¹The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

¹Esimese raamatu, Teofilos, ma kirjutasin kõigest sellest, mida Jeesus algusest peale tegi ja õpetas

²till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

²kuni selle päevani, mil ta võeti üles taevasse pärast seda, kui ta apostlitele, keda ta oli valinud Püha Vaimu kaudu, oli andnud korraldusi.

³to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.

³Neile ta oli pärast oma kannatamist näidanud ennast elavana, tõendades seda mitmel viisil, ilmudes neile neljakümne päeva jooksul ja kõneldes Jumala riigist.

⁴And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he,] `Ye did hear of me;

⁴Kui siis Jeesus viibis koos nendega, keelas ta neil Jeruusalemmast lahkuda, käskides jääda ootama Isa tõotust, 'mis teie olete minult kuulnud.

⁵because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit — after not many days.`

⁵Johannes on küll ristinud veega, aga teid ristitakse Püha Vaimuga üsna varsti pärast neid päevi.'

⁶They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, `Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign to Israel?`

⁶Siis küsisid temalt need, kes olid kokku tulnud: 'Issand, kas sa sel ajal taastad Iisraeli kuningriigi?'

⁷and he said unto them, `It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;

⁷Tema aga ütles neile: 'Ei ole teie osa teada aegu ja tunde, mis Isa on iseenese meelevallaga seadnud,

⁸but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.`

⁸vaid te saate väe Pühalt Vaimult, kes tuleb teie üle, ja te peate olema minu tunnistajad Jeruusalemmas ja kogu Juuda- ja Samaariamaal ning ilmamaa äärteni.'

⁹And these things having said — they beholding — he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight;

⁹Kui Jeesus seda oli öelnud, tõsteti ta nende nähes üles ja pilv varjas ta nende silme eest.

¹⁰and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,

¹⁰Kui nad taevasse vaatasid tema minekut, vaata, siis seisis nende juures kaks valgeis rõivais meest,

¹¹who also said, `Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.`

¹¹kes ütlesid: 'Galilea mehed, mis te seisate siin ja vaatate üles taevasse? See Jeesus, kes teilt võeti üles taevasse, tuleb samal kombel, nagu te nägite teda taevasse minevat.'

¹²Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath`s journey;

¹²Siis nad pöördusid tagasi Jeruusalemma mäelt, mida kutsutakse Õlimäeks ja mis on Jeruusalemma lähedal ühe hingamispäeva teekonna kaugusel.

¹³and when they came in, they went up to the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zelotes, and Judas, of James;

¹³Ja kui nad linna tulid, läksid nad ülemisse tuppa, kus neil oli tavaks viibida: Peetrus ja Johannes ja Jaakobus ja Andreas ja Filippus ja Toomas, Bartolomeus ja Matteus, Jaakobus, Alfeuse poeg, ja seloot Siimon ja Juudas, Jaakobuse poeg.

¹⁴these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁴Nemad kõik olid püsivalt ühel meelel palvetamas koos Jeesuse ema Maarja ning naistega ja Jeesuse vendadega.

¹⁵And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,)

¹⁵Neil päevil tõusis Peetrus vendade keskel püsti - rahvast oli koos umbes sada kakskümmend inimest - ning ütles:

¹⁶`Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

¹⁶'Mehed-vennad! Täide pidi minema kirjasõna, mis Püha Vaim on Taaveti suu läbi ette kuulutanud Juuda kohta, kellest sai Jeesuse kinnivõtjate teejuht.

¹⁷because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,

¹⁷Ta oli ju meie sekka arvatud ja sama teenimine oli temagi osa.

¹⁸this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,

¹⁸Just tema hankis ülekohtu palgast enesele põllu, aga ta ise kukkus ülepeakaela alla, lõhkes keskelt ja kogu ta sisikond valgus välja.

¹⁹and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,

¹⁹See on saanud teatavaks kõigile Jeruusalemma elanikele, nii et seda põldu nende murdes kutsutakse Hakeldamaks, see tähendab Verepõlluks.

²⁰for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

²⁰Laulude raamatusse on ju kirjutatud: 'Tema elupaik saagu tühermaaks ja ärgu elagu selles keegi', ja 'Tema ülevaatajaamet saagu teisele!'

²¹`It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

²¹Niisiis peab saama Jeesuse ülestõusmise tunnistajaks koos meiega üks neist meestest, kes on meie hulgas olnud kogu selle aja, mil Issand Jeesus meie juures käis sisse ja välja,

²²beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.`

²²alates Johannese ristimisest kuni päevani, mil ta meilt võeti üles.'

²³And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,

²³Ja nad esitasid kaks meest: Joosepi, keda kutsutakse Barsabaseks, hüüdnimega Justus, ning Mattiase.

²⁴and having prayed, they said, `Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two

²⁴Siis nad palvetasid: 'Sina, Issand, kõikide südametundja - näita, kumma neist kahest sina oled valinud

²⁵to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;`

²⁵saama selle teenimiskoha ja apostliameti, kust Juudas on tagasi astunud, et minna paika, kuhu ta kuulub.'

²⁶and they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁶Ja nad heitsid liisku ja liisk langes Mattiase peale, ja tema arvati ühena kaheteistkümne apostli hulka.