Acts 12
1 It was about this time that King Herod [Agrippa sent soldiers] [MTY] who seized [and put in prison] some of the [leaders] of the congregation [in Jerusalem. He did that] because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
Vers ce temps-là, le roi Hérode étendit ses mains pour opprimer une partie de l'assemblée.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
Il fit mourir par l'épée Jacques, le frère de Jean.
3 When Herod realized that he had pleased the [leaders of the] Jewish people by [doing that], he commanded [soldiers] to arrest Peter [in order to kill him], too. This happened during the festival [when the Jewish people ate] bread [that] did not have yeast.
Voyant que cela plaisait aux Juifs, il s'empara aussi de Pierre. C'était pendant les jours des pains sans levain.
4 After [they] seized Peter, they put him in prison. They arranged for four groups of soldiers to guard Peter. Each [group] had four soldiers. [Every three hours a different group began to guard him while the others rested]. Herod wanted to bring Peter out [of prison and judge him] in front of the [Jewish] people after the Passover [Festival was finished. He then planned to command soldiers to execute Peter].
Après l'avoir arrêté, il le mit en prison et le remit à quatre escouades de quatre soldats chacune, pour qu'elles le gardent, dans l'intention de le faire sortir devant le peuple après la Pâque.
5 So [for several days] Peter was kept {they kept Peter} in prison. But the [other believers] in the congregation at [Jerusalem] were praying earnestly to God [that he would help] Peter.
Pierre fut donc gardé dans la prison, mais l'assemblée ne cessait de prier Dieu pour lui.
6 The night [before] Herod planned to bring Peter out [from prison to have him executed] publicly, Peter was sleeping [in the prison] between two soldiers, with two chains binding his arms [to the arms of the soldiers. Two other] soldiers were guarding the prison doors.
La nuit même où Hérode allait le faire sortir, Pierre dormait entre deux soldats, lié de deux chaînes. Des gardes devant la porte gardaient la prison.
7 Suddenly an angel [from] the Lord [God] stood [beside Peter], and a [bright] light shone in his cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up and said, “Get up quickly!” [While Peter was getting up], the chains fell off from his wrists. [However, the soldiers were not aware of what was happening].
Et voici, un ange du Seigneur se tenait près de lui, et une lumière brillait dans la cellule. Il frappa Pierre sur le côté et le réveilla en disant: « Lève-toi vite! » Ses chaînes tombèrent de ses mains.
8 Then the angel said to Peter, “Put on your clothes and sandals!” So Peter did. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt/girdle [around you(sg)] and put on your sandals!” So Peter did that. Then the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
L'ange lui dit: « Habille-toi et mets tes sandales. » Il le fit. Puis il lui dit: « Mets ton manteau et suis-moi. »
9 So, [after Peter put on his cloak and sandals], he followed [the angel] out [of the prison cell], but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought [that he] was seeing a vision.
Et il sortit et le suivit. Il ne savait pas que ce que faisait l'ange était réel, mais il croyait avoir une vision.
10 Peter and the angel walked by the soldiers who were guarding the two doors, [but the soldiers did not see them. Then] they came to the iron gate that [led] out into the city. The gate opened by itself, and Peter and the angel walked out [of the prison]. After they had walked [a ways] along one street, the angel suddenly disappeared.
Quand ils eurent passé la première et la deuxième garde, ils arrivèrent à la porte de fer qui mène à la ville, et qui s'ouvrit toute seule. Ils sortirent et descendirent une rue, et aussitôt l'ange se retira de lui.
11 Then Peter [finally] realized that [what had happened to him was not a vision, but] it had really happened. So he said [to himself], “Now I really know that the Lord [God] sent an angel [to help me]. He rescued me from what Herod planned to do [MTY] [to me], and [also] from all the things that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] expected [that Herod would do to me].”
Lorsque Pierre fut revenu à lui, il dit: « Maintenant, je sais vraiment que le Seigneur a envoyé son ange et m'a délivré de la main d'Hérode et de tout ce que le peuple juif attendait. »
12 When Peter realized [that God had rescued him], he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many [believers] had assembled there, and they were praying [that God would help Peter somehow].
