od Biblica1Milý Teofil,vo svojej prvej knihe som sa usiloval opísať všetko, čo Ježiš konal a učil od počiatku2až do svojho odchodu k Bohu do neba. Vtedy dal aj posledné pokyny prostredníctvom Ducha Svätého úzkemu okruhu svojich učeníkov.3Od svojej smrti a zmŕtvychvstania sa s nimi štyridsať dní stretával, mnohorakým spôsobom im dokázal, že naozaj žije, a rozprával im o kráľovstve Božom.4Keď boli ešte spolu, povedal im, aby po jeho odchode neodchádzali z Jeruzalema, ale čakali tam, kým Boh nesplní svoj sľub.5„Ján krstil vodou, ale vás Boh v najbližších dňoch pokrstí svojím Svätým Duchom.“6Raz, keď boli zasa spolu, spýtali sa ho jeho učeníci: „Pane, teraz už konečne oslobodíš Izrael a urobíš ho nezávislým národom?“7Odpovedal im: „Nie je vašou starosťou vyzvedať sa, kedy to bude. Boh koná podľa vlastného rozhodnutia.8Ale vy teraz dostanete Ducha Svätého a s ním zvláštnu silu, aby ste sa stali mojimi svedkami nielen v Jeruzaleme, ale v celom Judsku, v Samárii aj po celom svete.“9Po týchto slovách sa vzniesol pred ich očami dohora a zastrel ho oblak.10Kým uprene hľadeli, ako odchádza, zjavili sa vedľa nich dvaja muži v bielom11a oslovili ich: „Galilejčania, prečo tu stojíte a dívate sa do neba? Ježiš od vás odišiel, ale jedného dňa sa znova k vám vráti.“12To sa stalo na Olivovom vrchu, vzdialenom asi štvrť hodiny cesty od Jeruzalema.13Vrátili sa do mesta, kde v hornej miestnosti domu spoločne bývali Peter, Jakub, Ján, Andrej, Filip, Tomáš, Bartolomej, Matúš, Jakub, syn Alfejov, Šimon prezývaný Horlivec a Júda, syn Jakubov.14Tí všetci sa jednomyseľne a vytrvalo modlievali a s nimi aj niektoré ženy, Ježišova matka Mária a jeho bratia.
Medzera po Judášovi vyplnená
15Pri jednom zhromaždení, kde sa zišlo asi stodvadsať Ježišových nasledovníkov, vystúpil Peter a povedal:16„Bratia, naplnila sa predpoveď Písma o Judášovi.17Judáš bol jedným z nás dvanástich apoštolov. Dostal rovnaké poverenie ako my,18a predsa sa znížil k tomu, že priviedol stráž, ktorá Ježiša zatkla. Za peniaze, čo dostal ako svoju odmenu, si kúpil pozemok, ktorý dnes jeruzalemskí obyvatelia nazývajú Akeldamach – Pole krvi. A potom skončil svoj život strašným spôsobom – spadol dolu hlavou, telo sa mu roztrhlo a vypadli mu vnútornosti.19Tak sa splnili slová, ktoré Duch Svätý vložil do úst Dávida20a sú zaznamenané v Žalmoch:‚Jeho obydlie nech spustne a nech v ňom nik nebýva.‘ A na inom mieste:‚Jeho poverenie nech prevezme iný.‘21Musíme teda nahradiť Judáša. Vyberme muža, ktorý bol spolu s nami s Pánom Ježišom celý čas22od chvíle, keď ho Ján pokrstil, až do jeho odchodu do neba. A ten spolu s nami bude svedčiť, že Ježiš vstal z mŕtvych.23Vybrali teda dvoch: Jozefa Barsabáša, ktorého prezývali Spravodlivý, a Mateja.24Potom sa modlili: „Pane, ty poznáš srdce každého človeka. Ukáž, ktorého z týchto dvoch si si vyvolil,25aby bol tvojím apoštolom namiesto Judáša, zradcu, ktorý odišiel ta, kam patrí.“26Potom im dali ťahať lós a ten označil Mateja, ktorý sa stal dvanástym apoštolom.
1In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, (Lk 1,3; Lk 24,19)2until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. (Mt 28,19; Mk 16,15; Mk 16,19; Lk 4,1; Lk 4,18; Lk 24,47; Jn 20,21; Jn 20,22; Sk 10,38; Sk 10,42)3He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. (Mt 28,17; Mk 16,14; Lk 24,34; Lk 24,36; Jn 20,19; Jn 20,21; Sk 10,40; Sk 13,31; 1 Kor 15,5)4And while staying[1] with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; (Lk 24,49)5for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with[2] the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Mt 3,11; Sk 2,1; Sk 11,16)
12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. (Lk 24,50; Lk 24,52)13And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. (Mt 10,2; Mk 3,16; Lk 6,14; Sk 9,37; Sk 9,39; Sk 20,8; Sk 21,20)14All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.[3] (Mt 12,46; Lk 8,2; Sk 2,42; Sk 2,46; Sk 4,24; Sk 5,12; Sk 6,4; Sk 15,25; Rim 12,12; Rim 15,6; Ef 6,18; Kol 4,2)15In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, (Jn 21,23)16“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. (Mt 26,47; Mk 14,43; Lk 22,37; Lk 22,47; Lk 24,44; Jn 18,3)17For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.” (Jn 6,71; Jn 13,21; Sk 1,25; Sk 20,24; Sk 21,19; Rim 11,13; 2 Kor 4,1)18(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong[4] he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. (Mt 26,14; Mt 27,5)19And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) (Sk 21,40)20“For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “‘May his camp become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it’; and “‘Let another take his office.’ (Ž 69,25; Ž 109,8)21So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, (Nm 27,17; Dt 31,2; 1 Sam 18,13; Jn 15,27)22beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” (Mk 1,1; Lk 24,48; Sk 1,2; Sk 1,8; Sk 1,9; Sk 4,33; Sk 13,24; 1 Pt 1,3)23And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. (Sk 1,26; Sk 15,22; Sk 18,7; Kol 4,11)24And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen (1 Sam 16,7; Sk 6,6; Sk 13,3; Rim 8,27)25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” (Sk 1,17; Rim 1,5; 1 Kor 9,2; Gal 2,8)26And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.