Atos 10
1 E havia um certo homem em Cesareia, de nome Cornélio, centurião, do esquadrão chamado Italiano;
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in the regiment known as the “Italian Regiment,”
2 Devoto, e temente a Deus, com toda a sua casa; e que fazia muitas doações ao povo, e continuamente orava a Deus.
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 Ele viu claramente em visão, cerca da hora nona do dia, a um anjo de Deus, que vinha a ele, e lhe dizia: Cornélio!
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 E ele, olhando-lhe atentamente, e muito atemorizado, disse: O que é, Senhor? E disse-lhe: Tuas orações e doações subiram à memória diante de Deus.
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 E agora envia homens a Jope, e manda chamar a Simão, que tem por sobrenome Pedro.
And now, send messengers to Joppa and fetch a man called Simon, who is also known as Peter.
6 Este está hospedado na casa de um Simão curtidor, cuja casa é junto ao mar.
He is lodging with a tanner named Simon, who has a house near the sea.’
7 E tendo partido o anjo que falava com Cornélio, ele chamou a dois de seus servos, e a um soldado devoto, dos que permaneciam continuamente com ele.
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 E tendo lhes contado tudo, enviou-os a Jope.
and, after telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa.
9 E no dia seguinte, enquanto estes iam pelo caminho, e chegando perto da cidade, Pedro subiu ao telhado para orar, quase à hora sexta.
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 E tendo ele fome, quis comer; [e] enquanto estavam [lhe] preparando, caiu sobre ele um êxtase.
He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,
11 E ele viu o céu aberto, e descia a ele um certo objeto, como um grande lençol, abaixando-se pelas quatro pontas à terra;
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 Em que havia de todos os animais quadrúpedes da terra, e animais selvagens, e répteis, e aves do céu.
In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds.
13 E veio-lhe uma voz, [dizendo]: Pedro, mata e come.
Then he was aware of a voice which said – ‘Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat.’
14 Mas Pedro disse: De maneira nenhuma, Senhor; porque nunca comi coisa alguma ordinária ou impura.
‘No, Lord, I cannot,’ answered Peter, ‘for I have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.’
15 E a voz voltou a [dizer], pela segunda vez: O que Deus purificou, não faças tu [como se fosse] ordinário.
Again he was aware of a voice which said – ‘What God has pronounced clean, do not regard as defiled.’
16 E isto aconteceu três vezes; e o objeto voltou a ser recolhido acima ao céu.
This happened three times, and then suddenly it was all taken up into the heavens.
17 E enquanto Pedro estava pensando perplexo consigo mesmo o que seria aquela visão que ele tinha visto, eis que os homens que tinham sido enviados por Cornélio, perguntando pela casa de Simão, pararam à porta.
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 E chamando, perguntaram se Simão, que tinha por sobrenome Pedro, estava hospedado ali.
and called out and asked if the Simon, who was also known as Peter, was lodging there.
19 E estando Pedro pensando naquela visão, o Espírito lhe disse: Eis que três homens te buscam.
Peter was still pondering over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, ‘There are two men looking for you at this moment.
20 Então levanta-te, desce, e vai com eles, sem duvidar; porque eu os enviei.
Go down at once and do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.’
21 E Pedro, tendo descido aos homens, disse: Eis que eu sou a quem buscais; qual é o motivo pelo qual estais aqui?
Peter went down to the men and said, ‘I am the person you are looking for. What is your reason for coming?’
22 E eles disseram: Cornélio, [que é] centurião, homem justo e temente a Deus, [e] que tem [bom] testemunho de toda a nação dos judeus, foi revelado por um santo anjo para te chamar até a casa dele, e ouvir de tuas palavras.
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 Então chamando-os para dentro, recebeu-os em casa. Mas no dia seguinte, Pedro foi com eles; e foram com ele alguns dos irmãos de 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 E no dia seguinte chegaram a Cesareia. E Cornélio estava esperando por eles, tendo chamado a seus parentes e amigos mais íntimos.
and the day following he entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them, and had invited his relatives and intimate friends to meet them.
25 E sucedeu que, ao Pedro entrar, Cornélio se encontrou com ele, e caindo aos pés dele, adorou-o.
So, when Peter entered the city, Cornelius met him, and, throwing himself at Peter’s feet, bowed to the ground.
