Gevurot 10:1-8

Orthodox Jewish Bible

10 Now a certain ish in Caesarea by name Cornelius, a centurion from what was called the Italian cohort,

² A devout man, a yire Elohim, as was all his bais, who practiced much tzedakah for the benefit of Am Yisroel, and davened to Hashem continually.

³ Cornelius clearly saw in a chazon (vision) lav davka (approximately) at the ninth hour of the day (three o’clock in the afternoon) a malach Hashem having come to him and having said to him, "Cornelius!" [TEHILLIM 55:17]

⁴ And having looked intently at him and having become afraid, Cornelius said, "What is it, Adon?" The malach said to him, "Your tefillos and your giving tzedakah have ascended as a zikaron (memorial) before Hashem. [TEHILLIM 20:3]

⁵ "Now dispatch some anashim to Yafo and send for a certain Shimon who is also called Kefa.

⁶ "This one is staying with a certain Shimon, a tanner, whose bais is by the sea."

⁷ And, when the malach speaking to him had departed, Cornelius summoned shnayim of his household avadim and a devout chaiyal (soldier) from among the ones in his service,

⁸ Having explained everything, sent them to Yafo.