Acts 10
1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
kaisariyānagara itāliyākhyasainyāntargataḥ karṇīliyanāmā senāpatirāsīt
2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
sa saparivāro bhakta īśvaraparāyaṇaścāsīt; lokebhyo bahūni dānādīni datvā nirantaram īśvare prārthayāñcakre|
3 At about three in the afternoon, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius."
ekadā tṛtīyapraharavelāyāṁ sa dṛṣṭavān īśvarasyaiko dūtaḥ saprakāśaṁ tatsamīpam āgatya kathitavān, he karṇīliya|
4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
kintu sa taṁ dṛṣṭvā bhīto'kathayat, he prabho kiṁ? tadā tamavadat tava prārthanā dānādi ca sākṣisvarūpaṁ bhūtveśvarasya gocaramabhavat|
5 Now send men to Joppa, and bring one Simon who is surnamed Peter.
idānīṁ yāphonagaraṁ prati lokān preṣya samudratīre śimonnāmnaścarmmakārasya gṛhe pravāsakārī pitaranāmnā vikhyāto yaḥ śimon tam āhvāyaya;
6 He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."
tasmāt tvayā yadyat karttavyaṁ tattat sa vadiṣyati|
7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.
ityupadiśya dūte prasthite sati karṇīliyaḥ svagṛhasthānāṁ dāsānāṁ dvau janau nityaṁ svasaṅgināṁ sainyānām ekāṁ bhaktasenāñcāhūya
8 Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
sakalametaṁ vṛttāntaṁ vijñāpya yāphonagaraṁ tān prāhiṇot|
9 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
parasmin dine te yātrāṁ kṛtvā yadā nagarasya samīpa upātiṣṭhan, tadā pitaro dvitīyapraharavelāyāṁ prārthayituṁ gṛhapṛṣṭham ārohat|
10 He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.
etasmin samaye kṣudhārttaḥ san kiñcid bhoktum aicchat kintu teṣām annāsādanasamaye sa mūrcchitaḥ sannapatat|
11 He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
tato meghadvāraṁ muktaṁ caturbhiḥ koṇai rlambitaṁ bṛhadvastramiva kiñcana bhājanam ākāśāt pṛthivīm avārohatīti dṛṣṭavān|
12 in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, crawling creatures and birds of the sky.
tanmadhye nānaprakārā grāmyavanyapaśavaḥ khecarorogāmiprabhṛtayo jantavaścāsan|
13 A voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat."
anantaraṁ he pitara utthāya hatvā bhuṁkṣva tampratīyaṁ gagaṇīyā vāṇī jātā|
14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."
tadā pitaraḥ pratyavadat, he prabho īdṛśaṁ mā bhavatu, aham etat kālaṁ yāvat niṣiddham aśuci vā dravyaṁ kiñcidapi na bhuktavān|
15 A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean."
tataḥ punarapi tādṛśī vihayasīyā vāṇī jātā yad īśvaraḥ śuci kṛtavān tat tvaṁ niṣiddhaṁ na jānīhi|
16 This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.
itthaṁ triḥ sati tat pātraṁ punarākṛṣṭaṁ ākāśam agacchat|
17 Now while Peter was very perplexed within himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, look, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,
tataḥ paraṁ yad darśanaṁ prāptavān tasya ko bhāva ityatra pitaro manasā sandegdhi, etasmin samaye karṇīliyasya te preṣitā manuṣyā dvārasya sannidhāvupasthāya,
18 and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodging there.
śimono gṛhamanvicchantaḥ sampṛchyāhūya kathitavantaḥ pitaranāmnā vikhyāto yaḥ śimon sa kimatra pravasati?
19 While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Look, three men seek you.
yadā pitarastaddarśanasya bhāvaṁ manasāndolayati tadātmā tamavadat, paśya trayo janāstvāṁ mṛgayante|
20 But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."
tvam utthāyāvaruhya niḥsandehaṁ taiḥ saha gaccha mayaiva te preṣitāḥ|
21 And Peter went down to the men, and said, "Look, I am the one whom you seek. Why have you come?"
tasmāt pitaro'varuhya karṇīliyapreritalokānāṁ nikaṭamāgatya kathitavān paśyata yūyaṁ yaṁ mṛgayadhve sa janohaṁ, yūyaṁ kinnimittam āgatāḥ?
22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."
tataste pratyavadan karṇīliyanāmā śuddhasattva īśvaraparāyaṇo yihūdīyadeśasthānāṁ sarvveṣāṁ sannidhau sukhyātyāpanna ekaḥ senāpati rnijagṛhaṁ tvāmāhūya netuṁ tvattaḥ kathā śrotuñca pavitradūtena samādiṣṭaḥ|
23 So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day he arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
tadā pitarastānabhyantaraṁ nītvā teṣāmātithyaṁ kṛtavān, pare'hani taiḥ sārddhaṁ yātrāmakarot, yāphonivāsināṁ bhrātṛṇāṁ kiyanto janāśca tena saha gatāḥ|
24 On the next day he entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
parasmin divase kaisariyānagaramadhyapraveśasamaye karṇīliyo jñātibandhūn āhūyānīya tān apekṣya sthitaḥ|
25 When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.
pitare gṛha upasthite karṇīliyastaṁ sākṣātkṛtya caraṇayoḥ patitvā prāṇamat|
26 But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up. I myself am also a man."
pitarastamutthāpya kathitavān, uttiṣṭhāhamapi mānuṣaḥ|
27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.
tadā karṇīliyena sākam ālapan gṛhaṁ prāviśat tanmadhye ca bahulokānāṁ samāgamaṁ dṛṣṭvā tān avadat,
28 He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.
anyajātīyalokaiḥ mahālapanaṁ vā teṣāṁ gṛhamadhye praveśanaṁ yihūdīyānāṁ niṣiddham astīti yūyam avagacchatha; kintu kamapi mānuṣam avyavahāryyam aśuciṁ vā jñātuṁ mama nocitam iti parameśvaro māṁ jñāpitavān|
29 Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"
iti hetorāhvānaśravaṇamātrāt kāñcanāpattim akṛtvā yuṣmākaṁ samīpam āgatosmi; pṛcchāmi yūyaṁ kinnimittaṁ mām āhūyata?
