Πραξεις 10
1 Ἀνὴρ δέ τις ἐν Καισαρείᾳ ὀνόματι Κορνήλιος, ἑκατοντάρχης ἐκ Σπείρης τῆς καλουμένης Ἰταλικῆς,
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
2 εὐσεβὴς καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν ˚Θεὸν σὺν παντὶ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, ποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας πολλὰς τῷ λαῷ, καὶ δεόμενος τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ διὰ παντός.
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.
3 Εἶδεν ἐν ὁράματι φανερῶς, ὡσεὶ περὶ ὥραν ἐνάτην τῆς ἡμέρας, ἄγγελον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ εἰσελθόντα πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ εἰπόντα αὐτῷ, “Κορνήλιε!”
At about three in the afternoon, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius."
4 Ὁ δὲ, ἀτενίσας αὐτῷ καὶ ἔμφοβος γενόμενος, εἶπεν, “Τί ἐστιν, κύριε;” Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ, “Αἱ προσευχαί σου, καὶ αἱ ἐλεημοσύναι σου, ἀνέβησαν εἰς μνημόσυνον ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
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.
5 Καὶ νῦν πέμψον ἄνδρας εἰς Ἰόππην, καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνά τινα, ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος.
Now send men to Joppa, and bring one Simon who is surnamed Peter.
6 Οὗτος ξενίζεται παρά τινι Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ, ᾧ ἐστιν οἰκία παρὰ θάλασσαν.”
He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."
7 Ὡς δὲ ἀπῆλθεν ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ λαλῶν αὐτῷ, φωνήσας δύο τῶν οἰκετῶν καὶ στρατιώτην εὐσεβῆ τῶν προσκαρτερούντων αὐτῷ,
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.
8 καὶ ἐξηγησάμενος ἅπαντα αὐτοῖς, ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν Ἰόππην.
Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον, ὁδοιπορούντων ἐκείνων καὶ τῇ πόλει ἐγγιζόντων, ἀνέβη Πέτρος ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα προσεύξασθαι, περὶ ὥραν ἕκτην.
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.
10 Ἐγένετο δὲ πρόσπεινος καὶ ἤθελεν γεύσασθαι, παρασκευαζόντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἐγένετο ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ἔκστασις,
He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.
11 καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγμένον, καὶ καταβαῖνον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην, τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιέμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,
He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
12 ἐν ᾧ ὑπῆρχεν πάντα τὰ τετράποδα, καὶ ἑρπετὰ τῆς γῆς, καὶ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, crawling creatures and birds of the sky.
13 Καὶ ἐγένετο φωνὴ πρὸς αὐτόν: “Ἀναστάς, Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε!”
A voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat."
14 Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος εἶπεν, “Μηδαμῶς, ˚Κύριε, ὅτι οὐδέποτε ἔφαγον πᾶν κοινὸν καὶ ἀκάθαρτον.”
But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."
15 Καὶ φωνὴ πάλιν ἐκ δευτέρου πρὸς αὐτόν: “Ἃ ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου.”
A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean."
16 Τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς, καὶ εὐθὺς ἀνελήμφθη τὸ σκεῦος εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.
This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.
17 Ὡς δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ διηπόρει ὁ Πέτρος, τί ἂν εἴη τὸ ὅραμα ὃ εἶδεν, ἰδοὺ, οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ ἀπεσταλμένοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Κορνηλίου, διερωτήσαντες τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὸν πυλῶνα.
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,
18 Καὶ φωνήσαντες, ἐπυνθάνοντο εἰ Σίμων, ὁ ἐπικαλούμενος Πέτρος, ἐνθάδε ξενίζεται.
and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodging there.
19 Τοῦ δὲ Πέτρου διενθυμουμένου περὶ τοῦ ὁράματος, εἶπεν τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα, αὐτῷ, “Ἰδοὺ, ἄνδρες τρεῖς ζητοῦσίν σε.
While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Look, three men seek you.
20 Ἀλλὰ ἀναστὰς, κατάβηθι καὶ πορεύου σὺν αὐτοῖς, μηδὲν διακρινόμενος, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀπέσταλκα αὐτούς.”
But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."
21 Καταβὰς δὲ, Πέτρος πρὸς τοὺς ἄνδρας εἶπεν, “Ἰδοὺ, ἐγώ εἰμι ὃν ζητεῖτε· τίς ἡ αἰτία διʼ ἣν πάρεστε;”
And Peter went down to the men, and said, "Look, I am the one whom you seek. Why have you come?"
22 Οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, “Κορνήλιος ἑκατοντάρχης, ἀνὴρ δίκαιος καὶ φοβούμενος τὸν ˚Θεὸν, μαρτυρούμενός τε ὑπὸ ὅλου τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐχρηματίσθη ὑπὸ ἀγγέλου ἁγίου, μεταπέμψασθαί σε εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκοῦσαι ῥήματα παρὰ σοῦ.”
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."
23 Εἰσκαλεσάμενος οὖν αὐτοὺς ἐξένισεν. Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἀναστὰς, ἐξῆλθεν σὺν αὐτοῖς, καί τινες τῶν ἀδελφῶν τῶν ἀπὸ Ἰόππης συνῆλθον αὐτῷ.
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.
24 Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν Καισάρειαν. Ὁ δὲ Κορνήλιος ἦν προσδοκῶν αὐτοὺς, συγκαλεσάμενος τοὺς συγγενεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἀναγκαίους φίλους.
