¹Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

¹Ary Saoly mba nankasitraka ny namonoana azy koa. [Ny nielezan'ny mpianatra noho ny fanenjehana, sy ny nitorian'ny Filipo tany Samaria sy tamin'ilay tandapa Etiopiana] Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia nisy fanenjehana mafy tamin'ny fiangonana tany Jerosalema; ka dia niely teny amin'ny tany Jodia sy Samaria izy rehetra, afa-tsy ny Apostoly ihany.

²Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.

²Ary mpivavaka tsara no nandevina an'i Stefana sady nisaona azy fatratra.

³But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

³Fa Saoly nampahory mafy ny fiangonana, ka nidirany isan-trano sady nosarihany, na ny lehilahy na ny vehivavy, ka nataony tao an-tranomaizina.

⁴Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁴Ary izay niely dia nandeha nitory teny tontolo eny.

⁵Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

⁵Ary Filipo nidina tany an-tanàna any Samaria ka nitory an'i Kristy tamin'ny olona tao.

⁶The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁶Ary ny vahoaka betsaka dia niray hevitra nihaino izay nolazain'i Filipo, raha nandre azy sy nahita ny fahagagana nataony.

⁷For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁷Fa ny fanahy maloto niantso tamin'ny feo mahery, dia nivoaka tamin'ny maro izay nanana azy; ary maro ny mararin'ny paralysisa sy ny mandringa no nositraniny.

⁸There was great joy in that city.

⁸Dia nisy fifaliana lehibe tao amin'izany tanàna izany.

⁹But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

⁹Ary nisy lehilahy anankiray rahateo teo an-tanàna, atao hoe Simona, izay nanao ody ka nahatalanjona ny olona tany Samaria sady nandoka tena nanao azy ho zavatra;

¹⁰to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹⁰ary nihaino azy ny olona rehetra, na ny kely na ny lehibe, ka nanao hoe: Ity lehilahy ity no herin'Andriamanitra, izay atao hoe hery lehibe.

¹¹They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

¹¹Ary nihaino azy ny olona, satria efa ela no talanjona tamin'ny odiny.

¹²But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

¹²Ary rehefa nino an'i Filipo nitory ny teny soa mahafaly ny amin'ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra sy ny anaran'i Jesosy Kristy ireo, dia natao batisa avokoa na lahy na vavy.

¹³Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

¹³Ary Simona koa mba nino; ary rehefa natao batisa izy, dia nanaraka an'i Filipo. Ary talanjona izy, raha nahita ny famantarana sy ny asa lehibe izay natao.

¹⁴Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

¹⁴Ary nony ren'ny Apostoly tany Jerosalema fa Samaria efa nandray ny tenin'Andriamanitra, dia naniraka an'i Petera sy Jaona izy hankany aminy.

¹⁵who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

¹⁵Nony tafidina tany izy roa lahy, dia nivavaka ho an'ny olona mba handraisany ny Fanahy Masina.

¹⁶for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

¹⁶Fa tsy mbola nisy nilatsahany izy na dia iray akory aza; fa natao batisa tamin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Tompo ihany izy.

¹⁷Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷Ary izy roa lahy nametra-tanana taminy, ka dia nandray ny Fanahy Masina ireo.

¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

¹⁸Ary Simona, nony nahita fa ny fametrahan'ny Apostoly tanana no nanomezana ny Fanahy Masina, dia nitondra vola homena azy

¹⁹saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

¹⁹ka nanao hoe: Omeo izany fahefana izany koa aho, mba handray ny Fanahy Masina izay olona hametrahako tanana.

²⁰But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

²⁰Fa hoy Petera taminy: Aoka ho very mbamin'ny tenanao ny volanao, satria nataonao fa azo vidim-bola ny fanomezan'Andriamanitra.

²¹You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.

²¹Tsy manana anjara na raharaha amin'izany zavatra izany ianao, satria tsy mahitsy fo eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra.

²²Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

²²Koa mibebaha amin'izao haratsianao izao, ka mangataha amin'ny Tompo, andrao mba havelany izay noheverin'ny fonao.

²³For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

²³Fa hitako fa mbola mitoetra amin'ny fangidian'afero sy ny fehin-keloka ihany ianao.

