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 fait mon premier récit, ô Théophile, sur tout ce que Jésus-Christ a fait et enseigné depuis le commencement,
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 enlevé au ciel, après avoir donné, par l’Esprit-Saint, ses commandements 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].
Et auxquels, après sa passion, il se montra vivant par beaucoup de preuves, leur apparaissant pendant quarante jours, et leur parlant du 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.
Ensuite, mangeant avec eux, il leur commanda de ne pas s’éloigner de Jérusalem, mais d’attendre la promesse du Père, que vous avez, dit-il, ouïe de ma bouche;
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 dans l’eau; mais vous, vous serez baptisés dans l’Esprit-Saint, sous 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?”)
Ceux donc qui se trouvaient là assemblés l’interrogaient disant: Seigneur, est-ce en ce temps que vous rétablirez le royaume d’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].
Et il leur répondit: Ce n’est pas à vous de connaître les temps et les moments que le Père a réservés en sa puissance;
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 la vertu de l’Esprit-Saint, qui viendra sur vous, et vous serez témoins pour moi, à Jérusalem, dans toute la Judée et la Samarie, et jusqu’aux extrémités 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 quand il eut dit ces choses, eux le voyant, il s’éleva, et une nuée le déroba à 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 le regardaient allant au ciel, voilà que deux hommes se présentèrent devant eux, avec des vêtements blancs,
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].”
Et leur dirent: Hommes de Galilée, pourquoi vous tenez-vous là, regardant au ciel? Ce Jésus, qui du milieu de vous a été enlevé au ciel, viendra de la même manière que vous l’avez vu 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 retournèrent à Jérusalem, de la montagne qu’on appelle des Oliviers, et qui est près de Jérusalem, à la distance d’une journée de 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 lorsqu’ils furent entrés, ils montèrent dans le cénacle, où demeuraient Pierre et Jean, Jacques et André, Philippe et Thomas, Barthélemi et Matthieu, Jacques, fils d’Alphée, et Simon le Zélé, 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 unanimement dans la prière, avec les femmes, et avec Marie, 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,
En ces jours-là, Pierre se levant au milieu des frères (or le nombre des hommes réunis était d’environ cent vingt), 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.
Mes frères, il faut que s’accomplisse ce qu’a écrit et prédit l’Esprit-Saint 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.”
Qui était compté parmi nous, et avait reçu sa part au même ministère.
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.
Et il a acquis un champ du salaire de l’iniquité, et s’étant pendu, il a crevé par le milieu, et toutes ses entrailles se sont 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 cela a été connu de tous les habitants de Jérusalem, en sorte que ce champ a été appelé en leur langue, Haceldama, c’est-à-dire champ du 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 au livre des Psaumes: Que leur demeure devienne déserte, et qu’il n’y ait personne qui l’habite, et que son épiscopat, un autre le reçoive.
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 de ceux qui se sont unis à nous pendant tout le temps où le Seigneur Jésus a vécu parmi 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].”
À commencer du baptême de Jean, jusqu’au jour où il a été enlevé d’au milieu de nous, il y en ait un qui devienne 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 présentèrent deux, Joseph, qui s’appelait Barsabas, et qui a été surnommé le Juste, et Mathias.
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: Vous, Seigneur, qui connaissez les cœurs de tous, montrez lequel vous avez choisi, de ces deux,
Afin de prendre place dans ce ministère et cet apostolat, dans lequel Judas a prévariqué pour s’en aller en son 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 leur distribuèrent les sorts, et le sort tomba sur Mathias, et il fut associé aux onze apôtres.
