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.
I Cæsarea bodde en romersk offiser som het Kornelius, og han var kaptein for Den italiske bataljonen.
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.
Han, og alle i huset hans, tilba Israels Gud og var nøye med å være lydige mot ham. Kornelius ga store gaver til de fattige blant jødene og ba regelmessig til Gud.
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!”
En ettermiddag da han ba, klokka var omkring tre, fikk han i et syn se en Guds engel komme mot ham og si:”Kornelius”.
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].
Skrekkslagen stirret Kornelius på engelen og spurte:”Hva vil du, herre?” Engelen svarte:”Gud har hørt bønnene og sett gavene dine til de fattige.
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.
Send nå av sted noen menn til Joppe og hent den mannen som heter Simon Peter.
6 He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
Han bor i et hus nede ved havet hos en mann som arbeider med å garve skinn og heter Simon.”
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.
Så snart engelen hadde forsvunnet, kalte Kornelius på to av tjenerne sine og en soldat, som også trodde på Gud.
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].
Han fortalte alt som hadde skjedd og sendte dem av sted til Joppe.
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.
Neste dag ved middagstiden nærmet mennene seg Joppe. Samtidig gikk Peter opp på takterrassen øverst på huset for å be.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
Etter en stund ble han sulten og ba om å få noe å spise, men mens maten ble gjort i stand, fikk han se et syn.
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].
Han så himmelen åpen, og noe som lignet en stor duk ble senket ned på jorden. Duken var festet i sine fire hjørner.
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.
Den inneholdt alle slags dyr, både av den typen som flyr og slike som lever på land.
13 Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
En stemme sa til ham:”Reis deg opp, slakt og spis!”
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!”
”Nei, aldri, Herre”, svarte Peter.”Jeg har aldri spist noe som Gud har forbudt i Moseloven.”
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]!”
Igjen hørte han stemmen som sa:”Dersom Gud har gjort noe tillatt, må ikke du behandle det som forbudt.”
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).
Det samme synet ble gjentatt tre ganger, og så ble duken trukket opp til himmelen.
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.
Peter var svært forvirret. Hva kunne synet bety? I samme øyeblikk kom mennene som Kornelius hadde sendt av sted. De hadde spurt seg fram til huset og sto nå utenfor porten.
18 They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
De ropte:”Er det her Simon Peter bor?”
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.
Peter var fortsatt opptatt med å gruble over synet da Guds Ånd sa til ham:”Tre menn har kommet hit for å treffe deg.
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]!”
Gå ned og ta imot dem som er kommet og bli med dem. Vær ikke urolig, for det er jeg som har sendt dem.”
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?”
Da gikk Peter ned og møtte mennene og sa:”Det er jeg som er Simon Peter. Er det noe spesielt dere vil meg?”
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.’”
Da fortalte de:”Vi er sendt hit av den romerske offiseren Kornelius. Han tilber Israels Gud og tar på alvor å være lydig mot ham. Han er avholdt av alle jødene. Nå har en engel fra Gud sagt til ham at han skulle sende bud etter deg, slik at han kan få greie på det du har å si.”
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.
Peter bød dem da inn og lot dem bli der natten over. Neste dag tok han med seg noen troende fra Joppe og fulgte med mennene.
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].
Dagen etterpå kom de fram til Cæsarea, der Kornelius ventet på ham. Han hadde samlet alle slektningene sine og nærmeste venner for at de skulle få treffe Peter.
25 When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
Da Peter steg inn i huset, falt Kornelius på kne for ham og tilba ham.
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]!”
Peter dro ham opp og sa:”Reis deg opp! Jeg er et vanlig menneske akkurat som du!”
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].
Så snakket de med hverandre og gikk sammen inn i det rommet der de andre var samlet.
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.
Peter sa til alle:”Som dere vet, er det forbudt for meg som jøde å ha omgang med noen fra et annet folk og besøke hjemmet deres på denne måten. Men Gud har vist meg at jeg aldri skal nedvurdere et annet menneske og anse det som uverdig i Guds øyne.
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]?”
Derfor fulgte jeg med uten til å protestere da dere sendte bud etter meg. Si meg nå hva det er dere vil.”
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,
Kornelius svarte:”For tre dager siden, da jeg som vanlig ba her hjemme ved tretiden på ettermiddagen, sto plutselig en mann kledd i skinnende klær foran meg.
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].
Han sa til meg:’Kornelius, Gud har hørt bønnene og sett gavene dine til de fattige.
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].’
Send nå noen menn av sted til Joppe og hent hit en mann som heter Simon Peter. Han bor i et hus nede ved havet, hos en mann som heter Simon og som arbeider med å garve skinn.’
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].”
Derfor sendte jeg straks bud etter deg, og jeg er svært takknemlig for at du ville komme. Nå er vi alle samlet her for Herren Gud og venter med iver på å høre hva han har gitt deg i oppdrag å si!”
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].
Da svarte Peter:”Jeg ser nå helt klart at Gud behandler alle folk likt.
35 Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
Han er villig til å ta imot hvert menneske som tilber ham og som lever i tråd med hans vilje. Det er det samme hvilket folk den enkelte tilhører.
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].
Dere har sikkert hørt om de glade nyhetene som har blitt meddelt Israels folk, at de kan få fred med Gud ved Jesus Kristus som er Herre for alle.
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.
Dere kjenner til det som skjedde etter at døperen Johannes sto fram og begynte å tale til folket, hvordan det hele startet oppe i Galilea og så spredde seg over hele Judea.
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.”
Dere kjenner til at Gud fylte Jesus fra Nasaret med sin Hellige Ånd og ga ham kraft til den oppgaven han fikk, og at Jesus gikk omkring og gjorde godt og helbredet alle som var fanget i djevelens makt. Alt var mulig for Jesus etter som Gud var med ham.
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.
Vi som ble valgt ut til å bli Jesus sine nære disipler, har selv sett alt det han gjorde, både rundt i landet og i Jerusalem. Vi kan vitne om at dette virkelig har skjedd. Denne mannen hengte de på et kors og henrettet ham.
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].
På den tredje dagen vakte Gud ham opp fra de døde. Gud lot ham vise seg etter oppstandelsen.
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).
Ikke for hele folket, men bare for oss som Gud på forhånd hadde valgt ut til å spre budskapet om Jesus. Det var sammen med oss Jesus spiste og drakk etter at han hadde stått opp fra de døde.
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].
Han sendte oss av sted for å fortelle folk alle steder at han er den som har fått oppdraget fra Gud til å være dommer over alle, både levende og døde.
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.”
Alle profetene som har båret fram Guds budskap om ham, har fortalt at hver og en som tror på ham skal få syndene sine tilgitt gjennom det han har gjort for oss.”
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.
Mens Peter enda talte, kom plutselig Guds Hellige Ånd og fylte alle som lyttet til budskapet hans.
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.
De troende jødene som hadde kommet dit sammen med Peter, ble forskrekket over at Guds Hellige Ånd hadde kommet over alle disse menneskene. De hadde trodd at Guds Ånd bare var en gave til jødene.
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.
Men nå rådde det ikke lenger noen tvil om saken, for de hørte alle tale fremmede språk og hylle Gud.
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]”
Da spurte Peter:”Er det noen her som synes det er galt at vi døper, nå når de har fått Guds Hellige Ånd på samme måte som vi?”
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].
Så lot han medarbeiderne sine døpe alle, etter som de hadde fått fellesskap med Jesus Kristus. Kornelius ba at Peter måtte stanse hos dem noen dager.
