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RI XANTAK YAK JTAKOˈN KAKAJ JESUCRISTO

Tina pena Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios

At wichcˈulchiˈ Teófilo, li nabˈe inwuj ri xintzˈibˈajbˈi pi awe, xintzˈibˈajiˈ juntir ri bˈanalch jwiˈl Kakaj Jesús y juntir tijon ri xan cuando xwaˈx neri wich ulew asta cuando xcˈamsajbˈi lecj jwiˈl Kakaj Dios. Cuando ajquiˈ chi cˈamsajbˈi lecj, laˈ jcwinel Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios xcan jbˈij rechak yak jtakoˈn ri chaˈl jwiˈl chi trantak lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios trantak. Chiwch caˈwinak (40) kˈij cuando jorok cˈastasajiˈ jwich Kakaj Jesús laj jcamnakl, qˈuilaj bˈwelt xilsaj jwich pi cristianil jwiˈlak yak jtakoˈn chi jcˈutic chi kes tzˈetel tzˈet xcˈastasajiˈ jwich laj jcamnakl. Y Kakaj Jesús xij rechak nen mo titakon Kakaj Dios chibˈak juntir cristian.

Cuando ajwiˈ Kakaj Jesús riqˈuilak, xij rechak: Mat eltaknabˈi Jerusalén, ulbˈejtakna, tiyeˈsaj Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios chawechak ri bˈil jwiˈl Kakaj Dios chapcaˈ ximbˈij chawechak. Tzˈetiˈn, Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox xanaˈ jaˈtiox rechak cristian laˈ jaˈ. Pero atak pi quibˈ uxibˈ kˈij tina bˈansajna jaˈtiox chawechak laˈ Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios, xcheˈ rechak.

Kakaj Jesús ticˈamsajbˈi lecj

Y yak jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo ri mulbˈem ribˈak riqˈuil, xtzˈonajtak re: Kajawl, ¿roniˈ kˈij ri tawesaj kˈatbˈitzij laj jkˈabˈak yak ri maˈ kawinaktak taˈn y tajach kˈatbˈitzij laj kakˈbˈ oj ri oj rijajl Israel? xcheˈtak re.

Kakaj Jesús xij rechak: Atak taˈ yeˈl luwar chawechak tawetemajtak, xike Kakaj Dios retam nen or tran ri chomorsal jwiˈl y xike re wiˈ kˈatbˈitzij laj jkˈabˈ chi jbˈanic y atak taˈ yeˈl luwar chawechak tawetemajtak. Pero cuando tacˈultak Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios laj awanmak, ajrucˈreˈ tiyeˈsaj acwinelak pire ateltak chi jbˈij li tilmit Jerusalén, juntir luwar re Judea, Samaria y juntir luwar re wich ulew chi kes tzˈet xawilaˈtakaˈ juntir ri ximbˈan, xcheˈ rechak.

Xantaj jbˈij rechak jilonli jwiˈl Kakaj Jesús, xcˈamsajbˈi lecj jwiˈl Kakaj Dios chiwchak y xchˈuksajbˈi rij jwiˈl jun sutzˈ.

10 Y aj tijintakaˈ chi rilic nen mo jawic Kakaj Jesús lecj, etke xriltak waˈlchak quibˈ winak chijcˈulelak, subˈlaj sak ritzˈikak. 11 Y yak quibˈ winak li xijtak rechak: Atak winak aj Galilea, ¿nen tawiltak lecj? Kakaj Jesús ri xwaˈx chaxoˈlak ri xcˈamsajbˈi lecj, tina pena chic. Nen mo jbˈic cuando xeˈ lecj, jilon jpetic cuando tipe chic, xcheˈtak rechak.

Tichaˈsaj Matías pi jqˈuexwach Judas

12 Yak jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo xeltakch bˈa witz ri jbˈij Olivos, xkˈajtak Jerusalén. Bˈa witz ri jbˈij Olivos raj wiˈ jun kilometro jnajtil re Jerusalén, jiˈke jnajtil chapcaˈ jnajtil bˈe ri yeˈl luwar tibˈembˈej lak kˈij re uxlan chapcaˈ tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios. 13 Cuando xtawtak Jerusalén, xjawtak laj jcabˈ wik re man ja lamas wiˈ jposadak. Yak ri xjawtak laj jcabˈ wik re man ja, riˈtakaˈ Pedro, Juan, Santiago, Andrés, Felipe, Tomás, Bartolomé, Mateo, Santiago ri jcˈajol Alfeo, Simón ri tibˈijsaj Zelote re y Judas ri jcˈajol Santiago. 14 Juntir ribˈilak tijmulbˈaˈ ribˈak chi chˈaˈwem riqˈui Kakaj Dios pach yak jkˈun Kakaj Jesús, María ri jchuch Kakaj Jesús y nicˈj anm chic.

