Asan'ny Apostoly 19
1 Ary raha mbola tany Korinto Apolosy, dia nitety ny tany ambony Paoly ka tonga tany Efesosy, dia nahita mpianatra sasany teo izy
NOW it came to pass that during the time Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, after passing through the upper provinces, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,
2 ka nanao taminy hoe: Efa noraisinareo va ny Fanahy Masìna, fony vao nino ianareo? Fa ireo nanao taminy hoe: Tsy renay akory fa efa nomena ny Fanahy Masìna.
said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not even heard if the Holy Ghost is given.
3 Ary hoy Paoly: Ho amin’ inona ary no nanaovana batisa anareo? Dia hoy ireo: Ho amin’ ny batisan’ i Jaona.
And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John’s baptism.
4 Fa hoy Paoly: Jaona nanao ny batisan’ ny fibebahana ka nilaza tamin’ ny olona hino Izay ho avy manaraka azy, dia Jesosy.
Then said Paul, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, That they should believe on him who was coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.
5 Ary raha nahare izany izy, dia natao batisa ho amin’ ny anaran’ i Jesosy Tompo.
Now when they heard it, they were baptised into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 Ary rehefa nametrahan’ i Paoly tanana izy, dia nilatsaka taminy ny Fanahy Masìna; ary niteny tamin’ ny teny tsy fantatra izy sady naminany.
And Paul laying on them his hands, the Holy Ghost came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 Ary tokony ho roa ambin’ ny folo lahy no isan’ izy rehetra.
And the men were in all about twelve.
8 Ary Paoly niditra tao amin’ ny synagoga ka niteny tamin’ ny fahasahiana, dia niady hevitra telo volana ka nampanaiky ny amin’ ny fanjakan’ Andriamanitra.
And entering into the synagogue, he spake boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading the things that concern the kingdom of God.
9 Fa 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.
And when some were hardened, and infidel, speaking evil of the way before the people, he withdrew from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 Ary naharitra roa taona ngarangidina izany, ka dia nandre ny tenin’ ny Tompo izay rehetra nonina tany Asia, na Jiosy na jentilisa.
And this he did for two years; so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 Ary ny tànan’ i Paoly no nanaovan’ Andriamanitra fahagagana lehibe maro,
And God wrought by the hands of Paul extraordinary miracles;
12 ka dia ny mosara sy ny fiaron’ akanjo teny aminy no nentina hatao amin’ ny marary, dia sitrana ny aretiny, ary nivoaka ny fanahy ratsy.
so that even from his skin there were brought handkerchiefs and aprons unto the diseased, and their disorders were chased from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.
13 Ary 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.
Then certain of the Jews, who went about as exorcists, attempted to make mention of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 Ary nisy fito mirahalahy, zanak’ i Skeva, Jiosy, lohan’ ny mpisorona, izay nanao izany.
And they were seven sons of Sceva a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.
15 Ary ny fanahy ratsy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Fantatro Jesosy, ary fantatro koa Paoly; fa mba iza kosa moa ianareo?
Then the evil spirit replied, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 Ary 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.
And the man sprang upon them, in whom was the evil spirit, and getting the mastery over them, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 Ary 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.
And this was known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus: and fear fell on them all, and they magnified the name of the Lord.
18 Ary maro izay nino dia tonga ka niaiky sy nilaza ny asany.
And many of those who believed came, confessing and declaring their practices.
19 Ary 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.
And many of those who practised magical arts brought the books, and burned them before all men; and they calculated the prices of them, and found them worth fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Fatratra toy izany no fandroson’ ny tenin’ Andriamanitra sy ny heriny.
So mightily did the word of God increase and prevail.
21 Ary 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.
Now when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, That after I have been there, I must see Rome also.
22 Ary ny roa lahy tamin’ izay nanompo ary, dia Timoty sy Erasto, no nirahiny nankany Makedonia; fa izy mbola nitoetra tany Asia andro vitsivitsy kosa.
Then he dispatched into Macedonia two of those who attended upon him, Timothy and Erastus; while he himself continued a while longer in Asia.
23 Ary tamin’ izany andro izany dia nisy tabataba be ihany ny amin’ izany fampianarana izany.
And there happened at that time no small disturbance about this way.
24 Fa nisy lehilahy anankiray atao hoe Demetrio, mpanefy volafotsy, izay nanao sarin’ ny tempolin’ i Diana tamin’ ny volafotsy, dia nampahazo harena be ny mpanefy;
For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made little temples in silver to represent that of Diana, brought to the artificers no small gain;
25 ireny 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.
whom collecting together, with the workmen also of such trinkets, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this employment we make our advantageous livelihood:
26 Ary 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.
and ye see and hear how not only at Ephesus, but almost through all Asia, this fellow Paul, by his persuasions, hath perverted a vast multitude, affirming that they are not gods which are made with hands:
27 Ka 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.
so that not only is this our trade in danger of falling into contempt, but also that this temple of the great goddess Diana should be counted as nothing, and that henceforth also her magnificence should be utterly destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.
28 Ary rehefa nandre izany izy ireo, dia tezitra loatra ka niantso hoe: Lehibe Dianan’ ny Efesiana!
On hearing this then, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 Ary 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.
And the whole city was filled with confusion; and they rushed unanimously into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s travelling companions.
30 Ary raha te-hiditra ho any amin’ ny olona Paoly, dia tsy navelan’ ny mpianatra.
But though Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not permit him.
31 Ary ny lehibe sasany tany Asia, izay sakaizany, dia nampitondra teny nananatra azy mba tsy ho sahy hiditra ao an-trano filalaovana.
And some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent unto him, admonishing him not to venture himself into the theatre.
32 Ary 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.
So they were crying out some one thing and some another: for the assembly was a scene of confusion, and the greater part knew not on what account they were collected together.
33 Ary 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.
Then out of the crowd they brought forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him on: and Alexander, waving his hand, would fain have addressed his apology to the people.
34 Fa rehefa fantatry ny olona fa Jiosy, izy dia niredona niantso tokony ho ora roa izy rehetra hoe: Lehibe Dianan’ ny Efesiana!
But when they knew he was a Jew, one shout burst from all, crying for about the space of two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 Ary 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?
Then the recorder having quieted the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, who indeed is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is wholly devoted to the great goddess Diana, and to the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 Ary satria tsy azo toherina izany, dia tokony hangina ianareo ka tsy hanao na inona na inona an-kamehana.
These things being then incontrovertible, it becomes you to be quiet, and to do nothing with precipitation.
37 Fa nentinareo etỳ ireo lehilahy ireo, izay tsy nandroba tempoly, na niteny ratsy ny andriamanitsika.
For ye have brought hither these men, neither robbers of the temple, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Koa 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.
If then indeed Demetrius and the artificers that are with him have a charge against any man, the courts are held, and there are proconsuls: let them implead one another.
39 Fa raha mitady zavatra hafa kosa ianareo, dia hotsaraina amin’ izay fivoriana voatendrin’ ny lalàna.
And if ye have any dispute about other matters, it shall be terminated in a lawful assembly,
40 Fa andrao ampangaina isika noho ny tabataba tsy misy antony izay niseho androany, ka tsy hita izay hilazantsika izao fampitairana izao.
For we are even in danger of being called to account for this day’s insurrection, there being no cause on account of which we can justify this tumultuary concourse:
41 Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nampirava ny olona vory teo.
and so saying, he dissolved the assembly.
