Asan'ny Apostoly 23
1 Nitalatse amy Sinedrionay t’i Paoly, nanao ty hoe: Ry roahalahiko, fa mpiaiñe an-kazavan-troke añatrefan’ Añahare iraho ampara’ ty andro toy.
Paul, looking sraight at the council, said, “Brothers, right up to now I have always conducted myself before God with a clear conscience.”
2 Aa le linili’ i Ananiasy mpisorom-bey o narine azeo ty hitampify aze am-palie’e.
Ananias the high priest ordered the officers standing beside Paul to hit him on the mouth.
3 Le hoe t’i Paoly ama’e: Ho tampifien’ Añahare irehe, ty rìndri-foty tia. Ihe miambesatse ey handily ahy amy Hake te mone mañota Hake amy nandilia’o ho tampifieñey.
Paul said to him, “God will hit you, you whitewashed wall! You're sitting there to judge me according to the law, and you order me to be hit in contravention of the law!”
4 Hoe ty asa’ o narineo: Mañondritse i talèm-pisoron’ Añaharey v’iheo?
The officers standing beside Paul said, “How dare you insult the high priest!”
5 Aa hoe t’i Paoly, Ry rahalahio, tsy nirendreko t’ie talèm-pisoroñe, fa pinatetse ty hoe: Ko injè’o ty mpifehe ondati’oo.
“Brothers, I didn't know that he was the high priest,” Paul replied. “As Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any ruler of your people.’”
6 Ie nifohi’ i Paoly te Tsadoke ty ila’ iareo vaho Fariseo ty ila’e, le hoe ty koi’e amy fivoriy: Ry roahalahio, Fariseo iraho, ana’ ty Fariseo. Mijohañ’ etoan-draho hizakañe amy fitamañe te hitroatse o mihomakeo.
When Paul realized that some of the council were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee! I'm on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead!”
7 Amy fipaza’ey, le nifanointoiñe o Fariseoo naho o Tsadokeo vaho nifanarake i fivoriy.
When he said this, a tremendous argument broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees that split the council.
8 (Liere’ o Tsadokeo ty fivañonam-beloñe, naho anjely, vaho arofo, f’ie fonga ifahara’ o Fariseoo.)
(The Sadducees say there is no resurrection from the dead, no angels, and no spirits, but Pharisees believe in all of these.)
9 Nipoñak’ amy zao ty hozakozake, le niongake vaho nimanea’ ty Fariseo mpañoke Hake lietse ami’ty hoe: Tsy oni’ay ty hila’ ondatio. Ke tsinara’ ty fañahy he ty anjely?
A great commotion erupted and some of the Pharisee teachers of the law stood up and argued fiercely, saying, “We find this man not guilty! Maybe a spirit spoke to him, or an angel!”
10 Niindra i hotakotakey, le nihakahaka i talè, hera ho rifodrifoteñe t’i Paoly, le linili’e o lahin-defo’eo ty hizotso mb’eo hanintak’ aze an-kaozarañe, hampoly aze mb’añ’akiba añe.
The argument was getting out of hand, so the commander, concerned that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered the soldiers to go and rescue him from them by force, and take him back into the fortress.
11 Ie haleñe, le nijohañe añ’ila’eo t’i Talè nanao ty hoe: Mireareà! Fa hambañe ami’ty nitaroña’o ahy e Ierosaleme ao, ty ho taroñe’o e Roma añe.
Afterwards, during the night, the Lord stood by Paul, and told him, “Keep up your courage! Just as you have given your testimony about me in Jerusalem, so you must be my witness in Rome as well.”
12 Amy loak’ àndroy le nifañosoñe hikitrok’ aze o Tehodao, nifamehe am-panta te tsy hikama ndra hinoñe ampara’ te havetra’ iareo t’i Paoly.
Next day some Jews plotted together, and they took an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
13 Mandikoatse ty efa-polo i nikilily rey.
Over forty were part of this conspiracy.
14 Niheo mb’ amo beim-pisoroñeo naho o roaeo iereo nanao ty hoe: Nifamehe am-panta mijadoñe zahay te tsy hitsope-draha ampara’ te vonoe’ay t’i Paoly.
They went to the chief priests and leaders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
15 Ie amy zao, ry amo Sinedrionaio, Ehe mihalalia amy talèy ty hanjotsoañe aze ama’ areo mintse hamotopotorañe aze, fa veka’e hanjevoñ’ aze zahay aolo’ t’ie mitotoke.
So you and the council should send word to the commander that he should bring Paul down to meet with you, as if you wanted to examine his case in more detail. We're ready to kill him along the way.”
16 Fe tsinano’ ty ana-drahavave’ i Paoly i famandroñañey le nimb’eo nizilik’ añ’anjomba’ o lahin-defoñeo nitalily amy Paoly.
But Paul's nephew (his sister's son) heard about their planned ambush, and he went into the fortress and told Paul about it.
