Atos de Pedro 25

1Mas o prefeito desejava mostrar paciência para com ambos, para que não parecesse fazer nada injustamente. E o prefeito apresentou um de seus servos e disse assim a Simão: Toma este homem e entrega-o à morte. E a Pedro disse: E vivifica-o tu. E ao povo disse o prefeito: A vós compete agora julgar qual destes dois é aceitável a Deus, se o que mata ou o que vivifica. E logo Simão falou ao ouvido do jovem e fê-lo emudecer, e ele morreu.

1But the prefect desired to show patience unto both, that he might not appear to do aught unjustly. And the prefect put forward one of his servants and said thus unto Simon: Take this man and deliver him to death. And to Peter he said: And do thou revive him. And unto the people the prefect said: It is now for you to judge whether of these two is acceptable unto God, he that killeth or he that maketh alive. And straightway Simon spake in the ear of the lad and made him speechless, and he died.

2E, começando a haver murmuração entre o povo, uma das viúvas que eram sustentadas na casa de Marcelo, estando de pé por detrás da multidão, clamou: Ó Pedro, servo de Deus, meu filho está morto, o único que eu tinha. E o povo deu-lhe lugar e levou-a a Pedro; e ela prostrou-se aos pés dele, dizendo: Eu tinha um único filho, que com as suas mãos me provia de sustento; ele me levantava, ele me carregava; agora que está morto, quem me estenderá a mão? Ao que Pedro disse: Vai, tendo a estes por testemunhas, e traze aqui o teu filho, para que vejam e possam crer que pelo poder de Deus ele é ressuscitado, e para que este homem veja isto e desfaleça. E disse Pedro aos jovens: Necessitamos de alguns jovens e, além disso, de tais que creiam. E imediatamente levantaram-se trinta jovens, os quais estavam preparados para a levar ou para trazer ali o seu filho que estava morto. E, estando a viúva apenas tornando a si, os jovens a ampararam; e ela clamava e dizia: Eis, meu filho, que o servo de Cristo enviou a ti; arrancando os seus cabelos e ferindo o seu rosto. Ora, os jovens que tinham vindo examinaram as narinas do rapaz para ver se ele estava de fato morto; e, vendo que ele de verdade havia morrido, tiveram compaixão da mulher idosa e disseram: Se assim queres, mãe, e tens confiança no Deus de Pedro, nós o tomaremos e o levaremos para lá, a fim de que ele o ressuscite e to restitua.

2And as there began to be a murmuring among the people, one of the widows who were nourished (refreshed) in Marcellus' house, standing behind the multitude, cried out: O Peter, servant of God, my son is dead, the only one that I had. And the people made place for her and led her unto Peter: and she cast herself down at his feet, saying: I had one only son, which with his hands (shoulders) furnished me with nourishment: he raised me up, he carried me: now that he is dead, who shall reach me a hand? Unto whom Peter said: Go, with these for witness, and bring hither thy son, that they may see and be able to believe that by the power of God he is raised, and that this man (Simon) may behold it and fail (or, and she when she saw him, fell down). And Peter said to the young men: We have need of some young men, and, moreover, of such as will believe. And forthwith thirty young men arose, which were prepared to carry her or to bring thither her son that was dead. And whereas the widow was hardly returned to herself, the young men took her up; and she was crying out and saying: Lo, my son, the servant of Christ hath sent unto thee: tearing her hair and her face. Now the young men which were come examined (Gk. apparently, held) the lad's nostrils to see whether he were indeed dead; and seeing that he was dead of a truth, they had compassion on the old woman and said: If thou so will, mother, and hast confidence in the God of Peter, we will take him up and carry him thither that he may raise him up and restore him unto thee.