Acts 10
1 [There was] a man [who lived] in Caesarea [city] whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer who commanded 100 men in a large group of [Roman] soldiers from Italy.
Es war aber ein Mann zu Cäsarea mit Namen Cornelius, ein Hauptmann von der Schar, die da heißt die welsche,
2 He always tried to do what would please God; he and his entire household [MTY] [were non-Jews who] habitually worshipped God. He sometimes gave money to help poor [Jewish] people, and he prayed to God regularly.
gottselig und gottesfürchtig samt seinem ganzen Hause und gab dem Volk viel Almosen und betete immer zu Gott.
3 [One day] at about three o’clock in the afternoon [Cornelius saw] a vision. He clearly saw an angel whom God [had sent]. The angel came into [his room] and said to him, “Cornelius!”
Der sah in einem Gesichte offenbarlich um die neunte Stunde am Tage einen Engel Gottes zu ihm eingehen, der sprach zu ihm: Cornelius!
4 Cornelius stared at the angel and became terrified. Then he asked [fearfully], “Sir, what do you [(sg)] want?” The angel answered him, “You [(sg)] have pleased God because you have been praying [regularly to him] and you often give money to [help] poor people. [Those things have been] like a sacrifice [to God].
Er aber sah ihn an, erschrak und sprach: HERR, was ist's? Er aber sprach zu ihm: Dein Gebet und deine Almosen sind hinaufkommen ins Gedächtnis vor Gott.
5 So, now command some men to go to Joppa and [tell them to] bring back a man named Simon whose other name is Peter.
Und nun sende Männer gen Joppe und laß fordern Simon mit dem Zunamen Petrus,
6 He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
welcher ist zur Herberge bei einem Gerber Simon, des Haus am Meer liegt; der wird dir sagen, was du tun sollst.
7 When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a soldier who served him, one who also worshipped God.
Und da der Engel, der mit Cornelius redete, hinweggegangen war, rief er zwei seiner Hausknechte und einen gottesfürchtigen Kriegsknecht von denen, die auf ihn warteten,
8 He explained to them everything [that the angel had said. Then] he told them to go to Joppa [to ask Peter to come to Caesarea].
und erzählete es ihnen alles und sandte sie gen Joppe.
9 About noon the next day those [three men] were traveling [along the road] and were coming near [Joppa. As they were approaching Joppa], Peter went up on the [flat] housetop to pray.
Des andern Tages, da diese auf dem Wege waren und nahe zur Stadt kamen, stieg Petrus hinauf auf den Söller, zu beten, um die sechste Stunde.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
Und als er hungrig ward, wollte er essen. Da sie ihm aber zubereiteten, ward er entzückt
11 (He saw heaven open/He saw an opening in the sky) and something like a large sheet was being lowered [to the ground]. [It was tied at] its four corners [with ropes].
und sah den Himmel aufgetan und herniederfahren zu ihm ein Gefäß wie ein groß leinen Tuch, an vier Zipfeln gebunden, und ward niedergelassen auf die Erde.
12 Inside the sheet were all kinds of creatures. [These included animals and birds that the Mosaic laws forbade Jews to eat]. Some had four feet, others scurried across the ground, and others were wild birds.
Darinnen waren allerlei vierfüßige Tiere der Erde und wilde Tiere und Gewürm und Vögel des Himmels.
13 Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
Und geschah eine Stimme zu ihm: Stehe auf, Petrus, schlachte und iß!
14 But Peter replied, “Lord, surely you [(sg)] do not [really want me to do that]! I have never eaten any [meat] that [our Jewish law says] is unacceptable to God or [something that we(exc)] must not eat!”
Petrus aber sprach: O nein, HERR; denn ich habe noch nie etwas Gemeines oder Unreines gegessen.
15 [Then Peter heard] [MTY] God talk to him a second time. He said, “[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!”
Und die Stimme sprach zum andernmal zu ihm: Was Gott gereiniget hat, das mache du nicht gemein.
16 [This happened] three [times, so Peter knew that he had to think carefully about what it might mean]. Immediately [after God had said that the third time], ([the] sheet [with the animals and birds] was the pulled back into heaven/[someone] pulled the sheet [with the animals and birds] up into the sky again).
Und das geschah zu drei Malen; und das Gefäß ward wieder aufgenommen gen Himmel.
17 While Peter was trying to understand what that vision meant, the men who had been sent by Cornelius {whom Cornelius had sent} [arrived in Joppa. They asked people how to get to] Simon’s house. [So they found his house] and were standing outside the gate.
Als aber Petrus sich in sich selbst bekümmerte, was das Gesicht wäre, das er gesehen hatte, siehe, da fragten die Männer, von Cornelius gesandt, nach dem Hause Simons und stunden an der Tür,
18 They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
riefen und forscheten, ob Simon mit dem Zunamen Petrus allda zur Herberge wäre.
19 While Peter was still trying to understand [what] the vision [meant], [God’s] Spirit said to him, “Three men [are here who] want to see you.
