Asan'ny Apostoly 26
1 Le hoe t’i Agripa amy Paoly: Mahazo miveroke rehe. Natondro’ i Paoly ty fità’e vaho naniom-batañe ami’ty hoe:
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 Ry Agripa mpanjaka, ataoko te nisohen-draho t’ie añatrefa’o ethane henaneo, hitaroñe ze fonga sisý nanoe’ o Tehodao amako,
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 mentsake te fohi’o soa ze hene lilitse naho fifandiera’ o nte-Iehodao. Aa le mihalaly ama’o ty hijanjiñe ahy am-pahaliñisañe.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 Ie amy zao, fohi’ o Jiosy iabio ty satam-piaiñako boak’ ami’ty naha-ajaja ahy, ndra an-taneko añe, ndra e Ierosaleme ao.
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 Aa kanao nahafohiñe ahy haehae iereo, naho nisatrie’ iereo ty hitaroñe, le i firimboñam-pitalahoañe fatra-pirekets’ ami’ty hatòy, o Fariseoo, ty ni-satan-kaveloko.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 Ie henaneo, ty fitamàko i tsinaran’ Añahare aman-droaentikañey ro ijohañako an-jaka etoañe.
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 Zay ty itoloña’ i fifokoañe folo-ro’ ambin-tika rey handro an-kaleñe an-kahimbañañe aman’ Añahare. I fitamañe zay, ry Mpanjaka, ty anoa’ o Tehodao kitombok’ ahiko.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 Akore ty atao’ areo te tsy mete iantofañe ty fampitroaran’ Añahare o havilasio?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 Toe nitsakoreako ka te tsi-mahay tsy hanoeko ze handierako amy tahina’ Iesoà nte Nazareta.
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Le zay ty nanoeko e Ierosaleme ao, ie nandrambe lily amo mpisorom-beio, le najoko am-porozò ao ty maro amo noro’eo, vaho ie nañohofan-doza, zaho ty ninday talin-tsara hanesehañe iareo.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 Beteke nililoveko amo fitontona’ iareo iabio naho nilozoheko ty hampiteratera iareo; vaho an-kabosehañe mandoviake ty nañoridañako mb’an-drova ambahiny añe.
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 Ie amy zao, nimb’e Damaskose mb’eo raho ami’ty lily naho haozara’ o mpisorom-beio.
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Ie nitsipinde-mena amy liay, ry Mpanjaka, le nitreako ty hazavàñe boak’ andindìñe ey ambone’ ty fireandrea’ i àndroy nipisañe añarisehoañe ahy naho amo mpindre lia amakoo.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 Nideboñe an-tane iaby zahay le tsinanoko ty fiarañanañañe nitsara amako an-tsaontsy Hebreo, ty hoe: Saole, Saole, akore ty añinjaha’o ahy? Sarotse ama’o ty mikambia i tsatokey.
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 Le hoe raho: Ia v’iheo Talè? Zaho Iesoà ampisoañe’oy, hoe t’i Talè.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Mitroara arè, miongaha am-pandia. Inao ty talim-piboahako ama’o, ty hanendreako azo ho mpitoroñe naho valolombeloñe amo nahaoniña’o ahio vaho amo mbe haboako ama’oo,
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 le ho rombaheko am’ondatio naho amo kilakila ondaty añirahako azoo,
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 hanokafañe ty fihaino’ iareo, hitolike amy ieñey mb’an-kazavàñe, naho amy fifehea’ i mpañìnjeiy mb’ aman’ Añahare, hahazoa’ iareo fañahan-kakeo vaho lova amo nampiavaheñe ami’ty fatokisañe ahio.
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 Ie amy zao, ry Agripa mpanjaka, tsy nizehareko i fañentoan-dindìñey,
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 fa nitaroñeko hey o e Damaskoseo le e Ierosaleme añe naho nanitsik’ an-tane Iehodà, vaho nimb’ amo kilakila ondatio, soa t’ie hibaboke naho hitolik’ aman’ Añahare vaho hitoloñe mañeva soloho.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 Ie ty talim-pitsepaha’ o Tehodao ahy tañ’ anjomban’ Añahare ao naho ty fimanea’ iareo hañè-doza amako.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Ie amy zao, amy fañoloran’ Añahare ahy le mitoloñe pake henane, mitalily ami’ty kede naho ty bey, tsy mitaroñe inoñ’ inoñe naho tsy o nisaontsie’ o Mpitokio naho i Mosè te ho tondrokeo;
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 te tsi-mahay tsy nijale i Norizañey, naho amy t’ie ty nivaloha’e nivañon-ko veloñe ro hitaroñe hazavañe am’ ondatio vaho amo kilakila ondatio.
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Ie mbe niveroke, le hoe ty nipoñafa’ i Festosy, O Paoly, gege rehe; mampikitek’ azo ty habein-kilala’o.
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 Aa hoe t’i Paoly: Tsy tondren-draho ry Festosy aman-kasy, fa tsara to naho hendre o fitaroñakoo.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Toe fohi’ i mpanjakay i tsaraeñey, le itaroñako am-pidadàñe, naho iantofako te leo raik’ amo raha zao tsy mietak’ ama’e amy t’ie tsy nanoeñ’ an-kotsok’ ao.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Ry Agripa Mpanjaka, tsy iantofa’o hao o mpitokio? Apotako t’ie miantoke.
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Aa hoe t’i Agripa amy Paoly, Hete, didý tsy nandrisik’ ahy rehe ho mpiamy Norizañey!
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Hoe t’i Paoly: He te aniany ke te ela, lonik’ aman’ Añahare abey te tsy ihe avao, fa ze hene mijanjiñe ahy henaneo ty hanahak’ ahy naho tsy o silisily retoañ’ avao.
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 Le niongake i mpanjakay naho i Ragovay naho i Berenikae vaho o nindre niambesatse am’iereoo
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 le nitolake naho nifamesoveso ty hoe: Tsy nanao inoñ’ inoñe indatiy t’ie hañeva havetrake ndra harohy.
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Le hoe t’i Agripa amy Festosy: Mete ho hinaha indatiy naho tsy nikaike amy Kaisara.
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
