< Acts 1 >
1 The first account I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Yeshua began both to do and to teach,
2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Rukha d'Qudsha to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God's Kingdom.
4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Do not depart from Urishlim, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.
5 For Yukhanan indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Rukha d'Qudsha not many days from now."
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israyel?"
7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Rukha d'Qudsha has come upon you. You will be my witnesses in Urishlim, in all Yehuda and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth."
9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, look, two men stood by them in white clothing,
11 who also said, "You men of Galila, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Yeshua, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."
12 Then they returned to Urishlim from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Urishlim, a Sabbath day's journey away.
13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Kipha, Yukhanan, Yaquv, Andreus, Philipus, Tama, Bar-Tulmai, Mattai, Yehudah the son of Khalphai, Shimon the Zealot, and Yehudah the son of Yaquv.
14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, along with the women, and Maryam the mother of Yeshua, and with his brothers.
15 In these days, Kipha stood up in the midst of the brothers (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
16 "Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Rukha d'Qudsha spoke before by the mouth of Dawid concerning Yehudah, who was guide to those who took Yeshua.
17 For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.
18 Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headfirst his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.
19 It became known to everyone who lived in Urishlim that in their language that field was called 'Khaqel-Dema,' that is, 'The field of blood.'
20 For it is written in the scroll of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell in it;' and, 'Let another take his office.'
21 "Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Yeshua went in and out among us,
22 beginning from the baptism of Yukhanan, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."
23 They put forward two, Yauseph called Bar-Shaba, who was surnamed Justus, and Matiya.
24 They prayed, and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two you have chosen
25 to take part in this ministry and office of apostle from which Yehudah turned away to go to his own place."
26 They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matya, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
