¹Ary Paoly dia nibanjina ny Synedriona ka nanao hoe: Ry rahalahy, izaho nanompo an'Andriamanitra tamin'ny fieritreretana tsara mandraka androany.

¹And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, `Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;`

²Ary Ananiasy mpisoronabe nandidy izay nitsangana teo hamely ny vavany.

²and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,

³Ary hoy Paoly taminy: Andriamanitra mba hamely anao, ry rafi-bato voalalotra fotsy; fa ianao va mipetraka hitsara ahy araka ny lalàna, nefa asainao kapohina tsy araka ny lalàna aho?

³then Paul said unto him, `God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou — thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!`

⁴Ary izay nitsangana teo dia nanao hoe: Tevatevainao va ny mpisoronaben'Andriamanitra?

⁴And those who stood by said, `The chief priest of God dost thou revile?`

⁵Ary hoy Paoly: Tsy fantatro fa mpisoronabe izy, ry rahalahy; fa voasoratra hoe: Aza miteny ratsy ny mpanapaka ny firenenao (Eks. 22. 27).

⁵and Paul said, `I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;`

⁶Ary rehefa fantatr'i Paoly fa Sadoseo ny sasany, ary ny sasany kosa Fariseo, dia niantso teo amin'ny Synedriona izy ka nanao hoe: Ry rahalahy, izaho dia Fariseo, zanaky ny Fariseo; ny amin'ny fanantenana sy ny fitsanganan'ny maty no itsarana ahy.

⁶and Paul having known that the one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, `Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee — son of a Pharisee — concerning hope and rising again of dead men I am judged.`

⁷Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nifanditra ny Fariseo sy ny Sadoseo, ka nizara roa toko ny olona maro.

⁷And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,

⁸Fa ny Sadoseo manao hoe: Tsy misy fitsanganan'ny maty, sady tsy misy anjely na fanahy; fa ny Fariseo kosa manaiky izany avokoa.

⁸for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.

⁹Ary nisy antsoantso maharenina teo, ary ny mpanora-dalàna sasany, izay isan'ny antoko atao hoe Fariseo, nitsangana dia niady hevitra ka nanao hoe: Tsy hitanay izay helok'io lehilahy io; fa sao fanahy na anjely no niteny taminy.

⁹And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees` part having arisen, were striving, saying, `No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;`

¹⁰Ary rehefa nitabataba be ihany izy, dia natahotra ny mpifehy arivo, fandrao hifandroritan'ny olona Paoly ka ho samatsamaka, dia nasainy nidina ny miaramila mba haka azy an-keriny hiala teo ampovoany ary mba hitondra azy ho any anati-rova.

¹⁰and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring [him] to the castle.

¹¹Ary ny Tompo nitsangana teo anilany tamin'iny alina iny ka nanao hoe: Matokia, fa tahaka ny nanambaranao Ahy tany Jerosalema no mbola hanambaranao Ahy any Roma koa.

¹¹And on the following night, the Lord having stood by him, said, `Take courage, Paul, for as thou didst fully testify the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so it behoveth thee also at Rome to testify.`

¹²[Ny namindrana an'i Paoly nankany Kaisaria mba tsy ho azon'izay efa nianiana hahafaty azy] Ary nony maraina dia niray tetika ny Jiosy ka niozona sy nianiana fa tsy hihinana na hisotro izy ambara-pamonony an'i Paoly.

¹²And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

¹³Ary tsy omby efa-polo no niray tetika nanao izany.

¹³and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

¹⁴Ary izy nankany amin'ny mpisoronabe sy ny loholona ka nanao hoe: Efa niozona sy nianiana izahay fa tsy hanandran-javatra na inona na inona ambara-pamononay an'i Paoly.

¹⁴who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, `With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves — to taste nothing till we have killed Paul;

¹⁵Koa ankehitriny dia milazà amin'ny mpifehy arivo ianareo sy ny Synedriona mba hampidina azy hankatỳ aminareo, mody ta-hamototra azy marimarina kokoa ny amin'izay nataony; ary izahay kosa dia efa vonona hamono azy, dieny tsy mbola mby akaiky izy.

¹⁵now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.`

¹⁶Ary nony ren'ny zanak'anabavin'i Paoly ny fanotrehana, dia lasa nankany anatirova izy ka nilaza tamin'i Paoly.

¹⁶And the son of Paul`s sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

¹⁷Ary Paoly niantso ny kapiteny anankiray hankeo aminy ka nanao hoe: Ento mankany amin'ny mpifehy arivo ity zatovo ity, fa manan-teny holazaina aminy izy.

