¹Ary hoy Agripa tamin'i Paoly: Mahazo mandahatra ny teninao ianao. Ary Paoly naninjitra ny tànany ka nandaha-teny hanala tsiny ny tenany nanao hoe:

¹And Agrippa said unto Paul, `It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;` then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:

²Ny amin'ny zavatra rehetra iampangan'ny Jiosy ahy, ry Agripa mpanjaka, dia ataoko fa sambatra aho, satria mahazo mandaha-teny hanala tsiny ny tenako eto anatrehanao anio,

²`Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy, being about to make a defence before thee to-day,

³indrindra fa efa fantatrao tsara ny fanao sy ny ady hevitra rehetra amin'ny Jiosy; koa trarantitra ianao, mba mahareta hihaino ahy.

³especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things — both customs and questions — among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.

⁴Fantatry ny Jiosy rehetra ny fitondran-tenako hatry ny fony aho mbola kely teo amin'ny fireneko tany Jerosalema hatramin'ny voalohany;

⁴`The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth — which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem — know do all the Jews,

⁵eny, fantany hatramin'ny voalohany aho (raha mety milaza izy), fa efa Fariseo aho araka ny antoko, fatra-pitana indrindra ny lalàna amin'ny fivavahantsika.

⁵knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;

⁶Ary ankehitriny ny fanantenana ny teny fikasana izay nataon'Andriamanitra tamin'ny razantsika no itsanganako hotsaraina eto,

⁶and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,

⁷dia ilay fanantenana andrasan'ny firenentsika roa ambin'ny folo, izay mazoto manao fanompoam-pivavahana ho an'Andriamanitra andro aman'alina. Izany fanantenana izany no iampangan'ny Jiosy ahy, ry mpanjaka ô.

⁷to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews;

⁸Nahoana no ataonareo ho zavatra tsy azo inoana, raha Andriamanitra manangana ny maty?

⁸why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?

⁹Ary izaho efa nihevitra tao am-poko tokoa fa tsy mety raha tsy manao zavatra maro hanohitra ny anaran'i Jesosy avy any Nazareta,

⁹`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,

¹⁰sady nataoko tany Jerosalema izany, ka maro ny olona masina no nohidiako tao an-tranomaizina, rehefa nahazo fahefana tamin'ny lohan'ny mpisorona aho; ary raha hovonoina ireny, dia mba nandatsa-bato nanaiky izany koa aho.

¹⁰which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,

¹¹Ary nampijaly azy matetika teo amin'ny synagoga rehetra aho ka nanery azy hiteny ratsy; ary satria very saina tamin'ny fahatezerako taminy aho, dia nanenjika azy hatramin'ny tanàna any ivelany koa aza. [ Gr. hanao blasfemia; izahao Mat. 9,3]

¹¹and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining [them] to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting [them] even unto strange cities.

¹²Ary tamin'izany, raha nankany Damaskosy aho, nitondra fahefana sy teny izay efa azoko tamin'ny lohan'ny mpisorona,

¹²`In which things, also, going on to Damascus — with authority and commission from the chief priests —

¹³koa nony ilay nitatao-vovonana iny ny andro, ry mpanjaka ô, dia hitako teny an-dalana fa, indro, nisy mazava avy tany an-danitra nanelatrelatra manodidina ahy mbamin'izay niaraka tamiko mihoatra noho ny famirapiratry ny masoandro.

¹³at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light — and those going on with me;

¹⁴Ary rehefa lavo tamin'ny tany izahay rehetra, dia nandre feo nilaza tamiko aho nanao tamin'ny teny Hebreo hoe: Saoly Saoly, nahoana ianao no manenjika Ahy? Zavatra sarotra aminao ny hanipaka ny fanindronana.

¹⁴and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

¹⁵Dia hoy izaho: Iza moa Hianao, Tompoko? Ary hoy ny Tompo: Izaho no Jesosy Izay enjehinao.

