Léctio Actuum Apostolórum (1,1-11)
Primum quidem sermónem feci de ómnibus, o Theóphile, quæ cœpit Iésus fácere et docére, usque in diem, qua, cum præcepísset apóstolis per Spíritum Sanctum, quos elégit, assúmptus est; quibus et prǽbuit seípsum vivum post passiónem suam in multis arguméntis, per dies quadragínta appárens eis et loquens ea, quæ sunt de regno Dei. Et convéscens præcépit eis ab Hierosólymis ne discéderent, sed exspectárent promissiónem Patris: “Quam audístis a me, quia Ioánnes quidem baptizávit aqua, vos autem baptizabímini in Spíritu Sancto non post multos hos dies.” Ígitur qui convénerant, interrogábant eum dicéntes: “Dómine, si in témpore hoc restítues regnum Isrǽli?” Dixit autem eis: “Non est vestrum nosse témpora vel moménta, quæ Pater pósuit in sua potestáte, sed accipiétis virtútem, superveniénte Sancto Spíritu in vos, et éritis mihi testes et in Ierusálem et in omni Iudǽa et Samaría et usque ad últimum terræ.” Et cum hæc dixísset, vidéntibus illis, elevátus est, et nubes suscépit eum ab óculis eórum. Cumque intueréntur in cælum, eúnte illo, ecce duo viri astitérunt iúxta illos in véstibus albis, qui et dixérunt: “Víri Galilǽi, quid statis aspiciéntes in cælum? Hic Iésus, qui assúmptus est a vobis in cælum, sic véniet quemádmodum vidístis eum eúntem in cælum.”
The first treatise I made of all things, O Theophilus, which Jesus began to do and to teach, until the day wherein giving commandment by the Holy Ghost to the Apostles whom he chose, he was assumpted. to whom he shewed also himself alive after his passion in many arguments, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the Kingdom of God. And eating with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should expect the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth: for John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost after these few days. They therefore that were assembled, asked him, saying: Lord, whether at this time wilt thou restore the Kingdom to Israel? but he said to them: It is not for you to know times or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power: but you shall receive the virtue of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Jewry, and Samaria, and even to the utmost of the earth. And when he had said these things, in their sight he was elevated: & a cloud received him out of their sight. And when they beheld him going into Heaven, behold two men stood beside them in white garments, who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking into Heaven? This Jesus which is assumpted from you into Heaven, shall so come as you have seen him going into Heaven.
