Acts 22
1 Brethren and fathers, hear my apology, which I make to you now.
Ry rahalahy sy ianareo ray henoy ny teny halahatro aminareo ankehitriny hanala tsiny ny tenako.
2 And when they heard, that he addressed them in the Hebrew dialect, they rather kept silence;
Ary nony ren’ ny olona fa teny Hebreo no nitenenany taminy, dia mainka nangina izy; ary hoy Paoly:
3 and he said, I am, indeed, a Jew, born at Tarsus, in Cilicia, but educated in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers; being zealous for God, as you all are at this day:
Izaho lehilahy Jiosy, teraka tany Tarsosy any Kilikia, fa teto amin’ ity tanàna ity no nahabe ahy teo anilan’ ny tongotr’ i Gamaliela, dia nampianarina tsara ny lalàna avy tamin’ ny razana aho, ary nazoto indrindra ho an’ Andriamanitra tahaka anareo rehetra ankehitriny.
4 who persecuted this way to the death; binding both men and women, and delivering them into prisons:
Nanenjika izay nanaiky izany fampianarana izany aho hatramin’ ny mahafaty azy aza, dia namatotra azy, na lahy na vavy, ka nanolotra azy hatao an-tranomaizina;
5 as also the high priest is my witness, and all the national senate: from whom also having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus; to bring those that were there bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.
ary ny mpisoronabe sy ny loholona rehetra no vavolombeloko, sady izy no nandraisako taratasy ho amin’ ny rahalahy, dia nankany Damaskosy aho, mba ho entiko am-patorana hankany Jerosalema koa izay hita teo, mba hampijalina.
6 And it came to pass, that as I was on my journey, and was come nigh to Damascus, about noon, on a sudden a great light from heaven shone about me;
Ary raha nandeha aho ka mby teo akaiky an’ i Damaskosy, tamin’ ilay antoandrobe iny, dia nisy mazava lehibe nanelatrelatra tampoka avy tany an-danitra manodidina ahy;
7 and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
dia lavo tamin’ ny tany aho ka nandre feo nilaza tamiko hoe: Saoly, Saoly, nahoana ianao no manenjika Ahy?
8 But I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you persecute.
Ary izaho namaly hoe: Iza moa Hianao, Tompoko? Dia hoy Izy tamiko: Izaho no Jesosy avy any Nazareta, Izay enjehinao.
9 And they that were with me saw the light, indeed, and were terrified; but they did not distinctly hear the voice of him that spoke to me.
Ary izay niaraka tamiko dia nahita ny mazava; nefa tsy mba nahare ny feon’ izay niteny tamiko izy.
10 And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told you of all things, which are appointed for you to do.
Ary hoy izaho: Tompoko, inona no hataoko? Dia hoy ny Tompo tamiko: Mitsangana, ka mandehana ho any Damaskosy; fa any no holazaina aminao izay rehetra voatendry hataonao.
11 And as I could not see, by reason of the glory of that light; being led by those that were with me, I came to Damascus.
Ary raha tsy nahajery aho noho ny famirapiratan’ izany mazava izany, dia notantanan’ ireo niaraka tamiko aho, ka dia tonga tany Damaskosy.
12 And one Ananias, a pious man according to the law, who had an honorable character amongst all the Jews at Damascus,
Ary ny lehilahy anankiray atao hoe Ananiasy, mpivavaka manaraka ny lalàna sady tsara laza teo amin’ ny Jiosy rehetra izay nonina teo,
13 coming to me, and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, look up. And in that very hour, I looked up on him.
dia nanatona ahy ary nitsangana ka nanao tamiko hoe: Ry Saoly rahalahy, mahirata. Ary tamin’ izany ora izany dia nahiratra aho ka nahita azy.
14 And he said, The God of our fathers, has chosen you to know his will, and to see that righteous person, and to hear a voice from his mouth:
Ary hoy izy: Andriamanitry ny razantsika efa nanendry anao hahafantatra ny sitrapony sy hahita ny Iray Marina ary hihaino ny teny aloaky ny vavany;
15 because you shall be his witness, to all men, of those things, which you have seen and heard.
fa ho vavolombelony amin’ ny olona rehetra ianao ny amin’ izay efa hitanao sy renao.
