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10 ¶ Nan lavil Sezare te gen yon nonm ki te rele Kònèy. Li te kaptenn yon batayon sòlda moun peyi Itali nan lame women an.

Kònèy te yon nonm ki t'ap sèvi Bondye jwif yo. Li menm ak tout fanmi l', yo te gen krentif pou Bondye. Li te fè anpil pou pòv yo pami pèp jwif la. Epi se tout tan li t'ap lapriyè Bondye.

Yon jou apremidi, vè twazè, li fè yon vizyon: aklè konsa, li wè yon zanj Bondye antre lakay li. Zanj lan rele li: Kònèy!

Li gade zanj lan, li te pè, li di l' konsa: Sak genyen, Mèt? Zanj lan reponn li: Bondye asepte lapriyè ou yo ansanm ak tout byen ou te fè pou pòv yo. Epi li chonje ou.

Koulye a, voye moun lavil Jope, fè y' al chache yon nonm yo rele Simon (li gen yon ti non Pyè).

Li fè ladesant lakay Simon, bòs tanè a, ki gen kay li bò lanmè a.

Fini zanj Bondye a fin pale, li ale. Kònèy rele de domestik ansanm ak yonn nan gad kò l' ki t'ap sèvi Bondye jwif yo tou.

Li rakonte yo tou sak te pase. Lèfini, li voye yo Jope.

¶ Nan denmen, vè midi konsa, yo te nan wout toujou, men yo te prèt pou rive Jope. Menm lè sa a, Pyè moute anwo sou tèt kay la pou li al lapriyè.

10 Grangou bare l', li te anvi manje. Pandan yo t'ap pare manje pou li, li fè yon vizyon:

11 Li wè syèl la louvri epi yon bagay t'ap desann soti ladan li. Bagay la te tankou yon gwo dra mare nan kat bout li ki t'ap file desann sou latè.

12 Te gen tout kalite bèt kat pat, tout kalite bèt ki trennen sou vant ak tout kalite zwezo ladan li.

13 Li tande yon vwa ki di l' konsa: Leve non, Pyè. Touye, lè ou fini, manje.

14 Men, Pyè di: Non, Mèt. Mwen pa janm manje move manje ni manje ki pa bon pou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye.

15 Menm vwa a pale ankò, li di li: Bagay Bondye di ki bon pou moun k'ap sèvi l', ou menm, pa di l' pa bon.

16 An twa fwa sa repete. Apre sa, lamenm bagay la moute tounen nan syèl la.

17 Pyè menm pa t' konn ki sans pou l' te bay vizyon li te fè a. Men, tout tan sa a, moun Kònèy te voye yo t'ap mande ki bò kay Simon an te ye. Yo te rive devan pòt la.

18 Yo rele moun, epi yo mande: Eske se isit Simon yo rele Pyè a fè ladesant li?

19 ¶ Pyè t'ap kalkile toujou sou sans pou l' te bay vizyon an, lè Sentespri di li: Koute. Gen twa moun anba a k'ap mande pou ou.

20 Leve non, desann. Pati ak yo touswit, se mwen menm ki voye yo.

21 Pyè desann, li al jwenn mesye yo, epi l' di yo: Se mwen menm n'ap chache a. Kisak mennen nou isit la?

22 Yo reponn: Se kaptenn Kònèy ki voye nou. Nonm sa a, se yon bon gason ki gen krentif pou Bondye. Tout pèp jwif la konsidere l' anpil. Enben, yon zanj Bondye te di l' pou l' te voye chache ou pou ou vin lakay li. Li bezwen tande sa ou gen pou di l' la.

23 Pyè fè yo antre. Li fè yo pase nwit lan avè li. Nan denmen, li leve, li pati ak yo. Kèk frè lavil Jope ale avè l' tou.

24 Yo rive Sezare yon jou apre. Kònèy t'ap tann yo ak tout fanmi l' ansanm ak kèk bon zanmi l' li te envite lakay li.

25 Pyè fè sa pou l' antre, Kònèy kouri vin devan l', li lage kò l' nan pye l', li bese tèt li byen ba devan li.

26 Men, Pyè fè l' leve, li di l' konsa: Kanpe non, monchè. Se yon moun mwen ye tou.

27 Pyè kontinye pale avèk li. Yo antre nan kay la epi Pyè jwenn yon bann moun ki te sanble.

28 Li di yo: Nou konnen sa pa fèt: jwif pa gen dwa mele ak moun lòt nasyon ni mete pye lakay yo. Relijyon l' pa penmèt sa. Men, Bondye fè m' konnen, mwen pa gen dwa gade pesonn pou move moun ni pou moun ki pa nan kondisyon pou sèvi Bondye.

