Acts 1010ActsJudea, Samaria and the first GentilesSalkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew New Testament

Salkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew New TestamentBerean Standard Bible

1. 1HSGאִישׁ הָיָה בְּקִסְרִין קָרְנֵלִיּוֹס שְׁמוֹ הוּא שַׂר־מֵאָה בִּצְבָא הַחַיִל אֲשֶׁר קָרְאוּ לוֹ הַגְּדוּד הָאִיטַלְקִי׃BSBBSB: At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
2. 2HSGוְהוּא אִישׁ חָסִיד וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים עִם־כָּל־בֵּיתוֹ וּפִזַּר נָתַן לָעָם לָרֹב וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל לֵאלֹהִים תָּמִיד׃BSBBSB: He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
3. 3HSGוַיְהִי הַיּוֹם כְּשָׁעָה הַתְּשִׁיעִית וְהִנֵּה מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים נִרְאָה אֵלָיו בַּמַּחֲזֶה וַיֹּאמַר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס׃BSBBSB: One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
4. 4HSGוַיַּבֵּט אֵלָיו וַיִּירָא וַיֹּאמֶר מָה אֲדֹנִי מְצַוֶּה וַיֹּמֶר אֵלָיו תְּפִלָּתְךָ וְצִדְקֹתֶיךָ עָלוּ לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים׃BSBBSB: Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
5. 5HSGוְעַתָּה שְׁלַח־לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים אֶל־יָפוֹ וּקְרָא אֵילֶךָ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה כֵּיפָא׃BSBBSB: Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
6. 6HSGהֲלֹא הוּא מִתְגּוֹרֵר עִם־אִישׁ אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעוֹן הַבּוּרְסִי וּבֵיתוֹ עֹמֵד עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם הוּא יֹאמַר לְךָ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת׃BSBBSB: He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
7. 7HSGוַיֵּלֶךְ הַמַּלְאָךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו וְהוּא קָרָא אֶל־שְׁנַיִם מֵעַבְדֵי בֵיתוֹ וְאֶל־אִישׁ חַיִל אֶחָד יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָעֹמְדִים לְפָנָיו תָּמִיד׃BSBBSB: When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
8. 8HSGוַיְסַפֵּר לָהֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם יָפוֹ׃BSBBSB: He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
9. 9HSGוַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ בַדֶּרֶךְ הָלֹךְ וְקָרֹב אֶל־הָעִיר וַיַּעַל כֵּיפָא לְהִתְפַּלֵּל כְּשָׁעָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית עַל־הַגָּג׃BSBBSB: The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10. 10HSGוַיִּרְעַב וַיִּתְאָו לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ וּבְעוֹד הֲכִינוֹ לוֹ אֹכֶל וַתִּתְעַטֵּף נַפְשׁוֹ בְמַרְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים׃BSBBSB: He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11. 11HSGוַיַּרְא אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם פְּתוּחִים וְתֵבָה אַחַת כִּירִיעָה גְדוֹלָה קְשׁוּרָה בְּאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹתֶיהָ יוֹרֶדֶת וַתָּנַח עַל־פְּנֵי הָאָרֶץ׃BSBBSB: He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12. 12HSGוּבְתוֹכָהּ מִכָּל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה הַהֹלְכֹת עַל־אַרְבַּע וְרֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם׃BSBBSB: It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
13. 13HSGוַיְהִי אֵלָיו קוֹל קוּם כֵּיפָא זְבַח וֶאֱכֹל׃BSBBSB: Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
14. 14HSGוַיֹּאמֶר כֵּיפָא חָלִילָה לִּי אֲדֹנִי כִּי מֵעוֹדִי לֹא בָא אֶל־פִּי בְּשַׂר פִּגּוּל אוֹ שֶׁקֶץ טָמֵא׃BSBBSB: “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15. 15HSGוְהִנֵּה קוֹל אֵלָיו שֵׁנִית אֶת־אֲשֶׁר טִהַר אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְשַׁקֵּץ אָתָּה׃BSBBSB: The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
16. 16HSGוְהַחִזָּיוֹן הַזֶּה שֻׁלַּשׁ שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים וַתָּשָׁב הַתֵּבָה וַתַּעַל הַשָּׁמָיְמָה׃BSBBSB: This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
17. 17HSGוַתִּפָּעֶם רוּחַ כֵּיפָא לָדַעַת מָה הוּא הַמַּחֲזֶה אֲשֶׁר חָזָה וְהִנֵּה הָאֲנָשִׁים שְׁלוּחֵי קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס מְבַקְשִׁים בֵּית שִׁמְעוֹן וְעֹמְדִים עַל־הַפָּתַח׃BSBBSB: While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
18. 18HSGוַיִּקְרְאוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ הֲמִתְגּוֹרֵר בָּזֶה שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה כֵּיפָא׃BSBBSB: They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
19. 19HSGוּבְעוֹד כֵּיפָא הֹגֶה בִלְבָבוֹ עַל־דְּבַר הַמַּחֲזֶה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָרוּחַ הִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים מְבַקְשִׁים אֹתָךְ׃BSBBSB: As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
20. 20HSGוְעַתָּה קוּם רֵד וָלֵךְ אִתָּם וְאַל־תִּפְסַח הֵנָּה וְהֵנָּה כִּי אָנֹכִי שְׁלַחְתִּים׃BSBBSB: So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21. 21HSGוַיֵּרֶד כֵּיפָא אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַנִּשְׁלָחִים אֵלָיו מֵאֵת קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס וַיֹּאמַר אֲנִי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים עַל־מַה בָּאתֶם׃BSBBSB: So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22. 22HSGוַיַּעֲנוּ לֵאמֹר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס אֶחָד מִשָּׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת אִישׁ צַּדִיק וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר לוֹ שֵׁם טוֹב בְּכָל־עַם הַיְּהוּדִים נִתְּנָה לּוֹ מִצְוַת יְהוָֹה מִפִּי מַלְאָךְ קָדוֹשׁ לִקְרֹא לְךָ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ לְבַעֲבוּר יִשְׁמַע מִדַּבְּרֹתֶיךָ׃BSBBSB: “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
23. 23HSGוַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם וַיָּלִינוּ אִתּוֹ בַּבָּיִת וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַיָּקָם כֵּיפָא וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתָּם וַאֲחָדִים מִן־הָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר בְּיָפוֹ הָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ׃BSBBSB: So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
24. 24HSGוּלְמָחֳרָתוֹ בָּאוּ אֶל־קִסְרִין וְקָרְנֵילִיּוֹס חִכָּה לָהֶם וְעִמּוֹ קְרֹבָיו וּמְיֻדָּעָיו אֲשֶׁר הִקְהִילָם בְּבֵיתוֹ׃BSBBSB: The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25. 25HSGוַיְהִי כְּבוֹא כֵּיפָא וַיֵּצֵא קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיִּפֹּל לְרַגְלָיו וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ׃BSBBSB: As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
26. 26HSGוַיָּקֶם אֹתוֹ כֵּיפָא וַיֹּאמַר קוּם נָא גַּם־אֲנִי אֱנוֹשׁ אָנִי׃BSBBSB: But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
27. 27HSGוַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ וַיָּבֹא הַחַדְרָה וַיִּמְצָא רַבִּים נִקְהָלִים שָׁמָּה׃BSBBSB: As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
28. 28HSGוַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי לֹא־נָכוֹן לְאִישׁ יְהוּדִי לִקְרֹב אֶל־אִישׁ נָכְרִי לְדָבְקָה בּוֹ וֵאלֹהִים הֶרְאַנִי לְבִלְתִּי קְרֹא שֶׁקֶץ אוֹ טָמֵא לְכָל־בֶּן־אָדָם׃BSBBSB: He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
29. 29HSGעַל־כֵּן לֹא נִמְנַעְתִּי מִבּוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם כִּי קְרָאתֶם לִי וְעַתָּה אֶשְׁאֲלָה עַל־מַה־זֶּה קְרָאתֶם לִי לָבוֹא׃BSBBSB: So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
30. 30HSGוַיֹּאמֶר קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס לִפְנֵי אַרְבָּעָה יָמִים יָשַׁבְתִּי בְצוֹם עַד־הַשָּׁעָה הַזֹּאת וְכַאֲשֶׁר הִתְפַּלַּלְתִּי בְּבֵיתִי בַּשָּׁעָה הַתְּשִׁיעִית וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ עֹטֶה אוֹר נִצָּב עָלָי׃BSBBSB: Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
31. 31HSGוַיֹּאמַר תְּפִלָּתְךָ קָרְנֵילִיּוֹס שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים וַיִּזְכָּר־לְךָ אֶת־צִדְקֹתֶיךָ׃BSBBSB: and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
32. 32HSGוְעַתָּה שְׁלַח אֶל־יָפוֹ וּקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן הַמְכֻנֶּה כֵּיפָא הֲלֹא הוּא מִתְגּוֹרֵר בְּבֵית שִׁמְעוֹן הַבּוּרְסִי עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר בְּבוֹאוֹ יְדַבֶּר־לָךְ׃BSBBSB: Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
