使徒の活動記録 1
Japanese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
別の本を書いたルカ
1 テオピロへ、
私が初めに書いた本は、イエスが行った全ての事だ。また、イエスの教えを全て初めから記した本だ。 2 イエスは復活してから天に引き上げられるまでの間、聖霊の助けによって使徒たちを任命し、これからするべきことを伝えた。 3 これは彼の死後のことだったが、彼は自分が生きていることを彼らに示し、様々な方法でそれを証明した。使徒たちはイエスが死から復活してからの40日間、何度もイエスを見たのだ。イエスは人々の前に姿を現すたびに神の王国についての話をした。 4 イエスは使徒たちと一緒に食事をしていた時、エルサレムを離れないようにと彼らに伝えた。「お父さんが送ってくれると約束した聖霊を受けとるまで、エルサレムから離れてはいけない! 5 洗礼者ヨハネは水で洗礼を授けたが、お前たちはもうすぐ聖霊による洗礼を受けるからだ!」
天に引き上げられるイエス
6 使徒たちはみんな集まっていた。すると、彼らはイエスに尋ねた。「イエス様!今度はあなたが再びイスラエルの人々に彼らの王国を与える時だということですか?」
7 イエスは彼らに言った。「それはお父さんが決めること。だから、お前たちが知る必要はない。 8 だが、聖霊が来ると、彼はお前たちに力を与える。お前たちは、エルサレム、ユダヤ全土、サマリア、そして世界のあらゆる場所でわたしのことを伝える証人となるのだ!」
9 イエスはこう言い終えると、天に引き上げられた!使徒たちが見ている目の前で、彼は雲の中に引き上げられ、見えなくなっていったのだ・・・ 10 イエスが去っていくその姿を、そして、空を使徒たちは眺め続けた。すると突然、真っ白な衣を着た2人の男たちがそばに立っていた。 11 彼らは言った。「ガリラヤ出身のみなさん。なぜここに立って空を見つめているのですか?あなた方は、イエスがあなた方のもとから天に引き上げられたその光景をその目で見たでしょう。それと同じように、イエスはまた戻って来るのですよ」
新しい使徒が選ばれた
12 使徒たちはオリーブ山を下り、神殿の都エルサレムまで1kmほどの道のりを歩いて帰った。 13 都に入り、彼らは泊まっていた家の2階に上がると、そこにはペテロと兄ヤコブ、そして弟ヨハネ、ペテロの弟アンデレ、ピリポ、トマス、バルトロマイ、マタイ、アルパヨの子ヤコブ、熱心党員シモン、ヤコブの息子ユダの顔ぶれが揃っていた。
14 使徒たちは集まり、同じ目的で祈り続けていた。イエスの兄弟やその母・マリア、また何人かの女性たちも使徒たちと共にいた。
15 それから数日後、そこには120人ほどの仲間たちが集まった。ペテロは立ち上がって、彼らに語った。 16-17 「兄弟、姉妹のみんな。聞いてくれ!聖書の中で聖霊は言っている。ダビデを通して何らかが起こらなければならないと・・・。ダビデが話していたこととは・・・俺らの弟子の1人だったユダのことだ。ユダは俺たちと一緒に仕えていた。霊は言った・・・イエスを捕らえるために、ユダは男たちを引き連れて来るだろう・・・」と・・・
18 ユダはこれに加担することで報酬をもらった。彼はそのお金を使って土地を購入すると、その場所で彼は頭から真っ逆さまに落ちた。その衝撃で彼の体は引き裂かれ、腹わたが血とともにふき出した。 19 こうして、エルサレム全ての人はこの事件を知った。そして、その土地を「血の土地」と呼んだのだ。
20 ペテロは言った。「詩篇でも、ユダについてこう書いてある。
『♪人々は彼の土地の近くに行くべきじゃない。
誰もそこで住むべきじゃない』
また、こうも書かれている。
『♪彼の務めは他の男に任せよ』
21-22 だから今、別の男が俺たちに加わり、イエスの復活の証人にならなければならないのだ。その人は、イエスが俺たちと共にいた時からずっと仲間の1人だった者でなければならない。つまり、ヨハネが洗礼を人々に授けていた頃からイエスが天に引き上げられるまで、ずっと俺たちと共にいた者でならなければいけないと言うことだ!」
23 彼らは2人の候補者を仲間たちの前に出した。一人目はユストと呼ばれたヨセフ、別名バルサバ。そして、2人目はマッテヤだ。 24-25 彼ら使徒たちは祈った。「神よ、あなたは全ての人の思いを知っている。この2人のうち、どちらをこの働きをするために選んだのか示してください!ユダはそこから背を向け、自分の属している場所へと行った。神よ!使徒としての役割を担うべき人を示してくれ!」 26 それから彼らは、2人のうち1人を選ぶためにクジを使った。その結果、マッテヤが選ばれた。そこでマッテヤは他11人と共に使徒となった。
Acts 1
New King James Version
Prologue
1 The former account I made, O (A)Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 (B)until the day in which [a]He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit (C)had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 (D)to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many [b]infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
The Holy Spirit Promised
4 (E)And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have (F)heard from Me; 5 (G)for John truly baptized with water, (H)but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 And He said to them, (I)“It is not for you to (J)know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 (K)But you shall receive power (L)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and (M)you shall be [c]witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and (N)Samaria, and to the (O)end of the earth.”
Jesus Ascends to Heaven(P)
9 (Q)Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, (R)He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them (S)in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, (T)will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
The Upper Room Prayer Meeting
12 (U)Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey. 13 And when they had entered, they went up (V)into the upper room where they were staying: (W)Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and (X)Simon the Zealot; and (Y)Judas the son of James. 14 (Z)These all continued with one [d]accord in prayer [e]and supplication, with (AA)the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with (AB)His brothers.
Matthias Chosen(AC)
