Cornelius Calls for Peter
1A man named Cornelius lived in Caesarea. He was a Roman commander in the Italian Regiment. 2Cornelius and all his family were faithful and worshiped God. He gave freely to people who were in need. He prayed to God regularly. 3One day about three o’clock in the afternoon he had a vision. He saw clearly an angel of God. The angel came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
4Cornelius was afraid. He stared at the angel. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.
The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to poor people are like an offering to God. So he has remembered you. 5Now send men to Joppa. Have them bring back a man named Simon. He is also called Peter. 6He is staying with another Simon, a man who works with leather. His house is by the sea.”
7The angel who spoke to him left. Then Cornelius called two of his servants. He also called a godly soldier who was one of his attendants. 8He told them everything that had happened. Then he sent them to Joppa.
Peter Has a Vision
9It was about noon the next day. The men were on their journey and were approaching the city. Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10He became hungry. He wanted something to eat. While the meal was being prepared, Peter had a vision. 11He saw heaven open up. There he saw something that looked like a large sheet. It was being let down to earth by its four corners. 12It had all kinds of four-footed animals in it. It also had reptiles and birds in it. 13Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
14“No, Lord! I will not!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything that is not pure and ‘clean.’ ”
15The voice spoke to him a second time. It said, “Do not say anything is not pure that God has made ‘clean.’ ”
16This happened three times. Right away the sheet was taken back up to heaven.
17Peter was wondering what the vision meant. At that very moment the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. They stopped at the gate 18and called out. They asked if Simon Peter was staying there.
19Peter was still thinking about the vision. The Holy Spirit spoke to him. “Simon,” he said, “three men are looking for you. 20Get up and go downstairs. Don’t let anything keep you from going with them. I have sent them.”
21Peter went down and spoke to the men. “I’m the one you’re looking for,” he said. “Why have you come?”
22The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius, the Roman commander. He is a good man who worships God. All the Jewish people respect him. A holy angel told him to invite you to his house. Then Cornelius can hear what you have to say.” 23Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.
Peter Goes to the House of Cornelius
The next day Peter went with the three men. Some of the believers from Joppa went along. 24The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them. He had called together his relatives and close friends. 25When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him. As a sign of respect, he fell at Peter’s feet. 26But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said. “I am only a man myself.”
27As he was talking with Cornelius, Peter went inside. There he found a large group of people. 28He said to them, “You know that it is against our law for a Jew to enter a Gentile home. A Jew shouldn’t have any close contact with a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not say anyone is not pure and ‘clean.’ 29So when you sent for me, I came without asking any questions. May I ask why you sent for me?”
30Cornelius answered, “Three days ago at this very hour I was in my house praying. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood in front of me. 31He said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer. He has remembered your gifts to poor people. 32Send someone to Joppa to get Simon Peter. He is a guest in the home of another Simon, who works with leather. He lives by the sea.’ 33So I sent for you right away. It was good of you to come. Now we are all here. And God is here with us. We are ready to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”
34Then Peter began to speak. “I now realize how true it is that God treats everyone the same,” he said. 35“He accepts people from every nation. He accepts anyone who has respect for him and does what is right. 36You know the message God sent to the people of Israel. It is the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all. 37You know what has happened all through the area of Judea. It started in Galilee after John preached about baptism. 38You know how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went around doing good. He healed all who were under the devil’s power. God was with him.
39“We are witnesses of everything he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by nailing him to a cross. 40But on the third day God raised him from the dead. God allowed Jesus to be seen. 41But he wasn’t seen by all the people. He was seen only by us. We are witnesses whom God had already chosen. We ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42He commanded us to preach to the people. He told us to tell people that he is the one appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. 43All the prophets tell about him. They say that all who believe in him have their sins forgiven through his name.”
44While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45Some Jewish believers had come with Peter. They were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. 46They heard them speaking in languages they had not known before. They also heard them praising God.
Then Peter said, 47“Surely no one can keep these people from being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
Corneliomi Pedrota cayaj cachashca
1Cesareapica, Cornelio shuti shuj soldadomi causarca. Paica Italiano nishca patsaj soldadocunata mandajmi carca. 2Cornelioca, paipaj huasi ucupuracunandij Diosta yuyarij, Taita Diosta manchaj, Diosta mañarashpa causajcunami carca. Israelcunapajpish achca allicunatami rurajcuna carca. 3Shuj punllaca, quimsa horas chaupi chishitami, Dios cachashca shuj angelca, ñapish muscuipi shina paiman ricurishpa:
—¡Cornelio!— nirca.