33. 33HSGוָאֲמַהֵר וָאֶשְׁלַח אֵלֶיךָ וְאַתָּה הֵיטַבְתָּ כִּי־בָאתָ וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ כֻלָּנוּ פֹּה לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים לִשְׁמֹעַ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צֻוֵּיתָ מֵאֵת יְהוָֹה׃BSBBSB: So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
34. 34HSGוַיִּפְתַּח כֵּיפָא אֶת־פִּיו וַיֹּאמַר עַתָּה אָמֵן יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אֵין נוֹשֵׂא פָנִים עִם־אֱלֹהִים׃BSBBSB: Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
35. 35HSGכִּי אִם־אִישׁ הַיָּרֵא אֹתוֹ וּפֹעֵל צֶדֶק מִכָּל־גּוֹי וָגוֹי יָפִיק רָצוֹן מִמֶּנּוּ׃BSBBSB: but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
36. 36HSGוְהוּא שָׁלַח דְּבָרוֹ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְבַשֵּׂר אֹתָם שָׁלוֹם בְּיַד יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ הוּא אֲדוֹן כֹּל׃BSBBSB: He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
37. 37HSGכִּי הֲלֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר קָרָה בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה הָחֵל בַּגָּלִיל אַחֲרֵי קְרִיאַת יוֹחָנָן לִטְבִילָתוֹ׃BSBBSB: You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
38. 38HSGאֵת אֲשֶׁר־מָשַׁח אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יֵשׁוּעַ הַנָּצְרִי בְּרוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ וְהוּא הָלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ הָלֹךְ וַעֲשׂה טוֹב וְאֶת־הָרְצוּצִים תַּחַת יַד הַשָּׂטָן שִׁלַּח חָפְשִׁי כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים הָיָה עִמּוֹ׃BSBBSB: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
39. 39HSGוַאֲנַחְנוּ עֵדִים עַל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּאֶרֶץ הַיְּהוּדִים וּבִירוּשָׁלָיִם וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר הֵם הֲרָגֻהוּ וַיִּתְלוּ אֹתוֹ עַל־הָעֵץ׃BSBBSB: We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
40. 40HSGוְאֹתוֹ הֵקִים אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְהִגָּלוֹת לְעֵינֵי הָרֹאִים׃BSBBSB: God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
41. 41HSGלֹא לְעֵינֵי כָּל־הָעָם כִּי אִם־לְעֵינֵי הָעֵדִים אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּם אֱלֹהִים מִקֶּדֶם וַאֲנַחְנוּ הֵם אֲשֶׁר אָכַלְנוּ וְשָׁתִינוּ עִמּוֹ אַחֲרֵי קוּמוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים׃BSBBSB: not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
42. 42HSGוְהוּא צִוָּה אֹתָנוּ לִקְרֹא בְאָזְנֵי הָעָם וּלְהָעִיד לִפְנֵיהֶם כִּי זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר נְתָנוֹ אֱלֹהִים לְשֹׁפֵט הַחַיִּים וְהַמֵּתִים׃BSBBSB: And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
43. 43HSGוְגַם כָּל־הַנְּבִיאִים מְעִידִים עָלָיו כִּי שְׁמוֹ יִהְיֶה לְכָל־הַמַּאֲמִינִים בּוֹ לִסְלִיחַת עָוֹן׃BSBBSB: All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
44. 44HSGעוֹד כֵּיפָא מְדַבֵּר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ צָלְחָה עַל־כָּל הַשֹּׁמְעִים דְּבָרוֹ׃BSBBSB: While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
45. 45HSGוְהַנִּמּוֹלִים הַמַּאֲמִינִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ עִם־כֵּיפָא הִתַּמְּהוּ תָּמָהוּ כִּי־מַתְּנַת רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ גַּם עַל־הַגּוֹיִם נִשְׁפָּכָה׃BSBBSB: All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
46. 46HSGכִּי שָׁמְעוּ אֹתָם מְדַבְּרִים בִּלְשֹׁנוֹת וְנֹתְנִים גֹּדֶל לֵאלֹהִים׃BSBBSB: For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
47. 47HSGוַיַּעַן פֶּטְרוֹס וַיֹּאמַר הֲיוּכַל אִישׁ לַעֲצֹר בַּמַּיִם לְבִלְתִּי יִטָּבְלוּ אֲנָשִׁים אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר צָלְחָה רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֲלֵיהֶם כְּמוֹהֶם כָּמֹנוּ׃BSBBSB: “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
48. 48HSGוַיְצַו אֹתָם כִּי יִטָּבְלוּ בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וְהֵם בִּקְשֻׁהוּ כִּי יֵשֵׁב עִמָּהֶם יָמִים אֲחָדִים׃BSBBSB: So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.