Acts 10
1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
BUT in Cesarea was a certain man, a centurion, whose name was Cornelius, of the cohort which was called the Italic.
2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
And he was just, and feared Aloha, he and all his house: he did much alms among the people, and in all time prayed of Aloha.
3 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
This saw an angel of Aloha in a vision manifestly about the ninth hour of the day, who came in to him, and said to him, Cornelius!
4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
And he beheld him, and feared, and said, What, my Lord? And the angel said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms have ascended for a memorial before Aloha.
5 Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
And now send men to Joppa the city, and bring Shemun who is called Kipha:
6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
behold, he sojourneth in the house of Shemun the tanner, which is hard by the sea.
7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
And when the angel who had spoken with him had gone, he called two from the sons of his house, and a certain soldier who feared Aloha (and) who was obedient to him;
8 He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
and he made known to them every thing he had seen, and sent them to Joppa.
9 The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
AND the day after while they went on the way, and drew nigh to the city, Shemun ascended to the roof to pray, at the sixth hour.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
And he hungered, and desired to eat: and while they were preparing for him, there fell upon him an entrancement,
11 He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
and he saw the heavens opened, and a certain vessel bound at the four corners, and like to a great sheet, and it was let down from heaven upon the earth:
12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
and in it were all animals of four feet, and reptiles of the earth, and fowls of the heaven.
13 Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
And a voice came to him, which said, Shemun, arise, slay, and eat.
14 “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
And Shemun said, Not so, my Lord: for never have I eaten any thing that is profane and unclean.
15 The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
And again the second time was to him, Those (things) which Aloha cleanseth make not thou profane.
16 This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
This was three times done: and the vessel was elevated to heaven.
17 While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
And while Shemun wondered in himself for what (was) the vision he had seen, those men came who had been sent by Cornelius, and inquired for the house where Shemun sojourned, and they came and stood at the gate of the court.
18 They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
And they called there, and inquired, whether Shemun who was called Kipha there sojourned.
19 As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
And while Shemun thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee:
20 So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
arise, descend and go with them, not being divided in thy mind: for I have sent them.
21 So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
Then Shemun descended to those men, and said to them, I am he whom you seek: what is the occasion on which you have come?
22 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
They said to him, A certain man whose name is Cornelius, a centurion, who feareth Aloha, and of whom all the people of the Jihudoyee give witness, hath been told in a vision by an holy angel to send and bring thee to his house, and to hear words from thee.
23 So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
And Shemun brought them in, and received them while they tarried; and he arose the day after, and went forth, and proceeded with them; and certain of the brethren of Joppa went with them.
24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
And the next day they entered Cesarea: but Cornelius was waiting for them, while all the sons of his family, and the friends and beloved ones whom he had, were assembled with him.
25 As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
AND when Shemun entered Cornelius met him, and fell and worshipped at his feet.
26 But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
And Shemun raised him, and said to him, Arise, I also am a man.
27 As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
And while speaking with him he entered, and found many who had come thither.
28 He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
And he said to them, You know that it is not lawful for a man a Jihudoya to attach to a foreign man who is not a son of his tribe. But me hath Aloha showed that I should not declare any man unclean or profane.
29 So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
Wherefore I the more diligently came when you sent for me. But I ask you, on what account you have sent for me?
30 Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
And Cornelius said to him, Four days are unto this from when, behold, I am fasting; and at nine hours, while praying in my house, a certain man stood before me clothed in white.
31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
And he said to me, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thy alms have made memorial before Aloha.
32 Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
But send to Joppa the city, and bring Shemun who is called Kipha; behold, he abideth in the house of Shemun a tanner, which is by the sea;
33 So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
and he will come and speak with thee. And immediately I sent to thee, and thou hast well done to have come. And, behold, we are all before thee, and desire to hear every thing that hath been commanded thee by Aloha.
34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
BUT Shemun opened his mouth, and said, In truth I comprehend that Aloha is no respecter of persons:
35 but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
but in all nations whoever feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted of him.
36 He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
For (this is) the word which he hath sent to the sons of Israel, and hath announced to them peace and repose through Jeshu Meshiha, -this is the Lord of all.
37 You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
And you also know by the word which hath been in all Jihud (which began) from Galila after the baptism which Juhanon preached,
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
concerning Jeshu who was of Natsrath, whom Aloha anointed with the Spirit of Holiness and with power: he who went about and healed those who were worn out with evil, because Aloha was with him.
39 We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
And we are his witnesses of all which he did in the land of Jihud and of Urishlem. This (one) himself did the Jihudoyee hang upon the tree and kill;
40 God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
and him did Aloha raise up on the third day, and gave him to be seen openly;
41 not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
yet not to all the people, but to us who by Aloha were chosen to be unto him the witnesses, who ate with him and drank after his resurrection from among the dead.
42 And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
And he commanded us to preach and to testify to the people that this is he who hath been separated by Aloha (to be) the Judge of the living and of the dead.
43 All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
And of him all the prophets testify, that whoever believeth in his name shall receive remission of sins.
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
And while Shemun spake these words the Spirit of Holiness overspread all who heard the word.
45 All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
And the circumcised brethren who had come with him were astonished and amazed, because upon the Gentiles also the gift of the Spirit of Holiness was poured out.
46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
For they heard them speaking with tongues; and they magnified Aloha. And Shemun said,
47 “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
Can any one forbid waters that they should not be baptized, they who, behold, have received the Spirit of Holiness as well as we?
48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
Then he commanded them to be baptized in the name of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha. And they prayed of him to remain with them (certain) days.
