¹[Ny amin'i Ananiasy sy Safira] Fa nisy kosa lehilahy atao hoe Ananiasy sy Safira vadiny nivarotra tany,

¹And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

²ka nanafenany ho azy ny vola vidiny, ary ny vavy koa nahalala izany; dia nentiny ny vola sasany vidiny ka napetrany teo anoloan'ny tongotry ny Apostoly.

²and did keep back of the price — his wife also knowing — and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid [it].

³Ary hoy Petera: Ry Ananiasy, nahoana Satana no nameno ny fonao handainga amin'ny Fanahy Masina ka hanafina ny vola sasany vidin'ny tany?

³And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?

⁴Fony tsy namidy, tsy anao ihany va izy? Ary rehefa namidy, tsy anao hanaovanao izay sitraponao koa va? Nahoana no nisaina izany tao am-ponao ianao? Tsy nandainga tamin'olona ianao, fa tamin'Andriamanitra.

⁴while it remained, did it not remain thine? and having been sold, in thy authority was it not? why [is] it that thou didst put in thy heart this thing? thou didst not lie to men, but to God;`

⁵Ary Ananiasy, nony nandre izany teny izany, dia nikarapoka, ka afaka ny ainy; dia raiki-tahotra loatra izay rehetra nandre izany.

⁵and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, did expire, and great fear came upon all who heard these things,

⁶Ary nitsangana ny zatovo, dia nofonosiny ny faty ka nentiny nivoaka, dia naleviny.

⁶and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried [him].

⁷Fa rehefa afaka tokony ho ora telo, dia niditra koa ny vavy, nefa tsy fantany izay efa nanjo teo.

⁷And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what hath happened, came in,

⁸Ary hoy Petera taminy: Lazao amiko: Izany ihany va no vola vidin'ny taninareo? Dia hoy izy: Eny, izany ihany.

⁸and Peter answered her, `Tell me if for so much ye sold the place;` and she said, `Yes, for so much.`

⁹Ary hoy Petera taminy: Nahoana ianareo no niray tetika haka fanahy ny Fanahin'ny Tompo? Indro, eo am-baravarana ny tongotr'izay nandevina ny vadinao, ary hitondra anao hivoaka koa izy.

⁹And Peter said unto her, `How was it agreed by you, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? lo, the feet of those who did bury thy husband [are] at the door, and they shall carry thee forth;`

¹⁰Dia nikarapoka teo anoloan'ny tongony niaraka tamin'izay koa izy, ka afaka ny ainy; ary raha niditra ny zatovo, dia hitany fa maty, ary nentiny nivoaka ka naleviny teo anilan'ny lahy.

¹⁰and she fell down presently at his feet, and expired, and the young men having come in, found her dead, and having carried forth, they buried [her] by her husband;

¹¹Dia raiki-tahotra indrindra ny fiangonana rehetra sy izay rehetra nandre izany.

¹¹and great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

¹²[Ny fahagagana nataon'ny Apostoly sy ny nandrosoan'ny fiangonana] Ary ny tanan'ny Apostoly no nanaovana famantarana sy fahagagana maro teo amin'ny vahoaka; ary izy rehetra niray saina teo amin'ny Fialofan'i Solomona;

¹²And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;

¹³ary tsy nisy tamin'ny olona sisa rehetra sahy niray taminy; nefa nankalaza azy ny vahoaka.

¹³and of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them, but the people were magnifying them,

¹⁴Ary vao mainka nisy olona maro koa na lahy na vavy izay nino ny Tompo nanampy ho isany;

¹⁴(and the more were believers added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,)

¹⁵ka dia nentiny teny an-dalambe aza ny marary ka napetrany teny ambony farafara sy fandriana, mba hisy ho azon'ny tandindon'i Petera ahay, raha mandalo izy.

¹⁵so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay [them] upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even [his] shadow might overshadow some one of them;

¹⁶Ary ny olona maro avy tamin'ny vohitra manodidina an'i Jerosalema dia nivory koa, nitondra ny marary sy izay nampahorin'ny fanahy maloto; dia sitrana avokoa izy rehetra.

¹⁶and there were coming together also the people of the cities round about to Jerusalem, bearing ailing persons, and those harassed by unclean spirits — who were all healed.

¹⁷[Ny namatorana ny Apostoly rehetra, sy ny nitondrana azy teo anatrehan'ny Synedriona] Ary nitsangana ny mpisoronabe mbamin'ny namany rehetra (izay antokon'ny Sadoseo), fa feno fialonana izy,

¹⁷And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him — being the sect of the Sadducees — were filled with zeal,

¹⁸dia nisambotra ny Apostoly izy ka nanao azy tao an-tranomaizina.

¹⁸and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

¹⁹Fa nisy anjelin'ny Tompo namoha ny varavaran'ny tranomaizina nony alina, dia nitondra azy nivoaka ka nanao hoe:

¹⁹and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

²⁰Mandehana, ka mitsangàna, ary mitoria amin'ny vahoaka eo an-kianjan'ny tempoly ny teny rehetra milaza izany fiainana izany.

²⁰`Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life;`

²¹Ary rehefa nandre izany izy, dia niditra maraina koa teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly ka nampianatra. Ary rehefa tonga ny mpisoronabe sy ny namany, dia nampiangona ny Synedriona sy ny loholona rehetra tamin'ny Zanak'isiraely izy ka naniraka nankao amin'ny tranomaizina haka ny Apostoly.

²¹and having heard, they did enter at the dawn into the temple, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the sanhedrim and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought,

²²Fa nony tonga ny mpiandry raharaha, dia tsy nahita azy tao an-tranomaizina; dia niverina izy ka nilaza hoe:

²²and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

²³Ny tranomaizina dia hitanay mihidy tsara, ary ny mpiambina mitsangana eo am-baravarana; kanefa nony novohanay, dia tsy nahita olona tao izahay.

²³saying — `The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened — within we found no one.`

²⁴Ary ny lehiben'ny mpiambina ny tempoly sy ny lohan'ny mpisorona, rehefa nandre izany teny izany, dia niroahana ny amin'izay ho faran'izany.

²⁴And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come;

²⁵Dia nisy tonga ka nilaza taminy hoe: Ireny lehilahy izay nataonareo tao an-tranomaizina ireny, dia indreo izy mitsangana eo an-kianjan'ny tempoly ka mampianatra ny olona.

²⁵and coming near, a certain one told them, saying — `Lo, the men whom ye did put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people;`

²⁶Dia lasa ny lehiben'ny mpiambina sy ny mpiandry raharaha ka nitondra azy, nefa tsy nanao mahery, satria natahotra ny vahoaka izy, fandrao hotorahany vato.

²⁶then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

²⁷Ary rehefa nentiny, dia napetrany teo anatrehan'ny Synedriona ireo, ary ny mpisoronabe nanontany azy

²⁷and having brought them, they set [them] in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

²⁸ka nanao hoe: Efa noraranay mafy dia mafy ianareo tsy hampianatra amin'izany anarana izany; kanjo, indro, efa nofenoinareo ny fampianaranareo Jerosalema, ka tianareo hankinina aminay ny ran'izany Lehilahy izany.

²⁸saying, `Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.`

²⁹Fa Petera sy ny Apostoly namaly ka nanao hoe: Andriamanitra no tokony hekena mihoatra noho ny olona.

²⁹And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

³⁰Andriamanitry ny razantsika efa nanangana an'i Jesosy, Izay novonoin'ny tananareo nahantonareo teo amin'ny hazo.

³⁰and the God of our fathers did raise up Jesus, whom ye slew, having hanged upon a tree;

³¹Izy nasandratry ny tanana ankavanan'Andriamanitra ho Tompo sy Mpamonjy, hanome fibebahana sy famelan-keloka ho an'ny Isiraely. [ Na: nasandratra ho eo an-tanana ankavanan'Andriamanitra]

³¹this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;

³²Ary izahay dia vavolombelon'izany zavatra izany, ary ny Fanahy Masina koa, Izay efa nomen'Andriamanitra ny manaiky Azy.

³²and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.`

³³Ary raha nandre izany izy, dia lotika ny fony, ka nihendry hamono azy izy.

³³And they having heard, were cut [to the heart], and were taking counsel to slay them,

³⁴Dia nitsangana teo amin'ny Synedriona ny Fariseo anankiray atao hoe Gamaliela, mpampiana-dalàna, izay nalaza teo amin'ny olona rehetra, ary nasainy navoaka kely ireo olona ireo.

³⁴but a certain one, having risen up in the sanhedrim — a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of law honoured by all the people — commanded to put the apostles forth a little,

³⁵Dia hoy izy tamin'ny namany: Ry lehilahy Isiraely, tandremo tsara izay hataonareo amin'ireo olona ireo.

³⁵and said unto them, `Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what ye are about to do,

³⁶Fa nitsangana fahiny Teodasy ka nanao ny tenany ho zavatra; tokony ho efa-jato no isan'ny lehilahy izay niandany taminy; fa novonoina izy ka nihahaka izay rehetra nanaiky azy ka tonga tsinontsinona.

³⁶for before these days rose up Theudas, saying, that himself was some one, to whom a number of men did join themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered, and came to nought.

³⁷Ary nanarakaraka azy indray, tamin'ny andro nanoratana ny vahoaka, dia nitsangana Jodasy avy any Galilia; ary izy nitaona olona hikomy hanaraka azy; dia novonoina koa izy, ka nihahaka izay rehetra nanaiky azy.

³⁷`After this one rose up, Judas the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away much people after him, and that one perished, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered;

³⁸Ary ankehitriny dia lazaiko aminareo: Mandefera amin'ireo olona ireo, ka avelao ihany izy; fa raha avy amin'olona izao saina na asa izao, dia ho foana;

³⁸and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown,

³⁹fa raha avy amin'Andriamanitra kosa izao, dia tsy ho azonareo foanana, sao dia miseho ho mpiady amin'Andriamanitra ianareo.

³⁹and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.`

⁴⁰Dia nanaiky azy izy; ary rehefa niantso ny Apostoly izy, dia nikapoka azy sady nandrara azy tsy hiteny amin'ny anaran'i Jesosy intsony, ary dia nandefa azy handeha.

⁴⁰And to him they agreed, and having called near the apostles, having beaten [them], they commanded [them] not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go;

⁴¹Ary ireo dia niala teo anatrehan'ny Synedriona, sady faly, satria natao miendrika hitondra fahafaham-baraka ho voninahitr'izany anarana izany.Ary tsy nitsahatra nampianatra sy nitory an'i Jesosy ho Kristy isan'andro teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly sy tao an-trano izy.

⁴¹they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,

⁴²Ary tsy nitsahatra nampianatra sy nitory an'i Jesosy ho Kristy isan'andro teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly sy tao an-trano izy.

⁴²every day also in the temple, and in every house, they were not ceasing teaching and proclaiming good news — Jesus the Christ.