3 WYC This say in a visioun opinli, as in the nynthe oure of the dai, an aungel of God entringe in to hym, and seiynge to hym, Cornelie. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And he bihelde hym, and was a dred, and seide, Who art thou, Lord? And he seide to hym, Thi preieris and thin almesdedis han stied vp in to mynde, in the siyt of the Lord. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And now sende thou men in to Joppe, and clepe oon Symount, that is named Petre. BSB BSB: Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
6 WYC This is herborid at a man Symount, curiour, whos hous is bisidis the see. This schal seie to thee, what it bihoueth thee to do. BSB BSB: He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
7 WYC And whanne the aungel that spak to hym, was gon awei, he clepide twei men of his hous, and a knyyt that dredde the Lord, whiche weren at his bidding. BSB BSB: When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
8 WYC And whanne he hadde told hem alle these thingis, he sente hem in to Joppe. BSB BSB: He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
10 WYC And whanne he was hungrid, he wolde haue ete. But while thei maden redi, a rauysching of spirit felde on hym; BSB BSB: He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11 WYC and he say heuene openyd, and a vessel comynge doun, as a greet scheet with foure corneris, to be lette doun fro heuene in to erthe, BSB BSB: He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 WYC in which weren alle foure footid beestis, and crepinge of the erthe, and volatilis of heuene. BSB BSB: It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
13 WYC And a vois was maad to hym, Rise thou, Petre, and sle, and ete. BSB BSB: Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
14 WYC And Petre seide, Lord, forbede, for Y neuer ete ony comun thing and vnclene. BSB BSB: “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15 WYC And eft the secounde tyme the vois was maad to him, That thing that God hath clensid, seye thou not vnclene. BSB BSB: The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
16 WYC And this thing was don bi thries; and anoon the vessel was resseyued ayen. BSB BSB: This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
17 WYC And while that Petre doutide with ynne hym silf, what the visioun was that he say, lo! the men, that weren sent fro Corneli, souyten the hous of Symount, and stoden at the yate. BSB BSB: While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
18 WYC And whanne thei hadden clepid, thei axiden if Symount, that is named Petre, hadde there herbore. BSB BSB: They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
19 WYC And while Petre thouyte on the visioun, the spirit seide to hym, Lo! thre men seken thee. BSB BSB: As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
20 WYC Therfor ryse thou, and go doun, and go with hem, and doute thou no thing, for Y sente hem. BSB BSB: So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21 WYC And Petre cam doun to the men, and seide, Lo! Y am, whom ye seken; what is the cause, for which ye ben come? BSB BSB: So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22 WYC And thei seiden, Cornelie, the centurien, a iust man, and dredinge God, and hath good witnessyng of alle the folc of Jewis, took aunswere of an hooli aungel, to clepe thee in to his hous, and to here wordis of thee. BSB BSB: “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 WYC Therfor he ledde hem inne, and resseyuede in herbore; and that nyyt thei dwelliden with hym. And in the dai suynge he roos, and wente forth with hem; and sum of the britheren folewiden hym fro Joppe, that thei be witnessis to Petre. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And the other dai he entride in to Cesarie. And Cornelie abood hem, with hise cousyns, and necessarie freendis, that weren clepid togidere. BSB BSB: The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25 WYC And it was don, whanne Petre was come ynne, Corneli cam metynge hym, and felle doun at hise feet, and worschipide him. BSB BSB: As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
26 WYC But Petre reiside hym, and seide, Aryse thou, also Y my silf am a man, as thou. BSB BSB: But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
27 WYC And he spak with hym, and wente in, and foonde many that weren come togidere. BSB BSB: As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
29 WYC For which thing Y cam, whanne Y was clepid, with out douting. Therfor Y axe you, for what cause han ye clepid me? BSB BSB: So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
30 WYC And Cornelie seide, To dai foure daies in to this our, Y was preiynge and fastynge in the nynthe our in myn hous. And lo! a man stood bifore me in a whijt cloth, and seide, BSB BSB: 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 WYC Cornelie, thi preier is herd, and thin almesdedis ben in mynde in the siyt of God. BSB BSB: and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
32 WYC Therfor sende thou in to Joppe, and clepe Symount, that is named Petre; this is herborid in the hous of Symount coriour, bisidis the see. This, whanne he schal come, schal speke to thee. BSB BSB: 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 WYC Therfor anoon Y sente to thee, and thou didist wel in comynge to vs. `Now therfor we alle ben present in thi siyt, to here the wordis, what euer ben comaundid to thee of the Lord. BSB BSB: 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.”
35 WYC but in eche folk he that dredith God, and worchith riytwisnesse, is accept to hym. BSB BSB: but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
36 WYC God sente a word to the children of Israel, schewinge pees bi Jhesu Crist; this is Lord of alle thingis. BSB BSB: He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
37 WYC Ye witen the word that is maad thorou al Judee, and bigan at Galile, aftir the baptym that Joon prechide, Jhesu of Nazareth; BSB BSB: You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
38 WYC hou God anoyntide hym with the Hooli Goost, and vertu; which passide forth in doynge wel, and heelynge alle men oppressid of the deuel, for God was with hym. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And we ben witnessis of alle thingis, whiche he dide in the cuntrei of Jewis, and of Jerusalem; whom thei slowen, hangynge in a tre. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And God reiside this in the thridde dai, and yaf hym to be maad knowun, BSB BSB: God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
41 WYC not to al puple, but to witnessis bifor ordeyned of God; to vs that eeten and drunken with hym, after that he roos ayen fro deth. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And he comaundide to vs to preche to the puple, and to witnesse, that he it is, that is ordeyned of God domesman of the quyk and of deede. BSB BSB: 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 WYC To this alle prophetis beren witnessing, that alle men that bileuen in hym, schulen resseyue remyssioun of synnes bi his name. BSB BSB: All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
44 WYC And yit while that Petre spak these wordis, the Hooli Goost felde on alle that herden the word. BSB BSB: While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
45 WYC And the feithful men of circumcisioun, that camen with Petre, wondriden, that also in to naciouns the grace of the Hooli Goost is sched out. BSB BSB: 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 WYC For thei herden hem spekynge in langagis, and magnyfiynge God. BSB BSB: For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
47 WYC Thanne Petre answeride, Whether ony man may forbede watir, that these ben not baptisid, that han also resseyued the Hooli Goost as we? BSB BSB: “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
48 WYC And he comaundide hem to be baptisid in the name of the Lord Jhesu Crist. Thanne thei preieden hym, that he schulde dwelle with hem sum daies. BSB BSB: So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
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