Travay 10
1 Alò, te gen yon sèten nonm nan Césarée ke yo te rele Corneille, yon santenye nan kowòt Italyen an.
[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.
2 Li te yon mesye fidèl ki te gen lakrent Bondye avèk tout lakay li, ki te bay anpil charite a pèp Jwif la, e li te priye Bondye kontinyèlman.
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.
3 Anviwon nevyèm è nan jounen an, li te wè byen klè nan yon vizyon, yon zanj Bondye ki te vin kote li e te di l: “Corneille!”
[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!”
4 Ak zye l fikse sou li, e gwo laperèz, e te di: “Kisa li ye, Senyè?” Zanj la te di li: “Priyè ou avèk charite ou kon yon rekèt, gen tan monte devan Bondye.
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].
5 Koulye a, voye kèk moun Joppé e mande pou yon mesye yo rele Simon, ki rele osi Pierre.
So, now command some men to go to Joppa and [tell them to] bring back a man named Simon whose other name is Peter.
6 Li rete lakay a yon bòs tanè yo rele Simon ki rete bò lanmè a.”
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 Lè zanj ki t ap pale avè l la te ale, li te rele de nan sèvitè li yo, avèk yon sòlda fidèl nan lafwa ki te sèvi li tout tan.
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.
8 Lè l te fin eksplike yo tout bagay, li te voye yo Joppé.
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].
9 Nan jou apre a, pandan yo te nan chemen yo, ap pwoche vil la Pierre te ale sou do kay la nan anviwon sizyèm è pou priye.
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.
10 Men li te vin grangou, e li te vle manje. Men pandan yo t ap fè preparasyon an, li te tonbe nan yon rèv.
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 Konsa, li te wè syèl la louvri, epi yon bagay tankou yon gwo dra te lonje desann bò kat kwen li yo jiska atè.
(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].
12 Ladann l te gen tout kalite bèt kat pye ak kreyati ki rale atè ak zwazo syèl yo.
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.
13 Yon vwa te vini sou li: “Leve, Pierre, touye e manje!”
Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
14 Men Pierre te di: “Sa p ap janm fèt, Senyè, paske Mwen pa janm manje anyen ki pa sen e pwòp.”
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!”
15 Ankò yon vwa te vini a li menm, pou dezyèm fwa: “Sa ke Bondye gen tan fè pwòp, pa konsidere l ankò pa sen.”
[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]!”
16 Sa te rive twa fwa; epi imedyatman, bagay la te vin remonte nan syèl la.
[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).
17 Alò, Pierre te byen twouble nan lespri li sou sa vizyon li te wè te siyifi a. Epi konsa mesye ki te voye pa Corneille yo, lè yo te fin mande tout direksyon pou kay Simon, te parèt nan pòtay la.
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.
18 Yo te rele anlè, pou mande si Simon, ke yo rele osi Pierre a te rete la.
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 Pandan Pierre t ap reflechi sou vizyon an Lespri a te di l: “Gade, gen twa mesye k ap chache ou.
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.
20 Alò, leve desann eskalye a pou akonpanye yo san doute anyen. Paske se Mwen menm ki voye yo.”
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]!”
21 Pierre te desann vè moun yo. Li te di yo: “Se mwen menm nou ap chache a. Se pou ki rezon nou vini an?”
So Peter went down to the men and said to them, “[Greetings!] I am [the man] you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22 Yo te di: “Corneille, yon sòlda santenye, yon nonm dwat e ki krent Bondye, e ki byen pale pa tout nasyon Jwif la, te dirije pa yon zanj pou voye kote ou pou vini lakay li pou tande yon mesaj de ou menm.”
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.’”
23 Konsa, li te envite yo antre, e li te bay yo lojman. Nan jou swivan a, li te leve. Li te sòti avèk yo, e kèk nan frè Joppé yo te akonpanye li.
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.
24 Nan youn jou pi tà, li te antre Césarée. Alò, Corneille t ap tann yo. Li te rele ansanm fanmi ak zanmi ki pwòch li yo.
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].
