Acts 10
1 [There was] a man [who lived] in Caesarea [city] whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer who commanded 100 men in a large group of [Roman] soldiers from Italy.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲡⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲩⲇⲁⲗⲓⲕⲏ.
2 He always tried to do what would please God; he and his entire household [MTY] [were non-Jews who] habitually worshipped God. He sometimes gave money to help poor [Jewish] people, and he prayed to God regularly.
ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
3 [One day] at about three o’clock in the afternoon [Cornelius saw] a vision. He clearly saw an angel whom God [had sent]. The angel came into [his room] and said to him, “Cornelius!”
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ϧ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲉ.
4 Cornelius stared at the angel and became terrified. Then he asked [fearfully], “Sir, what do you [(sg)] want?” The angel answered him, “You [(sg)] have pleased God because you have been praying [regularly to him] and you often give money to [help] poor people. [Those things have been] like a sacrifice [to God].
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
5 So, now command some men to go to Joppa and [tell them to] bring back a man named Simon whose other name is Peter.
ⲉ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
6 He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
ⲋ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.
7 When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a soldier who served him, one who also worshipped God.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
8 He explained to them everything [that the angel had said. Then] he told them to go to Joppa [to ask Peter to come to Caesarea].
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏ.
9 About noon the next day those [three men] were traveling [along the road] and were coming near [Joppa. As they were approaching Joppa], Peter went up on the [flat] housetop to pray.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
ⲓ̅ⲛⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ.
11 (He saw heaven open/He saw an opening in the sky) and something like a large sheet was being lowered [to the ground]. [It was tied at] its four corners [with ropes].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ.
12 Inside the sheet were all kinds of creatures. [These included animals and birds that the Mosaic laws forbade Jews to eat]. Some had four feet, others scurried across the ground, and others were wild birds.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲭⲏ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
13 Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ.
14 But Peter replied, “Lord, surely you [(sg)] do not [really want me to do that]! I have never eaten any [meat] that [our Jewish law says] is unacceptable to God or [something that we(exc)] must not eat!”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲱⲣ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟϥ.
15 [Then Peter heard] [MTY] God talk to him a second time. He said, “[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫⲙⲁϩⲥⲟⲡⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲁϧⲙⲟⲩ.
16 [This happened] three [times, so Peter knew that he had to think carefully about what it might mean]. Immediately [after God had said that the third time], ([the] sheet [with the animals and birds] was the pulled back into heaven/[someone] pulled the sheet [with the animals and birds] up into the sky again).
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
17 While Peter was trying to understand what that vision meant, the men who had been sent by Cornelius {whom Cornelius had sent} [arrived in Joppa. They asked people how to get to] Simon’s house. [So they found his house] and were standing outside the gate.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ.
18 They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ϥϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
19 While Peter was still trying to understand [what] the vision [meant], [God’s] Spirit said to him, “Three men [are here who] want to see you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.
20 So get up and go downstairs and go with them! Do not think that you [(sg)] should not go with them [because of their being non-Jews], because I have sent them [here]!”
ⲕ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ.
21 So Peter went down to the men and said to them, “[Greetings!] I am [the man] you are looking for. Why have you come?”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ.
22 One of them replied, “Cornelius, who is a [Roman] army officer, [sent us here]. He is a righteous man who worships God, and all of the Jewish people [HYP] [who know about him] say that he is a very good man. An angel (who was sent from God/whom God sent) said to him, ‘Tell some men to [go to Joppa to see Simon Peter and] bring him here, so that you [(sg)] can hear what he has to say.’”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
23 So Peter [said that he would go with them, and then he] invited them into [the house] and told them that they could stay [there that night]. Acts 10:23b-26 The next day Peter got ready and went with the men. Several of the believers from Joppa went with him.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏ.
24 The day after that, they arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them. He had also invited his relatives and close friends [to come to his house, so they were there, too].
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ.
25 When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ.
26 But Peter [grasped Cornelius by the hand and] lifted him to his feet. He said, “Stand up! [Do not revere/worship me] I myself am only human, [like you]!”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
27 While he was talking to Cornelius, Peter [and the others] entered [a large room inside the house]. Peter saw that many people had gathered together [there].
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ.
