Atos 1

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,*1:10 "Behold", from "ἰδοὺ", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. 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;’✝1:20 Psalms 69:25

and,

‘Let another take his office.’✝1:20 Psalms 109:8

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.

1 Ko te pukapuka tuatahi rā he mea tuhituhi nāku, e Tiopira, mō ngā mea katoa i tīmata ai a Īhu te mahi, te ako, 2 taea noatia te rā i tangohia atu ai ia, i muri i tāna whakaakoranga, arā i tā te Wairua Tapu, ki ngā āpōtoro i whiriwhiria e ia. 3 He maha hoki ngā tohu i whakakite ora ai ia i a ia ki a rātou, i muri i tōna whakamamaetanga, e whā tekau hoki ngā rā i kitea ai e rātou, kōrerotia ai e ia ngā mea o te rangatiratanga o te Atua. 4 Ā, i a rātou ka huihui tahi me ia, ka whai kupu ia kia kaua rātou e haere atu i Hiruhārama, ā, ka mea, "Engari, kia tāria te mea i kōrerotia i mua e te Matua, i rongo rā koutou ki ahau. 5 I iriiri hoki a Hoani ki te wai; ko koutou ia, e kore e maha ake ngā rā, ka iriiria ki te Wairua Tapu."

Ka Mauria ake a Īhu ki te Rangi

6 Nō reira, i a rātou ka tāmene, ka ui rātou ki a ia, "E te Ariki, ko te wā ianei tēnei e whakahoki ai koe i te rangatiratanga ki a Īharaira?"

7 Nā, ko tāna meatanga ki a rātou, "Ehara mā koutou te mōhio ki ngā tāima, ki ngā wā rānei, kua whakaritea e te Matua māna ake te tikanga. 8 Otiia, ka riro he kaha i a koutou, ina haere mai te Wairua Tapu ki runga ki a koutou, ā, hei kaiwhakaatu koutou mōku ki Hiruhārama, ki Hūria katoa, ki Hamaria hoki, ā tae noa ki te pito whakamutunga o te ao."

9 Ā, nō ka mutu tāna kōrero i ēnei mea, i a rātou anō e titiro atu ana, ka tangohia atu ia, ā, nā te kapua i kōpaki atu i ō rātou kanohi.

10 Ā, i a rātou e titiro matatau atu ana ki te rangi, i a ia e haere ana, nā, ko ngā tāngata tokorua e tū ana i tō rātou taha, he mā ngā kākahu. 11 E mea ana, "E ngā tāngata o Karirī, he aha tā koutou e tū, e mātakitaki atu nā ki te rangi? Ko tēnā Īhu kua tangohia atu nā i a koutou ki te rangi, ka pērā anō tōna haerenga mai me ia i tirohia atu nā e koutou e haere ana ki te rangi."

Te Kairīwhi o Hūrā

12 Nā, hoki ana rātou ki Hiruhārama i te maunga e huaina nei ko Ōriwa, he wāhi e tata ana ki Hiruhārama, he haerenga hāpati. 13 Ā, ka tomo rātou, ka kake ki te rūma i runga, ki te wāhi i noho ai rātou; arā a Pita, a Hēmi, a Hoani, a Anaru, a Piripi, a Tamati, a Patoromu, a Matiu, a Hēmi tama a Arapiu, a Haimona Heroti, a Hūrā te teina o Hēmi. 14 Ko ēnei katoa kotahi tonu te whakaaro i ū ai ki te īnoi, ki te karakia, me ngā wāhine; me te whaea o Īhu, me Meri; me ōna tēina.

15 I aua rā, ka whakatika a Pita i waenganui o ngā ākonga; ā, he tokomaha ngā tāngata i huihui, kei te kotahi rau e rua tekau; ā, ka mea, 16 "E hoa mā, e ōku tēina, i tika anō kia whakaritea tēnei karaipiture, tā te Wairua Tapu i kōrerotia rā i mua e te māngai o Rāwiri mō Hūrā, mō te kaiārahi i te hunga nāna i hopu a Īhu. 17 I huihuia tahitia hoki ia ki a tātou, i a ia anō tētahi wāhi o tēnei mahi."

18 (Nā, hokona ana e taua tangata tētahi māra ki te utu o tōna hara; ā, taka tūpou iho, kōara pū i waenganui, pakaru katoa ki waho ōna whēkau. 19 I mōhiotia tēnei e te hunga katoa e noho ana i Hiruhārama; nā reira taua wāhi i huaina ai ki tō tātou reo ko Akērama, arā ko te Māra o te Toto.)

20 "Kua oti hoki te tuhituhi ki te pukapuka o ngā Waiata,

‘Kia ururuatia tōna nohoanga,

kaua hoki tētahi tangata e noho ki reira’;

me tēnei:

‘Kia riro tāna mahi tirotiro i tētahi atu.’

21 Nō reira, ko ngā tāngata i haere tahi nei tātou, i ngā wā katoa i hāereere mai ai, i hāereere atu ai te Ariki, a Īhu i roto i a tātou, 22 hei te iriiringa a Hoani tīmata ai, ā tae noa ki te rā i tangohia atu ai ia i a tātou, me whakatū tētahi o ērā hei hoa mō tātou ki te whakaatu i tōna aranga mai."

23 Ā, tokorua a rātou i whakarite ai, ko Hōhepa i huaina nei ko Pāhapa, ko tētahi o ōna ingoa ko Hutuha, rāua ko Matiaha. 24 Nā, ka īnoi rātou, ka mea, "Ko koe, e te Ariki, e mōhio ana ki ngā ngākau o te katoa, māu e whakaatu ko wai o tēnei tokorua tāu i whiriwhiri ai, 25 hei tango i te wāhi i tēnei mahi minita, i te tūranga āpōtoro hoki, i taka atu a Hūrā, he mea kia haere ai ia ki tōna wāhi. 26 Nā, ka makā e rātou ō rāua rota; ā, ka tau te rota ki a Matiaha; ā, uru ana ia ki ngā āpōtoro tekau mā tahi."