HANDELINGE 1
Die belofte van die Heilige Gees
1 My eerste boek, Teofilus, het ek geskrywe oor alles wat Jesus gedoen en geleer het, van die begin af 2 tot op die dag van sy hemelvaart. Voordat Hy in die hemel opgeneem is, het Hy deur die Heilige Gees bevele gegee aan die manne wat Hy as apostels uitgekies het. 3 Ná sy dood het Hy aan hulle met baie onbetwisbare bewyse ook getoon dat Hy lewe. In die loop van veertig dae het Hy by verskeie geleenthede aan hulle verskyn en met hulle oor die dinge van die koninkryk van God gepraat. 4 Terwyl Hy 'n keer saam met hulle aan tafel was, het Hy hulle beveel: “Moenie van Jerusalem af weggaan nie, maar bly wag op die gawe wat die Vader belowe het, soos julle van My gehoor het. 5 Johannes het wel met water gedoop, maar julle sal binne 'n paar dae met die Heilige Gees gedoop word.”
6 Toe hulle 'n keer weer bymekaar was, het hulle vir Jesus gevra: “Here, is dit nou die tyd dat U die koninkryk vir Israel weer gaan oprig?”
7 Hy het hulle geantwoord: “Dit is nie vir julle om die tyd en omstandigheid te weet wat die Vader in sy eie mag bepaal het nie. 8 Maar julle sal krag ontvang wanneer die Heilige Gees oor julle kom, en julle sal my getuies wees in Jerusalem sowel as in die hele Judea en in Samaria en tot in die uithoeke van die wêreld.”
Jesus se hemelvaart
9 Nadat Hy dit gesê het, is Hy opgeneem terwyl hulle dit sien, en 'n wolk het Hom weggeneem, sodat hulle Hom nie langer kon sien nie. 10 Terwyl Hy weggaan en hulle nog stip na die hemel kyk, het daar skielik twee mans in wit klere by hulle gestaan. 11 Dié sê toe vir hulle: “Galileërs, waarom staan julle so na die hemel en kyk? Hierdie Jesus wat van julle af na die hemel toe opgeneem is, sal net so terugkom soos julle Hom na die hemel toe sien opgaan het.”
Judas se opvolger
12 Daarna het hulle na Jerusalem toe teruggegaan van die berg af. Dit is die Olyfberg, vlak by die stad, 'n sabbatsreis ver. 13 In die stad aangekom, is hulle na die bovertrek toe waar hulle gewoonlik vertoef het. Dit was Petrus en Johannes, Jakobus en Andreas, Filippus en Tomas, Bartolomeus en Matteus, Jakobus seun van Alfeus, Simon die Seloot en Judas seun van Jakobus. 14 Hulle het almal eensgesind volhard in die gebed saam met 'n aantal vroue, onder wie ook Maria die moeder van Jesus. Sy broers was ook by.
15 In daardie tyd was daar 'n byeenkoms van die sowat honderd en twintig gelowiges. Petrus het die leiding geneem en gesê: 16-17 “Broers, die Skrifwoord wat die Heilige Gees tevore by monde van Dawid oor Judas uitgespreek het, moes vervul word. Hy is as een van ons gereken en is ook gekies om 'n aandeel in ons werk te hê, maar hy het die gids geword van dié wat vir Jesus gevange geneem het.
18 “Met die geld wat Judas vir sy misdaad gekry het, het hy 'n stuk grond gekoop. Daar het hy vooroor geval en oopgebars, en al sy ingewande het uitgepeul. 19 Dit het bekend geword onder al die inwoners van Jerusalem. Daarom word die plek in hulle taal Akeldama genoem. Dit beteken Bloedgrond.
20 “In die boek van die Psalms staan daar: “Laat sy woonplek leeg word; laat niemand daarin woon nie,t “en: “Laat 'n ander sy amp oorneem.t
21-22 “Daar moet dus nog 'n getuie van Jesus se opstanding by ons gevoeg word. Dit moet een van die manne wees wat saam met ons rondgegaan het die hele tyd toe die Here Jesus in die openbaar opgetree het, vandat Hy deur Johannes gedoop is totdat Hy van ons af in die hemel opgeneem is.”
23 Hulle stel toe twee voor: Josef, wat ook Barsabbas of Justus genoem word, en Mattias. 24 En die gelowiges het gebid: “Here, U wat die harte van almal ken, wys die een aan wat U uit hierdie twee verkies het 25 om as apostel te dien in die plek wat Judas leeg gelaat het toe hy gegaan het na waar hy hoort.”
26 Hulle het geloot, en die loting het vir Mattias aangewys. So is hy gekies as die twaalfde apostel.
Acts 1
1 IN THE former account [which I prepared], O Theophilus, I made [a continuous report] dealing with all the things which Jesus began to do and to teach 2 Until the day when He ascended, after He through the Holy Spirit had instructed and commanded the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen.3 To them also He showed Himself alive after His passion (His suffering in the garden and on the cross) by [a series of] many convincing demonstrations [unquestionable evidences and infallible proofs], appearing to them during forty days and talking [to them] about the things of the kingdom of God.4 And while being in their company and eating with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised, Of which [He said] you have heard Me speak. 5 For John baptized with water, but not many days from now you shall be baptized with (placed in, introduced into) the Holy Spirit.6 So when they were assembled, they asked Him, Lord, is this the time when You will reestablish the kingdom and restore it to Israel?7 He said to them, It is not for you to become acquainted with and know what time brings [the things and events of time and their definite periods] or fixed years and seasons (their critical niche in time), which the Father has appointed (fixed and reserved) by His own choice and authority and personal power.8 But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.9 And when He had said this, even as they were looking [at Him], He was caught up, and a cloud received and carried Him away out of their sight.10 And while they were gazing intently into heaven as He went, behold, two men [dressed] in white robes suddenly stood beside them,11 Who said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into heaven? This same Jesus, Who was caught away and lifted up from among you into heaven, will return in [just] the same way in which you saw Him go into heaven.12 Then [the disciples] went back to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, [only] a Sabbath day’s journey (three-quarters of a mile) away.13 And when they had entered [the city], they mounted [the stairs] to the upper room where they were [indefinitely] staying--Peter and John and James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [son] of James.14 All of these with their minds in full agreement devoted themselves steadfastly to prayer, [waiting together] with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.15 Now on one of those days Peter arose among the brethren, the whole number of whom gathered together was about a hundred and twenty.16 Brethren, he said, it was necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold by the lips of David, about Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.17 For he was counted among us and received [by divine allotment] his portion in this ministry.18 Now this man obtained a piece of land with the [money paid him as a] reward for his treachery and wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle [of his body] and all his intestines poured forth.19 And all the residents of Jerusalem became acquainted with the facts, so that they called the piece of land in their own dialect--Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.20 For in the book of Psalms it is written, Let his place of residence become deserted and gloomy, and let there be no one to live in it; and [again], Let another take his position or overseership. 21 So one of the [other] men who have accompanied us [apostles] during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,22 From the baptism of John at the outset until the day when He was taken up from among us--one of these men must join with us and become a witness to testify to His resurrection.23 And they accordingly proposed (nominated) two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.24 And they prayed and said, You, Lord, Who know all hearts (their thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, purposes, and endeavors), indicate to us which one of these two You have chosen25 To take the place in this ministry and receive the position of an apostle, from which Judas fell away and went astray to go [where he belonged] to his own [proper] place.26 And they drew lots [between the two], and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to and counted with the eleven apostles (special messengers).