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the reward of iniquity, and being hanged, burst as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of
asunder in the midst: and all his bowels gushed them:
out. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,
19 And it became known to all the inhabitants and they began to speak with divers tongues,
of Jerusalem: so that the same field was called according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.
in their tongue, Haceldama, that is to say, The 5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews,
field of blood. devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let 6 And when this was noised abroad, the mul-
their habitation become desolate, and let there titude came together, and were confounded in
be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let mind, because that every man heard them speak
another take. in his own tongue.
21 Wherefore of these men who have com- 7 And they were all amazed, and wondered,
panied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak,
came in and went out among us, Galileans?
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, until 8 And how have we heard, every man our own
the day wherein he was taken up from us, one tongue wherein we were born?
of these must be made a witness with us of his
9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and
resurrection. inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cap-
23 And they appointed two, Joseph, called padocia, Pontus and Asia,
Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and
10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the
Matthias.
parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of
24 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who Rome,
knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of
11 Jews also, and proselytes, Cretes, and Ara-
these two thou hast chosen,
bians: we have heard them speak in our own
25 To take the place of this ministry and apos-
tongues the wonderful works of God.
tleship, from which Judas hath by transgression
12 And they were all astonished, and won-
fallen, that he might go to his own place.
dered, saying one to another: What meaneth
26 And they gave them lots, and the lot fell
this?
upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the
13 But others mocking, said: These men are
eleven apostles.
full of new wine.
14 But Peter standing up with the eleven,
Chapter 2 lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men
of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem,
And when the days of the Pentecost were accom- be this known to you, and with your ears receive
plished, they were all together in one place: my words.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled seeing it is but the third hour of the day:
the whole house where they were sitting. 16 But this is that which was spoken of by the
3 And there appeared to them parted tongues prophet Joel: