Asan'ny Apostoly 22
1 Ry aba naho roahalahio, janjiño hey o fiverokoo:
MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.
2 Ie jinanji’ iereo te nisaontsy am-pameleke Hebreo, le antsake te nianjiñe. Hoe re:
Then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence: and he said,
3 Jiosy iraho, nitoly e Tarsosy e Kilkia añe, f’ie nibeizeñe an-drova atoy am-pandia’ i Gamaliela naho nanareñe an-tsata to’ i Han-droae naho nahimbañe aman’ Añahare hambañe ama’ areo iaby androany.
I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day:
4 Nampisoañeko pak’ am-pihomahañe i Lalañey; narohiko vaho nasioko am-porozò ao ndra lahilahy ndra ampela.
so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.
5 Valolombeloñ’ amy zay i talèm-pisoroñey naho i firimboñan-droandriañey, boak’ am’ iereo ty nandrambesako taratasy ho a o rahalahio; vaho nionjoñe mb’e Damaskose hinday o añeo mirohy mb’e Ierosaleme mb’etoa ho liloveñe.
As also the high-priest will bear me witness, and all the body of elders: from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, I went unto Damascus, to bring those who were there in chains unto Jerusalem, that they might be punished.
6 Fe nizoeñe amy liako mb’eoy, ie nañarine i Damaskose te tsipinde-mena, te nivovò boak’ andindìñey ty hazavàñe nireandreañe añariseho ahy.
But as I went and drew nigh to Damascus, at noon-day, suddenly there shone a great light from heaven around me.
7 Nikorovok’ an-tane iraho vaho nahatsanoñe ty fiarañanañañe nanao amako ty hoe, Saole! Saole! Akore te anoa’o samporerak’ ahy?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 Ia v’iheo, Rañandria? hoe iraho. Le hoe re amako, Izaho Iesoà nte Nazareta ampisoañe’oy.
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
9 Toe nahaisake i hazavàñey o amakoo, f’ie tsy nahaoniñe i fiarañanañañe nisaontsy amakoy.
Now they who were with me saw the light indeed, and were terrified; but the voice of him that spake to me heard they not.
10 Ino ty hataoko, Rañandria? hoe ty asako. Miongaha, hoe t’i Talè amako, Le migodaña mb’e Damaskose ao vaho ho saontsieñe ama’o ze he’e tinendre hanoe’o.
Then I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, go into Damascus; and there information shall be given thee of all things which are ordained for thee to do.
11 Aa ie nigoa’ ty fireandrea’ i hazavàñey, le kinozozò’ o nindre lia amakoo an-tañako vaho nimoake e Damaskose ao.
Then as I could no longer see through the dazzling brightness of that light, led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
12 Teo ty atao Ananiasy, ondaty vañoñe, aman-Kake, niasia’ ze kila Jiosy mpimoneñe ao.
And one Ananias, a religious man according to the law, and in high repute with all the Jews dwelling there,
13 Niheo mb’ amako re nijohañe añ’ ilako eo, le nanoa’e ty hoe: O rahalahy, Saole, mahaisaha! Le niandra iraho nahatrea aze amy oray avao.
came to me, and standing by me, said, Brother Saul, recover sight. And the same hour I looked up at him.
14 Le hoe re: Jinobon’ Añaharen-droaen-tika irehe hahafohiñe ty satrin’ arofo’e naho hahaisake i Vantañey vaho hahajanjiñe i fiarañanañam-palie’ey.
And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 Ho valolombelo’e amy ze kila ondaty irehe, ty amo nioni’o naho jinanji’oo.
For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of the things which thou hast seen and heard.
16 Inoñe arè o liñisa’oo? Miongaha, le halipotse, hanasañe o hakeo’oo am-pikanjiañe i tahina’ey.
And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
17 Ie nibalike mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo naho nitalaho añ’ anjomban’ Añahare ao, le niaroñaroñe,
Now it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance;
18 vaho nitreako re nitsara ty hoe amako: Malisà! Akia akaro aniany t’Ierosaleme, fa tsy ho rambese’ iereo ty fitalilia’o ahy.
and beheld him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony of me.
19 O Talè, hoe iraho, Fohi’ iereo te amy ze hene fitontonañe, izaho ty nandrohy naho namofoke ze niato ama’o.
And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and scourging from synagogue to synagogue those who believe on thee:
20 Le ie niorike ty lio’ i Stefana valolombelo’o, nisamba ey ka iraho niantoke i fihomaha’ey vaho nañambeñe ty sarimbo’ o namono azeo.
and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I myself even stood by, and took delight in his execution, and guarded the garments of those who slew him.
21 Aa le hoe re tamako, Miengà; fa hiraheko mb’ amo kilakila ondatio añe.
And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.
22 Ie nahatsendreñe aze pak’ amy tsara zay le nipoña-peo nanao ty hoe: Faoho an-tane atoy ty itrotse tia! fa tsy mañeva ho veloñe!
And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 Nikorake naho nañafa-tsaroñe iereo, nampibobò lembok’ amy tiokey;
So when they began raising a vast clamour, and stripping off their garments, and casting dust into the air,
24 le linili’ i talè t‘ie hagodrañ’ añ’akiba ao naho alohizan-karavantsy haharendrehañe ty talim-pikoraha’ iareo.
the military tribune commanded him to be brought into the fortress, ordering that he should be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what cause they clamoured so loudly against him.
25 Ie natsalalampa’ iereo an-drohy, le hoe t’i Paoly amy mpifele-jato nijohañey, Aman-dily hao irehe hamiake ty nte-Roma tsy nafàtse?
So as they were tying him up for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by him, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned?
26 Ie jinanji’ i mpifehe zatoy le nimbeo nitalily amy talèy, ty hoe: Ino o anoa’oo? nte-Roma i lahilahiy!
And when the centurion heard this, he came and told the military tribune, saying, Consider what you are going to do: for this man is a Roman citizen.
27 Aa le niheo mb’eo ty talè nañontane aze ty hoe: Isaontsio, nte-Roma v’iheo? Eka, hoe ty asa’e.
Then the tribune came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman citizen? And he said, Yes.
28 Le hoe i talèy, Viniliko drala maro i fidadàñe zay. Le hoe t’i Paoly: Niterahako.
And the tribune replied, With a large sum of money I purchased this citizenship. And Paul said, But I enjoy it as my birthright.
29 Aa le nisitak’ aze amy zao o ho nañody azeo. Nihembañe ka i talèy ie naharendreke te nandrohy ty nte-Roma.
Immediately then they who were about to put him to the question, withdrew from him: and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences, when he knew that he was a Roman citizen, that he had even gone so far as to bind him.
30 Amy loak’ àndroy, ie te hamotopototse soa ty sisì’ o Tehodao aze, le hinaha’e amo rohi’eo vaho linili’e hivory o beim-pisoroñeo naho i Sinedriona iabiy; naho nazotso’e mb’eo t’i Paoly vaho najoha’e añatrefa’ iareo.
So on the morrow, desirous to know of a certainty what it was of which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the high-priest and all the sanhedrim to appear, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.
