Actes 20
1 Après que le tumulte eut cessé, Paul fit appeler les disciples, prit congé d'eux, et partit pour la Macédoine.
After the people at Ephesus had stopped rioting, Paul summoned the believers. He encouraged them [to continue to trust in the Lord Jesus. Soon] after that, he told them goodbye and left to go to Macedonia [province].
2 Après avoir parcouru ces contrées et les avoir encouragés par de nombreuses paroles, il arriva en Grèce.
[After he arrived] there, he visited [each town where there were believers], and encouraged them. Then he arrived in Greece [province], [which is also called Achaia].
3 Comme il y avait passé trois mois et qu'un complot avait été formé contre lui par des Juifs, au moment où il s'embarquait pour la Syrie, il résolut de revenir par la Macédoine.
He stayed there for three months. Then he planned to return to Syria by ship, but [he heard that] some of the Jews [SYN] [in that area] were planning to kill him [as he traveled. So] he decided instead to go [by land, and he traveled] again through Macedonia.
4 Ceux-ci l'accompagnèrent jusqu'en Asie: Sopater de Béroé, Aristarque et Secundus des Thessaloniciens, Gaius de Derbe, Timothée, Tychique et Trophime d'Asie.
The men who were going to travel with him [to Jerusalem were] Sopater, [who was] a son of Pyrrhus, who grew up in Berea [town]; Aristarchus and Secundus, who were from Thessalonica [city; ] Gaius, [who was] from Derbe [town; ] Timothy, [who was from Galatia province; ] and Tychicus and Trophimus who were from Asia [province].
5 Mais ceux-ci étaient partis en avant, et ils nous attendaient à Troas.
Those [seven] men went ahead of [Paul and me, Luke, by ship from Macedonia, so] they got to Troas [before we did and] waited for [the two of] us there.
6 Nous partîmes de Philippes après les jours des pains sans levain, et nous les rejoignîmes à Troas en cinq jours, où nous restâmes sept jours.
[But we two(exc) traveled by land as far as] Philippi [city]. After the Jewish festival [when they eat] unleavened bread, we got on a ship [that was going from] the port near [Philippi to Troas city]. After five days we [(exc)] arrived at Troas and we met the other men who had traveled there [ahead of us]. Then we [all] stayed in Troas for seven days.
7 Le premier jour de la semaine, les disciples étant réunis pour rompre le pain, Paul s'entretint avec eux, dans l'intention de partir le lendemain, et il poursuivit son discours jusqu'à minuit.
(On Sunday evening/On the evening of the first day of the week), we [(exc) and the other believers there] gathered together to celebrate the Lord’s Supper [and to eat other food] [SYN]. Paul spoke to the believers. He continued teaching them until midnight, because he was planning to leave [Troas] the next day.
8 Il y avait beaucoup de lumières dans la chambre haute où nous étions réunis.
Many [oil] lamps were burning in the upstairs room in which we [(exc)] had gathered, [so the fumes caused some people to become sleepy].
9 Un jeune homme, nommé Eutychus, était assis à la fenêtre, accablé par un profond sommeil. Comme Paul parlait encore, accablé par son sommeil, il tomba du troisième étage et fut emporté mort.
A young man whose name was Eutychus was there. He was seated on [the sill of] an [open] window [on the third story of the house]. As Paul continued talking for a long time, Eutychus became sleepier and sleepier. Finally, he was sound/really asleep. He fell [out of the window] from the third story down [to the ground. Some of the believers went down] immediately and picked him up. [But he was] dead.
10 Paul descendit, se jeta sur lui, et, l'embrassant, dit: « Ne te trouble pas, car sa vie est en lui. »
Paul [also] went down. He lay down and stretched out on top of the young man and put his arms around him. Then he said [to the people who were standing around], “Do not worry, he is alive [again now]!”
11 Lorsqu'il fut monté, qu'il eut rompu le pain et mangé, et qu'il eut conversé avec eux pendant un long moment, jusqu'au point du jour, il s'en alla.
Then Paul, [along with the others], went upstairs again and they ate the Lord’s Supper and other food [SYN]. Afterwards, Paul conversed with the believers until dawn. Then he left.
