Actes 11
1 Les apôtres et les frères qui étaient en Judée apprirent que les païens aussi avaient reçu la parole de Dieu.
The apostles and [other] believers who lived in various towns in Judea [province] heard people say that [some] non-Jewish people had believed the message [from] God [about Jesus].
2 Lorsque Pierre fut monté à Jérusalem, ceux de la circoncision le contestèrent,
So when Peter [and the six other believers] returned [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, [some] Jewish believers criticized Peter, [because they thought that Jews should not associate with non-Jews] [MTY].
3 en disant: « Tu es allé vers des incirconcis et tu as mangé avec eux. »
They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
4 Pierre commença, et leur expliqua dans l'ordre, en disant:
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 « J'étais dans la ville de Joppé, en train de prier, et j'ai eu une vision: un récipient qui descendait, comme une grande toile tendue du ciel par quatre coins. Il arriva jusqu'à moi.
He said, “I was praying [by myself] in Joppa [town], and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw that something like a large sheet was being lowered from heaven. [It was tied with ropes] at its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
6 Après l'avoir regardé attentivement, j'ai considéré et j'ai vu les quadrupèdes de la terre, les animaux sauvages, les reptiles et les oiseaux du ciel.
As I was looking intently into it, I saw some tame animals [but also animals that our laws forbid us to eat, including] wild animals, snakes, and wild birds.
7 J'entendis aussi une voix qui me disait: « Lève-toi, Pierre, tue et mange! »
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 Mais je disais: « Non, Seigneur, car il n'est jamais entré dans ma bouche rien de souillé ni d'impur ».
But I replied, ‘Lord, [you(sg)] surely do not [really want me to do that], because I have never eaten [MTY] meat [from any animal] that [our laws say] that we [(exc)] must not eat [SYN]!’
9 Mais, pour la seconde fois, une voix me répondit du ciel: « Ce que Dieu a purifié, ne l'appelle pas impur.
God spoke from heaven [to me] a second time, ‘[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!’
10 Cela se passa trois fois, et tous remontèrent au ciel.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 Aussitôt, trois hommes se présentèrent devant la maison où j'étais, envoyés de Césarée vers moi.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 L'Esprit me dit d'aller avec eux sans distinction. Ces six frères m'accompagnèrent aussi, et nous entrâmes dans la maison de cet homme.
[God’s] Spirit told me that I should be willing to go with them [even though they were not Jews]. These six [Jewish] believers [from Joppa] went with me [to Caesarea], and then we [(exc)] went into that [non-Jewish] man’s house.
13 Il nous raconta qu'il avait vu l'ange se tenir dans sa maison et lui dire: « Envoie à Joppé chercher Simon, surnommé Pierre,
He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his house. The angel told him, ‘Tell some [men] to go to Joppa and bring back Simon whose other name is Peter.
14 qui te dira les paroles par lesquelles tu seras sauvé, toi et toute ta maison ».
He will tell you [(sg)] how you and everyone [MTY] else in your house will be saved {how [God] will save you and everyone [MTY] else in your house}.’
15 Comme je commençais à parler, le Saint-Esprit tomba sur eux, comme sur nous au commencement.
After I started to speak, the Holy Spirit [suddenly] came down on them, just like he had first [MTY] come on us [during the Pentecost festival].
16 Et je me suis souvenu de la parole du Seigneur, qui a dit: « Jean a baptisé dans l'eau, mais vous, vous serez baptisés dans l'Esprit Saint ».
Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John caused people to be baptized in water, but [God] will cause the Holy Spirit [to enter you and change your lives.’]
17 Si donc Dieu leur a accordé le même don qu'à nous, lorsque nous avons cru au Seigneur Jésus-Christ, qui étais-je, pour résister à Dieu? »
God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us [(inc)] after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, ([I] could not [possibly] tell God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit!]/how could I [tell] God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit]?) [RHQ] [He was showing that he had received them]!”
