Mga Gawa 10
1 At may isang lalake nga sa Cesarea, na nagngangalang Cornelio, senturion ng pulutong na tinatawag na pulutong 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 Isang taong masipag sa kabanalan at matatakutin sa Dios siya at ang buong sangbahayan at naglimos ng marami sa mga tao, at laging nananalangin sa Dios.
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 Nakita niyang maliwanag, sa isang pangitain, nang may oras na ikasiyam ng araw, na pumapasok na patungo sa kaniya ang isang anghel ng Dios, at nagsasabi sa kaniya, 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 At siya, sa pagtitig niya sa kaniya, at sa pagkatakot niya, ay nagsabi, Ano ito, Panginoon? At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Ang mga panalangin mo at ang iyong mga paglilimos ay nangapailanglang na isang alaala sa harapan ng Dios.
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 At ngayo'y magsugo ka ng mga tao sa Joppe, at ipagsama mo yaong Simon, na may pamagat na 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 Siya'y nanunuluyan sa isa na Simong mangluluto ng balat, na ang kaniyang bahay ay nasa tabi ng dagat.
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 At nang umalis ang anghel na sa kaniya'y nagsalita, ay tumawag siya ng dalawa sa kaniyang mga alila, at ng isang kawal na masipag sa kabanalan sa mga nagsisipaglingkod sa kaniyang parati;
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 At nang maisaysay na sa kanila ang lahat ng mga bagay, sila'y sinugo niya sa Joppe.
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 Nang kinabukasan nga samantalang sila'y patuloy sa kanilang paglalakad, at nang malapit na sa bayan, si Pedro ay umakyat sa ibabaw ng bahay upang manalangin, nang may oras na ikaanim;
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 At siya'y nagutom at nagnais kumain: datapuwa't samantalang nangaghahanda sila, ay nawalan siya ng diwa;
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 At nakita niyang bukas ang langit, at may isang sisidlang bumababa, gaya ng isang malapad na kumot, na nakabitin sa apat na panulok na bumababa sa lupa:
(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 Na doo'y naroroon ang lahat ng uri ng mga hayop na may apat na paa at ang mga nagsisigapang sa lupa at ang mga ibon sa langit.
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 At dumating sa kaniya ang isang tinig, Magtindig ka, Pedro; magpatay ka at kumain.
Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
14 Datapuwa't sinabi ni Pedro, Hindi maaari, Panginoon; sapagka't kailan ma'y hindi ako kumain ng anomang bagay na marumi at karumaldumal.
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 At muling dumating sa kaniya ang tinig sa ikalawa, Ang nilinis ng Dios, ay huwag mong ipalagay na marumi.
[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 At ito'y nangyaring makaitlo: at pagdaka'y binatak sa langit ang sisidlan.
[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 Samantalang natitilihang totoo si Pedro sa kaniyang sarili, kung ano ang kahulugan ng pangitaing kaniyang nakita, narito, ang mga taong sinugo ni Cornelio, nang maipagtanong ang bahay ni Simon, ay nangagsitayo sa harapan ng pintuan.
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 At nangagsitawag at nangagtanong kung si Simon, na pinamagatang Pedro, ay nanunuluyan doon.
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 At samantalang iniisip ni Pedro ang tungkol sa pangitain, ay sinabi sa kaniya ng Espiritu, Narito, hinahanap ka ng tatlong tao.
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 Datapuwa't magtindig ka, at manaog ka, at sumama ka sa kanila, na huwag kang magalinlangan ng anoman: sapagka't sila'y aking sinugo.
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 At pinanaog ni Pedro ang mga tao, at sinabi, Narito, ako ang hinahanap ninyo: ano baga ang dahil ng inyong ipinarito?
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 At sinabi nila, Ang senturiong si Cornelio, na taong matuwid at matatakutin sa Dios, at may mabuting patotoo ng buong bansa ng mga Judio, ay pinagpaunawaan ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng isang banal na anghel na ikaw ay paparoonin sa kaniyang bahay, at upang makarinig sa iyo ng mga salita.
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 Kaya't sila'y pinapasok at pinatuloy sila. At nang kinabukasa'y nagbangon siya at umalis na kasama nila, at siya'y sinamahan ng ilang kapatid na mula sa Joppe.
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 At nang kinabukasa'y nagsipasok sila sa Cesarea. At sila'y hinihintay ni Cornelio, na tinipon nito ang kaniyang kamaganakan at ang kaniyang mga kaibigang minamahal.
