Acts of the Apostles 10

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	VULGATA
1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which is called Italian,	1 Vir autem quidam erat in Cæsarea, nomine Cornelius, centurio cohortis quæ dicitur Italica,
2 a devout man, fearing God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God continually.	2 religiosus, ac timens Deum cum omni domo sua, faciens eleemosynas multas plebi, et deprecans Deum semper.
3 This man saw in a vision clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, the Angel of God entering to him and saying to him: “Cornelius!”	3 Is vidit in visu manifeste, quasi hora diei nona, angelum Dei introëuntem ad se, et dicentem sibi : Corneli.
4 And he, gazing at him, was seized by fear, and he said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him: “Your prayers and your almsgiving have ascended as a memorial in the sight of God.	4 At ille intuens eum, timore correptus, dixit : Quid est, domine ? Dixit autem illi : Orationes tuæ et eleemosynæ tuæ ascenderunt in memoriam in conspectu Dei.
5 And now, send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is surnamed Peter.	5 Et nunc mitte viros in Joppen, et accersi Simonem quemdam, qui cognominatur Petrus :
6 This man is a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea. He will tell you what you must do.”	6 hic hospitatur apud Simonem quemdam coriarium, cujus est domus juxta mare : hic dicet tibi quid te oporteat facere.
7 And when the Angel who was speaking to him had departed, he called, out of those who were subject to him, two of his household servants and a soldier who feared the Lord.	7 Et cum discessisset angelus qui loquebatur illi, vocavit duos domesticos suos, et militem metuentem Dominum ex his qui illi parebant.
8 And when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.	8 Quibus cum narrasset omnia, misit illos in Joppen.
9 Then, on the following day, while they were making the journey and approaching the city, Peter ascended to the upper rooms, so that he might pray, at about the sixth hour.	9 Postera autem die, iter illis facientibus, et appropinquantibus civitati, ascendit Petrus in superiora ut oraret circa horam sextam.
10 And since he was hungry, he wanted to enjoy some food. Then, as they were preparing it, an ecstasy of mind fell over him.	10 Et cum esuriret, voluit gustare. Parantibus autem illis, cecidit super eum mentis excessus :
11 And he saw heaven opened, and a certain container descending, as if a great linen sheet were let down, by its four corners, from heaven to earth,	11 et vidit cælum apertum, et descendens vas quoddam, velut linteum magnum, quatuor initiis submitti de cælo in terram,
12 on which were all four-footed beasts, and the crawling things of the earth and the flying things of the air.	12 in quo erant omnia quadrupedia, et serpentia terræ, et volatilia cæli.
13 And a voice came to him: “Rise up, Peter! Kill and eat.”	13 Et facta est vox ad eum : Surge, Petre : occide, et manduca.
14 But Peter said: “Far be it from me, lord. For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”	14 Ait autem Petrus : Absit Domine, quia numquam manducavi omne commune et immundum.
15 And the voice, again a second time to him: “What God has purified, you shall not call common.”	15 Et vox iterum secundo ad eum : Quod Deus purificavit, tu commune ne dixeris.
16 Now this was done three times. And immediately the container was taken up to heaven.	16 Hoc autem factum est per ter : et statim receptum est vas in cælum.
17 Now while Peter was still hesitant within himself as to what the vision, which he had seen, might mean, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius stood at the gate, inquiring about Simon’s house.	17 Et dum intra se hæsitaret Petrus quidnam esset visio quam vidisset, ecce viri qui missi erant a Cornelio, inquirentes domum Simonis astiterunt ad januam.
18 And when they had called out, they asked if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, was a guest in that place.	18 Et cum vocassent, interrogabant, si Simon qui cognominatur Petrus illic haberet hospitium.
19 Then, as Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you.	19 Petro autem cogitante de visione, dixit Spiritus ei : Ecce viri tres quærunt te.
20 And so, rise up, descend, and go with them, doubting nothing. For I have sent them.”	20 Surge itaque, descende, et vade cum eis nihil dubitans : quia ego misi illos.
21 Then Peter, descending to the men, said: “Behold, I am the one whom you seek. What is the reason for which you have arrived?”	21 Descendens autem Petrus ad viros, dixit : Ecce ego sum, quem quæritis : quæ causa est, propter quam venistis ?
22 And they said: “Cornelius, a centurion, a just and God-fearing man, who has good testimony from the entire nation of the Jews, received a message from a holy Angel to summon you to his house and to listen to words from you.”	22 Qui dixerunt : Cornelius centurio, vir justus et timens Deum, et testimonium habens ab universa gente Judæorum, responsum accepit ab angelo sancto accersire te in domum suam, et audire verba abs te.
23 Therefore, leading them in, he received them as guests. Then, on following the day, rising up, he set out with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.	23 Introducens ergo eos, recepit hospitio. Sequenti autem die, surgens profectus est cum illis, et quidam ex fratribus ab Joppe comitati sunt eum.
24 And on the next day, he entered Caesarea. And truly, Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his family and closest friends.	24 Altera autem die introivit Cæsaream. Cornelius vero exspectabat illos, convocatis cognatis suis et necessariis amicis.
