preritAH 1
1 he thiyaphila, yIzuH svamanonItAn preritAn pavitreNAtmanA samAdizya yasmin dine svargamArohat yAM yAM kriyAmakarot yadyad upAdizacca tAni sarvvANi pUrvvaM mayA likhitAni|
The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 sa svanidhanaduHkhabhogAt param anekapratyayakSapramANauH svaM sajIvaM darzayitvA
till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,
3 catvAriMzaddinAni yAvat tebhyaH preritebhyo darzanaM dattvezvarIyarAjyasya varNanama akarot|
to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.
4 anantaraM teSAM sabhAM kRtvA ityAjJApayat, yUyaM yirUzAlamo'nyatra gamanamakRtvA yastin pitrAGgIkRte mama vadanAt kathA azRNuta tatprAptim apekSya tiSThata|
And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he, ] 'Ye did hear of me;
5 yohan jale majjitAvAn kintvalpadinamadhye yUyaM pavitra Atmani majjitA bhaviSyatha|
because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit — after not many days.'
6 pazcAt te sarvve militvA tam apRcchan he prabho bhavAn kimidAnIM punarapi rAjyam isrAyelIyalokAnAM kareSu samarpayiSyati?
They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, 'Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign to Israel?'
7 tataH sovadat yAn sarvvAn kAlAn samayAMzca pitA svavaze'sthApayat tAn jJAtRM yuSmAkam adhikAro na jAyate|
and he said unto them, 'It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;
8 kintu yuSmAsu pavitrasyAtmana AvirbhAve sati yUyaM zaktiM prApya yirUzAlami samastayihUdAzomiroNadezayoH pRthivyAH sImAM yAvad yAvanto dezAsteSu yarvveSu ca mayi sAkSyaM dAsyatha|
but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'
9 iti vAkyamuktvA sa teSAM samakSaM svargaM nIto'bhavat, tato meghamAruhya teSAM dRSTeragocaro'bhavat|
And these things having said — they beholding — he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight;
10 yasmin samaye te vihAyasaM pratyananyadRSTyA tasya tAdRzam Urdvvagamanam apazyan tasminneva samaye zuklavastrau dvau janau teSAM sannidhau daNDAyamAnau kathitavantau,
and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,
11 he gAlIlIyalokA yUyaM kimarthaM gagaNaM prati nirIkSya daNDAyamAnAstiSThatha? yuSmAkaM samIpAt svargaM nIto yo yIzustaM yUyaM yathA svargam Arohantam adarzam tathA sa punazcAgamiSyati|
who also said, 'Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.'
12 tataH paraM te jaitunanAmnaH parvvatAd vizrAmavArasya pathaH parimANam arthAt prAyeNArddhakrozaM durasthaM yirUzAlamnagaraM parAvRtyAgacchan|
Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey;
13 nagaraM pravizya pitaro yAkUb yohan AndriyaH philipaH thomA barthajamayo mathirAlphIyaputro yAkUb udyogA zimon yAkUbo bhrAtA yihUdA ete sarvve yatra sthAne pravasanti tasmin uparitanaprakoSThe prAvizan|
and when they came in, they went up to 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 Zelotes, and Judas, of James;
14 pazcAd ime kiyatyaH striyazca yIzo rmAtA mariyam tasya bhrAtarazcaite sarvva ekacittIbhUta satataM vinayena vinayena prArthayanta|
these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 tasmin samaye tatra sthAne sAkalyena viMzatyadhikazataM ziSyA Asan| tataH pitarasteSAM madhye tiSThan uktavAn
And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty, )
16 he bhrAtRgaNa yIzudhAriNAM lokAnAM pathadarzako yo yihUdAstasmin dAyUdA pavitra AtmA yAM kathAM kathayAmAsa tasyAH pratyakSIbhavanasyAvazyakatvam AsIt|
'Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,
17 sa jano'smAkaM madhyavarttI san asyAH sevAyA aMzam alabhata|
because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,
18 tadanantaraM kukarmmaNA labdhaM yanmUlyaM tena kSetramekaM krItam aparaM tasmin adhomukhe bhRmau patite sati tasyodarasya vidIrNatvAt sarvvA nADyo niragacchan|
this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,
19 etAM kathAM yirUzAlamnivAsinaH sarvve lokA vidAnti; teSAM nijabhASayA tatkSetraJca hakaldAmA, arthAt raktakSetramiti vikhyAtamAste|
and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,
20 anyacca, niketanaM tadIyantu zunyameva bhaviSyati| tasya dUSye nivAsArthaM kopi sthAsyati naiva hi| anya eva janastasya padaM saMprApsyati dhruvaM| itthaM gItapustake likhitamAste|
for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.
21 ato yohano majjanam ArabhyAsmAkaM samIpAt prabho ryIzoH svargArohaNadinaM yAvat sosmAkaM madhye yAvanti dinAni yApitavAn
'It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 tAvanti dinAni ye mAnavA asmAbhiH sArddhaM tiSThanti teSAm ekena janenAsmAbhiH sArddhaM yIzorutthAne sAkSiNA bhavitavyaM|
beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.'
23 ato yasya rUDhi ryuSTo yaM barzabbetyuktvAhUyanti sa yUSaph matathizca dvAvetau pRthak kRtvA ta Izvarasya sannidhau prAryya kathitavantaH,
And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,
24 he sarvvAntaryyAmin paramezvara, yihUdAH sevanapreritatvapadacyutaH
and having prayed, they said, 'Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two
25 san nijasthAnam agacchat, tatpadaM labdhum enayo rjanayo rmadhye bhavatA ko'bhirucitastadasmAn darzyatAM|
to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;'
26 tato guTikApATe kRte matathirniracIyata tasmAt sonyeSAm ekAdazAnAM praritAnAM madhye gaNitobhavat|
and they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
