Atti degli Apostoli - Acts 11

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ηκουσαν δε οι αποστολοι και οι αδελφοι οι οντες εν τη Ιουδαια οτι και τα εθνη εδεχθησαν τον λογον του Θεου.	1 The apostles and the brothers in Judaea heard that gentiles too had accepted the word of God,
2 Και οτε ανεβη ο Πετρος εις Ιεροσολυμα, εφιλονεικουν μετ' αυτου οι εκ περιτομης,	2 and when Peter came up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers protested to him
3 λεγοντες οτι Εισηλθες προς ανθρωπους απεριτμητους και συνεφαγες μετ' αυτων.	3 and said, 'So you have been visiting the uncircumcised and eating with them!'
4 Ο δε Πετρος ηρχισε και εξεθετε προς αυτους τα γενομενα κατα σειραν, λεγων?	4 Peter in reply gave them the details point by point,
5 Εγω ημην προσευχομενος εν τη πολει Ιοππη, και ειδον οραμα εν εκστασει, σκευος τι καταβαινον ως σινδονα μεγαλην, ητις δεδεμενη απο των τεσσαρων ακρων κατεβιβαζετο εκ του ουρανου και ηλθε μεχρις εμου?	5 'One day, when I was in the town of Jaffa,' he began, 'I fell into a trance as I was praying and had avision of something like a big sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners. This sheet came right downbeside me.
6 εις την οποιαν ατενισας παρετηρουν και ειδον τα τετραποδα της γης και τα θηρια και τα ερπετα και τα πετεινα του ουρανου.	6 I looked careful y into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds ofheaven.
7 Και ηκουσα φωνην λεγουσαν προς εμε? Σηκωθεις, Πετρε, σφαξον και φαγε.	7 Then I heard a voice that said to me, "Now, Peter, kill and eat!"
8 Και ειπον? Μη γενοιτο, Κυριε, διοτι ουδεν βεβηλον η ακαθαρτον εισηλθε ποτε εις το στομα μου.	8 But I answered, "Certainly not, Lord; nothing profane or unclean has ever crossed my lips."
9 Και η φωνη μοι απεκριθη εκ δευτερου εκ του ουρανου? Οσα ο Θεος εκαθαρισε, συ μη λεγε βεβηλα.	9 And a second time the voice spoke from heaven, "What God has made clean, you have no right to callprofane."
10 Εγεινε δε τουτο τρις, και παλιν ανεσυρθησαν απαντα εις τον ουρανον.	10 This was repeated three times, before the whole of it was drawn up to heaven again.
11 Και ιδου, τη αυτη ωρα τρεις ανθρωποι εφθασαν εις την οικιαν, εν η ημην, απεσταλμενοι προς εμε απο Καισαρειας.	11 'Just at that moment, three men stopped outside the house where we were staying; they had beensent from Caesarea to fetch me,
12 Ειπε δε προς εμε το Πνευμα να υπαγω μετ' αυτων, μηδολως δισταζων. Ηλθον δε μετ' εμου και οι εξ ουτοι αδελφοι, και εισηλθομεν εις τον οικον του ανθρωπου,	12 and the Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going back with them. The six brothers here camewith me as wel , and we entered the man's house.
13 και απηγγειλε προς ημας πως ειδε τον αγγελον εν τω οικω αυτου, οτι εσταθη και ειπε προς αυτον? Αποστειλον ανθρωπους εις Ιοππην και προσκαλεσον τον Σιμωνα τον επονομαζομενον Πετρον,	13 He told us he had seen an angel standing in his house who said, "Send to Jaffa and fetch Simonknown as Peter;
14 οστις θελει λαλησει προς σε λογους, δι' ων θελεις σωθη συ και πας ο οικος σου.	14 he has a message for you that wil save you and your entire household."
15 Και ενω ηρχισα να λαλω, το Πνευμα το Αγιον επηλθεν επ' αυτους καθως και εφ' ημας κατ' αρχας.	15 'I had scarcely begun to speak when the Holy Spirit came down on them in the same way as it cameon us at the beginning,
16 Τοτε ενεθυμηθην τον λογον του Κυριου, οτι ελεγεν? Ιωαννης μεν εβαπτισεν εν υδατι, σεις ομως θελετε βαπτισθη εν Πνευματι Αγιω.	16 and I remembered that the Lord had said, "John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with theHoly Spirit."
