Actes 6
1 En ces jours-là, alors que le nombre des disciples se multipliait, une plainte s'éleva des Hellènes contre les Hébreux, parce que leurs veuves étaient négligées dans le service quotidien.
During that time, many more people were becoming believers. [Some of them were from other countries and spoke only the Greek language, but most of them had always lived in Israel and spoke the Hebrew language]. Those who spoke Greek began to complain about those who spoke Hebrew. They were saying. “When [you Hebrew-speaking believers] distribute [food or money] to widows every day, you are not giving fair amounts to the widows who speak Greek!”
2 Les douze convoquèrent la multitude des disciples et dirent: « Il n'est pas convenable que nous abandonnions la parole de Dieu pour servir des tables.
So, [after the] twelve [apostles had heard what they were complaining about], they summoned all the [other] believers [in Jerusalem to meet] together. Then the apostles said [to those other believers], “We [(exc)] would not be doing right if we stopped [preaching and teaching] God’s message [about Jesus] in order to distribute food [MTY] [and money to the widows]!
3 Choisissez donc parmi vous, frères, sept hommes de bonne réputation, pleins du Saint-Esprit et de sagesse, que nous nommerons responsables de cette affaire.
So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom [you] know that the Spirit [of God] controls completely and who are very wise. Then we [(exc)] will appoint them to do this work,
4 Mais nous continuerons à persévérer dans la prière et dans le ministère de la parole. »
and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
5 Ces paroles plurent à toute la foule. Ils choisirent Étienne, homme plein de foi et du Saint-Esprit, Philippe, Prochore, Nicanor, Timon, Parménas, et Nicolas, prosélyte d'Antioche,
What the apostles recommended pleased all of the [other] believers. So they group chose Stephen. He was a man who strongly believed [in God] and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. [They also chose] Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas who was from Antioch [city]. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion [before he had believed in Jesus].
6 qu'ils placèrent devant les apôtres. Après avoir prié, ils leur imposèrent les mains.
They brought these [seven] men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed [for those men], they placed their hands on [the heads of each one of] them [to appoint them to do that work].
7 La parole de Dieu augmentait et le nombre des disciples se multipliait à Jérusalem. Une grande partie des prêtres obéissait à la foi.
So [the believers] continued to tell many people the message from God. (The number of people in Jerusalem who believed [in Jesus] was increasing greatly./More and more people in Jerusalem were believing in Jesus.) [Among them] were many [Jewish] priests who were believing the message [about Jesus].
8 Étienne, plein de foi et de puissance, faisait parmi le peuple de grands prodiges et des miracles.
God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
9 Mais quelques-uns de ceux de la synagogue dite des Libertins, des Cyrénéens, des Alexandrins, des Ciliciens et des Asiatiques, se levèrent pour disputer avec Étienne.
However, some people opposed Stephen. They were Jews from a group [that regularly met together in a Jewish meeting place that was] {[that people]} called the Freedmen’s Meeting Place. [Those people were from] Cyrene and Alexandria [cities] and [also] from Cilicia and Asia [provinces]. They all began to argue with Stephen.
10 Ils ne purent résister à la sagesse et à l'Esprit par lesquels il parlait.
But they were not able (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was wrong]), [because God’s] Spirit enabled him to speak very wisely.
11 Alors ils firent dire secrètement à des hommes: « Nous l'avons entendu prononcer des paroles blasphématoires contre Moïse et contre Dieu. »
Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
12 Ils excitèrent le peuple, les anciens et les scribes, et vinrent contre lui. Ils le saisirent, puis l'amenèrent devant le conseil,
So, [by saying that], they made the [other Jewish] people angry [at Stephen, including] the elders and the teachers of the [Jewish] laws. Then [they all] seized Stephen and took him to the Jewish Council.
13 et établirent de faux témoins qui dirent: « Cet homme ne cesse de proférer des paroles blasphématoires contre ce lieu saint et la loi.
They [also] brought in some other men who accused Stephen falsely [about several things]. They said, “This fellow continually says bad things about this holy Temple and about the laws [that Moses received from God].
14 Car nous l'avons entendu dire que ce Jésus de Nazareth détruira ce lieu et changera les coutumes que Moïse nous a transmises. »
Specifically, we [(exc)] have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth [town] will destroy this Temple and will tell us to obey different customs than Moses [taught our ancestors].”
15 Tous ceux qui siégeaient au conseil, fixant les yeux sur lui, virent son visage comme celui d'un ange.
When all [the people] who were sitting in the Council [room heard that, and as they] all stared at Stephen, they saw that his face was [shining] [SIM] like the face of an angel.
