Acts 18
1 After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.
Après cela, Paul étant parti d’Athènes, vint à Corinthe;
2 And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;
Et ayant trouvé un certain Juif, du nom d’Aquila, originaire du Pont, qui était depuis peu venu d’Italie avec Priscille, sa femme (parce que Claude avait ordonné à tous les Juifs de sortir de Rome), il se joignit à eux.
3 And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.
Et comme il était du même métier, il demeurait chez eux et y travaillait: or leur métier était de faire des tentes.
4 And every Sabbath he had discussions in the Synagogue, turning Jews and Greeks to the faith.
Mais il disputait dans les synagogues tous les jours de sabbat, interposant le nom du Seigneur Jésus, et il s’efforçait de persuader les Juifs et les Grecs.
5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
Et lorsque Silas et Timothée furent venus de Macédoine, Paul s’appliquait à prêcher avec plus d’ardeur encore, annonçant hautement aux Juifs le Christ Jésus.
6 And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.
Mais les Juifs le contredisant et blasphémant, il secoua ses vêtements et leur dit: Que votre sang soit sur votre tête, j’en suis pur; et désormais j’irai vers les gentils.
7 And moving from there, he went into the house of a man named Titus Justus, a God-fearing man, whose house was very near the Synagogue.
En sortant de là, il entra dans la maison d’un homme nommé Tite Juste, qui servait Dieu, et dont la maison était attenante à la synagogue.
8 And Crispus, the ruler of the Synagogue, with all his family, had faith in the Lord; and a great number of the people of Corinth, hearing the word, had faith and were given baptism.
Cependant Crispe, chef de la synagogue, crut au Seigneur avec toute sa famille. Beaucoup de Corinthiens, ayant entendu Paul, crurent aussi et furent baptisés.
9 And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:
Or le Seigneur dit à Paul la nuit, dans une vision: Ne crains point, mais parle, et ne te tais pas;
10 For I am with you, and no one will make an attack on you to do you damage: for I have a number of people in this town.
Car je suis avec toi, et personne n’ira à ton encontre, pour te nuire, parce que j’ai un peuple nombreux dans cette ville.
11 And he was there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Il demeura donc à Corinthe un an et six mois, enseignant chez eux la parole de Dieu.
12 But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,
Mais Gallion étant proconsul d’Achaïe, les Juifs, d’un commun accord, s’élevèrent contre Paul, et le conduisirent à son tribunal,
13 Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.
Disant: Celui-ci persuade aux hommes de rendre à Dieu un culte contraire à la loi.
14 But when Paul was about to say something, Gallio said to the Jews, If this was anything to do with wrongdoing or crime, there would be a reason for me to give you a hearing:
Et au moment où Paul commençait à ouvrir la bouche, Gallion dit aux Juifs: S’il s’agissait, ô Juifs, de quelque injustice ou de quelque crime, je vous écouterais, comme c’est mon devoir.
15 But if it is a question of words or names or of your law, see to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of such things.
Mais si ce ne sont que des questions de mots, de noms et de votre loi, voyez vous-mêmes; je ne veux pas, moi, être juge de ces choses.
16 And he sent them away from the judge's seat.
Et il les renvoya de son tribunal.
17 And they all made an attack on Sosthenes, the ruler of the Synagogue, and gave him blows before the judge's seat; but Gallio gave no attention to these things.
Et tous, s’emparant de Sosthène, chef de la synagogue, le frappaient devant le tribunal, et Gallion ne s’en mit nullement en peine.
18 And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.
Après qu’il eut demeuré un certain nombre de jours encore, Paul dit adieu aux frères, et fit voile pour la Syrie (et avec lui Priscille et Aquila), s’étant fait auparavant couper les cheveux à Cenchrée; car il avait fait un vœu.
19 And they came down to Ephesus and he left them there: and he himself went into the Synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
Et il vint à Ephèse, où il laissa Priscille et Aquila. Mais lui, étant entré dans la synagogue, il disputait avec les Juifs.
20 And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;
Et ceux-ci le priant de rester plus longtemps avec eux, il n’y consentit point.
21 And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.
Mais ayant pris congé d’eux, et leur ayant dit: Je reviendrai vers vous, si Dieu le veut, il partit d’Ephèse,
22 And when he had come to land at Caesarea, he went to see the church, and then went down to Antioch.
Et étant descendu à Césarée, il monta et salua l’Eglise; puis il descendit à Antioche.
23 And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.
Et après y avoir passé quelque temps, il partit, parcourant par ordre tout le pays de Galatie et la Phrygie, et fortifiant tous les disciples.
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, and a man of learning, came to Ephesus; and he had great knowledge of the holy Writings.
Or un Juif, du nom d’Apollo, Alexandrin d’origine, homme éloquent et puissant dans les Ecritures, vint à Ephèse.
25 This man had been trained in the way of the Lord; and burning in spirit, he gave himself up to teaching the facts about Jesus, though he had knowledge only of John's baptism:
Il avait été instruit de la voie du Seigneur, et, fervent d’esprit, il parlait et enseignait avec soin ce qui regarde Jésus, mais ne connaissant que le baptême de Jean.
26 And he was preaching in the Synagogue without fear. But Priscilla and Aquila, hearing his words, took him in, and gave him fuller teaching about the way of God.
Il commença donc à parler avec assurance dans la synagogue. Lorsque Priscille et Aquila l’eurent entendu, ils le prirent chez eux, et lui exposèrent avec plus de soin la voie du Seigneur.
27 And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:
Et comme il voulait aller en Achaïe, les frères qui l’y avaient exhorté, écrivirent aux disciples de le recevoir. Lorsqu’il fut arrivé, il servit beaucoup à ceux qui avaient embrassé la foi.
28 For he overcame the Jews in public discussion, making clear from the holy Writings that the Christ was Jesus.
Car il convainquait fortement les Juifs, montrant par les écritures que Jésus est le Christ.
