Apostolska dela 10
1 Bil je pa neki mož v Cezareji po imenu Kornelij, stotnik trume, ktera se je imenovala Italijska,
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in the regiment known as the “Italian Regiment,”
2 Pobožen in bogaboječ z vso hišo svojo, kteri je dajal veliko miloščine ljudém, in je molil k Bogu neprenehoma;
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 Videl je v prikazni razločno, okoli devete ure dné, angelja Božjega, da je prišel k njemu, in mu je rekel: Kornelij!
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 On pa, pogledavši na-nj in uplašivši se, reče: Kaj je, Gospod? Pa mu reče: Molitve tvoje in miloščine tvoje so prišle v spomin pred Bogom.
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 In sedaj pošlji v Jopo móž, in pokliči Simona, kteri ima priimek Peter;
And now, send messengers to Joppa and fetch a man called Simon, who is also known as Peter.
6 On gostuje pri nekem Simonu strojarji, komur je hiša pri morji: on ti bo povedal, kaj ti je treba storiti.
He is lodging with a tanner named Simon, who has a house near the sea.’
7 Ko je pa angelj, kteri je s Kornelijem govoril, odšel, pokliče dva od domačih svojih, in pobožnega vojaka izmed teh, kteri so mu služili;
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 In razloživši jim vse, pošlje jih v Jopo.
and, after telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa.
9 A drugi dan, ko so bili ti na poti in so se mestu bližali, izide Peter na streho molit, okoli šeste ure,
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 In postane lačen, in hotel je jesti. Ko so pa oni pripravljali, zamakne se,
He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,
11 In ugleda nebo odprto, in nekako posodo da shaja na-nj, kakor velik prt, za čvetere ogle privezana, in se spušča na zemljo;
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 V kterej so bile vse štirinogate in divje in lazeče živali zemlje, in tice nebeške.
In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds.
13 In oglasí mu se glas: Vstani, Peter, zakolji in jej!
Then he was aware of a voice which said – ‘Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat.’
14 Peter pa reče: Nikakor ne, Gospod! kajti nikoli nisem jedel kaj nagnjusnega ali nečistega.
‘No, Lord, I cannot,’ answered Peter, ‘for I have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.’
15 In glas mu zopet v drugo reče: Kar je Bog očistil, ne imej ti za nagnjusno.
Again he was aware of a voice which said – ‘What God has pronounced clean, do not regard as defiled.’
16 To pa se je zgodilo trikrat. In zopet se je vzela posoda gor na nebo.
This happened three times, and then suddenly it was all taken up into the heavens.
17 Ko je pa Peter sam pri sebi strmel, kaj bi bila ta prikazen, ktero je videl, in glej, možjé, kteri so bili poslani od Kornelija, izprašali so hišo Simonovo, in stali so pred vratmi;
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 In poklicavši, vpraševali so, če Simon s priimkom Peter tu gostuje.
and called out and asked if the Simon, who was also known as Peter, was lodging there.
19 Ko je pa Peter premišljeval o prikazni, reče mu Duh: Glej, trije možjé te iščejo;
Peter was still pondering over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, ‘There are two men looking for you at this moment.
20 Vstani torej, in snidi, in pojdi ž njimi, brez pomišljevanja; kajti jaz sem jih poslal.
Go down at once and do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.’
21 In Peter snide k možém, kteri so bili od Kornelija k njemu poslani, in reče: Glej, jaz sem, kterega iščete; kaj je vzrok, za voljo kterega ste prišli?
Peter went down to the men and said, ‘I am the person you are looking for. What is your reason for coming?’
22 Oni pa rekó: Kornelij stotnik, mož pravičen in pobožen, imajoč dobro pričevanje od vsega naroda Judovskega, prejel je povelje od angelja svetega, naj te pokliče v hišo svojo, da sliši besede od tebe.
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 Tedaj jih noter pokliče in vzeme pod streho. A drugi dan izide Peter ž njimi, in nekaj bratov, kteri so bili v Jopi, odide ž njim.
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 In drugi dan vnidejo v Cezarejo; a Kornelij jih je pričakoval, sklicavši rojake svoje in bližnje prijatelje.
and the day following he entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them, and had invited his relatives and intimate friends to meet them.
