Πραξεις 10
1 ανηρ δε τις εν καισαρεια ονοματι κορνηλιος εκατονταρχης εκ σπειρης της καλουμενης ιταλικης
Now a certain man was in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called Italian,
2 ευσεβης και φοβουμενος τον θεον συν παντι τω οικω αυτου ποιων ελεημοσυνας πολλας τω λαω και δεομενος του θεου δια παντος
a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.
3 ειδεν εν οραματι φανερως ωσει περι ωραν ενατην της ημερας αγγελον του θεου εισελθοντα προς αυτον και ειποντα αυτω κορνηλιε
He saw plainly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day, an agent of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
4 ο δε ατενισας αυτω και εμφοβος γενομενος ειπεν τι εστιν κυριε ειπεν δε αυτω αι προσευχαι σου και αι ελεημοσυναι σου ανεβησαν εις μνημοσυνον εμπροσθεν του θεου
And after gazing at him, and having become afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy charities have come up for a memorial before God.
5 και νυν πεμψον ανδρας εις ιοππην και μεταπεμψαι σιμωνα τινα ος επικαλειται πετρος
And now send men to Joppa and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
6 ουτος ξενιζεται παρα τινι σιμωνι βυρσει ω εστιν οικια παρα θαλασσαν
This man lodges with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the seaside.
7 ως δε απηλθεν ο αγγελος ο λαλων αυτω φωνησας δυο των οικετων και στρατιωτην ευσεβη των προσκαρτερουντων αυτω
And when the agent speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his housemen, and a devout soldier of those who personally served him,
8 και εξηγησαμενος απαντα αυτοις απεστειλεν αυτους εις την ιοππην
and after reporting all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 τη δε επαυριον οδοιπορουντων εκεινων και τη πολει εγγιζοντων ανεβη πετρος επι το δωμα προσευξασθαι περι ωραν εκτην
Now on the morrow, while those men were traveling and approaching the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.
10 εγενετο δε προσπεινος και ηθελεν γευσασθαι παρασκευαζοντων δε αυτων εγενετο επ αυτον εκστασις
And he became very hungry and wanted to eat. But while those men prepared, a trance fell upon him.
11 και θεωρει τον ουρανον ανεωγμενον και καταβαινον σκευος τι ως οθονην μεγαλην τεσσαρσιν αρχαις καθιεμενον επι της γης
And he sees heaven opened, and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet bound at four corners, and being lowered to the earth,
12 εν ω υπηρχεν παντα τα τετραποδα και ερπετα της γης και πετεινα του ουρανου
in which were all the four-footed things of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky.
13 και εγενετο φωνη προς αυτον αναστας πετρε θυσον και φαγε
And a voice came to him, After rising, Peter, kill and eat.
14 ο δε πετρος ειπεν μηδαμως κυριε οτι ουδεποτε εφαγον παν κοινον και ακαθαρτον
But Peter said, Not so, Lord, because I have never eaten anything profane or unclean.
15 και φωνη παλιν εκ δευτερου προς αυτον α ο θεος εκαθαρισεν συ μη κοινου
And a voice again for a second time, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane.
16 τουτο δε εγενετο επι τρις και ευθυς ανελημφθη το σκευος εις τον ουρανον
And this happened thrice, and again the vessel was taken up into heaven.
17 ως δε εν εαυτω διηπορει ο πετρος τι αν ειη το οραμα ο ειδεν ιδου οι ανδρες οι απεσταλμενοι υπο του κορνηλιου διερωτησαντες την οικιαν του σιμωνος επεστησαν επι τον πυλωνα
Now while Peter was bewildered in himself whatever the vision which he saw might be, that lo, the men who were sent from Cornelius, having inquired the house of Simon, stood at the gate.
18 και φωνησαντες {VAR1: επυθοντο } {VAR2: επυνθανοντο } ει σιμων ο επικαλουμενος πετρος ενθαδε ξενιζεται
And after calling out they asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, lodges here.
