Actes 21
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Acts 21
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| Nous nous embarquâmes, après nous être séparés d`eux, et nous allâmes directement à Cos, le lendemain à Rhodes, et de là à Patara. | And after parting from them, we put out to sea and came straight to Cos, and the day after to Rhodes, and from there to Patara: |
| Et ayant trouvé un navire qui faisait la traversée vers la Phénicie, nous montâmes et partîmes. | And as there was a ship going to Phoenicia, we went in it. |
| Quand nous fûmes en vue de l`île de Chypre, nous la laissâmes à gauche, poursuivant notre route du côté de la Syrie, et nous abordâmes à Tyr, où le bâtiment devait décharger sa cargaison. | And when we had come in view of Cyprus, going past it on our left, we went on to Syria, and came to land at Tyre: for there the goods which were in the ship had to be taken out. |
| Nous trouvâmes les disciples, et nous restâmes là sept jours. Les disciples, poussés par l`Esprit, disaient à Paul de ne pas monter à Jérusalem. | And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. |
| Mais, lorsque nous fûmes au terme des sept jours, nous nous acheminâmes pour partir, et tous nous accompagnèrent avec leur femme et leurs enfants jusque hors de la ville. Nous nous mîmes à genoux sur le rivage, et nous priâmes. | And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea, |
| Puis, ayant pris congé les uns des autres, nous montâmes sur le navire, et ils retournèrent chez eux. | We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses. |
| Achevant notre navigation, nous allâmes de Tyr à Ptolémaïs, où nous saluâmes les frères, et passâmes un jour avec eux. | And journeying by ship from Tyre we came to Ptolemais; and there we had talk with the brothers and were with them for one day. |
| Nous partîmes le lendemain, et nous arrivâmes à Césarée. Étant entrés dans la maison de Philippe l`évangéliste, qui était l`un des sept, nous logeâmes chez lui. | And on the day after, we went away and came to Caesarea, where we were guests in the house of Philip, the preacher, who was one of the seven. |
| Il avait quatre filles vierges qui prophétisaient. | And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets. |
| Comme nous étions là depuis plusieurs jours, un prophète, nommé Agabus, descendit de Judée, | And while we were waiting there for some days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judaea. |
| et vint nous trouver. Il prit la ceinture de Paul, se lia les pieds et les mains, et dit: Voici ce que déclare le Saint Esprit: L`homme à qui appartient cette ceinture, les Juifs le lieront de la même manière à Jérusalem, et le livreront entre les mains des païens. | And he came to us, and took the band of Paul's clothing, and putting it round his feet and hands, said, The Holy Spirit says these words, So will the Jews do to the man who is the owner of this band, and they will give him up into the hands of the Gentiles. |
| Quand nous entendîmes cela, nous et ceux de l`endroit, nous priâmes Paul de ne pas monter à Jérusalem. | And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem. |
| Alors il répondit: Que faites-vous, en pleurant et en me brisant le coeur? Je suis prêt, non seulement à être lié, mais encore à mourir à Jérusalem pour le nom du Seigneur Jésus. | Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. |
| Comme il ne se laissait pas persuader, nous n`insistâmes pas, et nous dîmes: Que la volonté du Seigneur se fasse! | And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done. |
| Après ces jours-là, nous fîmes nos préparatifs, et nous montâmes à Jérusalem. | And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. |
| Quelques disciples de Césarée vinrent aussi avec nous, et nous conduisirent chez un nommé Mnason, de l`île de Chypre, ancien disciple, chez qui nous devions loger. | And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living. |
| Lorsque nous arrivâmes à Jérusalem, les frères nous reçurent avec joie. | And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers were pleased to see us. |
| Le lendemain, Paul se rendit avec nous chez Jacques, et tous les anciens s`y réunirent. | And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present. |
| Après les avoir salués, il raconta en détail ce que Dieu avait fait au milieu des païens par son ministère. | And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles. |
| Quand ils l`eurent entendu, ils glorifièrent Dieu. Puis ils lui dirent: Tu vois, frère, combien de milliers de Juifs ont cru, et tous sont zélés pour la loi. | And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law: |
| Or, ils ont appris que tu enseignes à tous les Juifs qui sont parmi les païens à renoncer à Moïse, leur disant de ne pas circoncire les enfants et de ne pas se conformer aux coutumes. | And they have had news of you, how you have been teaching all the Jews among the Gentiles to give up the law of Moses, and not to give circumcision to their children, and not to keep the old rules. |