17 Εαν λοιπον ο Θεος εδωκεν εις αυτους την ισην δωρεαν ως και εις ημας, διοτι επιστευσαν εις τον Κυριον Ιησουν Χριστον, εγω τις ημην ωστε να δυνηθω να εμποδισω τον Θεον;	17 I realised then that God was giving them the identical gift he gave to us when we believed in the LordJesus Christ; and who was I to stand in God's way?'
18 Ακουσαντες δε ταυτα ησυχασαν και εδοξαζον τον Θεον, λεγοντες? Και εις τα εθνη λοιπον εδωκεν ο Θεος την μετανοιαν εις ζωην.	18 This account satisfied them, and they gave glory to God, saying, 'God has clearly granted to thegentiles too the repentance that leads to life.'
19 Οι μεν λοιπον διασκορπισθεντες εκ του διωγμου του γενομενου δια τον Στεφανον, επερασαν εως Φοινικης και Κυπρου και Αντιοχειας, εις μηδενα κηρυττοντες τον λογον, ειμη μονον εις Ιουδαιους.	19 Those who had scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen travel ed as far asPhoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, but they proclaimed the message only to Jews.
20 Ησαν δε τινες εξ αυτων ανδρες Κυπριοι και Κυρηναιοι, οιτινες εισελθοντες εις Αντιοχειαν, ελαλουν προς τους Ελληνιστας, ευαγγελιζομενοι τον Κυριον Ιησουν.	20 Some of them, however, who came from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch where they startedpreaching also to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus to them.
21 Και ητο χειρ Κυριου μετ' αυτων, και πολυ πληθος πιστευσαντες επεστρεψαν εις τον Κυριον.	21 The Lord helped them, and a great number believed and were converted to the Lord.
22 Ηκουσθη δε ο λογος περι αυτων εις τα ωτα της εκκλησιας της εν Ιεροσολυμοις, και εξαπεστειλαν τον Βαρναβαν, δια να περαση εως Αντιοχειας?	22 The news of them came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem and they sent Barnabas out toAntioch.
23 οστις ελθων και ιδων την χαριν του Θεου, εχαρη και παρεκινει παντας να εμμενωσιν εν σταθεροτητι καρδιας εις τον Κυριον,	23 There he was glad to see for himself that God had given grace, and he urged them all to remainfaithful to the Lord with heartfelt devotion;
24 επειδη ητο ανηρ αγαθος και πληρης Πνευματος Αγιου και πιστεως? και προσετεθη εις τον Κυριον πληθος ικανον.	24 for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. And a large number of people werewon over to the Lord.
25 Τοτε εξηλθεν εις Ταρσον ο Βαρναβας, δια να αναζητηση τον Σαυλον,	25 Barnabas then left for Tarsus to look for Saul,
26 και ευρων αυτον, εφερεν αυτον εις Αντιοχειαν. Και συνελθοντες εις την εκκλησιαν εν ολοκληρον ετος εδιδαξαν πληθος ικανον, και πρωτον εν Αντιοχεια ωνομασθησαν οι μαθηται Χριστιανοι.	26 and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. And it happened that they stayed together in thatchurch a whole year, instructing a large number of people. It was at Antioch that the disciples were first cal ed'Christians'.
27 Εν εκειναις δε ταις ημεραις κατεβησαν απο Ιεροσολυμων προφηται εις Αντιοχειαν?	27 While they were there some prophets came down to Antioch from Jerusalem,
28 σηκωθεις δε εις εξ αυτων ονοματι Αγαβος, εφανερωσε δια του Πνευματος οτι εμελλε να γεινη μεγαλη πεινα καθ' ολην την οικουμενην? ητις και εγεινεν επι Κλαυδιου Καισαρος.	28 and one of them whose name was Agabus, seized by the Spirit, stood up and predicted that a severeand universal famine was going to happen. This in fact happened while Claudius was emperor.
29 Οθεν οι μαθηται απεφασισαν, εκαστος αυτων κατα την εαυτου καταστασιν, να πεμψωσι βοηθειαν προς τους αδελφους τους κατοικουντας εν τη Ιουδαια?	29 The disciples decided to send relief, each to contribute what he could afford, to the brothers living inJudaea.
30 το οποιον και εκαμον αποστειλαντες αυτην προς τους πρεσβυτερους δια χειρος Βαρναβα και Σαυλου.	30 They did this and delivered their contributions to the elders through the agency of Barnabas and Saul.