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 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.