15 Laˈ mak kˈij li xmulbˈaˈ ribˈak subˈlaj ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo, raj wiˈtakaˈ jun cient pach junwinak (120) chi cristian ri xmulbˈaˈ ribˈak. Xpe Pedro, xwaˈr laj xoˈlak, xij rechak jilonri: 16 Atak wechˈelxic chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, awetamakiˈ chi lajori xtawiˈ chiwch juntir ri bˈil jwiˈl Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios chirij Judas ri xcan jtzˈibˈaj David li wuj re Lokˈlaj Jyolj Kakaj Dios ri tijbˈij chirij Judas ri xcˈamow jbˈeak mak ri xtawtak chi jchapic Kakaj Jesús. 17 Judas kapachiˈn y riˈ jun chi chac chikaxoˈl. 18 Xpe Judas, xlokˈ jun qˈuer ulew laˈ man pwak ri jtojbˈl ri xyeˈsaj re jwiˈl man etzl noˈj ri xan. Xantaj li jwiˈl, xtzaak pi xulan jbˈa lak ulew, xpax jchˈol y xelch juntir rixcolbˈ. 19 Juntir cristian Jerusalén xtatak jtaquil chirij Judas, xcojtak jbˈij man ulew pi Acéldama. Ri jcholajl tielwiˈ man yoloj Acéldama, luwar lamas xtix jquiqˈuel camnak.

20 Jwiˈl tzˈibˈaliˈ li wuj re Salmos ri tijbˈij jilonri:
    Rulew tican chi taˈ chiquiˈ rajw, taˈ chiquiˈ ni jonok tiwaˈx chiwch.
    Y jalanchak tioc pi jqˈuexwach, ticheˈ, xcheˈ Pedro rechak.

21 Y Pedro xij chic: Lajori rajwaxiˈ tichaˈsaj jun rechak yak cristian ri xojjpachijtak cuando xwoˈcot Kakaj Jesús ri Kajawl chikaxoˈl 22 y cuando xansaj jaˈtiox re jwiˈl Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox asta cuando xcˈamsajbˈi lecj. Rajwaxiˈ jun rechak yak ri xiliwtak re juntir li tioc pi jqˈuexwach Judas, pire tiwaˈx laj kaxoˈl chi jbˈij chi kes tzˈetiˈ xcˈastasajiˈ jwich Kakaj Jesús laj jcamnakl, xcheˈ rechak.

23 Ajrucˈreˈ yak ri mulbˈem ribˈak claˈ xchaˈtak quibˈ, xkˈasajtak chijxoˈlak. Yak quibˈ ri xchaˈtak, riˈtakaˈ José ri tibˈijsaj Barsabás y tibˈijsaj Justo re, pach Matías.

24 Ajrucˈreˈ xchˈaˈwtak riqˈui Kakaj Dios, xijtak: Kajawl, at awetamiˈ nen wiˈ laj ranmak juntir cristian. Cˈut chikawch nen rechak yak quibˈ ri, ri chaˈl awiˈl 25 pire tioc pi takoˈn chikaxoˈl pi jqˈuexwach Judas ri xkej li mac, ri xeˈ li man luwar ri tosol pire re, xcheˈtak.

26 Ajrucˈreˈ xoctak chi jtzakic suert chirijak chi rilic nen rechak yak quibˈ tican pi jqˈuexwach Judas y riˈ Matías xcanc. Jilonli Matías wiˈchak laj rajlalak yak junlajuj (11) chi jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo.

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

In the former treatise, O Theophilus, I have given an account of all that Jesus began both to do and teach

until the day in which He was taken up, after He had given commandments through the Holy Ghost unto the apostles, whom He had chosen.

To these also He showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

And being assembled together with them, He commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, “which,” saith He, “ye have heard from Me;

for John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”

When they therefore had come together, they asked of Him, saying, “Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?”

And He said unto them, “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father hath put in His own power.

But ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, 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 in white apparel,

11 who also said, “Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven.”

12 Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day’s journey.

13 And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room where abode both Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.

14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brethren.

15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (the number of names altogether were about a hundred and twenty) and said,

16 “Men and brethren, it was necessary that this Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was the guide to those who took Jesus.

17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part of this ministry.

18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.

19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Akel Dama, that is to say, the Field of Blood.

20 For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein’; and, ‘His bishopric let another take.’

21 Therefore from 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 until that same day that He was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of His resurrection.”

23 And they appointed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

24 And they prayed and said, “Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show us which of these two Thou hast chosen,

25 that he may take part of 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 upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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