Πραξεις 11
1 Ἤκουσαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ ὄντες κατὰ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν ὅτι καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐδέξαντο τὸν λόγον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the non-Jewish people had also received the word of God.
2 Ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβη Πέτρος εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, διεκρίνοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς,
When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
3 λέγοντες, ὅτι “Εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς ἄνδρας, ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας, καὶ συνέφαγεν αὐτοῖς.”
saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them."
4 Ἀρξάμενος δὲ, Πέτρος ἐξετίθετο αὐτοῖς καθεξῆς, λέγων,
But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,
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·
"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
6 εἰς ἣν ἀτενίσας κατενόουν, καὶ εἶδον τὰ τετράποδα τῆς γῆς, καὶ τὰ θηρία, καὶ τὰ ἑρπετὰ, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, crawling creatures, and birds of the sky.
7 Ἤκουσα δὲ καὶ φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι, ‘Ἀναστάς, Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε.’
I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'
8 Εἶπον δέ, ‘Μηδαμῶς, ˚Κύριε, ὅτι κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου.’
But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.'
9 Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ φωνὴ ἐκ δευτέρου ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ‘Ἃ ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου.’
But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.'
10 Τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς, καὶ ἀνεσπάσθη πάλιν ἅπαντα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.
This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.
11 Καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἐξαυτῆς τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐπέστησαν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐν ᾗ ἦμεν, ἀπεσταλμένοι ἀπὸ Καισαρείας πρός με.
And look, immediately three men stood before the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to me.
12 Εἶπεν δὲ τὸ ˚Πνεῦμά μοι, συνελθεῖν αὐτοῖς, μηδὲν διακρίναντα. Ἦλθον δὲ σὺν ἐμοὶ καὶ οἱ ἓξ ἀδελφοὶ οὗτοι, καὶ εἰσήλθομεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀνδρός.
The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.
13 Ἀπήγγειλεν δὲ ἡμῖν πῶς εἶδεν τὸν ἄγγελον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, σταθέντα καὶ εἰπόντα, ‘Ἀπόστειλον εἰς Ἰόππην, καὶ μετάπεμψαι Σίμωνα, τὸν ἐπικαλούμενον Πέτρον,
He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,
14 ὃς λαλήσει ῥήματα πρὸς σὲ, ἐν οἷς σωθήσῃ σὺ καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκός σου.’
who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.'
15 Ἐν δὲ τῷ ἄρξασθαί με λαλεῖν, ἐπέπεσεν τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, ὥσπερ καὶ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ.
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
16 Ἐμνήσθην δὲ τοῦ ῥήματος τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, ὡς ἔλεγεν, ‘Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν ὕδατι, ὑμεῖς δὲ βαπτισθήσεσθε ἐν ˚Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.’
I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'
17 Εἰ οὖν τὴν ἴσην δωρεὰν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ˚Θεὸς, ὡς καὶ ἡμῖν πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν ˚Κύριον ˚Ἰησοῦν ˚Χριστόν, ἐγὼ τίς ἤμην δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν ˚Θεόν;”
If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"
18 Ἀκούσαντες δὲ ταῦτα, ἡσύχασαν καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν ˚Θεὸν λέγοντες, “Ἄρα καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὁ ˚Θεὸς τὴν μετάνοιαν εἰς ζωὴν ἔδωκεν.”
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the non-Jews repentance to 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.
They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.
20 Ἦσαν δέ τινες ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες, Κύπριοι καὶ Κυρηναῖοι, οἵτινες ἐλθόντες εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, ἐλάλουν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν ˚Κύριον ˚Ἰησοῦν.
But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
21 Καὶ ἦν χεὶρ ˚Κυρίου μετʼ αὐτῶν, πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς ὁ πιστεύσας, ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν ˚Κύριον.
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
22 Ἠκούσθη δὲ ὁ λόγος εἰς τὰ ὦτα τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς οὔσης ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν Βαρναβᾶν ἕως Ἀντιοχείας·
And the report concerning them was heard by the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch,
23 ὃς παραγενόμενος, καὶ ἰδὼν τὴν χάριν τὴν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ἐχάρη καὶ παρεκάλει πάντας τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας προσμένειν τῷ ˚Κυρίῳ,
who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain true to the 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 full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
25 Ἐξῆλθεν δὲ εἰς Ταρσὸν ἀναζητῆσαι Σαῦλον,
Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
26 καὶ εὑρὼν, ἤγαγεν εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν. Ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐνιαυτὸν ὅλον συναχθῆναι ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, καὶ διδάξαι ὄχλον ἱκανόν, χρηματίσαι τε πρώτως ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τοὺς μαθητὰς, Χριστιανούς.
When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
27 Ἐν ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις, κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν.
Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 Ἀναστὰς δὲ εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος, ἐσήμανεν διὰ τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος, λιμὸν μεγάλην μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην· ἥτις ἐγένετο ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου.
One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
29 Τῶν δὲ μαθητῶν καθὼς εὐπορεῖτό τις, ὥρισαν ἕκαστος αὐτῶν εἰς διακονίαν πέμψαι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ἀδελφοῖς·
As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;
30 ὃ καὶ ἐποίησαν, ἀποστείλαντες πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους διὰ χειρὸς Βαρναβᾶ καὶ Σαύλου.
which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
