Actuum Apostolorum 10
1 Vir autem quidam erat in Cæsarea, nomine Cornelius, centurio cohortis quæ dicitur Italica,
Now a Captain of the Italian Regiment, named Cornelius, was quartered at Caesarea.
2 religiosus, ac timens Deum cum omni domo sua, faciens eleemosynas multas plebi, et deprecans Deum semper.
He was religious and God-fearing--and so was every member of his household. He was also liberal in his charities to the people, and continually offered prayer to God.
3 Is vidit in visu manifeste, quasi hora diei nona, angelum Dei introëuntem ad se, et dicentem sibi: Corneli.
About three o'clock one afternoon he had a vision, and distinctly saw an angel of God enter his house, who called him by name, saying, "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.
Looking steadily at him, and being much alarmed, he said, "What do you want, Sir?" "Your prayers and charities," he replied, "have gone up and have been recorded before God.
5 Et nunc mitte viros in Joppen, et accersi Simonem quemdam, qui cognominatur Petrus:
And now send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.
6 hic hospitatur apud Simonem quemdam coriarium, cujus est domus juxta mare: hic dicet tibi quid te oporteat facere.
He is staying as a guest with Simon, a tanner, who has a house close to the sea."
7 Et cum discessisset angelus qui loquebatur illi, vocavit duos domesticos suos, et militem metuentem Dominum ex his qui illi parebant.
So when the angel who had been speaking to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a God-fearing soldier who was in constant attendance on him,
8 Quibus cum narrasset omnia, misit illos in Joppen.
and, after telling them everything, he sent them to Jaffa.
9 Postera autem die, iter illis facientibus, et appropinquantibus civitati, ascendit Petrus in superiora ut oraret circa horam sextam.
The next day, while they were still on their journey and were getting near the town, about noon Peter went up on the house-top to pray.
10 Et cum esuriret, voluit gustare. Parantibus autem illis, cecidit super eum mentis excessus:
He had become unusually hungry and wished for food; but, while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance.
11 et vidit cælum apertum, et descendens vas quoddam, velut linteum magnum, quatuor initiis submitti de cælo in terram,
The sky had opened to his view, and what seemed to be an enormous sail was descending, being let down to the earth by ropes at the four corners.
12 in quo erant omnia quadrupedia, et serpentia terræ, et volatilia cæli.
In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles and birds,
13 Et facta est vox ad eum: Surge, Petre: occide, et manduca.
and a voice came to him which said, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat."
14 Ait autem Petrus: Absit Domine, quia numquam manducavi omne commune et immundum.
"On no account, Lord," he replied; "for I have never yet eaten anything unholy and impure."
15 Et vox iterum secundo ad eum: Quod Deus purificavit, tu commune ne dixeris.
Again a second time a voice was heard which said, "What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy."
16 Hoc autem factum est per ter: et statim receptum est vas in cælum.
This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.
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.
While Peter was greatly perplexed as to the meaning of the vision which he had seen, just then the men sent by Cornelius, having by inquiry found out Simon's house,
18 Et cum vocassent, interrogabant, si Simon qui cognominatur Petrus illic haberet hospitium.
had come to the door and had called the servant, and were asking, "Is Simon, surnamed Peter, staying here?"
19 Petro autem cogitante de visione, dixit Spiritus ei: Ecce viri tres quærunt te.
And Peter was still earnestly thinking over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, "Three men are now inquiring for you.
20 Surge itaque, descende, et vade cum eis nihil dubitans: quia ego misi illos.
Rise, go down, and go with them without any misgivings; for it is I who have sent them to you."
21 Descendens autem Petrus ad viros, dixit: Ecce ego sum, quem quæritis: quæ causa est, propter quam venistis?
So Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the Simon you are inquiring for. What is the reason of your coming?"
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.
Their reply was, "Cornelius, a Captain, an upright and God-fearing man, of whom the whole Jewish nation speaks well, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and listen to what you have to say."
23 Introducens ergo eos, recepit hospitio. Sequenti autem die, surgens profectus est cum illis, et quidam ex fratribus ab Joppe comitati sunt eum.