29 Se poutèt sa, voye ou voye rele m' lan, mwen pa fè ni yonn ni de, mwen vini. Koulye a, mwen ta renmen konnen poukisa ou voye chache m' lan.

30 Kònèy di li: Jòdi a fè kat jou, mwen te lakay mwen, mwen t'ap lapriyè vè twazè konsa nan apremidi. Mwen rete konsa, mwen wè yon nonm ki te gen yon bèl rad byen klere sou li kanpe devan mwen.

31 Epi l' di mwen: Kònèy, Bondye tande lapriyè ou, li chonje tout byen ou fè pou pòv yo.

32 Voye yon moun lavil Jope al rele Simon ki gen ti non Pyè a. Se lakay Simon, bòs tanè ki bò lanmè a, li ye.

33 Menm lè a, mwen voye chache ou, epi ou asepte vini. Koulye a, men nou tout la devan Bondye, n'ap koute tou sa Bondye ba ou lòd di nou.

34 ¶ Pyè pran lapawòl, li di: Wi, koulye a, mwen konprann sa se vre: Bondye pa gade sou figi moun.

35 Li kontan ak tout moun nan tout nasyon ki gen krentif pou li epi ki fè sa ki dwat devan li.

36 Nou konnen mesaj Bondye te voye bay pèp Izrayèl la: li fè yo konnen bon nouvèl la ki di: Bondye voye Jezi ki Mèt tout moun pou bay tout moun kè poze.

37 Nou konnen sak te rive nan tout peyi Jide a. Bagay sa yo kòmanse nan peyi Galile, apre batèm Jan t'ap anonse a.

38 Nou konnen tou ki jan Bondye te vide pouvwa Sentespri l' sou Jezi, moun Nazarèt la. Jezi mache nan tout peyi a, li t'ap fè byen, li t'ap geri tout moun ki te anba pouvwa Satan paske Bondye te kanpe avèk li.

39 Nou menm k'ap pale la a, nou temwen tou sa li te fè nan peyi jwif yo ak nan Jerizalèm. Yo te touye l', yo te kloure l' sou kwa a.

40 Men sou twa jou, Bondye fè l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Apre sa, li fè moun wè li vivan.

41 Se pa tout moun non ki te wè li. Se nou menm ase ki te wè li. Bondye te chwazi nou davans pou sèvi l' temwen. Wi, nou manje avè l', nou bwè avè l' apre Bondye te fè l' tounen vivan soti nan lanmò.

42 Li ban nou lòd mache fè konnen bon nouvèl la bay pèp la, pou n' fè konnen se Jezi menm Bondye mete pou jije tout moun san wete yonn, kit yo vivan kit yo mouri deja.

43 Tout pwofèt yo te di sa sou li: Nenpòt moun ki met konfyans yo nan Jezi va resevwa padon pou tout peche yo gremesi non sa a.

44 ¶ Pyè t'ap pale toujou lè Sentespri a desann sou tout moun ki t'ap koute mesaj la.

45 Frè ki te soti lavil Jope ansanm ak Pyè yo se jwif yo te ye. Yo te sezi wè ki jan Bondye te bay moun ki pa jwif yo Sentespri l' an kantite.

46 Yo te tande moun lòt nasyon yo ap pale nan lòt lang. Yo t'ap fè lwanj Bondye, yo t'ap di jan li gen pouvwa. Lè sa a Pyè di:

47 Moun sa yo resevwa Sentespri menm jan avèk nou. Koulye a, ki moun ki ka anpeche nou batize yo nan dlo tou?

48 Epi li bay lòd batize yo nan non Jezikri. Apre sa, yo mande Pyè pou l' rete pase kèk jou avèk yo.

Pyè ak Kònèy

10 Te gen yon nonm nan lavil Sezare yo te rele Kònèy. Kònèy te yon kapitèn nan lame Women an. Li te nan tèt yon batayon sòlda, moun peyi Itali. Kònèy te relijye anpil. Li menm ak tout moun lakay li te gen krentif pou Bondye. Li te fè anpil byen pou pèp Jwif la. Kònèy te konn priye Bondye detanzantan. Yon apremidi, li te bò twazè konsa, Kònèy fè yon vizyon. Jeklè konsa, li wè yon anj Bondye vin bò kote l epi anj lan di l: “Kònèy!”

Kònèy gade anj lan fiks epi nan perèz li, li di anj lan: “Ki sa w vle, mèt?” Zanj lan reponn li: “Bondye tande priyè w yo epi li wè tout byen ou te fè pou pòv yo. Li sonje w ansanm ak tout byen ou te fè yo.

