Acts 10
1 Now a certain man was in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called Italian,
Men en Mand i Kæsarea ved Navn Kornelius, en Høvedsmand ved den Afdeling, som kaldes den italienske,
2 a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.
en from Mand, der frygtede Gud tillige med hele sit Hus og gav Folket mange Almisser og altid bad til Gud,
3 He saw plainly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day, an agent of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
han saa klarlig i et Syn omtrent ved den niende Time paa Dagen en Guds Engel, som kom ind til ham og sagde til ham: „Kornelius!”
4 And after gazing at him, and having become afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy charities have come up for a memorial before God.
Men han stirrede paa ham og blev forfærdet og sagde: „Hvad er det, Herre?” Han sagde til ham: „Dine Bønner og dine Almisser ere opstegne til Ihukommelse for Gud.
5 And now send men to Joppa and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
Og send nu nogle Mænd til Joppe, og lad hente en vis Simon med Tilnavn Peter.
6 This man lodges with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the seaside.
Han har Herberge hos en vis Simon, en Garver, hvis Hus er ved Havet.”
7 And when the agent speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his housemen, and a devout soldier of those who personally served him,
Men da Engelen, som talte til ham, var gaaet bort, kaldte han to af sine Husfolk og en gudfrygtig Stridsmand af dem, som stadigt vare om ham.
8 and after reporting all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
Og han fortalte dem det alt sammen og sendte dem til Joppe.
9 Now on the morrow, while those men were traveling and approaching the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.
Men den næste Dag, da disse vare undervejs og nærmede sig til Byen, steg Peter op paa Taget for at bede ved den sjette Time.
10 And he became very hungry and wanted to eat. But while those men prepared, a trance fell upon him.
Og han blev meget hungrig og vilde have noget at spise; men medens de lavede det til, kom der en Henrykkelse over ham,
11 And he sees heaven opened, and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet bound at four corners, and being lowered to the earth,
og han saa Himmelen aabnet og noget, der dalede ned, ligesom en stor Dug, der ved de fire Hjørner sænkedes ned paa Jorden;
12 in which were all the four-footed things of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky.
og i denne var der alle Jordens firføddede Dyr og krybende Dyr og Himmelens Fugle.
13 And a voice came to him, After rising, Peter, kill and eat.
Og en Røst lød til ham: „Staa op, Peter, slagt og spis!”
14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord, because I have never eaten anything profane or unclean.
Men Peter sagde: „Ingenlunde, Herre! thi aldrig har jeg spist noget vanhelligt og urent.”
15 And a voice again for a second time, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane.
Og atter for anden Gang lød der en Røst til ham: „Hvad Gud har renset, holde du ikke for vanhelligt!”
16 And this happened thrice, and again the vessel was taken up into heaven.
Og dette skete tre Gange, og straks blev Dugen igen optagen til Himmelen.
17 Now while Peter was bewildered in himself whatever the vision which he saw might be, that lo, the men who were sent from Cornelius, having inquired the house of Simon, stood at the gate.
Men medens Peter var tvivlraadig med sig selv om, hvad det Syn, som han havde set, maatte betyde, se, da havde de Mænd, som vare udsendte af Kornelius, opspurgt Simons Hus og stode for Porten.
18 And after calling out they asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, lodges here.
Og de raabte og spurgte, om Simon med Tilnavn Peter havde Herberge der.
19 And while Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek thee.
Men idet Peter grublede over Synet, sagde Aanden til ham: „Se, der er tre Mænd, som søge efter dig;
20 But after rising, go down, and go with them, doubting nothing, because I have sent them.
men staa op, stig ned, og drag med dem uden at tvivle; thi det er mig, som har sendt dem.”
21 And having gone down to the men, Peter said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are here?
Saa steg Peter ned til Mændene og sagde: „Se, jeg er den, som I søge efter; hvad er Aarsagen, hvorfor I ere komne?”
22 And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and being well testified by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy agent to summon thee to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.
Men de sagde: „Høvedsmanden Kornelius, en retfærdig og gudfrygtig Mand, som har godt Vidnesbyrd af hele Jødernes Folk, har af en hellig Engel faaet Befaling fra Gud til at lade dig hente til sit Hus og høre, hvad du har at sige.”
23 So, having invited them in, he lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brothers from Joppa went with him.
Da kaldte han dem ind og gav dem Herberge. Men den næste Dag stod han op og drog bort med dem, og nogle af Brødrene fra Joppe droge med ham.
24 And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and close friends.
Og den følgende Dag kom de til Kæsarea. Men Kornelius ventede paa dem og havde sammenkaldt sine Frænder og nærmeste Venner.
25 And when it came about for Peter to enter, Cornelius, having met him, after falling down at his feet, worshiped.
Men da det nu skete, at Peter kom ind, gik Kornelius ham i Møde og faldt ned for hans Fødder og tilbad ham.
26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, Stand up. I am also myself a man.
Men Peter rejste ham op og sagde: „Staa op! ogsaa jeg er selv et Menneske.”
27 And as he conversed with him, he went in and found many who came together.
Og under Samtale med ham gik han ind og fandt mange samlede.
28 And he said to them, Ye understand how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to fraternize or to visit with a foreign man, and yet God demonstrated to me not to call one man profane or unclean.
Og han sagde til dem: „I vide, hvor utilbørligt det er for en jødisk Mand at omgaas med eller komme til nogen, som er af et fremmed Folk; men mig har Gud vist, at jeg ikke skulde kalde noget Menneske vanhelligt eller urent.
29 And so I came without objection when summoned. I ask therefore for what matter ye summoned me.
Derfor kom jeg ogsaa uden Indvending, da jeg blev hentet; og jeg spørger eder da, af hvad Aarsag I hentede mig?”
30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and the ninth hour praying in my house. And behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel.
Og Kornelius sagde: „For fire Dage siden fastede jeg indtil denne Time, og ved den niende Time bad jeg i mit Hus; og se, en Mand stod for mig i et straalende Klædebon,
31 And he says, Cornelius, thy prayer was heard, and thy charities are remembered before God.
og han sagde: Kornelius! din Bøn er hørt, og dine Almisser ere ihukommede for Gud.
32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. This man lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea, who, after coming, will speak to thee.
Send derfor Bud til Joppe og lad Simon med Tilnavn Peter kalde til dig; han har Herberge i Garveren Simons Hus ved Havet; han skal tale til dig, naar han kommer.
33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou did well having come. Now therefore we are all present in the sight of God, to hear all the things commanded thee by God.
Derfor sendte jeg straks Bud til dig, og du gjorde vel i at komme. Nu ere vi derfor alle til Stede for Guds Aasyn for at høre alt, hvad der er dig befalet af Herren.”
34 And having opened his mouth, Peter said, In truth, I am overwhelmed that God is not partial,
Men Peter oplod Munden og sagde: „Jeg forstaar i Sandhed, at Gud ikke anser Personer;
35 but in every nation, he who fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him.
men i hvert Folk er den, som frygter ham og gør Retfærdighed, velkommen for ham;
36 The word that he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching good news, peace by Jesus Christ (this man is Lord of all),
— det Ord, som han sendte til Israels Børn, da han forkyndte Fred ved Jesus Kristus: han er alles Herre.
37 ye know, the word having occurred throughout the whole of Judea beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John preached-
I kende det, som er udgaaet over hele Judæa, idet det begyndte fra Galilæa, efter den Daab, som Johannes prædikede,
38 Jesus of Nazareth-how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who passed through doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
det om Jesus fra Nazareth, hvorledes Gud salvede ham med den Helligaand og Kraft, han, som drog omkring og gjorde vel og helbredte alle, som vare overvældede af Djævelen; thi Gud var med ham;
39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, whom also they killed, having hung on a tree.
og vi ere Vidner om alt det, som han har gjort baade i Jødernes Land og i Jerusalem, han, som de ogsaa sloge ihjel, idet de hængte ham paa et Træ.
40 This man God raised up the third day, and granted him to become manifest,
Ham oprejste Gud paa den tredje Dag og gav ham at aabenbares,
41 not to all the people, but to witnesses who were previously chosen by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he arose from the dead.
ikke for hele Folket, men for de Vidner, som vare forud udvalgte af Gud, for os, som spiste og drak med ham, efter at han var opstanden fra de døde.
42 And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to solemnly testify that this is the man designated by God, judge of the living and the dead.
Og han har paabudt os at prædike for Folket og at vidne, at han er den af Gud bestemte Dommer over levende og døde.
43 To this man all the prophets testify, that every man who believes in him, to receive remission of sins through his name.
Ham give alle Profeterne det Vidnesbyrd, at enhver, som tror paa ham, skal faa Syndernes Forladelse ved hans Navn.”
44 While Peter still spoke these sayings, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.
Medens Peter endnu talte disse Ord, faldt den Helligaand paa alle dem, som hørte Ordet.
45 And the faithful men of circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because also on the Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.
Og de troende af Omskærelsen, saa mange, som vare komne med Peter, bleve meget forbavsede over, at den Helligaands Gave var bleven udgydt ogsaa over Hedningerne;
46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
thi de hørte dem tale i Tunger og ophøje Gud.
47 Can any man forbid the water for these not to be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also?
Da svarede Peter: „Mon nogen kan formene disse Vandet, saa de ikke skulde døbes, de, som dog have faaet den Helligaand lige saa vel som vi?”
48 And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to remain some days.
Og han befalede, at de skulde døbes i Jesu Kristi Navn. Da bade de ham om at blive der nogle Dage.