25 And it happened that, when Peter had entered, Cornelius went to meet him. And falling before his feet, he reverenced.	25 Et factum est cum introisset Petrus, obvius venit ei Cornelius, et procidens ad pedes ejus adoravit.
26 Yet truly, Peter, lifting him up, said: “Rise up, for I also am only a man.”	26 Petrus vero elevavit eum, dicens : Surge : et ego ipse homo sum.
27 And speaking with him, he entered, and he found many who had gathered together.	27 Et loquens cum illo intravit, et invenit multos qui convenerant :
28 And he said to them: “You know how abominable it would be for a Jewish man to be joined with, or to be added to, a foreign people. But God has revealed to me to call no man common or unclean.	28 dixitque ad illos : Vos scitis quomodo abominatum sit viro Judæo conjungi aut accedere ad alienigenam : sed mihi ostendit Deus neminem communem aut immundum dicere hominem.
29 Because of this and without doubt, I came when summoned. Therefore, I ask you, for what reason have you summoned me?”	29 Propter quod sine dubitatione veni accersitus. Interrogo ergo, quam ob causam accersistis me ?
30 And Cornelius said: “It is now the fourth day, to this very hour, since I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in a white vestment, and he said:	30 Et Cornelius ait : A nudiusquarta die usque ad hanc horam, orans eram hora nona in domo mea, et ecce vir stetit ante me in veste candida, et ait :
31 ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your almsgiving has been remembered in the sight of God.	31 Corneli, exaudita est oratio tua, et eleemosynæ tuæ commemoratæ sunt in conspectu Dei.
32 Therefore, send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. This man is a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, near the sea.’	32 Mitte ergo in Joppen, et accersi Simonem qui cognominatur Petrus : hic hospitatur in domo Simonis coriarii juxta mare.
33 And so, I promptly sent for you. And you have done well in coming here. Therefore, all of us are now present in your sight to hear all the things that were taught to you by the Lord.”	33 Confestim ergo misi ad te : et tu benefecisti veniendo. Nunc ergo omnes nos in conspectu tuo adsumus audire omnia quæcumque tibi præcepta sunt a Domino.
34 Then, Peter, opening his mouth, said: “I have concluded in truth that God is not a respecter of persons.	34 Aperiens autem Petrus os suum, dixit : In veritate comperi quia non est personarum acceptor Deus ;
35 But within every nation, whoever fears him and works justice is acceptable to him.	35 sed in omni gente qui timet eum, et operatur justitiam, acceptus est illi.
36 God sent the Word to the sons of Israel, announcing the peace through Jesus Christ, for he is the Lord of all.	36 Verbum misit Deus filiis Israël, annuntians pacem per Jesum Christum (hic est omnium Dominus).
37 You know that the Word has been made known throughout all Judea. For beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached,	37 Vos scitis quod factum est verbum per universam Judæam : incipiens enim a Galilæa post baptismum quod prædicavit Joannes,
38 Jesus of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, traveled around doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil. For God was with him.	38 Jesum a Nazareth : quomodo unxit eum Deus Spiritu Sancto, et virtute, qui pertransiit benefaciendo, et sanando omnes oppressos a diabolo, quoniam Deus erat cum illo.
39 And we are witnesses of all that he did in the region of Judea and in Jerusalem, he whom they killed by hanging him on a tree.	39 Et nos testes sumus omnium quæ fecit in regione Judæorum, et Jerusalem, quem occiderunt suspendentes in ligno.
40 God raised him up on the third day and permitted him to be made manifest,	40 Hunc Deus suscitavit tertia die, et dedit eum manifestum fieri,
41 not to all the people, but to the witnesses preordained by God, to those of us who ate and drank with him after he rose again from the dead.	41 non omni populo, sed testibus præordinatis a Deo : nobis, qui manducavimus et bibimus cum illo postquam resurrexit a mortuis.
42 And he instructed us to preach to the people, and to testify that he is the One who was appointed by God to be the judge of the living and of the dead.	42 Et præcepit nobis prædicare populo, et testificari, quia ipse est qui constitutus est a Deo judex vivorum et mortuorum.
43 To him all the Prophets offer testimony that through his name all who believe in him receive the remission of sins.”	43 Huic omnes prophetæ testimonium perhibent remissionem peccatorum accipere per nomen ejus omnes qui credunt in eum.
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell over all of those who were listening to the Word.	44 Adhuc loquente Petro verba hæc, cecidit Spiritus Sanctus super omnes qui audiebant verbum.
45 And the faithful of the circumcision, who had arrived with Peter, were astonished that the grace of the Holy Spirit was also poured out upon the Gentiles.	45 Et obstupuerunt ex circumcisione fideles qui venerant cum Petro, quia et in nationes gratia Spiritus Sancti effusa est.
46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God.	46 Audiebant enim illos loquentes linguis, et magnificantes Deum.
47 Then Peter responded, “How could anyone prohibit water, so that those who have received the Holy Spirit would not be baptized, just as we also have been?”	47 Tunc respondit Petrus : Numquid aquam quis prohibere potest ut non baptizentur hi qui Spiritum Sanctum acceperunt sicut et nos ?
48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for some days.	48 Et jussit eos baptizari in nomine Domini Jesu Christi. Tunc rogaverunt eum ut maneret apud eos aliquot diebus.