Πραξεις 11
1 ηκουσαν δε οι αποστολοι και οι αδελφοι οι οντες κατα την ιουδαιαν οτι και τα εθνη εδεξαντο τον λογον του θεου
The apostles and the followers throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God’s message.
2 οτε δε ανεβη πετρος εις ιερουσαλημ διεκρινοντο προς αυτον οι εκ περιτομης
But, when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who were converts from Judaism began to attack him,
3 λεγοντες οτι {VAR1: εισηλθεν } {VAR2: εισηλθες } προς ανδρας ακροβυστιαν εχοντας και {VAR1: συνεφαγεν } {VAR2: συνεφαγες } αυτοις
on the ground that he had visited people who were not circumcised, and had taken meals with them.
4 αρξαμενος δε πετρος εξετιθετο αυτοις καθεξης λεγων
So Peter began to relate the facts to them as they had occurred.
5 εγω ημην εν πολει ιοππη προσευχομενος και ειδον εν εκστασει οραμα καταβαινον σκευος τι ως οθονην μεγαλην τεσσαρσιν αρχαις καθιεμενην εκ του ουρανου και ηλθεν αχρις εμου
“I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and was praying; and, while in a trance, I saw a vision. There was something like a great sail descending, let down by its four corners out of the heavens; and it came right down to me.
6 εις ην ατενισας κατενοουν και ειδον τα τετραποδα της γης και τα θηρια και τα ερπετα και τα πετεινα του ουρανου
Looking intently at it, I began to distinguish quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds;
7 ηκουσα δε και φωνης λεγουσης μοι αναστας πετρε θυσον και φαγε
and I also heard a voice saying to me – ‘Stand up, Peter, kill something and eat.’
8 ειπον δε μηδαμως κυριε οτι κοινον η ακαθαρτον ουδεποτε εισηλθεν εις το στομα μου
‘No, Lord, I cannot,’ I answered, ‘for nothing defiled or unclean has ever passed my lips.’
9 απεκριθη δε {VAR1: εκ δευτερου φωνη } {VAR2: φωνη εκ δευτερου } εκ του ουρανου α ο θεος εκαθαρισεν συ μη κοινου
Then a second time there came a voice from the heavens. ‘What God has pronounced clean’, it said, ‘you must not call defiled.’
10 τουτο δε εγενετο επι τρις και ανεσπασθη παλιν απαντα εις τον ουρανον
This happened three times, and then all was drawn up again into the heavens.
11 και ιδου εξαυτης τρεις ανδρες επεστησαν επι την οικιαν εν η ημεν απεσταλμενοι απο καισαρειας προς με
At that moment three men, who had been sent from Caesarea to see me, came up to the house in which we were.
12 ειπεν δε το πνευμα μοι συνελθειν αυτοις μηδεν διακριναντα ηλθον δε συν εμοι και οι εξ αδελφοι ουτοι και εισηλθομεν εις τον οικον του ανδρος
The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six companions also went with me. And, when we came into the man’s house,
13 απηγγειλεν δε ημιν πως ειδεν {VAR1: τον } {VAR2: [τον] } αγγελον εν τω οικω αυτου σταθεντα και ειποντα αποστειλον εις ιοππην και μεταπεμψαι σιμωνα τον επικαλουμενον πετρον
he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and how the angel had said to him – ‘Send to Joppa and fetch the Simon, who is also known as Peter;
14 ος λαλησει ρηματα προς σε εν οις σωθηση συ και πας ο οικος σου
for he will tell you truths, which will prove the means of salvation to you and all your household.’
15 εν δε τω αρξασθαι με λαλειν επεπεσεν το πνευμα το αγιον επ αυτους ωσπερ και εφ ημας εν αρχη
I had but just begun to speak,” continued Peter, “when the Holy Spirit fell on them, exactly as on us at the first;
16 εμνησθην δε του ρηματος του κυριου ως ελεγεν ιωαννης μεν εβαπτισεν υδατι υμεις δε βαπτισθησεσθε εν πνευματι αγιω
and I recalled the saying of the Master – ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17 ει ουν την ισην δωρεαν εδωκεν αυτοις ο θεος ως και ημιν πιστευσασιν επι τον κυριον ιησουν χριστον εγω τις ημην δυνατος κωλυσαι τον θεον
Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master – who was I that I could thwart God?”
