1 I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
3 to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;
4 and, being assembled with {them}, commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which {said he} ye have heard of me.
5 For John indeed baptised with water, but *ye* shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
6 They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;
8 but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
9 And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding {him}, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
11 who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called {the mount} of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
13 And when they were come into {the city}, they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James {son} of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude {the brother} of James.
14 These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with {several} women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names {who were} together {was} about a hundred and twenty,)
16 Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;
17 for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.
18 (This {man} then indeed got a field with {the} reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)
20 For it is written in {the} book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.
21 It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all {the} time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,
25 to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.
26 And they gave lots on them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
1 Esimese raamatu, Teofilos, ma kirjutasin kõigest sellest, mida Jeesus algusest peale tegi ja õpetas
2 selle päevani, mil Ta võeti üles pärast seda kui Ta Püha Vaimu läbi oli andnud käsu Apostlitele, keda Ta oli valinud,
3 kellele Tema ka pärast Oma kannatamist oli mitme tõestusmärgiga Ennast näidanud elavana, neile ilmudes nelikümmend päeva ning neile rääkides Jumala riigist.
4 Ja kui Ta nendega koos oli, keelas Ta neid Jeruusalemmast ära minemast, käskis aga oodata Isa tõotust, „mis teie," ütles Tema, „olete kuulnud Minult.
5 Sest Johannes ristis veega, aga teid peab ristitama Püha Vaimuga mitte kaua pärast neid päevi!"
6 Siis küsisid Temalt need, kes olid kokku tulnud, ning ütlesid: „Issand, kas sa sel ajal jälle ehitad Iisraelile kuningriigi?"
7 Tema ütles neile: „Teile ei sünni teada aegu ega hetki, mis Isa Omas meelevallas on määranud;
8 aga te saate Püha Vaimu väe, Kes tuleb teie peale, ja peate olema Minu tunnistajad Jeruusalemmas ja kõigel Juuda- ja Samaariamaal ja maailma otsani!"
9 Kui Ta seda oli öelnud, siis tõsteti Ta üles nende nähes ja pilv viis Ta nende silme eest ära.
10 Ja kui nad vaatasid üksisilmi taeva poole, kuidas Ta ära läks, vaata, siis seisid nende juures kaks meest valgeis riideis,
11 ja need ütlesid: „Galilea mehed, miks te seisate ja vaatate üles taeva poole? See Jeesus, Kes teilt üles võeti taevasse, tuleb samal kombel kui te nägite Teda taevasse minevat!"
12 Siis nad läksid tagasi Jeruusalemma mäelt, mida kutsutakse Õlimäeks ja mis on Jeruusalemma lähedal ühe hingamispäeva teekonna maad.
13 Ja kui nad olid jõudnud linna, siis nad läksid ülemisse tuppa, kus nad olid asumas, Peetrus ja Jakoobus ja Johannes ja Andreas, Filippus ja Toomas, Bartolomeus ja Matteus, Jakoobus, Alfeuse poeg ja Siimon Selootes ja Juudas, Jakoobuse vend.
14 Need kõik olid alati ühel meelel üheskoos palves naistega ja Maarjaga, Jeesuse Emaga, ja Jeesuse vendadega.
15 Neil päevil tõusis Peetrus vendade seas üles — rahvast aga oli koos umbes sada kakskümmend isikut — ning ütles:
16 „Mehed, vennad, täide on pidanud minema Kirjasõna, mis Püha Vaim on ette kuulutanud Taaveti suu kaudu Juuda kohta, kes hakkas juhiks Jeesuse kinnivõtjaile.
17 Sest ta oli arvatud meie sekka ja oli saanud selle ameti osaliseks.
18 Aga tema hankis enesele põllu ülekohtu palgaga, ja kui ta ülepeakaela alla kukkus, lõhkes ta keskpaigast ja kogu ta sisikond vajus välja.
19 Ja see on saanud teatavaks kõigile Jeruusalemma elanikele, nõnda et seda põldu nende oma keelemurdes hüütakse Akeldaamaks, see on Verepõlluks.
20 Sest Psalmide raamatus on kirjutatud: „Tema elamu saagu tühjaks ja ärgu olgu selles elanikku, ja tema ülevaatajaamet saagu teisele!"
21 Sellepärast peab nüüd üks neist meestest, kes on käinud ühes meiega kõige selle aja, mil Issand Jeesus meie juures käis sisse ja välja,
22 alates Johannese ristimisest kuni selle päevani, mil Ta meilt võeti üles, saama Tema ülestõusmise tunnistajaks ühes meiega!"
23 Ja nad seadsid üles kaks meest: Joosepi, keda hüütakse Barsabaseks, lisanimega Justuseks, ja Mattiase.
24 Ja nad palvetasid ning ütlesid: „Sina, Issand, kõikide südametundja, näita meile, kumma neist kahest Sina oled valinud
25 saama selle tunnistuse ja Apostliameti koha, millest Juudas ära astus, et minna oma paika!"
26 Ja nad heitsid liisku nende kohta; ja liisk langes Mattiasele, ja tema arvati nende üheteistkümne Apostli juurde.