¹Ary raha mbola tany Korinto Apolosy, dia nitety ny tany ambony Paoly ka tonga tany Efesosy, dia nahita mpianatra sasany teo izy

¹And it came to pass, in Apollos` being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,

²ka nanao taminy hoe: Efa noraisinareo va ny Fanahy Masina, fony vao nino ianareo? Fa ireo nanao taminy hoe: Tsy renay akory fa efa nomena ny Fanahy Masina.

²he said unto them, `The Holy Spirit did ye receive — having believed?` and they said unto him, `But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;`

³Ary hoy Paoly: Ho amin'inona ary no nanaovana batisa anareo? Dia hoy ireo: Ho amin'ny batisan'i Jaona.

³and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?` and they said, `To John`s baptism.`

⁴Fa hoy Paoly: Jaona nanao ny batisan'ny fibebahana ka nilaza tamin'ny olona hino Izay ho avy manaraka azy, dia Jesosy.

⁴And Paul said, `John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that in him who is coming after him they should believe — that is, in the Christ — Jesus;`

⁵Ary raha nahare izany izy, dia natao batisa ho amin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo.

⁵and they, having heard, were baptized — to the name of the Lord Jesus,

⁶Ary rehefa nametrahan'i Paoly tanana izy, dia nilatsaka taminy ny Fanahy Masina; ary niteny tamin'ny teny tsy fantatra izy sady naminany.

⁶and Paul having laid on them [his] hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,

⁷Ary tokony ho roa ambin'ny folo lahy no isan'izy rehetra.

⁷and all the men were, as it were, twelve.

⁸Ary Paoly niditra tao amin'ny synagoga ka niteny tamin'ny fahasahiana, dia niady hevitra telo volana ka nampanaiky ny amin'ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra.

⁸And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

⁹Fa raha nikiribiby ny sasany ka tsy nanaiky, fa niteny ratsy izany fampianarana izany teo imason'ny olona maro, dia niala tamin'ireo izy ka nitondra ny mpianatra nitokana, dia niady hevitra isan'andro tao amin'ny trano fampianaran'i Tyrano. [ Gr. lalana]

⁹and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

¹⁰Ary naharitra roa taona ngarangidina izany, ka dia nandre ny tenin'ny Tompo izay rehetra nonina tany Asia, na Jiosy na jentilisa. [ Gr. Grika]

¹⁰And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks,

¹¹Ary ny tànan'i Paoly no nanaovan'Andriamanitra fahagagana lehibe maro,

¹¹mighty works also — not common — was God working through the hands of Paul,

¹²ka dia ny mosara sy ny fiaron'akanjo teny aminy no nentina hatao amin'ny marary, dia sitrana ny aretiny, ary nivoaka ny fanahy ratsy.

¹²so that even unto the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the sicknesses departed from them; the evil spirits also went forth from them.

¹³Ary nisy Jiosy sasany, mpiriorio mamoaka fanahy ratsy, izay ninia nanonona ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo koa teo ambonin'ny manana fanahy ratsy ka nanao hoe: Mampianiana anareo amin'i Jesosy Izay torin'i Paoly aho.

¹³And certain of the wandering exorcist Jews, took upon [them] to name over those having the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, `We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul doth preach;`

¹⁴Ary nisy fito mirahalahy, zanak'i Skeva, Jiosy, lohan'ny mpisorona, izay nanao izany.

¹⁴and there were certain — seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest — who are doing this thing;

¹⁵Ary ny fanahy ratsy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Fantatro Jesosy, ary fantatro koa Paoly; fa mba iza kosa moa ianareo?

¹⁵and the evil spirit, answering, said, `Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye — who are ye?`

¹⁶Ary ny lehilahy izay nanana ny fanahy ratsy dia niantsambotra tamin'ireo ary nahery ka naharesy azy roa lahy, dia nandositra niala tamin'izany trano izany ireo sady nitanjaka no voaratra.

¹⁶And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,

¹⁷Ary fantatry ny Jiosy sy ny jentilisa rehetra izay nonina tany Efesosy izany; dia raiki-tahotra ny olona rehetra ka nankalaza ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo.

¹⁷and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified,

¹⁸Ary maro izay nino dia tonga ka niaiky sy nilaza ny asany.

¹⁸many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,

¹⁹Ary maro ny mpanao ody no nanangona ny bokiny ka nandoro azy teo imason'ny olona rehetra; ary nony voatontaly ny tokom-bidiny, dia hita fa volafotsy dimy alina izany.

¹⁹and many of those who had practised the curious arts, having brought the books together, were burning [them] before all; and they reckoned together the prices of them, and found [it] five myriads of silverlings;

²⁰Fatratra toy izany no fandroson'ny tenin'Andriamanitra sy ny heriny.

²⁰so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.

²¹Ary rehefa vita izany zavatra izany, Paoly dia nikasa tao am-pony handeha hamaky an'i Makedonia sy Akaia aloha vao hankany Jerosalema ka nanao hoe: Rehefa tonga any aho, dia tsy maintsy hahita an'i Roma koa.