| Que faire donc? Sans aucun doute la multitude se rassemblera, car on saura que tu es venu. | What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come. |
| C`est pourquoi fais ce que nous allons te dire. Il y a parmi nous quatre hommes qui ont fait un voeu; | Do this, then, which we say to you: We have four men who have taken an oath; |
| prends-les avec toi, purifie-toi avec eux, et pourvois à leur dépense, afin qu`ils se rasent la tête. Et ainsi tous sauront que ce qu`ils ont entendu dire sur ton compte est faux, mais que toi aussi tu te conduis en observateur de la loi. | Go with these, and make yourself clean with them, and make the necessary payments for them, so that they may be free from their oath: and everyone will see that the statements made about you are not true, but that you put yourself under rule, and keep the law. |
| A l`égard des païens qui ont cru, nous avons décidé et nous leur avons écrit qu`ils eussent à s`abstenir des viandes sacrifiées aux idoles, du sang, des animaux étouffés, et de l`impudicité. | But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body. |
| Alors Paul prit ces hommes, se purifia, et entra le lendemain dans le temple avec eux, pour annoncer à quel jour la purification serait accomplie et l`offrande présentée pour chacun d`eux. | Then Paul took the men, and on the day after, making himself clean with them, he went into the Temple, giving out the statement that the days necessary for making them clean were complete, till the offering was made for every one of them. |
| Sur la fin des sept jours, les Juifs d`Asie, ayant vu Paul dans le temple, soulevèrent toute la foule, et mirent la main sur lui, | And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him, |
| en criant: Hommes Israélites, au secours! Voici l`homme qui prêche partout et à tout le monde contre le peuple, contre la loi et contre ce lieu; il a même introduit des Grecs dans le temple, et a profané ce saint lieu. | Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean. |
| Car ils avaient vu auparavant Trophime d`Éphèse avec lui dans la ville, et ils croyaient que Paul l`avait fait entrer dans le temple. | For they had seen him before in the town with Trophimus of Ephesus, and had the idea that Paul had taken him with him into the Temple. |
| Toute la ville fut émue, et le peuple accourut de toutes parts. Ils se saisirent de Paul, et le traînèrent hors du temple, dont les portes furent aussitôt fermées. | And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut. |
| Comme ils cherchaient à le tuer, le bruit vint au tribun de la cohorte que tout Jérusalem était en confusion. | And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control. |
| A l`instant il prit des soldats et des centeniers, et courut à eux. Voyant le tribun et les soldats, ils cessèrent de frapper Paul. | And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul. |
| Alors le tribun s`approcha, se saisit de lui, et le fit lier de deux chaînes. Puis il demanda qui il était, et ce qu`il avait fait. | Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done. |
| Mais dans la foule les uns criaient d`une manière, les autres d`une autre; ne pouvant donc rien apprendre de certain, à cause du tumulte, il ordonna de le mener dans la forteresse. | And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building. |
| Lorsque Paul fut sur les degrés, il dut être porté par les soldats, à cause de la violence de la foule; | And when he came on to the steps, he was lifted up by the armed men, because of the force of the people; |
| car la multitude du peuple suivait, en criant: Fais-le mourir! | For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him! |
| Au moment d`être introduit dans la forteresse, Paul dit au tribun: M`est-il permis de te dire quelque chose? Le tribun répondit: Tu sais le grec? | And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek? |
| Tu n`es donc pas cet Égyptien qui s`est révolté dernièrement, et qui a emmené dans le désert quatre mille brigands? | Are you by chance the Egyptian who, before this, got the people worked up against the government and took four thousand men of the Assassins out into the waste land? |
| Je suis Juif, reprit Paul, de Tarse en Cilicie, citoyen d`une ville qui n`est pas sans importance. Permets-moi, je te prie, de parler au peuple. | But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people. |
| Le tribun le lui ayant permis, Paul, debout sur les degrés, fit signe de la main au peuple. Un profond silence s`établit, et Paul, parlant en langue hébraïque, dit: | And when he let him do so, Paul, from the steps, made a sign with his hand to the people, and when they were all quiet, he said to them in the Hebrew language, |
