Hechos 10
1 Kꞌo jun achi ubꞌiꞌnam Cornelio je laꞌ pa ri tinimit Cesarea, jun kinimaꞌqil ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit pa ri tinimit Roma rech ri wokaj ubꞌiꞌnam Italiano.
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in the regiment known as the “Italian Regiment,”
2 Ri Cornelio sibꞌalaj kubꞌan toqꞌobꞌ chike ri winaq. Ri Cornelio xuqujeꞌ ri e kꞌo rukꞌ pa rachoch kakimochꞌ kibꞌ cho ri Dios kasipan chike ri e mebꞌaibꞌ xuqujeꞌ kubꞌan chꞌawem amaqꞌel cho ri Dios.
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 Jun qꞌijal pa ri oxibꞌ hora rech bꞌenaq qꞌij, ri Cornelio xril jun ángel rech ri Dios xqet rukꞌ. ¡Cornelio! xuchixik.
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 Ko xkaꞌyik xuxiꞌj ribꞌ, xubꞌij che: ¿Jas kaj la, tat? Ri ángel xubꞌij che: Ri Dios xuta ri achꞌawem xuqujeꞌ xqaj choch ri asipanik ri xaya chike ri mebꞌaibꞌ.
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 Chanim kꞌut chaꞌtaqa bꞌik nikꞌaj achyabꞌ rech kebꞌe pa ri tinimit Jope rech keꞌkisikꞌij loq jun achi ubꞌiꞌ Simón Pedro.
And now, send messengers to Joppa and fetch a man called Simon, who is also known as Peter.
6 We achi riꞌ kꞌo cho rachoch ri Simón ri kachakun che taq tzꞌuꞌm, ri kel chuchiꞌ ri plo.
He is lodging with a tanner named Simon, who has a house near the sea.’
7 Are xeꞌ ri ángel, ri Cornelio xusikꞌij kebꞌ rajchakibꞌ rachiꞌl jun ajchꞌoꞌj ri sibꞌalaj kuꞌl ukꞌuꞌx chikij.
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 Xutzijoj chike ronojel ri xkꞌulmatajik kꞌa te riꞌ xuꞌtaq bꞌik pa ri tinimit Jope.
and, after telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa.
9 Chukabꞌ qꞌij, are xeqeteqobꞌ ri e taqoꞌn pa ri tinimit. Ri Pedro xpaqiꞌ pa ri uwiq ri ja ri kꞌo chikaj chubꞌanik chꞌawem qas pa ri unikꞌajil qꞌij.
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 Xaq kꞌa teꞌ sibꞌalaj xnumik, are kꞌu tajin kabꞌan ri uwa xaq kꞌa teꞌ xsachiꞌk, xkꞌut kꞌu jun mayijabꞌalalaj jastaq choch.
He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,
11 Xril ri kaj jaqalik xuqujeꞌ jun likꞌilik atzꞌyaq ximtal che ri kajibꞌ utzaꞌm tajin kaqaj loq cho ri uwachulew.
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 E kꞌo ronojel uwach aꞌwaj pa ri manta, aꞌwaj kajkaj kaqan, aꞌwaj ri kakijururej kibꞌ cho ri ulew, xuqujeꞌ aꞌwaj ri kerapinik.
In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds.
13 Kꞌa te riꞌ xuta jun chꞌabꞌal xubꞌij che: Pedro chatwaꞌjiloq, chaꞌkamisaj, kꞌa te riꞌ chaꞌtijaꞌ.
Then he was aware of a voice which said – ‘Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat.’
14 Ri Pedro xubꞌij: Tat, ri taqanik kubꞌij chi man yaꞌtal tal ketij we aꞌwaj riꞌ.
‘No, Lord, I cannot,’ answered Peter, ‘for I have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.’
15 Ri chꞌabꞌal xtataj chi junmul, xubꞌij: Man kabꞌij taj chi man yaꞌtal taj katij ri uchꞌajchꞌobꞌem chi ri Dios.
Again he was aware of a voice which said – ‘What God has pronounced clean, do not regard as defiled.’
16 Oxmul xril ri Pedro we kꞌulmatajem riꞌ, kꞌa te riꞌ xpaqabꞌax ri manta pa ri kaj.
This happened three times, and then suddenly it was all taken up into the heavens.
17 Ri Pedro xmayijanik che ri xkꞌut choch, xuchomaj rij jas kel kubꞌij ri xrilo. Qas che ri qꞌotaj riꞌ, ri achyabꞌ ri xetaq bꞌik rumal ri Cornelio xkiriq ri rachoch ri Simón e takꞌatoj chik chuchiꞌ ri uchiꞌ ja.