On the next day he entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
25 Ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν τὸν Πέτρον, συναντήσας αὐτῷ ὁ Κορνήλιος, πεσὼν ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας, προσεκύνησεν.
When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.
26 Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν λέγων, “Ἀνάστηθι· καὶ ἐγὼ αὐτὸς ἄνθρωπός εἰμι.”
But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up. I myself am also a man."
27 Καὶ συνομιλῶν αὐτῷ, εἰσῆλθεν καὶ εὑρίσκει συνεληλυθότας πολλούς.
And as he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.
28 Ἔφη τε πρὸς αὐτούς, “Ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὡς ἀθέμιτόν ἐστιν ἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳ κολλᾶσθαι ἢ προσέρχεσθαι ἀλλοφύλῳ. Κἀμοὶ ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἔδειξεν, μηδένα κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον λέγειν ἄνθρωπον.
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.
29 Διὸ καὶ ἀναντιρρήτως ἦλθον, μεταπεμφθείς. Πυνθάνομαι οὖν τίνι λόγῳ μετεπέμψασθέ με;”
Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"
30 Καὶ ὁ Κορνήλιος ἔφη, “Ἀπὸ τετάρτης ἡμέρας μέχρι ταύτης τῆς ὥρας, ἤμην τὴν ἐνάτην προσευχόμενος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου, καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἀνὴρ ἔστη ἐνώπιόν μου ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ,
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,
31 καὶ φησίν, ‘Κορνήλιε, εἰσηκούσθη σου ἡ προσευχὴ καὶ αἱ ἐλεημοσύναι σου ἐμνήσθησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.
32 Πέμψον οὖν εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετακάλεσαι Σίμωνα, ὃς ἐπικαλεῖται Πέτρος· οὗτος ξενίζεται ἐν οἰκίᾳ Σίμωνος, βυρσέως παρὰ θάλασσαν.’
Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the seaside.'
33 Ἐξαυτῆς οὖν ἔπεμψα πρὸς σέ, σύ τε καλῶς ἐποίησας παραγενόμενος. Νῦν οὖν πάντες ἡμεῖς ἐνώπιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ πάρεσμεν, ἀκοῦσαι πάντα τὰ προστεταγμένα σοι ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου.”
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."
34 Ἀνοίξας δὲ Πέτρος τὸ στόμα εἶπεν, “Ἐπʼ ἀληθείας καταλαμβάνομαι ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν προσωπολήμπτης ὁ ˚Θεός,
And Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God does not show favoritism;
35 ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ ἔθνει, ὁ φοβούμενος αὐτὸν καὶ ἐργαζόμενος δικαιοσύνην, δεκτὸς αὐτῷ ἐστιν.
but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
36 Τὸν λόγον ἀπέστειλεν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, εὐαγγελιζόμενος εἰρήνην διὰ ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ· οὗτός ἐστιν πάντων ˚Κύριος.
The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all—
37 Ὑμεῖς οἴδατε τὸ γενόμενον ῥῆμα καθʼ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, μετὰ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐκήρυξεν Ἰωάννης,
that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
38 ˚Ἰησοῦν τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέθ, ὡς ἔχρισεν αὐτὸν ὁ ˚Θεὸς ˚Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ δυνάμει, ὃς διῆλθεν εὐεργετῶν καὶ ἰώμενος πάντας τοὺς καταδυναστευομένους ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου, ὅτι ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἦν μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
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.
39 Καὶ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρες πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν ἔν τε τῇ χώρᾳ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ· ὃν καὶ ἀνεῖλαν, κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου.
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.
40 Τοῦτον ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἤγειρεν τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν ἐμφανῆ γενέσθαι,
God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,
41 οὐ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, ἀλλὰ μάρτυσι τοῖς προκεχειροτονημένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ἡμῖν, οἵτινες συνεφάγομεν καὶ συνεπίομεν αὐτῷ μετὰ τὸ ἀναστῆναι αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν.
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.
42 Καὶ παρήγγειλεν ἡμῖν κηρύξαι τῷ λαῷ, καὶ διαμαρτύρασθαι ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ὡρισμένος ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, κριτὴς ζώντων καὶ νεκρῶν.
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.
43 Τούτῳ πάντες οἱ προφῆται μαρτυροῦσιν, ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν λαβεῖν διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ, πάντα τὸν πιστεύοντα εἰς αὐτόν.”
All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins."
44 Ἔτι λαλοῦντος τοῦ Πέτρου τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα, ἐπέπεσε τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας τὸν λόγον.
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.
45 Καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς πιστοὶ, ὅσοι συνῆλθαν τῷ Πέτρῳ, ὅτι καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη, ἡ δωρεὰ τοῦ Ἁγίου ˚Πνεύματος ἐκκέχυται.
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.
46 Ἤκουον γὰρ αὐτῶν λαλούντων γλώσσαις, καὶ μεγαλυνόντων τὸν ˚Θεόν. Τότε ἀπεκρίθη Πέτρος,
For they heard them speaking in other tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
47 “Μήτι τὸ ὕδωρ δύναται κωλῦσαί τις τοῦ μὴ βαπτισθῆναι τούτους, οἵτινες τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἔλαβον, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς;”
"Can anyone withhold the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"
48 Προσέταξεν δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ βαπτισθῆναι. Τότε ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἐπιμεῖναι ἡμέρας τινάς.
He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.
