Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven

In my former book,(A) Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach(B) 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) 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) 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) For John baptized with[a] water,(K) but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(L)

Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore(M) the kingdom to Israel?”

He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.(N) 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)

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:

“‘May his place be deserted;
    let there be no one to dwell in it,’[e](AL)

and,

“‘May another take his place of leadership.’[f](AM)

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

  1. Acts 1:5 Or in
  2. Acts 1:5 Or in
  3. Acts 1:12 That is, about 5/8 mile or about 1 kilometer
  4. 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.
  5. Acts 1:20 Psalm 69:25
  6. Acts 1:20 Psalm 109:8

Jesus vender tilbake til himmelen

Kjære Teofilus!

I min første bok[a] fortalte jeg for deg om alt som Jesus gjorde og lærte 2-3 helt fram til den dagen da han ble tatt opp til himmelen. Etter at han hadde lidd, var død og stått opp fra de døde, viste han seg for de mennene han hadde valgt ut som sine spesielle utsendinger[b]. Han beviste på mange måter for dem at han levde. I 40 dager viste han seg for dem og fortalte om Guds plan for å frelse menneskene og gjøre dem til sitt eget folk. Gjennom Guds Hellige Ånd ga han en rekke råd og befalinger.

Ved en anledning, da han spiste sammen med sine utsendinger, sa han: ”Ikke reis fra Jerusalem før min Far i himmelen har sendt det han har lovet, det som jeg allerede har snakket med dere om. Døperen Johannes døpte med vann, men om noen få dager skal dere bli døpt med Guds Hellige Ånd.”

En annen gang da de var samlet, spurte utsendingene Jesus: ”Herre, er det nå du vil sette fri Israel og la oss bli et mektig land igjen?” Han svarte: ”Det tidspunktet bestemmer min Far i himmelen, det er ikke noe som dere får vite. Men når Guds Hellige Ånd kommer over dere, skal dere få kraft, og dere skal fortelle for alle om meg, både i Jerusalem, i Judea, i Samaria og over hele jorden.”

Straks etter ble han løftet opp mot himmelen. Mens de sto og stirret etter ham forsvant han i en sky. 10 De forsøkte å få et siste glimt av ham, men plutselig sto to hvitkledde menn blant dem. 11 De sa: ”Dere menn fra Galilea, hvorfor står dere og ser opp mot himmelen? Jesus har blitt tatt opp fra dere og har vendt tilbake til himmelen, men en dag vil han komme tilbake på samme måten som han for opp!”

Mattias blir valgt for å erstatte Judas

12 Da alt dette skjedde, oppholdt Jesu utsendinger seg på Oljeberget, som ligger en snau kilometer fra Jerusalem. Nå vendte de tilbake dem til byen. 13 De gikk opp på det rommet i andre etasjen der de brukte å treffe hverandre. Det var Peter, Johannes, Jakob, Andreas, Filip, Tomas, Bartolomeus, Matteus, Jakob, som var sønn til Alfeus, Simon, som også ble kalt seloten[c], og Judas, som var sønn til Jakob. 14 Alle disse ba titt og ofte sammen. Flere kvinner, blant andre Maria, moren til Jesus, brukte også å komme dit, det samme gjorde brødrene til Jesus.

15 Noen dager seinere var omkring 120 troende samlet. Peter reiste seg opp og sa: 16 ”Kjære søsken, for lenge siden forutsa Guds Hellige Ånd ved kong David det som skulle skje med Judas, han som viste veien for dem som arresterte Jesus. Nå har det som var forutsagt i Skriften[d], blitt virkelighet.[e] 17 Som dere vet var Judas en av oss. Han var valgt ut til å være en av de nære utsendingene for Jesus akkurat som oss. 18 Men han ble en forræder. For de pengene han fikk for sviket, kjøpte han en åker. Det endte med at han falt hodestups, slik at kroppen sprakk og innvollene hans veltet ut. 19 Nyheten om måten han døde på spredde seg raskt blant alle i Jerusalem. De kalte stedet for Hakeldama på arameisk[f], noe som betyr ’Blodåkeren’. 20 David skriver i Salmenes bok:

’La hjemmet hans bli øde,
    ingen skal bo der mer’,

og:

’La hans oppgave bli overtatt av en annen.’[g]

21-22 Derfor må vi nå velge en annen som kan ta plassen i stedet for Judas. En som sammen med oss kan fortelle at Herren Jesus har stått opp fra de døde. La oss velge en person som har vært med oss hele den tiden mens vi var sammen med Herren. En som har vært med helt fra den dagen da Jesus ble døpt av døperen Johannes og fram til dagen da han ble tatt opp til himmelen.”

23 De foreslo da to menn: Josef Barsabbas, som også ble kalt Justus, og Mattias. 24 Hele gruppen samlet seg i bønn, og sa: ”Herre, du kjenner hjertene hos hvert menneske. Vis oss hvem av disse to du har valgt ut. 25 La ham bli din utsending i stedet for Judas som svek oppdraget sitt, og nå har gått til stedet der han hører hjemme.”

26 Så trakk de lodd. Loddet falt på Mattias, som ble valgt til Jesu utsending sammen med de andre elleve.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Lukas sin fortelling om Jesus.
  2. 1:2-3 Blir også kalt apostler.
  3. 1:13 Selot betyr ”ivreren”. Enten var Simon ivrig i sin personlighet, eller så tilhørte han ”selotene”, et politisk parti som ville gjøre opprør mot romerne.
  4. 1:16 ”Skriften” for jødene er Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
  5. 1:16 Forutsigelsen er sitert i v.20.
  6. 1:19 Arameisk var hverdagens språk for Israels folk på denne tiden.
  7. 1:20 Se Salmenes bok 69:26 og 109:8.

Prologue

The former account I made, O (A)Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, (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, (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

(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; (G)for John truly baptized with water, (H)but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 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. (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)

(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:

(AK)‘Let his dwelling place be [i]desolate,
And let no one live in it’;

and,

(AL)‘Let another take his [j]office.’

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.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:2 He ascended into heaven.
  2. Acts 1:3 unmistakable
  3. Acts 1:8 NU My witnesses
  4. Acts 1:14 purpose or mind
  5. Acts 1:14 NU omits and supplication
  6. Acts 1:15 NU brethren
  7. Acts 1:18 reward of unrighteousness
  8. Acts 1:18 intestines
  9. Acts 1:20 deserted
  10. Acts 1:20 Gr. episkopen, position of overseer