17 Kinanji’ i Paoly ty mpifehe zato, le hoe re: Endeso mb’amy talè ao ty ajalahy toy, fa aman-ko volañe’e.
Paul called over one of the centurions, and told him, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has some information to share with him.”
18 Aa le nente’e naho nasese amy talèy, nanao ty hoe: Nitok’ ahy t’i Paoly mpirohy, nihalaly te hendeseñe ama’o ty ajalahy toy fa aman’ entañe.
So the centurion took Paul's nephew and brought him to the commander and told him, “The prisoner Paul called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
19 Rinambe’ i talèy an-taña’e i ajalahiy le natola’e vaho nañontanea’e ty hoe: Ino ty enta’o ho ahiko?
The commander took the young man by the hand and drew him aside. “What do you have to tell me?” he asked quietly.
20 Hoe re: Fa nilahatse hihalaly ama’o o Tehodao ty haneseañe i Paoly mb’amy fivoriy ao hamaray, hanao sare hañotsohotso aze.
“The Jews have arranged to ask you to bring Paul to the council tomorrow, as if they wanted to ask more detailed questions about his case,” he explained.
21 Ko no’o, amy te amandroña’ ty mandako ty efa-polo nifanta te tsy hikama ndra hinoñe ampara’ t’ie vinono; fa veka’e henaneo iereo, mandiñe ty fampitamà’o.
“Please don't listen to them, because they have planned to ambush him with more than forty men who have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They're ready right now, waiting for you to agree to the request.”
22 Aa le napo’ i talèy hiavotse i ajalahiy, ie fa nitoroa’e ty hoe: Ko mivolañe ama’ iaia i nitalilie’oy.
The commander sent the young man on his way, warning him, “Don't tell anyone that you've told me about this.”
23 Kinanji’e ty mpifehe zato roe le natà’e ty hoe: Añajario lahin-defo roan-jato hikatsakatsake mb’e Kaisaria añe, naho mpiningi-tsoavala fitom-polo vaho mpitàm-pìletse roan-jato amy ora faha-telo’ i haleñeiy.
He summoned two centurions and told them, “Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, together with seventy cavalry-men and two hundred spearmen. Be ready to leave at nine p.m. tonight.
24 Toloro soavala hiningira’ i Paoly, le aseseo mb’am-pitsolohañe amy Ragova Feliksa añe.
Provide horses for Paul to ride to make sure he gets to Governor Felix safely.”
25 Nanokira’e taratasy hoe zao:
He also wrote a letter that went like this:
26 Klaodio Lisia: Ho an-dRagova Feliksa, foloaingitroke, Fañanintsiñe!
“From Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings!
27 Ingo t’indaty tsinepa’ o Tehodao, le didý tsy ho vinono’ iereo, f’ie nivotrake eo reketse lahin-defoñe nandrombak’ aze, ie nirendreko te nte-Roma.
This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I arrived on the scene with soldiers and rescued him, because I had found out he was a Roman citizen.
28 Aa izaho te hahafohiñe ty talin-kitomboha’ iareo aze, le naseseko mb’amy Sinedriona’ iareoy,
I wanted to know the reason for their accusations, so I took him before their council.
29 fe nizoeko te ontane amo lili’ iareoo ty nanisíañe aze, le tsy amo sisì’eo ty mañeva hamonoañe ndra handrohizañe aze.
I found out the charges against him had to do with issues regarding their law, but he was not guilty of anything that merited death or imprisonment.
30 Ie nampaharendreheñe te nikililieñe indatiy, le nahitriko mb’ama’o mb’eo amy zao, vaho liniliko o mpanisý azeo te haseseke añatrefa’o ty talin-tsisì’ iareo.
When I discovered a plot against this man I sent him to you right away, ordering his accusers to make their complaints before you.”
31 Aa ie namantohañe, le nendese’ o lahin-defoñeo t’i Paoly naho nasese mb’e Antipatria mb’eo amy haleñey.
So the soldiers followed their orders and took Paul overnight to Antipatris.
32 Amy loak’ àndroy le nampindrezeñe ama’e o mpiningi-tsoavalao vaho nimpoly mb’an-tobe mb’eo ty ila’e.
The next morning they sent him on with the cavalry, and went back to the fortress.
33 Ie nipotìtse e Kaisaria añe, le natolotse amy Ragovay i taratasiy le nasese ama’e ka t’i Paoly.
When the cavalry arrived at Caesarea they delivered the letter to the governor and brought Paul before him.
34 Vinaki’ i ragovay i taratasiy vaho nañontanea’e ty faritse nihirifa’e. Ie rendre’e te nte Kilkia,
After reading the letter, the governor asked Paul what province he came from. When he learned he was from Cilicia he told Paul,
35 le hoe re: Hitsanoñako naho avy o mpanisý azoo, le linili’e te hambenañe añ’ anjombam-pizakà’ i Heroda ao.
“I will investigate your case when your accusers arrive.” He ordered Paul detained in Herod's palace.
