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1 Querido Teófilo, en mi libro anterior escribí acerca de todo lo que Jesús hizo y enseñó desde el comienzo
[Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
2 hasta el día en que fue llevado al cielo. Eso sucedió después de haberles dado instrucciones a sus apóstoles escogidos a través del Espíritu Santo.
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].
3 Él se les apareció durante cuarenta días después de la muerte que sufrió, demostrando con evidencia convincente que estaba vivo. Se les aparecía y les hablaba acerca del reino de Dios.
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 Mientras aún estaba con ellos los instruyó: “No salgan de Jerusalén. Esperen hasta recibir lo que el Padre prometió, tal como lo oyeron de mí.
[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.
5 Es cierto que Juan bautizaba con agua, pero en pocos días ustedes serán bautizados con el Espíritu Santo”.
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].”
6 Así que cuando los discípulos se encontraron con Jesús, le preguntaron: “Señor, ¿es este el momento en que restablecerás el reino de Israel?”
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?”)
7 “Ustedes no necesitan saber acerca de las fechas y los tiempos que son establecidos por la autoridad del Padre”, les dijo.
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].
8 “Pero recibirán poder cuando el Espíritu Santo descienda sobre ustedes, y serán mis testigos en Jerusalén, por toda Judea y Samaria, y hasta en los lugares más lejanos de la tierra”.
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.”
9 Y después que les dijo esto, fue alzado mientras ellos lo veían y una nube lo ocultó de la vista de ellos.
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].
10 Y mientras observaban el cielo con atención, de repente dos hombres vestidos de blanco se pusieron en pie junto a ellos.
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].
11 “Hombres de Galilea, ¿por qué están ahí parados mirando al cielo?” preguntaron ellos. “Este mismo Jesús que ha sido llevado al cielo delante de ustedes vendrá de la misma manera en que lo vieron irse”.
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].”
12 Entonces los discípulos regresaron del Monte de los Olivos hacia Jerusalén, lo que equivale al camino de un día de reposo desde Jerusalén.
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.
13 Cuando llegaron, subieron las escaleras del lugar donde posaban hasta la habitación de arriba. Allí estaba Pedro, Juan, Santiago y Andrés; Felipe y Tomás; Bartolomeo y Mateo; Santiago el hijo de Alfeo, Simón el Celote, y Judas, el hijo de Santiago.
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.
14 Todos ellos se reunieron para orar, junto con las mujeres y María, la madre de Jesús, y sus hermanos.
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.
15 Durante esta ocasión Pedro se puso en pie y se dirigió a una multitud de aproximadamente ciento veinte creyentes que se habían reunido.
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,
16 “Mis hermanos y hermanas”, dijo, “Las Escrituras, habladas por el Espíritu Santo a través de David, tenían que cumplirse en cuanto a Judas, quien guio a los que arrestaron a Jesús.
“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.
17 Él fue contado como uno de nosotros, y compartió este ministerio”.
[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.”
18 (Judas había comprado un campo con sus ganancias ilícitas. Allí cayó de cabeza, y su cuerpo estalló, derramando todos sus intestinos.
[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.
19 Todos los que vivían en Jerusalén oyeron acerca de esto, así que este campo fue llamado en su idioma “Acéldama”, que quiere decir “Campo de Sangre”).
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].
20 Tal como está escrito en el libro de Salmos, “Sea hecha desierta su habitación, y no haya quien more en ella; y tome otro su oficio”.
[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.’”
21 “De modo que ahora necesitamos escoger a alguien que haya estado con nosotros durante todo el tiempo que Jesús estuvo con nosotros,
“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.
22 desde el tiempo cuando Juan estuvo bautizando hasta el día en que fue llevado al cielo ante nosotros. Uno de estos debe ser elegido para que se una a nosotros como testigo, dando fe de la resurrección de Jesús”.
[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 Entonces se postularon dos nombres: José Justo, también conocido como Barsabás, y Matías.
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.
24 Luego oraron juntos, diciendo: “Señor, tú conoces los pensamientos de cada uno; por favor, muéstranos a cuál de estos dos tú has elegido
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.”
25 para sustituir a Judas como apóstol en este ministerio al cual él renunció para irse a donde pertenece”.
26 Entonces echaron suertes, y fue elegido Matías. Y fue contado como apóstol junto a los otros doce.
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.
