Actes 13
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Acts 13
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| Il y avait dans l`Église d`Antioche des prophètes et des docteurs: Barnabas, Siméon appelé Niger, Lucius de Cyrène, Manahen, qui avait été élevé avec Hérode le tétrarque, et Saul. | Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul. |
| Pendant qu`ils servaient le Seigneur dans leur ministère et qu`ils jeûnaient, le Saint Esprit dit: Mettez-moi à part Barnabas et Saul pour l`oeuvre à laquelle je les ai appelés. | And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me. |
| Alors, après avoir jeûné et prié, ils leur imposèrent les mains, et les laissèrent partir. | Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away. |
| Barnabas et Saul, envoyés par le Saint Esprit, descendirent à Séleucie, et de là ils s`embarquèrent pour l`île de Chypre. | So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus. |
| Arrivés à Salamine, ils annoncèrent la parole de Dieu dans les synagogues des Juifs. Ils avaient Jean pour aide. | And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them. |
| Ayant ensuite traversé toute l`île jusqu`à Paphos, ils trouvèrent un certain magicien, faux prophète juif, nommé Bar Jésus, | And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus; |
| qui était avec le proconsul Sergius Paulus, homme intelligent. Ce dernier fit appeler Barnabas et Saul, et manifesta le désir d`entendre la parole de Dieu. | Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God. |
| Mais Élymas, le magicien, -car c`est ce que signifie son nom, -leur faisait opposition, cherchant à détourner de la foi le proconsul. | But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith. |
| Alors Saul, appelé aussi Paul, rempli du Saint Esprit, fixa les regards sur lui, et dit: | But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said, |
| Homme plein de toute espèce de ruse et de fraude, fils du diable, ennemi de toute justice, ne cesseras-tu point de pervertir les voies droites du Seigneur? | O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord? |
| Maintenant voici, la main du Seigneur est sur toi, tu seras aveugle, et pour un temps tu ne verras pas le soleil. Aussitôt l`obscurité et les ténèbres tombèrent sur lui, et il cherchait, en tâtonnant, des personnes pour le guider. | And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide. |
| Alors le proconsul, voyant ce qui était arrivé, crut, étant frappé de la doctrine du Seigneur. | Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lord. |
| Paul et ses compagnons, s`étant embarqués à Paphos, se rendirent à Perge en Pamphylie. Jean se sépara d`eux, et retourna à Jérusalem. | Then Paul and those who were with him went by ship from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and there John went away from them and came back to Jerusalem. |
| De Perge ils poursuivirent leur route, et arrivèrent à Antioche de Pisidie. Étant entrés dans la synagogue le jour du sabbat, ils s`assirent. | But they, going through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath and were seated. |
| Après la lecture de la loi et des prophètes, les chefs de la synagogue leur envoyèrent dire: Hommes frères, si vous avez quelque exhortation à adresser au peuple, parlez. | And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have a word of comfort for the people, say on. |
| Paul se leva, et, ayant fait signe de la main, il dit: Hommes Israélites, et vous qui craignez Dieu, écoutez! | And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear of God, give ear. |
| Le Dieu de ce peuple d`Israël a choisi nos pères. Il mit ce peuple en honneur pendant son séjour au pays d`Égypte, et il l`en fit sortir par son bras puissant. | The God of this people Israel made selection of our fathers, lifting the people up from their low condition when they were living in the land of Egypt, and with a strong arm took them out of it. |
| Il les nourrit près de quarante ans dans le désert; | And for about forty years he put up with their ways in the waste land. |
| et, ayant détruit sept nations au pays de Canaan, il leur en accorda le territoire comme propriété. | And having put to destruction seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them the land for their heritage for about four hundred and fifty years. |
| Après cela, durant quatre cent cinquante ans environ, il leur donna des juges, jusqu`au prophète Samuel. | And after these things he gave them judges, till the time of Samuel the prophet. |
| Ils demandèrent alors un roi. Et Dieu leur donna, pendant quarante ans, Saül, fils de Kis, de la tribu de Benjamin; | Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years. |
| puis, l`ayant rejeté, il leur suscita pour roi David, auquel il a rendu ce témoignage: J`ai trouvé David, fils d`Isaï, homme selon mon coeur, qui accomplira toutes mes volontés. | And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have taken David, the son of Jesse, a man dear to my heart, who will do all my pleasure. |
| C`est de la postérité de David que Dieu, selon sa promesse, a suscité à Israël un Sauveur, qui est Jésus. | From this man's seed has God given to Israel a Saviour, even Jesus, as he gave his word; |
| Avant sa venue, Jean avait prêché le baptême de repentance à tout le peuple d`Israël. | For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart. |
| Et lorsque Jean achevait sa course, il disait: Je ne suis pas celui que vous pensez; mais voici, après moi vient celui des pieds duquel je ne suis pas digne de délier les souliers. | And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo. |
