1 Jeg skrev min forrige beretning, kjære Teofilus, om alt det Jesus begynte å gjøre og lære,

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

2 inntil den dagen han ble tatt opp til himmelen, etter at han ved Den hellige ånd hadde gitt sine befalinger til de apostlene han hadde utvalgt.

until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

3 For dem viste han seg levende etter sin lidelse, med mange bevis, og han viste seg for dem i løpet av førti dager og talte om Guds rike.

To whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

4 Mens han var sammen med dem, befalte han dem å ikke forlate Jerusalem, men å vente på Faderens løfte, som dere har hørt om fra meg.

and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, `said he', ye heard from me:

5 For Johannes døpte med vann, men dere skal bli døpt med Den hellige ånd om ikke mange dager.

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

6 Da de var samlet, spurte de ham: "Herre, vil du på denne tiden gjenreise riket for Israel?"

They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

7 Han sa til dem: "Det er ikke for dere å kjenne tider eller stunder som Faderen har bestemt av sin egen myndighet.

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.

8 Men dere skal få kraft når Den hellige ånd kommer over dere; og dere skal være mine vitner både i Jerusalem og i hele Judea og Samaria, og helt til jordens ender."

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

9 Etter at han hadde sagt dette, mens de så på, ble han løftet opp, og en sky tok ham bort fra deres øyne.

And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

10 Mens de sto og så mot himmelen mens han for opp, se, da sto to menn i hvite klær ved dem.

And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11 De sa: "Galileere, hvorfor står dere og ser opp mot himmelen? Denne Jesus som er tatt opp fra dere til himmelen, skal komme igjen på samme måten som dere så ham fare opp til himmelen."

who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.

12 Da vendte de tilbake til Jerusalem fra fjellet som kalles Oljeberget, som er nær Jerusalem, en sabbatsdagsreise unna.

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.

13 Da de kom inn, gikk de opp til rommet ovenpå hvor de bodde; Peter, Johannes, Jakob, Andreas, Filip, Tomas, Bartolomeus, Matteus, Jakob, Alfieus' sønn, Simon Ivrig og Judas, Jakobs sønn.

And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James `the son' of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas `the son' of James.

14 Alle disse holdt trofast sammen i bønn, med kvinnene, og Maria, Jesu mor, og hans brødre.

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

15 I de dagene sto Peter fram blant brødrene - en skare på omtrent et hundre og tjue personer var samlet - og sa:

And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons `gathered' together, about a hundred and twenty),

16 Brødre, det var nødvendig at det ble oppfylt det som Skriften hadde forutsagt ved Den hellige ånd gjennom Davids munn om Judas, han som ble en veileder for dem som grep Jesus.

Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.

17 For han var en av oss og hadde fått del i denne tjenesten.

For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

18 (Denne mannen kjøpte et jorde for sin urettferdighets lønn, og da han falt forover sprakk han opp, og alle innvollene hans veltet ut.

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

19 Det ble kjent for alle i Jerusalem, så det på deres språk ble kalt Akeldama, det vil si Blodåkeren.)

And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)

20 For det står skrevet i Salmenes bok: La hans bolig bli øde, og la det ikke bo noen der, og: La en annen få hans embete.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

21 Derfor må en av de mennene som fulgte oss hele den tiden Herren Jesus gikk inn og ut blant oss,

Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

22 fra Johannes' dåp til den dag han ble tatt opp fra oss, bli med oss som et vitne om hans oppstandelse.

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

23 De foreslo to, Josef kalt Barsabbas, som hadde tilnavnet Justus, og Mattias.

And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

24 De bad og sa: "Du, Herre, som kjenner alles hjerter, vis hvilken av disse to du har utvalgt

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

25 til å ta del i denne tjenesten og apostelembetet som Judas forlot for å gå til sitt eget sted."

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

26 De kastet lodd for dem, og loddet falt på Mattias. Han ble regnet blant de elleve apostlene.

And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.