Actuum Apostolorum 10
1 Vir autem quidam erat in Cæsarea, nomine Cornelius, centurio cohortis quæ dicitur Italica,
Now there was a certain man in the city of Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.
2 religiosus, ac timens Deum cum omni domo sua, faciens eleemosynas multas plebi, et deprecans Deum semper.
He was a devout man, one who worshiped God with all his household; he gave much money to those in need, and he constantly prayed to God.
3 Is vidit in visu manifeste, quasi hora diei nona, angelum Dei introëuntem ad se, et dicentem sibi: Corneli.
About the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him. The angel said to him, “Cornelius!”
4 At ille intuens eum, timore correptus, dixit: Quid est, domine? Dixit autem illi: Orationes tuæ et eleemosynæ tuæ ascenderunt in memoriam in conspectu Dei.
Cornelius stared at the angel and was very frightened and said, “What is it, sir?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the poor have gone up as a memorial offering into God's presence.
5 Et nunc mitte viros in Joppen, et accersi Simonem quemdam, qui cognominatur Petrus:
Now send men to the city of Joppa to bring a man named Simon who is called Peter.
6 hic hospitatur apud Simonem quemdam coriarium, cujus est domus juxta mare: hic dicet tibi quid te oporteat facere.
He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.”
7 Et cum discessisset angelus qui loquebatur illi, vocavit duos domesticos suos, et militem metuentem Dominum ex his qui illi parebant.
When the angel who spoke to him had left, Cornelius called two of his house servants, and a devout soldier from among those who served him.
8 Quibus cum narrasset omnia, misit illos in Joppen.
Cornelius told them all that had happened and sent them to Joppa.
9 Postera autem die, iter illis facientibus, et appropinquantibus civitati, ascendit Petrus in superiora ut oraret circa horam sextam.
Now on the next day at about the sixth hour, as they were on their journey and were approaching the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray.
10 Et cum esuriret, voluit gustare. Parantibus autem illis, cecidit super eum mentis excessus:
He then became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the people were cooking some food, he was given a vision,
11 et vidit cælum apertum, et descendens vas quoddam, velut linteum magnum, quatuor initiis submitti de cælo in terram,
and he saw the sky open and a certain container descending, something like a large sheet coming down to the earth, let down by its four corners.
12 in quo erant omnia quadrupedia, et serpentia terræ, et volatilia cæli.
In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and things that crawled on the earth, and birds of the sky.
13 Et facta est vox ad eum: Surge, Petre: occide, et manduca.
Then a voice spoke to him: “Rise, Peter, kill and eat.”
14 Ait autem Petrus: Absit Domine, quia numquam manducavi omne commune et immundum.
But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that was defiled and unclean.”
15 Et vox iterum secundo ad eum: Quod Deus purificavit, tu commune ne dixeris.
But the voice came to him again a second time: “What God has cleansed, do not call it defiled.”
16 Hoc autem factum est per ter: et statim receptum est vas in cælum.
This happened three times; then the container was immediately taken back up into the sky.
17 Et dum intra se hæsitaret Petrus quidnam esset visio quam vidisset, ecce viri qui missi erant a Cornelio, inquirentes domum Simonis astiterunt ad januam.
Now while Peter was very confused about what the vision that he had seen could mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius stood before the gate, after they had asked their way to the house.
18 Et cum vocassent, interrogabant, si Simon qui cognominatur Petrus illic haberet hospitium.
They called out and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.
19 Petro autem cogitante de visione, dixit Spiritus ei: Ecce viri tres quærunt te.
While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
20 Surge itaque, descende, et vade cum eis nihil dubitans: quia ego misi illos.
Arise and go down and go with them. Do not hesitate to go with them, because I have sent them.”
21 Descendens autem Petrus ad viros, dixit: Ecce ego sum, quem quæritis: quæ causa est, propter quam venistis?
So Peter went down to the men and said, “I am he whom you are seeking. Why have you come?”
22 Qui dixerunt: Cornelius centurio, vir justus et timens Deum, et testimonium habens ab universa gente Judæorum, responsum accepit ab angelo sancto accersire te in domum suam, et audire verba abs te.
They said, “A centurion named Cornelius, a righteous man and one who worships God, and is well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was told by a holy angel of God to send for you to come to his house, so he could listen to a message from you.”
23 Introducens ergo eos, recepit hospitio. Sequenti autem die, surgens profectus est cum illis, et quidam ex fratribus ab Joppe comitati sunt eum.
So Peter invited them to come in and stay with him. On the next morning he got up and went with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
24 Altera autem die introivit Cæsaream. Cornelius vero exspectabat illos, convocatis cognatis suis et necessariis amicis.
On the following day they came to Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them; he had called together his relatives and his close friends.
