Wiawia 1
1 MAING Teopilus, i wiadar tapin kasoi duen meakan, me Iesus kotin tapiadar, duen a wiawia o kaukawewe karos.
The first account which I drew up, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught from the very first,
2 Lao lel ran en a peukedala mon a kotin kakalik ong wanporon akan, me a kotin piladar ren Ngen saraui,
down to that day on which he was taken up to heaven, after he had, by the help of the Holy Spirit, given instructions to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3 Me a pil kotin kasansale ong pein i ieias ki kilel melel toto murin a kalokolok o a pwara dong irail ran paeisok o kapakaparokeki duen tiak en wein Kot.
With abundant proofs, he showed himself to them, still living, after his death; appearing to them from time to time during forty days, and speaking of all that related to the kingdom of God.
4 A ni a kotikot re’rail, a kotin kakaliki ong irail, ren der kowei sang Ierusalem, a ren auiaui, inau en Sam lao pwaidar, me komail ronga sang ia er.
And once, when he had gathered them together, he charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the fulfillment of the Father’s promise – “that promise,” he said, “of which you have heard me speak;
5 Pwe Ioanes wia paptais ki pil, a komail pan paptais kila Ngen saraui ni eu ran me koren.
for, while John baptized with water, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit before many days have passed.”
6 Irail lao pokon penaer, rap kalelapok re a potoan ong: Maing, ansau wet re pan kotin kapure dong Israel wei o?
So, when the apostles had met together, they asked Jesus this question – “Master, is this the time when you intend to re-establish the kingdom for Israel?”
7 A kotin masani ong irail: Menda re omail, en asa ansau de auer, me Sam okila nan pein a manaman?
His answer was, “It is not for you to know times or hours, for the Father has reserved these for his own decision;
8 A komail pan ale manaman en Ngen saraui, me pan di po omail; komail ap pan ai saunkadede kan nan Ierusalem, o Iudäa pon o Samaria, o lel wong irepan sappa.
but you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit will have descended on you, and will be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9 A lao masanier mepukat, ap peukedalar ni ar kangkakil, pali en dapok pali idandalar i sang mon mas arail.
No sooner had Jesus said this than he was caught up before their eyes, and a cloud received him from their sight.
10 Ni ar kilekilang nanlang, ni ansaun a kotidala, kilang, ol riamen mi nan likau pwetepwet, kotikot re’rail.
While they were still gazing up into the heavens, as he went, suddenly two men, clothed in white, stood beside them,
11 Me pil masani: Ol en Kaliläa komail, da me komail sarakidang nanlang? Iei Iesus, me peukedala nanlang sang komail, a pan kotin puredo, duen komail udialer a kotidalar.
and said, “People of Galilee, why are you standing here looking up into the heavens? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into the heavens, will come in the same way in which you have seen him go into the heavens.”
12 Irail ap purelang Ierusalem sang dol o, me ad a Oliwe, me koren iong Ierusalem; a doo sang al en sapat pot.
Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is about three quarters of a mile from the city.
13 Irail lao kotilong ong, ap kotidang nan pera poa, wasa re kin kotikoteta, irail karos: Petrus, o Ioanes, o Iakopus, o Andreas, o Pilipus, o Tomas, o Partolomäus, o Matäus, o Iakopus nain Alpäus, o Simon Selotes, o Iudas ri en Iakopus.
When they reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 Mepukat karos wiaki eu podidi ong kapakap, li akai pil iang irail, o pil Maria in en Iesus o ri a ol akan.
They all united in devoting themselves to prayer, and so did some women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15 Ni ran oko Petrus ap uda nan pung en saulang kan masani (irail me impan epukiriek):
About this time, at a meeting of the Lord’s followers, when there were about a hundred and twenty present, Peter rose to speak.
16 Ri ai kan, kisin likau en pungala, me Ngen saraui kalokaia ki Dawid mas o iran Iudas, me karedo, me saikidi Iesus oko.
“Friends,” he said, “it was necessary that the prediction of scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit made by the lips of David about Judas, who acted as guide to the men who arrested Jesus,
17 Pwe a pil wadawad ong kitail, er o aleer pwais a dodok wet.
for he was one of our number and had his part allotted him in this work of ours.”
18 Nan ol men et pwaine kidar pwain en a sapung sap eu, a ni a dikaudi, ap lop pasang o kanangan kaped a ap poie sang.
(This man had bought a piece of land with the price of his treachery; and, falling heavily, his body had burst open, and all his bowels protruded.
19 Toun Ierusalem karos asada met. Ari, sap o adanekila akeldama ni pein arail lokaia; iet wewe: Sap en nta.
This became known to everyone living in Jerusalem, so that the field came to be called, in their language, ‘Akeldama,’ which means the ‘Field of Blood.’)
20 Pwe a intingidier nan puk en psalm: Im a en liselipingala o solar, me pan kauson lole, a amen me pan ale a koa.
“For in the book of Psalms,” Peter continued, “it is said – ‘Let his home become desolate, and let no one live in it’; and also – ‘His office let another take.’
21 Ari, amen sang ren ol akan, me poden iang kitail er, ni ansau me Kaun Iesus kotikot re atail,
Therefore, from among the men who have been with us all the time that Jesus, our Master, went in and out among us –
22 Sang ni muein paptais en Ioanes kokodo lel ni ran o, me a kotin peukada sang kitail er, pan iang kitail wiala saunkadede en a kotin iasada.
from his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us – someone must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection.”
23 Irail ari kileledi riamen: Iosep iei Parsapas, me pil ad a Iostos o Matias.
So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias;
24 Irail ap kapakap masani: Maing, ir me kotin mangi mongiong en amen amen, re kotin kasansaleda, is me re kotin pilada ren me riamen et,
and they offered this prayer – “Lord, who reads all hearts, show which of these two men you have chosen
25 Pwe i en ale pwais a dodok wet o koa en wanporon, me Iudas pupe sang, pwen kolang deu a.
to take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place.”
26 Irail ap kadoropwada. A doropwa ko ong Matias; i ari iang wadawad ong wanporon ekamen oko.
Then they drew lots between them; and, the lot having fallen to Matthias, he was added to the number of the eleven apostles.
