¹And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.

¹Ary Paoly dia nibanjina ny Synedriona ka nanao hoe: Ry rahalahy, izaho nanompo an'Andriamanitra tamin'ny fieritreretana tsara mandraka androany.

²But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing by him to smite his mouth.

²Ary Ananiasy mpisoronabe nandidy izay nitsangana teo hamely ny vavany.

³Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And *thou*, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?

³Ary hoy Paoly taminy: Andriamanitra mba hamely anao, ry rafi-bato voalalotra fotsy; fa ianao va mipetraka hitsara ahy araka ny lalàna, nefa asainao kapohina tsy araka ny lalàna aho?

⁴And those that stood by said, Dost thou rail against the high priest of God?

⁴Ary izay nitsangana teo dia nanao hoe: Tevatevainao va ny mpisoronaben'Andriamanitra?

⁵And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evilly of the ruler of thy people.

⁵Ary hoy Paoly: Tsy fantatro fa mpisoronabe izy, ry rahalahy; fa voasoratra hoe: Aza miteny ratsy ny mpanapaka ny firenenao (Eks. 22. 27).

⁶But Paul, knowing that the one part [of them] were of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, cried out in the council, Brethren, *I* am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees: *I* am judged concerning the hope and resurrection of [the] dead.

⁶Ary rehefa fantatr'i Paoly fa Sadoseo ny sasany, ary ny sasany kosa Fariseo, dia niantso teo amin'ny Synedriona izy ka nanao hoe: Ry rahalahy, izaho dia Fariseo, zanaky ny Fariseo; ny amin'ny fanantenana sy ny fitsanganan'ny maty no itsarana ahy.

⁷And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

⁷Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nifanditra ny Fariseo sy ny Sadoseo, ka nizara roa toko ny olona maro.

⁸For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them.

⁸Fa ny Sadoseo manao hoe: Tsy misy fitsanganan'ny maty, sady tsy misy anjely na fanahy; fa ny Fariseo kosa manaiky izany avokoa.

⁹And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel ...

⁹Ary nisy antsoantso maharenina teo, ary ny mpanora-dalàna sasany, izay isan'ny antoko atao hoe Fariseo, nitsangana dia niady hevitra ka nanao hoe: Tsy hitanay izay helok'io lehilahy io; fa sao fanahy na anjely no niteny taminy.

¹⁰And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring [him] into the fortress.

¹⁰Ary rehefa nitabataba be ihany izy, dia natahotra ny mpifehy arivo, fandrao hifandroritan'ny olona Paoly ka ho samatsamaka, dia nasainy nidina ny miaramila mba haka azy an-keriny hiala teo ampovoany ary mba hitondra azy ho any anati-rova.

¹¹But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.

¹¹Ary ny Tompo nitsangana teo anilany tamin'iny alina iny ka nanao hoe: Matokia, fa tahaka ny nanambaranao Ahy tany Jerosalema no mbola hanambaranao Ahy any Roma koa.

¹²And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.

¹²[Ny namindrana an'i Paoly nankany Kaisaria mba tsy ho azon'izay efa nianiana hahafaty azy] Ary nony maraina dia niray tetika ny Jiosy ka niozona sy nianiana fa tsy hihinana na hisotro izy ambara-pamonony an'i Paoly.

¹³And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;

¹³Ary tsy omby efa-polo no niray tetika nanao izany.

¹⁴and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul.

¹⁴Ary izy nankany amin'ny mpisoronabe sy ny loholona ka nanao hoe: Efa niozona sy nianiana izahay fa tsy hanandran-javatra na inona na inona ambara-pamononay an'i Paoly.

¹⁵Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him.

¹⁵Koa ankehitriny dia milazà amin'ny mpifehy arivo ianareo sy ny Synedriona mba hampidina azy hankatỳ aminareo, mody ta-hamototra azy marimarina kokoa ny amin'izay nataony; ary izahay kosa dia efa vonona hamono azy, dieny tsy mbola mby akaiky izy.

¹⁶But Paul's sister's son, having heard of the lying in wait, came and entered into the fortress and reported [it] to Paul.

¹⁶Ary nony ren'ny zanak'anabavin'i Paoly ny fanotrehana, dia lasa nankany anatirova izy ka nilaza tamin'i Paoly.

¹⁷And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.

¹⁷Ary Paoly niantso ny kapiteny anankiray hankeo aminy ka nanao hoe: Ento mankany amin'ny mpifehy arivo ity zatovo ity, fa manan-teny holazaina aminy izy.

¹⁸He therefore, having taken him with [him], led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to [him] and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee.

¹⁸Koa dia nandray azy ilay kapiteny ka nitondra azy ho any amin'ny mpifehy arivo, dia nanao hoe: Paoly mpifatotra niantso ahy hankeo aminy ka nangataka ahy hitondra ity zatovo ity hanketo aminao, fa manan-teny holazaina aminao, hono, izy.

