Actuum Apostolorum 10
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Vir autem quidam erat in Cæsarea, nomine Cornelius, centurio cohortis quæ dicitur Italica,
1And there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of that which is called the Italian band;
2religiosus, ac timens Deum cum omni domo sua, faciens eleemosynas multas plebi, et deprecans Deum semper.
2A religious man, and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and always praying to God.
3Is vidit in visu manifeste, quasi hora diei nona, angelum Dei introëuntem ad se, et dicentem sibi: Corneli.
3This man saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him: Cornelius.
4At ille intuens eum, timore correptus, dixit: Quid est, domine? Dixit autem illi: Orationes tuæ et eleemosynæ tuæ ascenderunt in memoriam in conspectu Dei.
4And he, beholding him, being seized with fear, said: What is it, Lord? And he said to him: Thy prayers and thy alms are ascended for a memorial in the sight of God.
5Et nunc mitte viros in Joppen, et accersi Simonem quemdam, qui cognominatur Petrus:
5And now send men to Joppe, and call hither one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
6hic hospitatur apud Simonem quemdam coriarium, cujus est domus juxta mare: hic dicet tibi quid te oporteat facere.
6He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side. He will tell thee what thou must do.
7Et cum discessisset angelus qui loquebatur illi, vocavit duos domesticos suos, et militem metuentem Dominum ex his qui illi parebant.
7And when the angel who spoke to him was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a soldier who feared the Lord, of them that were under him.
8Quibus cum narrasset omnia, misit illos in Joppen.
8To whom when he had related all, he sent them to Joppe.
9Postera autem die, iter illis facientibus, et appropinquantibus civitati, ascendit Petrus in superiora ut oraret circa horam sextam.
9And on the next day, whilst they were going on their journey, and drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up to the higher parts of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.
10Et cum esuriret, voluit gustare. Parantibus autem illis, cecidit super eum mentis excessus:
10And being hungry, he was desirous to taste somewhat. And as they were preparing, there came upon him an ecstasy of mind.
11et vidit cælum apertum, et descendens vas quoddam, velut linteum magnum, quatuor initiis submitti de cælo in terram,
11And he saw the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great linen sheet let down by the four corners from heaven to the earth:
12in quo erant omnia quadrupedia, et serpentia terræ, et volatilia cæli.
12Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and fowls of the air.
13Et facta est vox ad eum: Surge, Petre: occide, et manduca.
13And there came a voice to him: Arise, Peter; kill and eat.
14Ait autem Petrus: Absit Domine, quia numquam manducavi omne commune et immundum.
14But Peter said: Far be it from me; for I never did eat any thing that is common and unclean.
15Et vox iterum secundo ad eum: Quod Deus purificavit, tu commune ne dixeris.
15And the voice spoke to him again the second time: That which God hath cleansed, do not thou call common.
16Hoc autem factum est per ter: et statim receptum est vas in cælum.
16And this was done thrice; and presently the vessel was taken up into heaven.
17Et dum intra se hæsitaret Petrus quidnam esset visio quam vidisset, ecce viri qui missi erant a Cornelio, inquirentes domum Simonis astiterunt ad januam.
17Now, whilst Peter was doubting within himself, what the vision that he had seen should mean, behold the men who were sent from Cornelius, inquiring for Simon’s house, stood at the gate.
18Et cum vocassent, interrogabant, si Simon qui cognominatur Petrus illic haberet hospitium.
18And when they had called, they asked, if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
19Petro autem cogitante de visione, dixit Spiritus ei: Ecce viri tres quærunt te.
19And as Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold three men seek thee.
20Surge itaque, descende, et vade cum eis nihil dubitans: quia ego misi illos.
20Arise, therefore, get thee down and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
21Descendens autem Petrus ad viros, dixit: Ecce ego sum, quem quæritis: quæ causa est, propter quam venistis?
21Then Peter, going down to the men, said: Behold, I am he whom you seek; what is the cause for which you are come?
22Qui dixerunt: Cornelius centurio, vir justus et timens Deum, et testimonium habens ab universa gente Judæorum, responsum accepit ab angelo sancto accersire te in domum suam, et audire verba abs te.
22Who said: Cornelius, a centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and having good testimony from all the nation of the Jews, received an answer of an holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
23Introducens ergo eos, recepit hospitio. Sequenti autem die, surgens profectus est cum illis, et quidam ex fratribus ab Joppe comitati sunt eum.
23Then bringing them in, he lodged them. And the day following he arose, and went with them: and some of the brethren from Joppe accompanied him.
24Altera autem die introivit Cæsaream. Cornelius vero exspectabat illos, convocatis cognatis suis et necessariis amicis.
24And the morrow after, he entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, having called together his kinsmen and special friends.
