19. And it became known to all those dwelling in Yerushalayim, so that in their own language that field was called, Ḥaqal Dema, that is, Field of Blood).
20. “For it has been written in the Book of Psalms, ‘Let his dwelling lie waste, and let no one live in it,’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’
21. “It is therefore necessary that of the men who have been with us all the time that the Master יהושע went in and out among us,
22. beginning from the immersion of Yoḥanan to that day when He was taken up from us, that one of these should become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
23. And they put forward two: Yosĕph called Barsabba, who was also called Justus, and Mattithyahu.
24. And praying they said, “You, יהוה, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two You have chosen