Acts 1
1 I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
En el primer relato, oh Teófilo, escribí con respecto a las cosas que Jesús hizo y enseñó desde el comienzo
2 until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
hasta el día cuando dio órdenes por el Espíritu Santo a los apóstoles que escogió, y ascendió.
3 to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;
Después de padecer Él, se les apareció vivo con muchas pruebas durante 40 días y les hablaba sobre el reino de Dios.
4 and, being assembled with [them], commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which [said he] ye have heard of me.
Se reunieron y les mandó que no salieran de Jerusalén, sino que esperaran la promesa del Padre que Él les anunció:
5 For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
Porque Juan ciertamente bautizó con agua, pero ustedes serán bautizados con el Espíritu Santo dentro de unos días.
6 They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
Los reunidos le preguntaban: Señor, ¿restauras el reino a Israel en este tiempo?
7 And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;
Les respondió: A ustedes no les corresponde saber los tiempos o las épocas que el Padre estableció en su propia jurisdicción.
8 but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
Pero cuando venga el Espíritu Santo sobre ustedes, me serán testigos primero en Jerusalén, toda Judea, Samaria y hasta lo último de la tierra.
9 And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Después de decir esto, mientras ellos lo miraban, fue levantado, y una nube lo ocultó de sus ojos.
10 And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
Mientras miraban fijamente que Él ascendía al cielo, les llegaron dos varones con ropas blancas,
11 who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
quienes les preguntaron: Varones galileos, ¿por qué miran al cielo? Este Jesús, Quien fue tomado de ustedes al cielo, vendrá así como lo contemplaron al ascender.
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called [the mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
Entonces regresaron a Jerusalén de la Montaña de Los Olivos, la cual está cerca de Jerusalén, que tiene camino de un sábado.
13 And when they were come into [the city], they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude [the brother] of James.
Al entrar en la ciudad, subieron al aposento alto donde estaban hospedados Pedro, Juan, Jacobo, Andrés, Felipe, Tomás, Bartolomé, Mateo, Jacobo, [hijo] de Alfeo, Simón el Zelote y Judas, [hermano] de Jacobo.
14 These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with [several] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Todos éstos estaban dedicados con propósito a la conversación con Dios, con [algunas] mujeres, y María, la madre de Jesús, y los hermanos de Él.
15 And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names [who were] together [was] about a hundred and twenty, )
Los reunidos eran como 120. En esos días, Pedro dijo a sus hermanos:
16 Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;
Varones hermanos, fue necesario que se cumpliera la Escritura que el Espíritu Santo predijo por boca de David con respecto a Judas, quien fue guía de los que arrestaron a Jesús,
17 for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.
porque era uno de nosotros y participaba en este ministerio.
18 (This [man] then indeed got a field with [the] reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Éste compró un campo con el pago por su iniquidad. [Allí] cayó de cabeza, reventó por el medio y se le derramaron todos sus órganos internos.
19 And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)
Esto lo supieron todos los que viven en Jerusalén, de modo que aquel campo se llama en su propia lengua Acéldama, es decir, Campo de Sangre.
20 For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.
En un rollo de salmos está escrito: Sea desierta su morada, Y no haya quien viva en ella. Y: Tome otro su oficio.
21 It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all [the] time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
Es necesario, pues, que de los varones que anduvieron con nosotros durante todo el tiempo cuando el Señor Jesús estuvo entre nosotros,
22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.
a partir del bautismo de Juan hasta el día cuando fue tomado arriba de entre nosotros, uno de éstos sea testigo con nosotros de su resurrección.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Propusieron a dos: a José, llamado Barsabás, a quien apodaban Justo, y a Matías.
24 And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,
Después de hablar con Dios, dijeron: [Tú], Señor, conocedor de los corazones de todos, muestra a quién de estos dos te escogiste
25 to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.
para tomar el lugar en este ministerio y apostolado, del cual cayó Judas para irse a su propio lugar.
26 And they gave lots on them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Les echaron suertes. La suerte cayó sobre Matías y fue incorporado con los 11 apóstoles.
