Gerninger 1

1 Den første Beretning skrev jeg, og Theophilus! om alt det, som Jesus foretog sig baade at gjøre og lære,2 indtil den Dag, han blev optagen, efter at han havde givet Apostlerne, hvilke han havde udvalgt, Befaling ved den hellig Aand;3 for hvilke han og, efter at han havde lidt, fremstillede sig levende, med mange Bevisninger, da han blev seet af dem i fyrretyve Dage og Talede om det, som hører til Guds Rige.4 Og der han havde forsamlet dem, befoel han dem, at de skulde ikke vige fra Jerusalem, men oppebie Faderens Forjættelse, hvilken, sagde han, I have hørt af mig.5 Thi Johannes døbte vel med Vand, men I skulle døbes med den Hellig Aand om ikke mange Dage.6 Som du nu bare forsamlede, spurgte de ham og sagde: Herre! vil du paa denne Tid oprette Israel Riget?7 Men han sagde til dem: det tilkommer ikke Eder at vide Tid og Stund, hvilke Faderen har forbeholdt sin egen Magt.8 Men I skulle annamme den Hellig Aands Kraft, som skal komme over Eder; og I skulle være mine Vidner baade i Jerusalem og i det ganske Judæa og Samaria og indtil Jordens Ende.9 Og der han dette havde sagt, blev han optagen, idet de saae derpaa, og en Sky tog ham bort fra deres øine.10 Og som de stirrede op mod Himmelen, der han foer hen, see, da stode to Mænd hos dem i hvide klæder,11 hvilke og sagde: I galilæiske Mænd, hvi staae I og see op til Himmelen? Denne Jesus, som er optagen fra Eder til Himmelen, skal komme igjen saaledes, som I have seet ham fare til Himmelen.12 Da vendte de om til Jerusalem fra det Bjerg, som kaldes Oliebjerget, hvilket nær Jerusalem, en Sabbatsreise derfra.13 Og der de kom derind, stege de op paa Salen, hvor de forbleve Peter og Jakob og Johannes og Andreas, Pilip og Tomas, Bartholomæus og Matthæus, Jakob, Alphæus' Søn, og Simon Zelotes og Judas, Jakobs Broder.14 Alle disse holdt eendrægtigen ved i Bøn og Paakaldelse, tilligemed Kvinder og Maria, Jesu Moder, og med hans Brødre.15 Og i de Dage stod Peter og midt iblandt Disciplene og sagde, (men der var en Hob afhenved hundrede og tyve personer tilsammen):16 I Mænd, Brødre! det burde de Skriftens Ord at fuldkommes, hvilke den Hellig Aand havde forud talet ved Davids Mund og Judas, som blev deres Veileder, der grebe Jesus.17 Thi han var regnet i vores Tal og havde annammet dette Embedes Lod.18 Han forhvervede da en Ager ved sin Uretfærdigheds Løn og han styrtede ned, og han brast itu, og alle hans Indvolde udvæltede.19 Og det er bleven vitterligt for alle dem, som boe i Jerusalem, saa at den Ager kaldes paa deres eget maal Hakeldama, det er Blodager.20 Thi der er skrevet i Psalmernes Bog: hans Bolig blive øde og Ingen være, som boer derudi, og hans Tilsyns-Embede annamme en Anden.21 Derfor bør det, at een af disse Mænd, som have været med os den ganske Tid, i hvilken den Herre Jesus gik ind og gik ud hos os,22 ligesaa Johannes' Daab indtil den Dag, der han blev optagen fra os, skal vorde et Vidne med os om hans Opstandelse.23 Og de fremstillede Tvende, Joseph, som kaldtes Barsabas med Tilnavn Justus, og Matthias.24 Og de bade og sagde: du, Herre! som kjender Alles Hjerter, giv tilkjende, hvilken af disse To du har udvalgt25 til at annamme denne Tjenestens og Apostel-Embedets Lod, som Judas veg fra for at gaae hen til sit eget Sted.26 Og de kastede Lod imellem dem, og Lodden faldt paa Matthias, og han blev eenstemmigen optagen at være med de elleve Apostler.

Acts 1

Jesus Ascends to Heaven

1 I wrotet the formert account,ts Theophilus,t about all that Jesus began to do and teach2 until the day he was taken up to heaven,t after he had given orderst byt the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.3 To the same apostlest also, after his suffering,s he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day periodt and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.4 While he was with them,t he declared,t “Do not leave Jerusalem,s but wait theret for what myt Father promised,t which you heard about from me.t

5 Fort John baptized with water, but yout will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him,t “Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”7 He told them, “You are not permitted to knowt the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest partst of the earth.”9 Aftert he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.10 Ast they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenlyt two men in white clothing stood near them

11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand heret looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heavenst will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

A Replacement for Judas is Chosen

12 Then they returned to Jerusalems from the mountaint called the Mount of Olivess (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journeys away).13 Whent they had entered Jerusalem,t they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peters 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 were there.t14 All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.s15 In those dayst Peter stood up among the believerst (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,16 “Brothers,t the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold throught David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –17 for he was counted as one of us and received a share in this ministry.”t18 (Now this man Judast acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed,t and falling headfirstt he burst open in the middle and all his intestinest gushed out.19 Thist became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own languages they called that fieldtHakeldama, that is, “Field of Blood.”)20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted,tand let there be no one to live in it,’s and ‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’ts21 Thus one of the ment who have accompanied us during all the time the Lord Jesus associated witht us,22 beginning from his baptism by John until the day het was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”23 So theys proposed two candidates:t Joseph called Barsabbas (also called Justus) and Matthias.24 Then they prayed,t “Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen25 to assume the taskt of this servicet and apostleship from which Judas turned asidet to go to his own place.”s

26 Thent they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias;t so he was counted with the eleven apostles.t