¹⁹And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?

¹⁹Ary ny mpifehy arivo nitantana azy, ary nony efa nitokana tao amin'ny mangingina izy, dia nanontaniany hoe: Inona moa no teny holazainao amiko?

²⁰And he said, The Jews have agreed together to make a request to thee, that thou mayest bring Paul down to-morrow into the council, as about to inquire something more precise concerning him.

²⁰Dia hoy ilay zatovo: Ny Jiosy efa nifanaiky hangataka aminao hampidina an'i Paoly ho any amin'ny Synedriona rahampitso, mody ta-hanadina azy marimarina kokoa.

²¹Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee.

²¹Koa aza manaiky azy ianao, fa misy tsy omby efa-polo lahy izy manotrika hisambotra an'i Paoly, ka efa niozona sy nianiana izy fa tsy hihinana na hisotro ambara-pamonony azy; ary efa vonona izy ankehitriny ka miandry ny teny avy aminao.

²²The chiliarch then dismissed the youth, commanding [him], Utter to no one that thou hast represented these things to me.

²²Ary ny mpifehy arivo nampandeha ilay zatovo ka nandidy azy hoe: Aza milaza amin'olona fa efa nilaza izany tamiko ianao.

²³And having called to [him] certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred light-armed footmen, for the third hour of the night.

²³Ary niantso kapiteny roa lahy hankeo aminy izy ka nanao hoe: Manomàna miaramila roan-jato lahy sy an-tsoavaly fito-polo ary mpiloka lefona roan-jato hankany Kaisaria anio alina amin'ny ora fahatelo;

²⁴And [he ordered them] to provide beasts, that they might set Paul on them and carry [him] safe through to Felix the governor,

²⁴ary itondray biby koa hitaingenan'i Paoly hitondra azy soa aman-tsara ho any amin'i Feliksa mpanapaka.

²⁵having written a letter, couched in this form:

²⁵Ary izy nanoratra taratasy nisy izao teny izao:

²⁶Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.

²⁶Klaodio Lysia miarahaba an'i Feliksa, mpanapaka tsara indrindra.

²⁷This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out [of their hands], having learned that he was a Roman.

²⁷Ity lehilahy ity dia nosamborin'ny Jiosy ka efa saiky novonoiny; fa nony fantatro fa Romana izy, dia nitondra ny miaramila aho ka namonjy azy.

²⁸And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;

²⁸Ary satria ta-hahalala tsara izay niampangany azy aho, dia nentiko nidina ho eo amin'ny Synedriona izy;

²⁹whom I found to be accused of questions of their law, but to have no charge laid against him [making him] worthy of death or of bonds.

²⁹dia hitako fa ady hevitra ny amin'ny lalàny no niampangany azy, fa tsy nisy niampangany azy izay tokony hahafaty na hamatorana azy.

³⁰But having received information of a plot about to be put in execution against the man [by the Jews], I have immediately sent him to thee, commanding also his accusers to say before thee the things that are against him. [Farewell.]

³⁰Ary rehefa voalaza tamiko fa nisy nikasa hanotrika hisambotra an-dralehilahy, dia naniraka faingana hitondra azy aminao aho, ary ny mpiampanga koa nasaiko hilaza atỳ anatrehanao izay iampangany azy. [ Ampio hoe. [Veloma]

³¹The soldiers therefore, according to what was ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris,

³¹Dia nalain'ny miaramila Paoly araka ny nandidiana azy ka nentiny tamin'iny alina iny ho any Antipatria.

³²and on the morrow, having left the horsemen to go with him, returned to the fortress.

³²Ary nony ampitso dia navelany handeha hiaraka aminy ny an-tsoavaly, fa izy kosa niverina ho any anati-rova.

³³And these, having entered into Caesarea, and given up the letter to the governor, presented Paul also to him.

³³Rehefa tonga tany Kaisaria ireo, dia nanolotra ny taratasy tamin'ny mpanapaka sady nanolotra an'i Paoly ho eo anatrehany koa.

³⁴And having read [it], and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that [he was] of Cilicia,

³⁴Ary rehefa novakiny ilay taratasy, dia nanontany izay zara-fanapahana nihaviany izy; ary rehefa fantany fa avy tany Kilikia izy,dia hoy izy: Hihaino tsara ny teninao aho, rehefa tongay ny mpiampanga anao. Dia nasainy nambenana tao an-dapan'i Heroda izy. [ Gr. pretoria]

³⁵he said, I will hear thee fully when thine accusers also are arrived. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's praetorium.

³⁵dia hoy izy: Hihaino tsara ny teninao aho, rehefa tongay ny mpiampanga anao. Dia nasainy nambenana tao an-dapan'i Heroda izy. [ Gr. pretoria]