Apostelgeschichte 12 | La Biblia Textual

Martirio de Jacobo

1 Por ese entonces, el rey Herodes echó mano a algunos de los de la iglesia para maltratarlos; 2 y mató a espada a Jacobo, el hermano de Juan.

Pedro encarcelado y liberado

3 Viendo que esto agradaba a los judíos, procedió a prender también a Pedro (eran entonces los días de los ázimos). 4 Y después de arrestarlo, lo metió en la cárcel, entregándolo a cuatro piquetes de soldados para custodiarlo, y se proponía sacarlo ante el pueblo después de la pascua. 5 Así que Pedro estaba custodiado en la cárcel, pero la iglesia hacía ferviente oración a Dios por él. 6 Cuando Herodes lo iba a sacar, aquella noche estaba Pedro durmiendo entre dos soldados, atado con dos cadenas; y unos centinelas delante de la puerta vigilaban la cárcel. 7 Y he aquí, una luz resplandeció en la celda y apareció un ángel del Señor, el cual, golpeando el costado de Pedro, lo despertó, diciendo: ¡Levántate pronto! Y las cadenas se le cayeron de las manos. 8 El ángel le dijo: Cíñete y átate las sandalias. Así lo hizo. Y le dice: Ponte el manto y sígueme. 9 Y saliendo, lo seguía; pero no entendía que lo que estaba sucediendo por medio del ángel era real, sino que suponía estar viendo una visión. 10 Y pasando la primera y segunda guardia, llegaron a la puerta de hierro que conduce a la ciudad, la cual se les abrió por sí misma; y saliendo, caminaron a lo largo de una calle, y súbitamente el ángel se apartó de él. 11 Y Pedro, volviendo en sí, dijo: Ahora entiendo de verdad que el Señor envió su ángel, y me ha rescatado de la mano de Herodes, y de toda la expectación del pueblo de los judíos. 12 Y reflexionando en esto, fue a la casa de Miriam, la madre de Juan, el que se llamaba Marcos, donde muchos estaban reunidos orando. 13 Cuando llamó a la puerta del pórtico, salió a atender una criada de nombre Rode. 14 Y reconociendo la voz de Pedro, por causa del gozo no abrió el pórtico, sino que corrió adentro a informar que Pedro estaba delante del pórtico. 15 Ellos le dijeron: ¡Estás loca! Pero ella insistía en que era así. Entonces ellos decían: ¡Es su ángel! 16 Pero Pedro continuaba llamando. Y cuando abrieron, lo vieron, y se asombraron. 17 Y haciéndoles con la mano señal de que callaran, relató cómo el Señor lo había sacado de la cárcel. Y dijo: Informad de esto a Jacobo y a los hermanos. Y saliendo, se fue a otro lugar. 18 Cuando fue de día hubo un alboroto no pequeño entre los soldados, pues preguntaban: ¿Qué se hizo de Pedro? 19 Y Herodes, al buscarlo y no hallarlo, luego de procesar a los guardias, ordenó que fueran ejecutados. Y bajando de Judea a Cesarea, se quedó allí.

Muerte de Herodes

20 Y estaba sumamente airado contra los de Tiro y Sidón; pero ellos, unánimes, se presentaban ante él, y sobornando a Blasto, el camarero del rey, pedían paz, porque la región de ellos era abastecida por la del rey. 21 Y un día señalado, Herodes, vestido de ropa regia y sentado en el tribunal, los arengaba. 22 Y el pueblo gritaba: ¡Voz de Dios, y no de hombre! 23 Y al instante (porque no dio la gloria a Dios) un ángel del Señor lo hirió y expiró comido de gusanos. 24 Pero la palabra de Dios crecía y era multiplicada. 25 Y Bernabé y Saulo, después de cumplir el ministerio en Jerusalem, regresaron tomando consigo a Juan, el que se llamaba Marcos.

English Standard Version

James Killed and Peter Imprisoned

1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword, 3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. 4 And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

Peter Is Rescued

6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. 11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” 12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.”* Then he departed and went to another place. 18 Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.

The Death of Herod

20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain,* they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. 22 And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. 24 But the word of God increased and multiplied. 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from* Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark.

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