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 At nangyari, na pagpasok ni Pedro, ay sinalubong siya ni Cornelio, at nagpatirapa sa kaniyang paanan, at siya'y sinamba.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 Datapuwa't itinindig siya ni Pedro, na sinasabi, Magtindig ka; ako man ay tao rin.
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 At sa pakikipagsalitaan niya sa kaniya, ay pumasok siya, at kaniyang naratnan ang maraming nangagkakatipon:
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 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Nalalaman ninyo na hindi matuwid sa isang taong Judio na makisama lumapit sa isang taga ibang bansa; at gayon ma'y ipinakilala sa akin ng Dios, na sinomang tao'y huwag kong tawaging marumi o karumaldumal:
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 Dahil din dito'y naparito akong hindi tumutol ng anoman, nang ako'y ipasundo. Itinatanong ko nga kung sa anong kadahilanan ipinasundo ninyo ako.
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 At sinabi ni Cornelio, May apat nang araw, hanggang sa oras na ito, na aking ginaganap ang pananalangin sa oras na ikasiyam sa bahay ko; at narito, tumindig sa harapan ko ang isang lalake na may pananamit na nagniningning,
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 At sinabi, Cornelio, dininig ang dalangin mo, at ang iyong mga paglilimos ay inaalaala sa paningin ng Dios.
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 Magsugo ka nga sa Joppe, at ipatawag mo si Simon, na pinamagatang Pedro; siya'y nanunuluyan sa bahay ni Simong mangluluto ng balat, na nasa tabi ng dagat.
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 Pagdaka nga'y nagsugo ako sa iyo; at mabuti ang ginawa mo't naparito ka. Ngayon nga'y kaming lahat ay nangaririto sa paningin ng Dios, upang dinggin ang lahat ng mga bagay na sa iyo'y ipinagutos ng Panginoon.
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 At binuka ni Pedro ang kaniyang bibig, at sinabi, Tunay ngang natatalastas ko na hindi nagtatangi ang Dios ng mga tao:
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 Kundi sa bawa't bansa siya na may takot sa kaniya, at gumagawa ng katuwiran, ay kalugodlugod sa kaniya.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 Ang salita na kaniyang ipinadala sa mga anak ni Israel, na ipinangangaral ang evangelio ng kapayapaan sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo (siya'y Panginoon ng lahat: )
[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 Talastas ninyo ang salitang ito na nahayag sa buong Judea, magbuhat sa Galilea, pagkatapos ng bautismo na ipinangaral ni Juan;
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 Sa makatuwid baga'y si Jesus na taga Nazaret, kung paanong siya'y pinahiran ng Dios ng Espiritu Santo at ng kapangyarihan: na naglilibot na gumagawa ng mabuti, at nagpapagaling sa lahat ng mga pinahihirapan ng diablo; sapagka't sumasa kaniya ang Dios.
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 At mga saksi kami sa lahat ng mga bagay na ginawa niya sa lupain ng mga Judio, at sa Jerusalem; na siya nama'y kanilang pinatay, na siya'y ibinitin sa isang punong kahoy.
“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 Siya'y muling binuhay ng Dios nang ikatlong araw, at siya'y itinalagang mahayag.
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 Hindi sa buong bayan, kundi sa mga saksi na hinirang ng Dios nang una, sa makatuwid baga'y sa amin, na nagsikain at nagsiinom na kasalo niya, pagkatapos na siya'y muling mabuhay sa mga patay.
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 At sa ami'y ipinagbilin niya na magsipangaral kami sa bayan, at saksihan na siya ang itinalaga ng Dios na maging Hukom ng mga buhay at ng mga patay.
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 Siya ang pinatotohanan ng lahat ng mga propeta, na ang bawa't sumasampalataya sa kaniya ay magkakamit ng kapatawaran sa mga kasalanan sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang pangalan.
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 Samantalang nagsasalita pa si Pedro ng mga salitang ito, ay bumaba ang Espiritu Santo sa lahat ng nangakikinig ng salita.
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 At silang sa pagtutuli na nagsisampalataya ay nangamanghang lahat na nagsiparoong kasama ni Pedro, sapagka't ibinuhos din naman sa mga Gentil ang kaloob na Espiritu Santo.
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 Sapagka't nangarinig nilang nangagsasalita ang mga ito ng mga wika, at nangagpupuri sa Dios. Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Pedro,
[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 Mangyayari bagang hadlangan ng sinoman ang tubig, upang huwag mangabautismuhan itong mga nagsitanggap ng Espiritu Santo na gaya naman natin?
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 At inutusan niya sila na magsipagbautismo sa pangalan ni Jesucristo. Nang magkagayo'y kanilang ipinamanhik sa kaniya na matirang mga ilang araw.
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].
