Mga Gawa 10
1 Ngayon may isang tao sa lungsod ng Cesarea, na nagngangalang Cornelio, isang senturiong tinawag na hukbong Italyano.
[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 Siya ay isang maka-diyos, na sumasamba sa Diyos kasama ang lahat ng kaniyang sambahayan; siya ay nagbigay ng malaking halaga ng salapi sa mga Judio at palaging nananalangin sa Diyos.
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 Bandang alas tres ng hapon, malinaw niyang nakita sa pangitain ang isang anghel ng Diyos na papalapit sa kaniya. Ang sabi ng anghel 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 Tumitig si Cornelio sa anghel at takot na takot na sinabi, “Ano po iyon, ginoo?” Sinabi ng anghel sa kaniya, “Ang iyong mga panalangin at mga kaloob sa mga mahihirap ay pumaitaas bilang alaala na alay sa harapan ng Diyos.
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 Ngayon magpadala ka ng mga lalaki sa lungsod ng Joppa upang sunduin ang lalaking nagngangalang Simon, na pinangalanan ding 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 ay naninirahan sa bahay ng mambibilad ng balat ng hayop na si Simon, na ang bahay ay nasa tabing dagat.”
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 Nang makaalis ang anghel na kumausap sa kaniya, tinawag ni Cornelio ang dalawa sa kaniyang mga tagapaglingkod sa bahay, at isang sundalo na sumasamba sa Diyos na kabilang sa mga sundalong naglilingkod rin sa kaniya.
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 Sinabi ni Cornelio sa kanila ang lahat nang nangyari at sila ay pinapunta sa Joppa.
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 Bandang tanghali kinabukasan, sa kanilang paglalakbay papalapit sa lungsod, si Pedro ay pumunta sa bubungan upang manalangin.
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 Nagutom siya at gusto niya ng kumain, ngunit habang nagluluto ang mga tao ng pagkain, nabigyan siya ng isang pangitain,
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 at nakita niyang bumukas ang langit at may isang sisidlan na bumababa mula sa langit, katulad ng isang malaking kumot na ipinababa sa lupa sa pamamagitan ng apat na mga sulok nito.
(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 Naroon ang lahat na uri ng hayop na may apat na paa, at mga bagay na gumagapang sa lupa, at mga ibon sa himpapawid.
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 may tinig na kumausap sa kaniya: “Bumangon ka Pedro, magkatay 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 Ngunit sinabi ni Pedro, “Hindi maaari Panginoon, dahil ni minsan hindi ako kumain ng anumang marumi at hindi malinis.”
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 Ngunit muli niyang narinig ang tinig sa ikalawang pagkakataon: “Huwag mong ituring na marumi ano man ang nilinis na ng Diyos.”
[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 Nangyari ito nang tatlong beses; at agad na ibinalik 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 Ngayon habang naguguluhan pa si Pedro tungkol sa kahulugan ng pangitaing kaniyang nakita, narito, ang mga lalaki na ipinadala ni Cornelio na nakatayo sa harapan ng tarangkahan, pagkatapos nilang tanungin ang daan patungo sa tahanan.
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 sila ay tumawag at nagtanong kung naninirahan doon si Simon na tinatawag ding Pedro.
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 Habang iniisip pa rin ni Pedro ang tungkol sa pangitain, sinabi ng Espiritu sa kaniya, “Tingnan mo, may tatlong lalaking naghahanap sa iyo.
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 Bumangon ka at bumaba at sumama sa kanila. Huwag kang matakot na sumama sa kanila, dahil ipinadala ko sila.”
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 Kaya bumaba si Pedro at sinabi sa mga lalaki, “Ako ang hinahanap ninyo. Bakit kayo naparito?”
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 Sinabi nila, “Ang senturion na nagngangalang Cornelio, isang matuwid na tao at sumasamba sa Diyos, at mabuti ang sinasabi tungkol sa kaniya ng lahat ng mga Judio sa bansa, ay sinabihan ng isang banal na anghel ng Diyos na papuntahan ka para isama ka sa kaniyang bahay, upang siya ay makinig ng mensahe mula sa iyo.”
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 inanyayahan sila ni Pedro na pumasok at manatili na kasama niya. Kinabukasan bumangon siya at sumama sa kanila, at sinamahan siya ng ilang mga kapatid na taga-Joppa.
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 Noong sumunod na araw, dumating sila sa Cesarea. Hinihintay sila ni Cornelio; tinipon niya ang kaniyang mga kamag-anak at kaniyang mga malalapit na kaibigan.
