¹And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.

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 he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

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

³we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent 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.

⁴But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.

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

⁵For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

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 attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [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 Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force 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]

⁸having commanded his accusers to come to thee;] of whom thou canst thyself, in examining [him], know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.

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

⁹And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], saying that these things were so.

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

¹⁰But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern 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;

¹¹As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

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

¹²and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor 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 make good the things of which they now accuse me.

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

¹⁴But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout 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]

¹⁵having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.

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

¹⁶For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

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

¹⁷And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.

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

¹⁸Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,

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 appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;

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

²⁰or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,

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

²¹[other] than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching [the] resurrection of [the] dead.

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 Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;

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]

²³ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to 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, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who 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 concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send 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.

²⁶hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also 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 when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, 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.