Acts 1
1 The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach,
尊敬的提阿非罗先生：在上一本书中，我从最初开始讲述了耶稣所行之事和所授之道，
2 Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up.
一直写到他通过圣灵向所选择的使徒发出指示，然后被带入天堂。
3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God.
在他受难以后的四十天中，他又向使徒们显现，以令人信服的证据证明他仍然活着，还向使徒们讲述了上帝之国的一切。
4 And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth.
当他与使徒们同在人间时，曾吩咐他们：“不要离开耶路撒冷，要等候天父承诺给予你们的，正如你们从我这里听到的。
5 For John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.
约翰用水施洗，但在几天后，你们就会接受圣灵的施洗。”
6 They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
所以当使徒们与复活后的耶稣相见时，便询问耶稣：“主啊，你打算现在就恢复以色列王国吗？”
7 But he said to them: It is not for you to know the times or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power:
耶稣回答：“只有天父有权决定这个日期和时间，你们不必知道。
8 But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.
但当圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就会获得力量，要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地、撒玛利亚乃至大地的极点，作我的见证人。”
9 And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.
说罢，他就在使徒们的目视下腾空而起，随后被一朵云遮住了踪迹，再也无法看到。
10 And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments.
正当使徒们专心地望着耶稣升天之时，忽然出现两名白衣之人，站在他们旁边，
11 Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven.
他们问：“加利利人，你们为什么站在这里望天？这位离开你们去天堂的耶稣，将会以你们所目睹他进入天堂的方式，回到你们身边。”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount that is called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem, within a sabbath day’s journey.
后来，使徒们从橄榄山回到耶路撒冷，两者之间的距离大约是安息日步行那么远。
13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Jude the brother of James.
来到目的地后，他们来到了下榻之所，需要通过楼梯来走到楼上。他们是：彼得、约翰、雅各、安得烈、腓力、多马、巴多罗迈、马太、亚勒腓的儿子雅各、激进派的西门、雅各的儿子犹大。
14 All these were persevering with one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
使徒们开始进行祷告，与他们一起的还有几名女性以及耶稣的母亲玛利亚和他的兄弟们。
15 In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said: (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty: )
这时候大约有 120 名信徒聚在一起，彼得站起来向众人发言：
16 Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended Jesus:
“兄弟姐妹们，圣灵在经文上借大卫之口，讲述了犹大带人捉拿耶稣的事，一定会应验。
17 Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
他本是我们中间的一员，共同承担这份侍奉之责。”
18 And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst: and all his bowels gushed out.
（犹大用这笔不义之财买了一块田，后来在田间一头倒了下去，身体裂开，内脏全部流了出来。
19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so that the same field was called in their tongue, Haceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
住在耶路撒冷的人都知道这件事，所以那块地也被称作“亚革大马”，当地语言的意思就是“血田”）。
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take.
《诗篇》中曾写到：“让他的住处变为荒芜，无人居住。”还写到：“让别人取代他的侍奉之责。”
21 Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
“所以，我们必须再选择一名使徒，他全程一直与我们在一起，
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection.
从约翰施洗开始，直到耶稣离开我们升入天堂。我们必须选择这样一个人与我们一起，做为耶稣复活的见证人。”
23 And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
于是他们选择了两个人：约瑟（又名巴撒巴）和马提亚，
24 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
然后众人开始共同祷告：“主啊！你知道每个人的想法, 请指示你希望从这两人中选择谁，
25 To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place.
来承担这使徒的侍奉之责。犹大已放弃这责任，去了他该去的地方。”
26 And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
他们开始抽签，结果抽中了马提亚，于是他加入了另外 11 名使徒之列。
