1 Em minha primeira narração, ó Teófilo, contei toda a seqüência das ações e dos ensinamentos de Jesus,

2 desde o princípio até o dia em que, depois de ter dado pelo Espírito Santo suas instruções aos apóstolos que escolhera, foi arrebatado {ao céu}.

3 E a eles se manifestou vivo depois de sua Paixão, com muitas provas, aparecendo-lhes durante quarenta dias e falando das coisas do Reino de Deus.

4 E comendo com eles, ordenou-lhes que não se afastassem de Jerusalém, mas que esperassem o cumprimento da promessa de seu Pai, que ouvistes, disse ele, da minha boca;

5 porque João batizou na água, mas vós sereis batizados no Espírito Santo daqui há poucos dias.

6 Assim reunidos, eles o interrogavam: Senhor, é porventura agora que ides instaurar o reino de Israel?

7 Respondeu-lhes ele: Não vos pertence a vós saber os tempos nem os momentos que o Pai fixou em seu poder,

8 mas descerá sobre vós o Espírito Santo e vos dará força; e sereis minhas testemunhas em Jerusalém, em toda a Judéia e Samaria e até os confins do mundo.

9 Dizendo isso elevou-se da {terra} à vista deles e uma nuvem o ocultou aos seus olhos..

10 Enquanto o acompanhavam com seus olhares, vendo-o afastar-se para o céu, eis que lhes apareceram dois homens vestidos de branco, que lhes disseram:

11 Homens da Galiléia, por que ficais aí a olhar para o céu? Esse Jesus que acaba de vos ser arrebatado para o céu voltará do mesmo modo que o vistes subir para o céu.

12 Voltaram eles então para Jerusalém do monte chamado das Oliveiras, que fica perto de Jerusalém, distante uma jornada de sábado.

13 Tendo entrado no cenáculo, subiram ao quarto de cima, onde costumavam permanecer. Eram eles: Pedro e João, Tiago, André, Filipe, Tomé, Bartolomeu, Mateus, Tiago, filho de Alfeu, Simão, o Zelador, e Judas, irmão de Tiago.

14 Todos eles perseveravam unanimemente na oração, juntamente com as mulheres, entre elas Maria, mãe de Jesus, e os irmãos dele.

15 Num daqueles dias, levantou-se Pedro no meio de seus irmãos, na assembléia reunida que constava de umas cento e vinte pessoas, e disse:

16 Irmãos, convinha que se cumprisse o que o Espírito Santo predisse na escritura pela boca de Davi, acerca de Judas, que foi o guia daqueles que prenderam Jesus.

17 Ele era um dos nossos e teve parte no nosso ministério.

18 Este homem adquirira um campo com o salário de seu crime. Depois, tombando para a frente, arrebentou-se pelo meio, e todas as suas entranhas se derramaram.

19 {Tornou-se este fato conhecido dos habitantes de Jerusalém, de modo que aquele campo foi chamado na língua deles Hacéldama, 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 ainda mais: Que outro receba o seu cargo {Sl 68,26; 108,8}.

21 Convém que destes homens que têm estado em nossa companhia todo o tempo em que o Senhor Jesus viveu entre nós,

22 a começar do batismo de João até o dia em que do nosso meio foi arrebatado, um deles se torne conosco testemunha de sua Ressurreição.

23 Propuseram dois: José, chamado Barsabás, que tinha por sobrenome Justo, e Matias.

24 E oraram nestes termos: Ó Senhor, que conheces os corações de todos, mostra-nos qual destes dois escolheste

25 para tomar neste ministério e apostolado o lugar de Judas que se transviou, para ir para o seu próprio lugar.

26 Deitaram sorte e caiu a sorte em Matias, que foi incorporado aos onze apóstolos.

1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, 2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom. 4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. 5 For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

7 He said to them, "It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."

9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing, 11 who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

15 In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said, 16 "Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus. 17 For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry. 18 Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out. 19 It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’ 20 For it is written in the book of Psalms,

‘Let his habitation be made desolate.

Let no one dwell in it;’

and,

‘Let another take his office.’

21 "Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

23 They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. 24 They prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place." 26 They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.