¹And having journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.

¹[Ny nankanesan'i Paoly sy Silasy tany Tesalonika sy Beria] Ary rehefa nandeha namaky an'i Amfipolia sy Apolonia izy, dia tonga tao Tesalonika, ary nisy synagogan'ny Jiosy tao.

²And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,

²Ary Paoly dia niditra tao araka ny fanaony; ary Sabata telo no niadiany hevitra avy amin'ny Soratra Masina tamin'ny olona tao.

³opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom *I* announce to you.

³Dia nanambara izy ka naneho marimarina fa tsy maintsy nijaly sy nitsangana tamin'ny maty Kristy; ary Jesosy, Izay toriko aminareo, hoy izy, no Kristy.

⁴And some of them believed, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the Greeks who worshipped, a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

⁴Ary ny sasany tamin'ireo dia nino ka nanampy ho isan'ny mpianatr'i Paoly sy Silasy, ary maro be koa tamin'ny jentilisa izay mpivavaka, ary tsy vitsy tamin'ny vehivavy nanan-kaja. [ Gr. Grika]

⁵But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to [themselves] certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

⁵Fa nialona ny Jiosy ka naka olona ratsy fanahy teny an-tsena ary nahavory vahoaka betsaka, dia nampitabataba ny tanàna ka namely ny tranon'i Jasona ary nitady hamoaka azy roa lahy ho ao amin'ny olona.

⁶and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These [men] that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,

⁶Ary raha tsy nahita azy roa lahy izy, dia nisarika an'i Jasona sy ny rahalahy sasany ho ao amin'ny lehiben'ny tanàna ka niantso mafy hoe: Tongay koa ireo lehilahy namadika izao tontolo izao ireo;

⁷whom Jason has received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying, that there is another king, Jesus.

⁷ary efa nampandrosoin'i Jasona izy, ka izy rehetra ireo manohitra ny tenin'i Kaisara, satria izy milaza fa misy mpanjaka hafa, dia Jesosy.

⁸And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things.

⁸Dia taitra ny vahoaka sy ny lehiben'ny tanàna, raha nahare izany.

⁹And having taken security of Jason and the rest, they let them go.

⁹Ary rehefa nasainy nametraka antoka Jasona sy ny sasany teo aminy, dia navelany handeha izy.

¹⁰But the brethren immediately sent away, in the night, Paul and Silas to Berea; who, being arrived, went away into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁰Ary Paoly sy Silasy dia nampandehanin'ny rahalahy niaraka tamin'izay nony alina hankany Beria; koa raha tonga tany izy, dia niditra tao amin'ny synagogan'ny Jiosy.

¹¹And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.

¹¹Ary ny toe-panahin'ireo dia tsara noho ny tao Tesalonika; satria nandray ny teny tamin'ny zotom-po indrindra ireo ka nandinika ny Soratra Masina isan'andro, na marina izany, na tsia.

¹²Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.

¹²Koa maro tamin'ireo no nino, ary tsy vitsy tamin'ny vehivavy jentilisa nanan-kaja sy ny lehilahy. [Gr. Grika]

¹³But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced in Berea also by Paul, they came there also, stirring up the crowds.

¹³Fa raha ren'ny Jiosy tany Tesalonika fa Paoly nitory ny tenin'Andriamanitra tany Beria, dia nankany izy ka nampikotrana sy nampitabataba ny vahoaka.

¹⁴And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there.

¹⁴Ary niaraka tamin'izay dia nasain'ny rahalahy nandeha hatrany amoron-dranomasina Paoly; fa Silasy sy Timoty kosa dia mbola nijanona teo ihany.

¹⁵But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.

¹⁵Ary izay nanatitra an'i Paoly dia nitondra azy nankany Atena; ary rehefa nahazo teny holazainy amin'i Silasy sy Timoty izy mba hankanesan'izy roa lahy any aminy faingana, dia lasa nandeha ireo.

¹⁶But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.

¹⁶[Ny nataon'i Paoly tany Atena] Ary raha niandry azy tany Atena Paoly, dia taitra tao anatiny ny fanahiny, raha nahita ny tanàna feno sampy izy.

¹⁷He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with.

¹⁷Ary izy niady hevitra tamin'ny Jiosy sy ny proselyta tao amin'ny synagoga sy tamin'izay tafavory tany an-tsena isan'andro.

¹⁸But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection [to them].