25Et factum est cum introisset Petrus, obvius venit ei Cornelius, et procidens ad pedes ejus adoravit.
25And it came to pass, that when Peter was come in, Cornelius came to meet him, Cornelius came to meet him, and falling at his feet adored.
26Petrus vero elevavit eum, dicens: Surge: et ego ipse homo sum.
26But Peter lifted him up, saying: Arise, I myself also am a man.
27Et loquens cum illo intravit, et invenit multos qui convenerant:
27And talking with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
28dixitque ad illos: Vos scitis quomodo abominatum sit viro Judæo conjungi aut accedere ad alienigenam: sed mihi ostendit Deus neminem communem aut immundum dicere hominem.
28And he said to them: You know how abominable it is for a man that is a Jew, to keep company or to come unto one of another nation: but God hath shewed to me, to call no man common or unclean.
29Propter quod sine dubitatione veni accersitus. Interrogo ergo, quam ob causam accersistis me?
29For which cause, making no doubt, I came when I was sent for. I ask, therefore, for what cause you have sent for me?
30Et Cornelius ait: A nudiusquarta die usque ad hanc horam, orans eram hora nona in domo mea, et ecce vir stetit ante me in veste candida, et ait:
30And Cornelius said: Four days ago, unto this hour, I was praying in my house, at the ninth hour, and behold a man stood before me in white apparel, and said:
31Corneli, exaudita est oratio tua, et eleemosynæ tuæ commemoratæ sunt in conspectu Dei.
31Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thy alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32Mitte ergo in Joppen, et accersi Simonem qui cognominatur Petrus: hic hospitatur in domo Simonis coriarii juxta mare.
32Send therefore to Joppe, and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter: he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side.
33Confestim ergo misi ad te: et tu benefecisti veniendo. Nunc ergo omnes nos in conspectu tuo adsumus audire omnia quæcumque tibi præcepta sunt a Domino.
33Immediately therefore I sent to thee: and thou hast done well in coming. Now therefore all we are present in thy sight, to hear all things whatsoever are commanded thee by the Lord.
34Aperiens autem Petrus os suum, dixit: In veritate comperi quia non est personarum acceptor Deus;
34And Peter opening his mouth, said: In very deed I perceive, that God is not a respecter of persons.
35sed in omni gente qui timet eum, et operatur justitiam, acceptus est illi.
35But in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh justice, is acceptable to him.
36Verbum misit Deus filiis Israël, annuntians pacem per Jesum Christum (hic est omnium Dominus).
36God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all.)
37Vos scitis quod factum est verbum per universam Judæam: incipiens enim a Galilæa post baptismum quod prædicavit Joannes,
37You know the word which hath been published through all Judea: for it began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached,
38Jesum a Nazareth: quomodo unxit eum Deus Spiritu Sancto, et virtute, qui pertransiit benefaciendo, et sanando omnes oppressos a diabolo, quoniam Deus erat cum illo.
38Jesus of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Ghost, and with power, who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
39Et nos testes sumus omnium quæ fecit in regione Judæorum, et Jerusalem, quem occiderunt suspendentes in ligno.
39And we are witnesses of all things that he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed, hanging him upon a tree.
40Hunc Deus suscitavit tertia die, et dedit eum manifestum fieri,
40Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest,
41non omni populo, sed testibus præordinatis a Deo: nobis, qui manducavimus et bibimus cum illo postquam resurrexit a mortuis.
41Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he arose again from the dead;
42Et præcepit nobis prædicare populo, et testificari, quia ipse est qui constitutus est a Deo judex vivorum et mortuorum.
42And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who was appointed by God, to be judge of the living and of the dead.
43Huic omnes prophetæ testimonium perhibent remissionem peccatorum accipere per nomen ejus omnes qui credunt in eum.
43To him all the prophets give testimony, that by his name all receive remission of sins, who believe in him.
44Adhuc loquente Petro verba hæc, cecidit Spiritus Sanctus super omnes qui audiebant verbum.
44While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them that heard the word.
45Et obstupuerunt ex circumcisione fideles qui venerant cum Petro, quia et in nationes gratia Spiritus Sancti effusa est.
45And the faithful of the circumcision, who came with Peter, were astonished, for that the grace of the Holy Ghost was poured out upon the Gentiles also.
46Audiebant enim illos loquentes linguis, et magnificantes Deum.
46For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God.
47Tunc respondit Petrus: Numquid aquam quis prohibere potest ut non baptizentur hi qui Spiritum Sanctum acceperunt sicut et nos?
47Then Peter answered: Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, as well as we?
48Et jussit eos baptizari in nomine Domini Jesu Christi. Tunc rogaverunt eum ut maneret apud eos aliquot diebus.
48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then they desired him to tarry with them some days.
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