| Hommes frères, fils de la race d`Abraham, et vous qui craignez Dieu, c`est à vous que cette parole de salut a été envoyée. | My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent. |
| Car les habitants de Jérusalem et leurs chefs ont méconnu Jésus, et, en le condamnant, ils ont accompli les paroles des prophètes qui se lisent chaque sabbat. | For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him. |
| Quoiqu`ils ne trouvassent en lui rien qui fût digne de mort, ils ont demandé à Pilate de le faire mourir. | And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death. |
| Et, après qu`ils eurent accompli tout ce qui est écrit de lui, ils le descendirent de la croix et le déposèrent dans un sépulcre. | And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead. |
| Mais Dieu l`a ressuscité des morts. | But God gave him back from the dead: |
| Il est apparu pendant plusieurs jours à ceux qui étaient montés avec lui de la Galilée à Jérusalem, et qui sont maintenant ses témoins auprès du peuple. | And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people. |
| Et nous, nous vous annonçons cette bonne nouvelle que la promesse faite à nos pères, | And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers, |
| Dieu l`a accomplie pour nous leurs enfants, en ressuscitant Jésus, selon ce qui est écrit dans le Psaume deuxième: Tu es mon Fils, Je t`ai engendré aujourd`hui. | Which God has now put into effect for our children, by sending Jesus; as it says in the second Psalm, You are my Son; this day I have given you being. |
| Qu`il l`ait ressuscité des morts, de telle sorte qu`il ne retournera pas à la corruption, c`est ce qu`il a déclaré, en disant: Je vous donnerai Les grâces saintes promises à David, ces grâces qui sont assurées. | And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David. |
| C`est pourquoi il dit encore ailleurs: Tu ne permettras pas que ton Saint voie la corruption. | Because he says in another Psalm, You will not let your Holy One see destruction. |
| Or, David, après avoir en son temps servi au dessein de Dieu, est mort, a été réuni à ses pères, et a vu la corruption. | Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction: |
| Mais celui que Dieu a ressuscité n`a pas vu la corruption. | But he, who was lifted up by God, did not see destruction. |
| Sachez donc, hommes frères, que c`est par lui que le pardon des péchés vous est annoncé, | And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you: |
| et que quiconque croit est justifié par lui de toutes les choses dont vous ne pouviez être justifiés par la loi de Moïse. | And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free. |
| Ainsi, prenez garde qu`il ne vous arrive ce qui est dit dans les prophètes: | So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you; |
| Voyez, contempteurs, Soyez étonnés et disparaissez; Car je vais faire en vos jours une oeuvre, Une oeuvre que vous ne croiriez pas si on vous la racontait. | See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you will not give belief, even if it is made clear to you. |
| Lorsqu`ils sortirent, on les pria de parler le sabbat suivant sur les mêmes choses; | And when they went out, they made a request that these words might be said to them again on the Sabbath after. |
| et, à l`issue de l`assemblée, beaucoup de Juifs et de prosélytes pieux suivirent Paul et Barnabas, qui s`entretinrent avec eux, et les exhortèrent à rester attachés à la grâce de Dieu. | Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God-fearing Gentiles who had become Jews, went after Paul and Barnabas: who put before them how important it was to keep on in the grace of God. |
| Le sabbat suivant, presque toute la ville se rassembla pour entendre la parole de Dieu. | And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God. |
| Les Juifs, voyant la foule, furent remplis de jalousie, et ils s`opposaient à ce que disait Paul, en le contredisant et en l`injuriant. | But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching. |
| Paul et Barnabas leur dirent avec assurance: C`est à vous premièrement que la parole de Dieu devait être annoncée; mais, puisque vous la repoussez, et que vous vous jugez vous-mêmes indignes de la vie éternelle, voici, nous nous tournons vers les païens. | Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles. |
| Car ainsi nous l`a ordonné le Seigneur: Je t`ai établi pour être la lumière des nations, Pour porter le salut jusqu`aux extrémités de la terre. | For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth. |
| Les païens se réjouissaient en entendant cela, ils glorifiaient la parole du Seigneur, et tous ceux qui étaient destinés à la vie éternelle crurent. | And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith. |
| La parole du Seigneur se répandait dans tout le pays. | And the word of the Lord went through all the country. |
| Mais les Juifs excitèrent les femmes dévotes de distinction et les principaux de la ville; ils provoquèrent une persécution contre Paul et Barnabas, et ils les chassèrent de leur territoire. | But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts. |
| Paul et Barnabas secouèrent contre eux la poussière de leurs pieds, et allèrent à Icone, | But they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium. |
| tandis que les disciples étaient remplis de joie et du Saint Esprit. | And the disciples were full of joy and of the Holy Spirit. |
