1 F iz o primeiro tratado, ó Teófilo, acerca de tudo quanto Jesus começou a fazer e ensinar,

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

2 a té o dia em que foi levado para cima, depois de haver dado mandamento, pelo Espírito Santo, aos apóstolos que escolhera;

until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

3 a os quais também, depois de haver padecido, se apresentou vivo, com muitas provas infalíveis, aparecendo-lhes por espaço de quarenta dias, e lhes falando das coisas concernentes ao reino de Deus.

To whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

4 E stando com eles, ordenou-lhes que não se ausentassem de Jerusalém, mas que esperassem a promessa do Pai, a qual (disse ele) de mim ouvistes.

and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me:

5 P orque, na verdade, João batizou em água, mas vós sereis batizados no Espírito Santo, dentro de poucos dias.

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

6 A queles, pois, que se haviam reunido perguntavam-lhe, dizendo: Senhor, é nesse tempo que restauras o reino a Israel?

They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

7 R espondeu-lhes: A vós não vos compete saber os tempos ou as épocas, que o Pai reservou ã sua própria autoridade.

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.

8 M as recebereis poder, ao descer sobre vós o Espírito Santo, e ser-me-eis testemunhas, tanto em Jerusalém, como em toda a Judéia e Samária, e até os confins da terra.

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

9 T endo ele dito estas coisas, foi levado para cima, enquanto eles olhavam, e uma nuvem o recebeu, ocultando-o a seus olhos.

And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

10 E stando eles com os olhos fitos no céu, enquanto ele subia, eis que junto deles apareceram dois varões vestidos de branco,

And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11 o s quais lhes disseram: Varões galileus, por que ficais aí olhando para o céu? Esse Jesus, que dentre vós foi elevado para o céu, há de vir assim como para o céu o vistes ir.

who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.

12 E ntão voltaram para Jerusalém, do monte chamado das Oliveiras, que está perto de Jerusalém, ã distância da jornada de um sábado.

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.

13 E , entrando, subiram ao cenáculo, onde permaneciam Pedro e João, Tiago e André, Felipe e Tomé, Bartolomeu e Mateus; Tiago, filho de Alfeu, Simão o Zelote, e Judas, filho de Tiago.

And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both 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.

14 T odos estes perseveravam unanimemente em oração, com as mulheres, e Maria, mãe de Jesus, e com os irmãos dele.

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

15 N aqueles dias levantou-se Pedro no meio dos irmãos, sendo o número de pessoas ali reunidas cerca de cento e vinte, e disse:

And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together, about a hundred and twenty),

16 I rmãos, convinha que se cumprisse a escritura que o Espírito Santo predisse pela boca de Davi, acerca de Judas, que foi o guia daqueles que prenderam a Jesus;

Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.

17 p ois ele era contado entre nós e teve parte neste ministério.

For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

18 ( Ora, ele adquiriu um campo com o salário da sua iniquidade; e precipitando-se, caiu prostrado e arrebentou pelo meio, e todas as suas entranhas se derramaram.

(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

19 E tornou-se isto conhecido de todos os habitantes de Jerusalém; de maneira que na própria língua deles esse campo se chama Acéldama, isto é, Campo de Sangue.)

And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)

20 P orquanto no livro dos Salmos está escrito: Fique deserta a sua habitação, e não haja quem nela habite; e: Tome outro o seu ministério.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

21 É necessário, pois, que dos varões que conviveram conosco todo o tempo em que o Senhor Jesus andou entre nós,

Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

22 c omeçando desde o batismo de João até o dia em que dentre nós foi levado para cima, um deles se torne testemunha conosco da sua ressurreição.

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

23 E apresentaram dois: José, chamado Barsabás, que tinha por sobrenome o Justo, e Matias.

And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

24 E orando, disseram: Tu, Senhor, que conheces os corações de todos, mostra qual destes dois tens escolhido

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

25 p ara tomar o lugar neste ministério e apostolado, do qual Judas se desviou para ir ao seu próprio lugar.

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

26 E ntão deitaram sortes a respeito deles e caiu a sorte sobre Matias, e por voto comum foi ele contado com os onze apóstolos.

And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.