30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago until this hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and look, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
tadā karṇīliyaḥ kathitavān, adya catvāri dināni jātāni etāvadvelāṁ yāvad aham anāhāra āsan tatastṛtīyaprahare sati gṛhe prārthanasamaye tejomayavastrabhṛd eko jano mama samakṣaṁ tiṣṭhan etāṁ kathām akathayat,
31 and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.
he karṇīliya tvadīyā prārthanā īśvarasya karṇagocarībhūtā tava dānādi ca sākṣisvarūpaṁ bhūtvā tasya dṛṣṭigocaramabhavat|
32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the seaside.'
ato yāphonagaraṁ prati lokān prahitya tatra samudratīre śimonnāmnaḥ kasyaciccarmmakārasya gṛhe pravāsakārī pitaranāmnā vikhyāto yaḥ śimon tamāhūyaya; tataḥ sa āgatya tvām upadekṣyati|
33 Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by the Lord."
iti kāraṇāt tatkṣaṇāt tava nikaṭe lokān preṣitavān, tvamāgatavān iti bhadraṁ kṛtavān| īśvaro yānyākhyānāni kathayitum ādiśat tāni śrotuṁ vayaṁ sarvve sāmpratam īśvarasya sākṣād upasthitāḥ smaḥ|
34 And Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God does not show favoritism;
tadā pitara imāṁ kathāṁ kathayitum ārabdhavān, īśvaro manuṣyāṇām apakṣapātī san
35 but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
yasya kasyacid deśasya yo lokāstasmādbhītvā satkarmma karoti sa tasya grāhyo bhavati, etasya niścayam upalabdhavānaham|
36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all—
sarvveṣāṁ prabhu ryo yīśukhrīṣṭastena īśvara isrāyelvaṁśānāṁ nikaṭe susaṁvādaṁ preṣya sammelanasya yaṁ saṁvādaṁ prācārayat taṁ saṁvādaṁ yūyaṁ śrutavantaḥ|
37 that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
yato yohanā majjane pracārite sati sa gālīladeśamārabhya samastayihūdīyadeśaṁ vyāpnot;
38 even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
phalata īśvareṇa pavitreṇātmanā śaktyā cābhiṣikto nāsaratīyayīśuḥ sthāne sthāne bhraman sukriyāṁ kurvvan śaitānā kliṣṭān sarvvalokān svasthān akarot, yata īśvarastasya sahāya āsīt;
39 We are witnesses of everything he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they also killed by hanging on a tree.
vayañca yihūdīyadeśe yirūśālamnagare ca tena kṛtānāṁ sarvveṣāṁ karmmaṇāṁ sākṣiṇo bhavāmaḥ| lokāstaṁ kruśe viddhvā hatavantaḥ,
40 God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,
kintu tṛtīyadivase īśvarastamutthāpya saprakāśam adarśayat|
41 not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
sarvvalokānāṁ nikaṭa iti na hi, kintu tasmin śmaśānādutthite sati tena sārddhaṁ bhojanaṁ pānañca kṛtavanta etādṛśā īśvarasya manonītāḥ sākṣiṇo ye vayam asmākaṁ nikaṭe tamadarśayat|
42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is the one who is appointed by God as the judge of the living and the dead.
jīvitamṛtobhayalokānāṁ vicāraṁ karttum īśvaro yaṁ niyuktavān sa eva sa janaḥ, imāṁ kathāṁ pracārayituṁ tasmin pramāṇaṁ dātuñca so'smān ājñāpayat|
43 All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins."
yastasmin viśvasiti sa tasya nāmnā pāpānmukto bhaviṣyati tasmin sarvve bhaviṣyadvādinopi etādṛśaṁ sākṣyaṁ dadati|
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.
pitarasyaitatkathākathanakāle sarvveṣāṁ śrotṛṇāmupari pavitra ātmāvārohat|
45 They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the non-Jewish people.
tataḥ pitareṇa sārddham āgatāstvakchedino viśvāsino lokā anyadeśīyebhyaḥ pavitra ātmani datte sati
46 For they heard them speaking in other tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
te nānājātīyabhāṣābhiḥ kathāṁ kathayanta īśvaraṁ praśaṁsanti, iti dṛṣṭvā śrutvā ca vismayam āpadyanta|
47 "Can anyone withhold the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"
tadā pitaraḥ kathitavān, vayamiva ye pavitram ātmānaṁ prāptāsteṣāṁ jalamajjanaṁ kiṁ kopi niṣeddhuṁ śaknoti?
48 He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.
tataḥ prabho rnāmnā majjitā bhavateti tānājñāpayat| anantaraṁ te svaiḥ sārddhaṁ katipayadināni sthātuṁ prārthayanta|