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 Xekꞌorokꞌatik, xkito la chilaꞌ kꞌo wi ri jun achi ubꞌiꞌnam Simón.
and called out and asked if the Simon, who was also known as Peter, was lodging there.
19 Ri Pedro kꞌut tajin kuchomaj na jas kel kubꞌij ri xrilo are xpe ri uchꞌabꞌal ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel xubꞌij che: Oxibꞌ achyabꞌ tajin katkitzukuj.
Peter was still pondering over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, ‘There are two men looking for you at this moment.
20 Chatwaꞌjiloq, chatqaj bꞌik, jat kukꞌ man kubꞌan ta kebꞌ akꞌuꞌx xa e nutaqom loq chasikꞌixik.
Go down at once and do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.’
21 Xqaj kꞌu loq ri Pedro, xubꞌij chike ri winaq ri tajin kakitzukuj: In riꞌ ri achi ri tajin kitzukuj. ¿Jas kiwaj?
Peter went down to the men and said, ‘I am the person you are looking for. What is your reason for coming?’
22 Ri winaq xkibꞌij: Xa xujutaq loq ri Cornelio, jun kinimaꞌqil ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ pa ri tinimit Roma, jun achi ri sibꞌalaj kuꞌtoꞌ ri winaq, xuqujeꞌ kumochꞌ ribꞌ cho ri Dios, kanimax kumal konojel ri winaq aꞌj Israel. Jun tyoxalaj ángel xbꞌin che chi rajawaxik kateꞌ at cho rachoch rech kutatabꞌej ri katzijoj che.
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 Ri Pedro xuꞌkoj bꞌik pa ri ja xubꞌij chike chi kekanaj kan che ri chaqꞌabꞌ riꞌ pa ri ja ri kꞌo wi, chukabꞌ qꞌij xeꞌ kukꞌ xerachiꞌlaj bꞌik nikꞌaj alaxik ri keꞌl pa ri tinimit Jope.
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 Chukabꞌ qꞌij xoꞌpan pa ri tinimit Cesarea. Ri Cornelio e rayeꞌm apanoq uꞌmulim ri rachalal xuqujeꞌ e rech taq chꞌabꞌeꞌn.
and the day following he entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them, and had invited his relatives and intimate friends to meet them.
25 Ri Pedro are xok bꞌik pa ri ja, xukiꞌ ri Cornelio choch, xuqꞌijilaꞌj.
So, when Peter entered the city, Cornelius met him, and, throwing himself at Peter’s feet, bowed to the ground.
26 Ri Pedro xubꞌij che: Chatwaꞌjiloq, ri in, in jun achi jetaq ri at.
Peter, however, lifted him up, saying as he did so, ‘Stand up, I am only human like yourself.’
27 Xkichapleꞌj kꞌu tzij, kꞌa te riꞌ xoꞌk bꞌik jawjeꞌ ri kimulim wi kibꞌ ri nikꞌaj winaq chik.
Talking with him as he went, Peter entered the house, where he found a large gathering of people, to whom he said,
28 Ri Pedro xubꞌij: Ix iwetaꞌm chi ri qataqanik kubꞌij chi man kuya taj chi jun winaq aj Israel katzijon rukꞌ jun winaq ri man aj Israel taj, pune jeriꞌ ri Dios xukꞌut chinuwach chi man kuya taj kinbꞌij chꞌuluj che ri uchꞌajchꞌobꞌem chi Areꞌ.
‘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 Rumal riꞌ man xinkꞌopij ta wibꞌ xinpe waral are xiniꞌsikꞌij loq. Chibꞌij bꞌa chwe jas rumal xiniꞌkꞌama loq.
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 Ri Cornelio xutzijoj we riꞌ: Chi kajibꞌ qꞌij kanoq tajin kinbꞌan chꞌawem pa ri wachoch pa ri urox hora rech bꞌenaq qꞌij. Xaq kꞌa teꞌ jun achi karepqꞌun ri ratzꞌyaq xtakꞌatobꞌ chinuwach.
‘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 Xubꞌij chwe: Cornelio, ri achꞌawem xtataj rumal ri Dios xuqujeꞌ xril ri asipanik ri kaya chike ri mebꞌaibꞌ.
“Cornelius,” he said, “your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been accepted, by God.
32 Chanim kꞌut chattaqan chukꞌamik ri jun achi ubꞌiꞌ Simón Pedro, kꞌo pa ri rachoch ri Simón ri kachakun che taq tzꞌuꞌm, ri kel chuchiꞌ ri plo, pa ri tinimit Jope.
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 Rumal riꞌ aninaq xintaqan che asikꞌixik, tyox chawe xatpetik. Che we chanim qonojel qamulim qibꞌ choch ri Dios, qayeꞌm kaqata ri utzij ri uyoꞌm chawe.
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 Ri Pedro xubꞌij: Chanim kinwilo chi ri Dios man xaq ta kuꞌchaꞌ ri winaq ri keꞌraj.
Then Peter began. ‘I see, beyond all doubt,’ he said, ‘that God does not show partiality,
35 Xane kuꞌkꞌamawaꞌj konojel ri kakimochꞌ kibꞌ choch xuqujeꞌ kakibꞌan ri utzilal.
but that in every nation he who reverences him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
36 Ri utz laj tzij ri yaꞌtal che ri tinimit Israel are chi kꞌo jaꞌmaril rukꞌ ri Dios, rumal ri Jesucristo, ri Ajawxel rech ronojel ri kꞌolik.
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 Iwetaꞌm ri xkꞌulmatajik, ri xchapleꞌtaj loq pa ronojel ri tinimit Judea, pa Galilea are xbꞌantaj ri uqasanaꞌ ri Jesús rumal ri Juan
You yourselves know the story which spread through all Judea, how, beginning form Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed –
38 Iwetaꞌm xuqujeꞌ chi ri Dios xuya ri kwinem rech ri Uxlabꞌixel che ri Jesús aj Nazaret. Rumal kꞌu wa ri Jesús xubꞌan ri utzilal, xuꞌkunaj ri e yawabꞌibꞌ xuqujeꞌ ri e jatꞌital rumal ri itzel, rumal kꞌo ri Dios rukꞌ.
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 Ri uj, uj taqoꞌn xqilo ronojel ri xubꞌano pa ronojel Judea xuqujeꞌ pa Jerusalén, xqilo are xkamisaxik xuqujeꞌ xekebꞌax cho ri jun cheꞌ.
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 Ri Dios kꞌut xukꞌastajisaj ri Jesús churox qꞌij. Ri Dios xuqujeꞌ xuya bꞌe che chi kukꞌut chi na ribꞌ junmul.
This Jesus God raised on the third day, and enabled him to appear,
41 Man chikiwach ta konojel ri winaq xane xaq chikiwach ri xuchaꞌo rech jeriꞌ kaqaqꞌalajisaj ri xkꞌulmatajik. Uj riꞌ, ri xujwaꞌ rukꞌ, xujqumun rukꞌ are xkꞌastaj uwach chikixoꞌl ri kaminaqibꞌ.
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 Ri Dios xuchaꞌ ri Jesús, rech kux qꞌatal tzij pa kiwiꞌ konojel ri winaq ri e kꞌaslik xuqujeꞌ ri e kaminaq, xujutaq kꞌu chutzijoxik xuqujeꞌ chuqꞌalajisaxik chike konojel ri winaq pa ronojel ri uwachulew.
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 Are waꞌ ri xkitzijoj loq ri e qꞌalajisal taq tzij chirij ri Jesús, are xkibꞌij: jachin kakojon che Areꞌ kakuyutaj ri umak pa ri ubꞌiꞌ.
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 Tajin katzijon na ri Pedro are xqaj ri Uxlabꞌixel pa kiwiꞌ ri tajin kakitatabꞌej ri utz laj tzij.
Before Peter had finished saying these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message.
45 Ri e kojonelabꞌ aꞌj Israel ri e rachiꞌl bꞌi ri Pedro, xemayijanik are xkil ri usipanik ri Uxlabꞌixel xqaj pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq ri man aꞌj Israel taj.
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 Xkito are kechꞌaw pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, xuqujeꞌ kakiqꞌijilaꞌj ri Dios. Ri Pedro xuta chike:
for they heard them speaking in different languages and extolling God. At this Peter asked,
47 ¿La kꞌo jun man karaj taj kaqabꞌan kiqasanaꞌ we winaq riꞌ? Aꞌreꞌ xkikꞌamawaꞌj ri Uxlabꞌixel jetaq ri uj.
‘Can anyone refuse the water for the baptism of these people, now that they have received the Holy Spirit as we did ourselves?’
48 Xtaqan kꞌu ri Pedro kabꞌan kiqasanaꞌ pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Jesucristo. Kꞌa te riꞌ ri Cornelio xubꞌochiꞌj chi kakanaj kan ri Pedro jun janipa qꞌij rukꞌ.
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.
