Travay 10
1 Nan lavil Sezare te gen yon nonm ki te rele Kònèy. Li te kaptenn yon batayon sòlda moun peyi Itali nan lame women an.
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in the regiment known as the “Italian Regiment,”
2 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.
A religious man and one who reverenced God, with all his household. He was liberal in his charities to the people, and prayed to God constantly.
3 Yon jou apremidi, vè twazè, li fè yon vizyon: aklè konsa, li wè yon zanj Bondye antre lakay li. Zanj lan rele li: Kònèy!
One afternoon, about three o’clock, he distinctly saw in a vision an angel from God come to him, and call him by name.
4 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.
Cornelius fixed his eyes on him and, in great alarm, said, ‘What is it, Lord?’ ‘Your prayers and your charities,’ the angel answered, ‘have been an acceptable offering to God.
5 Koulye a, voye moun lavil Jope, fè y' al chache yon nonm yo rele Simon (li gen yon ti non Pyè).
And now, send messengers to Joppa and fetch a man called Simon, who is also known as Peter.
6 Li fè ladesant lakay Simon, bòs tanè a, ki gen kay li bò lanmè a.
He is lodging with a tanner named Simon, who has a house near the sea.’
7 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.
When the angel, who had spoken to him, had gone, Cornelius called two servants and a religious soldier, who was one of his constant attendants,
8 Li rakonte yo tou sak te pase. Lèfini, li voye yo Jope.
and, after telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa.
9 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.
On the next day, while these men were on their way, just as they were nearing the town, Peter went up on the housetop about midday to pray.
10 Grangou bare l', li te anvi manje. Pandan yo t'ap pare manje pou li, li fè yon vizyon:
He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,
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.
and saw that the heavens were open, and that something like a great sail was descending, let down by its four corners towards the earth.
12 Te gen tout kalite bèt kat pat, tout kalite bèt ki trennen sou vant ak tout kalite zwezo ladan li.
In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds.
13 Li tande yon vwa ki di l' konsa: Leve non, Pyè. Touye, lè ou fini, manje.
Then he was aware of a voice which said – ‘Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat.’
14 Men, Pyè di: Non, Mèt. Mwen pa janm manje move manje ni manje ki pa bon pou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye.
‘No, Lord, I cannot,’ answered Peter, ‘for I have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.’
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.
Again he was aware of a voice which said – ‘What God has pronounced clean, do not regard as defiled.’
16 An twa fwa sa repete. Apre sa, lamenm bagay la moute tounen nan syèl la.
This happened three times, and then suddenly it was all taken up into the heavens.
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.
While Peter was still perplexed as to the meaning of the vision that he had seen, the men sent by Cornelius, having enquired the way to Simon’s house, came up to the gate,
18 Yo rele moun, epi yo mande: Eske se isit Simon yo rele Pyè a fè ladesant li?
and called out and asked if the Simon, who was also known as Peter, was lodging there.
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.
Peter was still pondering over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, ‘There are two men looking for you at this moment.
20 Leve non, desann. Pati ak yo touswit, se mwen menm ki voye yo.
Go down at once and do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.’
21 Pyè desann, li al jwenn mesye yo, epi l' di yo: Se mwen menm n'ap chache a. Kisak mennen nou isit la?
Peter went down to the men and said, ‘I am the person you are looking for. What is your reason for coming?’
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.
The men replied, ‘Our centurion, Cornelius, a pious man who reverences God and is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, has been instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to listen to what you have to say.’
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.
So Peter invited them in and entertained them. The next day he lost no time in setting out with them, accompanied by some of the Lord’s followers from Joppa;
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.
and the day following he entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them, and had invited his relatives and intimate friends to meet them.
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.
So, when Peter entered the city, Cornelius met him, and, throwing himself at Peter’s feet, bowed to the ground.
26 Men, Pyè fè l' leve, li di l' konsa: Kanpe non, monchè. Se yon moun mwen ye tou.
Peter, however, lifted him up, saying as he did so, ‘Stand up, I am only human like yourself.’
27 Pyè kontinye pale avèk li. Yo antre nan kay la epi Pyè jwenn yon bann moun ki te sanble.
Talking with him as he went, Peter entered the house, where he found a large gathering of people, to whom he said,
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.
‘You are doubtless aware that it is forbidden for a Jew to be intimate with a foreigner, or even to enter his house; and yet God has shown me that I ought not to call anyone defiled or unclean.
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.
That was why I came, when I was sent for, without raising any objection. And now I ask your reason for sending for me.’
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.
‘Just three days ago this very hour,’ Cornelius said, ‘I was in my house, saying the Afternoon Prayers, when a man in dazzling clothing suddenly stood before me.
31 Epi l' di mwen: Kònèy, Bondye tande lapriyè ou, li chonje tout byen ou fè pou pòv yo.
“Cornelius,” he said, “your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been accepted, by God.
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.
Therefore send to Joppa, and invite the Simon, who is also known as Peter, to come here. He is lodging in the house of Simon the tanner, near the sea.”
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.
Accordingly I sent to you at once, and you have been so good as to come. And now we are all here in the presence of God, to listen to all that you have been instructed by the Lord to say.’
34 Pyè pran lapawòl, li di: Wi, koulye a, mwen konprann sa se vre: Bondye pa gade sou figi moun.
Then Peter began. ‘I see, beyond all doubt,’ he said, ‘that God does not show partiality,
35 Li kontan ak tout moun nan tout nasyon ki gen krentif pou li epi ki fè sa ki dwat devan li.
but that in every nation he who reverences him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
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.
God has sent his message to the Israelites and told them, through Jesus Christ, the good news of peace – and Jesus is Lord of all!
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.
You yourselves know the story which spread through all Judea, how, beginning form Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed –
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.
the story, I mean, of Jesus of Nazareth, and how God consecrated him his Christ by enduing him with the Holy Spirit and with power; and how he went about doing good and curing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
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.
We are ourselves, too, witnesses to all that he did in Judea and in Jerusalem; yet they put him to death by hanging him on a cross!
40 Men sou twa jou, Bondye fè l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Apre sa, li fè moun wè li vivan.
This Jesus God raised on the third day, and enabled him to appear,
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.
not indeed to everyone, but to witnesses chosen beforehand by God – to us, who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead.
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.
Further, God charged us to proclaim to the people, and solemnly affirm, that it is Jesus who has been appointed by God judge of the living and the dead.
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.
To him it is that all the prophets bear witness, when they say that everyone who believes in him receives through his name forgiveness of sins.’
44 Pyè t'ap pale toujou lè Sentespri a desann sou tout moun ki t'ap koute mesaj la.
Before Peter had finished saying these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message.
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.
Those converts from Judaism, who had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed even on the Gentiles;
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:
for they heard them speaking in different languages and extolling God. At this Peter asked,
47 Moun sa yo resevwa Sentespri menm jan avèk nou. Koulye a, ki moun ki ka anpeche nou batize yo nan dlo tou?
‘Can anyone refuse the water for the baptism of these people, now that they have received the Holy Spirit as we did ourselves?’
48 Epi li bay lòd batize yo nan non Jezikri. Apre sa, yo mande Pyè pou l' rete pase kèk jou avèk yo.
And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ; after which they asked him to stay there a few days longer.
