¹And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.

¹Ary Saoly mba nankasitraka ny namonoana azy koa. [Ny nielezan'ny mpianatra noho ny fanenjehana, sy ny nitorian'ny Filipo tany Samaria sy tamin'ilay tandapa Etiopiana] Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia nisy fanenjehana mafy tamin'ny fiangonana tany Jerosalema; ka dia niely teny amin'ny tany Jodia sy Samaria izy rehetra, afa-tsy ny Apostoly ihany.

²And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

²Ary mpivavaka tsara no nandevina an'i Stefana sady nisaona azy fatratra.

³But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

³Fa Saoly nampahory mafy ny fiangonana, ka nidirany isan-trano sady nosarihany, na ny lehilahy na ny vehivavy, ka nataony tao an-tranomaizina.

⁴Those then that had been scattered went through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the word.

⁴Ary izay niely dia nandeha nitory teny tontolo eny.

⁵And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;

⁵Ary Filipo nidina tany an-tanàna any Samaria ka nitory an'i Kristy tamin'ny olona tao.

⁶and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard [him] and saw the signs which he wrought.

⁶Ary ny vahoaka betsaka dia niray hevitra nihaino izay nolazain'i Filipo, raha nandre azy sy nahita ny fahagagana nataony.

⁷For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.

⁷Fa ny fanahy maloto niantso tamin'ny feo mahery, dia nivoaka tamin'ny maro izay nanana azy; ary maro ny mararin'ny paralysisa sy ny mandringa no nositraniny.

⁸And there was great joy in that city.

⁸Dia nisy fifaliana lehibe tao amin'izany tanàna izany.

⁹But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.

⁹Ary nisy lehilahy anankiray rahateo teo an-tanàna, atao hoe Simona, izay nanao ody ka nahatalanjona ny olona tany Samaria sady nandoka tena nanao azy ho zavatra;

¹⁰To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

¹⁰ary nihaino azy ny olona rehetra, na ny kely na ny lehibe, ka nanao hoe: Ity lehilahy ity no herin'Andriamanitra, izay atao hoe hery lehibe.

¹¹And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

¹¹Ary nihaino azy ny olona, satria efa ela no talanjona tamin'ny odiny.

¹²But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.

¹²Ary rehefa nino an'i Filipo nitory ny teny soa mahafaly ny amin'ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra sy ny anaran'i Jesosy Kristy ireo, dia natao batisa avokoa na lahy na vavy.

¹³And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.

¹³Ary Simona koa mba nino; ary rehefa natao batisa izy, dia nanaraka an'i Filipo. Ary talanjona izy, raha nahita ny famantarana sy ny asa lehibe izay natao.

¹⁴And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

¹⁴Ary nony ren'ny Apostoly tany Jerosalema fa Samaria efa nandray ny tenin'Andriamanitra, dia naniraka an'i Petera sy Jaona izy hankany aminy.

¹⁵who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

¹⁵Nony tafidina tany izy roa lahy, dia nivavaka ho an'ny olona mba handraisany ny Fanahy Masina.

¹⁶for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁶Fa tsy mbola nisy nilatsahany izy na dia iray akory aza; fa natao batisa tamin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo ihany izy.

¹⁷Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁷Ary izy roa lahy nametra-tanana taminy, ka dia nandray ny Fanahy Masina ireo.

¹⁸But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,

¹⁸Ary Simona, nony nahita fa ny fametrahan'ny Apostoly tanana no nanomezana ny Fanahy Masina, dia nitondra vola homena azy

¹⁹saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁹ka nanao hoe: Omeo izany fahefana izany koa aho, mba handray ny Fanahy Masina izay olona hametrahako tanana.

²⁰And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.

²⁰Fa hoy Petera taminy: Aoka ho very mbamin'ny tenanao ny volanao, satria nataonao fa azo vidim-bola ny fanomezan'Andriamanitra.

²¹Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.

²¹Tsy manana anjara na raharaha amin'izany zavatra izany ianao, satria tsy mahitsy fo eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra.

²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;

²²Koa mibebaha amin'izao haratsianao izao, ka mangataha amin'ny Tompo, andrao mba havelany izay noheverin'ny fonao.

