¹[Ny namalian'i Petera ny olona izay nanome tsiny azy] Ary ny Apostoly sy ny rahalahy izay tany Jodia dia nahare fa ny jentilisa koa efa nandray ny tenin'Andriamanitra.

¹And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,

²Ary nony tafakatra tany Jerosalema Petera, dia nila ady taminy ny mino izay isan'ny voafora

²and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,

³ka nanao hoe: Efa niantrano tany amin'ny olona tsy voafora ianao sady niara-nihinana taminy.

³saying — `Unto men uncircumcised thou didst go in, and didst eat with them!`

⁴Ary Petera dia nitantara izany taminy hatramin'ny niandohany ka nanao hoe:

⁴And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,

⁵Tany an-tanàna Jopa aho ka nivavaka, ary azon-tsindrimandry aho, dia nahita fahitana, ka, indro, nisy zavatra nidina avy tany an-danitra toa lamba lehibe nampidinina tamin'ny zorony efatra, dia nankeo amiko izany;

⁵`I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of the heaven, and it came unto me;

⁶ary raha nijery sy nandinika azy aho, dia hitako ny biby etỳ an-tany, izay manan-tongotra efatra, sy ny bibi-dia sy ny zava-mandady sy mikisaka ary ny voro-manidina koa.

⁶at which having looked stedfastly, I was considering, and I saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of heaven;

⁷Ary nandre feo koa aho nanao tamiko hoe: Mitsangàna, ry Petera, vonoy, ka hano.

⁷and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;

⁸Fa hoy izaho: Sanatria, Tompoko! fa tsy mbola niditra tamin'ny vavako izay zava-padina na tsy madio.

⁸and I said, Not so, Lord; because anything common or unclean hath at no time entered into my mouth;

⁹Ary nisy feo avy tany an-danitra namaly fanindroany hoe: Izay efa nodiovin'Andriamanitra aza ataonao ho fady.

⁹and a voice did answer me a second time out of the heaven, What God did cleanse, thou — declare not thou common.

¹⁰Ary intelo no nanaovana izany, dia nosarihana niakatra tany an-danitra indray izany rehetra izany.

¹⁰`And this happened thrice, and again was all drawn up to the heaven,

¹¹Ary tamin'izay dia, Indreo, nisy telo lahy nijanona teo anoloan'ny trano nitoeranay, izay iraka avy tany Kaisaria hankeo amiko.

¹¹and, lo, immediately, three men stood at the house in which I was, having been sent from Cesarea unto me,

¹²Dia nasain'ny Fanahy hiaraka tamin'ireo aho ka tsy hizaha tavan'olona na dia kely akory aza. Ary niaraka tamiko koa ireto rahalahy enina ireto, ka niditra tao an-tranon-dralehilahy izahay.

¹²and the Spirit said to me to go with them, nothing doubting, and these six brethren also went with me, and we did enter into the house of the man,

¹³Ary nambarany taminay ny nahitany ny anjely nitsangana tao an-tranony ka nanao hoe: Maniraha ho any Jopa, ka ampanalao Simona, izay atao hoe koa Petera;

¹³he declared also to us how he saw the messenger in his house standing, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

¹⁴izy hilaza teny aminao, izay hamonjena anao sy ny ankohonanao rehetra.

¹⁴who shall speak sayings by which thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

¹⁵Ary raha vao niteny aho, dia nilatsaka taminy ny Fanahy Masina tahaka ny tamintsika fahiny.

¹⁵`And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit did fall upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning,

¹⁶Dia nahatsiaro ny tenin'ny Tompo aho, izay nolazainy hoe: Jaona nanao batisa tamin'ny rano, fa ianareo kosa dia hatao batisa amin'ny Fanahy Masina.

¹⁶and I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;

¹⁷Koa raha mba homen'Andriamanitra azy ny fanomezana, tahaka antsika fony isika vao nino an'i Jesosy Kristy Tompo dia iza moa aho no hahasakana an'Andriamanitra?

¹⁷if then the equal gift God did give to them as also to us, having believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, I — how was I able to withstand God?`

¹⁸Ary rehefa nandre izany ireo, dia nangina sady nankalaza an'Andriamanitra ka nanao hoe: Efa nomen'Andriamanitra ny jentilisa koa ny fibebahana hahazoany fiainana.

¹⁸And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, `Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.`

¹⁹[Ny nandrosoan'ny tenin'Andriamanitra tao Antiokia, sy ny nampianaran'i Barnabasy sy Saoly tao] Ary izay niely noho ny fanenjehana tamin'i Stefana dia nandeha hatrany, Foinika sy Kyprosy ary Antiokia, nefa tsy nitoriteny tamin'ny olona izy, afa-tsy tamin'ny Jiosy ihany.

¹⁹Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through unto Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only;

²⁰Ary ny sasany tamin'ireny, dia lehilahy avy any Kyprosy sy Kyrena izay tonga tany Antiokia, dia niresaka tamin'ny jentilisa koa ka nitory an'i Jesosy Tompo. [ Gr. Grika; na Helenista]

²⁰and there were certain of them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who having entered into Antioch, were speaking unto the Hellenists, proclaiming good news — the Lord Jesus,

²¹Ary ny tanan'ny Tompo nomba azy ireo, ka maro no isan'izay nino sy niverina ho amin'ny Tompo.

²¹and the hand of the Lord was with them, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.

²²Ary ren'ny sofin'ny fiangonana tany Jerosalema ny amin'ireo, dia naniraka an'i Barnabasy izy handeha hatrany Antiokia.

²²And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that [is] in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch,

²³Ary rehefa tonga izy ka nahita ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra, dia faly ka nananatra azy rehetra haharitra hiray amin'ny Tompo amin'ny fo minia fatratra.

²³who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,

²⁴Fa lehilahy tsara fanahy izy sady feno ny Fanahy Masina sy finoana; ary maro be ny olona nanampy ho an'ny Tompo.

²⁴because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.

²⁵Dia lasa Barnabasy nankany Tarsosy hitady an'i Saoly.

²⁵And Barnabas went forth to Tarsus, to seek for Saul,

²⁶Ary rehefa nahita azy izy, dia nitondra azy hankany Antiokia. Ary niara-niasa tao amin'ny fiangonana hatramin'ny herintaona ngarangidina izy roa lahy ka nampianatra olona maro; ary tany Antiokia no voalohany nanaovana ny anaran'ny mpianatra hoe.

²⁶and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.

²⁷[Ny naminanian'i Agabo fa hisy mosary] Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia nisy mpaminany sasany avy tany Jerosalema nankany Antiokia.

²⁷And in those days there came from Jerusalem prophets to Antioch,

²⁸Ary nitsangana ny anankiray tamin'ireny, izay atao hoe Agabo, fa voatsindrin'ny Fanahy izy ka nilaza fa hisy mosary be eran'ny tany rehetra. Ary dia tonga izany tamin'ny andron'i Klaodio.

²⁸and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, did signify through the Spirit a great dearth is about to be throughout all the world — which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar —

²⁹Ary ny mpianatra ninia hampitondra zavatra araka ny ananany hamonjy ny rahalahy izay nonina tany Jodia.Dia nataony izany, ary ny tànan'i Barnabasy sy Saoly no nampitondrainy izany ho any amin'ny loholona. [ Gr. presbytera]

²⁹and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,

³⁰Dia nataony izany, ary ny tànan'i Barnabasy sy Saoly no nampitondrainy izany ho any amin'ny loholona. [ Gr. presbytera]

³⁰which also they did, having sent unto the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.