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

¹प्रिय थियोफिलस, मैले मेरो प्रथम पुस्तकमा, येशूले जे-जे गर्नु भयो र सिकाउनु भयो प्रत्येक कुरो लेखें।

²until 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:

²मैले येशूको सम्पूर्ण जीवन बारे लेखें, प्रारम्भदेखि उहाँ स्वर्ग तिर उचालिनु भए सम्म। यो घटना हुनु अघि उहाँद्वारा चुनिएका प्रेरितहरूसित उहाँले बातचित गर्नु भयो। प्रेरितहरूले के गर्नु पर्छ भन्ने कुरा पवित्र आत्माको सहयोग लिएर उहाँले बताउनु भयो।

³To 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:

³यी सबै घटनाहरू येशूको मृत्यु पछि भयो, अनि उहाँले आफ्ना प्रेरितहरूलाई आफू जिउँदो रहेको शक्तिशाली प्रमाणहरूले प्रमाण गर्नु भयो। येशू मृत्युबाट बौरी उठे पछि प्रेरितहरूले उहाँलाई चालीस दिनको अवधिमा धेरै पल्ट देखे। उहाँले तिनीहरूसंग परमेश्वरका राज्यको विषयमा बताउनुभयो।

⁴and, 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:

⁴एक समय जब येशू तिनीहरूसंग खाई रहनु भएको थियो, उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई यरूशलेम नछोड्ने कुरा भन्नुभयो। उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “पिताले तिमीहरूको लागि प्रतिज्ञा गर्नु भएकोछ, जुन मैले तिमीहरूलाई पहिल्यै भनिसकेकोछु। त्यो प्रतिज्ञा प्राप्त गर्नलाई तिमीहरूले यरूशलेममा र्पखिनु पर्छ।

⁵For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

⁵यूहन्नाले मानिसहरूलाई पानीद्वारा बप्तिस्मा दिए, तर केही दिन पछिबाट तिमीहरूले पवित्र आत्माद्वारा बप्तिस्मा लिनेछौ।”

⁶They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

⁶प्रेरितहरू जम्मा भए। तिनीरूले येशूलाई सोधे, “हे प्रभु के यो इस्राएललाई राज्य फेरि फिर्ता दिने तपाईंको समय यही हो?”

⁷And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.

⁷येशूले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो, “पिता मात्र एक हुनुहुन्छ जसको मिति र समयहरू निर्णय गर्ने अधिकार छ।” तिमीहरू यी कुराहरू बारे जान्न सक्तैनौ।

⁸But 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.

⁸तर पवित्र आत्मा तिमीमाथि आउनु हुनेछ अनि तिमीहरूले शक्ति पाउनेछौ। तिमीहरू मानिसहरूबीच मेरो गवाही हुनेछौ। पहिले तिमीहरू यरूशलेमका मानिसहरूका निम्ति गवाही हुनेछौ। तब तिमीहरूले यहूदियामा, सामरियामा अनि संसारका प्रत्येक ठाउँका मानिसहरूलाई बताउनेछौ।”

⁹And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

⁹येशूले प्रेरितहरूलाई ती कुराहरू भनिसके पछि उहाँ माथि आकाश सम्म उचालिनु भयो। प्रेरितहरूले हेर्दा हेर्दै येशू बादलभित्र पस्नु भयो अनि तिनीहरूले उहाँलाई देख्न सकेनन्।

¹⁰And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

¹⁰येशू टाढा गइरहनु भएको थियो अनि प्रेरितहरूले आकाश तर्फ हेरिरहेका थिए। अचानक दुइजना मानिसहरू सेतो वस्त्र धारण गरेर तिनीहरूका छेउमा उभिए।

¹¹who 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.

¹¹ती दुइजना मानिसहरूले प्रेरितहरूलाई भने, “गालीलका मानिसहरू, तिमीहरू यहाँ किन आकाशतर्फ हेर्दै उभिरहेकाछौ? तिमीहरूले येशूलाई तिमीहरूदेखि स्वर्ग-आरोहण भएको देख्यौ। जसरी तिमीहरूले उहाँलाई जानु भएको देख्यौ त्यसरी नै उहाँ फर्की आउनु हुनेछ।”

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

¹²त्यसपछि प्रेरितहरू जैतून पर्वतदेखि यरूशलेम तिर लागे। यो पर्वत यरूशलेमदेखि प्राय आधा माईल टाढो छ।

¹³And 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.

¹³प्रेरितहरू शहरभित्र पसे। तिनीहरू त्यही ठाउँमा गए जहाँ तिनीहरू बसेका थिए; यो कोठा माथिल्लो तलामा थियो। प्रेरितहरू थिए पत्रुस, यूहन्ना, याकूब अन्द्रियास, फिलिप, थोमा, बर्थुलमै, मत्ती, याकूब (अल्फयसको छोरो) र शिमोन (कनानी) र यहूदा (याकूबको छोरो)।

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

¹⁴प्रेरितहरू एक साथ थिए। एकै उद्वेश्यको लागि तिनीहरूले लगातार प्रार्थना गरिरहेका थिए। केही नारीहरू, मरियम येशूको आमा अनि उहाँका भाइहरू पनि त्यहाँ प्रेरितहरूसंग थिए।

¹⁵And 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),

¹⁵केही दिन पश्चात् त्यहाँ विश्वास गर्नेहरूको सभा भइरहेको थियो। सभामा झण्डै एक सय बीस जना मानिसहरू थिए। पत्रुस उभिए र भने,

¹⁶Brethren, 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.

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¹⁷For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

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¹⁸(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.

¹⁸यहूदालाई पैसा दिएर त्यसो गर्न खटाएको थियो। आफ्नो दुष्ट कामको पैसाले एउटा जमीन किन्यो। तर यहूदा उँधो मुण्टो भएर पछारियो, त्यसको शरीर खुल्ला भएर फुट्यो, सबै आन्द्रा भुँडीहरू निस्किए।

¹⁹And 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.)

¹⁹यो घटनाबाट सम्पूर्ण येरूशलेमको जनसाधरणले शिक्षा पाए। त्यसैकारणले त्य खेतको नाउँ मानिसहरूले हकल्दामा राखे। तिनीहरूको भाषामा हकल्दमाको अर्थ, “रगतको खेत” हुन्छ।

²⁰For 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.

²⁰पत्रुसले भने, “भजनसंग्रहमा यहूदाको विषयमा यस्तो लेखिएको छः ‘उसको घर जनहीन होस्। कोही पनि त्यहाँ नबसुन्।’ भजनसंग्रह 69 : 25 अनि यस्तो पनि लेखियोः ‘त्यसको काम अरू कसैले लैजावोस्।’ भजनसंग्रह 109:8

²¹Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

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²²beginning 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.

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²³And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²³प्रेरितहरूले दुईजना मानिसहरू टोलीको समक्ष राखे। एकजना यूसुफ बर्णबास थिए। जसलाई जस्तस पनि भनिन्थ्यो। अर्को मानिस मत्तियास थियो।

²⁴And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

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²⁵to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

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²⁶And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁶प्रेरितहरूले दुई जनाबाट एकजना छान्नलाई चिट्ठा गरे। चिट्ठामा मत्तियासको नाउँ पर्यो। यसैकारणले अन्य एघारजना प्रेरितहरू सहित ऊ पनि एक प्रेरित हुन पुगे।