²³for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.

²³Fa hitako fa mbola mitoetra amin'ny fangidian'afero sy ny fehin-keloka ihany ianao.

²⁴And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.

²⁴Ary Simona namaly ka nanao hoe: Mangataha ho ahy amin'ny Tompo, mba tsy ho tonga amiko izay nolazainareo.

²⁵They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁵Ary rehefa nanambara sy nitory ny tenin'ny Tompo Petera sy Jaona, dia niverina nankany Jerosalema ka nitory ny filazantsara teny amin'ny vohitra maro izay an'ny Samaritana.

²⁶But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.

²⁶Ary nisy anjelin'ny Tompo nilaza tamin'i Filipo ka nanao hoe: Mitsangàna, ka mandehana mianatsimo ho any amin'ny lalana midina avy any Jerosalema mankany Gaza; dia efitra izany.

²⁷And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,

²⁷Dia nitsangana izy ka lasa nandeha; ary, indro, nisy lehilahy Etiopiana, tandapan'i Kandasy, mpanjakavavin'ny Etiopiana, sady mpitahiry ny hareny rehetra, ary tonga tany Jerosalema izy mba hivavaka;

²⁸was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.

²⁸dia nody izy ka nipetraka teo anatin'ny kalesiny ary namaky teny tao amin'Isaia mpaminany

²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.

²⁹Dia hoy ny Fanahy tamin'i Filipo: Andeha manatona ka mankanesa amin'io kalesy io.

³⁰And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?

³⁰Ary Filipo nihazakazaka nankeo aminy, dia nandre azy mamaky teny tao amin'Isaia mpaminany, ka niteny taminy hoe: Moa fantatrao va izay vakinao?

³¹And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³¹Fa hoy izy: Hataoko ahoana no fahay, raha tsy misy mampianatra ahy? Ary izy nangataka an'i Filipo hiakatra sy hipetraka eo aminy. [ Gr. mitari-dalana]

³²And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

³²Ary izao no tenin'ny Soratra Masina novakiny: Nentina hovonoina tahaka ny ondry Izy, Ary tsy niloa-bava, Tahaka ny zanak'ondry moana eo anoloan'ny mpanety azy;

³³In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³³Ny fietren-tena no nanaovana Azy resy lahatra; Ary iza no hahalaza ny amin'ny niara-belona taminy ? Fa ny ainy nesorina tamin'ny tany (Isa. 53. 7, 8). [ Na: ny fianakaviany]

³⁴And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?

³⁴Ary ilay tandapa namaly an'i Filipo ka nanao hoe: Masona ianao, iza moa no lazain'ny mpaminany amin'izany? Ny tenany va, sa olon-kafa?

³⁵And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.

³⁵Ary Filipo niloa-bava, dia nanomboka teo amin'izany Soratra Masina izany nitory an'i Jesosy taminy.

³⁶And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

³⁶Ary raha nandeha teny an-dalana izy, dia tonga teo amin'izay nisy rano; ary hoy ilay tandapa: Indro rano, ka inona moa no misakana ahy tsy hatao batisa?

³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

³⁷[ Ampio hoe: 37 Dia hoy Filipo: raha mino amin'ny fonao rehetra ianao, dia azo atao ihany. Ary namaly izy ka nanao hoe: Mino aho fa Kristy no Zanak'Andriamanitra]

³⁹But when they came up out of the water [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.

³⁸Dia nasainy najanona ny kalesy; ary izy roa lahy, dia Filipo sy ilay tandapa, nidina ho eo amin'ny rano; dia nataony batisa izy.

⁴⁰And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

³⁹Ary rehefa niakatra avy teo amin'ny rano izy roa lahy, dia nentin'ny Fanahin'ny Tompo Filipo ka tsy hitan'ilay tandapa intsony; fa nandeha tamin'ny nalehany izy sady nifaly.Fa Filipo hita tany Azota, dia nitory ny filazantsara tany amin'ny tanàna rehetra izay nalehany ambara-pahatongany tany Kaisaria.

⁴⁰Fa Filipo hita tany Azota, dia nitory ny filazantsara tany amin'ny tanàna rehetra izay nalehany ambara-pahatongany tany Kaisaria.