Acts 1:20-26 in English

²⁰ 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 Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

²² 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 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ 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 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

²¹ Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

²³ And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵ That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ 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 Of the men therefore which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

²² 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 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

²⁵ to take the place in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ 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 “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 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 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 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.”

²⁶ 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.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out amongst us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

²¹ For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.

²³ And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

²⁵ To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

²⁶ And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.

²¹ It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.

²³ And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵ to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave lots on them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take.

²¹ Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

²² Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

²³ And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵ To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘Let his homestead become desolate, and let no one dwell in it’; and, ‘May another take his office of overseer.’

²¹ Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us in every time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

²³ And they nominated two: Joseph who is called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, knower of all hearts, show whom You have chosen of these two

²⁵ to receive a portion in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

²⁶ And they cast their lots. And the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ “Because it stands written in Book of Psalms: ‘Let his residence become desolate, and may no one live in it’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ So then, of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John until the day when He was taken up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

²³ So they nominated two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And praying they said: “You, Lord, Knower of all hearts, show which one of these two You have chosen

²⁵ to receive the portion of this ministry and apostleship, out of which Judas turned aside to go into his own place.”

²⁶ And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

²⁰ As it's written in the book of Psalms, “Let his home be abandoned, and no-one live there;” and “Let someone else take over his position.”

²¹ “So now we have to choose someone who has been with us the whole time that Jesus was with us,

²² from the time John was baptizing up until the day Jesus was taken up to heaven from us. One of these must be chosen to join together with us as we witness, giving evidence of Jesus' resurrection.”

²³ Two names were put forward: Joseph Justus, also known as Barsabbas, and Matthias.

²⁴ They prayed together and said, “Lord, you know everyone's thoughts please show us which of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to replace Judas as an apostle in this ministry that he gave up to go to where he belongs.”

²⁶ They cast lots, and Matthias was chosen. He was counted as an apostle with the other eleven.

²⁰ For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, Let his habitation be void, and let no man dwel therein: also, Let another take his charge.

²¹ Wherefore of these men which haue companied with vs, all the time that the Lord Iesus was conuersant among vs,

²² Beginning from the baptisme of Iohn vnto the day that hee was taken vp from vs, must one of them bee made a witnesse with vs of his resurrection.

²³ And they presented two, Ioseph called Barsabas, whose surname was Iustus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they praied, saying, Thou Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shewe whether of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵ That he may take the roume of this ministration and Apostleship, from which Iudas hath gone astray, to goe to his owne place.

²⁶ Then they gaue foorth their lottes: and the lotte fell on Matthias, and hee was by a common consent counted with the eleuen Apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

²¹ Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

²³ And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵ that he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, “Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;” and, “Let another take his office.”

²¹ Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

²³ And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen

²⁵ to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ “For in the book of Psalms,” Peter continued, “it is said — ‘Let his home become desolate, And let no one live in it’; and also — ‘His office let another take.’

²¹ Therefore, from amongst the men who have been with us all the time that Jesus, our Master, went in and out amongst us —

²² from his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us — someone must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection.”

²³ So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias;

²⁴ and they offered this prayer — “Lord, who reads all hearts, show which of these two men you have chosen

²⁵ to take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place.”

²⁶ Then they drew lots between them; and, the lot having fallen to Matthias, he was added to the number of the eleven apostles.

²⁰ “For in the book of Psalms,” Peter continued, “it is said — ‘Let his home become desolate, And let no one live in it’; and also — ‘His office let another take.’

²¹ Therefore, from among the men who have been with us all the time that Jesus, our Master, went in and out among us —

²² from his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us — someone must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection.”

²³ So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias;

²⁴ and they offered this prayer — “Lord, who reads all hearts, show which of these two men you have chosen

²⁵ to take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place.”

²⁶ Then they drew lots between them; and, the lot having fallen to Matthias, he was added to the number of the eleven apostles.

²⁰ Peter kept on talking, he said, “God’s man called David wrote about Judas a long time ago, and it is in God’s book, in the part called Psalms. He wrote, ‘Empty out his house, God, and let nobody else live in it.’ And he also wrote, ‘Let somebody else have his job.’”

