1 En baie vroeg in die môre , op die eerste dag van die week, het hulle en ander saam met hulle by die graf gekom en die speserye gebring wat deur hulle toeberei was.
2 En hulle het die steen van die graf afgerol gevind.
3 En toe hulle ingaan, het hulle nie die liggaam van die Here Jesus gekry nie.
4 En terwyl hulle hieroor in verleentheid was, staan daar twee manne by hulle in blink klere.
5 En toe hulle baie bevrees word en met hulle aangesigte na die aarde buig, sê die manne vir hulle: Waarom soek julle die Lewende by die dooies?
6 Hy is nie hier nie, maar Hy het opgestaan. Onthou hoe Hy vir julle gesê het toe Hy nog in Galil,a was:
7 Die Seun van die mens moet oorgelewer word in die hande van sondige mense en gekruisig word en op die derde dag opstaan.
8 En hulle het sy woorde onthou.
9 Hulle gaan toe terug van die graf en vertel dit alles aan die elf en aan al die ander.
10 En dit was Maria Magdal,na en Johanna en Maria, die moeder van Jakobus, en die ander vroue saam met hulle wat dit aan die apostels vertel het.
11 En hul woorde het vir hulle na onsinnige praatjies gelyk, en hulle het hul nie geglo nie.
12 Maar Petrus het opgestaan en na die graf gehardloop; en toe hy neerbuk, sien hy die doeke alleen lê. En hy het weggegaan huis toe, vol verwondering oor wat gebeur het.
13 En twee van hulle was dieselfde dag op pad na 'n dorp wat agt myl van Jerusalem af was, met die naam van ÂmmaÂs.
14 En hulle was in gesprek met mekaar oor al hierdie dinge wat voorgeval het.
15 En terwyl hulle praat en mekaar ondervra, kom Jesus self nader en loop met hulle saam.
16 Maar hulle oë is weerhou, sodat hulle Hom nie kon herken nie.
17 En Hy sê vir hulle: Watter woorde is dit wat julle met mekaar loop en wissel, en waarom is julle bedroef?
18 En die een wie se naam Kl,opas was, antwoord en sê vir Hom: Is U alleen 'n vreemdeling in Jerusalem en weet U nie van die dinge wat in hierdie dae daarin gebeur het nie?
19 En Hy sê vir hulle: Watter dinge? En hulle antwoord Hom: Die dinge aangaande Jesus, die Nasar,ner, wat 'n profeet was, kragtig in werk en woord voor God en die hele volk;
20 en hoe ons owerpriesters en owerstes Hom oorgelewer het tot die doodstraf en Hom gekruisig het.
21 En ons het gehoop dat dit Hy was wat Israel sou verlos; maar nou is dit vandag, met dit alles, die derde dag vandat dit plaasgevind het.
22 Maar sommige vroue uit ons het ons ook ontstel nadat hulle vroeg by die graf was;
23 en toe hulle sy liggaam nie kry nie, het hulle gekom en gesê dat hulle ook 'n gesig gesien het van engele wat sê dat Hy lewe.
24 En sommige van die wat saam met ons was, het na die graf gegaan en dit net so gevind soos die vroue ook gesê het; maar Hom het hulle nie gesien nie.
25 En Hy sê vir hulle: o Onverstandiges, met harte wat traag is om te glo alles wat die profete gespreek het!
26 Moes die Christus nie hierdie dinge ly en in sy heerlikheid ingaan nie?
27 En Hy het begin van Moses en al die profete af en vir hulle uitgelê in al die Skrifte die dinge wat op Hom betrekking het.
28 Daarop kom hulle naby die dorp waarheen hulle op reis was, en Hy het gemaak of Hy verder wou gaan;
29 maar hulle het by Hom aangedring en gesê: Bly by ons, want dit is amper aand en die dag het gedaal; en Hy het ingegaan om by hulle te bly.
