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 Cesarea bodde en man vid namn Kornelius, en hövitsman vid den så kallade italiska krigsskaran.
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 var en from man, som »fruktade Gud» tillika med hela sitt hus; han utdelade rikligen allmosor åt folket och bad alltid till 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 dag omkring nionde timmen såg denne tydligt i en syn en Guds ängel, som kom in till honom och sade till honom: »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].
Han betraktade honom förskräckt och frågade: »Vad är det, herre?» Då sade ängeln till honom: »Dina böner och dina allmosor hava uppstigit till Gud och äro i åminnelse hos honom.
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.
Så sänd nu några män till Joppe och låt hämta en viss Simon, som ock kallas Petrus.
6 He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
Han gästar hos en garvare vid namn Simon, som har ett hus vid havet.»
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.
När ängeln som hade talat med honom var borta, kallade han till sig två av sina tjänare och en from krigsman, en av dem som hörde till hans närmaste följe,
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].
och förtäljde alltsammans för dem och sände dem åstad till 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.
Men dagen därefter, medan dessa voro på vägen och nalkades staden, gick Petrus vid sjätte timmen upp på taket för att bedja.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
Och han blev hungrig och ville hava något att äta. Medan man nu tillredde maten, föll han i hänryckning.
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 såg himmelen öppen och någonting komma ned som liknade en stor linneduk, och som fasthölls vid de fyra hörnen och sänktes ned till jorden.
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.
Och däri funnos alla slags fyrfota och krälande djur som leva på jorden, och alla slags himmelens fåglar.
13 Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
Och en röst kom till honom: »Stå upp, Petrus, slakta och ät.»
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!”
Men Petrus svarade: »Bort det, Herre! Jag har aldrig ätit något oheligt och orent.»
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]!”
Åter, för andra gången, kom en röst till honom: »Vad Gud har förklarat för rent, det må du icke hålla för oheligt.»
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).
Detta skedde tre gånger efter varandra; sedan blev duken strax åter upptagen till 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.
Medan Petrus i sitt sinne undrade över vad den syn han hade sett skulle betyda, hade de män som voro utsända av Kornelius redan frågat sig fram till Simons hus; och de stannade nu vid porten
18 They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
och ropade på någon för att få veta om Simon, som ock kallades Petrus, gästade där.
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.
Men under det Petrus alltjämt begrundade synen, sade Anden till honom: »Här äro ett par män som fråga efter dig.
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]!”
Stå upp, och gå ditned och följ med dem, utan att tveka; ty det är jag som har sänt 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?”
Då steg Petrus ned till männen och sade: »Se här är jag, den som I frågen efter. Av vilken orsak haven I kommit hit?»
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.’”
De svarade: »Hövitsmannen Kornelius, en rättfärdig och gudfruktig man, som har gott vittnesbörd om sig av hela det judiska folket, har i en uppenbarelse fått befallning av en helig ängel att hämta dig till sig och höra vad du har att säga.»
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.
Då bjöd han dem komma in och beredde dem härbärge. Dagen därefter stod han upp och begav sig åstad med dem; och några av bröderna i Joppe följde med honom.
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].
Följande dag kommo de fram till Cesarea. Och Kornelius väntade på dem och hade kallat tillhopa sina fränder och närmaste vänner.
25 When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
Då nu Petrus skulle träda in, gick Kornelius emot honom och betygade honom sin vördnad, i det att han föll ned för hans fötter.
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]!”
Men Petrus reste upp honom och sade: »Stå upp; också jag är en människa.»
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].
Och under samtal med honom trädde Petrus in och fann många vara där församlade.
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.
Och han sade till dem: »I veten själva att det är en judisk man förbjudet att hava något umgänge med en utlänning eller att besöka en sådan; men mig har Gud lärt att icke räkna någon människa för ohelig eller oren.
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]?”
Därför kom jag ock utan invändning hit, när jag blev hämtad. Och nu frågar jag eder av vilket skäl I haven låtit hämta mig.»
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,
Då svarade Kornelius: »Det är nu fjärde dagen sedan jag, just vid denna timme, förrättade i mitt hus den bön som man beder vid nionde timmen. Då fick jag se en man i skinande klädnad stå framför mig,
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].
och han sade: 'Kornelius, din bön är hörd, och dina allmosor hava kommit i åminnelse inför Gud.
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].’
Så sänd nu bud till Joppe och kalla till dig Simon, som ock kallas Petrus: han gästar i garvaren Simons hus vid havet.'
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].”
Då sände jag strax bud till dig, och du gjorde väl i att du kom. Och nu äro vi alla här tillstädes inför Gud för att höra allt som har blivit dig befallt av Herren.»
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].
Då öppnade Petrus sin mun och sade: »Nu förnimmer jag i sanning att 'Gud icke har anseende till personen',
35 Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
utan att den som fruktar honom och övar rättfärdighet, han tages emot av honom, vilket folk han än må tillhöra.
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].
Det ord som han har sänt till Israels barn för att genom Jesus Kristus, som är allas Herre, förkunna det glada budskapet om frid, det ordet kännen I,
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.
den förkunnelse som gick ut över hela Judeen, sedan den hade begynt i Galileen efter den döpelse Johannes predikade --
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.”
förkunnelsen om Jesus från Nasaret och om huru Gud hade smort honom med helig ande och kraft, honom som vandrade omkring och gjorde gott och botade alla som voro under djävulens våld; ty Gud var med honom.
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 kunna själva vittna om allt vad han gjorde både på den judiska landsbygden och i Jerusalem; likväl upphängde man honom på trä och dödade honom.
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].
Men honom har Gud uppväckt på tredje dagen och låtit honom bliva uppenbar,
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).
väl icke för allt folket, men för oss, som redan förut av Gud hade blivit utvalda till vittnen, och som åto och drucko med honom, sedan han hade uppstått från de döda.
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].
Och han bjöd oss predika för folket och betyga att han är den som av Gud har blivit bestämd till att vara domare över levande och döda.
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.”
Om honom bära alla profeterna vittnesbörd och betyga att var och en som tror på honom skall få syndernas förlåtelse genom hans namn.»
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.
Medan Petrus ännu så talade, föll den helige Ande på alla dem som hörde hans tal.
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.
Och alla de omskurna troende män som hade kommit dit med Petrus blevo uppfyllda av häpnad över att den helige Ande hade blivit utgjuten jämväl över hedningarna, såsom en gåva åt dem.
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.
De hörde dem nämligen tala tungomål och storligen prisa 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]”
Då tog Petrus till orda och sade: »Icke kan väl någon hindra att dessa döpas med vatten, då de hava undfått den helige Ande, de likaväl 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].
Och så bjöd han att man skulle döpa dem i Jesu Kristi namn. Därefter bådo de honom att han skulle stanna hos dem några dagar. Se Frukta Gud i Ordförkl.