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the [f]disciples (altogether the number (AD)of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, 16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, (AE)which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, (AF)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; 17 for (AG)he was numbered with us and obtained a part in (AH)this ministry.”
18 (AI)(Now this man purchased a field with (AJ)the [g]wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his [h]entrails gushed out. 19 And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms:
and,
21 “Therefore, of these men 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 that day when (AM)He was taken up from us, one of these must (AN)become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
23 And they proposed two: Joseph called (AO)Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, (AP)who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen 25 (AQ)to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” 26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Acts 1
New International Version
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
1 In my former book,(A) Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach(B) 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven,(C) after giving instructions(D) through the Holy Spirit to the apostles(E) he had chosen.(F) 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them(G) over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.(H) 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait(I) for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.(J) 5 For John baptized with[a] water,(K) but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(L)
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore(M) the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.(N) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;(O) and you will be my witnesses(P) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,(Q) and to the ends of the earth.”(R)
9 After he said this, he was taken up(S) before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white(T) stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,”(U) they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back(V) in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem(W) from the hill called the Mount of Olives,(X) a Sabbath day’s walk[c] from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room(Y) where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.(Z) 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer,(AA) along with the women(AB) and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.(AC)
15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[d](AD) the Scripture had to be fulfilled(AE) in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas,(AF) who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number(AG) and shared in our ministry.”(AH)
18 (With the payment(AI) he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field;(AJ) there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language(AK) Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:
and,
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism(AN) to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness(AO) with us of his resurrection.”
23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed,(AP) “Lord, you know everyone’s heart.(AQ) Show us(AR) which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.(AS)
Footnotes
- Acts 1:5 Or in
- Acts 1:5 Or in
- Acts 1:12 That is, about 5/8 mile or about 1 kilometer
- Acts 1:16 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 6:3; 11:29; 12:17; 16:40; 18:18, 27; 21:7, 17; 28:14, 15.
- Acts 1:20 Psalm 69:25
- Acts 1:20 Psalm 109:8
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