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 Nangyari nga na nang papasok na si Pedro, sinalubong siya ni Cornelio at lumuhod sa kaniyang paanan para parangalan siya.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 Ngunit pinatayo siya ni Pedro at sinabi na, “Tumayo ka; ako rin ay isang tao lamang.
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 Habang nakikipag-usap si Pedro sa kaniya, pumasok siya at natagpuan niya ang napakaraming tao na nagtipon-tipon doon.
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 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Batid ninyo mismo na hindi naaayon sa batas para sa isang Judio na makihalubilo o bumisita sa kaninuman galing sa ibang bansa. Ngunit ipinakita sa akin ng Diyos na hindi ko dapat tawagin ang sinuman na marumi o hindi malinis.
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 Kaya pumunta ako na hindi na nakipagtalo nang ako ay papuntahin dito. Kaya tinatanong ko kayo kung bakit ninyo ako pinapunta.”
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 Sinabi ni Cornelio, “May apat na araw na ngayon ang nakakalipas sa ganito ring oras, bandang alas-tres nananalangin ako sa aking bahay; at nakita ko ang isang lalaking nakatayo sa aking harapan na may maliwanag na kasuotan.
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 niya, “Cornelio, dininig ng Diyos ang iyong panalangin at ang ibinibigay mo sa mga mahihirap ay nagpaalala sa Diyos tungkol sa iyo.
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 Kaya magpadala ka ng tao sa Jopa, at ipatawag ang taong nagngangalang Simon, na tinatawag ding Pedro. Nakikitira siya sa bahay ng isang taong mambibilad ng balat ng hayop na nangngangalang Simon, sa tabing-dagat. (Pagdating niya, kakausapin ka niya.)
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 kaya agad kitang ipinatawag, mabuti at dumating ka. At ngayon nandito kaming lahat sa harapan ng Diyos upang makinig sa lahat ng mga itinuro sa iyo ng Diyos na sasabihin mo.”
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 binuksan ni Pedro ang kaniyang bibig at sinabi, “Sa katotohanan, naunawaan ko ng lubusan na walang tinatangi ang Diyos.
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 Sa halip, sa bawat bansa ang sinumang sumasamba at gumagawa ng mga matuwid na gawain ay katanggap-tanggap sa kaniya.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 Alam ninyo ang mensahe na ipinadala niya sa mga taga-Israel, nang ipahayag niya ang magandang balita tungkol sa kapayapaan sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Cristo, na 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 Alam ninyo mismo ang mga kaganapan na nangyari, na naganap sa buong Judea, na nagsimula sa Galilea, pagkatapos nang pagbautismo na ipinahayag 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 ang mga kaganapan na ukol kay Jesus ng Nazaret, kung paano siya pinuspus ng Diyos ng Banal na Espiritu at ng kapangyarihan. Naglibot siya na gumagawa ng kabutihan at nagpapagaling ng mga pinahihirapan ng diyablo, sapagkat kasama niya ang Diyos.
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 Saksi kami sa lahat ng bagay na kaniyang ginawa sa bansa ng mga Judio at sa Jerusalem —itong si Jesus na kanilang pinatay, na binitay sa isang 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 Itong taong ito ay muling binuhay ng Diyos sa ikatlong araw at ibinigay siya upang makilala,
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 lahat ng mga tao, kundi sa mga saksi na noon pa man ay pinili na ng Diyos- kami mismo, na kumain at uminom kasama niya pagkatapos niyang muling mabuhay mula 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 Inutusan niya kami upang mangaral sa mga tao at magpatotoo na siya ang pinili ng Diyos na maging Hukom ng mga buhay at 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 Ito ay para sa kaniya kaya nagpapatotoo ang mgapropeta, upang ang lahat ng sumasampalataya sa kaniya ay makatanggap ng kapatawaran ng 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 Habang sinasabi pa lamang ni Pedro ang mga bagay na ito, ang Banal na Espiritu ay bumaba sa lahat ng mga nakikinig sa kaniyang mensahe.
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 Ang mga taong napabilang sa mga mananampalatayang tuli—lahat ng mga sumama kay Pedro— ay namangha, dahil ang kaloob ng Banal na Espiritu ay naibuhos din sa mga Gentil.
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 Dahil narinig nila ang mga Gentil na nagsasalita ng iba't-ibang wika at nagpupuri sa Diyos. Pagkatapos sinabi ni 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 “Mayroon bang hahadlang sa mga taong ito upang hindi mabautismuhan sa tubig, ang mga taong ito na nakatanggap ng Banal na Espiritu na katulad 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 sila ay inutusan niya na magpabautismo sa ngalan ni Jesu-Cristo. At hiniling nila na manatili siya sa kanila ng 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].