12 Ils ramenèrent l'enfant vivant, et furent grandement réconfortés.
The [other] people took the young man [home], and were greatly encouraged because he was alive [again].
13 Mais nous, nous allâmes au bateau, et nous fîmes voile vers Assos, dans l'intention d'y prendre Paul à bord, car il avait pris ses dispositions, et il avait l'intention de venir par terre.
We then went to the ship. Paul did not get on the ship [with us in Troas], because he preferred to go [more quickly] overland to Assos [town]. The rest of us got on the ship and sailed for Assos.
14 Lorsqu'il nous rencontra à Assos, nous le prîmes à bord, et nous arrivâmes à Mitylène.
We [(exc)] met Paul in Assos. He got on [the ship] with us, and we sailed to Mitylene [town].
15 De là, nous naviguâmes le jour suivant en face de Chios. Le lendemain, nous touchâmes à Samos et nous nous arrêtâmes à Trogyllium, et le jour suivant, nous arrivâmes à Milet.
The day after [we reached Mitylene], we [sailed from there and] arrived [at a place] near Kios [Island]. The day after that, we sailed to Samos [Island]. The next day we [left Samos and] sailed to Miletus [town].
16 Paul avait en effet décidé de passer devant Éphèse, afin de ne pas avoir à séjourner en Asie, car il se hâtait, s'il le pouvait, d'être à Jérusalem le jour de la Pentecôte.
[Miletus was just south of Ephesus city]. Paul had [earlier] decided that he would not get on a ship that would stop at Ephesus, because he did not want to spend [several] days in Asia [province]. If possible, he wanted to arrive in Jerusalem by the [time of the] Pentecost festival, [and the time of that festival was near].
17 De Milet, il envoya à Éphèse et convoqua les anciens de l'assemblée.
[When the ship arrived at] Miletus, Paul sent [a messenger] to Ephesus to ask the elders of the congregation to come to talk with him.
18 Lorsqu'ils furent arrivés auprès de lui, il leur dit: Vous savez vous-mêmes, depuis le premier jour où j'ai mis le pied en Asie, comment j'ai toujours été avec vous,
When the elders arrived, Paul said to them, “You personally know how I [conducted myself among you the entire time] that I was with you, from the first day when I arrived [here] in Asia [province until the day I left].
19 servant le Seigneur en toute humilité, avec beaucoup de larmes, et dans les épreuves qui m'arrivaient par les complots des Juifs;
[You know how] I was serving the Lord [Jesus] very humbly and how I sometimes wept [about people. You also know how] I suffered because the Jews [SYN] [who were not believers often] tried [to harm me].
20 comment je n'ai pas craint de vous annoncer tout ce qui était utile, vous enseignant publiquement et de maison en maison,
You also know that, as I preached [God’s message] to you, I never left out anything that would help you. You know that I taught you [God’s message] when many people were present, and I [also went to your] homes and taught it there.
21 témoignant aux Juifs et aux Grecs la repentance envers Dieu et la foi en notre Seigneur Jésus.
I preached both to Jews and to non-Jews, telling them [all] that they must turn away from their sinful behavior. [I also told them they should] believe in our Lord Jesus.”
22 Or, voici que je vais à Jérusalem lié par l'Esprit, sans savoir ce qui m'y arrivera,
“And now note this: I am going to Jerusalem, because [God’s] Spirit has clearly shown me that I must go there. I do not know what will happen to me [while I am there].
23 si ce n'est que le Saint-Esprit rend dans chaque ville le témoignage que des liens et des tribulations m'attendent.
But I do know that in each city [where I have stopped], the Holy Spirit has (told me/[caused the believers to] tell me) that [in Jerusalem] people will put me in prison [PRS] and will cause me to suffer [PRS].
24 Mais ces choses ne comptent pas, et je ne tiens pas à ma vie, afin d'achever avec joie ma course et le ministère que j'ai reçu du Seigneur Jésus, pour rendre pleinement témoignage à la Bonne Nouvelle de la grâce de Dieu.
