al darse cuenta de esto, llegó a casa de María, la madre de Juan, el que tenía por sobrenombre Marcos. Muchos estaban allí reunidos, orando.

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

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

14 W hen 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.

la cual, al reconocer la voz de Pedro, de gozo no abrió la puerta, sino que corriendo adentro dio la nueva de que Pedro estaba a la puerta.

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

Ellos le dijeron: —¡Estás loca! Pero ella aseguraba que así era. Entonces ellos decían: —¡Es su ángel!

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

Pero Pedro persistía en llamar; y cuando abrieron y lo vieron, se quedaron atónitos.

17 B ut 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.

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

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

Cuando se hizo de día, se produjo entre los soldados un alboroto no pequeño sobre qué habría sido de Pedro.

19 B ut 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

Pero Herodes, habiéndolo buscado sin hallarlo, después de interrogar a los guardas ordenó llevarlos a la muerte. Después descendió de Judea a Cesarea y se quedó allí. Muerte de Herodes

20 N ow 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.

Herodes estaba enojado contra los de Tiro y de Sidón, pero ellos, de común acuerdo, se presentaron 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 S o on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.

El día señalado, Herodes, vestido de ropas reales, se sentó en el tribunal y los arengó.

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

Y el pueblo aclamaba gritando: «¡Voz de un dios, y no de un hombre!»

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

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

24 B ut the word of God grew and multiplied. Barnabas and Saul Appointed

Pero la palabra del Señor crecía y se multiplicaba.

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

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