¹But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest

¹[Ny niovan'i Saoly ho Kristiana] Ary Saoly mbola nifofofofo fandrahonana sy famonoana tamin'ny mpianatry ny Tompo ihany, dia nankao amin'ny mpisoronabe izy

²and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the way, both men and women, he might bring [them] bound to Jerusalem.

²ka nangataka taratasy taminy ho any amin'ny synagoga any Damaskosy, mba ho entiny mifatotra ho any Jerosalema izay rehetra hitany momba izany fampianarana izany, na lahy na vavy. [Gr: lalana]

³But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

³Ary raha nandeha izy, dia tonga teo akaikin'i Damaskosy; ary nisy mazava avy tany an-danitra nanelatretatra tampoka manodidina azy;

⁴and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

⁴dia lavo tamin'ny tany izy ka nandre feo nanao taminy hoe: Saoly, Saoly, nahoana ianao no manenjika Ahy?

⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.

⁵Ary hoy izy: Iza moa ianao, Tompoko? Dia hoy Izy: Izaho no Jesosy Izay enjehinao;

⁶But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

⁶fa mitsangàna, ka mankanesa ho any an-tanàna, dia holazaina aminao izay mety hataonao.

⁷But the men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no one.

⁷Ary ny olona izay nomba azy tamin'ny nalehany dia nitsangana tsy nahateny, ary nandre ny feo izy, nefa tsy nahita olona.

⁸And Saul rose up from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw no one. But leading [him] by the hand they brought him into Damascus.

⁸Ary Saoly nitsangana tamin'ny tany, ary rehefa nahirany ny masony, dia tsy nahita na inona na inona izy; ary ireo nitantana azy ka nitondra azy ho any Damaskosy.

⁹And he was three days without seeing, and neither ate nor drank.

⁹Ary tsy nahita izy hateloana sady tsy nihinana na nisotro.

¹⁰And there was a certain disciple in Damascus by name Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, [here am] I, Lord.

¹⁰Ary nisy mpianatra anankiray tany Damaskosy, atao hoe Ananiasy; ary hoy ny Tompo taminy tamin'ny fahitana: Ry Ananiasy. Dia hoy izy: Inty aho, Tompoko.

¹¹And the Lord [said] to him, Rise up and go into the street which is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas one by name Saul, [he is] of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,

¹¹Ary hoy ny Tompo taminy: Mitsangàna, ka mandehana any amin'ny lalana atao hoe Imahitsy, ka izahao ao an-tranon'i Jodasy izay lehilahy atao hoe Saoly avy any Tarsosy; fa, indro, efa mivavaka izy;

¹²and has seen [in a vision] a man by name Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he should see.

¹²ary izy efa nahita lehilahy atao hoe Ananiasy niditra ka nametra-tanana taminy, mba hahiratra indray ny masony.

¹³And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem;

¹³Ary Ananiasy namaly hoe: Tompoko, efa reko tamin'ny maro ny haben'ny ratsy nataon'izany lehilahy izany tamin'ny olonao masina tany Jerosalema.

¹⁴and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.

¹⁴Ary manana fahefanay koa avy tamin'ny mpisoronabe izy hamatotra izay rehetra miantso ny anaranao.

¹⁵And the Lord said to him, Go, for this [man] is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and [the] sons of Israel:

¹⁵Fa hoy ny Tompo taminy: Mandehana, fa fanaka voafidy izy ho fitondrana ny anarako eo anatrehan'ny jentilisa sy ny mpanjaka ary ny Zanak'isiraely;

¹⁶for *I* will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name.

¹⁶fa hasehoko azy ny habetsahan'izay tsy maintsy hiaretany ho voninahitry ny anarako.

¹⁷And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁷Ary nandeha Ananiasy ka niditra tao an-trano, dia nametra-tanana taminy ka nanao hoe Ry Saoly rahalahy, ny Tompo, dia Jesosy Izay niseho taminao teo amin'ny lalana nalehanao, no efa naniraka ahy, mba hahiratan'ny masonao, ary mba ho feno ny Fanahy Masina ianao.

¹⁸And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;

¹⁸Ary niaraka tamin'izay dia nisy zavatra toy ny kiran'ny hazandrano niala avy tamin'ny masony, dia nahiratra izy ka nitsangana, dia natao batisa;

¹⁹and, having received food, got strength. And he was with the disciples who [were] in Damascus certain days.

¹⁹ary nihinan-kanina izy ka dia natanjaka. [Ny nitorian'i Saoly tany Damaskosy sy Jerosalema] Ary Saoly nitoetra andro vitsivitsy teo amin'ny mpianatra tany Damaskosy.

²⁰And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that *he* is the Son of God.

²⁰Ary niaraka tamin'izay dia nitory teo amin'ny synagoga izy ka nilaza an'i Jesosy fa Zanak'Andriamanitra.

²¹And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this *he* who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

²¹Ary talanjona izay rehetra nandre ka nanao hoe: Tsy ity va ilay nandringana izay niantso izany anarana izany tany Jerosalema? ary tongay koa izy mba hitondra azy mifatotra ho any amin'ny mpisoronabe.