19 του δε πετρου διενθυμουμενου περι του οραματος ειπεν {VAR2: [αυτω] } το πνευμα ιδου ανδρες {VAR1: δυο } {VAR2: τρεις } ζητουντες σε
And while Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek thee.
20 αλλα αναστας καταβηθι και πορευου συν αυτοις μηδεν διακρινομενος οτι εγω απεσταλκα αυτους
But after rising, go down, and go with them, doubting nothing, because I have sent them.
21 καταβας δε πετρος προς τους ανδρας ειπεν ιδου εγω ειμι ον ζητειτε τις η αιτια δι ην παρεστε
And having gone down to the men, Peter said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are here?
22 οι δε ειπαν κορνηλιος εκατονταρχης ανηρ δικαιος και φοβουμενος τον θεον μαρτυρουμενος τε υπο ολου του εθνους των ιουδαιων εχρηματισθη υπο αγγελου αγιου μεταπεμψασθαι σε εις τον οικον αυτου και ακουσαι ρηματα παρα σου
And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and being well testified by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy agent to summon thee to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.
23 εισκαλεσαμενος ουν αυτους εξενισεν τη δε επαυριον αναστας εξηλθεν συν αυτοις και τινες των αδελφων των απο ιοππης συνηλθον αυτω
So, having invited them in, he lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brothers from Joppa went with him.
24 τη δε επαυριον εισηλθεν εις την καισαρειαν ο δε κορνηλιος ην προσδοκων αυτους συγκαλεσαμενος τους συγγενεις αυτου και τους αναγκαιους φιλους
And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and close friends.
25 ως δε εγενετο του εισελθειν τον πετρον συναντησας αυτω ο κορνηλιος πεσων επι τους ποδας προσεκυνησεν
And when it came about for Peter to enter, Cornelius, having met him, after falling down at his feet, worshiped.
26 ο δε πετρος ηγειρεν αυτον λεγων αναστηθι και εγω αυτος ανθρωπος ειμι
But Peter lifted him up, saying, Stand up. I am also myself a man.
27 και συνομιλων αυτω εισηλθεν και ευρισκει συνεληλυθοτας πολλους
And as he conversed with him, he went in and found many who came together.
28 εφη τε προς αυτους υμεις επιστασθε ως αθεμιτον εστιν ανδρι ιουδαιω κολλασθαι η προσερχεσθαι αλλοφυλω καμοι ο θεος εδειξεν μηδενα κοινον η ακαθαρτον λεγειν ανθρωπον
And he said to them, Ye understand how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to fraternize or to visit with a foreign man, and yet God demonstrated to me not to call one man profane or unclean.
29 διο και αναντιρρητως ηλθον μεταπεμφθεις πυνθανομαι ουν τινι λογω μετεπεμψασθε με
And so I came without objection when summoned. I ask therefore for what matter ye summoned me.
30 και ο κορνηλιος εφη απο τεταρτης ημερας μεχρι ταυτης της ωρας ημην την ενατην προσευχομενος εν τω οικω μου και ιδου ανηρ εστη ενωπιον μου εν εσθητι λαμπρα
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and the ninth hour praying in my house. And behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel.
31 και φησιν κορνηλιε εισηκουσθη σου η προσευχη και αι ελεημοσυναι σου εμνησθησαν ενωπιον του θεου
And he says, Cornelius, thy prayer was heard, and thy charities are remembered before God.
32 πεμψον ουν εις ιοππην και μετακαλεσαι σιμωνα ος επικαλειται πετρος ουτος ξενιζεται εν οικια σιμωνος βυρσεως παρα θαλασσαν
Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. This man lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea, who, after coming, will speak to thee.
33 εξαυτης ουν επεμψα προς σε συ τε καλως εποιησας παραγενομενος νυν ουν παντες ημεις ενωπιον του θεου παρεσμεν ακουσαι παντα τα προστεταγμενα σοι υπο του κυριου
Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou did well having come. Now therefore we are all present in the sight of God, to hear all the things commanded thee by God.
