¹It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

¹Ary raha mbola tany Korinto Apolosy, dia nitety ny tany ambony Paoly ka tonga tany Efesosy, dia nahita mpianatra sasany teo izy

²He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

²ka nanao taminy hoe: Efa noraisinareo va ny Fanahy Masina, fony vao nino ianareo? Fa ireo nanao taminy hoe: Tsy renay akory fa efa nomena ny Fanahy Masina.

³He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

³Ary hoy Paoly: Ho amin'inona ary no nanaovana batisa anareo? Dia hoy ireo: Ho amin'ny batisan'i Jaona.

⁴Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

⁴Fa hoy Paoly: Jaona nanao ny batisan'ny fibebahana ka nilaza tamin'ny olona hino Izay ho avy manaraka azy, dia Jesosy.

⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁵Ary raha nahare izany izy, dia natao batisa ho amin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo.

⁶When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

⁶Ary rehefa nametrahan'i Paoly tanana izy, dia nilatsaka taminy ny Fanahy Masina; ary niteny tamin'ny teny tsy fantatra izy sady naminany.

⁷They were about twelve men in all.

⁷Ary tokony ho roa ambin'ny folo lahy no isan'izy rehetra.

⁸He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

⁸Ary Paoly niditra tao amin'ny synagoga ka niteny tamin'ny fahasahiana, dia niady hevitra telo volana ka nampanaiky ny amin'ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra.

⁹But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

⁹Fa raha nikiribiby ny sasany ka tsy nanaiky, fa niteny ratsy izany fampianarana izany teo imason'ny olona maro, dia niala tamin'ireo izy ka nitondra ny mpianatra nitokana, dia niady hevitra isan'andro tao amin'ny trano fampianaran'i Tyrano. [ Gr. lalana]

¹⁰This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁰Ary naharitra roa taona ngarangidina izany, ka dia nandre ny tenin'ny Tompo izay rehetra nonina tany Asia, na Jiosy na jentilisa. [ Gr. Grika]

¹¹God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

¹¹Ary ny tànan'i Paoly no nanaovan'Andriamanitra fahagagana lehibe maro,

¹²so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.

¹²ka dia ny mosara sy ny fiaron'akanjo teny aminy no nentina hatao amin'ny marary, dia sitrana ny aretiny, ary nivoaka ny fanahy ratsy.

¹³But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

¹³Ary nisy Jiosy sasany, mpiriorio mamoaka fanahy ratsy, izay ninia nanonona ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo koa teo ambonin'ny manana fanahy ratsy ka nanao hoe: Mampianiana anareo amin'i Jesosy Izay torin'i Paoly aho.

¹⁴There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

¹⁴Ary nisy fito mirahalahy, zanak'i Skeva, Jiosy, lohan'ny mpisorona, izay nanao izany.

¹⁵The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

¹⁵Ary ny fanahy ratsy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Fantatro Jesosy, ary fantatro koa Paoly; fa mba iza kosa moa ianareo?

¹⁶The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁶Ary ny lehilahy izay nanana ny fanahy ratsy dia niantsambotra tamin'ireo ary nahery ka naharesy azy roa lahy, dia nandositra niala tamin'izany trano izany ireo sady nitanjaka no voaratra.

¹⁷This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁷Ary fantatry ny Jiosy sy ny jentilisa rehetra izay nonina tany Efesosy izany; dia raiki-tahotra ny olona rehetra ka nankalaza ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo.

¹⁸Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

¹⁸Ary maro izay nino dia tonga ka niaiky sy nilaza ny asany.

¹⁹Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. The 50,000 pieces of silver here probably referred to 50,000 drachmas. If so, the value of the burned books was equivalent to about 160 man-years of wages for agricultural laborers

¹⁹Ary maro ny mpanao ody no nanangona ny bokiny ka nandoro azy teo imason'ny olona rehetra; ary nony voatontaly ny tokom-bidiny, dia hita fa volafotsy dimy alina izany.

²⁰So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

²⁰Fatratra toy izany no fandroson'ny tenin'Andriamanitra sy ny heriny.

²¹Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

²¹Ary rehefa vita izany zavatra izany, Paoly dia nikasa tao am-pony handeha hamaky an'i Makedonia sy Akaia aloha vao hankany Jerosalema ka nanao hoe: Rehefa tonga any aho, dia tsy maintsy hahita an'i Roma koa.

²²Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

²²Ary ny roa lahy tamin'izay nanompo ary, dia Timoty sy Erasto, no nirahiny nankany Makedonia; fa izy mbola nitoetra tany Asia andro vitsivitsy kosa.

²³About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

²³[Ny tabataba nataon'i Demetrio sy ny namany tao Efesosy] Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia nisy tabataba be ihany ny amin'izany fampianarana izany. [ Gr. lalana]

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

²⁴Fa nisy lehilahy anankiray atao hoe Demetrio, mpanefy volafotsy, izay nanao sarin'ny tempolin'i Diana tamin'ny volafotsy, dia nampahazo harena be ny mpanefy; [ Gr. Artemisy]

²⁵whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

²⁵ireny mbamin'ny mpanao zavatra hafa koa toy izany dia nantsoiny hiangona ka nilazany hoe: Tompokolahy, fantatrareo fa amin'izao tao-zavatra izao no ahazoantsika harena.

²⁶You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

²⁶Ary hitanareo sy renareo fa tsy eto Efesosy ihany, fa saiky manerana an'i Asia rehetra dia mitaona olona betsaka izany Paoly izany ka mampivily ny samy manao hoe: Tsy Andriamanitra izay zavatra nataon-tanana.

²⁷Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”

²⁷Ka dia tsy izao raharahantsika izao ihany no ahina hatao ho zava-poana; fa ny tempolin'i Diana, andriamani-bavy lehibe, dia hatao tsinontsinona koa aza, ka ho afa-boninahitra ilay ivavahan'i Asia rehetra sy izao tontolo izao.

²⁸When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

²⁸Ary rehefa nandre izany izy ireo, dia tezitra loatra ka niantso hoe: Lehibe Dianan'ny Efesiana!

²⁹The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

²⁹Ary nanerana ny tanàna ny tabataba; ary rehefa nisarika an'i Gaio sy Aristarko, lehilahy Makedoniana niara-dia tamin'i Paoly, izy, dia niray saina niriotra ho ao an-trano filalaovana.

³⁰When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.

³⁰Ary raha te-hiditra ho any amin'ny olona Paoly, dia tsy navelan'ny mpianatra.

³¹Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

³¹Ary ny lehibe sasany tany Asia, izay sakaizany, dia nampitondra teny nananatra azy mba tsy ho sahy hiditra ao an-trano filalaovana. [ Gr. Asiarka]

³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.

³²Ary ny sasany niantso zavatra iray, ary ny sasany kosa zavatra hafa; fa nihorikorika ny olona vory; koa ny ankamaroany tsy nahalala izay anton'ny niangonany teo.

³³They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

³³Ary nisy nisarika an'i Aleksandro avy teo amin'ny vahoaka, fa ny Jiosy nanesika azy handroso. Ary Aleksandro nanofa tanana, fa ta-handaha-teny hiala tsiny tamin'ny olona.

³⁴But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

³⁴Fa rehefa fantatry ny olona fa Jiosy, izy dia niredona niantso tokony ho ora roa izy rehetra hoe: Lehibe Dianan'ny Efesiana!

³⁵When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

³⁵Ary ny mpitahiry ny didy dia nampangina ny olona ka nanao hoe: Ry lehilahy Efesiana, iza no olona tsy mahalala fa ny tanànan'ny Efesiana no mpitahiry an'i Diana lehibe sy ny sarin-javatra izay latsaka avy tamin'i Jopitera ? [ Gr. Zeosy]

³⁶Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

³⁶Ary satria tsy azo toherina izany, dia tokony hangina ianareo ka tsy hanao na inona na inona an-kamehana.

³⁷For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

³⁷Fa nentinareo etỳ ireo lehilahy ireo, izay tsy nandroba tempoly, na niteny ratsy ny andriamanitsika.

³⁸If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

³⁸Koa raha manan-teny hifamaliana amin'olona Demetrio sy ny mpanefy izay momba azy, aoka hifandahatra izy, fa misy ihany ny andro hitsarana, ary ao ihany koa ireo governora.

³⁹But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

³⁹Fa raha mitady zavatra hafa kosa ianareo, dia hotsaraina amin'izay fivoriana voatendrin'ny lalàna.

⁴⁰For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”

⁴⁰Fa andrao ampangaina isika noho ny tabataba tsy misy antony izay niseho androany, ka tsy hita izay hilazantsika izao fampitairana izao.Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nampirava ny olona vory teo.

⁴¹When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

⁴¹Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nampirava ny olona vory teo.