Pensant à cela, il se rendit à la maison de Marie, mère de Jean, surnommé Marc, où beaucoup de gens étaient rassemblés et priaient.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
Lorsque Pierre frappa à la porte de la maison, une servante, nommée Rhoda, vint lui répondre.
14 [When Peter answered her], she recognized his voice, but she was so happy [and excited] that she did not open the door! Instead, she ran back [into the house]. She [excitedly] announced [to the other believers] that Peter was standing outside the door.
Lorsqu'elle reconnut la voix de Pierre, elle n'ouvrit pas la porte avec joie, mais courut rapporter que Pierre se tenait devant la porte.
15 But [one of] them said to her, “You [(sg)] are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was [really true. Then] they repeatedly said, “[No], [it cannot be Peter]. It is [probably] the angel [who was guarding] him [who has come] (OR, It is the angel [who has guarded/protected] him, [and he has come to tell us that] Peter [has died].)”
Ils lui dirent: « Tu es folle! » Mais elle insista pour qu'il en soit ainsi. Ils dirent: « C'est son ange. »
16 But Peter continued knocking [on the door. So when someone finally] opened the door, they saw that it was Peter, and they were completely amazed!
Mais Pierre continuait à frapper. Quand ils eurent ouvert, ils le virent et furent stupéfaits.
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. Then he told them exactly how the Lord [God] had led him out of the prison. He [also] said, “Tell James, the [leader] of our [congregation], and our [other] fellow believers what has happened.” Then [Peter left and] went away to another town.
Mais lui, leur faisant signe de la main de se taire, leur raconta comment le Seigneur l'avait fait sortir de la prison. Il dit: « Dis ces choses à Jacques et aux frères. » Puis il s'en alla et se rendit dans un autre lieu.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
Dès qu'il fit jour, il y eut une grande agitation parmi les soldats pour savoir ce qu'était devenu Pierre.
19 Then Herod [heard about it]. So he [commanded soldiers] to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers [who had been guarding Peter], and asked them, “[How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?]” [But they could not explain it. So] he commanded them to be led away [to be executed] {[other soldiers] to lead them away [to execute them]}. [Afterwards], Herod went from Judea [province] down to Caesarea, where he stayed [for some time].
Hérode, l'ayant cherché et ne l'ayant pas trouvé, interrogea les gardes, puis ordonna qu'on les mette à mort. Il descendit de la Judée à Césarée, et y resta.
20 King Herod had been furiously angry with the people [who lived] in Tyre and Sidon [cities. Then] one day some men [who represented them] came unitedly [to Caesarea in order to meet with] Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod’s important officials, to tell [Herod] that the people [in their cities] wanted to make peace [with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled], because they needed to buy food from those regions. [Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities].
Or, Hérode était très irrité contre les habitants de Tyr et de Sidon. Ils vinrent à lui d'un commun accord et, ayant fait de Blastus, l'aide personnel du roi, leur ami, ils demandèrent la paix, car leur pays dépendait du pays du roi pour sa nourriture.
21 On the day that Herod had planned to [meet with them], he put on (very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes). Then he sat on his (throne/chair from which he ruled [people]), and [formally] addressed [all] the people [who had gathered there].
A un jour fixé, Hérode se vêtit de ses habits royaux, s'assit sur le trône et leur adressa un discours.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
Le peuple s'écria: « La voix d'un dieu, et non d'un homme! »
23 So, because Herod [let the people praise him] instead of praising God, immediately an angel [from] the Lord [God] caused Herod to become seriously ill. [Many] worms ate his intestines, and [soon] he died [very painfully].
Aussitôt, un ange du Seigneur le frappa, car il ne rendait pas gloire à Dieu. Puis il fut dévoré par les vers et mourut.
24 [The believers] continued telling God’s message to people in many places, and ([the number of people who believed in Jesus] was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus).
Mais la parole de Dieu croissait et se multipliait.
25 When Barnabas and Saul finished [delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea], they left Jerusalem and returned [to Antioch, in Syria province]. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.
Barnabas et Saul, après avoir accompli leur service, retournèrent à Jérusalem, emmenant aussi avec eux Jean, appelé Marc.
