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 while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul having passed through the upper parts of Asia came to Ephesus:
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.
and finding some disciples there, he said unto them, Have ye received the holy Spirit since ye embraced the faith? And they said unto him, Nay, we had not even heard whether the holy Spirit be yet given.
3 Ary hoy Paoly: Ho amin’ inona ary no nanaovana batisa anareo? Dia hoy ireo: Ho amin’ ny batisan’ i Jaona.
And he said unto them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into the baptism of John.
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 baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people, that they should believe in Him that 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.
And when they heard this, they were baptized in 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 as Paul laid his hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And the men were in all about twelve.
7 Ary tokony ho roa ambin’ ny folo lahy no isan’ izy rehetra.
And he went into the synagogue,
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 spake boldly, disputing with them for the space of three months, and persuading them of the things concerning 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.
But as some were hardened and refractory, speaking evil of the way of life before the multitude, he departed from them, and took away the disciples with him, disputing 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 the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord Jesus.
11 Ary ny tànan’ i Paoly no nanaovan’ Andriamanitra fahagagana lehibe maro,
And God wrought extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul:
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 handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases lest them, and evil spirits went 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 some of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those that 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.
Now there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jewish 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?
But the evil spirit answered and said, 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 in whom the evil spirit was, leapt upon them, and mastered them, and 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 became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 Ary maro izay nino dia tonga ka niaiky sy nilaza ny asany.
And many of them that believed came confessing and declaring their former 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 a great number of those that had used inquisitive arts, brought the books, and burned them before them all: and they computed the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Fatratra toy izany no fandroson’ ny tenin’ Andriamanitra sy ny heriny.
So mightily did the word of the Lord 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.
After these things, Paul purposed in spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
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.
So he sent into Macedonia two of those that ministred to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed some time in Asia.
23 Ary tamin’ izany andro izany dia nisy tabataba be ihany ny amin’ izany fampianarana izany.
Now there happened at that time no small disturbance about the way which he taught.
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 one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver models of Diana's temple, brought no small gain to the artificers: whom he got together,
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.
and with them the workmen they employed about such things, and said, My friends, ye know that by this employment we get our wealth.
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, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by 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 we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence 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!
Hearing this 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 with one accord into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus two Macedonians, fellow-travellers with Paul.
30 Ary raha te-hiditra ho any amin’ ny olona Paoly, dia tsy navelan’ ny mpianatra.
And when Paul would have gone in unto the people, the disciples would not let 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 also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, sent to him and desired 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.
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come 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.
And they brought Alexander forward out of the multitude, the Jews urging him on. And Alexander beckoning with the hand, would have made a defence 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 that he was a Jew, they all cried out with one voice, for near 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?
And when the Secretary had appeased the multitude, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is devoted to the service of the great goddess Diana, and of 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.
Since therefore these things are incontestible, ye ought to be quiet and composed, and to do nothing rashly.
37 Fa nentinareo etỳ ireo lehilahy ireo, izay tsy nandroba tempoly, na niteny ratsy ny andriamanitsika.
For ye have brought these men hither, who are neither robbers of temples, 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 Demetrius therefore, and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the law-courts are open, and there are Roman proconsuls likewise: let them implead one another.
39 Fa raha mitady zavatra hafa kosa ianareo, dia hotsaraina amin’ izay fivoriana voatendrin’ ny lalàna.
But if ye are enquiring any thing about other matters, let it be decided 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 in danger of being charged with sedition for what has happened this day, there being no cause by which we can give a reason for this concourse.
41 Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy, dia nampirava ny olona vory teo.
And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
