1 N ow there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,

وَكانَ فِي مَدِينَةِ قَيصَرِيَّةَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ كَرنِيليُوسُ، وَهُوَ ضابِطٌ رومانِيٌّ فِي كَتِيبَةٍ يُطلَقُ عَلَيها الكَتِيبَةُ الإيطالِيَّةُ.

2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

كانَ كَرنِيليُوسُ تَقِيّاً يَخافُ اللهَ هُوَ وَعائِلَتُهُ كُلُّها، وَكانَ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِسَخاءٍ عَلَى الفُقَراءِ، وَيُصَلِّي إلَى اللهِ دائِماً.

3 A bout the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

وَنَحْوَ السّاعَةِ الثّالِثَةِ مِنْ بَعدِ الظُّهرِ، رَأى كَرنِيليُوسُ فِي رُؤيا مَلاكاً مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيهِ وَيَقولُ لَهُ: «يا كَرنِيليُوسُ!»

4 A nd fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

فَحَدَّقَ كَرنِيليُوسُ فِيهِ بِخَوفٍ وَقالَ: «ما الأمرُ يا سَيِّدُ؟» فَقالَ لَهُ المَلاكُ: «صَلَواتُكَ وَصَدَقاتُكَ لَيسَتْ خافِيَةً عَنِ اللهِ.

5 N ow dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;

وَالآنَ أرسِلْ رِجالاً إلَى بَلدَةِ يافا وَاَسْتَدْعِ رَجُلاً اسْمُهُ سِمعانُ، وَيُدعَى أيضاً بُطرُسَ.

6 h e is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.”

إنَّهُ ضَيفٌ عَلَى دَبّاغٍ اسْمُهُ سِمعانُ، بَيتُهُ عِندَ البَحرِ.»

7 W hen the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,

فَلَمّا مَضَى المَلاكُ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ، استَدعَى اثْنَينِ مِنْ خُدّامِهِ وَجُندِيّاً تَقِيّاً مِنْ مُرافِقِيهِ،

8 a nd after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

وَشَرَحَ لَهُمْ كُلَّ ما حَصَلَ، وَأرسَلَهُما إلَى يافا.

9 O n the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، وَبَينَما كانُوا يَقتَرِبُونَ مِنَ البَلدَةِ، صَعِدَ بُطرُسُ إلَى السَّطحِ عِندَ الظُّهرِ تَقرِيباً لِيُصَلِّيَ.

10 B ut he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance;

فَأحَسَّ بِالجُوعِ وَأرادَ أنْ يَأكُلَ. وَبَينَما كانُوا يُعِدُّونَ الطَّعامَ، راحَ فِي حالَةِ سُباتٍ.

11 a nd he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground,

وَرَأى السَّماءَ مَفتُوحَةً، وَرَأى شَيئاً يُشبِهُ قِطعَةَ قُماشٍ كَبِيرَةً مُدَلّاةً مِنْ أطرافِها الأربَعَةِ إلَى الأرْضِ.

12 a nd there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.

وَكانَ فِيها كُلُّ أنواعِ بَهائِمِ الأرْضِ وَزَواحِفِها وَطُيُورِ السَّماءِ.

13 A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُ صَوتٌ: «هَيّا يا بُطرُسُ، اذبَحْ وَكُلْ!»

14 B ut Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.”

فَقالَ بُطرُسُ: لَنْ أفعَلَ هَذا يا رَبُّ! فَأنا لَمْ آكُلْ يَوماً شَيئاً مُحَرَّماً أوْ نَجِساً.»

15 A gain a voice came to him a second time, “ What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.”

فَقالَ لَهُ الصَّوتُ مَرَّةً ثانِيَةً: «ما طّهَّرَهُ اللهُ، لا تُحَرِّمُهُ أنتَ!»

16 T his happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

وَحَدَثَ هَذا ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ. وَفِي الحالِ رُفِعَ ذَلِكَ الشِّيءُ إلَى السَّماءِ.

17 N ow while Peter was greatly perplexed in mind as to what the vision which he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon’s house, appeared at the gate;

فَراحَ بُطرُسُ يُفَكِّرُ تَفكِيراً عَمِيقاً فِي مَعنَى الرُّؤيا الَّتِي رَآها. وَفِي هَذِهِ الأثناءِ، كانَ الرِّجالُ الَّذِينَ أرسَلَهُمْ كَرنِيليُوسُ يَسألُونَ عَنْ بِيتِ سِمعانَ، وَصارُوا واقِفِينَ بِالبابِ.

18 a nd calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.