¹⁸Ary ny olon-kendry sasany tamin'ny Epikoreana sy ny Stoika nanohitra azy koa, ka hoy ny sasany: Inona no tian'io mpibedibedy io holazaina? Ary hoy kosa ny sasany: Toa mitory andriamani-baovao izy, satria Jesosy sy ny fitsanganan'ny maty no notoriny. [ Gr. mpitsindroka]

¹⁹And having taken hold on him they brought [him] to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee [is]?

¹⁹Ary ireo naka azy, dia nitondra azy ho any Areopago ka nanao hoe: Moa mba mahazo mahafantatra izany fampianarana vaovao lazainao izany izahay?

²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.

²⁰Fa mampandre ny sofinay zavatra hafahafa izay tsy fantatray ianao; koa tianay ho fantatra izay hevitr'izany zavatra izany.

²¹Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.

²¹(Fa ny Ateniana rehetra sy ny vahiny izay nitoetra teo tsy nandany ny androny tamin'ny zavatra hafa, afa-tsy ny hilaza na hihaino zava-baovao.)

²²And Paul standing in the midst of Areopagus said, Athenians, in every way I see you given up to demon worship;

²²Ary Paoly nitsangana teo afovoan'i Areopago ka nanao hoe: Ry lehilahy Ateniana, hitako fa amin'ny zavatra rehetra dia fatra-pivavaka amin'ny andriamanitrareo indrindra ianareo.

²³for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing [him], him I announce to you.

²³Fa raha nandeha aho ka nandinika izay zavatra ivavahanareo, dia nahita alitara anankiray misy izao soratra izao: HO AN'IZAY ANDRIAMANITRA TSY FANTATRA. Koa izay ivavahanareo, kanefa tsy fantatrareo, dia izany no toriko aminareo,

²⁴The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

²⁴dia Andriamanitra Izay nanao izao tontolo izao sy ny ao aminy rehetra, Izy no Tompon'ny lanitra sy ny tany ka tsy mba mitoetra ao anaty tempoly nataon-tanana,

²⁵nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

²⁵sady tsy mba tompoin'ny tànan'olona toa mila zavatra, fa Izy ihany no manome izao rehetra izao aina sy fofon'aina ary ny zavatra rehetra;

²⁶and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,

²⁶ary ny firenena rehetra avy amin'ny iray ihany dia namponeniny ambonin'ny tany rehetra, ary efa notendreny ny fotoan'andro sy ny faritry ny fonenany,

²⁷that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:

²⁷mba hitady an'Andriamanitra izy, raha tàhiny hahatsapa ka hahita Azy, kanefa tsy mba lavitra antsika rehetra Izy;

²⁸for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁸fa Izy no ivelomantsika sy ihetsehantsika ary iainantsika; araka ny nataon'ny mpanao tonon-kira sasany teo aminareo hoe: Fa terany koa isika.

²⁹Being therefore [the] offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, [the] graven form of man's art and imagination.

²⁹Ary satria terak'Andriamanitra isika, dia tsy mety raha ny fomban'Andriamanitra no ataontsika ho tahaka ny volamena, na volafotsy, na vato voasoratry ny fahaizana aman-tsain'olombelona.

³⁰God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,

³⁰Ary Andriamanitra ninia tsy nijery ny andron'ny tsi-fahalalana; fa ankehitriny Izy mandidy ny olona rehetra amin'izao tontolo izao hibebaka,

³¹because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.

³¹satria Izy efa nanendry andro iray, izay hitsarany izao tontolo izao amin'ny fahamarinana amin'ny alalan'ny Lehilahy iray voatendriny, koa efa nanome vavolombelona hampino ny olona rehetra izany Izy tamin'ny nananganany Azy tamin'ny maty.

³²And when they heard [of the] resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.

³²Ary raha nahare ny amin'ny fitsanganan'ny maty izy, dia nihomehy ny sasany; ary ny sasany kosa nanao hoe: Mbola hihaino anao indray izahay ny amin'izany zavatra izany.

³³Thus Paul went out of their midst.

³³Ary Paoly dia niala teo aminy.Anefa ny olona sasany niray taminy ka nino; mba naman'izany Dionysio Areopagita sy ny vehivavy anankiray atao hoe Damary ary ny sasany koa.

³⁴But some men joining themselves to him believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.

³⁴Anefa ny olona sasany niray taminy ka nino; mba naman'izany Dionysio Areopagita sy ny vehivavy anankiray atao hoe Damary ary ny sasany koa.