Indem aber Petrus sich besinnet über dem Gesichte, sprach der Geist zu ihm: Siehe, drei Männer suchen dich.
20 So get up and go downstairs and go with them! Do not think that you [(sg)] should not go with them [because of their being non-Jews], because I have sent them [here]!”
Aber stehe auf, steige hinab und zieh mit ihnen und zweifle nichts; denn ich habe sie gesandt.
21 So Peter went down to the men and said to them, “[Greetings!] I am [the man] you are looking for. Why have you come?”
Da stieg Petrus hinab zu den Männern, die von Cornelius zu ihm gesandt waren, und sprach: Siehe, ich bin's, den ihr suchet; was ist die Sache, darum ihr hier seid?
22 One of them replied, “Cornelius, who is a [Roman] army officer, [sent us here]. He is a righteous man who worships God, and all of the Jewish people [HYP] [who know about him] say that he is a very good man. An angel (who was sent from God/whom God sent) said to him, ‘Tell some men to [go to Joppa to see Simon Peter and] bring him here, so that you [(sg)] can hear what he has to say.’”
Sie aber sprachen: Cornelius, der Hauptmann, ein frommer und gottesfürchtiger Mann und gutes Gerüchts bei dem ganzen Volk der Juden, hat einen Befehl empfangen vom heiligen Engel, daß er dich sollte fordern lassen in sein Haus und Worte von dir hören.
23 So Peter [said that he would go with them, and then he] invited them into [the house] and told them that they could stay [there that night]. Acts 10:23b-26 The next day Peter got ready and went with the men. Several of the believers from Joppa went with him.
Da rief er sie hinein und herbergete sie. Des andern Tages zog Petrus aus mit ihnen, und etliche Brüder von Joppe gingen mit ihm.
24 The day after that, they arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them. He had also invited his relatives and close friends [to come to his house, so they were there, too].
Und des andern Tages kamen sie gen Cäsarea. Cornelius aber wartete auf sie und rief zusammen seine Verwandten und Freunde.
25 When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
Und als Petrus hineinkam, ging ihm Cornelius entgegen und fiel zu seinen Füßen und betete ihn an.
26 But Peter [grasped Cornelius by the hand and] lifted him to his feet. He said, “Stand up! [Do not revere/worship me] I myself am only human, [like you]!”
Petrus aber richtete ihn auf und sprach: Stehe auf; ich bin auch ein Mensch.
27 While he was talking to Cornelius, Peter [and the others] entered [a large room inside the house]. Peter saw that many people had gathered together [there].
Und als er sich mit ihm besprochen hatte, ging er hinein und fand ihrer viel, die zusammenkommen waren.
28 Then Peter said to them, “You all know that any [of us] Jews think we are disobeying [our Jewish] laws if we [(exc)] associate with a non-Jewish person or [if we even] visit him. However, God has shown me [in a vision] that I should not say about anyone that God will not accept him.
Und er sprach zu ihnen: Ihr wisset, wie es ein ungewohnet Ding ist einem jüdischen Mann, sich zu tun oder zu kommen zu einem Fremdling; aber Gott hat mir gezeiget, keinen Menschen gemein oder unrein zu heißen.
29 So when you sent [some men] to ask me to come [here], I came [right away. I] did not say that I could not go [with non-Jewish people. So, please tell me], why have you asked me to come [here]?”
Darum habe ich mich nicht geweigert zu kommen, als ich bin hergefordert. So frage ich euch nun, warum ihr mich habt lassen fordern.
30 Cornelius replied, “About this time four days ago I was praying [to God] in my house, [as I regularly do] at three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man whose clothes [shone] brightly stood in front of me,
Cornelius sprach: Ich habe vier Tage gefastet bis an diese Stunde, und um die neunte Stunde betete ich in meinem Hause. Und siehe, da trat ein Mann vor mich in einem hellen Kleide
31 and said, ‘Cornelius, when you [(sg)] have prayed, you have been heard by God {God has heard [when] you [(sg)] have prayed [to him]}. He has also noticed that you have [often] given money to [help] poor people, [and he is pleased with that].
und sprach: Cornelius, dein Gebet ist erhöret, und deiner Almosen ist gedacht worden vor Gott.
32 So now, send [messengers to go] to Joppa, [in order] to ask Simon whose other name is Peter to come [here]. He is staying near the ocean in a house that belongs to [another] man named Simon, who makes leather. [When Simon Peter comes, he will tell you a message from God].’
So sende nun gen Joppe und laß herrufen einen Simon mit dem Zunamen Petrus, welcher ist zur Herberge in dem Hause des Gerbers Simon an dem Meer; der wird dir, wenn er kommt, sagen.
33 So I immediately sent [some men who asked] you [(sg) to come here], and I [certainly] thank you for coming. Now we [(exc)] all are gathered [here, knowing that] God is with us, in order to hear all the things that the Lord [God] has commanded you [to say. So please speak to us].”
Da sandte ich von Stund' an zu dir. Und du hast wohl getan, daß du kommen bist. Nun sind wir alle hier gegenwärtig vor Gott, zu hören alles, was dir von Gott befohlen ist.