¹⁵`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

¹⁶Fa mitsangàna, ka mijoroa amin'ny tongotrao; fa izao no nisehoako taminao, dia ny hanendry anao ho mpanompo sy ho vavolombelona ny amin'izay efa nahitanao Ahy sy izay hisehoako aminao, [Na: (izay efa hitanao)]

¹⁶but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things [in which] I will appear to thee,

¹⁷hamonjy anao amin'ny olona Isiraely sy ny jentilisa, izay anirahako anao,

¹⁷delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,

¹⁸hampahiratra ny masony hialany amin'ny maizina ho amin'ny mazava, ary amin'ny fahefan'i Satana ho amin'Andriamanitra, mba hahazoany famelan-keloka sy lova eo amin'izay nohamasinina noho ny finoana Ahy.

¹⁸to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that [is] toward me.

¹⁹Ary amin'izany, ry Agripa mpanjaka ô, dia tsy nandà ny fahitana avy tany an-danitra aho;

¹⁹`Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

²⁰fa nambarako voalohany tamin'izay tany Damaskosy sy Jerosalema sy tany amin'ny tany Jodia rehetra ary tany amin'ny Jentilisa, mba hibebaka sy hiverina amin'Andriamanitra izy ka hanao asa miendrika ny fibebahana.

²⁰but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;

²¹Ary izany no nisamboran'ny Jiosy ahy teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly sy nitadiavany hahafaty ahy.

²¹because of these things the Jews — having caught me in the temple — were endeavouring to kill [me].

²²Ary noho ny fitahian'Andriamanitra ahy dia mbola maharitra mandraka androany aho ka manambara na amin'ny kely na amin'ny lehibe, ary tsy milaza na inona na inona afa-tsy izay nolazain'ny mpaminany sy Mosesy fa ho avy,

²²`Having obtained, therefore, help from God, till this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spake of as about to come,

²³fa Kristy tsy maintsy mijaly ary ho voalohany hitsangana amin'ny maty ka hitory fahazavana amin'ny olona Isiraely sy amin'ny jentilisa.

²³that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.`

²⁴Ary raha nandahatra izany izy, dia hoy Festosy tamin'ny feo mahery: Ry Paoly ô, very saina ianao; ny fianarana be loatra no efa nahavery saina anao.

²⁴And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, `Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;`

²⁵Fa hoy Paoly: Tsy very saina aho, ry Festosy tsara indrindra, fa mandahatra tenin'ny fahamarinana sy ny fahononana.

²⁵and he saith, `I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;

²⁶Fa fantatry ny mpanjaka izany zavatra izany, ka dia miteny amin'ny fahasahiana eto anatrehany aho; fa mino aho fa tsy miafina aminy izany zavatra izany, satria tsy natao tao amin'ny takona izany.

²⁶for the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner;

²⁷Ry Agripa mpanjaka ô, mino ny mpaminany va ianao? Fantatro fa mino ianao.

²⁷thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!`

²⁸Fa hoy Agripa tamin'i Paoly: Hay! ataonao fa mora toy izany no hampanekenao ahy ho Kristiana.

²⁸And Agrippa said unto Paul, `In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!`

²⁹Ary hoy Paoly: Mangataka amin'Andriamanitra aho, fa na amin'ny mora, na amin'ny sarotra, tsy ianao ihany, fa izay rehetra mandre ahy anio, dia hitovy amiko, afa-tsy amin'ireto gadra ireto ihany.

²⁹and Paul said, `I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am — except these bonds.`

³⁰Ary nitsangana ny mpanjaka sy ny governora ary Berenika mbamin'izay niara-nipetraka teo aminy;

³⁰And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

³¹ary rehefa niala teo izy, dia niresaka hoe: Tsy manao izay tokony hahafaty na hamatorana azy tsy akory izany lehilahy izany.Ary hoy Agripa tamin'i Festosy: Azo nalefa ihany io lehilahy io, saingy efa nifidy ny handahatra any anatrehan'i Kaisara izy.

³¹and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying — `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;`

³²Ary hoy Agripa tamin'i Festosy: Azo nalefa ihany io lehilahy io, saingy efa nifidy ny handahatra any anatrehan'i Kaisara izy.

³²and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.`