28 Then Peter said to them, “You all know that any [of us] Jews think we are disobeying [our Jewish] laws if we [(exc)] associate with a non-Jewish person or [if we even] visit him. However, God has shown me [in a vision] that I should not say about anyone that God will not accept him.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲟϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϥⲥⲟϥ.
29 So when you sent [some men] to ask me to come [here], I came [right away. I] did not say that I could not go [with non-Jewish people. So, please tell me], why have you asked me to come [here]?”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ ϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
30 Cornelius replied, “About this time four days ago I was praying [to God] in my house, [as I regularly do] at three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man whose clothes [shone] brightly stood in front of me,
ⲗ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⳿ϥⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ϧ̅ϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ.
31 and said, ‘Cornelius, when you [(sg)] have prayed, you have been heard by God {God has heard [when] you [(sg)] have prayed [to him]}. He has also noticed that you have [often] given money to [help] poor people, [and he is pleased with that].
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
32 So now, send [messengers to go] to Joppa, [in order] to ask Simon whose other name is Peter to come [here]. He is staying near the ocean in a house that belongs to [another] man named Simon, who makes leather. [When Simon Peter comes, he will tell you a message from God].’
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.
33 So I immediately sent [some men who asked] you [(sg) to come here], and I [certainly] thank you for coming. Now we [(exc)] all are gathered [here, knowing that] God is with us, in order to hear all the things that the Lord [God] has commanded you [to say. So please speak to us].”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲁⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿ⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲑⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ.
34 So Peter began to speak [MTY] to them. He said, “[Now] I understand that it is true that God does not favor only certain groups [of people].
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ.
35 Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ϥϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ.
36 [You know] the message that God sent to [us] Israelis. [He] proclaimed [to us the good news that he] would cause [people] to have peace [with him] because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. This [Jesus is Lord not only over us Israelis. He] is [also the] Lord [who rules] over all [people].
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
37 You know what [he] did throughout the land of Judea, beginning in Galilee. He began [to do those things] after John had been proclaiming [to people that they should turn away from their sinful behavior before] he baptized them.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
38 You know that God gave [MTY] his Holy Spirit to Jesus, [the Man] from Nazareth [town], and gave him the power [to do miracles. You also know] how Jesus went to many places, always doing good deeds and healing [people. Specifically], he was continually healing all the people whom the devil was causing to suffer. [Jesus was able to do those things] because God was always helping him.”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲥϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
39 “We [apostles] tell people about all the things that [we saw Jesus] do in Jerusalem and in the [rest of] Israel. [The leaders in Jerusalem] had him killed by being nailed to a cross.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉ.
40 However, God caused him to become alive again on the third day [after he had died]. God [also] enabled [some of us(exc)] to see him [so that we would know that he was alive again].
ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
41 God [did] not [let] all the [Jewish] people see him. Instead, he had chosen us [apostles] beforehand to see [Jesus after he became alive again], and to tell others [about him]. We [apostles are the people] who ate meals with him (after he had become alive [again]/after he had risen from the dead).
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
42 God commanded us to preach to the people and tell them that Jesus is the one whom he has appointed to judge [everyone some day. He will judge all] those who will [still] be living and all those who will have died [by that time].
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
43 All of the prophets [who wrote about the Messiah long ago] told [people] about him. [They wrote] that if people believe in the Messiah [MTY], God would forgive [them for] their sins, because of what [the Messiah would do] for them.”
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
44 While Peter was still speaking those words, suddenly the Holy Spirit (came down on/began to control) all [those non-Jewish people] who were listening to the message.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
45 The Jewish believers who had come with Peter [from Joppa] were amazed that [God] had generously given the Holy Spirit to the non-Jewish people, too.
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲥⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
46 [The Jewish believers knew that God had done that] because they were hearing those people speaking languages [MTY] [that they had not learned] and telling how great God is.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
47 Then Peter said [to the other Jewish believers who were there], “[God] has given them the Holy Spirit just like [he gave him] to us [Jewish believers], so (surely all of you would agree that [we(exc)] should baptize these people!/would any of you forbid that these people should be baptized?) [RHQ]”
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ.
48 Then Peter told those [non-Jewish] people that they should be baptized [to show that they had believed] [MTY] in the [Lord] Jesus Christ. [So they baptized all of them. After they were baptized], they requested that Peter stay [with them] several days. [So Peter and the other Jewish believers did that].
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
