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

¹Theophilus, dem duma ande murhi pervo klishka pa sa le dieli kai O Jesus nachinaisardia te kerel ai te sicharel de anda gor,

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.

²zhi ka dies kai gelotar ando rhaio, ai kai dia ordina katar O Swunto Duxo le apostlonge kai alosardiasas;

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.

³pala peske martia sikadilo lenge zhuvindo, ai sikadia lenge butivar ke zhuvindolo ke beshlo lensa shtarvardesh dies, ai delas duma lensa pal dieli le amperetsia le Devleski.

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.

⁴Andek dies kai sas lensa O Jesus phendia lenge, "Te na zhan anda Jerusalem, numa te azhukeren so lesko Dat shinadiasas lenge. Tume ashundian tumenge pe kadia.

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

⁵Ke o Iovano boldia ando paiesa, numa tume pa xantsi dies avena bolde le Swuntone Duxosa."

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

⁶Kana le disipluria ai O Jesus sas andek than, won pushle les, "Devla, Kana si kadia vriama kai anesa palpale e amperetsia ka Israel?"

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

⁷O Jesus phendia lenge, "Nai tumendar te zhanen e vriama vai le diesa, ke ferdi O Dat si les e putiera te phenel kana kerdiol.

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.”

⁸Numa tume avena pherde putierasa kana O Swunto Duxo avela pe tumende, ai avena murhe marturia ande Jerusalem, ai ande sa Judea, ai Samaria, ai pe sa e lumia."

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

⁹Kana phendia kodo divano, O Jesus gelotar ando rhaio, andek nuvero angla lenge iakha.

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

¹⁰Ai sar dikhenas po cheri sar zhaltar O Jesus, eta, dui manush kai sas vuliarde ando parno sikadile lenge;

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.”

¹¹ai phende lenge, "Tume kai san anda Galilee, sostar dikhen po cheri? O Jesus kai sas lino tumendar ando rhaio avela palpale sakadia sar tume dikhlian les te zhaltar ando rhaio."

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

¹²Antunchi gele palpale ando Jerusalem anda E Plaiin le Maslinenge kai si pashai Jerusalem sar lel iek dies le Savatosko te zhal.

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.

¹³Kana aresle, gele andek soba opre kai beshenas o Petri, o Iakov, ai o Iovano, ai o Andre, o Filip, ai o Thomas, o Bartholomew, ai o Mate, o Iakov o shav le Alphaeusosko, ai o Simon (o zealot), ai o Judas o shav le Iakovosko.

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.

¹⁴Ai savo andek than rhuginas pe chachimasa, le zhuvliansa, ai e Maria e dei le Jesusoski, ai leske phral.

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

¹⁵Ai andek dies ande kodia vriama o Petri wushtilo opre mashkar le disiplonge, ai phendia, won sas chidine andek than sas iek shel ai bish,

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"Murhe phral, o ramomos trobulas te kerdiol, so O Swunto Duxo ande Vorba le Devleski phendiasas mai anglal katar o mui le Davidosko pa Judas, kai dia O Jesus ando lengo vas te astaren les.

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

¹⁷O Judas sas mashkar amende, ke alosardiasas te kerel buchi amensa.

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.

¹⁸Le lovensa kai dine les te purhisar O Jesus. O Judas chindia peske iek kimpo, ai amboldia pe o shero pervo, ai lesko stato pharhadilo mashkaral, ai sa lesko porha ankliste avri.

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

¹⁹Sa o narodo anda Jerusalem ashunde so kerdilia, ai akharde kodole kimpos ande penge shib Acel'dama kodia znachil, O Kimpo le Ratesko.

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

²⁰Ke te si ramome andel Psalms, te kerdiol lesko kher sar iek pusta, ai "Te na beshel khonik ande kodo kher; ai aver manush te lel lesko than te kerel buchi."

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

²¹"Trobul o manush te avel pala amende te avel marturo anda zhuvindimos le Jesusosko. Kodo manush trobul te avel iek ando kodola kai sas mashkar amende sagda kai O Jesus phirdia amensa,

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.”

²²de katar e vriama kai o Iovano boldia les ai zhi ka dies kai O Jesus gelotar mashkar amendar ando rhaio.

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

²³Andine le duien manushen, o Josef kai busholas Barsabbas, ai vi akharenas les Justus, ai o Matthias.

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

²⁴Ai rhugisaile ai phende, "Devla, tu kai zhanes sa le ile, savo anda kakala dui manush alosardian,

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

²⁵te len o than ande kadia buchi sar ek Apostle, o than kai o Judas meklia te zhal ka pesko than ke kerdia bezex."

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

²⁶Antunchi kerde vari so te alon iekes andel dui, ai o Matthias sas alome; ai thodinosas andel desh u iek disiplonsa.