فَنادُوا يَسألُونَ إنْ كانَ سِمعانُ الَّذِي يُدْعَىْ بُطرُسَ ضَيفاً هُناكَ.

19 W hile Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.

وَبَينَما كانَ بُطرُسُ ما يَزالُ يُفَكِّرُ فِي الرُّؤيا، قالَ لَهُ الرُّوحُ: «ها إنَّ ثَلاثَةَ رِجالٍ يَبحَثُونَ عَنكَ،

20 B ut get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.”

فَانهَضْ وَانزِلْ إلَى الطّابِقِ السُّفلِيِّ، وَاذْهَبْ مَعَهُم دُونَ أيِّ تَرَدُّدٍ، لِأنِّي أنا أرسَلْتُهُمْ.»

21 P eter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?”

فَنَزَلَ بُطرُسُ وَقالَ لِلرِّجالِ: «أنا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي تَبحَثُونَ عَنْهُ. فَلِماذا جِئتُمْ؟»

22 T hey said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you.”

قالُوا: «أرسَلَنا الضّابِطُ كَرنِيليُوسُ. وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ صالِحٌ يَخافُ اللهَ، وَيَحتَرِمُهُ كُلُّ اليَهُودِ. وَقَدْ أمَرَهُ مَلاكٌ مُقَدَّسٌ أنْ يَدعُوَكَ إلَى بَيتِهِ، وَيَسمَعَ ما لَدَيكَ مِنْ كَلامٍ.»

23 S o he invited them in and gave them lodging. Peter at Caesarea And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

فَدَعاهُمْ بُطرُسُ لِلدُّخُولِ وَاسْتَضافَهُمْ فِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ. وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي استَعَدَّ وَذَهَبَ مَعَهُمْ. وَذَهَبَ مَعَهُ بَعضُ الإخوَةِ مِنْ بَلدَةِ يافا.

24 O n the following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، وَصَلَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ قَيصَرِيَّةَ. وَكانَ كَرنِيليُوسُ فِي انتِظارِهِمْ وَقَدْ جَمَعَ أقارِبَهُ وَأصدِقاءَهُ المُقَرَّبِينَ.

25 W hen Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and worshiped him.

وَعِندَما دَخَلَ بُطرُسُ، استَقبَلَهُ كَرنِيليُوسُ وَألقَى بِنَفسِهِ عِندَ قَدَمَيهِ وَسَجَدَ لَهُ.

26 B ut Peter raised him up, saying, “ Stand up; I too am just a man.”

لَكِنَّ بُطرُسَ أقامَهُ وَقالَ لَهُ: «انهَضْ! ما أنا إلّا بَشَرٌ!»

27 A s he talked with him, he entered and found many people assembled.

وَدَخَلَ بُطرُسُ وَهُوَ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَيهِ، فَوَجَدَ أشخاصاً كَثِيرِينَ مُجتَمِعِينَ.

28 A nd he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ بُطرُسُ: «أنتُمْ تَعرِفُونَ أنَّهُ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَى اليَهُودِيِّ أنْ يُخالِطَ أوْ يَزُورَ أحَداً غَيرَ يَهودِيٍّ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ أرانِي أنَّهُ لا يَنبَغِي أنْ أعتَبِرَ أيَّ إنسانٍ نَجِساً.

29 T hat is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me.”

فَلَمّا دَعَوتُمُونِي، جِئتُ دُونَ أيِّ اعتِراضٍ. وَلِهَذا فَإنِّي أسألُكُمْ، لِماذا أرْسَلْتُمْ فِي طَلَبِي؟»

30 C ornelius said, “ Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments,

فَقالَ كَرنِيليُوسُ: «قَبلَ أربَعَةِ أيّامٍ كُنتُ فِي بَيتِي أُصَلِّي فِي مِثلِ هَذا الوَقتِ، أيِ السّاعَةِ الثّالِثَةِ. وَفَجأةً وَقَفَ رَجُلٌ أمامِي بِمَلابِسَ بَرّاقَةً

31 a nd he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

وَقالَ: ‹يا كَرنِيليُوسُ، سَمِعَ اللهُ صَلاتَكَ، وَلَمْ تَخفَ عَنهُ صَدَقاتُكَ.

