25 Perto da meia-noite, Paulo e Silas oravam e cantavam hinos a Deus, e os outros presos os escutavam. 26 E, de repente, sobreveio um tão grande terremoto, que os alicerces do cárcere se moveram, e logo se abriram todas as portas, e foram soltas as prisões de todos.

27 Acordando o carcereiro e vendo abertas as portas da prisão, tirou a espada e quis matar-se, cuidando que os presos já tinham fugido. 28 Mas Paulo clamou com grande voz, dizendo: Não te faças nenhum mal, que todos aqui estamos. 29 E, pedindo luz, saltou dentro e, todo trêmulo, se prostrou ante Paulo e Silas. 30 E, tirando-os para fora, disse: Senhores, que é necessário que eu faça para me salvar? 31 E eles disseram: Crê no Senhor Jesus Cristo e serás salvo, tu e a tua casa. 32 E lhe pregaram a palavra do Senhor e a todos os que estavam em sua casa. 33 E, tomando-os ele consigo naquela mesma hora da noite, lavou-lhes os vergões; e logo foi batizado, ele e todos os seus. 34 Então, levando-os a sua casa, lhes pôs a mesa; e, na sua crença em Deus, alegrou-se com toda a sua casa.

25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.