²⁴Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

²⁴Ary Simona namaly ka nanao hoe: Mangataha ho ahy amin'ny Tompo, mba tsy ho tonga amiko izay nolazainareo.

²⁵They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁵Ary rehefa nanambara sy nitory ny tenin'ny Tompo Petera sy Jaona, dia niverina nankany Jerosalema ka nitory ny filazantsara teny amin'ny vohitra maro izay an'ny Samaritana.

²⁶But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”

²⁶Ary nisy anjelin'ny Tompo nilaza tamin'i Filipo ka nanao hoe: Mitsangàna, ka mandehana mianatsimo ho any amin'ny lalana midina avy any Jerosalema mankany Gaza; dia efitra izany.

²⁷He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

²⁷Dia nitsangana izy ka lasa nandeha; ary, indro, nisy lehilahy Etiopiana, tandapan'i Kandasy, mpanjakavavin'ny Etiopiana, sady mpitahiry ny hareny rehetra, ary tonga tany Jerosalema izy mba hivavaka;

²⁸He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

²⁸dia nody izy ka nipetraka teo anatin'ny kalesiny ary namaky teny tao amin'Isaia mpaminany

²⁹The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

²⁹Dia hoy ny Fanahy tamin'i Filipo: Andeha manatona ka mankanesa amin'io kalesy io.

³⁰Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³⁰Ary Filipo nihazakazaka nankeo aminy, dia nandre azy mamaky teny tao amin'Isaia mpaminany, ka niteny taminy hoe: Moa fantatrao va izay vakinao?

³¹He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³¹Fa hoy izy: Hataoko ahoana no fahay, raha tsy misy mampianatra ahy? Ary izy nangataka an'i Filipo hiakatra sy hipetraka eo aminy. [ Gr. mitari-dalana]

³²Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³²Ary izao no tenin'ny Soratra Masina novakiny: Nentina hovonoina tahaka ny ondry Izy, Ary tsy niloa-bava, Tahaka ny zanak'ondry moana eo anoloan'ny mpanety azy;

³³In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.” Isaiah 53:7,8

³³Ny fietren-tena no nanaovana Azy resy lahatra; Ary iza no hahalaza ny amin'ny niara-belona taminy ? Fa ny ainy nesorina tamin'ny tany (Isa. 53. 7, 8). [ Na: ny fianakaviany]

³⁴The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁴Ary ilay tandapa namaly an'i Filipo ka nanao hoe: Masona ianao, iza moa no lazain'ny mpaminany amin'izany? Ny tenany va, sa olon-kafa?

³⁵Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

³⁵Ary Filipo niloa-bava, dia nanomboka teo amin'izany Soratra Masina izany nitory an'i Jesosy taminy.

³⁶As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

³⁶Ary raha nandeha teny an-dalana izy, dia tonga teo amin'izay nisy rano; ary hoy ilay tandapa: Indro rano, ka inona moa no misakana ahy tsy hatao batisa?

³⁷ TR adds “Philip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ He answered, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’”

³⁷[ Ampio hoe: 37 Dia hoy Filipo: raha mino amin'ny fonao rehetra ianao, dia azo atao ihany. Ary namaly izy ka nanao hoe: Mino aho fa Kristy no Zanak'Andriamanitra]

³⁸He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

³⁸Dia nasainy najanona ny kalesy; ary izy roa lahy, dia Filipo sy ilay tandapa, nidina ho eo amin'ny rano; dia nataony batisa izy.

³⁹When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

³⁹Ary rehefa niakatra avy teo amin'ny rano izy roa lahy, dia nentin'ny Fanahin'ny Tompo Filipo ka tsy hitan'ilay tandapa intsony; fa nandeha tamin'ny nalehany izy sady nifaly.Fa Filipo hita tany Azota, dia nitory ny filazantsara tany amin'ny tanàna rehetra izay nalehany ambara-pahatongany tany Kaisaria.

⁴⁰But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

⁴⁰Fa Filipo hita tany Azota, dia nitory ny filazantsara tany amin'ny tanàna rehetra izay nalehany ambara-pahatongany tany Kaisaria.