32 T herefore send to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.’

فَأرسِلْ رِجالاً إلَى بَلدَةِ يافا، وَادعُ سِمعانَ الَّذِي يُدعَى بُطرُسَ لِلمَجِيءِ إلَى هُنا. فَهُوَ نازِلٌ فِي بَيتِ سِمعانَ الدَّبّاغِ قُربَ البَحرِ.›

33 S o I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.” Gentiles Hear Good News

فَأرسَلْتُ فَوراً فِي طَلَبِكَ. وَأنتَ تَلَطَّفتَ بِالمَجِيءِ. فَها نَحنُ جَمِيعاً فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ لِنَسمَعَ ما أمَرَكَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ بِأنْ تَقُولَهُ.» بُطرُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ فِي بَيتِ كَرنِيليُوس

34 O pening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,

ثُمَّ بَدَأ بُطرُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لَقَدْ فَهِمتُ الآنَ تَماماً أنَّ اللهَ لا يُمَيِّزُ بَينَ النّاسِ،

35 b ut in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.

بَلْ إنَّهُ يَقْبَلُ كُلَّ مَنْ يَتَّقيهِ وَيَفعَلُ الصَّوابَ مِنْ أيِّ شَعبٍ كانَ.

36 T he word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)—

وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي أرسَلَها لِبَنِي إسرائِيلَ، مُنادِياً بِبِشارَةِ السَّلامِ مِنْ خِلالِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، الَّذِي هُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ البَشَرِ.

37 y ou yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

«فَأنتُمْ تَعرِفُونَ ما حَدَثَ فِي كُلِّ اليَهُودِيَّةِ، بَدءاً مِنَ الجَلِيلِ بَعدَ المَعمُودِيَّةِ الَّتِي نادَى بِها يُوحَنّا.

38 Y ou know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ عَنْ يَسُوعَ النّاصِرِيَّ وَكَيفَ أنَّ اللهَ مَسَحَهُ بِالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ وَبِقُوَّةٍ. وَتَعرِفُونَ كَيفَ أنَّهُ كانَ يَتَجَوَّلُ فاعِلاً الخَيرَ وَشافِياً كُلَّ الَّذِينَ تَسَلَّطَ عَلَيهِمْ إبلِيسُ، لِأنَّ اللهَ كانَ مَعَهُ.

39 W e are witnesses of all the things He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.

«وَنَحنُ شُهُودٌ لِكُلِّ ما فَعَلَهُ فِي دِيارِ اليَهُودِ وَفِي القُدسِ. وَقَدْ قَتَلُوهُ بِأنْ عَلَّقُوهُ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ.

40 G od raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible,

لَكِنَّ اللهَ أقامَهُ وَأظهَرَهُ فِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ.

41 n ot to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

وَهوَ لَمْ يَظهَرْ لِلْجَمِيعِ، بَلْ ظَهَرَ لِشُهُودٍ اختارَهُمُ اللهُ مُسبَقاً. فَقَدْ ظَهَرَ لَنا نَحنُ الَّذِينَ أكَلنا وَشَرِبنا مَعَهُ بَعدَ أنْ قامَ مِنَ المَوتِ.

42 A nd He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead.

«وَأمَرَنا بِأنْ نُبَشِّرَ النّاسَ وَنَشهَدَ أنَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي عَيَّنَهُ اللهُ لِكَيْ يَدِينُ الأحياءَ وَالأمواتَ.

43 O f Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

وَكُلُّ الأنبِياءِ يَشهَدُونَ بِإنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يُؤمِنُ بِهِ يَنالُ غُفرانَ الخَطايا بِاسْمِهِ.» الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ يَحِلُّ عَلَى غَيرِ اليَهُود

44 W hile Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

وَبَينَما كانَ بُطرُسُ ما يَزالُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، حَلَّ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ عَلَى كُلِّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَسمَعُونَ الرِّسالَةَ.

45 A ll the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

فَدُهِشَ المُؤمِنُونَ اليَهُودُ الَّذِينَ جاءُوا مَعَ بُطرُسَ، لِأنَّ عَطِيَّةَ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ قَدِ انسَكَبَتْ عَلَى غَيرِ اليَهُودِ أيضاً.

46 F or they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,

فَقَدْ سَمِعُوهُمْ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِلُغاتٍ مُختَلِفَةٍ وَيُسَبِّحُونَ اللهَ. حينَئِذٍ قالَ بُطرُسُ:

47 “ Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

«أيَقدِرُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَمنَعَ الماءَ عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ لِكَي يَتَعَمَّدُوا؟ فَهُمْ قَدْ قَبِلُوا الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ مِثلَنا.»

48 A nd he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

فَأمَرَهُمْ بِأنْ يَتَعَمَّدُوا بِاسْمِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، ثُمَّ طَلَبُوا مِنهُ أنْ يَبقَى مَعَهُمْ عِدَّةَ أيّامٍ.