Πραξεις 11

1 Ἤκουσαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ ὄντες κατὰ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν ὅτι καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐδέξαντο τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ.

And it was reported to the legates and the brethren in Judaea, that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

2 (Καὶ *k*) Ὅτε (δὲ *no*) ἀνέβη Πέτρος εἰς (Ἰερουσαλήμ, *N(k)O*) διεκρίνοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς

And when Simon went up to Jerusalem, they who were of the circumcision contended with him,

3 λέγοντες ὅτι (εἰσῆλθες *NK(O)*) πρὸς ἄνδρας ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας καὶ (συνέφαγες *NK(O)*) αὐτοῖς.

saying; that he had gone in to be with uncircumcised persons, and had eaten with them.

4 ἀρξάμενος δὲ (ὁ *k*) Πέτρος ἐξετίθετο αὐτοῖς καθεξῆς λέγων·

And Simon began to address them methodically:

5 ἐγὼ ἤμην ἐν πόλει Ἰόππῃ προσευχόμενος καὶ εἶδον ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα καταβαῖνον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν ἄχρι ἐμοῦ·

As I was in Joppa, praying, I saw in vision, that a certain vessel descended, which was like a sheet, and it was tied at its four corners; and it descended from heaven and came to me.

6 εἰς ἣν ἀτενίσας κατενόουν καὶ εἶδον τὰ τετράποδα τῆς γῆς καὶ τὰ θηρία καὶ τὰ ἑρπετὰ καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.

And I looked upon it, and I saw that in it were fourfooted animals, and reptiles of the earth, and fowls of heaven.

7 ἤκουσα δὲ (καὶ *no*) φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι· ἀναστὰς Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε.

And I heard a voice, which said to me: Simon, arise slay and eat.

8 εἶπον δέ· μηδαμῶς, κύριε· ὅτι (πᾶν *K*) κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου.

And I said: Far be it, my Lord. For never hath any thing polluted or unclean entered my mouth.

9 ἀπεκρίθη δὲ (μοι *k*) φωνὴ ἐκ δευτέρου ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· ἃ ὁ θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου.

And again, a voice from heaven said to me: What God hath cleansed, make thou not unclean.

10 τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς, καὶ ἀνεσπάσθη πάλιν ἅπαντα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.

And this was done three times: and the whole was taken up to heaven.

11 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐξαυτῆς τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐν ᾗ (ἦμεν *N(k)O*) ἀπεσταλμένοι ἀπὸ Καισαρείας πρός με.

And at the same instant, three men, who were sent to me by Cornelius from Caesarea, came and stood at the gate of the court where I lodged.

12 εἶπεν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμά μοι συνελθεῖν αὐτοῖς μηδὲν (διακρίναντα. *N(k)O*) ἦλθον δὲ σὺν ἐμοὶ καὶ οἱ ἓξ ἀδελφοὶ οὗτοι, καὶ εἰσήλθομεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀνδρός.

And the Spirit said to me: Go with them, without hesitation. And these six brethren went also with me, and we entered the man's house.

13 ἀπήγγειλεν (δὲ *N(k)O*) ἡμῖν πῶς εἶδεν τὸν ἄγγελον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ σταθέντα καὶ εἰπόντα (αὐτῷ· *k*) ἀπόστειλον εἰς Ἰόππην (ἄνδρας *K*) καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνα τὸν ἐπικαλούμενον Πέτρον,

And he related to us, how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him: Send to the city of Joppa, and bring Simon who is called Cephas;

14 ὃς λαλήσει ῥήματα πρὸς σὲ ἐν οἷς σωθήσῃ σὺ καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκός σου.

and he will utter to thee discourses, by which thou wilt live, thou and all thy house.

15 ἐν δὲ τῷ ἄρξασθαί με λαλεῖν ἐπέπεσεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς, ὥσπερ καὶ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ.

And when I there commenced speaking, the Holy Spirit overshadowed them, as it did us from the beginning.

16 ἐμνήσθην δὲ τοῦ ῥήματος (τοῦ *no*) κυρίου, ὡς ἔλεγεν· Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν ὕδατι, ὑμεῖς δὲ βαπτισθήσεσθε ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.

