¹Ary hoy ny mpisoronabe: Moa izany tokoa va?

¹And the chief priest said, `Are then these things so?`

²fa hoy Stefana: Mihainoa, ry rahalahy sy ianareo ray: Andriamanitry ny voninahitra niseho tamin'i Abrahama razantsika, raha tany Mesopotamia izy, fony tsy mbola nonina tany Harana,

²and he said, `Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

³ka nanao taminy hoe: Mialà amin'ny taninao sy ny havanao, ka andeha ho any amin'ny tany izay hasehoko anao (Gen. 12. 1).

³and He said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and out of thy kindred, and come to a land that I shall shew thee.

⁴Dia niala tamin'ny tanin'ny Kaldeana izy ka nonina tany Harana; ary rehefa maty ny rainy, dia nafindran'Andriamanitra niala teo izy hankany amin'ny tany izay onenanareo ankehitriny.

⁴`Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell,

⁵Ary tsy nomeny lova teto izy, na dia eram-paladia akory aza; kanefa nampanantenainy izy fa homeny azy sy ny taranany mandimby azy ho lovany izany, na dia tsy mbola nanan-janaka akory aza izy.

⁵and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him — he having no child.

⁶Ary nolazain'Andriamanitra fa ny taranany hivahiny any amin'ny tanin'ny firenena hafa ary handevoziny sy hampahoriny efa-jato taona.

⁶`And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,

⁷Nefa ny firenena izay hotompoiny dia hotsaraiko kosa, hoy Andriamanitra; ary rehefa afaka izany, dia hivoaka izy ka hanompo Ahy eto amin'ity tany ity (Gen. 15. 13, 14).

⁷and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place.

⁸Ary nomeny fanekena amin'ny famorana izy. Ary dia niteraka an'isaka izy ka namora azy tamin'ny andro fahavalo; ary Isaka niteraka an'i Jakoba, ary Jakoba niteraka ny patriarka roa ambin'ny folo lahy.

⁸`And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob — the twelve patriarchs;

⁹Ary nialona an'i Josefa ny patriarka ka nivarotra azy ho any Egypta; nefa Andriamanitra nomba azy

⁹and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

¹⁰ka nahafaka azy tamin'ny fahoriany rehetra sady nanome azy fahasoavana sy fahendrena teo imason'i Farao, mpanjakan'i Egypta; ary izy nanendry azy ho mpanapaka any Egypta mbamin'izay rehetra tao an-dapany.

¹⁰and did deliver him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he did set him — governor over Egypt and all his house.

¹¹Ary nisy mosary eran'i Egypta sy Kanana rehetra, ka mafy ny fahoriana; ary tsy nahita hanina ny razantsika.

¹¹`And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

¹²Fa nony nandre Jakoba fa nisy vary tany Egypta, dia naniraka ny razantsika izy tamin'ny voalohany.

¹²and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;

¹³Ary tamin'ny fanindroany dia fantatr'izy mirahalahy avy Josefa, ary dia fantatr'i Farao koa ny havan'i Josefa.

¹³and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph`s kindred became manifest to Pharaoh,

¹⁴Ary Josefa naniraka ka nampaka an'i Jakoba rainy mbamin'ny mpianakaviny rehetra, dia olona dimy amby fito-polo izy.

¹⁴and Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred — with seventy and five souls —

¹⁵Ary Jakoba nidina nankany Egypta, dia maty izy sy ny razantsika;

¹⁵and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,

¹⁶ary nentina ho any Sekema izy ka nalevina tao amin'ny fasana izay novidin'i Abrahama vola tamin'ny zanak'i Hamora tany Sekema.

¹⁶and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

¹⁷Fa rehefa ho tonga ny fotoana hahatanterahana ny teny fikasana, izay nataon'Andriamanitra tamin'i Abrahama, dia nitombo sy nihamaro ny olona tany Egypta,

¹⁷`And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

¹⁸mandra-pitsangan'ny mpanjaka hafa tany Egypta, izay tsy nahalala an'i Josefa.

¹⁸till another king rose, who had not known Joseph;

¹⁹Ary izy nanao hafetsena tamin'ny razantsika, dia nampahory azy, ka dia samy nanary ny zanany vao teraka mba tsy ho velona izy.

¹⁹this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

²⁰Tamin'izany andro izany no nahaterahan'i Mosesy, ary tsara teo anatrehan'Andriamanitra izy ka notezaina telo volana tao an-tranon'ny rainy.

²⁰in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up three months in the house of his father;

²¹Fa rehefa nariana izy, dia nalain'ny zanakavavin'i Farao ka notezainy ho zanany.

²¹and he having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and did rear him to herself for a son;

²²Ary Mosesy nampianarina ny fahendrena rehetra nananan'ny Egyptiana, ary nahery tamin'ny teniny sy ny asany izy.

