Acts of the Apostles 1

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning	1 הֵן הַמַּאֲמָר הָרִאשׁוֹן תְּאוֹפִילוֹס עֲשִׂיתִיהוּ עַל־כֹּל אֲשֶׁר הֵחֵל יֵשׁוּעַ לַעֲשֹוֹת וּלְלַמֵּד
2 until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and wastaken up to heaven.	2 עַד־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח לַמָּרוֹם אַחֲרֵי צַוֹּתוֹ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֶת־הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַר בָּהֶם
3 He had shown himself alive to them after his Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days he hadcontinued to appear to them and tel them about the kingdom of God.	3 וַאֲשֶׁר גַּם־הִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵיהֶם חַי אַחֲרֵי עֻנּוֹתוֹ בְּאֹתוֹת רַבּוֹת בְּהֵרָאוֹתוֹ אֲלֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים
4 While at table with them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Fatherhad promised. 'It is', he had said, 'what you have heard me speak about:	4 וּבְאָכְלוֹ לֶחֶם עִמָּהֶם צִוָּה אֹתָם לְבִלְתִּי סוּר מִירוּשָׁלָיִם כִּי אִם־לְהוֹחִיל לְהַבְטָחַת הָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם מִמֶּנִּי
5 John baptised with water but, not many days from now, you are going to be baptised with the HolySpirit.'	5 כִּי יוֹחָנָן הִטְבִּיל בַּמָּיִם וְאַתֶּם תִּטָּבְלוּ בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּקָרוֹב אַחֲרֵי הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה
6 Now having met together, they asked him, 'Lord, has the time come for you to restore the kingdom toIsrael?'	6 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֶסְפוּ יַחְדָּו וַיִּשְׁאָלֻהוּ לֵאמֹר אֲדֹנֵינוּ הֲמֵשִׁיב אַתָּה בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל
7 He replied, 'It is not for you to know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own authority,	7 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא לָכֶם לָדַעַת הָעִתִּים וְהַזְּמַנִּים אֲשֶׁר יָעַד הָאָב בְּשָׁלְטָנוֹ
8 but you wil receive the power of the Holy Spirit which wil come on you, and then you will be mywitnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed to earth's remotest end.'	8 אֲבָל תְּקַבְּלוּ גְבוּרָה בְּבוֹא עֲלֵיכֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וִהְיִיתֶם עֵדַי בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבְכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבְשֹׁמְרוֹן וְעַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ
9 As he said this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him from their sight.	9 וַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרוֹ זֹאת הֹעֲלָה וְהֵם רֹאִים וַיִּשָּׂאֵהוּ עָנָן מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֵיהֶם
10 They were stil staring into the sky as he went, when suddenly two men in white were standing besidethem,	10 וַיַּבִּיטוּ אַחֲרָיו הַשָּׁמַיְמָה בְּעָבְרוֹ וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים לְבוּשֵׁי בַדִּים נִצָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם
11 and they said, 'Why are you Galileans standing here looking into the sky? This Jesus who has beentaken up from you into heaven wil come back in the same way as you have seen him go to heaven.'	11 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַתֶּם אַנְשֵׁי הַגָּלִיל מַה־תַּעַמְדוּ פֹה וְעֵינֵיכֶם הַשָּׁמַיְמָה יֵשׁוּעַ זֶה אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח מֵאִתְּכֶם הַשָּׁמַיְמָה כֵּן בּוֹא יָבוֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם אֹתוֹ עֹלֶה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה
12 So from the Mount of Olives, as it is cal ed, they went back to Jerusalem, a short distance away, nomore than a Sabbath walk;	12 וַיִּפְנוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ יְרוּשָׁלַיְמָה מִן־הָהָר הַנִּקְרָא הַר הַזֵּיתִים וְהוּא קָרוֹב לִירוּשָׁלַיִם דֶּרֶךְ תְּחוּם שַׁבָּת
13 and when they reached the city they went to the upper room where they were staying; there were Peterand John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus andSimon the Zealot, and Jude son of James.	13 וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִירָה וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּה אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ ישְׁבִים בָּהּ פֶּטְרוֹס וְיַעֲקֹב וְיוֹחָנָן וְאַנְדְּרַי פִילִפּוֹס וְתוֹמָא בַּר־תַּלְמַי וּמַתַּי יַעֲקֹב בֶּן־חַלְפַי וְשִׁמְעוֹן הַקַּנָּא וִיהוּדָה בֶּן־יַעֲקֹב