But I do not care even if people kill me, if first I am able to finish the work [MET] that the Lord Jesus has told me [to do. He appointed me] to tell people the good message that God [saves us] by doing for us what we do not deserve.
25 « Or, voici, je sais que vous tous, au milieu desquels j'allais prêchant le royaume de Dieu, vous ne verrez plus mon visage.
I have preached to you the message about how God desires to rule [people’s lives]. But now I know that today is the last time that you fellow believers will see me [SYN].
26 C'est pourquoi je vous atteste aujourd'hui que je suis purifié du sang de tous les hommes,
So I want you all to understand that if anyone [who has heard me preach] dies [without trusting in Jesus], it is not my fault [MTY],
27 car je n'ai pas craint de vous exposer tout le conseil de Dieu.
because I told you [LIT] everything [HYP] that God has planned for us [(inc)].
28 Prenez donc garde à vous-mêmes et à tout le troupeau, dans lequel le Saint-Esprit vous a établis surveillants, pour paître l'assemblée du Seigneur et Dieu, qu'il s'est acquise par son propre sang.
[You leaders] must continue to believe and obey [God’s message. You must also help] all the other believers [MET] for whom the Holy Spirit has caused you to be responsible [MTY]. Watch over [MET] yourselves and the other believers [as] a shepherd [watches over his sheep]. God bought them with the blood [that flowed from] his [Son’s body on the cross].
29 Car je sais qu'après mon départ, des loups vicieux entreront parmi vous, sans épargner le troupeau.
I know [very well] that after I leave, [people who teach] [MET] [false doctrines] will come among you and will do great harm to the believers. [They will be like] fierce wolves [that kill sheep].
30 Il s'élèvera du milieu de vous des hommes qui diront des choses perverses, pour entraîner les disciples après eux.
Even in your own group of believers there will be some who will deceive [other] believers by teaching them messages that are false. They will teach those messages so that some people [will believe them and] will become their followers.
31 Veillez donc, vous souvenant que, pendant trois ans, je n'ai cessé d'exhorter tout le monde nuit et jour avec larmes.
So watch out [that none of you stops believing the true message about our Lord Jesus]. Remember that day and night for [about] three years I repeatedly taught you that message, and warned you with tears [in my eyes not to believe any other message].”
32 Maintenant, frères, je vous confie à Dieu et à la parole de sa grâce, qui est capable de vous édifier et de vous donner l'héritage parmi tous ceux qui sont sanctifiés.
“[Now as I leave you], I ask God to protect you and to keep you believing the message [that he saves us(inc)] by doing for us what we do not deserve. [If you continue believing] the message [that I told you], you will become [spiritually mature], and God will give you the blessings that he has promised to give to all of those who belong to him.
33 Je n'ai convoité ni l'argent, ni l'or, ni les vêtements de personne.
[As for myself], I have not desired anyone’s money [MTY] or [fine] clothing.
34 Vous savez vous-mêmes que ces mains ont servi à mes besoins, et à ceux qui étaient avec moi.
You yourselves know that I have worked [with my hands] [MTY] to earn the money that my companions and I needed.
35 En toutes choses, je vous ai donné l'exemple, afin que, dans votre travail, vous secouriez les faibles, et que vous vous souveniez des paroles du Seigneur Jésus, qui a dit lui-même: « Il y a plus de bonheur à donner qu'à recevoir. »"
In everything that I did, I showed you that we [(inc)] should work hard in order [to have enough money] to give some to those who are needy. We [(inc)] should remember that our Lord Jesus himself said, ‘You are happy when people give you what you need, but God will be happy with you when you give other people what they need.’”
36 Après avoir dit ces choses, il se mit à genoux et pria avec eux tous.
When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of the elders and prayed.
37 Tous pleurèrent abondamment, et, se jetant au cou de Paul, ils le baisèrent,
They all cried a lot, and they hugged Paul and kissed him.
38 attristés surtoutpar la parole qu'il avait dite, qu'ils ne verraient plus son visage. Puis ils l'accompagnèrent jusqu'au navire.
They were especially sad because he had said that they would never see him [SYN] again. Then they [all] went with him to the ship.
