14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

15 For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

16 But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

17 And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:

18 And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.

19 And wonders will be seen in heaven, and signs on the earth, blood and fire and smoke:

20 The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:

21 And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation.

22 Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

24 But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

25 For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

26 And for this cause my heart was glad and my tongue full of joy, and my flesh will be resting in hope:

27 For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction.

28 You have made me see the ways of life; I will be full of joy when I see your face.

29 My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.

30 But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

31 He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.

32 This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses.

33 And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

34 For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,

35 Till I put all those who are against you under your feet.

36 For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.

37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

40 And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

41 Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.

14 Então Pedro, avançando com os onze apóstolos, falou à multidão: Escutem, forasteiros e moradores de Jerusalém! Há quem esteja aí a dizer que estes homens se embriagaram! Não é verdade! Seria demasiado cedo para isso! São apenas nove horas da manhã! Não! Aquilo a que acabam de assistir foi predito há séculos pelo profeta Joel:

22 Gente de Israel, ouçam! Deus deu público testemunho de Jesus de Nazaré com os espantosos milagres que através dele realizou, como bem sabem. Mas, de acordo com o seu plano, deixou que vocês se servissem de mãos de injustos para o pregarem na cruz e o assassinarem. Porém, Deus libertou-o dos horrores da morte, trazendo-o de novo à vida, pois a morte não poderia ter prendido este homem.

29 Irmãos, permitam que vos diga isto com toda a clareza - o nosso antepassado David não se referia a si próprio, pois morreu e foi sepultado, e o seu túmulo ainda o temos entre nós! Mas era profeta e sabia que Deus tinha prometido com juramento que um dos seus descendentes seria o Messias e se sentaria no seu trono.

31 David previa e anunciava assim a ressurreição de Cristo, dizendo dele que a sua alma não ficaria no mundo dos mortos e que o seu corpo não conheceria a podridão.

32 Referia-se, pois, a Jesus, e todos nós somos testemunhas de que Deus o ressuscitou dos mortos, encontrando-se agora no lugar de honra no céu, à direita de Deus. E, cumprindo a promessa que fizera, o Pai deu-lhe autoridade para enviar o Espírito Santo, com os resultados que hoje estão a ver e a ouvir.

36 Portanto, declaro a todos em Israel que Deus fez deste Jesus, que vocês crucificaram, o Senhor e o Messias!

37 Estas palavras de Pedro causaram tanta convicção que o povo lhe disse a ele e aos outros apóstolos: Irmãos, que devemos fazer?

38 E Pedro respondeu: Cada um deve arrepender-se do seu pecado, converter-se a Deus e ser baptizado em nome de Jesus Cristo, para perdão dos pecados. E então receberão também este dom do Espírito Santo,c

39 pois Cristo prometeu-o a todos quantos ouvirem a chamada do Senhor nosso Deus, tanto vocês como os vossos filhos, e até os que estão em terras distantes!

40 Pedro continuou com persuasão a falar-lhes de Jesus, e insistia para que se salvassem, se livrassem dos males do seu tempo.

41 Aqueles que creram nas palavras de Pedro foram baptizados, cerca de três mil ao todo, e juntaram-se aos outros crentes, participando regularmente no ensino administrado pelos apóstolos, na união fraterna, no partir do pão e nas orações.