Apostlagärningarna 1
1 I min förra skrift, gode Teofilus, har jag berättat om allt vad Jesus gjorde och lärde,
[Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
2 ända till den dag då han blev upptagen, sedan han genom helig ande hade givit sina befallningar åt apostlarna som han hade utvalt.
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 För dem hade han ock genom många säkra bevis tett sig såsom levande, efter utståndet lidande; ty under fyrtio dagar lät han sig ses av dem och talade med dem om Guds rike.
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 När han då var tillsammans med dem, bjöd han dem och sade: "Lämnen icke Jerusalem, utan förbiden där vad Fadern har utlovat, det varom I haven hört av mig.
[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 Ty Johannes döpte med vatten, men få dagar härefter skolen I bliva döpta i helig ande."
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 Då de nu hade kommit tillhopa, frågade de honom och sade: "Herre, skall du nu i denna tid upprätta igen riket åt 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 Han svarade dem: "Det tillkommer icke eder att få veta tider eller stunder som Fadern i sin makt har fastställt.
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 Men när den helige Ande kommer över eder, skolen I undfå kraft och bliva mina vittnen, både i Jerusalem och i hela Judeen och Samarien, och sedan intill jordens ända."
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 När han hade sagt detta, lyftes han inför deras ögon upp i höjden, och en sky tog honom bort ur deras åsyn.
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 Och medan de skådade mot himmelen, under det han for upp, se, då stodo hos dem två män i vita kläder.
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 Och dessa sade: "I galileiske män, varför stån I och sen mot himmelen? Denne Jesus, som har blivit upptagen från eder till himmelen, han skall komma igen på samma sätt som I haven sett honom fara upp till himmelen."
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 Sedan vände de tillbaka till Jerusalem från det berg som kallas Oljeberget, vilket ligger nära Jerusalem, icke längre därifrån, än man får färdas på en sabbat.
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 Och när de hade kommit dit, gingo de upp i den sal i övre våningen, där de plägade vara tillsammans: Petrus och Johannes och Jakob och Andreas, Filippus och Tomas, Bartolomeus och Matteus, Jakob, Alfeus' son, och Simon ivraren och Judas, Jakobs son.
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 Alla dessa höllo endräktigt ut i bön tillika med Maria, Jesu moder, och några andra kvinnor samt Jesu bröder.
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 En av de dagarna stod Petrus upp och talade bland bröderna, som då voro församlade till ett antal av omkring etthundratjugu; han sade:
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 "Mina bröder, det skriftens ord skulle fullbordas, som den helige Ande genom Davids mun hade profetiskt talat om Judas, vilken blev vägvisare åt de män som grepo 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 Han var ju räknad bland oss och hade också fått detta ämbete på sin lott.
[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 Och med de penningar han hade fått såsom lön för sin ogärning förvärvade han sig en åker. Men han störtade framstupa ned, och hans kropp brast mitt itu, så att alla hans inälvor gåvo sig ut.
[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 Detta blev bekant för alla Jerusalems invånare, och så blev den åkern på deras tungomål kallad Akeldamak (det betyder Blodsåkern).
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 Så är ju skrivet i Psalmernas bok: 'Hans gård blive öde, och ingen må finnas, som bor däri'; och vidare: 'Hans ämbete tage en annan.'
[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 Därför bör nu någon av de män som följde oss under hela den tid då Herren Jesus gick ut och in bland oss,
“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 allt ifrån den dag då han döptes av Johannes ända till den dag då han blev upptagen och skildes ifrån oss -- någon av dessa män bör insättas till att jämte oss vittna om hans uppståndelse."
[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 Därefter ställde de fram två: Josef (som kallades Barsabbas och hade tillnamnet Justus) och Mattias.
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 Och de bådo och sade: "Herre, du som känner allas hjärtan, visa oss vilken av dessa två du har utvalt
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 till att få den plats såsom tjänare och apostel, vilken Judas övergav, för att gå till den plats som var hans."
26 Och de drogo lott om dem, och lotten föll på Mattias. Och så blev denne, jämte de elva, räknad såsom apostel.
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.
