1 Den første boken jeg skrev, Teofilus, handlet om alt det Jesus begynte å gjøre og lære,

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

2 inntil den dagen han ble tatt opp, etter at han hadde gitt befaling gjennom Den Hellige Ånd til apostlene som han hadde valgt ut.

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

3 For dem viste han seg også levende etter at han hadde lidt, ved mange beviser, i en periode på førti dager, og talte om Guds rike.

To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God's Kingdom.

4 Mens han var sammen med dem, befalte han dem: "Ikke dra bort fra Jerusalem, men vent på Faderens løfte, som dere har hørt om fra meg.

Being assembled together with them, he charged them, "Don't depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you 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 in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

6 Da de nå var samlet, spurte de ham: "Herre, er det nå du vil gjenreise kongeriket for Israel?"

Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

7 Han sa til dem: "Det er ikke for dere å vite tider eller stunder som Faderen har fastsatt i sin egen myndighet.

He said to them, "It isn't for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within His own authority.

8 Men dere skal få kraft når Den Hellige Ånd kommer over dere, og dere skal være mine vitner i Jerusalem, i hele Judea og Samaria, og helt til jordens ende."

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."

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

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 stod og stirret mot himmelen mens han dro bort, sto to menn i hvite klær ved siden av dem,

While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

11 som også sa: "Galileere, hvorfor står dere og ser opp mot himmelen? Denne Jesus, som ble tatt opp fra dere til himmelen, vil komme igjen på samme måte som dere har sett ham dra til himmelen."

who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."

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

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

13 Da de kom inn, gikk de opp til den øvre salen hvor de oppholdt seg, nemlig Peter, Johannes, Jakob, Andreas, Filip, Thomas, Bartolomeus, Matteus, Jakob, Alfeus' sønn, Simon Seloten, og Judas, Jakobs sønn.

When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

14 Alle disse holdt enstemmig fast ved bønn og åndelige ønsker, sammen med kvinnene og Maria, Jesu mor og hans brødre.

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

15 I de dager stod Peter opp blant disiplene (og tallet på navnene var omkring hundreogtjue), og sa:

In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

16 "Brødre, dette Skriftstedet måtte oppfylles, som Den Hellige Ånd talte tidligere ved Davids munn om Judas, som ble veileder for dem som grep Jesus.

"Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

17 For han var regnet blant oss, og fikk del i denne tjenesten.

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

18 Denne mannen kjøpte en åker med lønnen for sin urett, og idet han falt fremover, sprakk kroppen hans, og alle innvollene hans veltet ut.

Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headlong, his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.

19 Det ble kjent for alle som bodde i Jerusalem, at det på deres språk ble kalt 'Akeldama', det vil si 'Blodåkeren.'

It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem 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 bosted bli forlatt, la ingen bo der,' og, 'La en annen få hans stilling.'

For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate, Let no one dwell therein,' and, 'Let another take his office.'

21 Av de menn som har vært sammen med oss hele tiden mens Herren Jesus gikk inn og ut blant oss,

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

22 fra begynnelsen med Johannes' dåp, til den dagen han ble tatt opp fra oss, må en av disse bli vitne med oss om hans oppstandelse."

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

23 De satte frem to, Josef kalt Barsabbas, som fikk tilnavnet Justus, og Mattias.

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 valgt

They prayed, and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

25 til å ta del i denne tjenesten og apostelgjerningen som Judas falt fra, for å gå til sitt eget sted."

to take part 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, og han ble regnet blant de elleve apostlene.

They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.