²¹ And Peter said, “So now we need to pick somebody else to be one of us 12 close followers, that have that job. He will help us tell people the true story, that Jesus is alive. Yes, Jesus died, but then God made him alive again. The man we pick has to be one of the men that went around with our leader Jesus here, and he has to be one that was with us all those 3 years, from the time that John baptised Jesus, right up to the time that God took Jesus up into heaven.”

²³ So they all talked together and found 2 men that did all those things. One man was Joseph Barsabbas. He also had another name, Justus. The other man was called Matthias.

²⁴ Then the close followers of Jesus prayed. They said, “Judas left his job, and went his own way, and now he is dead. He went to that bad place. And God, you really know everyone, and you know the way they are thinking. Please show us the man that you want to take the place of Judas, to do his job, and to be a close follower of Jesus.”

²⁶ So the close followers put the names of the 2 men into a jar and one man shook it. Then he closed his eyes and took out one of those names. That name was Matthias. So Matthias joined the 11 close followers, to work with them.

²⁰ It is written in the boke of Psalmes: His habitacion be voyde and no man be dwellinge therin: and his bisshoprycke let another take.

²¹ Wherfore of these me which have companyed with vs all the tyme that the Lorde Iesus went in and out amonge vs

²² begynninge at the baptyme of Iohn vnto that same daye that he was taken vp from vs must one be ordeyned to be are witnes with vs of his resurreccion.

²³ And they appoynted two Ioseph called Barsabas (whose syr name was Iustus) and Mathias.

²⁴ And they prayed sayinge: thou Lorde which knowest the hertes of all me shewe whether of these two thou hast chosen

²⁵ that the one maye take the roume of this ministracion and apostleshippe from the which Iudas by transgression fell that he myght go to his awne place.

²⁶ And they gave forthe their lottes and the lot fell on Mathias and he was counted with the eleven Apostles.

²⁰ “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, 'Let his field be made desolate, and do not let even one person live there'; 'Let someone else take his position of leadership.'

²¹ It is necessary, therefore, that one of the men who accompanied us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was taken up from us, must be a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also named Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, know the hearts of all people, so reveal which of these two is the one whom you have chosen

²⁵ to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned away to go to his own place.”

²⁶ They cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out amongst us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell in it: and, His bishopric let another take.

²¹ Wherefore, of these men who accompanied us, all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²² Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

²³ And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men , show which of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵ That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶ And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ For it is written in the scroll of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Yeshua went in and out among us,

²² beginning from the immersion of Yochanan to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthiah.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take part in this ministry and office of emissary from which Judah fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthiah; and he was counted with the Eleven emissaries.

²⁰ For it is written in the scroll of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹ “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Yeshua went in and out amongst us,

²² beginning from the immersion of Yochanan to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³ They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthiah.

²⁴ They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵ to take part in this ministry and office of emissary from which Judah fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶ They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthiah; and he was counted with the Eleven emissaries.

²⁰ And it is written in the book of Psalms, The habitation of them or of him be made desert, and be there none that dwell in it, and another take his bishopric.

²¹ Therefore it behooveth of these men, that be gathered together with us in all the time, in which the Lord Jesus entered, and went out among us,

²² and began from the baptism of John till into the day in which he was taken up from us, that one of these be made a witness of his resurrection with us.

²³ And they ordained twain, Joseph, that was called Barsabbas, that was named Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, that knowest the hearts of all men, show whom thou hast chosen of these twain,

²⁵ that one take the place of this service or this ministry and apostle-hood, of which Judas trespassed, that he should go into his place.

²⁶ And they gave lots to them, and the lot felled on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ And it is written in the book of Psalms, The habitation of them be made desert or The habitation of him be made desert, and be there none that dwell in it, and another take his bishopric.

²¹ Therefore it behooveth of these men, that be gathered together with us in all the time, in which the Lord Jesus entered in, and went out among us,

²² and began from the baptism of John till into the day in which he was taken up from us, that one of these be made a witness of his resurrection with us.

²³ And they ordained twain, Joseph, that was called Barsabas, that was named Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, that knowest the hearts of all men, show whom thou hast chosen of these twain,

²⁵ that one take the place of this service or of this ministry and apostlehood, of which Judas trespassed, that he should go into his place (or so that he can take his place).

²⁶ And they gave lots to them, and the lot felled on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁰ for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

²¹ 'It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

²² beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.'

²³ And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,

²⁴ and having prayed, they said, 'Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two

²⁵ to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;'

²⁶ and they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.