Hechos 10
1 En Cesarea vivía un hombre llamado Cornelio, quien era un centurión romano del ejército italiano.
[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 Este era un hombre devoto que, junto con todos los que vivían en su casa, tenían reverencia por Dios. Este hombre daba a los pobres con generosidad, y oraba a Dios con regularidad.
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 Un día, cerca de las 3 p.m. Cornelio tuvo una visión en la que vio claramente a un ángel de Dios que venía hacia él y lo llamaba, diciendo: “¡Cornelio!”
[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 Entonces Cornelio, asustado, lo miró y preguntó: “¿Qué quieres, Señor?” “Dios ha escuchado tus oraciones, y ha reconocido tu generosidad para con los pobres”, le dijo el ángel a Cornelio.
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 “Ahora envía hombres a Jope, y trae a Simón, también llamado Pedro,
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 el cual se está hospedando en la casa de Simón el curtidor, cuya casa está junto al mar”.
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 Y cuando el ángel se fue, Cornelio llamó a dos de sus siervos y a un soldado de su guardia personal, quien era un hombre devoto.
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 Después de haberles explicado todo lo que había sucedido, los envió a Jope.
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 Al día siguiente, mientras ellos iban de camino y se aproximaban a la ciudad, Pedro subió a la azotea para orar. Era cerca del mediodía,
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 y ya sentía hambre, y deseaba comer. Pero mientras aun preparaban la comida, Pedro entró en trance,
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 y vio el cielo abierto. También vio que algo descendía y era como una sábana grande que estaba sostenida por sus cuatro esquinas, y descendía hacia la tierra.
(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 Adentro había todo tipo de animales, reptiles y aves.
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 Entonces oyó una voz que dijo: “¡Levántate, Pedro! ¡Mata y come!”
Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
14 Pero Pedro respondió: “¡Por supuesto que no, Señor! Nunca he comido nada que sea inmundo e impuro”.
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 Entonces escuchó nuevamente la voz: “¡No llames impuro lo que Dios ha limpiado!”
[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 Y esto sucedió tres veces, y entonces la sábana fue rápidamente llevada de nuevo al cielo.
[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 Mientras Pedro aún estaba perturbado por saber qué significaba aquella visión que había tenido, los hombres enviados por Cornelio habían encontrado la casa de Simón y estaban en pie frente a la puerta.
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 Ellos llamaban, preguntando si Simón, también llamado Pedro, se hospedaba allí.
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 Mientras Pedro aún reflexionaba sobre la visión, el Espíritu le dijo: “Mira, hay tres hombres buscándote.
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 Levántate, baja, y ve con ellos. No te preocupes en absoluto, porque yo los envié”.
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 Entonces Pedro descendió para encontrarse con los tres hombres. “Yo soy a quien buscan”, dijo. “¿Por qué están aquí?”
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 “Venimos de parte de Cornelio, un hombre bueno, devoto, que tiene temor de Dios y es respetado entre el pueblo judío”, respondieron. “Un ángel lo instruyó para que enviara a buscarte y llevarte hasta su casa para escuchar lo que tú tienes para decirle”.
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 Entonces Pedro los invitó a entrar y ellos se quedaron allí. Al día siguiente, Pedro se levantó y se fue con ellos. Y algunos de los hermanos de Jope también fueron con ellos.
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 Al otro día llegaron a Cesarea, donde los esperaba Cornelio junto a sus parientes y amigos cercanos, a quienes había reunido.
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 Cuando Pedro entró a la casa, Cornelio salió a su encuentro y cayendo a sus pies, lo adoró.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 Pero Pedro lo hizo retroceder, diciéndole: “¡Levántate! ¡Yo soy solo un hombre!”
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 Entonces Pedro habló con Cornelio y luego siguieron hacia adentro, donde había muchas otras personas esperándolo.
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 Y Pedro les dijo: “Sin duda alguna, ustedes saben que no se le permite a un judío reunirse o visitar extranjeros. Pero Dios me ha mostrado que no me corresponde a mí llamar impuro o inmundo a ninguno.
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 Es por eso que vine sin ningún problema cuando enviaron a buscarme. Así que ahora quiero saber la razón por la cual me mandaron a buscar”.
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 “Hace cuatro días, cerca de esta misma hora—tres de la tarde—yo estaba orando en mi casa”, explicó Cornelio. “Cuando de repente vi a un hombre en pie frente a mí, vestido con ropas que brillaban.
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 Y me dijo: ‘Cornelio, tus oraciones han sido escuchadas, y Dios ha reconocido tu generosidad para con los pobres.
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 Envía a alguien hasta Jope y trae a Simón Pedro. Él se está hospedando en la casa de Simón, el curtidor, junto a la orilla del mar’.
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 Así que de inmediato envié a buscarte, y me complace que hayas venido. Por eso estamos todos aquí, reunidos delante de Dios, listos para escuchar todo lo que el Señor te ha dicho”.
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 Entonces Pedro respondió: “Estoy plenamente convencido de que Dios no tiene favoritos.
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 En toda nación, Dios recibe a aquellos que lo respetan y hacen lo recto.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 Ustedes conocen el mensaje que Dios envió a Israel, compartiendo la buena noticia de paz que viene de Jesucristo, quien es Señor de todos.
[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 Ustedes saben que esta buena noticia fue predicada por Judea, comenzando en Galilea, siguiendo el llamado de Juan al bautismo.
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 Es la buena noticia sobre Jesús de Nazaret y cómo Dios lo ungió con el Espíritu Santo, con poder, y cómo anduvo por todas partes haciendo el bien, sanando a todos los que estaban bajo control del diablo, porque Dios estaba con él.
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 “Nosotros podemos dar testimonio de todo lo que él hizo en Judea y en Jerusalén. Lo mataron, colgándolo en una cruz.
“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 Pero Dios lo levantó nuevamente a la vida en el tercer día, y lo hizo aparecer,
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 no a todos, sino a los que son testigos elegidos por Dios, incluyéndonos a nosotros, quienes comimos y bebimos con él después de que se levantó de los muertos.
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 Él nos dio la responsabilidad de contar públicamente esto a la gente, de testificar que él es el Escogido de Dios como Juez de los vivos y los muertos.
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 Él es Aquél del cual hablaron todos los profetas, para que todo el que crea en él reciba perdón por medio de su nombre”.
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 Mientras Pedro aún hablaba, el Espíritu Santo fue derramado sobre todos los que estaban ahí oyendo el mensaje.
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 Entonces los creyentes judíos que habían venido con pedro estaban asombrados, porque el don del Espíritu Santo también había sido derramado sobre los extranjeros.
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 Y los oían hablando en lenguas, glorificando a Dios.
[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 Entonces Pedro preguntó: “¿Impedirá alguien que estos sean bautizados en agua, siendo que han recibido el Espíritu Santo, igual que nosotros?”
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 Entonces Pedro dio orden de que fueran bautizados en el nombre de Jesucristo. Entonces le pidieron que se quedara más tiempo con ellos.
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].
