¹And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

¹[Ny nitsarana an'i Paoly teo anatrehan'i Feliksa, sy ny nifatorany roa taona tao Kaisaria] Ary rehefa afaka hadimiana dia nidina Ananiasy mpisoronabe mbamin'ny loholona sasany sy Tertylo, mpandaha-teny anankiray, izay nanambara tamin'ny mpanapaka ny niampangany an'i Paoly.

²And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

²Ary rehefa nantsoina izy, dia niampanga azy Tertylo ka nanao hoe:

³We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

³Hianao no ahazoanay fiadanana lehibe, ary ny fitondranao efa nampandry tsara ity firenena ity; koa raisinay amin'ny fankasitrahana mandrakariva eny tontolo eny izany, ry Feliksa tsara indrindra ô.

⁴Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

⁴Fa mba tsy hanahirana anao ela loatra aho, trarantitra ianao, henoy kely amin'ny faharetana izahay.

⁵For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

⁵Fa io lehilahy io dia hitanay fa tena ratsy fanahy sady mpampikomy ny Jiosy rehetra eny tontolo eny, ary izy no tari-dalan'ilay antoko atao hoe Nazarena.

⁶Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

⁶Izy io koa nitady handoto ny tempoly; dia nosamborinay izy; [ Ampio hoe: ka tianay hotsaraina araka ny lalànay]

⁷But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

⁷[Fa tonga Lysia, mpifehy arivo, dia nanao an-keriny ka naka azy teo an-tananay. Ary nasainy nankaty aminao ny mpiampanga azy]

⁸Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

⁸ary rehefa manadina azy ianao, dia ho fantatrao marina izay rehetra iampanganay azy.

⁹And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

⁹Ary ny Jiosy koa dia nanaiky sy nilaza fa izany no izy.

¹⁰Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

¹⁰Ary rehefa notondroin'ny mpanapaka hiteny Paoly, dia namaly ka nanao hoe: Fantatro fa ianao dia efa mpitsara ela tamin'ity firenena ity, ka dia faly aho handaha-teny hanala tsiny ny tenako;

¹¹Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

¹¹fa azonao fantarina mora fa tsy mba mihoatra noho ny roa ambin'ny folo andro izay no niakarako hivavaka tany Jerosalema.

¹²And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

¹²Ary tsy nisy nahita ahy niady hevitra tamin'olona teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly na nampitabataba ny vahoaka tao amin'ny synagoga, na tao an-tanàna;

¹³Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

¹³ary tsy hainy hamarinina eto anatrehanao izay zavatra iampangany ahy ankehitriny.

¹⁴But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

¹⁴Fa izao no ekeko aminao, fa araka ny fampianarana izay ataony hoe fitokoana no anompoako an'Andriamanitry ny razako, sady inoako izay rehetra voasoratra eo amin'ny lalàna sy ny mpaminany, [Gr. lalàna]

¹⁵And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

¹⁵ary manantena amin'Andriamanitra aho, izay antenain'izy ireo koa, fa hisy fitsanganan'ny marina sy ny meloka.

¹⁶And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.

¹⁶Ary amin'izany dia mikely aina koa aho mba hanana fieritreretana tsy manameloka ahy na amin'Andriamanitra na amin'olombelona mandrakariva.

¹⁷Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

¹⁷Ary nony afaka taona maro, dia tonga aho hitondra fiantrana sy fanatitra ho an'ny fireneko.

¹⁸Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

¹⁸Ary tamin'izay dia hitany voadio teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly aho, tsy tamin'ny olona maro anefa, na tamin'ny fitabatabana; fa nisy Jiosy sasany avy any Asia,

¹⁹Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

¹⁹- tokony hiseho eto anatrehanao ireo mba hiampanga ahy, raha tàhiny misy izay hiampangany ahy.

²⁰Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

²⁰Na aoka ireto olona ireto ihany no hilaza izay ratsy hitany raha nitsangana teo anatrehan'ny Synedriona aho,

²¹Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

²¹afa-tsy izao teny iray loha izao ihany, dia ilay nantsoiko raha nijanona teo afovoany aho hoe: Ny amin'ny fitsanganan'ny maty no itsarana ahy eto anatrehanareo anio.

²²And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

²²Ary satria fantatr'i Feliksa tsaratsara kokoa ny amin'izany fampianarana izany, dia nampandeha azy rehetra izy aloha ka nanao hoe: Rehefa tafidinay Lysia, mpifehy arivo, dia hofotorako tsara ny raharahanareo. [ Gr. lalàna]

²³And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

²³Ary izy nandidy ny kapiteny hiambina an'i Paoly sy hamela azy hitsangantsangana ary tsy handrara olona na dia iray akory aza amin'ny sakaizany izay ho avy hanompo azy.

²⁴And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

²⁴Ary rehefa afaka andro vitsivitsy, dia tonga Feliksa sy Drosila vadiny, vehivavy Jiosy, dia nampaka an'i Paoly izy ka nihaino azy nitory ny finoana an'i Kristy Jesosy.

²⁵And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

²⁵Ary raha nitory ny amin'ny fahamarinana sy ny fahononana ary ny fitsarana ho avy izy, dia raiki-tahotra Feliksa ka namaly hoe: Mandehana angaloha; fa raha malalaka, dia hampaka anao indray aho.

²⁶He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

²⁶Sady nanantena koa izy fa homen'i Paoly vola; ka dia nampaka azy matetika izy ka niresaka taminy.Ary rehefa afaka roa taona, dia Porsio Festosy no nandimby an'i Feliksa; ary Feliksa ta-hahazo sitraka tamin'ny Jiosy, ka dia mbola navelany ho mpifatotra ihany Paoly.

²⁷But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

²⁷Ary rehefa afaka roa taona, dia Porsio Festosy no nandimby an'i Feliksa; ary Feliksa ta-hahazo sitraka tamin'ny Jiosy, ka dia mbola navelany ho mpifatotra ihany Paoly.