¹⁷and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, `This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.`

¹⁸Koa dia nandray azy ilay kapiteny ka nitondra azy ho any amin'ny mpifehy arivo, dia nanao hoe: Paoly mpifatotra niantso ahy hankeo aminy ka nangataka ahy hitondra ity zatovo ity hanketo aminao, fa manan-teny holazaina aminao, hono, izy.

¹⁸He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, `The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.`

¹⁹Ary ny mpifehy arivo nitantana azy, ary nony efa nitokana tao amin'ny mangingina izy, dia nanontaniany hoe: Inona moa no teny holazainao amiko?

¹⁹And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, `What is that which thou hast to tell me?`

²⁰Dia hoy ilay zatovo: Ny Jiosy efa nifanaiky hangataka aminao hampidina an'i Paoly ho any amin'ny Synedriona rahampitso, mody ta-hanadina azy marimarina kokoa.

²⁰and he said — `The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

²¹Koa aza manaiky azy ianao, fa misy tsy omby efa-polo lahy izy manotrika hisambotra an'i Paoly, ka efa niozona sy nianiana izy fa tsy hihinana na hisotro ambara-pamonony azy; ary efa vonona izy ankehitriny ka miandry ny teny avy aminao.

²¹thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves — not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.`

²²Ary ny mpifehy arivo nampandeha ilay zatovo ka nandidy azy hoe: Aza milaza amin'olona fa efa nilaza izany tamiko ianao.

²²The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged [him] to tell no one, `that these things thou didst shew unto me;`

²³Ary niantso kapiteny roa lahy hankeo aminy izy ka nanao hoe: Manomàna miaramila roan-jato lahy sy an-tsoavaly fito-polo ary mpiloka lefona roan-jato hankany Kaisaria anio alina amin'ny ora fahatelo;

²³and having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, `Make ready soldiers two hundred, that they may go on unto Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and spearmen two hundred, from the third hour of the night;

²⁴ary itondray biby koa hitaingenan'i Paoly hitondra azy soa aman-tsara ho any amin'i Feliksa mpanapaka.

²⁴beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;`

²⁵Ary izy nanoratra taratasy nisy izao teny izao:

²⁵he having written a letter after this description:

²⁶Klaodio Lysia miarahaba an'i Feliksa, mpanapaka tsara indrindra.

²⁶`Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:

²⁷Ity lehilahy ity dia nosamborin'ny Jiosy ka efa saiky novonoiny; fa nony fantatro fa Romana izy, dia nitondra ny miaramila aho ka namonjy azy.

²⁷This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them — having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;

²⁸Ary satria ta-hahalala tsara izay niampangany azy aho, dia nentiko nidina ho eo amin'ny Synedriona izy;

²⁸and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

²⁹dia hitako fa ady hevitra ny amin'ny lalàny no niampangany azy, fa tsy nisy niampangany azy izay tokony hahafaty na hamatorana azy.

²⁹whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

³⁰Ary rehefa voalaza tamiko fa nisy nikasa hanotrika hisambotra an-dralehilahy, dia naniraka faingana hitondra azy aminao aho, ary ny mpiampanga koa nasaiko hilaza atỳ anatrehanao izay iampangany azy. [ Ampio hoe. [Veloma]

³⁰and a plot having been intimated to me against this man — about to be of the Jews — at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.`

³¹Dia nalain'ny miaramila Paoly araka ny nandidiana azy ka nentiny tamin'iny alina iny ho any Antipatria.

³¹Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,

³²Ary nony ampitso dia navelany handeha hiaraka aminy ny an-tsoavaly, fa izy kosa niverina ho any anati-rova.

³²and on the morrow, having suffered the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the castle;

³³Rehefa tonga tany Kaisaria ireo, dia nanolotra ny taratasy tamin'ny mpanapaka sady nanolotra an'i Paoly ho eo anatrehany koa.

³³those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, did present also Paul to him.

³⁴Ary rehefa novakiny ilay taratasy, dia nanontany izay zara-fanapahana nihaviany izy; ary rehefa fantany fa avy tany Kilikia izy,dia hoy izy: Hihaino tsara ny teninao aho, rehefa tongay ny mpiampanga anao. Dia nasainy nambenana tao an-dapan'i Heroda izy. [ Gr. pretoria]

³⁴And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;

³⁵dia hoy izy: Hihaino tsara ny teninao aho, rehefa tongay ny mpiampanga anao. Dia nasainy nambenana tao an-dapan'i Heroda izy. [ Gr. pretoria]

³⁵`I will hear thee — said he — when thine accusers also may have come;` he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.