²¹And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on to Jerusalem, saying — `After my being there, it behoveth me also to see Rome;`

²²Ary ny roa lahy tamin'izay nanompo ary, dia Timoty sy Erasto, no nirahiny nankany Makedonia; fa izy mbola nitoetra tany Asia andro vitsivitsy kosa.

²²and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him — Timotheus and Erastus — he himself stayed a time in Asia.

²³[Ny tabataba nataon'i Demetrio sy ny namany tao Efesosy] Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia nisy tabataba be ihany ny amin'izany fampianarana izany. [ Gr. lalana]

²³And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,

²⁴Fa nisy lehilahy anankiray atao hoe Demetrio, mpanefy volafotsy, izay nanao sarin'ny tempolin'i Diana tamin'ny volafotsy, dia nampahazo harena be ny mpanefy; [ Gr. Artemisy]

²⁴for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

²⁵ireny mbamin'ny mpanao zavatra hafa koa toy izany dia nantsoiny hiangona ka nilazany hoe: Tompokolahy, fantatrareo fa amin'izao tao-zavatra izao no ahazoantsika harena.

²⁵whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, `Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;

²⁶Ary hitanareo sy renareo fa tsy eto Efesosy ihany, fa saiky manerana an'i Asia rehetra dia mitaona olona betsaka izany Paoly izany ka mampivily ny samy manao hoe: Tsy Andriamanitra izay zavatra nataon-tanana.

²⁶and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;

²⁷Ka dia tsy izao raharahantsika izao ihany no ahina hatao ho zava-poana; fa ny tempolin'i Diana, andriamani-bavy lehibe, dia hatao tsinontsinona koa aza, ka ho afa-boninahitra ilay ivavahan'i Asia rehetra sy izao tontolo izao.

²⁷and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the great goddess Artemis the temple is to be reckoned for nothing, and also her greatness is about to be brought down, whom all Asia and the world doth worship.`

²⁸Ary rehefa nandre izany izy ireo, dia tezitra loatra ka niantso hoe: Lehibe Dianan'ny Efesiana!

²⁸And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, `Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!`

²⁹Ary nanerana ny tanàna ny tabataba; ary rehefa nisarika an'i Gaio sy Aristarko, lehilahy Makedoniana niara-dia tamin'i Paoly, izy, dia niray saina niriotra ho ao an-trano filalaovana.

²⁹and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul`s fellow-travellers.

³⁰Ary raha te-hiditra ho any amin'ny olona Paoly, dia tsy navelan'ny mpianatra.

³⁰And on Paul`s purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,

³¹Ary ny lehibe sasany tany Asia, izay sakaizany, dia nampitondra teny nananatra azy mba tsy ho sahy hiditra ao an-trano filalaovana. [ Gr. Asiarka]

³¹and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating him not to venture himself into the theatre.

³²Ary ny sasany niantso zavatra iray, ary ny sasany kosa zavatra hafa; fa nihorikorika ny olona vory; koa ny ankamaroany tsy nahalala izay anton'ny niangonany teo.

³²Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;

³³Ary nisy nisarika an'i Aleksandro avy teo amin'ny vahoaka, fa ny Jiosy nanesika azy handroso. Ary Aleksandro nanofa tanana, fa ta-handaha-teny hiala tsiny tamin'ny olona.

³³and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander — the Jews thrusting him forward — and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,

³⁴Fa rehefa fantatry ny olona fa Jiosy, izy dia niredona niantso tokony ho ora roa izy rehetra hoe: Lehibe Dianan'ny Efesiana!

³⁴and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, `Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!`

³⁵Ary ny mpitahiry ny didy dia nampangina ny olona ka nanao hoe: Ry lehilahy Efesiana, iza no olona tsy mahalala fa ny tanànan'ny Efesiana no mpitahiry an'i Diana lehibe sy ny sarin-javatra izay latsaka avy tamin'i Jopitera ? [ Gr. Zeosy]

³⁵And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, `Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?

³⁶Ary satria tsy azo toherina izany, dia tokony hangina ianareo ka tsy hanao na inona na inona an-kamehana.

³⁶these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

³⁷Fa nentinareo etỳ ireo lehilahy ireo, izay tsy nandroba tempoly, na niteny ratsy ny andriamanitsika.

³⁷`For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;

³⁸Koa raha manan-teny hifamaliana amin'olona Demetrio sy ny mpanefy izay momba azy, aoka hifandahatra izy, fa misy ihany ny andro hitsarana, ary ao ihany koa ireo governora.

³⁸if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court [days] are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.

³⁹Fa raha mitady zavatra hafa kosa ianareo, dia hotsaraina amin'izay fivoriana voatendrin'ny lalàna.

³⁹`And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined;

⁴⁰Fa andrao ampangaina isika noho ny tabataba tsy misy antony izay niseho androany, ka tsy hita izay hilazantsika izao fampitairana izao.Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nampirava ny olona vory teo.

⁴⁰for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse;`

⁴¹Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nampirava ny olona vory teo.

⁴¹and these things having said, he dismissed the assembly.