¹[Ny amin'ny fitsanganan'ny maty] Ary ampahafantariko anareo, ry rahalahy, ny filazantsara izay notoriko taminareo sy noraisinareo sady iorenanareo,

¹And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,

²izay amonjena anareo koa, raha tananareo tsara araka izay teny notoriko taminareo, raha tsy nino foana ianareo.

²through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,

³Fa natolotro anareo ho isan'ny zavatra voalohany indrindra ilay noraisiko, dia izao: Kristy maty noho ny fahotantsika araka ny Soratra Masina,

³for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

⁴dia nalevina, ary natsangana tamin'ny andro fahatelo araka ny Soratra Masina;

⁴and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,

⁵ary niseho tamin'i Kefasy Izy, dia vao tamin'ny roa ambin'ny folo lahy koa.

⁵and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,

⁶Rehefa afaka izany, dia niseho tamin'ny rahalahy tsy omby dimam-jato Izy, ny ankamaroan'ireny dia mbola velona mandraka ankehitriny, fa ny sasany efa nodi-mandry.

⁶afterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;

⁷Rehefa afaka izany, dia niseho tamin'i Jakoba Izy, dia tamin'ny Apostoly rehetra.

⁷afterwards he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

⁸Ary faran'izy rehetra, izaho, izay toy ny tsy tonga volana aza, dia mba nisehoany koa.

⁸And last of all — as to the untimely birth — he appeared also to me,

⁹Fa izaho dia ambany indrindra amin'ny Apostoly ka tsy miendrika hatao hoe Apostoly, satria efa nanenjika ny fiangonan'Andriamanitra aho. [ Gr. eklesia]

⁹for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

¹⁰Fa ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra no nahatoy izao ahy; ary tsy foana ny fahasoavany ato amiko; fa efa niasa fatratra mihoatra noho izy rehetra aho, nefa tsy izaho, fa ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra no niara-niasa tamiko.

¹⁰and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that [is] towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that [is] with me;

¹¹Koa na izaho na ry zareo, dia araka izany no fitorinay, ary araka izany koa no ninoanareo.

¹¹whether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so ye did believe.

¹²Ary raha Kristy no torina fa natsangana tamin'ny maty, ahoana no ilazan'ny sasany eo aminareo fa tsy misy fitsanganan'ny maty?

¹²And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he hath risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?

¹³Fa raha tsy misy fitsanganan'ny maty, na dia Kristy aza dia tsy natsangana;

¹³and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;

¹⁴ary raha tsy natsangana Kristy, dia foana ny toriteninay, ary foana koa ny finoanareo.

¹⁴and if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,

¹⁵Ary dia hita ho vavolombelona mandainga ny amin'Andriamanitra izahay, satria efa nilaza fa Andriamanitra no nanangana an'i Kristy; nefa raha tsy hatsangana ny maty, dia tsy mba natsangany Izy.

¹⁵and we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise;

¹⁶Fa raha tsy hatsangana ny maty, na dia Kristy koa aza dia tsy natsangana;

¹⁶for if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen,

¹⁷ary raha tsy natsangana Kristy, dia foana ny finoanareo; ary mbola ao amin'ny fahotanareo ihany ianareo;

¹⁷and if Christ hath not risen, vain is your faith, ye are yet in your sins;

¹⁸dia very koa izay efa nodimandry ao amin'i Kristy.

¹⁸then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;

¹⁹Raha amin'izao fiainana izao ihany no anantenantsika an'i Kristy, dia mahantra indrindra noho ny olona rehetra isika.

¹⁹if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.

²⁰Nefa tsy izany, fa efa natsangana tamin'ny maty tokoa Kristy ho santatr'izay efa nodi-mandry.

²⁰And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead — the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

²¹Ary satria ny olona iray no nisehoan'ny fahafatesana, dia ny Olona iray kosa no nisehoan'ny fitsanganan'ny maty.

²¹for since through man [is] the death, also through man [is] a rising again of the dead,

²²Fa tahaka ny ahafatesan'ny olona rehetra ao amin'i Adama no ahaveloman'ny olona rehetra kosa ao amin'i Kristy.

²²for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,

²³Nefa samy amin'ny filaharany avy: Kristy no santatra; rehefa afaka izany, dia izay an'i Kristy amin'ny fihaviany.