²²But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²²Ary Saoly mainka nihahery, dia nandresy lahatra ny Jiosy izay nonina tany Damaskosy ka naneho marimarina fa Jesosy no Kristy. [ Gr. Ity]

²³Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.

²³Ary rehefa afaka andro maromaro, dia nihendry hamono azy ny Jiosy;

²⁴But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched also the gates both day and night, that they might kill him;

²⁴nefa fantatr'i Saoly ny fihendreny. Ary izy ireo niambina ny vavahady andro aman'alina hamonoany azy.

²⁵but the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

²⁵Fa ny mpianany naka azy nony alina ka nampidina azy tamin'ny sobiky avy eo amin'ny mànda.

²⁶And having arrived at Jerusalem he essayed to join himself to the disciples, and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

²⁶Ary rehefa tonga tany Jerosalema Saoly, dia nitady hiray tamin'ny mpianatra; fa izy rehetra natahotra azy ka tsy nino azy ho mpianatra.

²⁷But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

²⁷Fa Barnabasy naka azy ka nitondra azy ho any amin'ny Apostoly, dia nanambara taminy ny nahitany ny Tompo sy ny nitenenany taminy teny an-dalana ary ny fahasahiany nitory ny anaran'i Jesosy tany Damaskosy.

²⁸And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem,

²⁸Ary izy niara-niditra sy nivoaka tamin'ireo tany Jerosalema,

²⁹and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they sought to kill him.

²⁹sady nitory tamin'ny anaran'ny Tompo tamin'ny fahasahiana ary niresaka sy niady hevitra tamin'ny Helenista; fa ireny nitady hahafaty azy.

³⁰And the brethren knowing it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

³⁰Ary rehefa fantatry ny rahalahy izany, dia nentiny nidina nankany Kaisaria izy ka nampandehaniny ho any Tarsosy.

³¹The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

³¹Dia nanam-piadanana ny fiangonana eran'i Jodia sy Galilia ary Samaria rehetra, sady nandroso tsara sy nandeha tamin'ny fahatahorana ny Tompo sy ny famporisihan'ny Fanahy ka nihamaro.

³²Now it came to pass that Peter, passing through all [quarters], descended also to the saints who inhabited Lydda.

³²[Ny nandehanan'i Petera nitety tany, sy ny nananganany an'i Dorkasy tamin'ny maty] Ary raha nandeha nitety ny tany rehetra Petera, dia nidina ho any amin'ny olona masina nonina tany Lyda koa.

³³And he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name, who had been lying for eight years upon a couch, who was paralysed.

³³Ary izy nahita lehilahy anankiray teo, atao hoe Enea, izay efa nandry valo taona teo am-parafara, fa mararin'ny paralysisa.

³⁴And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.

³⁴Ary hoy Petera taminy: Ry Enea, manasitrana anao Jesosy Kristy; mitsangàna, ka amboary ny fandrianao. Dia nitsangana niaraka tamin'izay izy.

³⁵And all who inhabited Lydda and the Saron saw him, who turned to the Lord.

³⁵Ary nahita azy izay rehetra nonina tany Lyda sy Sarôna, ka dia niverina ho amin'ny Tompo.

³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

³⁶Ary tany Jopa nisy vehivavy mpianatra atao hoe Tabita, izany hoe, raha adika, Dorkasy; ary be ny asa soa sy ny fiantrana izay nataon'izany vehivavy izany. [ Dorkasy = Gazela; izahao 2 Sam. 2,18]

³⁷And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in [the] upper room.

³⁷Ary narary izy tamin'izany andro izany, ka dia maty; ary rehefa nampandroiny ny faty, dia napetrany tao an-trano ambony.

³⁸But Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, beseeching him, Thou must not delay coming to us.

³⁸Ary satria Lyda akaikin'i Jopa, ary ny mpianatra nandre fa efa tonga ao Petera, dia naniraka roa lahy izy hangataka azy hoe: Aza misalasala hankatỳ aminay.

³⁹And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

³⁹Dia nitsangana Petera ka nandeha niaraka taminy. Ary nony tonga izy, dia nentiny tany an-trano ambony; ary ny mpitondratena rehetra nitsangana teo anilany ka nitomany sady nampiseho ny akanjo sy lamba izay nozairin'i Dorkasy fony fahavelony.

⁴⁰But Peter, putting them all out, and kneeling down, prayed. And, turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.

⁴⁰Ary navoak'i Petera avokoa izy rehetra, dia nandohalika izy ka nivavaka; ary nitodika nanatrika ny faty izy ka nanao hoe: Ry Tabita, mitsangàna. Dia nahirany ny masony; ary raha nahita an'i Petera izy, dia niarina.

⁴¹And having given her [his] hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.

⁴¹Ary Petera nanolo-tanana azy ka nanangana azy; ary rehefa niantso ny olona masina sy ny mpitondratena izy, dia nanolotra azy velona.

⁴²And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

⁴²Ary dia fantatra eran'i Jopa izany, ka maro no nino ny Tompo.Ary Petera nitoetra andro maromaro tany Jopa tao amin'i Simona mpandon-koditra.

⁴³And it came to pass that he remained many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.

⁴³Ary Petera nitoetra andro maromaro tany Jopa tao amin'i Simona mpandon-koditra.