¹[Ny nitsarana an'i Paoly teo anatrehan'i Feliksa, sy ny nifatorany roa taona tao Kaisaria] Ary rehefa afaka hadimiana dia nidina Ananiasy mpisoronabe mbamin'ny loholona sasany sy Tertylo, mpandaha-teny anankiray, izay nanambara tamin'ny mpanapaka ny niampangany an'i Paoly.

¹And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator — Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor [the things] against Paul;

²Ary rehefa nantsoina izy, dia niampanga azy Tertylo ka nanao hoe:

²and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, `Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

³Hianao no ahazoanay fiadanana lehibe, ary ny fitondranao efa nampandry tsara ity firenena ity; koa raisinay amin'ny fankasitrahana mandrakariva eny tontolo eny izany, ry Feliksa tsara indrindra ô.

³always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;

⁴Fa mba tsy hanahirana anao ela loatra aho, trarantitra ianao, henoy kely amin'ny faharetana izahay.

⁴and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;

⁵Fa io lehilahy io dia hitanay fa tena ratsy fanahy sady mpampikomy ny Jiosy rehetra eny tontolo eny, ary izy no tari-dalan'ilay antoko atao hoe Nazarena.

⁵for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world — a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes —

⁶Izy io koa nitady handoto ny tempoly; dia nosamborinay izy; [ Ampio hoe: ka tianay hotsaraina araka ny lalànay]

⁶who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

⁷[Fa tonga Lysia, mpifehy arivo, dia nanao an-keriny ka naka azy teo an-tananay. Ary nasainy nankaty aminao ny mpiampanga azy]

⁷and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

⁸ary rehefa manadina azy ianao, dia ho fantatrao marina izay rehetra iampanganay azy.

⁸having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;`

⁹Ary ny Jiosy koa dia nanaiky sy nilaza fa izany no izy.

⁹and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.

¹⁰Ary rehefa notondroin'ny mpanapaka hiteny Paoly, dia namaly ka nanao hoe: Fantatro fa ianao dia efa mpitsara ela tamin'ity firenena ity, ka dia faly aho handaha-teny hanala tsiny ny tenako;

¹⁰And Paul answered — the governor having beckoned to him to speak — `Knowing [that] for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

¹¹fa azonao fantarina mora fa tsy mba mihoatra noho ny roa ambin'ny folo andro izay no niakarako hivavaka tany Jerosalema.

¹¹thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,

¹²Ary tsy nisy nahita ahy niady hevitra tamin'olona teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly na nampitabataba ny vahoaka tao amin'ny synagoga, na tao an-tanàna;

¹²and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

¹³ary tsy hainy hamarinina eto anatrehanao izay zavatra iampangany ahy ankehitriny.

¹³nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.

¹⁴Fa izao no ekeko aminao, fa araka ny fampianarana izay ataony hoe fitokoana no anompoako an'Andriamanitry ny razako, sady inoako izay rehetra voasoratra eo amin'ny lalàna sy ny mpaminany, [Gr. lalàna]

¹⁴`And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written,

¹⁵ary manantena amin'Andriamanitra aho, izay antenain'izy ireo koa, fa hisy fitsanganan'ny marina sy ny meloka.

¹⁵having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a rising again of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;

¹⁶Ary amin'izany dia mikely aina koa aho mba hanana fieritreretana tsy manameloka ahy na amin'Andriamanitra na amin'olombelona mandrakariva.

¹⁶and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

¹⁷Ary nony afaka taona maro, dia tonga aho hitondra fiantrana sy fanatitra ho an'ny fireneko.

¹⁷`And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

¹⁸Ary tamin'izay dia hitany voadio teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly aho, tsy tamin'ny olona maro anefa, na tamin'ny fitabatabana; fa nisy Jiosy sasany avy any Asia,

¹⁸in which certain Jews from Asia did find me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,

¹⁹- tokony hiseho eto anatrehanao ireo mba hiampanga ahy, raha tàhiny misy izay hiampangany ahy.

¹⁹whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

²⁰Na aoka ireto olona ireto ihany no hilaza izay ratsy hitany raha nitsangana teo anatrehan'ny Synedriona aho,

²⁰or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

²¹afa-tsy izao teny iray loha izao ihany, dia ilay nantsoiko raha nijanona teo afovoany aho hoe: Ny amin'ny fitsanganan'ny maty no itsarana ahy eto anatrehanareo anio.

²¹except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them — Concerning a rising again of the dead I am judged to-day by you.`

²²Ary satria fantatr'i Feliksa tsaratsara kokoa ny amin'izany fampianarana izany, dia nampandeha azy rehetra izy aloha ka nanao hoe: Rehefa tafidinay Lysia, mpifehy arivo, dia hofotorako tsara ny raharahanareo. [ Gr. lalàna]

²²And having heard these things, Felix delayed them — having known more exactly of the things concerning the way — saying, `When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you;`

²³Ary izy nandidy ny kapiteny hiambina an'i Paoly sy hamela azy hitsangantsangana ary tsy handrara olona na dia iray akory aza amin'ny sakaizany izay ho avy hanompo azy.

²³having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

²⁴Ary rehefa afaka andro vitsivitsy, dia tonga Feliksa sy Drosila vadiny, vehivavy Jiosy, dia nampaka an'i Paoly izy ka nihaino azy nitory ny finoana an'i Kristy Jesosy.

²⁴And after certain days, Felix having come with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith toward Christ,

²⁵Ary raha nitory ny amin'ny fahamarinana sy ny fahononana ary ny fitsarana ho avy izy, dia raiki-tahotra Feliksa ka namaly hoe: Mandehana angaloha; fa raha malalaka, dia hampaka anao indray aho.

²⁵and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, `For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;`

²⁶Sady nanantena koa izy fa homen'i Paoly vola; ka dia nampaka azy matetika izy ka niresaka taminy.Ary rehefa afaka roa taona, dia Porsio Festosy no nandimby an'i Feliksa; ary Feliksa ta-hahazo sitraka tamin'ny Jiosy, ka dia mbola navelany ho mpifatotra ihany Paoly.

²⁶and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him;

²⁷Ary rehefa afaka roa taona, dia Porsio Festosy no nandimby an'i Feliksa; ary Feliksa ta-hahazo sitraka tamin'ny Jiosy, ka dia mbola navelany ho mpifatotra ihany Paoly.

²⁷and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound.