Mga Gawa 1
1 Teofilo, nabanggit sa unang aklat na aking isinulat ang lahat ng mga gawain na sinimulan at itinuro ni Jesus.
[Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
2 Hanggang sa araw na siya ay tinanggap sa itaas. Ito ay matapos siyang bigyan ng utos sa pamamagitan ng Banal na Espiritu para sa mga Apostol na kaniyang pinili.
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 Pagkatapos ng kaniyang paghihirap, iniharap niyang buhay ang kaniyang sarili sa kanila kasama ang marami pang mga kapani-paniwalang katibayan. Sa loob ng apatnapung araw, nagpakita siya sa kanila at nagsalita siya tungkol sa kaharian ng Diyos.
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 Noong nakikipagkita pa siya sa kanila, iniutos niya sa kanila na huwag umalis ng Jerusalem, kundi maghintay sa pangako ng Ama na kung saan sinabi niya “Narinig ninyo mula sa akin
[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 na tunay na nagbautismo si Juan gamit ang tubig, ngunit kayo ay mababautismuhan sa Banal na Espiritu sa mga susunod na araw.''
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 Nang sama-sama silang nagkatipon tinanong nila siya, ''Panginoon, ito na ba ang oras na ibabalik mo ang kaharian sa 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 Sinabi niya sa kanila, ''Hindi na para malaman ninyo ang mga oras o ang mga panahon na itinakda ng Ama sa kaniyang sariling kapamahalaan.
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 Ngunit makakatanggap kayo ng kapangyarihan, kapag sumainyo ang Banal na Espiritu at kayo ay magiging saksi ko sa Jerusalem at sa buong Judea at Samaria, at hanggang sa mga dulo ng mundo.''
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 Nang sabihin ng Panginoong Jesus ang mga bagay na ito, habang nakatingala sila, siya ay itinaas, at itinago siya ng ulap mula sa kanilang mga mata.
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 Habang nakatitig sila sa langit nang siya ay paalis, bigla na lamang may dalawang lalaking nakatayo sa tabi nila na nakasuot ng puti.
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 Sinabi nila, “Kayong mga lalaking taga-Galilea, bakit kayo nakatayo dito na nakatingin sa langit? Itong Jesus na umakyat sa langit ay babalik rin sa paraang katulad ng nakita ninyo na pagpunta niya sa langit.”
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 At bumalik sila sa Jerusalem mula sa Bundok ng Olibo, na malapit sa Jerusalem, isang Araw ng Pamamahinga na paglalakbay.
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 Pagkarating nila, umakyat sila sa silid na nasa itaas, kung saan sila nananatili. Sila ay sina Pedro, Juan, Santiago, Andres, Filipe, Tomas, Bartolome, Mateo, Santiago na anak ni Alfeo, Simon na Makabayan at si Judas na anak ni 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 Sama-sama silang nagkakaisa habang patuloy silang masigasig na nananalangin. Kasama rito ang mga kababaihang sina Maria na ina ni Jesus at ang kaniyang mga kapatid.
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 Sa mga araw na iyon, tumayo si Pedro sa kalagitnaan ng mga kapatid, na halos 120 katao at sinabi,
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 “Mga kapatid, kinailangan na ang kasulatan ay matupad, na ang Banal na Espiritu ay magsalita sa pamamagitan ng bibig ni David tungkol kay Judas, na siyang gumabay sa mga dumakip kay Jesus.
“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 Sapagkat nakasama natin siya at tinanggap ang kaniyang bahagi ng kapakinabangan sa ministeryong ito.”
[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 (Ngayon bumili ang taong ito ng bukid mula sa kaniyang natanggap kita dahil sa kaniyang kasamaan, at doon ay nahulog siya na nauna ang ulo, ang kanyang katawan ay sumambulat, at lahat ng kanyang bituka ay sumabog.
[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 Narinig ng lahat ng mga naninirahan sa Jerusalem ang tungkol dito, kaya tinawag nila ang bukid na iyon na “Akeldama,” na ang ibig sabihin sa kanilang salita ay, “Bukid ng Dugo”.)
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 “Sapagkat nasusulat sa Aklat ng Mga Awit, 'Hayaan ninyong walang manirahan sa kaniyang bukirin, at huwag ninyong hayaan ang kahit na isang tao na manirahan doon'; at 'Hayaang may isang tao na kumuha sa kanyang posisyon ng pamumuno.'
[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 Ito ay kinakailangan, samakatuwid, na isa sa mga kalalakihang nakasama natin sa lahat ng oras nang ang Panginoong Jesus ay kasa-kasama pa natin,
“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 simula sa pagbautismo ni Juan hanggang sa araw na kunin siya sa atin, dapat ay isa siyang saksing kasama natin sa kaniyang muling pagkabuhay.”
[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 Naglapit sila sa harapan ng dalawang kalalakihan, si Jose na tinatawag na Barsabas, na pinangalanan ring Justo, at si Matias.
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 Nanalangin sila at sinabi, “Ikaw, Panginoon, ang nakakaalam ng puso ng lahat ng tao, kaya ipahayag mo kung sino sa dalawang ito ang iyong pinili
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 upang pumalit sa gawaing ito at sa pagka-apostol mula nang si Judas ay lumabag upang magtungo sa kaniyang sariling lugar.''
26 Sila ay nagpalabunutan para sa kanila; at napunta kay Matias ang palabunutan at siya ang ibinilang na kasama ng labing-isang apostol.
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.
