Acts 1
1 [Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
El primer libro, oh Teófilo, hemos escrito acerca de todas las cosas desde que Jesús comenzó a obrar y enseñar,
2 until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
hasta el día en que fue recibido en lo alto, después de haber instruido por el Espíritu Santo a los apóstoles que había escogido;
3 After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
a los cuales también se mostró vivo después de su pasión, dándoles muchas pruebas, siendo visto de ellos por espacio de cuarenta días y hablando de las cosas del reino de Dios.
4 [One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
Comiendo con ellos, les mandó no apartarse de Jerusalén, sino esperar la promesa del Padre, la cual ( dijo ) oísteis de mi boca.
5 John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
Porque Juan bautizó con agua, mas vosotros habéis de ser bautizados en Espíritu Santo, no muchos días después de estos.
6 One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
Ellos entonces, habiéndose reunido, le preguntaron, diciendo: “Señor, ¿es este el tiempo en que restableces el reino para Israel?”
7 He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
Mas Él les respondió: “No os corresponde conocer tiempos y ocasiones que el Padre ha fijado con su propia autoridad;
8 But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
recibiréis, sí, potestad, cuando venga sobre vosotros el Espíritu Santo; y seréis mis testigos en Jerusalén, en toda la Judea y Samaria, y hasta los extremos de la tierra”.
9 After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
Dicho esto, fue elevado, viéndolo ellos, y una nube lo recibió ( quitándolo ) de sus ojos.
10 While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
Y como ellos fijaron sus miradas en el cielo, mientras Él se alejaba, he aquí que dos varones, vestidos de blanco, se les habían puesto al lado,
11 One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
los cuales les dijeron: “Varones de Galilea, ¿por qué quedáis aquí mirando al cielo? Este Jesús que de en medio de vosotros ha sido recogido en el cielo, vendrá de la misma manera que lo habéis visto ir al cielo”.
12 Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
Después de esto regresaron a Jerusalén desde el monte llamado de los Olivos que está cerca de Jerusalén, distante la caminata de un sábado.
13 When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
Y luego que entraron, subieron al cenáculo, donde tenían su morada: Pedro, Juan, Santiago y Andrés, Felipe y Tomás, Bartolomé y Mateo, Santiago de Alfeo, Simón el Zelote y Judas de Santiago.
14 All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
Todos ellos perseveraban unánimes en oración, con las mujeres, con María, la madre de Jesús, y con los hermanos de Este.
15 During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
En aquellos días se levantó Pedro en medio de los hermanos y dijo —era el número de personas reunidas como de ciento veinte—:
16 “My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
“¡Varones, hermanos! era necesario que se cumpliera la Escritura que el Espíritu Santo predijo por boca de David acerca de Judas, el que condujo a los que prendieron a Jesús.
17 [Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
Porque él pertenecía a nuestro número y había recibido su parte en este ministerio.
18 [The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
Habiendo, pues, adquirido un campo con el premio de la iniquidad, cayó hacia adelante y reventó por medio, quedando derramadas todas sus entrañas.
19 All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
Esto se hizo notorio a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén, de manera que aquel lugar, en la lengua de ellos, ha sido llamado Hacéldama, esto es, campo de sangre.
20 [Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
Porque está escrito en el libro de los Salmos: “Su morada quede desierta, y no haya quien habite en ella”. Y: “Reciba otro su episcopado”.
21 “So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
Es, pues, necesario que de en medio de los varones que nos han acompañado durante todo el tiempo en que entre nosotros entró y salió el Señor Jesús,
22 [That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
empezando desde el bautismo de Juan hasta el día en que fue recogido de en medio de nosotros en lo alto, se haga uno de ellos testigo con nosotros de Su resurrección”.
23 So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
Y propusieron a dos: a José, llamado Barsabás, por sobrenombre Justo, y a Matías.
24 Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
Y orando dijeron: “Tú, Señor, que conoces los corazones de todos, muestra a quién de estos dos has elegido
para que ocupe el puesto de este ministerio y apostolado del cual Judas se desvió para ir al lugar propio suyo”.
26 Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
Y echándoles suertes, cayó la suerte sobre Matías, por lo cual este fue agregado a los once apóstoles.