34 ανοιξας δε πετρος το στομα ειπεν επ αληθειας καταλαμβανομαι οτι ουκ εστιν προσωπολημπτης ο θεος
And having opened his mouth, Peter said, In truth, I am overwhelmed that God is not partial,
35 αλλ εν παντι εθνει ο φοβουμενος αυτον και εργαζομενος δικαιοσυνην δεκτος αυτω εστιν
but in every nation, he who fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him.
36 τον λογον {VAR2: [ον] } απεστειλεν τοις υιοις ισραηλ ευαγγελιζομενος ειρηνην δια ιησου χριστου ουτος εστιν παντων κυριος
The word that he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching good news, peace by Jesus Christ (this man is Lord of all),
37 υμεις οιδατε το γενομενον ρημα καθ ολης της ιουδαιας αρξαμενος απο της γαλιλαιας μετα το βαπτισμα ο εκηρυξεν ιωαννης
ye know, the word having occurred throughout the whole of Judea beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John preached-
38 ιησουν τον απο ναζαρεθ ως εχρισεν αυτον ο θεος πνευματι αγιω και δυναμει ος διηλθεν ευεργετων και ιωμενος παντας τους καταδυναστευομενους υπο του διαβολου οτι ο θεος ην μετ αυτου
Jesus of Nazareth-how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who passed through doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
39 και ημεις μαρτυρες παντων ων εποιησεν εν τε τη χωρα των ιουδαιων και {VAR2: [εν] } ιερουσαλημ ον και ανειλαν κρεμασαντες επι ξυλου
And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, whom also they killed, having hung on a tree.
40 τουτον ο θεος ηγειρεν {VAR2: [εν] } τη τριτη ημερα και εδωκεν αυτον εμφανη γενεσθαι
This man God raised up the third day, and granted him to become manifest,
41 ου παντι τω λαω αλλα μαρτυσιν τοις προκεχειροτονημενοις υπο του θεου ημιν οιτινες συνεφαγομεν και συνεπιομεν αυτω μετα το αναστηναι αυτον εκ νεκρων
not to all the people, but to witnesses who were previously chosen by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he arose from the dead.
42 και παρηγγειλεν ημιν κηρυξαι τω λαω και διαμαρτυρασθαι οτι ουτος εστιν ο ωρισμενος υπο του θεου κριτης ζωντων και νεκρων
And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to solemnly testify that this is the man designated by God, judge of the living and the dead.
43 τουτω παντες οι προφηται μαρτυρουσιν αφεσιν αμαρτιων λαβειν δια του ονοματος αυτου παντα τον πιστευοντα εις αυτον
To this man all the prophets testify, that every man who believes in him, to receive remission of sins through his name.
44 ετι λαλουντος του πετρου τα ρηματα ταυτα επεπεσεν το πνευμα το αγιον επι παντας τους ακουοντας τον λογον
While Peter still spoke these sayings, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.
45 και εξεστησαν οι εκ περιτομης πιστοι {VAR1: οι } {VAR2: οσοι } συνηλθαν τω πετρω οτι και επι τα εθνη η δωρεα του {VAR1: πνευματος του αγιου } {VAR2: αγιου πνευματος } εκκεχυται
And the faithful men of circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because also on the Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.
46 ηκουον γαρ αυτων λαλουντων γλωσσαις και μεγαλυνοντων τον θεον τοτε απεκριθη πετρος
For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
47 μητι το υδωρ δυναται κωλυσαι τις του μη βαπτισθηναι τουτους οιτινες το πνευμα το αγιον ελαβον ως και ημεις
Can any man forbid the water for these not to be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also?
48 προσεταξεν δε αυτους εν τω ονοματι ιησου χριστου βαπτισθηναι τοτε ηρωτησαν αυτον επιμειναι ημερας τινας
And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to remain some days.
