Actes 28
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Acts 28
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| Après nous être sauvés, nous reconnûmes que l`île s`appelait Malte. | And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita. |
| Les barbares nous témoignèrent une bienveillance peu commune; ils nous recueillirent tous auprès d`un grand feu, qu`ils avaient allumé parce que la pluie tombait et qu`il faisait grand froid. | And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. |
| Paul ayant ramassé un tas de broussailles et l`ayant mis au feu, une vipère en sortit par l`effet de la chaleur et s`attacha à sa main. | But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand. |
| Quand les barbares virent l`animal suspendu à sa main, ils se dirent les uns aux autres: Assurément cet homme est un meurtrier, puisque la Justice n`a pas voulu le laisser vivre, après qu`il a été sauvé de la mer. | And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live. |
| Paul secoua l`animal dans le feu, et ne ressentit aucun mal. | Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm. |
| Ces gens s`attendaient à le voir enfler ou tomber mort subitement; mais, après avoir longtemps attendu, voyant qu`il ne lui arrivait aucun mal, ils changèrent d`avis et dirent que c`était un dieu. | But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. |
| Il y avait, dans les environs, des terres appartenant au principal personnage de l`île, nommé Publius, qui nous reçut et nous logea pendant trois jours de la manière la plus amicale. | Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously. |
| Le père de Publius était alors au lit, malade de la fièvre et de la dysenterie; Paul, s`étant rendu vers lui, pria, lui imposa les mains, et le guérit. | And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him. |
| Là-dessus, vinrent les autres malades de l`île, et ils furent guéris. | And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured: |
| On nous rendit de grands honneurs, et, à notre départ, on nous fournit les choses dont nous avions besoin. | who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed. |
| Après un séjour de trois mois, nous nous embarquâmes sur un navire d`Alexandrie, qui avait passé l`hiver dans l`île, et qui portait pour enseigne les Dioscures. | And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers. |
| Ayant abordé à Syracuse, nous y restâmes trois jours. | And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. |
| De là, en suivant la côte, nous atteignîmes Reggio; et, le vent du midi s`étant levé le lendemain, nous fîmes en deux jours le trajet jusqu`à Pouzzoles, | And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli; |
| où nous trouvâmes des frères qui nous prièrent de passer sept jours avec eux. Et c`est ainsi que nous allâmes à Rome. | where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome. |
| De Rome vinrent à notre rencontre, jusqu`au Forum d`Appius et aux Trois Tavernes, les frères qui avaient entendu parler de nous. Paul, en les voyant, rendit grâces à Dieu, et prit courage. | And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. |
| Lorsque nous fûmes arrivés à Rome, on permit à Paul de demeurer en son particulier, avec un soldat qui le gardait. | And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him. |
| Au bout de trois jours, Paul convoqua les principaux des Juifs; et, quand ils furent réunis, il leur adressa ces paroles: Hommes frères, sans avoir rien fait contre le peuple ni contre les coutumes de nos pères, j`ai été mis en prison à Jérusalem et livré de là entre les mains des Romains. | And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans: |
| Après m`avoir interrogé, ils voulaient me relâcher, parce qu`il n`y avait en moi rien qui méritât la mort. | who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me. |
| Mais les Juifs s`y opposèrent, et j`ai été forcé d`en appeler à César, n`ayant du reste aucun dessein d`accuser ma nation. | But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation. |
| Voilà pourquoi j`ai demandé à vous voir et à vous parler; car c`est à cause de l`espérance d`Israël que je porte cette chaîne. | For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with [me]: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. |
| Ils lui répondirent: Nous n`avons reçu de Judée aucune lettre à ton sujet, et il n`est venu aucun frère qui ait rapporté ou dit du mal de toi. | And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee. |
| Mais nous voudrions apprendre de toi ce que tu penses, car nous savons que cette secte rencontre partout de l`opposition. | But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against. |
| Ils lui fixèrent un jour, et plusieurs vinrent le trouver dans son logis. Paul leur annonça le royaume de Dieu, en rendant témoignage, et en cherchant, par la loi de Moïse et par les prophètes, à les persuader de ce qui concerne Jésus. L`entretien dura depuis le matin jusqu`au soir. | And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter,] testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening. |
| Les uns furent persuadés par ce qu`il disait, et les autres ne crurent point. | And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. |
| Comme ils se retiraient en désaccord, Paul n`ajouta que ces mots: C`est avec raison que le Saint Esprit, parlant à vos pères par le prophète Ésaïe, a dit: | And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers, |
| Va vers ce peuple, et dis: Vous entendrez de vos oreilles, et vous ne comprendrez point; Vous regarderez de vos yeux, et vous ne verrez point. | saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: |
| Car le coeur de ce peuple est devenu insensible; Ils ont endurci leurs oreilles, et ils ont fermé leurs yeux, De peur qu`ils ne voient de leurs yeux, qu`ils n`entendent de leurs oreilles, Qu`ils ne comprennent de leur coeur, Qu`ils ne se convertissent, et que je ne les guérisse. | For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them. |
| Sachez donc que ce salut de Dieu a été envoyé aux païens, et qu`ils l`écouteront. | Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear. |
| Lorsqu`il eut dit cela, les Juifs s`en allèrent, discutant vivement entre eux. | [And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much disputing among themselves.] |
| Paul demeura deux ans entiers dans une maison qu`il avait louée. Il recevait tous ceux qui venaient le voir, | And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him, |
| prêchant le royaume de Dieu et enseignant ce qui concerne le Seigneur Jésus Christ, en toute liberté et sans obstacle. | preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him. |
