25 Por volta da meia-noite, Paulo e Silas oravam e cantavam louvores a Deus, e os demais companheiros de prisão escutavam. 26 De repente, sobreveio tamanho terremoto, que sacudiu os alicerces da prisão; todas as portas se abriram e as correntes de todos os presos se soltaram.

27 O carcereiro despertou do sono e, vendo abertas as portas da prisão, puxando da espada, ia suicidar-se, pois pensou que os presos tinham fugido. 28 Mas Paulo gritou bem alto:

— Não faça nenhum mal a si mesmo! Estamos todos aqui.

29 Então o carcereiro, tendo pedido uma luz, entrou correndo e, trêmulo, prostrou-se diante de Paulo e Silas. 30 Depois, trazendo-os para fora, disse:

— Senhores, que devo fazer para que seja salvo?

31 Eles responderam:

— Creia no Senhor Jesus e você será salvo — você e toda a sua casa.

32 E pregaram a palavra de Deus ao carcereiro e a todos os que faziam parte da casa dele. 33 Naquela mesma hora da noite, cuidando deles, lavou-lhes as feridas dos açoites. Logo a seguir, ele e todos os membros da casa dele foram batizados. 34 Então, levando-os para a sua própria casa, deu-lhes de comer; e, com todos os seus, manifestava grande alegria por ter crido em Deus.

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone's chains came loose.

27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.

28 But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!"

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

30 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved —you and your household."

32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.

33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.

34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God —he and his whole household.