1[Ny nifidianana ny fito lahy, sy ny nandrosoan'ny fiangonana] Ary tamin'izany andro izany, rehefa nihamaro ny isan'ny mpianatra, dia nimonomonona tamin'ny Hebreo ny Helenista, satria tsy mba enina tamin'ny fiantrana isan'andro ny mpitondratenany.
1And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,
2Ary ny roa ambin'ny folo lahy nampiangona ny mpianatra rehetra ka nanao hoe: Tsy mety raha mandao ny tenin'Andriamanitra hitandrina latabatra izahay.
2and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, `It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;
3Koa amin'izany, ry rahalahy, mizahà fito lahy eo aminareo, izay tsara laza sady feno ny Fanahy sy fahendrena, mba hotendrenay hitandrina izany raharaha izany.
3look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,
4Fa izahay kosa haharitra amin'ny fivavahana sy ny fampianarana.
4and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.`
5Dia sitraky ny olona rehetra ny teniny, ka nifidy an'i Stefana izy, lehilahy feno finoana sy ny Fanahy Masina, ary Filipo sy Prokoro sy Nikanora sy Timona sy Parmena ary Nikoleo (proselyta avy any Antiokia),
5And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,
6ireo dia narosony teo anatrehan'ny Apostoly; ary rehefa nivavaka ny Apostoly, dia nametra-tanana taminy.
6whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.
7Dia nandroso ny tenin'Andriamanitra; ary nihamaro indrindra ny isan'ny mpianatra tany Jerosalema; ary maro be kosa ny mpisorona nanaiky ny finoana.
7And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8[Ny amin'i Stefana] Ary Stefana, feno fahasoavana sy hery, dia nanao fahagagana sy famantarana lehibe teo amin'ny vahoaka.
8And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,
9Fa ny sasany, izay avy amin'ny synagoga atao hoe Synagogan'ny Libertina sy ny Kyreniana sy ny Aleksandriana mbamin'izay avy any Kilikia sy Asia, dia nitsangana ka niady hevitra tamin'i Stefana.
9and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,
10Fa tsy nahatohitra ny fahendrena sy ny Fanahy izay nitenenany ireo;
10and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;
11dia nisy olona nomeny vava hanao hoe: Efa renay niteny ratsy an'i Mosesy sy Andriamanitra ity. [ Gr. manao blasfemia; izahao Mat. 9.3]
11then they suborned men, saying — `We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.`
12Ary nampitaitra ny olona sy ny loholona ary ny mpanora-dalàna izy, dia nankeo amin'i Stefana ka nisarika azy, dia nitondra azy ho eo amin'ny Synedriona;
12They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon [him], they caught him, and brought [him] to the sanhedrim;
13ary izy nanangana vavolombelona mandainga, izay nanao hoe: Io lehilahy io tsy mitsahatra miteny ratsy ity fitoerana masina ity sy ny lalàna;
13they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,
14Fa efa renay izy nilaza fa ilay Jesosy avy any Nazareta dia handrava ity fitoerana ity sy hanova ny fomba izay natolotr'i Mosesy antsika.Ary izay rehetra nipetraka teo amin'ny Synedriona, raha nandinika an'i Stefana, dia nahita ny tarehiny tahaka ny tarehin'anjely. ]
14for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;`
15Ary izay rehetra nipetraka teo amin'ny Synedriona, raha nandinika an'i Stefana, dia nahita ny tarehiny tahaka ny tarehin'anjely. ]
15and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.