34 So Peter began to speak [MTY] to them. He said, “[Now] I understand that it is true that God does not favor only certain groups [of people].
Petrus aber tat seinen Mund auf und sprach: Nun erfahre ich mit der Wahrheit, daß Gott die Person nicht ansiehet,
35 Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
sondern in allerlei Volk, wer ihn fürchtet und recht tut, der ist ihm angenehm.
36 [You know] the message that God sent to [us] Israelis. [He] proclaimed [to us the good news that he] would cause [people] to have peace [with him] because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. This [Jesus is Lord not only over us Israelis. He] is [also the] Lord [who rules] over all [people].
Ihr wisset wohl von der Predigt, die Gott zu den Kindern Israel gesandt hat, und verkündigen lassen den Frieden durch Jesum Christum ( welcher ist ein HERR über alles),
37 You know what [he] did throughout the land of Judea, beginning in Galilee. He began [to do those things] after John had been proclaiming [to people that they should turn away from their sinful behavior before] he baptized them.
die durchs ganze jüdische Land geschehen ist und angefangen in Galiläa nach der Taufe, die Johannes predigte:
38 You know that God gave [MTY] his Holy Spirit to Jesus, [the Man] from Nazareth [town], and gave him the power [to do miracles. You also know] how Jesus went to many places, always doing good deeds and healing [people. Specifically], he was continually healing all the people whom the devil was causing to suffer. [Jesus was able to do those things] because God was always helping him.”
wie Gott denselbigen Jesum von Nazareth gesalbet hat mit dem Heiligen Geiste und Kraft; der umhergezogen ist und hat wohlgetan und gesund gemacht alle, die vom Teufel überwältiget waren; denn Gott war mit ihm.
39 “We [apostles] tell people about all the things that [we saw Jesus] do in Jerusalem and in the [rest of] Israel. [The leaders in Jerusalem] had him killed by being nailed to a cross.
Und wir sind Zeugen alles des, was er getan hat im jüdischen Lande und zu Jerusalem. Den haben sie getötet und an ein Holz gehänget.
40 However, God caused him to become alive again on the third day [after he had died]. God [also] enabled [some of us(exc)] to see him [so that we would know that he was alive again].
Denselbigen hat Gott auferwecket am dritten Tage und ihn lassen offenbar werden,
41 God [did] not [let] all the [Jewish] people see him. Instead, he had chosen us [apostles] beforehand to see [Jesus after he became alive again], and to tell others [about him]. We [apostles are the people] who ate meals with him (after he had become alive [again]/after he had risen from the dead).
nicht allem Volk, sondern uns, den vorerwählten Zeugen von Gott, die wir mit ihm gegessen und getrunken haben, nachdem er auferstanden ist von den Toten.
42 God commanded us to preach to the people and tell them that Jesus is the one whom he has appointed to judge [everyone some day. He will judge all] those who will [still] be living and all those who will have died [by that time].
Und er hat uns geboten, zu predigen dem Volk und zu zeugen, daß er ist verordnet von Gott ein Richter der Lebendigen und der Toten.
43 All of the prophets [who wrote about the Messiah long ago] told [people] about him. [They wrote] that if people believe in the Messiah [MTY], God would forgive [them for] their sins, because of what [the Messiah would do] for them.”
Von diesem zeugen alle Propheten, daß durch seinen Namen alle, die an ihn glauben, Vergebung der Sünden empfangen sollen.
44 While Peter was still speaking those words, suddenly the Holy Spirit (came down on/began to control) all [those non-Jewish people] who were listening to the message.
Da Petrus noch diese Worte redete, fiel der Heilige Geist auf alle, die dem Wort zuhöreten.
45 The Jewish believers who had come with Peter [from Joppa] were amazed that [God] had generously given the Holy Spirit to the non-Jewish people, too.
Und die Gläubigen aus der Beschneidung, die mit Petrus kommen waren, entsetzten sich, daß auch auf die Heiden die Gabe des Heiligen Geistes ausgegossen ward.
46 [The Jewish believers knew that God had done that] because they were hearing those people speaking languages [MTY] [that they had not learned] and telling how great God is.
Denn sie höreten, daß sie mit Zungen redeten und Gott hoch preiseten. Da antwortete Petrus:
47 Then Peter said [to the other Jewish believers who were there], “[God] has given them the Holy Spirit just like [he gave him] to us [Jewish believers], so (surely all of you would agree that [we(exc)] should baptize these people!/would any of you forbid that these people should be baptized?) [RHQ]”
Mag auch jemand das Wasser wehren, daß diese nicht getaufet werden, die den Heiligen Geist empfangen haben gleichwie auch wir?
48 Then Peter told those [non-Jewish] people that they should be baptized [to show that they had believed] [MTY] in the [Lord] Jesus Christ. [So they baptized all of them. After they were baptized], they requested that Peter stay [with them] several days. [So Peter and the other Jewish believers did that].
Und befahl, sie zu taufen in dem Namen des HERRN. Da baten sie ihn, daß er etliche Tage dabliebe.
