< Acts 1 >

1 [Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
J’ai composé le premier traité, ô Théophile, sur toutes les choses que Jésus commença de faire et d’enseigner,
2 until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
jusqu’au jour où il fut élevé [au ciel], après avoir donné, par l’Esprit Saint, des ordres aux apôtres qu’il avait choisis;
3 After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
à qui aussi, après avoir souffert, il se présenta lui-même vivant, avec plusieurs preuves assurées, étant vu par eux durant 40 jours, et parlant des choses qui regardent le royaume de Dieu.
4 [One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
Et étant assemblé avec eux, il leur commanda de ne pas partir de Jérusalem, mais d’attendre la promesse du Père, laquelle, [dit-il], vous avez entendue de moi:
5 John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
car Jean a baptisé avec de l’eau; mais vous, vous serez baptisés de l’Esprit Saint, dans peu de jours.
6 One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
Eux donc étant assemblés, l’interrogèrent, disant: Seigneur, est-ce en ce temps-ci que tu rétablis le royaume pour Israël?
7 He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
Mais il leur dit: Ce n’est pas à vous de connaître les temps ou les saisons que le Père a réservés à sa propre autorité;
8 But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
mais vous recevrez de la puissance, le Saint Esprit venant sur vous; et vous serez mes témoins à Jérusalem et dans toute la Judée et la Samarie, et jusqu’au bout de la terre.
9 After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
Et ayant dit ces choses, il fut élevé [de la terre], comme ils regardaient, et une nuée le reçut [et l’emporta] de devant leurs yeux.
10 While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
Et comme ils regardaient fixement vers le ciel, tandis qu’il s’en allait, voici, deux hommes en vêtements blancs, se tinrent là à côté d’eux,
11 One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
qui aussi dirent: Hommes galiléens, pourquoi vous tenez-vous ici, regardant vers le ciel? Ce Jésus, qui a été élevé d’avec vous dans le ciel, viendra de la même manière que vous l’avez vu s’en allant au ciel.
12 Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
Alors ils s’en retournèrent à Jérusalem, de la montagne appelée des Oliviers, qui est près de Jérusalem, le chemin d’un sabbat.
13 When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
Et quand ils furent entrés [dans la ville], ils montèrent dans la chambre haute où demeuraient Pierre, et Jean, et Jacques, et André, Philippe et Thomas, Barthélemy et Matthieu, Jacques [fils] d’Alphée et Simon Zélote, et Jude [frère] de Jacques.
14 All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
Tous ceux-ci persévéraient d’un commun accord dans la prière, avec les femmes, et avec Marie, la mère de Jésus, et avec ses frères.
15 During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
Et en ces jours-là, Pierre se levant au milieu des disciples (le nombre de ceux qui étaient réunis était d’environ 120), dit:
16 “My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
Hommes frères, il fallait que soit accomplie cette écriture que l’Esprit Saint a dite d’avance par la bouche de David, touchant Judas, qui a été le guide de ceux qui ont pris Jésus;
17 [Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
car il était compté parmi nous, et il avait reçu en partage ce service;
18 [The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
( celui-ci donc s’était acquis un champ avec le salaire de l’iniquité, et, étant tombé la tête en avant, s’est crevé par le milieu, et toutes ses entrailles ont été répandues.
19 All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
Et ceci a été connu de tous les habitants de Jérusalem, de sorte que ce champ-là est appelé dans leur propre dialecte Aceldama, c’est-à-dire champ de sang; )
20 [Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
car il est écrit dans le livre des Psaumes: « Que sa demeure soit déserte, et qu’il n’y ait personne qui y habite », et: « Qu’un autre prenne sa charge de surveillant ».
21 “So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
Il faut donc que d’entre les hommes qui se sont rassemblés avec nous pendant tout le temps que le seigneur Jésus entrait et sortait au milieu de nous,
22 [That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
en commençant depuis le baptême de Jean, jusqu’au jour auquel il a été élevé [au ciel] d’avec nous, quelqu’un d’entre eux soit témoin avec nous de sa résurrection.
23 So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
Et ils en mirent deux sur les rangs: Joseph, appelé Barsabbas, qui était surnommé Juste, et Matthias.
24 Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
Et priant, ils dirent: Toi, Seigneur, qui connais les cœurs de tous, montre lequel de ces deux tu as choisi,
afin qu’il reçoive en partage ce service et cet apostolat, duquel Judas est déchu pour s’en aller en son propre lieu.
26 Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
Et ils jetèrent le sort sur eux; et le sort tomba sur Matthias, qui fut adjoint aux onze apôtres.

< Acts 1 >