²²and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

²³Ary rehefa ho efa-polo taona izy, dia velona tao am-pony ny hamangy ny Zanak'isiraely, rahalahiny

²³`And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

²⁴Ary raha nahita ny anankiray nampahorina maina izy, dia namaly ka namono ilay Egyptiana ary namonjy ilay nampahorina.

²⁴and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

²⁵Ary nataony fa ho fantatry ny rahalahiny fa ny tànany no hamonjen'Andriamanitra azy; kanjo tsy fantany.

²⁵and he was supposing his brethren to understand that God through his hand doth give salvation; and they did not understand.

²⁶Ary nony ampitson'iny dia niseho tamin'ireo izay niady Mosesy ary nanao izay hampihavana azy ka nanao hoe: Raondriana, mirahalahy ianareo, koa nahoana ianareo no miady?

²⁶`On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

²⁷Fa ilay namely maina ny namany dia nanosika azy ka nanao hoe: Iza no nanendry an'ialahy ho mpanapaka sy mpitsara anay?

²⁷and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

²⁸Moa ta-hamono ahy koa va ialahy tahaka ny namonoan'ialahy ilay Egyptiana omaly? (Eks. 2. 13, 14.)

²⁸to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

²⁹Ary tamin'izany teny izany dia nandositra Mosesy ka nivahiny tany amin'ny tany Midiana, ary tany no niterahany zanaka roa lahy.

²⁹`And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,

³⁰Ary rehefa afaka efa-polo taona, dia nisy anjely niseho taminy tany an-efitry ny tendrombohitra Sinay teo anaty lelafo teo amin'ny voaroy.

³⁰and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,

³¹Ary Mosesy, nony nahita, dia gaga noho ny fahitana; nefa nony nanatona handinika izy, dia tonga ny feon'ny Tompo nanao hoe:

³¹and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him,

³²Izaho no Andriamanitry ny razanao, dia Andriamanitr'i Abrahama sy Isaka ary Jakoba (Eks. 3. 6). Dia tora-kovitra Mosesy ka tsy sahy nandinika.

³²I [am] the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. `And Moses having become terrified, durst not behold,

³³Ary hoy Jehovah taminy: Esory ny kapa amin'ny tongotrao; fa masina io tany ijanonanao io.

³³and the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place in which thou hast stood is holy ground;

³⁴Hitako tokoa ny fahorian'ny oloko any Egypta, ary reko ny fitarainany, dia nidina hamonjy azy Aho. Koa andeha ankehitriny, dia hirahiko ho any Egypta ianao (Eks. 3. 5-10).

³⁴seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that [is] in Egypt, and their groaning I did hear, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send thee to Egypt.

³⁵Izany Mosesy izany dia nolaviny ka nataony hoe: Iza no nanendry an'ialahy ho mpanapaka sy mpitsara? (Eks. 2. 14) kanjo izy ihany no nirahin'Andriamanitra ho mpanapaka sy mpanavotra nomban'ny tanan'ny Anjely, Ilay niseho taminy teo amin'ny voaroy.

³⁵`This Moses, whom they did refuse, saying, Who did set thee a ruler and a judge? this one God a ruler and a redeemer did send, in the hand of a messenger who appeared to him in the bush;

³⁶Izy no nitondra ny olona nivoaka sady nanao fahagagana sy famantarana tany Egypta sy teo amin'ny Ranomasina Mena ary tany an-efitra efa-polo taona.

³⁶this one did bring them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years;

³⁷Izany no Mosesy izay nilaza tamin'ny Zanak'isiraely hoe: Mpaminany no hatsangan'Andriamanitra ho anareo avy amin'ny rahalahinareo, tahaka ahy (Deo. 18. 15).

³⁷this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.

³⁸Izy ilay teo amin'ny fiangonana tany an-efitra mbamin'ny Anjely izay niteny taminy tany an-tendrombohitra Sinay sy tamin'ny razantsika, ka izy no nandray teny velona mba homeny antsika.

³⁸`This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger who is speaking to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers who did receive the living oracles to give to us;

³⁹Nefa ny razantsika tsy nety nanaiky azy, fa nandà, dia manina an'i Egypta ny fony,

³⁹to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

⁴⁰ka hoy izy tamin'i Arona: Anaovy andriamanitra izahay, hitarika antsika eo aloha; fa ilay Mosesy iny, izay nitondra antsika nivoaka avy tany amin'ny tany Egypta, dia tsy fantatray izay nanjo azy (Eks. 32. 1).

⁴⁰saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who shall go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what hath happened to him.

⁴¹Ary dia nanao ombilahy kely izy tamin'izany andro izany, dia nanatitra fanatitra tamin'ny sampy ka niravoravo tamin'ny asan'ny tànany.

⁴¹`And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,

⁴²Fa Andriamanitra nihodina, dia nanolotra azy hanompo izay eny amin'ny lanitra; araka ny voasoratra eo amin'ny bokin'ny mpaminany hoe: Moa nanatitra zavatra voavono sy fanatitra ho Ahy efa-polo taona tany an-efitra va ianareo, ry taranak'isiraely?

