Acts 1
1 The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
提阿非羅啊，我已經作了前書，論到耶穌開頭一切所行所教訓的，
2 until the day in which, having given command through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He chose out, He was taken up,
直到他藉着聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒，以後被接上升的日子為止。
3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, in many certain proofs, being seen by them through forty days, and speaking the things concerning the Kingdom of God.
他受害之後，用許多的憑據將自己活活地顯給使徒看，四十天之久向他們顯現，講說上帝國的事。
4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, “Which you heard from Me;
耶穌和他們聚集的時候，囑咐他們說：「不要離開耶路撒冷，要等候父所應許的，就是你們聽見我說過的。
5 because John, indeed, immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days after these.”
約翰是用水施洗，但不多幾日，你們要受聖靈的洗。」
6 They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning Him, saying, “Lord, do You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
他們聚集的時候，問耶穌說：「主啊，你復興以色列國就在這時候嗎？」
7 And He said to them, “It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father appointed in His own authority;
耶穌對他們說：「父憑着自己的權柄所定的時候、日期，不是你們可以知道的。
8 but you will receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit on you, and you will be witnesses for Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得着能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒馬利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。」
9 And having said these things—they beholding—He was taken up, and a cloud received Him up from their sight;
說了這話，他們正看的時候，他就被取上升，有一朵雲彩把他接去，便看不見他了。
10 and as they were looking steadfastly to the sky in His going on, then, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
當他往上去，他們定睛望天的時候，忽然有兩個人身穿白衣，站在旁邊，說：
11 who also said, “Men, Galileans, why do you stand gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was received up from you into Heaven, will so come in what manner you saw Him going on to Heaven.”
「加利利人哪，你們為甚麼站着望天呢？這離開你們被接升天的耶穌，你們見他怎樣往天上去，他還要怎樣來。」
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from [that] called the Mount of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath’s journey;
有一座山，名叫橄欖山，離耶路撒冷不遠，約有安息日可走的路程。當下，門徒從那裏回耶路撒冷去，
13 and when they came in, they went up into the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, of James;
進了城，就上了所住的一間樓房；在那裏有彼得、約翰、雅各、安得烈、腓力、多馬、巴多羅買、馬太、亞勒腓的兒子雅各、奮銳黨的西門，和雅各的兒子猶大。
14 these were all continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
這些人同着幾個婦人和耶穌的母親馬利亞，並耶穌的弟兄，都同心合意地恆切禱告。
15 And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said (also the multitude of the names at the same place was, as it were, one hundred and twenty),
那時，有許多人聚會，約有一百二十名，彼得就在弟兄中間站起來，
16 “Men, brothers, it was necessary [for] this Writing to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,
說：「弟兄們！聖靈藉大衛的口，在聖經上預言領人捉拿耶穌的猶大，這話是必須應驗的。
17 because he was numbered among us, and received the share in this ministry.
他本來列在我們數中，並且在使徒的職任上得了一分。
18 (This one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst apart in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,
這人用他作惡的工價買了一塊田，以後身子仆倒，肚腹崩裂，腸子都流出來。
19 and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that this place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
住在耶路撒冷的眾人都知道這事，所以按着他們那裏的話給那塊田起名叫亞革大馬，就是「血田」的意思。
20 For it has been written in [the] Scroll of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and let another take his oversight.
因為詩篇上寫着，說： 願他的住處變為荒場， 無人在內居住； 又說： 願別人得他的職分。
21 It is necessary, therefore, of the men who went with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
所以，主耶穌在我們中間始終出入的時候，
22 beginning from the immersion of John, to the day in which He was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of His resurrection.”
就是從約翰施洗起，直到主離開我們被接上升的日子為止，必須從那常與我們作伴的人中立一位與我們同作耶穌復活的見證。」
23 And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,
於是選舉兩個人，就是那叫做巴撒巴，又稱呼猶士都的約瑟，和馬提亞。
24 and having prayed, they said, “You, LORD, who are knowing the heart of all, show which one You chose of these two,
眾人就禱告說：「主啊，你知道萬人的心，求你從這兩個人中，指明你所揀選的是誰，叫他得這使徒的位分。這位分猶大已經丟棄，往自己的地方去了。」
25 to receive the share of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, fell, to go on to his proper place”;
26 and they gave their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
於是眾人為他們搖籤，搖出馬提亞來；他就和十一個使徒同列。