26 Mas Pedro o levantou, dizendo: Levanta-te; eu mesmo também sou um ser humano.
Peter, however, lifted him up, saying as he did so, ‘Stand up, I am only human like yourself.’
27 E tendo conversado com ele, entrou; e achou a muitos que [ali] tinham se reunido.
Talking with him as he went, Peter entered the house, where he found a large gathering of people, to whom he said,
28 E disse-lhes: Vós sabeis como não é lícito a um homem judeu juntar-se de estrangeiros, ou aproximar-se deles; mas Deus me mostrou que a ninguém chame de ordinário ou impuro.
‘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 Portanto eu, tendo sido chamado, vim sem qualquer oposição [de minha parte]. Então eu pergunto: por que motivo me mandastes chamar?
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 E Cornélio disse: Há quatro dias que, até esta hora eu estava jejuando, e orava à hora nona em minha casa.
‘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 E eis que um homem se pôs diante de mim com uma roupa brilhante, e disse: Cornélio, tura oração tem sido ouvida, e tuas doações têm sido lembradas diante de Deus.
“Cornelius,” he said, “your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been accepted, by God.
32 Envia pois a Jope, e manda chamar a Simão, que tem por sobrenome Pedro; este se hospeda na casa de Simão o curtidor, junto ao mar.
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 Então logo eu enviei a ti; e bem fizeste em vir até aqui; agora pois estamos todos [aqui] presentes diante de Deus, para ouvir tudo quanto Deus tem te ordenado.
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 E Pedro, abrindo a boca, disse: Reconheço que é verdade que Deus não faz acepção de pessoas.
Then Peter began. ‘I see, beyond all doubt,’ he said, ‘that God does not show partiality,
35 Mas sim, em toda nação, aquele que o teme, e pratica a justiça, [este] lhe é agradável.
but that in every nation he who reverences him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
36 A palavra que Deus enviou aos filhos de Israel, anunciando o Evangelho da paz por meio de Jesus Cristo; este é o Senhor de todos.
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 Vós sabeis da palavra que veio por toda a Judeia, começando desde a Galileia, depois do batismo que João pregou.
You yourselves know the story which spread through all Judea, how, beginning form Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed –
38 [E] sobre Jesus de Nazaré; como Deus o ungiu com o Espírito Santo, e com poder; o qual percorreu [os lugares] fazendo o bem, e curando a todos os oprimidos pelo diabo; porque Deus era com ele.
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 E nós somos testemunhas de todas as coisas que ele fez; tanto na terra dos judeus, como em Jerusalém; ao qual mataram, pendurando [-o] em um madeiro.
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 A este Deus ressuscitou ao terceiro dia, e fez com que fosse manifesto;
This Jesus God raised on the third day, and enabled him to appear,
41 Não a todo o povo, mas sim a testemunhas determinadas por Deus com antecedência: a nós, que juntamente com ele comemos e bebemos, depois dele ter ressuscitado dos mortos.
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 E ele nos mandou pregar ao povo, e dar testemunho de que ele é o que foi ordenado por Deus [para ser] Juiz dos vivos e dos mortos.
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 A este todos os profetas dão testemunho, de que todos os que nele crerem receberão perdão dos pecados por meio do seu nome.
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 E estando Pedro ainda falando estas palavras, o Espírito Santo caiu sobre todos os que ouviam a palavra.
Before Peter had finished saying these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message.
45 E os crentes que eram da circuncisão, tantos quantos tinham vindo com Pedro, ficaram muito admirados de que também sobre os gentios fosse derramado o dom do Espírito Santo.
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 Porque eles os ouviam falar em [diversas] línguas, e a engrandecer a Deus. Então Pedro respondeu:
for they heard them speaking in different languages and extolling God. At this Peter asked,
47 Por acaso pode alguém impedir a água, para que não sejam batizados estes, que também, assim como nós, receberam o Espírito Santo?
‘Can anyone refuse the water for the baptism of these people, now that they have received the Holy Spirit as we did ourselves?’
48 E mandou que fossem batizados no nome do Senhor. Então lhe pediram que continuasse [com eles] por alguns dias.
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.