²³and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ`s, in his presence,

²⁴Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia avy ny farany, ka amin'izay dia hatolony ho an'Andriamanitra Ray ny fanjakana, rehefa nofoanany ny fanapahana rehetra sy ny fahefana rehetra ary ny hery rehetra.

²⁴then — the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power —

²⁵Fa tsy maintsy manjaka Izy, mandra-panaony ny fahavalony rehetra ho eo ambanin'ny tongony (Sal. 110. 1).

²⁵for it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet —

²⁶Ny fahafatesana no fahavalo farany horesena.

²⁶the last enemy is done away — death;

²⁷Fa ny zavatra rehetra efa nampanekeny ho eo ambanin'ny tongony (Sal. 8. 6). Fa na dia hataony hoe aza: Ny zavatra rehetra no nampanekena, dia fantatra marina fa tsy mba isan'izany Izay nampanaiky ny zavatra rehetra Azy.

²⁷for all things He did put under his feet, and, when one may say that all things have been subjected, [it is] evident that He is excepted who did subject the all things to him,

²⁸Ary rehefa nampanekena Azy ny zavatra rehetra, dia ny tenan'ny Zanaka koa aza no hanaiky Izay nampanaiky ny zavatra rehetra Azy, mba tsy hisy fototra sy antony afa-tsy Andriamanitra ihany. [ Gr. mba ho zavatra rehetra amin'izy rehetra Andriamanitra]

²⁸and when the all things may be subjected to him, then the Son also himself shall be subject to Him, who did subject to him the all things, that God may be the all in all.

²⁹Raha tsy izany, hanao ahoana izay atao batisa ny amin'ny maty? Raha tsy hatsangana mihitsy ny maty, nahoana ireny no atao batisa ny aminy? [ Na: nisolo]

²⁹Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?

³⁰Ary nahoana izahay no manao vy very ny ainay mandrakariva?

³⁰why also do we stand in peril every hour?

³¹Lazaiko marina, ry rahalahy, amin'ny fireharehako noho ny aminareo, izay ananako ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy Tompontsika, fa maty isan'andro aho. [ Na: Mianiana aho]

³¹Every day do I die, by the glorying of you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord:

³²Raha araka ny fanaon'olona no niadiako tamin'ny bibi-dia tany Efesosy, inona no soa azoko amin'izany? Raha tsy hatsangana ny maty, dia aoka isika hihinana sy hisotro, fa rahampitso dia ho faty (Isa. 22. 13). [ Na: inona no soa azoko, raha tsy atsangana ny maty? Aoka isika hihinana]

³²if after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!

³³Aza mety hofitahina ianareo; ny fikambanana amin'ny ratsy manimba ny fitondran-tena tsara.

³³Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

³⁴Mifohaza tsara, ary aza manota; fa ny sasany tsy manana ny fahalalana an'Andriamanitra; ny hampahamenatra anareo no ilazako izany. [ Na: Mifohaza ho amin'ny fahamarinana]

³⁴awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say [it].

³⁵Fa hisy hanao hoe: Hatao ahoana ary no fanangana ny maty? Ary tena manao ahoana no hisehoany?

³⁵But some one will say, `How do the dead rise?

³⁶Ry adala, izay afafinao tsy hovelomina, raha tsy maty aloha;

³⁶unwise! thou — what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

³⁷ary izay afafinao, tsy dia ny tenany izay ho avy no afafinao, fa ny voa fotsiny ihany, na voambary, na voa hafa; [ vary tritrika]

³⁷and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,

³⁸fa Andriamanitra manome azy tena araka izay sitraky ny fony, ary ny voany rehetra dia samy omeny ny tenany avy.

³⁸and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.

³⁹Tsy mitovy ny nofo rehetra; fa hafa ny an'ny olona, ary hafa ny nofon'ny biby, ary hafa ny nofon'ny vorona, ary hafa ny an'ny hazandrano.

³⁹All flesh [is] not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds;

⁴⁰Ary misy tenan'ny any an-danitra, ary misy tenan'ny etỳ an-tany; fa hafa ny voninahitry ny any an-danitra, ary hafa ny an'ny etỳ an-tany.

⁴⁰and [there are] heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but one [is] the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly;

⁴¹Hafa ny voninahitry ny masoandro, ary hafa ny voninahitry ny volana, ary hafa ny voninahitry ny kintana; fa ny kintana anankiray dia hafa voninahitra noho ny kintana anankiray.

⁴¹one glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star from star doth differ in glory.

