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 safe, we made the discovery that the island was named 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 simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and 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 got some sticks together and put them on the fire, a snake came out, because of the heat, and gave him a bite on the 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 people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living. |
| Paul secoua l`animal dans le feu, et ne ressentit aucun mal. | But shaking off the beast into the fire, he got no damage. |
| 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 had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said 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 near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days. |
| 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 the father of Publius was ill, with a disease of the stomach; to whom Paul went, and put his hands on him, with prayer, and made him well. |
| Là-dessus, vinrent les autres malades de l`île, et ils furent guéris. | And when this took place, all the others in the island who had diseases came and were made well. |
| On nous rendit de grands honneurs, et, à notre départ, on nous fournit les choses dont nous avions besoin. | Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of. |
| 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 went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter. |
| Ayant abordé à Syracuse, nous y restâmes trois jours. | And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for 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 there, going about in a curve, we came to Rhegium: and after one day a south wind came up and on the day after 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 came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for 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 the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart. |
| Lorsque nous fûmes arrivés à Rome, on permit à Paul de demeurer en son particulier, avec un soldat qui le gardait. | And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over 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. | Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a 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 put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, 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 made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against 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. | But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains. |
| 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 to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you. |
| Mais nous voudrions apprendre de toi ce que tu penses, car nous savons que cette secte rencontre partout de l`opposition. | But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked. |
| 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 a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, 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 were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts. |
| 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 they went away, for there was a division among them after Paul had said this one thing: Well did the Holy Spirit say by the prophet Isaiah to 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. | Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: |
| 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 the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well. |
| Sachez donc que ce salut de Dieu a été envoyé aux païens, et qu`ils l`écouteront. | Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing. |
| Lorsqu`il eut dit cela, les Juifs s`en allèrent, discutant vivement entre eux. | [] |
| Paul demeura deux ans entiers dans une maison qu`il avait louée. Il recevait tous ceux qui venaient le voir, | And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see 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 about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so. |