25 Ko se pa zgodi, da Peter vnide, pride mu Kornelij naproti, in pade na noge, ter se pokloni.
So, when Peter entered the city, Cornelius met him, and, throwing himself at Peter’s feet, bowed to the ground.
26 Peter pa ga vzdigne, govoreč: Vstani! tudi jaz sem človek.
Peter, however, lifted him up, saying as he did so, ‘Stand up, I am only human like yourself.’
27 In govoreč ž njim, vnide in najde jih veliko zbranih,
Talking with him as he went, Peter entered the house, where he found a large gathering of people, to whom he said,
28 In reče jim: Vi véste, kako nespodobno je možu Judu družiti se ali hoditi k tujcu; in meni je Bog pokazal, naj ne imenujem nikogar nagnjusnega ali nečistega.
‘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 Za to sem tudi brez pomišljevanja prišel, ko sem bil poklican. Vprašujem torej, iz kterega vzroka ste me poklicali?
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 In Kornelij reče: Od četrtega dné noter do te ure sem se postil, in ob devetej uri sem molil v hiši svojej; in glej, mož se postavi pred menoj v svetlem oblačilu, in reče:
‘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 Kornelij, uslišana je molitev tvoja, in miloščine tvoje so v spominu pred Bogom.
“Cornelius,” he said, “your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been accepted, by God.
32 Pošlji torej v Jopo, in pokliči Simona s priimkom Petra; on gostuje v hiši Simona strojarja pri morji: on ti bo povedal, ko pride.
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 Za to sem precej poslal k tebi; in ti si prav storil, da si prišel. Sedaj torej vsi mí pred Bogom stojimo, da slišimo vse, kar ti je zapovedano od Boga.
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 Tedaj Peter odpre usta, in reče: V resnici vidim, da Bog ne gleda na lice,
Then Peter began. ‘I see, beyond all doubt,’ he said, ‘that God does not show partiality,
35 Nego v vsakem narodu, kdor se ga bojí in dela pravico, prijeten mu je.
but that in every nation he who reverences him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
36 Besedo, ktero je poslal sinovom Izraelovim, oznanjujoč mir po Jezusu Kristusu (ta je vsem Gospod):
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 Vi véste, kaj se je zgodilo po vsej Judeji, počenši od Galileje, po krstu, kterega je oznanjeval Janez:
You yourselves know the story which spread through all Judea, how, beginning form Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed –
38 Jezusa iz Nazareta, kako ga je pomazilil Bog z Duhom svetim in močjó; kteri je prešel, delajoč dobroto in uzdravljajoč vse, ktere je bil hudič posedel, ker je bil Bog ž njim.
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 In mi smo priče vsemu, kar je storil v deželi Judovskej, in v Jeruzalemu: kterega so na les obesili in umorili.
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 Tega je Bog obudil tretji dan, in dal mu je, da se je pokazal.
This Jesus God raised on the third day, and enabled him to appear,
41 Ne vsemu ljudstvu, nego pričam poprej izvoljenim od Boga, nam, kteri smo ž njim jedli in pili, potem ko je bil vstal od mrtvih,
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 In ukazal nam je, naj oznanjujemo ljudstvu, in pričamo, da je on odločeni od Boga sodnik živih in mrtvih.
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 Temu vsi preroki pričajo, da bo po imenu njegovem prejel odpuščanje grehov vsak, kdor veruje va-nj.
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 Ko je Peter še govoril te besede, pade Duh sveti na vse, kteri so poslušali.
Before Peter had finished saying these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message.
45 In zavzemó se verni iz obreze, kteri so bili s Petrom prišli, da se je tudi na pogane izlil dar Duha svetega;
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 Kajti slišali so jih govoriti jezike, in poveličevati Boga. Tedaj odgovorí Peter:
for they heard them speaking in different languages and extolling God. At this Peter asked,
47 Ali more kdo vodo zabraniti, da se ne bi krstili ti, ki so Duha svetega prejeli, kakor tudi mi?
‘Can anyone refuse the water for the baptism of these people, now that they have received the Holy Spirit as we did ourselves?’
48 In ukaže jih krstiti v ime Gospoda. Tedaj ga zaprosijo, naj bi ostal pri njih nekoliko dnî.
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.
