Atti 1
1 IO ho fatto il primo trattato, o Teofilo, intorno a tutte le cose che Gesù prese a fare, e ad insegnare,
[Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
2 infino al giorno ch'egli fu accolto in alto, dopo aver dati mandamenti per lo Spirito Santo agli apostoli, i quali egli avea eletti.
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 A' quali ancora, dopo aver sofferto, si presentò vivente, con molte certe prove, essendo da loro veduto per quaranta giorni, e ragionando delle cose [appartenenti] al regno di Dio.
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 E, ritrovandosi con [loro], ordinò loro che non si dipartissero di Gerusalemme; ma che aspettassero la promessa del Padre, la quale, [diss'egli], voi avete udita da me.
[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 Perciocchè Giovanni battezzò con acqua, ma voi sarete battezzati con lo Spirito Santo, fra qui e non molti giorni.
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 Essi adunque, essendo raunati, lo domandarono, dicendo: Signore, sarà egli in questo tempo, che tu restituirai il regno ad Israele?
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 Ma egli disse loro: Egli non istà a voi di sapere i tempi, e le stagioni, le quali il Padre ha messe nella sua propria podestà.
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 Ma voi riceverete la virtù dello Spirito Santo, il qual verrà sopra voi; e mi sarete testimoni, e in Gerusalemme, e in tutta la Giudea, e in Samaria, infino all'estremità della terra.
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 E, dette queste cose, fu elevato, essi veggendolo; ed una nuvola lo ricevette, e lo tolse d'innanzi agli occhi loro.
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 E come essi aveano gli occhi fissi in cielo, mentre egli se ne andava, ecco, due uomini si presentarono loro in vestimenti bianchi.
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 I quali ancora dissero: Uomini Galilei, perchè vi fermate riguardando verso il cielo? Questo Gesù, il quale è stato accolto in cielo d'appresso voi, verrà nella medesima maniera che voi l'avete veduto andare in 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 Allora essi ritornarono in Gerusalemme, dal monte chiamato dell'Uliveto, il quale è presso di Gerusalemme la lunghezza del cammin del sabato.
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 E come furono entrati [nella casa], salirono nell'alto solaio, dove dimoravano Pietro, e Giacomo, e Giovanni, ed Andrea, e Filippo, e Toma, e Bartolomeo, e Matteo, e Giacomo d'Alfeo, e Simone il Zelote, e Giuda di Giacomo.
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 Tutti costoro perseveravano di pari consentimento in orazione, e in preghiera, con le donne, e con Maria, madre di Gesù, e co' fratelli di esso.
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 ED in que' giorni, Pietro, levatosi in mezzo de' discepoli, disse (or la moltitudine delle persone tutte insieme era d'intorno a centoventi persone):
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 Uomini fratelli, ei conveniva che questa scrittura si adempiesse, la qual lo Spirito Santo predisse per la bocca di Davide, intorno a Giuda, che fu la guida di coloro che presero Gesù.
“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 Perciocchè egli era stato assunto nel nostro numero, ed avea ottenuta la sorte di questo 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 Egli adunque acquistò un campo del premio d'ingiustizia; ed essendosi precipitato, crepò per lo mezzo, e tutte le sue interiora si sparsero.
[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 E [ciò] è venuto a notizia a tutti gli abitanti di Gerusalemme; talchè quel campo, nel lor proprio linguaggio, è stato chiamato Acheldama, che vuol dire: Campo di sangue.
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 Perciocchè egli è scritto nel libro de' Salmi: Divenga la sua stanza deserta, e non vi sia chi abiti in essa; e: Un altro prenda il suo ufficio.
[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 Egli si conviene adunque, che d' infra gli uomini che sono stati nella nostra compagnia, in tutto il tempo che il Signor Gesù è andato e venuto fra noi,
“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 cominciando dal battesimo di Giovanni, fino al giorno ch'egli fu accolto in alto d'appresso noi, un d'essi sia fatto testimonio con noi della risurrezione d'esso.
[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 E ne furono presentati due: Giuseppe, detto Barsaba, il quale era soprannominato Giusto, e Mattia.
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 Ed orando, dissero: Tu, Signore, che conosci i cuori di tutti, mostra qual di questi due tu hai eletto,
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 per ricever la sorte di questo ministerio ed apostolato, dal quale Giuda si è sviato, per andare al suo luogo.
26 E trassero le sorti loro, e la sorte cadde sopra Mattia, ed egli fu per comuni voti aggiunto agli undici apostoli.
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.
