¹Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was [there], prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

¹[Ny nandefasana an'i Barnabasy sy Saoly ho misionera, sy ny nampianarany tao Kyprosy] Ary teo amin'ny fiangonana tany Antiokia nisy mpaminany sy mpampianatra: Barnabasy sy Simeona, izay atao hoe Nigera, sy Losio Kyreniana sy Menahema (izay niolonono tamin'i Heroda mpanapaka) ary Saoly.

²And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

²Ary raha nanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho an'ny Tompo sy nifady hanina ireo, dia hoy ny Fanahy Masina: Atokàny ho Ahy Barnabasy sy Saoly hanao ny asa izay efa niantsoako azy.

³Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid [their] hands on them, they let [them] go.

³Ary rehefa nifady hanina sy nivavaka ary nametra-tanana taminy izy, dia nandefa azy.

⁴They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.

⁴Ary rehefa nirahin'ny Fanahy Masina izy roa lahy, dia nidina nankany Seleokia izy ka niondrana an-tsambo teo hankany Kyprosy.

⁵And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as [their] attendant.

⁵Ary nony tonga tany Salamisy izy, dia nitory ny tenin'Andriamanitra teny amin'ny synagogan'ny Jiosy; ary nitondra an'i Jaona koa ho mpanampy azy izy.

⁶And having passed through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus,

⁶Ary rehefa namaky ny nosy ka tonga tany Pafo izy, dia nahita Jiosy anankiray atao hoe Barjesosy, mpanao ody sady mpaminany sandoka,

⁷who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. *He*, having called Barnabas and Saul to [him], desired to hear the word of God.

⁷izay nitoetra tao amin'i Serygio Paolo, governoran'ny tany sady lehilahy hendry; ary izy nampaka an'i Barnabasy sy Saoly hankao aminy ka naniry mba hahare ny tenin'Andriamanitra.

⁸But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

⁸Fa Elyma, mpanao ody (fa izany no anarany, raha adika), nanohitra azy roa lahy sady nitady hampivily ny governora tsy hanaiky ny finoana.

⁹But Saul, who also [is] Paul, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, fixing his eyes upon him,

⁹Fa Saoly kosa, izay atao hoe koa Paoly, feno ny Fanahy Masina, dia nibanjina azy

¹⁰said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of [the] devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of [the] Lord?

¹⁰ka nanao hoe: Ialahy feno ny fitaka rehetra sy ny fahafetsena rehetra, ialahy zanaky ny devoly sady fahavalon'ny fahamarinana rehetra, tsy hitsahatra tsy hamily ny lala-mahitsin'ny Tompo va ialahy?

¹¹And now behold, [the] Lord's hand [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.

¹¹Ary, indro, ankehitriny ny tanan'ny Tompo hamely an'ialahy, dia ho jamba ialahy ka tsy hahita masoandro aloha. Dia latsaka tao aminy niaraka tamin'izay ny mampanjambena sy ny aizina, ary niraparapa nitady olona hitantana azy izy.

¹²Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

¹²Ary ny governora, nony nahita izay efa natao, dia nino sady talanjona tamin'ny fampianaran'ny Tompo.

¹³And having sailed from Paphos, Paul and his company came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John separated from them and returned to Jerusalem.

¹³Ary Paoly sy ny namany, rehefa niondrana an-tsambo niala avy tany Pafo, dia tonga tany Peryga any Pamfyha; fa Jaona nandao azy ka niverina nankany Jerosalema.

¹⁴But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day they sat down.

¹⁴Ary rehefa niala tany Peryga izy ireo, dia nandroso nankany Antiokia any Pisidia, dia niditra tao amin'ny synagoga tamin'ny andro Sabata ka nipetraka teo.

¹⁵And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.

¹⁵Ary rehefa vita ny famakiana ny lalàna sy ny mpaminany, ny mpanapaka ny synagoga dia nampilaza taminy ka nanao hoe: Ry rahalahy, raha misy fananarana hataonareo amin'ny olona, dia ataovy.

¹⁶And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.

¹⁶Ary Paoly nitsangana, dia nanofa tanana azy ka nanao hoe: Ry lehilahy Isiraely sy ianareo izay matahotra an'Andriamanitra, mihainoa;

¹⁷The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in [the] land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,

¹⁷Andriamanitr'izao olona Isiraely izao efa nifidy ny razantsika ka nanandratra ny olona, raha nivahiny tany amin'ny tany Egypta izy, ary sandry avo no nitondrany azy nivoaka avy tany.

