Hechos 1
1 He dado un relato anterior, oh Teófilo, de todas las cosas que hizo Jesús, y de su enseñanza desde el principio,
[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 después de haber dado sus órdenes, por medio del Espíritu Santo, a los apóstoles de los cuales hizo una selección.
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 Y a los cuales dio claras y ciertas señales de que estaba vivo, después de su muerte; porque fue visto por ellos durante cuarenta días, y les dio enseñanza 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 Y cuando estaban todos juntos, con él, les ordenó que no se fueran de Jerusalén, sino que se quedaran allí, esperando hasta que La palabra del Padre se cumpliera, de la cual, él dijo: les he hablado:
[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 Porque el bautismo de Juan fue con agua, pero serán bautizados con el Espíritu Santo, en pocos días.
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 Y cuando estaban juntos, le dijeron: Señor, ¿vas a restablecer el reino a 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 Y les dijo: No les toca a ustedes conocer el tiempo y el orden de los acontecimientos que el Padre ha conservado bajo su control.
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 tendrán poder, cuando el Espíritu Santo haya venido sobre ustedes; y ustedes serán mis testigos en Jerusalén y en toda Judea y Samaria, y hasta los confines 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 habiendo dicho estas cosas, mientras miraban, fue tomado, y se fue de su vista en una nube.
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 miraban al cielo con gran atención, dos hombres vinieron a ellos, vestidos de blanco,
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 Y dijeron: ¡Varones galileos! ¿Por qué están mirando al cielo? Este Jesús, que fue llevado de ustedes al cielo, vendrá de nuevo, de la misma manera en que lo viste ir al cielo.
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 Luego regresaron a Jerusalén desde el monte llamado Olivos, que está cerca de Jerusalén, a una distancia corta, que la ley permitía caminar en el día sábado, día de reposo.
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 Y cuando ellos entraron, subieron al piso alto donde estaban alojados; Pedro y Juan y Santiago y Andrés, Felipe y Tomás, Bartolomé y Mateo, Santiago, el hijo de Alfeo, Simón el Zelote y Judas, el hijo de Jacobo.
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 Y todos ellos con una sola mente, se entregaron a la oración 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 Y en aquellos días Pedro se levantó entre los hermanos (había unos ciento veinte) y dijo:
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 Hermanos míos, la palabra de Dios debía ser llevada a efecto, lo cual el Espíritu Santo había dicho antes, por la boca de David, acerca de Judas, que fue guía de los que tomaron 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 Porque fue contado entre nosotros, y tuvo su parte en nuestra obra.
[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 Ahora este hombre, con la recompensa de su maldad, consiguió un campo, y al caer de cabeza, se reventó y se le salieron todos los intestinos llegó a un fin repentino.
[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 Y esto llegó al conocimiento de todos los que vivían en Jerusalén, por lo que el campo fue nombrado en su idioma, Aceldama, o, el 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 Porque en el libro de los Salmos dice: Sea un desierto su casa, y ningún hombre viva en ella; y su cargo sea tomado por otro.
[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 Por esta razón, de los hombres que han estado con nosotros todo el tiempo, mientras el Señor Jesús entraba y salía entre 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 A partir del bautismo de Juan hasta que él se levantó de nosotros, uno tendrá que ser agregado como testigo con nosotros de su resurrección.
[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 Y seleccionaron a dos, José, llamado Barsabas, cuyo otro nombre era Justus, 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 Y ellos hicieron oraciones y dijeron: Señor, tú que tienes conocimiento de los corazones de todos los hombres, aclara cuál de estos dos ha sido marcado por ti,
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 tomar esa posición como un siervo y Apóstol, de quien Judas perdió por su pecado, para que él pueda ir a su lugar.
26 Y lo pusieron por suerte, y la decisión fue dada por Matías, y fue contado con los once Apóstoles.
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.