14 With one heart al these joined constantly in prayer, together with some women, including Mary themother of Jesus, and with his brothers.	14 כָּל־אֵלֶּה הָיוּ שֹׁקְדִים יַחְדָּו בְּלֵב אֶחָד לְהִתְפַּלֵּל וּלְהִתְחַנֵּן וְעִמָּהֶם הַנָּשִׁים וּמִרְיָם אֵם יֵשׁוּעַ וְגַם־אֶחָיו
15 One day Peter stood up to speak to the brothers -- there were about a hundred and twenty people inthe congregation,	15 וּבַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה קָם פֶּטְרוֹס בְּתוֹךְ הַתַּלְמִידִים וּמִסְפַּר שְׁמוֹת הַנִּקְהָלִים יַחַד כְּמֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים וַיֹּאמַר
16 'Brothers,' he said, 'the passage of scripture had to be fulfil ed in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, foretel s the fate of Judas, who acted as guide to the men who arrested Jesus-	16 אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ הָיָה כִּי יִמָּלֵא הַכָּתוּב הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מִקֶּדֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּפִי דָוִד עַל־יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר הָיָה מוֹלִיךְ אֶת־תֹּפְשֵׂי יֵשׁוּעַ
17 after being one of our number and sharing our ministry.	17 כִּי־הָיָה נִמְנֶה אִתָּנוּ וְזָכָה בְּגוֹרַל הַשֵּׁרוּת הַזֶּה
18 As you know, he bought a plot of land with the money he was paid for his crime. He fell headlong andburst open, and al his entrails poured out.	18 וְהִנֵּה הוּא קָנָה־לוֹ שָׂדֶה בִּמְחִיר הָרִשְׁעָה וַיִּפֹּל עַל־פָּנָיו אַרְצָה וַיִּבָּקַע בַּתָּוֶךְ וַיִּשָּׁפְכוּ כָּל־מֵעָיו
19 Everybody in Jerusalem heard about it and the plot came to be cal ed "Bloody Acre", in their languageHakeldama.	19 וְגַם־נוֹדְעָה זֹאת לְכָל־ישְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָיִם וַיִּקָּרֵא בִשְׂפָתָם לַשָּׂדֶה הַהוּא חֲקַל דְּמָא הוּא שְׂדֵה הַדָּם
20 Now in the Book of Psalms it says: Reduce his encampment to ruin and leave his tent unoccupied. Andagain: Let someone else take over his office.	20 כִּי כָתוּב בְּסֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים תְּהִי־טִירָתוֹ נְשַׁמָּה וְאַל־יְהִי בָהּ ישֵׁב וּפְקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵר
21 'Out of the men who have been with us the whole time that the Lord Jesus was living with us,	21 וְעַל־כֵּן מִן־הַצֹּרֶךְ כִּי מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלְּכוּ אִתָּנוּ כָּל־יְמֵי הֱיוֹת אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ יוֹצֵא וָבָא לְפָנֵינוּ
22 from the time when John was baptising until the day when he was taken up from us, one must beappointed to serve with us as a witness to his resurrection.'	22 הָחֵל מִטְּבִילַת יוֹחָנָן עַד־יוֹם הִלָּקְחוֹ מֵאִתָּנוּ כִּי אֶחָד מֵהֶם יִהְיֶה לְעֵד עִמָּנוּ עַל־קוּמוֹ מִן־הַמֵּתִים
23 Having nominated two candidates, Joseph known as Barsabbas, whose surname was Justus, andMatthias,	23 וַיַּעֲמִידוּ שְׁנַיִם אֶת־יוֹסֵף הַנִּקְרָא בַר־שַׁבָּא וְהוּא מְכֻנֶּה יוּסְטוֹס וְאֵת מַתִּיָּה
24 they prayed, 'Lord, you can read everyone's heart; show us therefore which of these two you havechosen	24 וַיִּתְפַּלְלוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי הַיּוֹדֵעַ כָּל־הַלְּבָבוֹת הַרְאֵה־נָא מִן־הַשְּׁנַיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֶת־הָאֶחָד אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַרְתָּ בּוֹ
25 to take over this ministry and apostolate, which Judas abandoned to go to his proper place.'	25 לָקַחַת אֶת־גּוֹרַל הַשֵּׁרוּת הַזֶּה וְהַשְּׁלִיחוּת אֲשֶׁר סָר מִמֶּנָּה יְהוּדָה לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ
26 They then drew lots for them, and as the lot fel to Matthias, he was listed as one of the twelveapostles.	26 וַיַּפִּילוּ גּוֹרָלוֹת וַיִּפֹּל הַגּוֹרָל עַל־מַתִּיָּה וַיִּסָּפַח אֶל־אַחַד עָשָׂר הַשְּׁלִיחִים
	27 אֲשֶׁר־רָצָה הָאֱלֹהִים לְהוֹדִיעָם אֵיזֶה הוּא עשֶׁר כְּבוֹד הַסּוֹד הַהוּא בַּגּוֹיִם וְהוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר בָּכֶם אֲשֶׁר הוּא תִּקְוַת הַכָּבוֹד
	28 וְאוֹתוֹ מַשְׁמִיעִים אֲנַחְנוּ בְּהוֹכִיחֵנוּ כָל־אִישׁ וּבְלַמְּדֵנוּ כָל־אִישׁ בְּכָל־חָכְמָה לְמַעַן הַעֲמִיד כָּל־אִישׁ שָׁלֵם בַּמָּשִׁיחַ יֵשׁוּעַ
	29 וּבָזֹאת אַף־אֲנִי עָמֵל וְנִלְחָם כְּפִי־פְעֻלַּת כֹּחוֹ הַפֹּעֵל בִּי בִּגְבוּרָה