⁴²Dia toy izany koa ny fitsanganan'ny maty: Afafy amin'ny fahalòvana izy, atsangana amin'ny tsi-fahalòvana;

⁴²So also [is] the rising again of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

⁴³afafy amin'ny fahafaham-boninahitra izy, atsangana amin'ny voninahitra; afafy amin'ny fahalemena izy, atsangana amin'ny hery;

⁴³it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

⁴⁴afafy tena araka ny fomban'aina izy, atsangana ho tena araka ny fombam-panahy. Raha misy tena araka ny fomban'aina, dia misy araka ny fombam-panahy koa.

⁴⁴it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body; there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body;

⁴⁵Ary araka izany koa no voasoratra hoe: Adama voalohan-dahy natao manan'aina (Gen. 2. 7); Adama farany natao fanahy mahavelona.

⁴⁵so also it hath been written, `The first man Adam became a living creature,` the last Adam [is] for a life-giving spirit,

⁴⁶Anefa tsy izay amin'ny fanahy no voalohany, fa izay amin'ny manan'aina, dia vao izay amin'ny fanahy.

⁴⁶but that which is spiritual [is] not first, but that which [was] natural, afterwards that which [is] spiritual.

⁴⁷Ny olona voalohany avy amin'ny tany, dia tany; ny olona faharoa dia avy any an-danitra.

⁴⁷The first man [is] out of the earth, earthy; the second man [is] the Lord out of heaven;

⁴⁸Izay amin'ny tany dia tahaka ilay amin'ny tany; ary izay any an-danitra dia tahaka Ilay any an-danitra.

⁴⁸as [is] the earthy, such [are] also the earthy; and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] also the heavenly;

⁴⁹Ary toy ny nitondrantsika ny endriky ny amin'ny tany no hitondrantsika ny endrik'ilay any an-danitra koa.

⁴⁹and, according as we did bear the image of the earthy, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly.

⁵⁰Fa izao no lazaiko, ry rahalahy: Ny nofo aman-drà tsy mahazo mandova ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra, ary ny fahalòvana tsy mandova ny tsi-fahalòvana.

⁵⁰And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood the reign of God is not able to inherit, nor doth the corruption inherit the incorruption;

⁵¹Indro, zava-miafina no ambarako aminareo: tsy hodi-mandry avokoa isika rehetra,

⁵¹lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;

⁵²fa vetivety, toy ny indray mipi-maso, rehefa maneno ny trompetra farany, dia hovana isika rehetra; fa hotsofina ny trompetra, ary ny maty hatsangana tsy ho lò intsony, ary isika hovana.

⁵²in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we — we shall be changed:

⁵³Fa ity mety lò ity tsy maintsy hitafy ny tsi-fahalòvana, ary ity mety maty ity tsy maintsy hitafy ny tsi-fahafatesana.

⁵³for it behoveth this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;

⁵⁴Fa rehefa mitafy ny tsi-fahalòvana ity mety maty ity, ary mitafy ny tsi-fahafatesana ity mety maty ity, dia ho tanteraka ny teny voasoratra hoe: Ny fahafatesana noresena ka levona (Isa. 25. 8). [ Gr. voatelina ka resy]

⁵⁴and when this corruptible may have put on incorruption, and this mortal may have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the word that hath been written, `The Death was swallowed up — to victory;

⁵⁵Ry fahafatesana ô, aiza ny fandresenao? Ry fahafatesana ô, aiza ny fanindronanao? (Hos. 13. 14).

⁵⁵where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?`

⁵⁶Fa ny ota no fanindronan'ny fahafatesana; ary ny lalàna no herin'ny ota.

⁵⁶and the sting of the death [is] the sin, and the power of the sin the law;

⁵⁷Fa isaorana anie Andriamanitra, Izay manome antsika ny fandresena amin'ny alalan'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika.Koa amin'izany, ry rahalahy malalako, dia miorena tsara, aza miova, ary mahefà be mandrakariva amin'ny asan'ny Tompo, satria fantatrareo fa tsy foana tsy akory ny fikelezanareo aina ao amin'ny Tompo.

⁵⁷and to God — thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;

⁵⁸Koa amin'izany, ry rahalahy malalako, dia miorena tsara, aza miova, ary mahefà be mandrakariva amin'ny asan'ny Tompo, satria fantatrareo fa tsy foana tsy akory ny fikelezanareo aina ao amin'ny Tompo.

⁵⁸so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.