¹⁸and for a time of about forty years he nursed them in the desert.

¹⁸Ary Izy nandefitra tamin'ny nataony tany an-efitra tokony ho efa-polo taona. [ Na: (nitondra azy tahaka ny fitondran'ny olona ny zanany; izahao Deo. 1.31)]

¹⁹And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.

¹⁹Ary rehefa nandrava firenena fito tany amin'ny tany Kanana Izy, dia nampandovainy ny tanin'ireny izy

²⁰And after these things he gave [them] judges till Samuel the prophet, [to the end of] about four hundred and fifty years.

²⁰tokony ho dimam-polo amby efa-jato taona; ary rehefa afaka izany, dia nomeny mpitsara izy hatramin'i Samoela mpaminany.

²¹And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

²¹Ary rehefa afaka indray izany, dia nangataka mpanjaka izy; ka dia nomen'Andriamanitra azy efa-polo taona Saoly, zanak'i Kisy, lehilahy avy tamin'ny firenen'i Benjamina.

²²And having removed him he raised up to them David for king, of whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.

²²Ary rehefa nanaisotra an'i Saoly Izy, dia nanandratra an'i Davida ho mpanjakany sady nanambara azy hoe: Izaho nahita an'i Davida, zanak'i Jese, lehilahy araka ny foko, izay hanao ny sitrapoko rehetra (1 Sam. 13. 14; Sal. 89. 20).

²³Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

²³Avy tamin'ny taranak'izany lehilahy izany no nitondran'Andriamanitra an'i Jesosy araka ny teny fikasana ho Mpamonjy ny Isiraely,

²⁴John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

²⁴rehefa notorin'i Jaona tamin'ny olona Isiraely rehetra aloha ny batisan'ny fibebahana, fony tsy mbola tonga Izy.

²⁵And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? *I* am not [he]. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

²⁵Ary Jaona, rehefa nadiva no nahatanteraka ny nalehany, dia nanao hoe: Ataonareo ho iza moa aho? Tsy Izy aho; fa, indro, misy Anankiray avy ao aoriako, ka izaho tsy miendrika hamaha ny kapa eo an-tongony akory.

²⁶Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

²⁶Ry rahalahy, taranak'i Abrahama, sy izay rehetra eo aminareo matahotra an'Andriamanitra, dia ho amintsika no nampitondrana ny tenin'izao famonjena izao.

²⁷for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, [by] judging [him].

²⁷Fa izay monina any Jerosalema sy ny loholony, satria tsy mba nahafantatra Azy, na ny feon'ny mpaminany izay vakina isan-tSabata, dia nahatanteraka izany tamin'ny nanamelohany Azy.

²⁸And having found no cause of death [in him], they begged of Pilate that he might be slain.

²⁸Ary na dia tsy hitany aza izay tokony hanamelohana Azy ho faty, dia nangataka tamin'i Pilato ihany izy hamonoana Ary.

²⁹And when they had fulfilled all things written concerning him, they took him down from the cross and put him in a sepulchre;

²⁹Ary rehefa nahatanteraka izay rehetra voasoratra ny amin'i Jesosy izy, dia nanaisotra Azy tamin'ny hazo ka nandevina Azy tao am-pasana.

³⁰but God raised him from among [the] dead,

³⁰Fa Andriamanitra kosa nanangana Azy tamin'ny maty.

³¹who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

³¹Ary Izy niseho andro maro tamin'izay niara-niakatra taminy avy tany Galilia ho any Jerosalema, ka dia ireo no vavolombelony amin'ny olona ankehitriny.

³²And *we* declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,

³²Ary izahay mitory ny filazantsara aminareo, dia ilay teny fikasana nolazaina tamin'ny razana,

³³that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, *Thou* art my Son: this day have *I* begotten thee.

³³dia ny nahatanterahan'Andriamanitra izany tamin'ny zanatsika, raha nanangana an'i Jesosy Izy, araka ny voasoratra eo amin'ny Salamo faharoa hoe: Zanako Hianao, Izaho niteraka Anao androany (Sal. 2. 7).

³⁴But that he raised him from among [the] dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.

³⁴Ary ny amin'ny nananganany Azy tamin'ny maty, ka tsy hiverina ho amin'ny lò intsony Izy, dia izao no voalazany: Homeko anareo ny famindram-po mahatoky nampanantenaina an'i Davida (Isa. 55. 3).

³⁵Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.