Kounye a, voye kèk moun al lavil Jope pou y al chache yon nonm yo rele Simon. Li gen yon ti non Pyè. Li fè ladesant lakay yon lòt Simon ki limenm se yon bòs tanè ki gen kay li bò lanmè a.” Lè anj lan fin pale konsa ak Kònèy, li ale. Kònèy menm rele de nan sèvitè l yo ansanm ak yon sòlda ki se youn nan gad di kò l yo. Sòlda sa a, se te yon relijye tou. Kònèy rakonte mesye yo tout sa k te pase a epi li voye yo ale Jope.

Nan demen, bò midi, mesye yo te prèske rive Jope lè Pyè monte sou tèt kay la pou l priye. 10 Pyè te vin grangou, li te anvi manje. Pandan yo t ap pare manje pou li, li fè yon vizyon. 11 Li wè syèl la louvri epi yon bagay t ap desann sot nan syèl la. Li te sanble ak yon gwo dra mare nan kat pwent y ap file desann sou latè. 12 Nan dra sa a, te gen tout kalite bèt kat pat, bèt ki trennen sou vant, ak tout kalite zwazo. 13 Li tande yon vwa ki di l: “Pyè, leve, touye epi manje.”

14 Men, Pyè reponn: “Non Mèt, mwen pa janm manje manje ki pa pwòp osinon ki pa kalite manje mwen gen dwa manje.”

15 Lè sa a, vwa a di l ankò: “Bondye gentan rann bagay sa yo pwòp, pa di yo pa kalite manje ou gen dwa manje.” 16 Sa rive konsa pandan twa fwa. Apre sa, dra a tounen monte nan syèl la ankò. 17 Pyè t ap reflechi sou sans vizyon an genyen. Pandan tan sa a, mesye yo te gentan jwenn kay kote Simon te ye a. Yo te gentan rive nan pòt la.

18 Yo mande: “Èske se isit la Simon yo rele Pyè a fè ladesant?”

19 Pyè t ap reflechi sou sans vizyon an toujou lè Sentespri a di li: “Koute, gen twa mesye k ap mande pou ou.” 20 Leve, desann anba a epi pati ak yo. Ou pa bezwen doute anyen, paske se mwen menm ki voye yo. 21 Konsa, Pyè desann, l al jwenn mesye yo epi li di: “M kwè se mwen menm n ap chache. Ki sa k mennen nou isit la?”

22 Mesye yo di Pyè konsa: “Se Kònèy, yon ofisye women, ki voye nou. Kònèy se yon bon moun ki gen krentif pou Bondye. Tout pèp Jwif la respekte li. Se yon anj Bondye ki te di l pou l envite w lakay li pou l kapab tande sa ou menm ou gen pou di l.” 23 Pyè fè mesye yo antre epi l mande yo rete pase nuit lan. Nan demen maten, Pyè leve, li pati ak mesye yo. Kèk frè nan lavil Jope pati avè l tou.

24 Nan demen ankò, mesye yo rive Sezare. Kònèy menm t ap tann yo. Li te gentan rasanble tout fanmi l ansanm ak kèk zanmi li tou.

25 Parèt Pyè parèt nan pòt la, Kònèy al rankontre l. Li jete kò l ajenou nan pye Pyè pou l adore l. 26 Men, Pyè fè l leve. Li di l: “Leve! Se yon senp moun mwen ye.” 27 Pyè kontinye pale ak Kònèy. Apre sa li antre nan kay la epi li wè yon bann moun te rasanble.

28 Pyè di yo: “Nou konnen li kont lalwa pou yon Jwif ni asosye l ak moun ki pa Jwif ni antre lakay yo. Men, Bondye fè m konprann mwen pa gen dwa gade pèsonn kòm moun ki enpi osinon kòm moun ki pa nan kondisyon pou l sèvi Bondye. 29 Se poutèt sa, lè ou voye chache m, mwen vini san m pa ezite. Kounye a, mwen ta vle konnen poukisa ou te voye chache m.”

30 Lè sa a, Kònèy di: “Sa fè kat jou, m t ap priye lakay mwen, nan menm lè sa a, twazè apremidi. Sanzatann konsa, mwen wè yon nonm ak yon rad byen klere sou li kanpe devan m. 31 Li di m: Kònèy, Bondye tande priyè w. Li wè tout byen ou fè pou pòv yo tou. Li sonje w ak tout sa w fè. 32 Voye kèk moun nan lavil Jope al chache Simon yo rele Pyè a. Li fè ladesant lakay yon lòt Simon, yon bòs tanè ki gen kay li bò lanmè a. 33 Menm kote a, mwen voye chache w. Li byen bon ou vini. Kounye a, men nou tout la devan Bondye. Nou pare pou n koute tout sa Senyè a pase w lòd di nou.”

