Dzieje 10
1 A w Cezarei był pewien człowiek imieniem Korneliusz, setnik z oddziału zwanego Italskim;
[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 Pobożny i bojący się Boga wraz z całym swoim domem. Dawał on wielkie jałmużny ludowi i zawsze modlił się do Boga.
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 Około dziewiątej godziny dnia ujrzał wyraźnie w widzeniu anioła Boga, który przyszedł do niego i powiedział: Korneliuszu!
[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 A on uważnie patrzył na niego i będąc przestraszonym, zapytał: Co, Panie? I odpowiedział mu: Twoje modlitwy i jałmużny dotarły przed oblicze Boga jako przypomnienie.
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 Dlatego teraz poślij mężczyzn do Jafy i sprowadź Szymona, zwanego Piotrem.
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 Zatrzymał się on u pewnego Szymona, garbarza, który ma dom nad morzem. On ci powie, co masz robić.
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 A gdy anioł, który mówił z Korneliuszem, odszedł, [ten] zawołał dwóch swoich sług i pobożnego żołnierza spośród tych, którzy stale mu posługiwali;
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 I opowiedziawszy im wszystko, posłał ich do Jafy.
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 A nazajutrz, gdy byli w drodze i zbliżali się do miasta, około godziny szóstej Piotr wszedł na dach, aby się modlić.
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 A będąc głodnym, chciał [coś] zjeść. Gdy zaś przygotowywano [mu posiłek], wpadł w zachwycenie.
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 Zobaczył otwarte niebo i zstępujący na niego jakiś przedmiot, podobny do wielkiego płótna, związany [ze sobą] czterema końcami i spuszczany ku ziemi.
(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 Były w nim wszelkie czworonożne [zwierzęta] ziemskie, bestie, gady i ptaki nieba.
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 I odezwał się do niego głos: Wstań, Piotrze, zabijaj i jedz.
Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
14 A Piotr odpowiedział: Żadną miarą, Panie, bo nigdy nie jadłem niczego pospolitego lub nieczystego.
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 Wtedy znowu, po raz drugi dobiegł go głos: Tego, co Bóg oczyścił, ty nie uważaj za nieczyste.
[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 I stało się tak trzy razy. Wówczas ten przedmiot został z powrotem wzięty do nieba.
[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 A gdy Piotr zastanawiał się, co ma oznaczać widzenie, które miał, oto mężczyźni wysłani przez Korneliusza, dopytawszy się o dom Szymona, stanęli przed bramą;
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 I zawołali, pytając, czy tam przebywa Szymon, zwany Piotrem.
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 A gdy Piotr rozmyślał o tym widzeniu, powiedział do niego Duch: Szukają cię trzej mężczyźni.
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 Dlatego wstań, zejdź i idź z nimi bez wahania, bo ja ich posłałem.
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 Wtedy Piotr zszedł do mężczyzn, którzy zostali do niego posłani przez Korneliusza, i powiedział: Ja jestem tym, którego szukacie. Z jakiego powodu przyszliście?
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 A oni odpowiedzieli: Setnik Korneliusz, człowiek sprawiedliwy i bojący się Boga, mający dobre świadectwo od całego narodu żydowskiego, w widzeniu otrzymał przez świętego anioła polecenie, aby cię wezwał do swego domu i wysłuchał twoich słów.
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 Wtedy zawołał ich do domu i udzielił gościny. A następnego dnia Piotr wyruszył z nimi i niektórzy bracia z Jafy towarzyszyli mu.
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 A nazajutrz weszli do Cezarei. Korneliusz zaś czekał na nich, zwoławszy swoich krewnych i bliskich przyjaciół.
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 A gdy Piotr wchodził, Korneliusz wyszedł mu naprzeciw, padł mu do nóg i oddał [mu] pokłon.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 Lecz Piotr podniósł go, mówiąc: Wstań, ja też jestem człowiekiem.
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 A rozmawiając z nim, wszedł i zastał wielu zebranych.
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 I powiedział do nich: Wiecie, że nie wolno Żydowi przestawać z cudzoziemcem albo przychodzić do niego. Lecz Bóg mi pokazał, żebym żadnego człowieka nie nazywał pospolitym lub nieczystym.
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 Dlatego też, będąc wezwany, przyszedłem bez sprzeciwu. Pytam więc: Dlaczego mnie wezwaliście?
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 A Korneliusz odpowiedział: Cztery dni temu pościłem aż do tej godziny, a gdy o godzinie dziewiątej modliłem się w swoim domu, stanął przede mną [pewien] mąż w jasnej szacie;
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 I powiedział: Korneliuszu, twoja modlitwa została wysłuchana, a twoje jałmużny dotarły przed oblicze Boga jako przypomnienie.
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 Dlatego poślij do Jafy i wezwij Szymona, zwanego Piotrem. Zatrzymał się on w domu Szymona, garbarza, nad morzem. Gdy przyjdzie, będzie z tobą mówić.
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 Natychmiast więc posłałem po ciebie, a ty dobrze zrobiłeś, że przyszedłeś. A teraz jesteśmy [tu] wszyscy obecni przed Bogiem, aby słuchać wszystkiego, co ci Bóg nakazał.
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 Wtedy Piotr otworzył usta i powiedział: Prawdziwie dostrzegam, że Bóg nie ma względu na osoby;
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 Ale w każdym narodzie miły jest mu ten, kto się go boi i czyni to, co sprawiedliwe.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 [A jeśli chodzi o] słowo, które posłał synom Izraela, zwiastując pokój przez Jezusa Chrystusa, który jest Panem wszystkich;
[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 Wy wiecie, co się działo w całej Judei, począwszy od Galilei, po chrzcie, który głosił Jan;
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 Jak Bóg namaścił Duchem Świętym i mocą Jezusa z Nazaretu, który chodził, czyniąc dobrze i uzdrawiając wszystkich opanowanych przez diabła, bo Bóg był z nim.
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 A my jesteśmy świadkami tego wszystkiego, co czynił w ziemi judzkiej i w Jerozolimie. Jego to zabili, zawiesiwszy na drzewie.
“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 Jego [też] wskrzesił Bóg trzeciego dnia i sprawił, żeby się objawił;
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 Nie całemu ludowi, ale świadkom przedtem wybranym przez Boga, nam, którzy z nim jedliśmy i piliśmy po jego zmartwychwstaniu.
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 Nakazał nam też głosić ludowi i świadczyć, że on jest ustanowionym przez Boga sędzią żywych i umarłych.
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 Temu wszyscy prorocy wydają świadectwo, że przez jego imię każdy, kto w niego wierzy, otrzyma przebaczenie grzechów.
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 A gdy jeszcze Piotr mówił te słowa, Duch Święty zstąpił na wszystkich słuchających tej mowy.
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 I zdziwili się ci wierzący pochodzący z obrzezania, którzy przyszli z Piotrem, że dar Ducha Świętego został wylany także na pogan.
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 Słyszeli ich bowiem mówiących językami i wielbiących Boga. Wtedy Piotr się odezwał:
[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 Czy ktoś może odmówić wody, żeby byli ochrzczeni ci, którzy otrzymali Ducha Świętego jak i my?
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 I nakazał ochrzcić ich w imię Pana. I prosili go, aby [u nich] został kilka dni.
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].
