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
Kjære Teofilus! I min første bok fortalte jeg for deg om alt som Jesus gjorde og lærte
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].
helt fram til den dagen da han ble tatt opp til himmelen. Etter at han hadde lidd, var død og stått opp fra de døde, viste han seg for de mennene han hadde valgt ut som sine spesielle utsendinger. Han beviste på mange måter for dem at han levde. I 40 dager viste han seg for dem og fortalte om Guds plan for å frelse menneskene og gjøre dem til sitt eget folk. Gjennom Guds Hellige Ånd ga han en rekke råd og befalinger.
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].
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.
Ved en anledning, da han spiste sammen med sine utsendinger, sa han:”Ikke reis fra Jerusalem før min Far i himmelen har sendt det han har lovet, det som jeg allerede har snakket med dere om.
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].”
Døperen Johannes døpte med vann, men om noen få dager skal dere bli døpt med Guds Hellige Ånd.”
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?”)
En annen gang da de var samlet, spurte utsendingene Jesus:”Herre, er det nå du vil sette fri Israel og la oss bli et mektig land igjen?”
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].
Han svarte:”Det tidspunktet bestemmer min Far i himmelen, det er ikke noe som dere får vite.
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.”
Men når Guds Hellige Ånd kommer over dere, skal dere få kraft, og dere skal fortelle for alle om meg, både i Jerusalem, i Judea, i Samaria og over hele jorden.”
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].
Straks etter ble han løftet opp mot himmelen. Mens de sto og stirret etter ham forsvant han i en sky.
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].
De forsøkte å få et siste glimt av ham, men plutselig sto to hvitkledde menn blant dem.
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].”
De sa:”Dere menn fra Galilea, hvorfor står dere og ser opp mot himmelen? Jesus har blitt tatt opp fra dere og har vendt tilbake til himmelen, men en dag vil han komme tilbake på samme måten som han for opp!”
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.
Da alt dette skjedde, oppholdt Jesu utsendinger seg på Oljeberget, som ligger en snau kilometer fra Jerusalem. Nå vendte de tilbake dem til byen.
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.
De gikk opp på det rommet i andre etasjen der de brukte å treffe hverandre. Det var Peter, Johannes, Jakob, Andreas, Filip, Tomas, Bartolomeus, Matteus, Jakob, som var sønn til Alfeus, Simon, som også ble kalt seloten, og Judas, som var sønn til Jakob.
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.
Alle disse ba titt og ofte sammen. Flere kvinner, blant andre Maria, moren til Jesus, brukte også å komme dit, det samme gjorde brødrene til Jesus.
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,
Noen dager seinere var omkring 120 troende samlet. Peter reiste seg opp og sa:
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.
”Kjære søsken, for lenge siden forutsa Guds Hellige Ånd ved kong David det som skulle skje med Judas, han som viste veien for dem som arresterte Jesus. Nå har det som var forutsagt i Skriften, blitt virkelighet.
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.”
Som dere vet var Judas en av oss. Han var valgt ut til å være en av de nære utsendingene for Jesus akkurat som oss.
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.
Men han ble en forræder. For de pengene han fikk for sviket, kjøpte han en åker. Det endte med at han falt hodestups, slik at kroppen sprakk og innvollene hans veltet ut.
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].
Nyheten om måten han døde på spredde seg raskt blant alle i Jerusalem. De kalte stedet for Hakeldama på arameisk, noe som betyr’Blodåkeren’.
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.’”
David skriver i Salmenes bok:’La hjemmet hans bli øde, ingen skal bo der mer’, og:’La hans oppgave bli overtatt av en annen.’
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.
Derfor må vi nå velge en annen som kan ta plassen i stedet for Judas. En som sammen med oss kan fortelle at Herren Jesus har stått opp fra de døde. La oss velge en person som har vært med oss hele den tiden mens vi var sammen med Herren. En som har vært med helt fra den dagen da Jesus ble døpt av døperen Johannes og fram til dagen da han ble tatt opp til himmelen.”
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].”
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.
De foreslo da to menn: Josef Barsabbas, som også ble kalt Justus, og Mattias.
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.”
Hele gruppen samlet seg i bønn, og sa:”Herre, du kjenner hjertene hos hvert menneske. Vis oss hvem av disse to du har valgt ut.
La ham bli din utsending i stedet for Judas som svek oppdraget sitt, og nå har gått til stedet der han hører hjemme.”
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.
Så trakk de lodd. Loddet falt på Mattias, som ble valgt til Jesu utsending sammen med de andre elleve.
