1 No primeiro livro relatei, ó Teófilo, todas as coisas que Jesus começou a fazer e a ensinar,2 até o dia em que foi recebido acima, depois de haver dado preceitos pelo Espírito Santo aos apóstolos que escolhera;3 aos quais ele também, depois de haver padecido, apresentou-se vivo, dando disto muitas provas, aparecendo-lhes por espaço de quarenta dias e falando das coisas concernentes ao reino de Deus.4 Reunido a eles, ordenou-lhes que não saíssem de Jerusalém, mas que esperassem a promessa feita pelo Pai, a qual (disse ele) de mim ouvistes;5 pois João, na verdade, batizou com água, mas vós sereis batizados com o Espírito Santo dentro de poucos dias.6 Eles estando reunidos outra vez, perguntaram-lhe: Senhor, é agora, porventura, que restabeleces o reino a Israel?7 Ele lhes respondeu: A vós não vos compete saber os tempos ou as épocas, que o Pai fixou pela sua própria autoridade;8 mas recebereis poder, ao descer sobre vós o Espírito Santo, e sereis minhas testemunhas tanto em Jerusalém, como em toda a Judéia e Samaria, e até as extremidades da terra.9 Tendo dito estas coisas, foi Jesus elevado à vista deles, e uma nuvem o recebeu e ocultou aos seus olhos.10 Estando eles com os olhos fitos no céu, enquanto ele subia, eis que dois varões com vestiduras brancas se puseram ao lado deles,11 e lhes perguntaram: Galileus, por que estais olhando para o céu? esse Jesus que dentre vós foi recebido no céu, assim virá do modo como o vistes ir para o céu.12 Então voltaram para Jerusalém do monte chamado Olival, que está perto de Jerusalém, na distância da jornada de um sábado.13 Quando entraram, subiram ao cenáculo, onde assistiam Pedro, João, Tiago e André; Filipe, Tomé, Bartolomeu e Mateus; Tiago, filho de Alfeu, e Simão, o zelote e Judas, filho de Tiago.14 Todos estes perseveravam unanimemente em oração com as mulheres e com Maria, mãe de Jesus, e com os irmãos dele.15 Naqueles dias levantou-se Pedro no meio dos irmãos (estava ali reunida uma multidão de cerca de cento e vinte pessoas) e disse:16 Irmãos, convinha que se cumprisse a Escritura que o Espírito Santo predisse por boca de Davi acerca de Judas, que foi o guia daqueles que prenderam a Jesus,17 porque era ele contado entre nós e tomou parte neste ministério.18 (Ora este homem adquiriu um campo com o preço da sua iniqüidade e, precipitando-se de cabeça para baixo, arrebentou pelo meio, e todas as suas entranhas se derramaram;19 e tornou-se isto conhecido de todos os habitantes de Jerusalém, de maneira que em sua própria língua esse campo era chamado Aceldama, isto é, campo de sangue.20 Pois está escrito no livro dos Salmos: Fique deserta a sua habitação, E não haja quem nela habite; e: Tome outro o seu ministério.)21 É necessário, pois, que, dos homens que nos acompanharam todo o tempo em que o Senhor Jesus viveu entre nós,22 começando desde o batismo de João até o dia em que dentre nós foi recebido acima, um destes se torne testemunha conosco da sua ressurreição.23 Apresentaram dois-José, também chamado Barsabás, que tinha por sobrenome Justo, e Matias.24 E orando, disseram: Tu, Senhor, que conheces os corações de todos, mostra qual destes dois tens escolhido,25 para tomar o lugar deste ministério e apostolado, do qual Judas se transviou para ir ao seu próprio lugar.26 A respeito deles deitaram sortes; caiu a sorte sobre Matias, e foi ele contado com os onze apóstolos.

1 The first account I composed, O Theophilus, was about all that Jesus did and taught,2 until the day he was received up to heaven. After that he gave orders through the Holy Spirit to his chosen apostles.3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering. He gave many convincing proofs. He appeared to them during forty days speaking about the kingdom of God.4 When they were gathered together he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem. They were to wait for the promise of the Father that he spoke about.5 »John baptized with water; but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit in a few days,« He said.6 When they met they asked him: »Lord will you restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?«7 He replied: »It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has set within His own authority.8 »You will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.«9 When he said these things, while they watched, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.10 They gazed intently into the sky as he went into heaven. Two men wearing white stood beside them.11 They said: »You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven will come in a similar manner as you saw him go into heaven.«12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.13 When they entered the city they went to the upper chamber where they were staying. Included were Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealous one, and Judas the son of James.14 They all continued united in earnest prayer. The women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers were also there.15 In these days Peter stood up among the brothers about a hundred and twenty, and said:16 »Brothers, the Scripture needed to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus.17 »He was numbered among us, and shared in this ministry.18 »This man obtained a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open and all his intestines spilled out. Matthew 27:5 says he hanged himself. The rope broke or the branch on which it was tied broke. Then he fell to the ground and burst open.19 »It became known to all who live in Jerusalem that the field was called the field of blood, in their language; Akeldama.20 »It is written in the book of Psalms: ‘Let his habitation be made desolate and let no man dwell there. Let another take his office.’ (Psalm 109:8)21 »Someone must join us as a witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. He must be one of the men who were in our group during the time that the Lord Jesus traveled about with us. This should be from the time John preached his message of baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us to heaven.22 »One who was with us from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us must become a witness with us of his resurrection.«23 They proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.24 They prayed: »You O Jehovah, know the hearts of all men. Show us which of these men you choose.25 »Which of these men should assume this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.«26 They cast lots for them and the lot fell on Matthias. So he was included with the eleven apostles.