18 Quand ils entendirent ces choses, ils gardèrent le silence et glorifièrent Dieu, en disant: « Alors Dieu a aussi accordé aux païens la repentance à la vie! »
After [those Jewish believers] heard what Peter said, they stopped criticizing [him. Instead], they praised God, saying, “Then it is [clear to us that] God has also accepted the non-Jews so that they will have eternal life, if they turn from their sinful behavior [and believe in Jesus]!”
19 Ceux donc qui avaient été dispersés par l'oppression qui s'était élevée au sujet d'Étienne, allèrent jusqu'en Phénicie, à Chypre et à Antioche, ne parlant à personne, sinon aux Juifs seulement.
After [people had killed] Stephen, many of the believers left [Jerusalem and went] to other places, because people were causing them to suffer [there in Jerusalem. Some of] them went to Phoenicia [region], some went to Cyprus [Island], and others went to Antioch [city in Syria province. In those places] they were continually telling people the message [about Jesus], but they told only other Jewish people.
20 Mais quelques-uns d'entre eux, hommes de Chypre et de Cyrène, arrivèrent à Antioche et s'adressèrent aux Hellènes, prêchant le Seigneur Jésus.
Some of the believers were men from Cyprus and from Cyrene [city in north Africa]. They went to Antioch, and [although they told other Jews about] the Lord Jesus, they also told non-Jewish people [there].
21 La main du Seigneur était avec eux, et un grand nombre crurent et se tournèrent vers le Seigneur.
The Lord [God] [MTY] was powerfully enabling those [believers to preach effectively. As a result], very many [non-Jewish] people believed [their message and] trusted in the Lord [Jesus].
22 Le bruit qui courut à leur sujet parvint aux oreilles de l'assemblée qui était à Jérusalem. Ils envoyèrent Barnabas jusqu'à Antioche,
The group of believers in Jerusalem heard [MTY] [people say that many people in Antioch were believing in Jesus. So] the [leaders] of the congregation in [Jerusalem] asked Barnabas to go to Antioch.
23 lequel, après être arrivé et avoir vu la grâce de Dieu, se réjouit. Il les exhorta tous à s'attacher de tout leur cœur au Seigneur.
When he got [there], he realized that God had acted kindly toward [the believers. So] he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the [believers] to continue to trust completely in the Lord [Jesus].
24 Car c'était un homme de bien, plein de l'Esprit Saint et de foi, et beaucoup de gens furent ajoutés au Seigneur.
Barnabas was a good man [whom] the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted [God] completely. [Because of what Barnabas did], many people [there] believed in the Lord [Jesus].
25 Barnabas partit pour Tarse, à la recherche de Saul.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 L'ayant trouvé, il l'emmena à Antioche. Pendant toute une année, ils furent réunis avec l'assemblée, et ils enseignèrent beaucoup de gens. C'est à Antioche que les disciples ont été appelés chrétiens pour la première fois.
After he found him, Barnabas brought him [back to] Antioch [to help teach the believers. So during] a whole year [Barnabas and Saul] met [regularly] with the congregation [there] and taught many of them [about Jesus. It was] at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians {[that people] first called the believers Christians}.
27 En ces jours-là, des prophètes descendirent de Jérusalem à Antioche.
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 L'un d'eux, nommé Agabus, se leva et annonça par l'Esprit qu'il devait y avoir une grande famine dans le monde entier, ce qui arriva aussi du temps de Claude.
One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up [in order to speak]. [God’s] Spirit enabled him to prophesy (that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that [people] in many countries [HYP] would soon [suffer because they] would not have enough [food] to eat). (That famine happened when Claudius was the [Roman Emperor].)
29 Tous les disciples, qui étaient dans l'abondance, résolurent d'envoyer des secours aux frères qui habitaient la Judée,
When the believers [there heard what Agabus said], they decided that they would send [money] to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each [of them decided to give as much money] as he was able [to give].
30 ce qu'ils firent aussi, en les envoyant aux anciens par les mains de Barnabas et de Saul.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