Upon hearing this, Peter invited them in, and gave them a lodging. The next day he set out with them, some of the brethren from Jaffa going with him,
24 Altera autem die introivit Cæsaream. Cornelius vero exspectabat illos, convocatis cognatis suis et necessariis amicis.
and the day after that they reached Caesarea. There Cornelius was awaiting their arrival, and had invited all his relatives and intimate friends to be present.
25 Et factum est cum introisset Petrus, obvius venit ei Cornelius, et procidens ad pedes ejus adoravit.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him, and threw himself at his feet to do him homage.
26 Petrus vero elevavit eum, dicens: Surge: et ego ipse homo sum.
But Peter lifted him up. "Stand up," he said; "I myself also am but a man."
27 Et loquens cum illo intravit, et invenit multos qui convenerant:
So Peter went in and conversed with him, and found a large company assembled.
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 know better than most that a Jew is strictly forbidden to associate with a Gentile or visit him; but God has taught me to call no one unholy or unclean.
29 Propter quod sine dubitatione veni accersitus. Interrogo ergo, quam ob causam accersistis me?
So for this reason, when sent for, I came without raising any objection. I therefore ask 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:
"Just at this hour, three days ago," replied Cornelius, "I was offering afternoon prayer in my house, when suddenly a man in shining raiment stood in front of me,
31 Corneli, exaudita est oratio tua, et eleemosynæ tuæ commemoratæ sunt in conspectu Dei.
who said, "'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been put on record before God.
32 Mitte ergo in Joppen, et accersi Simonem qui cognominatur Petrus: hic hospitatur in domo Simonis coriarii juxta mare.
Send therefore to Jaffa, and invite Simon, surnamed Peter, to come here. He is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, close to the sea.'
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.
"Immediately, therefore, I sent to you, and I thank you heartily for having come. That is why all of us are now assembled here in God's presence, to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to say."
34 Aperiens autem Petrus os suum, dixit: In veritate comperi quia non est personarum acceptor Deus;
Then Peter began to speak. "I clearly see," he said, "that God makes no distinctions between one man and another;
35 sed in omni gente qui timet eum, et operatur justitiam, acceptus est illi.
but that in every nation those who fear Him and live good lives are acceptable to Him.
36 Verbum misit Deus filiis Israël, annuntians pacem per Jesum Christum (hic est omnium Dominus).
The Message which He sent to the descendants of Israel, when He announced the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all--that Message you cannot but know;
37 Vos scitis quod factum est verbum per universam Judæam: incipiens enim a Galilæa post baptismum quod prædicavit Joannes,
the story, I mean, which has spread through the length and breadth of Judaea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed.
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.
It tells how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, so that He went about everywhere doing acts of kindness, and curing all who were being continually oppressed by the Devil--for God was with Jesus.
39 Et nos testes sumus omnium quæ fecit in regione Judæorum, et Jerusalem, quem occiderunt suspendentes in ligno.
"And we are witnesses as to all that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. But they even put Him to death, by crucifixion.
40 Hunc Deus suscitavit tertia die, et dedit eum manifestum fieri,
That same Jesus God raised to life on the third day, and permitted Him to appear unmistakably,
41 non omni populo, sed testibus præordinatis a Deo: nobis, qui manducavimus et bibimus cum illo postquam resurrexit a mortuis.
not to all the people, but to witnesses--men previously chosen by God--namely, to 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.
And He has commanded us to preach to the people and solemnly declare that this is He who has been appointed 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.
To Him all the Prophets bear witness, and testify that through His name all who believe in Him receive the forgiveness of their sins."
44 Adhuc loquente Petro verba hæc, cecidit Spiritus Sanctus super omnes qui audiebant verbum.
While Peter was speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the Message.
45 Et obstupuerunt ex circumcisione fideles qui venerant cum Petro, quia et in nationes gratia Spiritus Sancti effusa est.
And all the Jewish believers who had come with Peter were astonished that on the Gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.
46 Audiebant enim illos loquentes linguis, et magnificantes Deum.
For they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling the majesty of God. Then Peter said,
47 Tunc respondit Petrus: Numquid aquam quis prohibere potest ut non baptizentur hi qui Spiritum Sanctum acceperunt sicut et nos?
"Can any one forbid the use of water, and object to these persons being baptized--men who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?"
48 Et jussit eos baptizari in nomine Domini Jesu Christi. Tunc rogaverunt eum ut maneret apud eos aliquot diebus.
And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time.