16 And now, why do you delay? Arise, and be immersed, and wash away your sins, invoking his name.
Ary ankehitriny inona no mampijanona anao? Mitsangàna, miantsoa ny anarany, ary aoka hatao batisa ianao ka hosasana ho afaka amin’ ny fahotanao.
17 And it came to pass, that when I was returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, I was in a trance:
Ary rehefa tonga tany Jerosalema indray aho ka nivavaka teo an-kianjan’ ny tempoly, dia azon-tsindrimandry
18 and I saw him, saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem; for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.
ka nahita Azy milaza amiko hoe: Maladia ianao, ka mivoaha faingana an’ i Jerosalema; fa tsy handray ny fanambaranao Ahy izy.
19 And I said, Lord, they know I was imprisoning, and scourging in the synagogues, them that believed in thee;
Dia hoy izaho: Tompoko, izy ireo mahalala fa ny mino Anao dia nataoko tao an-tranomaizina sady nokapohiko tao amin’ ny synagoga rehetra;
20 and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and kept the garments of those who slew him.
ary raha nalatsaka ny ran’ i Stefana martioranao, izaho koa dia mba nitsangana teo ka nanaiky sady nitandrina ny fitafian’ izay namono azy.
21 And he said to me, Go your way, for I will send you afar off to the Gentiles--
Ary hoy Izy tamiko: Mandehana, fa Izaho haniraka anao handeha lavitra any amin’ ny jentilisa.
22 And they heard him to this word, and they lifted up their voices, saying, Away with this fellow from the earth, for it is not fit that he should live.
Ary ny olona nihaino azy hatramin’ izany teny izany, dia nanandratra ny feony ka nanao hoe: Esory amin’ ny tany ilehio, fa tsy tokony hovelomina izy!
23 And as they were crying out, and were rending their garments, and casting dust into the air,
Ary raha niantso sy niala lamba ary nanipy vovoka ho amin’ ny rivotra izy,
24 the commander ordered that he should be brought into the castle, saying, that he should be put to the question by scourging, that he might know for what cause, they raised such an outcry against him.
dia nasain’ ny mpifehy arivo ho entina any anati-rova Paoly, ary nasainy hadinina amin’ ny kapoka, mba hahafantarany izay fototry ny nanakoran’ ny olona azy toy izany.
25 And as they binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion, who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, who is Roman, and uncondemned.
Ary raha namatotra azy tamin’ ny kofehy hoditra izy, dia hoy Paoly tamin’ ny kapiteny izay hitsangana teo: Mety aminareo va ny mikapoka lehilahy Romana izay tsy mbola nohelohina?
26 And the centurion hearing this, went and addressed the commander, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
Ary ny kapiteny, nony nahare, dia lasa nilaza tamin’ ny mpifehy arivo ka nanao hoe: Inona izao hataonao izao? fa Romana io lehilahy io.
27 And the commander came, and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.
Dia nankeo aminy ny mpifehy arivo ka nanao taminy hoe: Lazao amiko: Romana va ianao? Dia hoy izy: Eny.
28 And the commander answered, I obtained this freedom with a considerable sum of money. And Paul replied, But I was free born.
Ary ny mpifehy arivo namaly hoe: Vola be no nahazoako izany voninahitra izany. Fa hoy Paoly: Izaho kosa efa nanana izany hatry ny fony vao teraka.
29 They, therefore, who were about to have put him to the question, immediately departed from him: and the commander was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Dia nandao azy faingana ireo olona efa hanadina azy; ary ny mpifehy arivo natahotra koa, rehefa nahalala azy fa Romana, satria efa nampamatotra azy izy.
30 And on the next day, desiring to know certainly of what he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him; and commanded the chief priests, and all the Sanhedrim, to come together; and bringing Paul down, he set him before them.
Ary nony ampitso, satria ta-hahafantatra marina izay niampangan’ ny Jiosy azy ny mpifehy arivo, dia namaha azy, ary nasainy niangona ny lohan’ ny mpisorona sy ny Synedriona rehetra, ary Paoly nentiny nidina ka nampitoeriny teo anatrehany.
