1:1  primum quidem sermonem feci de          1.   The former treatise have I made, O
omnibus o Theophile quae coepit Iesus        Theophilus, of all that Jesus began
facere et docere                             both to do and teach,

1:2  usque in diem qua praecipiens           2.   Until the day in which he was
apostolis per Spiritum Sanctum quos          taken up, after that he through the
elegit adsumptus est                         Holy Ghost had given commandments unto
                                             the apostles whom he had chosen:

1:3  quibus et praebuit se ipsum vivum       3.  To whom also he shewed himself
post passionem suam in multis                alive after his passion by many
argumentis per dies quadraginta              infallible proofs, being seen of them
apparens eis et loquens de regno Dei         forty days, and speaking of the things
                                             pertaining to the kingdom of God:

1:4  et convescens praecepit eis ab          4.  And, being assembled together with
Hierosolymis ne discederent sed              them, commanded them that they should
expectarent promissionem Patris quam         not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for
audistis per os meum                         the promise of the Father, which, saith
                                             he, ye have heard of me.

1:5  quia Iohannes quidem baptizavit         5.  For John truly baptized with water;
aqua vos autem baptizabimini Spiritu         but ye shall be baptized with the Holy
Sancto non post multos hos dies              Ghost not many days hence.

1:6  igitur qui convenerant                  6.  When they therefore were come
interrogabant eum dicentes Domine si in      together, they asked of him, saying,
tempore hoc restitues regnum Israhel         Lord, wilt thou at this time restore
                                             again the kingdom to Israel?

1:7  dixit autem eis non est vestrum         7.  And he said unto them, It is not
nosse tempora vel momenta quae Pater         for you to know the times or the
posuit in sua potestate                      seasons, which the Father hath put in
                                             his own power.

1:8  sed accipietis virtutem                 8.  But ye shall receive power, after
supervenientis Spiritus Sancti in vos        that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
et eritis mihi testes in Hierusalem et       and ye shall be witnesses unto me both
in omni Iudaea et Samaria et usque ad        in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in
ultimum terrae                               Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
                                             the earth.

1:9  et cum haec dixisset videntibus         9.  And when he had spoken these
illis elevatus est et nubes suscepit         things, while they beheld, he was taken
eum ab oculis eorum                          up; and a cloud received him out of
                                             their sight.

1:10  cumque intuerentur in caelum           10.  And while they looked stedfastly
eunte illo ecce duo viri adstiterunt         toward heaven as he went up, behold,
iuxta illos in vestibus albis                two men stood by them in white apparel;

1:11  qui et dixerunt viri galilaei          11.  Which also said, Ye men of
quid statis aspicientes in caelum hic        Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into
Iesus qui adsumptus est a vobis in           heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken
caelum sic veniet quemadmodum vidistis       up from you into heaven, shall so come
eum euntem in caelum                         in like manner as ye have seen him go
                                             into heaven.

1:12  tunc reversi sunt Hierosolymam a       12.  Then returned they unto Jerusalem
monte qui vocatur Oliveti qui est iuxta      from the mount called Olivet, which is
Hierusalem sabbati habens iter               from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

1:13  et cum introissent in cenaculum        13.  And when they were come in, they
ascenderunt ubi manebant Petrus et           went up into an upper room, where abode
Iohannes Iacobus et Andreas Philippus        both Peter, and James, and John, and
et Thomas Bartholomeus et Mattheus           Andrew, Philip, and Thomas,
Iacobus Alphei et Simon Zelotes et           Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son
Iudas Iacobi                                 of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and
                                             Judas the brother of James.

1:14  hii omnes erant perseverantes          14.  These all continued with one
unianimiter in oratione cum mulieribus       accord in prayer and supplication, with
et Maria matre Iesu et fratribus eius        the women, and Mary the mother of
                                             Jesus, and with his brethren.

1:15  et in diebus illis exsurgens           15.  And in those days Peter stood up
Petrus in medio fratrum dixit erat           in the midst of the disciples, and
autem turba nominum simul fere centum        said, (the number of names together
viginti                                      were about an hundred and twenty,)

1:16  viri fratres oportet impleri           16.  Men and brethren, this scripture
scripturam quam praedixit Spiritus           must needs have been fulfilled, which
Sanctus per os David de Iuda qui fuit        the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David
dux eorum qui conprehenderunt Iesum          spake before concerning Judas, which
                                             was guide to them that took Jesus.

1:17  quia connumeratus erat in nobis        17.  For he was numbered with us, and
et sortitus est sortem ministerii huius      had obtained part of this ministry.

1:18  et hic quidem possedit agrum de        18.  Now this man purchased a field
mercede iniquitatis et suspensus             with the reward of iniquity; and
crepuit medius et diffusa sunt omnia         falling headlong, he burst asunder in
viscera eius                                 the midst, and all his bowels gushed
                                             out.

1:19  et notum factum est omnibus            19.  And it was known unto all the
habitantibus Hierusalem ita ut               dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that
appellaretur ager ille lingua eorum          field is called in their proper tongue,
Acheldemach hoc est ager Sanguinis           Aceldama, that is to say, The field of
                                             blood.

1:20  scriptum est enim in libro             20.  For it is written in the book of
Psalmorum fiat commoratio eius deserta       Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate,
et non sit qui inhabitet in ea et            and let no man dwell therein: and his
episcopatum eius accipiat alius              bishoprick let another take.

1:21  oportet ergo ex his viris qui          21.  Wherefore of these men which have
nobiscum congregati sunt in omni             companied with us all the time that the
tempore quo intravit et exivit inter         Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
nos Dominus Iesus

1:22  incipiens a baptismate Iohannis        22.  Beginning from the baptism of
usque in diem qua adsumptus est a nobis      John, unto that same day that he was
testem resurrectionis eius nobiscum          taken up from us, must one be ordained
fieri unum ex istis                          to be a witness with us of his
                                             resurrection.

1:23  et statuerunt duos Ioseph qui          23.  And they appointed two, Joseph
vocabatur Barsabban qui cognominatus         called Barsabas, who was surnamed
est Iustus et Matthiam                       Justus, and Matthias.

1:24  et orantes dixerunt tu Domine qui      24.  And they prayed, and said, Thou,
corda nosti omnium ostende quem              Lord, which knowest the hearts of all
elegeris ex his duobus unum                  men, shew whether of these two thou
                                             hast chosen,

1:25  accipere locum ministerii huius        25.  That he may take part of this
et apostolatus de quo praevaricatus est      ministry and apostleship, from which
Iudas ut abiret in locum suum                Judas by transgression fell, that he
                                             might go to his own place.

1:26  et dederunt sortes eis et cecidit      26.  And they gave forth their lots;
sors super Matthiam et adnumeratus est       and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he
cum undecim apostolis                        was numbered with the eleven apostles.