18 ακουσαντες δε ταυτα ησυχασαν και εδοξασαν τον θεον λεγοντες αρα και τοις εθνεσιν ο θεος την μετανοιαν εις ζωην εδωκεν
On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. “So even to the Gentiles,” they exclaimed, “God has granted the repentance which leads to life!”
19 οι μεν ουν διασπαρεντες απο της θλιψεως της γενομενης επι στεφανω διηλθον εως φοινικης και κυπρου και αντιοχειας μηδενι λαλουντες τον λογον ει μη μονον ιουδαιοις
Now those who had been scattered in different directions, in consequence of the persecution that followed the death of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, telling the message – but only to Jews.
20 ησαν δε τινες εξ αυτων ανδρες κυπριοι και κυρηναιοι οιτινες ελθοντες εις αντιοχειαν ελαλουν και προς τους ελληνιστας ευαγγελιζομενοι τον κυριον ιησουν
Some of them, however, who were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, on coming to Antioch, addressed themselves also to the Jews of foreign birth, telling them the good news about that Lord Jesus.
21 και ην χειρ κυριου μετ αυτων πολυς τε αριθμος ο πιστευσας επεστρεψεν επι τον κυριον
The power of the Lord was with them, so that a great number who had learned to believe came over to the Lord’s side.
22 ηκουσθη δε ο λογος εις τα ωτα της εκκλησιας της ουσης εν ιερουσαλημ περι αυτων και εξαπεστειλαν βαρναβαν {VAR2: [διελθειν] } εως αντιοχειας
The news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 ος παραγενομενος και ιδων την χαριν {VAR1: την } {VAR2: [την] } του θεου εχαρη και παρεκαλει παντας τη προθεσει της καρδιας προσμενειν {VAR1: [εν] } τω κυριω
On coming there he saw to his great joy these tokens of the loving kindness of God, and encouraged them all to make up their minds to be faithful to the Lord –
24 οτι ην ανηρ αγαθος και πληρης πνευματος αγιου και πιστεως και προσετεθη οχλος ικανος τω κυριω
For Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith – and a large number of people took their stand on the Lord’s side.
25 εξηλθεν δε εις ταρσον αναζητησαι σαυλον
Afterward Barnabas left for Tarsus to look for Saul;
26 και ευρων ηγαγεν εις αντιοχειαν εγενετο δε αυτοις και ενιαυτον ολον συναχθηναι εν τη εκκλησια και διδαξαι οχλον ικανον χρηματισαι τε πρωτως εν αντιοχεια τους μαθητας χριστιανους
and, when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it came about that, for a whole year, they attended the meetings of the church there, and taught a large number of people; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.’
27 εν ταυταις δε ταις ημεραις κατηλθον απο ιεροσολυμων προφηται εις αντιοχειαν
During this time, some prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem.
28 αναστας δε εις εξ αυτων ονοματι αγαβος {VAR1: εσημαινεν } {VAR2: εσημανεν } δια του πνευματος λιμον μεγαλην μελλειν εσεσθαι εφ ολην την οικουμενην ητις εγενετο επι κλαυδιου
One of them, named Agabus, came forward and, under the influence of the Spirit, foretold a great famine that was to spread over all the world – a famine which occurred in the reign of Claudius.
29 των δε μαθητων καθως ευπορειτο τις ωρισαν εκαστος αυτων εις διακονιαν πεμψαι τοις κατοικουσιν εν τη ιουδαια αδελφοις
So the disciples, without exception, determined, in proportion to their means, to send something to help the followers living in Judea.
30 ο και εποιησαν αποστειλαντες προς τους πρεσβυτερους δια χειρος βαρναβα και σαυλου
And this they did, sending it to the church elders by Barnabas and Saul.