4Chashna nijpi Cornelioca, manchaihuan chujchushpa, chai angelta ricurashpaca:
—Apu, ¿imatataj nihuangui?— nircami. Chashna nijpi angelca, cashnami nirca:
—Can imalla mañashcatamari Taita Dios uyashca. Can tucui imalla cushcatapish Diosca ricushcami. 5Jopemanta Pedro nishca Simonta cunantaj pushanaman cachai. 6Paica, carata cʼacushpa ñutujllata ruraj Simonpaj huasipimi poźacun. Chai huasica, mama cucha cʼuchupimi. Pai shamushpami, can imalla rurana cashcataca huillanga— nircami.
7Ña chai ángel rijpica, Cornelioca cullqui jahua paita servij ishqui runacunatapish, Diosta yuyarij, pai alli cʼuyashca soldadotapishmi cayarca. 8Chai quimsa runacunatami, tucui imalla ricushcata parlashpa, Jopeman cacharca.
Pedromi mana micuna animalcunata muscuipi shina ricushca
9Cayandij punllaca chai runacunaca, ñallami Jopeman chayagricurcacuna. Ña chaupi punlla shina cajpimi, Pedroca pai poźacun huasi jahuaman huichiyashpa, Diosta mañacurca. 10Huasiyujca micunata yanucurcami. Pedroca achcata yaricachishpa, ima micunata micuiman yuyacushpami, muscucuj shina ricui callarirca. 11Jahua pacha pascarijtami ricurca. Chaipica, chuscu puntapi huatashca, shuj jatun linso shinami paipajman uriyamurca. 12Chai jatun linsopica, chaqui maquihuan purijcuna, huijsahuan llucashpa purijcuna, pajarocunapishmi ricurirca. 13Chaicunata ricucujpimi:
—Pedro, jatari, caicunata huañuchishpa micui— nishpa rimashcata uyarca.
14Shina nijpi Pedroca: —Mana, Apu Jesús, ñucaca mana micuna mapacunataca, manataj imata micushcanichu— nircami. 15Shina nijpipish chai Rimajllatajmi, cutinllataj:
—Taita Dios chuyayachishcataca, ama ‘Mapami’ nichu— nirca.
16Chai jatun linsoca, quimsa cutinmi chashna ricurirca. Chai huashaca, cutin jahua pachallamantaj tigrarcallami. 17Chaita ricushpaca, Pedroca: “¿Caica imatashi nisha nin?” nishpami yuyacurca. Pai chashna yuyacujpitajmi, Cornelio cachashca runacunaca, tapucushpalla, ñapish Simonpaj huasi punguman chayarcacuna. 18Paicuna chayashpaca: “¿Pedro nishca Simonca caipichu?” nishpami tapurcacuna.
19Chai muscuipi shina ricushcata Pedro yuyacujpirajmi, Diospaj Espirituca cashna nirca: «Riqui, quimsa runacunami cantaca mashcacun. 20Jatari, uriyashpa paicunahuan ri. Rina, mana rinata ama yuyacuichu. Paicunataca, ñucallatajmi caiman cacharcani» nircami.
21Chashna nijpi Pedroca, Cornelio cachashca runacunapajman uriyashpami:
—Ñucamari cancuna mashcacushca runa cani. ¿Imatachari nipanguichij?— nirca.
22Chashna nijpi paicunaca, cashnami nircacuna:
—Ñucanchijca, patsaj soldadocunata mandaj Cornelio cachajpimi shamunchij. Paica alli runami, Taita Diosta manchajmi. Tucui Judiocunami paitaca, ‘Allimi’ nincuna. Jucha illaj ángel paiman ricurishpamari, quiquinta paipaj huasiman cayaj cachashpa, quiquin imalla huillashcata uyachun nishca carca— nircacunami.
23Shina nijpi Pedroca, pai poźacun huasiman yaicuchishpami, chai tutaca chaipi pacarichirca.
Pedroca Corneliopaj huasimanmi rishca
Cayandij punlla Pedro ricujpica, Jopepi causacuj maijan crijcunapish paicunahuanmi rircacuna.
24Cati punllami, Cesareaman chayarcacuna. Cornelioca, paipaj huasi ucupuracunatapish, paihuan alli apanacujcunatapish tandachishpami shuyacushca carca. 25Corneliopaj huasiman Pedro chayajpica, paica tupanaman llujshishpami, Pedropaj ñaupajpi, pambacama cumurishpa, alli nirca. 26Ashtahuanpish Pedroca:
—Shayari, ñucapish can shinallataj runallamari cani— nishpami jatarichirca.