⁴²and God did turn, and did give them up to do service to the host of the heaven, according as it hath been written in the scroll of the prophets: Slain beasts and sacrifices did ye offer to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

⁴³Tsia, fa nobetainareo ny tranolain'i Moloka sy ny kintan'ny andriamanitra atao hoe Refana, Dia ny endri-javatra izay nataonareo hivavahana, Ka dia hamindra anareo ho any ankoatr'i Babylona Aho (Amo. 5. 25-27).

⁴³and ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan — the figures that ye made to bow before them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.

⁴⁴Ny trano-lain'ny Vavolombelona dia teo amin'ny razantsika tany an-efitra, tahaka ny voatendrin'izay niteny tamin'i Mosesy mba hanaovany azy araka ny endrika izay efa hitany.

⁴⁴`The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;

⁴⁵Izany koa dia noraisin'ny razantsika izay nandimby ireo, ka nentiny niditra niaraka tamin'i Josoa tamin'ny nahazoany ny tanin'ny firenena izay noroahin'Andriamanitra hiala teo anoloan'ny razantsika hatramin'ny andron'i Davida;

⁴⁵which also our fathers having in succession received, did bring in with Joshua, into the possession of the nations whom God did drive out from the presence of our fathers, till the days of David,

⁴⁶izy nahita fitia anatrehan'Andriamanitra ka nangataka hahita trano ho an'Andriamanitr'i Jakoba.

⁴⁶who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

⁴⁷Fa Solomona kosa no nanao trano ho Azy.

⁴⁷and Solomon built Him an house.

⁴⁸Kanefa ny Avo Indrindra tsy mitoetra ao amin'izay nataon-tànan'olona; araka ny nolazain'ny mpaminany hoe:

⁴⁸`But the Most High in sanctuaries made with hands doth not dwell, according as the prophet saith:

⁴⁹Ny lanitra no seza fiandrianako, Ary ny tany no fitoeran-tongotro; Koa trano manao ahoana no hataonareo ho Ahy? hoy Jehovah, Ary manao ahoana no ho fitoerana fitsaharako?

⁴⁹The heaven [is] My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what [is] the place of My rest?

⁵⁰Tsy ny tanako va no nanao izao zavatra rehetra izao? (Isa. 66. 1, 2.)

⁵⁰hath not My hand made all these things?

⁵¹Ry olona mafy hatoka sady tsy voafora fo sy sofina, ianareo manohitra ny Fanahy Masina mandrakariva; tahaka ny nataon'ny razanareo ihany no ataonareo koa.

⁵¹`Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers — also ye;

⁵²Iza no mpaminany izay tsy nenjehin'ny razanareo? Eny, novonoiny aza izay naminany ny fihavian'ilay Marina; ary ankehitriny dia efa tonga mpamadika sy mpamono Azy ianareo,

⁵²which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye betrayers and murderers have become,

⁵³dia olona izay nahazo ny lalàna tamin'ny nandaharan'anjely azy, nefa tsy nankato izany.

⁵³who received the law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep [it].`

⁵⁴Ary nony nandre izany izy ireo, dia lotika ny fony, ka nihidy vazana taminy izy.

⁵⁴And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and did gnash the teeth at him;

⁵⁵Fa Stefana, feno ny Fanahy Masina, dia nibanjina ny lanitra ka nahita ny voninahitr'Andriamanitra sy Jesosy nitsangana teo ankavanan'Andriamanitra,

⁵⁵and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked stedfastly to the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

⁵⁶dia nanao hoe: Indro, hitako ny lanitra misokatra ary ny Zanak'olona mitsangana eo ankavanan'Andriamanitra.

⁵⁶and he said, `Lo, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.`

⁵⁷Ary ny olona niantso tamin'ny feo mahery sady nanentsin-tadiny ka indray nirodona taminy,

⁵⁷And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did rush with one accord upon him,

⁵⁸dia nandroaka azy ho eny ivelan'ny tanàna ka nitora-bato azy; ary ireo vavolombelona dia nametraka ny fitafiany teo anilan'ny tongotry ny zatovo anankiray atao hoe Saoly.

⁵⁸and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning [him] — and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul —

⁵⁹Ary ny olona nitora-bato an'i Stefana, izay niantso hoe: Ry Jesosy Tompo ô, raiso ny fanahiko.Dia nandohalika izy ka niantso tamin'ny feo mahery hoe Tompo ô, aza atao ho helony anie izao ota izao. Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nodi-mandry.

⁵⁹and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, `Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;`

⁶⁰Dia nandohalika izy ka niantso tamin'ny feo mahery hoe Tompo ô, aza atao ho helony anie izao ota izao. Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nodi-mandry.

⁶⁰and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, `Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;` and this having said, he fell asleep.