Skutky 1

1 Milý Teofil, v prvej knihe som rozprával o všetkom, čo Ježiš robil a učil od začiatku2 až do dňa, keď dal skrze Ducha Svätého príkazy apoštolom, ktorých si vyvolil, a vzatý bol do neba.3 Po svojom umučení im poskytol mnoho dôkazov, že žije, keď sa im štyridsať dní zjavoval a hovoril o Božom kráľovstve.4 A keď s nimi stoloval, prikázal im, aby neodchádzali z Jeruzalema, ale aby očakávali Otcovo prisľúbenie: „O ktorom ste počuli odo mňa,5 že Ján krstil vodou, ale vy budete o niekoľko dní pokrstení Duchom Svätým.“6 A zhromaždení sa ho pýtali: „Pane, už v tomto čase obnovíš kráľovstvo Izraela?“7 On im povedal: „Vám neprislúcha poznať časy alebo chvíle, ktoré Otec určil svojou mocou,8 ale keď zostúpi na vás Svätý Duch, dostanete silu a budete mi svedkami v Jeruzaleme i v celej Judei aj v Samárii a až po samý kraj zeme.“9 Keď to povedal, pred ich očami sa vzniesol a oblak im ho vzal spred očí.10 A kým uprene hľadeli k nebu, ako odchádza, zastali pri nich dvaja mužovia v bielom odeve11 a povedali: „Mužovia galilejskí, čo stojíte a hľadíte do neba? Tento Ježiš, ktorý bol od vás vzatý do neba, príde tak, ako ste ho videli do neba odchádzať.“12 Vtedy sa vrátili do Jeruzalema z hory, ktorá sa volá Olivová a je blízko Jeruzalema, vzdialená toľko, koľko je dovolené prejsť v sobotu.13 Keď ta prišli, vystúpili do hornej siene, kde sa zdržiavali Peter a Ján, Jakub a Ondrej, Filip a Tomáš, Bartolomej a Matúš, Jakub Alfejov, Šimon Horlivec a Júda Jakubov.14 Títo všetci jednomyseľne zotrvávali na modlitbách spolu so ženami, s Ježišovou matkou Máriou a s jeho bratmi.15 V tých dňoch vstal Peter uprostred bratov - bolo tam zhromaždených asi stodvadsať ľudí - a povedal:16 „Bratia, muselo sa splniť Písmo, kde predpovedal Duch Svätý ústami Dávida o Judášovi, ktorý bol vodcom tých, čo zajali Ježiša;17 patril do nášho počtu a dostal podiel na tej istej službe.18 On nadobudol pole z odmeny za neprávosť. Spadol dolu, rozpukol sa a vyšli z neho všetky vnútornosti.19 Dozvedeli sa o tom všetci obyvatelia Jeruzalema, a preto pole nazvali vo svojej reči Akeldamach, to znamená Pole krvi.20 Lebo v knihe Žalmov je napísané: »Jeho príbytok nech spustne a nech niet nikoho, kto by v ňom býval,« a: »Jeho úrad nech prevezme iný.«21 Treba teda, aby sa z týchto mužov, čo boli s nami celý čas, keď medzi nami žil Pán Ježiš,22 počnúc Jánovým krstom až do dňa, keď bol od nás vzatý, aby sa jeden z nich stal s nami svedkom jeho zmŕtvychvstania.“23 A tak postavili dvoch: Jozefa, ktorý sa volal Barsabáš, s prímením Justus, a Mateja.24 A modlili sa: „Pane, ty poznáš srdcia všetkých ľudí; ukáž, ktorého z týchto dvoch si si vyvolil,25 aby zaujal miesto v tejto službe a apoštoláte, ktorým sa Judáš spreneveril, aby odišiel na svoje miesto.“26 Potom im dali lósy a lós padol na Mateja. I pripočítali ho k jedenástim apoštolom.

ACTS 1

1  t Theophilus, I first wrote to yout about all that Jesus did and taught from the very first

2 until he was taken up to heaven. But before he was taken up, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen with the help of the Holy Spirit.
3 For 40 days after Jesus had suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom.

4 t While he was still with them, he said:
Don't leave Jerusalem yet. Wait here for the Father to give you the Holy Spirit, just as I told you he has promised to do.

5 t John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Is Taken to Heaven

6 While the apostles were still with Jesus, they asked him, “Lord, are you now going to give Israel its own king again?”t
7 Jesus said to them, “You don't need to know the time of those events that only the Father controls. 8 t But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.” 9 t After Jesus had said this and while they were watching, he was taken up into a cloud. They could not see him,

10 but as he went up, they kept looking up into the sky.
Suddenly two men dressed in white clothes were standing there beside them.

11 They said, “Why are you men from Galilee standing here and looking up into the sky? Jesus has been taken to heaven. But he will come back in the same way you have seen him go.”

Someone To Take the Place //of Judas

12-13  t The Mount of Olives was about a kilometer from Jerusalem. The apostles who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the Eager One, t and Judas the son of James.
After the apostles returned to the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
14 The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind.t The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers. 15 One day there were about 120 of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them.

16-17 He said:
My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus. 18 t Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out.

19 When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means “Field of Blood.”

20  t In the book of Psalms it says,
“Leave his house empty,
and don't let anyone
live there.”
It also says,
“Let someone else
have his job.”

21-22  t So we need someone else to help us tell others that Jesus has been raised from death. He must also be one of the men who was with us from the very beginning. He must have been with us from the time the Lord Jesus was baptized by John until the day he was taken to heaven.
23 Two men were suggested: One of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was Matthias. 24 Then they all prayed, “Lord, you know what everyone is like! Show us the one you have chosen 25 to be an apostle and to serve in place of Judas, who got what he deserved.” 26 They drew names, and Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles.