Acts 1
1 The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus both did and taught from the beginning
德敖斐羅！我在第一部書中，已論及耶穌所行所教的一切，
2 until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
直到他藉聖神囑咐了所選的宗徒之後，被接去的那一天為止；
3 to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many sure proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
他受難以後，用了許多憑據，向他們顯明自己還活著，四十天之久發現給他們，講論天主國的事。
4 And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [[said he]] ye heard from me;
耶穌與他們一起進食時，吩咐他們不要離開耶路撒冷，但要等候父的恩許，即你們聽我所說過的：「
5 for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
若翰固然以水施了洗，但不多幾天以後，你們要因聖神受洗。」
6 They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to Israel?
他們聚集的時候，就問耶穌說：「主，是此時要給以色列復興國家嗎﹖」
7 But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.
他回答說：「父以自己的權柄所定的時候和日期，不是你們應當知道的；
8 But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
但當聖神降臨於你們身上時，你們將充滿聖神的德能，要在耶路撒冷及全猶太和撒瑪黎雅，並直到地極，為我作證人。」
9 And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
耶穌說完這些話，就在他們觀望中，被舉上升，有塊雲彩接了他去，離開他們的眼界。
10 And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,
他們向天注視著他上升的時候，忽有兩個穿白衣的人站在他們前，
11 who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.
向他們說：「加里肋亞人！你們為什麼站著望天呢﹖這位離開你們，被接到天上去的耶穌，你們看見他怎樣升了天，也要怎樣降來。」
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a sabbath-day's journey.
那時，他們從名叫橄欖的山上，回了耶路撒冷，這山離耶路撒冷不遠，有一安息日的路程。
13 And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the brother of James.
他們進了城，就上了那座他們所居住的樓房，在那裏有伯多祿、若望、雅各伯、安德肋、斐理伯、多默、巴爾多祿茂、瑪竇、阿耳斐的兒子雅各伯、熱誠者西滿及雅各伯的兄弟猶達。
14 These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
這些人同一些婦女及耶穌的母親瑪利亞並他的兄弟，都同心合意地專務祈禱。
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together was about one hundred and twenty, )
有一天，伯多祿起來站在弟兄們中間說： ──當時在一起的眾人大約共有一百二十名──「
16 Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.
諸位仁人弟兄！聖神藉達味的口，關於領導逮捕耶穌的猶達斯所預言的經文，必須應驗。
17 For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.
他本來是我們中間的一位，分佔了這職務的一分；
18 Now this man purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.
但這人竟用不義的代價買了一塊田地，他倒頭墮下，腹部崩裂，一切臟腑都流了出來。
19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldamach, that is, Field of Blood.
耶路撒冷的居民盡人皆知，為此，他們以本地話稱那塊田地為「哈刻達瑪，」就是「血田」的意思。
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, “Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;” and, “Let another take his office.”
原來在聖詠集上曾記載說：『願他的居所變成荒土，沒有人在那裏居住。』又說：『讓人取去他的職位。』
21 Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
所以必須從這些人中，即主耶穌在我們中間來往的所有時期內，常同我們在一起的人中，
22 from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.
由若翰施洗起，直到耶穌從我們中被接去的日子止，由這些人中，應當有一個同我們一起作他復活的見證人。」
23 And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
他們便提出了名叫巴爾撒巴，號稱猶斯托的若瑟，和瑪弟亞兩個人。
24 And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen
他們就祈禱說：「主，你認識眾人的心，求你指示，這兩個人中，你揀選了那一個，
25 to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.
使他取得這職務的地位，即宗徒的職位，因為猶達斯放棄了這職位，去了他自己的地方。」
26 And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
他們給二人拈鬮，瑪弟亞中了鬮，就列入十一位宗徒之中。