30 En toe Hy met hulle aan tafel was, neem Hy die brood en dank; en Hy breek dit en gee dit aan hulle.
31 Toe is hulle oë geopen en hulle het Hom herken, en Hy het uit hulle gesig verdwyn.
32 En hulle sê vir mekaar: Was ons hart nie brandende in ons toe Hy met ons op die pad gepraat en vir ons die Skrifte uitgelê het nie?
33 Toe staan hulle in dieselfde uur op en gaan na Jerusalem terug en vind die elf en die wat saam met hulle bymekaar was,
34 wat sê: Die Here het waarlik opgestaan en het aan Simon verskyn.
35 Toe vertel hulle wat op die pad gebeur het en hoe Hy aan hulle bekend geword het by die breking van die brood.
36 En terwyl hulle hieroor praat, staan Jesus self in hul midde en sê vir hulle: Vrede vir julle!
37 Toe het hulle verskrik en baie bang geword en gemeen dat hulle 'n gees sien.
38 En Hy sê vir hulle: Waarom is julle ontsteld en waarom kom daar twyfel in julle hart op?
39 Kyk na my hande en my voete, want dit is Ek self. Voel aan My en kyk; want 'n gees het nie vlees en bene soos julle sien dat Ek het nie.
40 En terwyl Hy dit sê, wys Hy hulle sy hande en sy voete.
41 En toe hulle van blydskap nog nie kon glo nie en hulle verwonder, sê Hy vir hulle: Het julle hier iets om te eet?
42 Daarop gee hulle Hom 'n stuk gebraaide vis en 'n stuk heuningkoek.
43 En Hy het dit geneem en voor hulle oë geëet.
44 En Hy sê vir hulle: Dit is die woorde wat Ek met julle gespreek het toe Ek nog by julle was, dat alles wat oor My geskrywe is in die wet van Moses en die profete en die psalms, vervul moet word.
45 Toe open Hy hulle verstand om die Skrifte te verstaan.
46 En Hy sê vir hulle: So is dit geskrywe, en so moes die Christus ly en op die derde dag uit die dode opstaan,
47 en bekering en vergewing van sondes in sy Naam verkondig word aan al die nasies, van Jerusalem af en verder.
48 En julle is getuies van hierdie dinge.
49 En kyk, Ek stuur die belofte van my Vader op julle. Maar julle moet in die stad Jerusalem bly totdat julle toegerus is met krag uit die hoogte.
50 En Hy het hulle uitgelei tot by Bet nië. En Hy het sy hande opgehef en hulle geseën.
51 En terwyl Hy hulle seën, het Hy van hulle geskei en is in die hemel opgeneem.
52 En hulle het Hom aanbid en na Jerusalem teruggegaan met groot blydskap.
53 En hulle was gedurig in die tempel en het God geprys en gedank. Amen.
1 But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready.
2 And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.
3 And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.
4 And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:
5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,
7 The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life.
8 And his words came back into their minds,
9 And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.
10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James: and the other women with them said these things to the Apostles.
11 But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them.
12 But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.
13 And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 And they were talking together about all those things which had taken place.
15 And while they were talking and questioning together, Jesus himself came near and went with them.
16 But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.
17 And he said to them, What are you talking about together while you go?
18 Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?
19 And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:
20 And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
21 But we were hoping that he would be the Saviour of Israel. In addition to all this he has now let three days go by from the time when these things took place;
22 And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,
23 And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.
24 And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.
25 And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.
26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?
27 And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself.
28 And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on;
29 But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.
30 And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.
31 And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.
32 And they said to one another, Were not our hearts burning in us while he was talking to us on the way, making clear to us the holy Writings?
33 And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together.
34 And they said to them, The Lord has truly come back to life again, and Simon has seen him.
35 And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him.
36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!
37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.
38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt?
39 See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.
40 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet.
41 And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?
42 And they gave him a bit of cooked fish.
43 And before their eyes he took a meal.
44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.
45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
46 And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day;
47 And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
48 You are witnesses of these things.
49 And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.
50 And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.
51 And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.
52 And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.
53 And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.