¹He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.

¹Dia tonga tany Derbe sy Lystra koa izy; ary, indro, nisy mpianatra anankiray teo atao hoe Timoty - zanaky ny vehivavy Jiosy izay nino, fa jentilisa rainy - [ Gr. Grika]

²The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

²ary tsara laza teo amin'ny rahalahy tany Lystra sy Ikonioma izy.

³Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

³Koa tian'i Paoly ho entiny miaraka aminy izy; dia nalainy izy ka noforany noho ny Jiosy tany amin'izany tany izany, satria fantatr'izy rehetra fa jentilisa rainy. [ Gr. Grika]

⁴As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

⁴Ary raha nandeha nitety ny tanàna tao izy, dia natolony hotandreman'ny olona ireo didy navoaky ny Apostoly sy ny loholona tany Jerosalema. [Gr.presbytera]

⁵So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

⁵Ary nihanahery finoana ny fiangonana sady nihamaro isan'andro.

⁶When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

⁶[Ny niantsoan'Andriamanitra an'i Paoly hankany Makedonia, sy ny nataon'i Paoly tao Filipy] Ary rehefa noraran'ny Fanahy Masina tsy hitory ny teny tany Asia izy, dia nandeha namaky ny tany Frygia sy Galatia

⁷When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

⁷ka efa tonga tany an-tsisin'i Mysia, dia nitady hankany Bitynia izy, fa tsy navelan'ny Fanahin'i Jesosy.

⁸Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

⁸Ary rehefa nandalo an'i Mysia izy, dia nidina nankany Troasy.

⁹A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

⁹Ary nony alina dia nisy fahitana niseho tamin'i Paoly, koa, indro, nisy lehilahy Makedoniana nitsangana teo ka nangataka azy hoe: Mità mankaty Makedonia, ka vonjeo izahay!

¹⁰When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

¹⁰Ary nony nahita ny fahitana izy, dia nitady handeha niaraka tamin'izay hankany Makedonia izahay, satria nataonay fa Andriamanitra no efa niantso anay hitory ny filazantsara amin'ny olona any.

¹¹Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

¹¹Ary nony niondrana an-tsambo niala tany Troasy izahay, dia nizotra nankany Samotrakia; ary nony ampitso dia nankany Neapolia.

¹²and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

¹²Ary nony niala teo izahay, dia nankany Filipy, izay tanàna voalohany amin'izany zara-tanin'i Makedonia izany sady zana-panjakana; ary nitoetra teo amin'izany tanàna izany andro vitsivitsy izahay. [ Gr. kolonia]

¹³On the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.

¹³Ary tamin'ny andro Sabata dia nivoaka teo ivelan'ny vavahady izahay nankeny amoron'ony, izay nataonay fa nisy fitoerana fivavahana; ary nipetraka teo izahay ka niresaka tamin'ny vehivavy vory teo.

¹⁴A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

¹⁴Ary nisy vehivavy atao hoe Lydia, mpivarotra lamba volomparasy, avy any an-tanàna Tyatira, izay nivavaka tamin'Andriamanitra, dia nihaino izy, ary ny Tompo nanokatra ny fony hitandrina ny teny izay nolazain'i Paoly.

¹⁵When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay.” So she persuaded us.

¹⁵Ary rehefa natao batisa ravehivavy mbamin'ny ankohonany, dia nangataka izy nanao hoe: Raha ataonareo ho mahatoky amin'ny Tompo aho, dia midìra ao an-tranoko ka mitoera ao. Dia nanery anay izy.

¹⁶It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

¹⁶Ary raha nandeha ho any amin'ilay fitoerana fivavahana izahay, dia nisy ankizivavy anankiray nanam-panahy mahavaly nifanena taminay, ary ny faminaniana nataony no nahazoan'ny tompony harena be.

¹⁷Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

¹⁷Izy nanaraka an'i Paoly sy izahay ka niantso hoe: Ireo lehilahy ireo dia mpanompon'Andriamanitra Avo Indrindra, izay manoro anareo lalam-pamonjena.

¹⁸She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

¹⁸Ary nataony tamin'ny andro maro izany. Ary sosotra Paoly, dia nitodika ka nanao tamin'ny fanahy hoe: Mandidy anao amin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Kristy aho hivoaka aminy. Dia nivoaka tamin'izany ora izany indrindra izy.