25 Lè Pierre te antre, Corneille te rankontre li, e te tonbe nan pye li pou adore li.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 Men Pierre te leve l e te di: “Kanpe non, mwen menm se sèlman yon moun.”
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]!”
27 Pandan li t ap pale avèk li, li te antre, e te twouve anpil moun deja reyini.
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].
28 Pierre te di yo: “Nou menm nou konnen kijan sa kont lalwa pou yon nonm ki se yon Jwif vin asosye avèk yon etranje, ni pou vizitè li. Men Bondye te deja montre m ke mwen pa dwe rele pèsòn pa sen oubyen pa pwòp.
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.
29 Se pou rezon sa ke m te vini menm san okenn objeksyon lè yo te fè mwen vini an. Konsa, mwen mande pou ki sa nou fè mwen vini an?”
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]?”
30 Corneille te di: “Kat jou pase jis nan menm lè sa a, mwen t ap fè jèn e priye lakay mwen nan nevyèm è a; epi vwala yon nonm te kanpe devan mwen avèk vètman ki t ap briye.
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,
31 Li te di: ‘Corneille, priyè ou gen tan tande e ofrann ou yo gen tan sonje devan Bondye.
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].
32 Pou sa, voye Joppé pou envite Simon, ke yo rele osi Pierre, pou vin kote nou. Li rete lakay Simon, ki se bòs tanè bò lanmè a.’
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].’
33 Pou sa, mwen te fè ou vin touswit, e ou tèlman emab, ke ou vini. Alò, koulye a, nou tout isit la, prezan devan Bondye pou tande tout sa ke ou kòmande pa Senyè a.”
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].”
34 Lè l louvri bouch li, Pierre te di: “Vrèman, mwen konprann koulye a, ke Bondye se pa youn ki fè patipri pou pèsòn,
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].
35 men nan tout nasyon yo, sila a ki gen lakrent Li, e ki fè sa ki bon, byen resevwa devan Li menm.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 Pawòl ke Li te voye a fis Israël yo, pou preche lapè atravè Jésus Kri a—Ke Li se Senyè a tout moun.
[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].
37 “Nou menm nou konnen bagay ki te pase nan tout Judée a, ki te kòmanse nan Galilée, apre batèm ke Jean te pwoklame a;
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.
38 sou Jésus de Nazareth la, jan Bondye te bay li onksyon avèk Lespri Sen an, e avèk pwisans, Li te ale toupatou e t ap fè byen, jan Li te geri tout moun ki te oprime pa dyab la, paske Bondye te avè L.
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.”
39 “Nou se temwen a tout bagay ke Li te fè nan peyi Jwif yo, ak nan Jérusalem. Anplis yo te mete Li a lanmò lè yo te pann Li sou yon kwa.
“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.
40 Bondye te fè l leve nan twazyèm jou a, e te pèmèt ke Li te vin vizib
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].
41 pa a tout pèp la, men a temwen ki te chwazi oparavan pa Bondye yo; a nou menm ki te manje e bwè avèk Li apre Li te leve soti nan lanmò a.
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).
42 Konsa, Li te kòmande nou pou preche a pèp la, epi solanèlman, temwaye ke Li se Sila a ki te nome pa Bondye, kòm Jij a vivan e a mò yo.
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].
43 “A Li menm, tout pwofèt yo pote temwayaj, ke selon non Li tout moun ki kwè nan Li resevwa padon pou peche yo.”
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.”
44 Pandan Pierre te toujou ap pale pawòl sa yo, Lespri Sen an te tonbe sou tout sila yo ki t ap koute mesaj la.
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.
45 Tout kwayan sikonsi ki te vini avèk Pierre yo te etone paske don Lespri Sen an te vèse sou etranje yo tou.
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.
46 Paske yo te tande yo pale an lang, e egzalte Bondye. Alò, Pierre te reponn:
[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.
47 “Èske pèsòn kapab refize dlo pou sa yo ta kapab batize, sila ki te resevwa Lespri Sen an, menm jan ak nou?”
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]”
48 Epi li te kòmande yo pou batize nan non Jésus Kri. Alò, yo te mande li pou rete la avèk yo pandan kèk jou.
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].
