Actes 8
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Acts 8
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| Saul avait approuvé le meurtre d`Étienne. Il y eut, ce jour-là, une grande persécution contre l`Église de Jérusalem; et tous, excepté les apôtres, se dispersèrent dans les contrées de la Judée et de la Samarie. | And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. |
| Des hommes pieux ensevelirent Étienne, et le pleurèrent à grand bruit. | And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. |
| Saul, de son côté, ravageait l`Église; pénétrant dans les maisons, il en arrachait hommes et femmes, et les faisait jeter en prison. | But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison. |
| Ceux qui avaient été dispersés allaient de lieu en lieu, annonçant la bonne nouvelle de la parole. | They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word. |
| Philippe, étant descendu dans la ville de Samarie, y prêcha le Christ. | And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ. |
| Les foules tout entières étaient attentives à ce que disait Philippe, lorsqu`elles apprirent et virent les miracles qu`il faisait. | And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did. |
| Car des esprits impurs sortirent de plusieurs démoniaques, en poussant de grands cris, et beaucoup de paralytiques et de boiteux furent guéris. | For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed. |
| Et il y eut une grande joie dans cette ville. | And there was much joy in that city. |
| Il y avait auparavant dans la ville un homme nommé Simon, qui, se donnant pour un personnage important, exerçait la magie et provoquait l`étonnement du peuple de la Samarie. | But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: |
| Tous, depuis le plus petit jusqu`au plus grand, l`écoutaient attentivement, et disaient: Celui-ci est la puissance de Dieu, celle qui s`appelle la grande. | to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great. |
| Ils l`écoutaient attentivement, parce qu`il les avait longtemps étonnés par ses actes de magie. | And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. |
| Mais, quand ils eurent cru à Philippe, qui leur annonçait la bonne nouvelle du royaume de Dieu et du nom de Jésus Christ, hommes et femmes se firent baptiser. | But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. |
| Simon lui-même crut, et, après avoir été baptisé, il ne quittait plus Philippe, et il voyait avec étonnement les miracles et les grands prodiges qui s`opéraient. | And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed. |
| Les apôtres, qui étaient à Jérusalem, ayant appris que la Samarie avait reçu la parole de Dieu, y envoyèrent Pierre et Jean. | Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: |
| Ceux-ci, arrivés chez les Samaritains, prièrent pour eux, afin qu`ils reçussent le Saint Esprit. | who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: |
| Car il n`était encore descendu sur aucun d`eux; ils avaient seulement été baptisés au nom du Seigneur Jésus. | for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. |
| Alors Pierre et Jean leur imposèrent les mains, et ils reçurent le Saint Esprit. | Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. |
| Lorsque Simon vit que le Saint Esprit était donné par l`imposition des mains des apôtres, il leur offrit de l`argent, | Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, |
| en disant: Accordez-moi aussi ce pouvoir, afin que celui à qui j`imposerai les mains reçoive le Saint Esprit. | saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. |
| Mais Pierre lui dit: Que ton argent périsse avec toi, puisque tu as cru que le don de Dieu s`acquérait à prix d`argent! | But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. |
| Il n`y a pour toi ni part ni lot dans cette affaire, car ton coeur n`est pas droit devant Dieu. | Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God. |
| Repens-toi donc de ta méchanceté, et prie le Seigneur pour que la pensée de ton coeur te soit pardonnée, s`il est possible; | Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee. |
| car je vois que tu es dans un fiel amer et dans les liens de l`iniquité. | For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity. |
| Simon répondit: Priez vous-mêmes le Seigneur pour moi, afin qu`il ne m`arrive rien de ce que vous avez dit. | And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me. |
| Après avoir rendu témoignage à la parole du Seigneur, et après l`avoir prêchée, Pierre et Jean retournèrent à Jérusalem, en annonçant la bonne nouvelle dans plusieurs villages des Samaritains. | They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. |
| Un ange du Seigneur, s`adressant à Philippe, lui dit: Lève-toi, et va du côté du midi, sur le chemin qui descend de Jérusalem à Gaza, celui qui est désert. | But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. |
| Il se leva, et partit. Et voici, un Éthiopien, un eunuque, ministre de Candace, reine d`Éthiopie, et surintendant de tous ses trésors, venu à Jérusalem pour adorer, | And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; |
| s`en retournait, assis sur son char, et lisait le prophète Ésaïe. | and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. |
| L`Esprit dit à Philippe: Avance, et approche-toi de ce char. | And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. |
| Philippe accourut, et entendit l`Éthiopien qui lisait le prophète Ésaïe. Il lui dit: Comprends-tu ce que tu lis? | And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? |
| Il répondit: Comment le pourrais-je, si quelqu`un ne me guide? Et il invita Philippe à monter et à s`asseoir avec lui. | And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. |
| Le passage de l`Écriture qu`il lisait était celui-ci: Il a été mené comme une brebis à la boucherie; Et, comme un agneau muet devant celui qui le tond, Il n`a point ouvert la bouche. | Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth: |
| Dans son humiliation, son jugement a été levé. Et sa postérité, qui la dépeindra? Car sa vie a été retranchée de la terre. | In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth. |
| L`eunuque dit à Philippe: Je te prie, de qui le prophète parle-t-il ainsi? Est-ce de lui-même, ou de quelque autre? | And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? |
| Alors Philippe, ouvrant la bouche et commençant par ce passage, lui annonça la bonne nouvelle de Jésus. | And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus. |
| Comme ils continuaient leur chemin, ils rencontrèrent de l`eau. Et l`eunuque dit: Voici de l`eau; qu`est-ce qui empêche que je ne sois baptisé? | And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? |
| Philippe dit: Si tu crois de tout ton coeur, cela est possible. L`eunuque répondit: Je crois que Jésus Christ est le Fils de Dieu. | [And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.] |
| Il fit arrêter le char; Philippe et l`eunuque descendirent tous deux dans l`eau, et Philippe baptisa l`eunuque. | And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. |
| Quand ils furent sortis de l`eau, l`Esprit du Seigneur enleva Philippe, et l`eunuque ne le vit plus. Tandis que, joyeux, il poursuivait sa route, | And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. |
| Philippe se trouva dans Azot, d`où il alla jusqu`à Césarée, en évangélisant toutes les villes par lesquelles il passait. | But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. |