Diskou Pyè lakay Kònèy

34 Pyè pran lapawòl, li di: “Kounye a mwen wè toutbon vre, Bondye pa gade pèsonn pou pi bon pase lòt moun. 35 Li aksepte tout moun ki gen krentif pou li epi ki fè sa ki dwat, nan kèlkeswa nasyon yo soti. 36 Bondye te pale ak pèp Izrayèl la. Li fè yo konnen Bòn Nouvèl la ki di lapè a vini nan Jezikris. Jezikris sa a se Senyè sou tout moun.

37 Nou konnen kisa k te rive nan tout rejyon Jide a. Bagay sa yo te kòmanse nan Galile apre Jan te fin preche batèm repantans lan. 38 Anplis, nou konnen kijan Bondye te mete Sentespri li ak puisans li sou Jezi, moun Nazarèt la. Jezi te mache nan tout peyi a, li t ap fè byen pou moun yo, li t ap geri tout moun ki te anba pouvwa Satan, paske Bondye te avèk li.

39 Nou te temwen tout sa Jezi te fè nan tout rejyon Jide a ak nan Jerizalèm. Malgre sa, yo touye l epi yo mete l sou yon kwa ki fèt an bwa. 40 Sou twa jou, Bondye resisite l epi li fè moun wè l vivan ankò. 41 Se pa tout moun nan pèp Jwif la ki te wè li, men nou menm Bondye te chwazi pou rann temwanyaj la, nou manje ak li, nou bwè ak li apre l te fin resisite a.

42 Li ban nou lòd pou n al anonse Bòn Nouvèl la bay pèp la; pou n al fè konnen se Jezi menm Bondye chwazi pou jije moun ki vivan yo ak moun ki mouri yo. 43 Tout pwofèt yo te gentan pwofetize pawòl sa a konsènan Jezi: Nenpòt moun ki mete konfyans li nan Jezi ap resevwa padon pou peche l yo, grenmesi puisans non Kris la.”

Bondye montre li aksepte tout moun

44 Pyè t ap pale toujou lè Sentespri a desann sou tout moun ki t ap tande l yo. 45 Kwayan Jwif ki te soti Jope ansanm ak Pyè yo te sezi wè don Sentespri a desann sou moun ki pa Jwif yo tou. 46 Paske yo te tande moun yo ap pale divès lang epi yo t ap fè lwanj pou Bondye. Lè sa a Pyè di: 47 “Kilès ki ka anpeche moun sa yo batize nan dlo, poutèt yo resevwa Sentespri a menm jan avèk nou?” 48 Epi Pyè bay lòd batize yo nan non Jezikris. Apre sa, yo mande Pyè pou l rete pase kèk jou avèk yo.

Cornelius Calls for Peter

10 At Caesarea(A) there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;(B) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. One day at about three in the afternoon(C) he had a vision.(D) He distinctly saw an angel(E) of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering(F) before God.(G) Now send men to Joppa(H) to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying with Simon the tanner,(I) whose house is by the sea.”

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.(J)

Peter’s Vision(K)

About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof(L) to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.(M) 11 He saw heaven opened(N) and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”

14 “Surely not, Lord!”(O) Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”(P)

15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”(Q)

16 This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

17 While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision,(R) the men sent by Cornelius(S) found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate. 18 They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.

19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision,(T) the Spirit said(U) to him, “Simon, three[a] men are looking for you. 20 So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.”(V)

21 Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

22 The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man,(W) who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”(X) 23 Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.

Peter at Cornelius’s House

The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers(Y) from Joppa went along.(Z) 24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea.(AA) Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. 26 But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”(AB)

27 While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people.(AC) 28 He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile.(AD) But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.(AE) 29 So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?”

30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes(AF) stood before me 31 and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. 32 Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.’ 33 So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”

34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism(AG) 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.(AH) 36 You know the message(AI) God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news(AJ) of peace(AK) through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.(AL) 37 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— 38 how God anointed(AM) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing(AN) all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.(AO)

39 “We are witnesses(AP) of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross,(AQ) 40 but God raised him from the dead(AR) on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He was not seen by all the people,(AS) but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate(AT) and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people(AU) and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.(AV) 43 All the prophets testify about him(AW) that everyone(AX) who believes(AY) in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”(AZ)

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on(BA) all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter(BB) were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out(BC) even on Gentiles.(BD) 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[b](BE) and praising God.

Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water.(BF) They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”(BG) 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.(BH) Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:19 One early manuscript two; other manuscripts do not have the number.
  2. Acts 10:46 Or other languages