25 Et factum est cum introisset Petrus, obvius venit ei Cornelius, et procidens ad pedes ejus adoravit.
It came about that when Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet to worship him.
26 Petrus vero elevavit eum, dicens: Surge: et ego ipse homo sum.
But Peter helped him up, saying, “Stand up! I too am a man.”
27 Et loquens cum illo intravit, et invenit multos qui convenerant:
While Peter was talking with him, he went in and found many people gathered together.
28 dixitque ad illos: Vos scitis quomodo abominatum sit viro Judæo conjungi aut accedere ad alienigenam: sed mihi ostendit Deus neminem communem aut immundum dicere hominem.
He said to them, “You yourselves know that it is not lawful for a Jewish man to associate with or to visit someone from another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man defiled or unclean.
29 Propter quod sine dubitatione veni accersitus. Interrogo ergo, quam ob causam accersistis me?
That is why I came without arguing, when I was sent for. So I ask you why you sent for me.”
30 Et Cornelius ait: A nudiusquarta die usque ad hanc horam, orans eram hora nona in domo mea, et ecce vir stetit ante me in veste candida, et ait:
Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this very hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house; and see, a man stood before me in bright clothing.
31 Corneli, exaudita est oratio tua, et eleemosynæ tuæ commemoratæ sunt in conspectu Dei.
He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard by God, and your gifts to the poor have reminded God about you.
32 Mitte ergo in Joppen, et accersi Simonem qui cognominatur Petrus: hic hospitatur in domo Simonis coriarii juxta mare.
So send someone to Joppa, and call to you a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying in the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seaside.'
33 Confestim ergo misi ad te: et tu benefecisti veniendo. Nunc ergo omnes nos in conspectu tuo adsumus audire omnia quæcumque tibi præcepta sunt a Domino.
So at once I sent for you. You are kind to have come. Now then, we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear everything that you have been instructed by the Lord to say.”
34 Aperiens autem Petrus os suum, dixit: In veritate comperi quia non est personarum acceptor Deus;
Then Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly, I perceive that God does not take anyone's side.
35 sed in omni gente qui timet eum, et operatur justitiam, acceptus est illi.
Instead, in every nation anyone who worships and does righteous deeds is acceptable to him.
36 Verbum misit Deus filiis Israël, annuntians pacem per Jesum Christum (hic est omnium Dominus).
You know the message that he sent to the people of Israel, when he announced good news about peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all—
37 Vos scitis quod factum est verbum per universam Judæam: incipiens enim a Galilæa post baptismum quod prædicavit Joannes,
you yourselves know the events that took place, which occurred throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee, after the baptism that John announced;
38 Jesum a Nazareth: quomodo unxit eum Deus Spiritu Sancto, et virtute, qui pertransiit benefaciendo, et sanando omnes oppressos a diabolo, quoniam Deus erat cum illo.
the events concerning Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
39 Et nos testes sumus omnium quæ fecit in regione Judæorum, et Jerusalem, quem occiderunt suspendentes in ligno.
We are witnesses of all the things Jesus did, both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,
40 Hunc Deus suscitavit tertia die, et dedit eum manifestum fieri,
but God raised him up on the third day and caused him to be seen,
41 non omni populo, sed testibus præordinatis a Deo: nobis, qui manducavimus et bibimus cum illo postquam resurrexit a mortuis.
not by all the people, but to the witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
42 Et præcepit nobis prædicare populo, et testificari, quia ipse est qui constitutus est a Deo judex vivorum et mortuorum.
He commanded us to proclaim to the people and to testify that this is the one who has been chosen by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.
43 Huic omnes prophetæ testimonium perhibent remissionem peccatorum accipere per nomen ejus omnes qui credunt in eum.
It is to him that all the prophets bear witness, so that everyone who believes in him shall receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”
44 Adhuc loquente Petro verba hæc, cecidit Spiritus Sanctus super omnes qui audiebant verbum.
While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all of those who were listening to his message.
45 Et obstupuerunt ex circumcisione fideles qui venerant cum Petro, quia et in nationes gratia Spiritus Sancti effusa est.
The people who belonged to the circumcision group of believers—all of those who came with Peter—were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out also on the Gentiles.
46 Audiebant enim illos loquentes linguis, et magnificantes Deum.
For they heard these Gentiles speak in other languages and praising God. Then Peter answered,
47 Tunc respondit Petrus: Numquid aquam quis prohibere potest ut non baptizentur hi qui Spiritum Sanctum acceperunt sicut et nos?
“Can anyone keep water from these people so they should not be baptized, these people who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?”
48 Et jussit eos baptizari in nomine Domini Jesu Christi. Tunc rogaverunt eum ut maneret apud eos aliquot diebus.
Then he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay with them for several days.