¹⁹But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

¹⁹Ary nony hitan'ireo tompony fa very ny fanantenany hahazoany harena, dia nisambotra an'i Paoly sy Silasy izy ka nitondra azy ho any an-tsena any amin'ny lehibe;

²⁰When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

²⁰ary rehefa nentiny tany amin'ireo governora izy roa lahy, dia nolazainy hoe: Ireto lehilahy Jiosy ireto mampitabataba ny tanànantsika loatra

²¹and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

²¹ka mampianatra fanao tsy mety horaisintsika na hataontsika, fa Romana isika.

²²The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

²²Ary ny vahoaka niara-nitsangana hamely azy; ary ireo governora nanaisotra ny lambany, ka nasainy nokapohina tamin'ny hazo izy.

²³When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

²³Ary nony efa nokapohiny mafy dia mafy izy, dia nataony tao an-tranomaizina, ka nasainy niambina azy tsara ny mpiandry tranomaizina.

²⁴who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

²⁴Ary rehefa nahazo teny toy izany ralehilahy, dia nataony tao amin'ny tranomaizina anatiny indrindra izy, ary ny tongony nobolokiny mafy tamin'ny boloky hazo.

²⁵But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

²⁵Ary nony mamatonalina, dia nivavaka sy nihira fiderana an'Andriamanitra Paoly sy Silasy; ary nihaino azy ny mpifatotra.

²⁶Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.

²⁶Ary nisy horohorontany mafy dia mafy avy tampoka, ka nihozongozona ny fanorenan'ny tranomaizina; dia nivoha niaraka tamin'izay ny varavarana rehetra, ary nivaha avokoa ny fatoran'izy rehetra.

²⁷The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

²⁷Dia nahatsiaro ny mpiandry tranomaizina ka nahita ny varavaran'ny tranomaizina nivoha, dia nanatsoaka ny sabany izy ka saiky hamono tena, satria nataony fa efa nandositra ny mpifatotra.

²⁸But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”

²⁸Fa Paoly niantso tamin'ny feo mahery ka nanao hoe: Aza mamono tena, fa ato ihany izahay rehetra.

²⁹He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

²⁹Ary izy niantso jiro, dia nikaretsaka niditra sady tora-kovitra ka niankohoka teo anatrehan'i Paoly sy Silasy.

³⁰and brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

³⁰Ary rehefa nentiny nivoaka izy roa lahy, dia hoy izy: Tompoko, inona no mety hataoko, mba hovonjena aho?

³¹They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

³¹Dia hoy izy roa lahy: Minoa an'i Jesosy Tompo, dia hovonjena ianao sy ny ankohonanao.

³²They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

³²Ary izy roa lahy nitory ny tenin'ny Tompo taminy sy tamin'izay rehetra tao an-tranony.

³³He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

³³Ary nandray azy roa lahy izy tamin'izany ora amin'ny alina izany ka nanasa ny dian-kapoka; ary natao batisa tamin'izay izy mbamin'izay azy rehetra.

³⁴He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

³⁴Ary rehefa nentiny niakatra ho ao an-trano izy roa lahy, dia norosoany hanina teo anoloany, dia nifaly indrindra izy mbamin'izay rehetra tao an-tranony, satria efa nino an'Andriamanitra.

³⁵But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”

³⁵Ary rehefa maraina ny andro, ireo governora dia naniraka ny mpitan-defona ka nanao hoe: Alefaso ireo olona ireo.

³⁶The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace.”

³⁶Ary ny mpiandry tranomaizina nilaza izany teny izany tamin'i Paoly hoe: Ireo governora efa naniraka handefa anareo, koa ankehitriny mivoaha ianareo ka mandehana soa aman-tsara.

³⁷But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”

³⁷Fa hoy Paoly taminy: Efa nokapohiny tsy voatsara teo amin'ny miharihary izahay, kanefa Romana izahay, ka nataony tao an-tranomaizina, ary ankehitriny moa mamoaka anay mangingina va izy? Tsia, fa aoka izy ihany ho hankatỳ hamoaka anay.

³⁸The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

³⁸Ary ny mpitan-defona nilaza izany teny izany tamin'ireo governora; dia natahotra izy, raha nahare fa Romana izy roa lahy.

³⁹and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

³⁹Dia tonga izy ka nanony azy sady nitondra azy nivoaka ary nangataka azy handeha hiala ao an-tanàna.Dia niala tao an-tranomaizina izy ka niditra tao an-tranon'i Lydia; ary rehefa nahita ny rahalahy izy, dia nananatra azy ka lasa nandeha.

⁴⁰They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

⁴⁰Dia niala tao an-tranomaizina izy ka niditra tao an-tranon'i Lydia; ary rehefa nahita ny rahalahy izy, dia nananatra azy ka lasa nandeha.