And I remembered the word of our Lord, when he said: John baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

17 εἰ οὖν τὴν ἴσην δωρεὰν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς ὡς καὶ ἡμῖν, πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἐγὼ (δὲ *k*) τίς ἤμην δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν θεόν;

If then God equally gave the gift to the Gentiles that believed in our Lord Jesus Messiah, as he did to us: who was I, that I could forbid God?

18 Ἀκούσαντες δὲ ταῦτα ἡσύχασαν καὶ (ἐδόξασαν *N(k)O*) τὸν θεὸν λέγοντες· ἄρα (γε *k*) καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὁ θεὸς τὴν μετάνοιαν εἰς ζωὴν ἔδωκεν.

And when they heard these words, they desisted; and they glorified God and said: Now to the Gentiles also doth God give repentance unto life.

19 Οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπὶ Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης καὶ Κύπρου καὶ Ἀντιοχείας μηδενὶ λαλοῦντες τὸν λόγον εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις.

And they who were dispersed, by the oppression which occurred on account of Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and even to the country of Cyprus, and to Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only.

20 Ἦσαν δέ τινες ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες Κύπριοι καὶ Κυρηναῖοι, οἵτινες (ἐλθόντες *N(k)O*) εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν ἐλάλουν (καὶ *no*) πρὸς τοὺς (Ἑλληνιστὰς *NK(o)*) εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν.

And there were some of them from Cyprus and from Cyrene, who went up to Antioch, and spoke to the Greeks, and preached concerning our Lord Jesus.

21 καὶ ἦν χεὶρ κυρίου μετ᾽ αὐτῶν, πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς (ὁ *no*) πιστεύσας ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον·

And the hand of the Lord was with them; and many believed, and turned to the Lord.

22 ἠκούσθη δὲ ὁ λόγος εἰς τὰ ὦτα τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς (οὔσης *no*) ἐν (Ἰερουσαλὴμ *N(k)O*) περὶ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν Βαρναβᾶν (διελθεῖν *NK*) ἕως Ἀντιοχείας·

And this came to the ears of the sons of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

23 ὃς παραγενόμενος καὶ ἰδὼν τὴν χάριν (τὴν *no*) τοῦ θεοῦ ἐχάρη καὶ παρεκάλει πάντας τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας προσμένειν (ἐν *o*) τῷ κυρίῳ·

And when he came there, and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced: and he entreated them, that with all their heart, they would adhere to our Lord.

24 ὅτι ἦν ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς καὶ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ πίστεως. καὶ προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανὸς τῷ κυρίῳ.

For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith. And many people were added to our Lord.

25 ἐξῆλθεν δὲ εἰς Ταρσὸν (ὁ *k*) (Βαρνάβας *K*) ἀναζητῆσαι Σαῦλον,

And he went away to Tarsus, to seek for Saul.

26 καὶ εὑρὼν (αὐτὸν *k*) ἤγαγεν (αὐτὸν *k*) εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν. ἐγένετο δὲ (αὐτοῖς *N(k)O*) καὶ ἐνιαυτὸν ὅλον συναχθῆναι ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ διδάξαι ὄχλον ἱκανόν, χρηματίσαι τε (πρώτως *N(k)O*) ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τοὺς μαθητὰς Χριστιανούς.

And when he had found him, he brought him with him to Antioch. And a whole year they met together in the church, and instructed many people. From that time forth, the disciples were first called CHRISTIANS, at Antioch.

27 Ἐν ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν·

In those days came prophets thither from Jerusalem.

28 ἀναστὰς δὲ εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος λιμὸν (μεγάλην *N(k)O*) μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην, (ἥτις *N(k)O*) (καὶ *k*) ἐγένετο ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου (Καίσαρος. *K*)

And one of them whose name was Agabus, stood up and informed them, by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine in all the country. And that famine occurred in the days of Claudius Caesar.

29 τῶν δὲ μαθητῶν καθὼς εὐπορεῖτό τις, ὥρισαν ἕκαστος αὐτῶν εἰς διακονίαν πέμψαι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ἀδελφοῖς·

And moreover the disciples, each of them according to his several ability, determined to send to the relief of the brethren who dwelt in Judaea.

30 ὃ καὶ ἐποίησαν ἀποστείλαντες πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους διὰ χειρὸς Βαρναβᾶ καὶ Σαύλου.

And they sent, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul, unto the Elders there.