14 But Peter, standing up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. 15 For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 ‘It will be in the last days, says God,

that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.

Your sons and your daughters will prophesy.

Your young men will see visions.

Your old men will dream dreams.

18 Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days,

I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

19 I will show wonders in the sky above,

and signs on the earth beneath:

blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.

20 The sun will be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood,

before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

22 "Men of Israel, hear these words! Yeshua of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know, 23 him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed; 24 whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,

‘I saw the Lord always before my face,

for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced.

Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;

27 because you will not leave my soul in Sheol,

neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

28 You made known to me the ways of life.

You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

29 "Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Messiah to sit on his throne, 31 he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that his soul wasn’t left in Sheol, and his flesh didn’t see decay. 32 This Yeshua God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear. 34 For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself,

‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand

35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."’

36 "Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Yeshua whom you crucified."

37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the emissaries, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Yeshua the Messiah for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself." 40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"

41 Then those who gladly received his word were immersed. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

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.