³⁵Fa hoy Izy ao amin'ny Salamo hafa koa: Tsy hamela ny Iray Masinao ho tratry ny lò Hianao (Sal. 16. 10).

³⁶For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

³⁶Fa Davida, rehefa nahatanteraka ny sitrapon'Andriamanitra hahasoa ny olona niara-belona taminy, dia nodi-mandry ka nangonina ho any amin'ny razany izy ary tratry ny lò; [Na. Fa Davida, rehefa nanompo ny olona niara-belona taminy, dia nodi-mandry araka ny sitrapon'Andriamanitra]

³⁷But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.

³⁷fa Izay natsangan'Andriamanitra no tsy mba tratry ny lò.

³⁸Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,

³⁸Ary aoka ho fantatrareo, ry rahalahy, fa izany Lehilahy izany no itoriana famelan-keloka aminareo;

³⁹and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified.

³⁹ary ao aminy no anamarinana izay rehetra mino ho afaka amin'ny heloka rehetra izay tsy azo nanamarinana anareo tamin'ny lalàn'i Mosesy.

⁴⁰See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon [you],

⁴⁰Koa tandremo fandrao hihatra izay voalaza eo amin'ny mpaminany hoe:

⁴¹Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for *I* work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.

⁴¹Izahaonareo mpamotsifotsy, dia gagà, ka levona; Fa Izaho manao asa amin'ny andronareo, Dia asa izay tsy hinoanareo akory, na dia hisy hilaza aminareo aza (Hab. 1. 5)

⁴²And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.

⁴²Ary rehefa nivoaka izy, dia nangatahiny holazaina aminy indray izany teny izany amin'ny Sabata manaraka.

⁴³And the congregation of the synagogue having broken up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴³Ary rehefa nirava ny fiangonana, dia maro tamin'ny Jiosy sy ny proselyta izay nanompo an'Andriamanitra no nanaraka an'i Paoly sy Barnabasy, izay niteny taminy ka namporisika azy haharitra amin'ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra.

⁴⁴And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

⁴⁴Ary nony tamin'ny Sabata manaraka, dia saiky tafangona avokoa ny tao an-tanàna hihaino ny tenin'Andriamanitra.

⁴⁵But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, [contradicting and] speaking injuriously.

⁴⁵Nefa ny Jiosy kosa, raha nahita ny vahoaka betsaka, dia feno fialonana ka nanohitra ny teny nolazain'i Paoly, sady niteny ratsy. [ Gr. nanao blasfemia, izahao Mat. 9.3]

⁴⁶And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;

⁴⁶Ary Paoly sy Barnabasy dia niteny tamin'ny fahasahiana ka nanao hoe: Hianareo no tsy maintsy nitoriana ny tenin'Andriamanitra aloha; fa rehefa mandà izany ianareo ka manao ny tenanareo ho tsy miendrika hahazo fiainana mandrakizay, dia indro, mitodika mankany amin'ny jentilisa izahay;

⁴⁷for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

⁴⁷fa izao no nandidian'ny Tompo anay: Efa nanendry Anao ho fahazavan'ny jentilisa Aho, Mba ho famonjena hatrany amin'ny faran'ny tany Hianao (Isa. 49. 6).

⁴⁸And [those of] the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life.

⁴⁸Ary rehefa nandre izany ny jentilisa, dia faly izy ka nankalaza ny tenin'Andriamanitra; ary izay voalahatra ho amin'ny fiainana mandrakizay dia nino. [ Na: ny tenin'ny Tompo]

⁴⁹And the word of the Lord was carried through the whole country.

⁴⁹Ary ny tenin'ny Tompo dia naely eran'izany tany rehetra izany.

⁵⁰But the Jews excited the women of the upper classes who were worshippers, and the first people of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their coasts.

⁵⁰Fa ny Jiosy nampitaitra ny vehivavy manan-kaja izay nivavaka sy ny lehibe tao an-tanàna, dia nahatonga fanenjehana tamin'i Paoly sy Barnabasy ireny ka nandroaka azy niala tamin'ny taniny.

⁵¹But they, having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.

⁵¹Fa izy roa lahy kosa nanintsana ny vovoka tamin'ny tongony hiampanga ireo, dia nankany Ikonioma.Ary dia feno fifaliana sy ny Fanahy Masina ny mpianatra.

⁵²And the disciples were filled with joy and [the] Holy Spirit.

⁵²Ary dia feno fifaliana sy ny Fanahy Masina ny mpianatra.