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

¹The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

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

²until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

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

³To 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.

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

⁴Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

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

⁵ For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

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

⁶Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

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

⁷He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.

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.'

⁸ 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.”

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

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

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

¹⁰While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

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.'

¹¹who 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.”

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

¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

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.

¹³When 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.

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

¹⁴All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

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

¹⁵In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

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

¹⁶“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.

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

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

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

¹⁸Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headlong, his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.

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

¹⁹It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’

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

²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;’ Psalm 69:25 and, ‘Let another take his office.’ Psalm 109:8

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,

²¹“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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

²²beginning 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.”

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

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

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

²⁴They prayed, and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

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

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

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

²⁶They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.