27Shina nishpa parlanacuihuan huasi ucuman yaicushpaca, achcacuna tandanacushcatami ricurca. 28Chaipimi Pedroca, paicunataca cashna nirca:
—Ñucanchij judiocunata Mandashcapica, mana ñucanchijpura runacunahuanca ama tandanacuchun ninmi. Paicunapaj huasimanpish ama yaicuchun ninmi. Chaitaca cancunallataj allimi yachanguichij. Ñucanchij judiocunaca cancunataca, yanga runacunalla cashcata yuyajcuna cajpimi, Taita Diosca, ‘Paicunapish mana mapachu’ nishpa huillarca. 29Chaimantami, can cachashca runacuna pushanaman chayajpica, imata mana nishpa shamurcanilla. ¿Imapajchari cayahuarcanguichij?— nircami.
30Shina nijpi Cornelioca, cashnami nirca:
—Ñami chuscu punlla tucun, ñucaca cunan shinallataj quimsa horas chishitami, cai ñuca huasipi ayunashpa Diosta mañacurcani. Ñuca mañacujpica, lamyacuj churanata churashca runa, ñapish ricurircallami. 31Paimi cashna nirca: “Cornelio, Taita Diosca, can mañashcata uyashcami. Can tucui imalla allicunata rurashcatapish ricushcami. 32Cunanca, Pedro nishca Simonta Jopemanta pushanaman cachai. Paica, carata cʼacushpa ñutujllata ruraj Simonpaj huasipimi poźacun. Chai huasica, mama cucha cʼuchupimi.” 33Chaimantami cantaca, pushanaman cacharcani. Allitaj shamuparcangui. Cunanca, tucuicuna Taita Diospaj ñaupajpimi canchij. Taita Dios canta tucui imallata ñucanchijman huillachun cachashcata huillapailla, uyashun ninchijmari— nircami.
34Shina nijpimi, Pedro huillai callarishpaca, cashna nirca:
—Pi cashpapish Taita Diospaj ñaupajpica, tucuicuna chashnallataj cashcataca, cunanmari alli yachani. 35Mai llajtapipish Diosta manchashpa allita rurajtaca, Diosca alli nijmi cashca. 36Taita Diosca, Paihuan alli tucuna alli huillaita israelcunaman huillachunca, Jesucristotami cacharca. Paica tucuicunata Mandajmari. 37Juan huillashpa bautiźashca qʼuipa, Galileamanta callarishpa, Judeacama tucui imalla tucushcataca cancunallataj alli yachanguichijmi. 38Nazaretpi causaj cashca Jesusmantami yuyachicuni. Paimanca tucuita rurai tucuchunmi, Taita Diosca Paipaj Espirituta curca. Chaimantami Jesusca, diablo llaquichishca tucui gentecunatapish alliyachirca. Taita Dios paihuan cajpimari, Jesusca chashna allicunata rurashpa purirca. 39Jerusalenpipish, tucui Judea llajtapipish, Jesús imalla ruracushcataca, ñucanchij quiquin ñahuihuantajmi ricurcanchij. Chai tucui allita ruracujpipish, Paitaca chacatashpami huañuchircacuna. 40Chashna huañuchijpipish, Taita Diosca, quimsa punllapi causachishpami, paitaca ñucanchijman cutin ricurichunpish saquirca. 41Mana tucuicunamanchu ricurirca. Tucui imalla ricushcata huillachun Taita Dios ñaupaman agllashca ñucanchijllamanmi ricurirca. Huañushcacunapaj chaupimanta Pai causarishca qʼuipami ñucanchijca Paihuan micurcanchij, ubyarcanchij. 42Jesusmi ñucanchijtaca, tucuicunaman alli huillaita huillachun mandarca. Shinallataj causajcunapajpish, huañushcacunapajpish Juez cachun, Paillatataj Taita Dios churashcatapishmi huillachun nirca. 43Dios ima nishcata huillajcunapish, tucuicunami Jesusmanta huillashpaca, ‘Paita tucui crijcunallatami, juchacunata Paimanta perdonanga’ nishpa huillarcacuna— nircami.
44Pedro chashna huillacujpiraj, jucha illaj Espíritu shamushpami, pai huillashcata tucui uyajcunata japirca. 45Pedrohuan shamuj crijcunaca, cʼari charishca aicha punta carata pʼitichishcapurami carca. Chaimantami paicunaca, mana israelcunapipish, jucha illaj Espirituta tallijta ricushpaca, achcata mancharircacuna. 46Shujtaj rimaicunata rimashpa, Taita Diosta alabacujtapish uyashpami, chashna mancharircacuna. Chaimantami, Pedroca cashna nirca:
47—Paicunapish ñucanchij shinallatajmari, jucha illaj Espiritutaca chasquishcacuna. Paicuna ama bautiźarichun yacutacarin, ¿pitaj mitsashunri?— nircami.
48Shina nishpami, Pedroca:
—Apunchij Jesuspaj shutipi paicunata bautiźaichij— nirca.
Chai qʼuipaca, Pedrotaca asha punllacunacamami paicunahuan saquichircacuna.
