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

¹हे थियुफिलुस, मइँ आपन पहिली किताबे मँ ओन सबइ कामे क बारे मँ लिखेउँ ह जेका सुरू स ईसू किहेस ह अउर

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.

²उ दिना तलक उ प्रेरितन क जेनका उ चुनेस जब ताई उ पवित्तर आतिमा क आदेस क अऩुसार उ सरगे मँ ऊपर नाहीं उठाइ लीन्ह गवा।

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.

³आपन मउत क पाछे उ आपन क ठोस प्रमाण लइ के ओनके समन्वा परगट भवा कि उ जिअत बा। उ चालीस दिना तलक ओनके अगवा परगट होत रहा अउर परमेस्सर क राज्य क बारे मँ ओनका बतावत रहा।

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.

⁴फिन एक दाई ओनके संग खइया क खात रहा तउ उ ओनका हुकुम दिहेस, “यरूसलेम क जिन तजा अउर मुला जेकरे बारे मँ तोसे कह्यों कि, परमपिता क सपथ पूरा होइ तलक जोहत रहा।

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

⁵काहेकि यूहन्ना तउ पानी स बपतिस्मा दिहेस, मुला अब तनिक दिना क पाछे पवित्तर आतिमा स बपतिस्मा दीन्ह जाइ।”

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

⁶तउ जब उ प्रेरितन आपुस मँ भेंटेन, उ पचे पूछेन, “पर्भू! का तू इहइ समइ प इस्राएल क राज्य क फिनस लिआइ देब्या?”

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

⁷उ ओनसे कहेस, “उ बेलन या तिथियन क जानब तोहार काम नाहीं, जेका परमपिता खुद आपन अधिकार स तय किहे अहइ।

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.”

⁸मुला जब पवित्तर आतिमा तोह प आइ, तोहका सक्ती मिलि जाइ। अउर यरुसलेम मँ, समूचइ यहूदिया अउर सामरिया मँ अउर धरती क छोर तलक तू पचे मोर साच्छी होब्या।”

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

⁹ऍतना कहे क पाछे ओनकइ लखत लखत ओका सरगे मँ ऊपर उठाइ लीन्ह गवा अउर फिन एक बादर ओका आँखी स ओझल कइ दिहेस।

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

¹⁰जब उ जात रहा तउ पचे आँखी पसारि के ओका निहारत रहेन। तबहिं फउरन सफेद कपड़ा पहिरिके दुइ मनई ओकरे समन्वा आइके ठाड़ भएन।

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.”

¹¹अउर बोलेन, “अरे गलीली मनइयो। तू पचे हुवाँ ठाड़ भवा टकटकी काहे लगाए बाट्या? इ ईसू तोहरे बीच स सरगे मँ ऊपर उठाइ लीन्ह गवा, जइसे तू ओका सरगे मँ जात देख्या, वइसे ही उ फिन वापिस लौटि आई।”

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

¹²फिन उ प्रेरितन जैतून नाउँ क पर्वत स, यरूसलेम लौटि आएन जउन यरुसलेम स कउनो एक किलोमीटर दूर रहा।

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.

¹³अउर हुवाँ पहुँचिके ऊपर क उ कमरा मँ गएन जहाँ उ पचे ठहरा रहेन। इ पचे रहेन-पतरस, यूहन्ना, याकूब, अन्द्रियास, फिलिप्पुस, थोमा, बरतुलमै अउर मत्ती, हलफई क बेटवा याकूब, समौन जेलोतेस अउर याकूब क बेटवा यहूदा।

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.

¹⁴ऍनके संग कछू स्त्रियन, ईसू क महतारी मरियम अउर ईसू क भाई भी रहेन। इ सबइ आपन क एक संग पराथना मँ चित लगाए राखत रहेन।

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

¹⁵फिन इ दिनन मँ पतरस भाई-बन्द क बीच खड़ा होइके, जेकर गनती कउनो एक सउ बीस रही, कहेस,

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.

¹⁶“मोरे भाइयो, ईसू क गिरफतार करावइ वाले मनइयन क अगुआ यहूदा क बारे मँ, पवित्तर सास्तर कउ लेख जेका दाऊद आपन मुँहे स पवित्तर आतिमा बहोत पहिले ही कहे रही, ओकर पूर होब जरूरी रहा।

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

¹⁷उ हम पचन मँ गना गवा रहा अउर इ सेवा मँ ओकर हाथ रहा।”

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.

¹⁸(इ मनई जउन धन ओका ओकरे नीचपना क कामे बरे मिला रहा, उ धने स एक ठु खेत मोल लिहेस मुला उ पहिले तउ मूँड़े क बल भहरान अउर फिन बदन फाटि गवा अउर ओकर अँतड़ी बाहेर निकरि आइ।

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

¹⁹अउर सबइ यरूसलेम क बसइयन क एकर पता लग गवा। य़ह बरे ओनकइ भाखा मँ उ खेत क हक्लदमा कहा गवा जेकर अरथ अहइ “लहू क खेत।”)

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

²⁰पतरस कहेस, “काहेकि भजन संहिता मँ इ लिखा बा, ‘ओकर घर उजरि जाइ अउर ओहमाँ रहइ क कउनो नाँ बचइ।’ भजन संहिता 69:25 अउर, ‘ओकर, मुखियई कउनो दूसर मनई लइ लेइ।’ भजन संहिता 109:8

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

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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.”

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

²³यह बरे उ पचे दुइ मनई न नाउँ दिहेन। एक यूसुफ जेका बरसबा कहा जात रहा। (यूसतुस ऩाउँ स जाना जात रहा) अउर दूसर मत्तियाह।

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

²⁴फिन उ पचे इ कहत भवा पराथना करइ लागेन, “पर्भू! तू सबहि क मनवा क जानत ह, हमका बतावा कि इ दुइनउँ मँ स तू केका चुन्या ह।

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

²⁵जउऩ एक प्रेरित क तरह सेवा करइ बरे इ ओहदा क लइ लेई जेका आपन ठउर पर जाइ बरे ओहदा छोड़िके चला गवा रहा!”

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

²⁶फिन उ पचे एकरे बरे पर्ची नाएन अउर पर्ची मत्तियाह क नाउँ क निकरी। इ तरह गियारह प्रेरितन? क दल मँ गना गवा।