¹Now the apostles and the brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

¹[Ny namalian'i Petera ny olona izay nanome tsiny azy] Ary ny Apostoly sy ny rahalahy izay tany Jodia dia nahare fa ny jentilisa koa efa nandray ny tenin'Andriamanitra.

²When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

²Ary nony tafakatra tany Jerosalema Petera, dia nila ady taminy ny mino izay isan'ny voafora

³saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”

³ka nanao hoe: Efa niantrano tany amin'ny olona tsy voafora ianao sady niara-nihinana taminy.

⁴But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

⁴Ary Petera dia nitantara izany taminy hatramin'ny niandohany ka nanao hoe:

⁵“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

⁵Tany an-tanàna Jopa aho ka nivavaka, ary azon-tsindrimandry aho, dia nahita fahitana, ka, indro, nisy zavatra nidina avy tany an-danitra toa lamba lehibe nampidinina tamin'ny zorony efatra, dia nankeo amiko izany;

⁶When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

⁶ary raha nijery sy nandinika azy aho, dia hitako ny biby etỳ an-tany, izay manan-tongotra efatra, sy ny bibi-dia sy ny zava-mandady sy mikisaka ary ny voro-manidina koa.

⁷I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’

⁷Ary nandre feo koa aho nanao tamiko hoe: Mitsangàna, ry Petera, vonoy, ka hano.

⁸But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

⁸Fa hoy izaho: Sanatria, Tompoko! fa tsy mbola niditra tamin'ny vavako izay zava-padina na tsy madio.

⁹But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’

⁹Ary nisy feo avy tany an-danitra namaly fanindroany hoe: Izay efa nodiovin'Andriamanitra aza ataonao ho fady.

¹⁰This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

¹⁰Ary intelo no nanaovana izany, dia nosarihana niakatra tany an-danitra indray izany rehetra izany.

¹¹Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

¹¹Ary tamin'izay dia, Indreo, nisy telo lahy nijanona teo anoloan'ny trano nitoeranay, izay iraka avy tany Kaisaria hankeo amiko.

¹²The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.

¹²Dia nasain'ny Fanahy hiaraka tamin'ireo aho ka tsy hizaha tavan'olona na dia kely akory aza. Ary niaraka tamiko koa ireto rahalahy enina ireto, ka niditra tao an-tranon-dralehilahy izahay.

¹³He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

¹³Ary nambarany taminay ny nahitany ny anjely nitsangana tao an-tranony ka nanao hoe: Maniraha ho any Jopa, ka ampanalao Simona, izay atao hoe koa Petera;

¹⁴who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

¹⁴izy hilaza teny aminao, izay hamonjena anao sy ny ankohonanao rehetra.

¹⁵As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

¹⁵Ary raha vao niteny aho, dia nilatsaka taminy ny Fanahy Masina tahaka ny tamintsika fahiny.

¹⁶I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’

¹⁶Dia nahatsiaro ny tenin'ny Tompo aho, izay nolazainy hoe: Jaona nanao batisa tamin'ny rano, fa ianareo kosa dia hatao batisa amin'ny Fanahy Masina.

¹⁷If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

¹⁷Koa raha mba homen'Andriamanitra azy ny fanomezana, tahaka antsika fony isika vao nino an'i Jesosy Kristy Tompo dia iza moa aho no hahasakana an'Andriamanitra?

¹⁸When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

¹⁸Ary rehefa nandre izany ireo, dia nangina sady nankalaza an'Andriamanitra ka nanao hoe: Efa nomen'Andriamanitra ny jentilisa koa ny fibebahana hahazoany fiainana.

¹⁹They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

¹⁹[Ny nandrosoan'ny tenin'Andriamanitra tao Antiokia, sy ny nampianaran'i Barnabasy sy Saoly tao] Ary izay niely noho ny fanenjehana tamin'i Stefana dia nandeha hatrany, Foinika sy Kyprosy ary Antiokia, nefa tsy nitoriteny tamin'ny olona izy, afa-tsy tamin'ny Jiosy ihany.

²⁰But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, A Hellenist is someone who keeps Greek customs and culture. preaching the Lord Jesus.

²⁰Ary ny sasany tamin'ireny, dia lehilahy avy any Kyprosy sy Kyrena izay tonga tany Antiokia, dia niresaka tamin'ny jentilisa koa ka nitory an'i Jesosy Tompo. [ Gr. Grika; na Helenista]

²¹The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

²¹Ary ny tanan'ny Tompo nomba azy ireo, ka maro no isan'izay nino sy niverina ho amin'ny Tompo.

²²The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

²²Ary ren'ny sofin'ny fiangonana tany Jerosalema ny amin'ireo, dia naniraka an'i Barnabasy izy handeha hatrany Antiokia.

²³who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²³Ary rehefa tonga izy ka nahita ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra, dia faly ka nananatra azy rehetra haharitra hiray amin'ny Tompo amin'ny fo minia fatratra.

²⁴For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁴Fa lehilahy tsara fanahy izy sady feno ny Fanahy Masina sy finoana; ary maro be ny olona nanampy ho an'ny Tompo.

²⁵Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁵Dia lasa Barnabasy nankany Tarsosy hitady an'i Saoly.

²⁶When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁶Ary rehefa nahita azy izy, dia nitondra azy hankany Antiokia. Ary niara-niasa tao amin'ny fiangonana hatramin'ny herintaona ngarangidina izy roa lahy ka nampianatra olona maro; ary tany Antiokia no voalohany nanaovana ny anaran'ny mpianatra hoe.

²⁷Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁷[Ny naminanian'i Agabo fa hisy mosary] Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia nisy mpaminany sasany avy tany Jerosalema nankany Antiokia.

²⁸One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁸Ary nitsangana ny anankiray tamin'ireny, izay atao hoe Agabo, fa voatsindrin'ny Fanahy izy ka nilaza fa hisy mosary be eran'ny tany rehetra. Ary dia tonga izany tamin'ny andron'i Klaodio.

²⁹As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

²⁹Ary ny mpianatra ninia hampitondra zavatra araka ny ananany hamonjy ny rahalahy izay nonina tany Jodia.Dia nataony izany, ary ny tànan'i Barnabasy sy Saoly no nampitondrainy izany ho any amin'ny loholona. [ Gr. presbytera]

³⁰which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

³⁰Dia nataony izany, ary ny tànan'i Barnabasy sy Saoly no nampitondrainy izany ho any amin'ny loholona. [ Gr. presbytera]