Actes 7
1 Et le souverain sacrificateur dit: Ces choses donc sont-elles ainsi?
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
2 Et il dit: Hommes frères et pères, écoutez: Le Dieu de gloire apparut à notre père Abraham, lorsqu’il était en Mésopotamie, avant qu’il habite en Charran,
Stephen replied, “Fellow Jews and respected leaders, [please] listen to me! The glorious God [whom we(inc) worship] appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still [living] in Mesopotamia [region], before he moved to Haran [town].
3 et il lui dit: Sors de ton pays et de ta parenté, et viens au pays que je te montrerai.
God said to him, ‘Leave this land where you [(sg)] and your relatives [are living], and go into the land to which I will lead you.’
4 Alors, sortant du pays des Chaldéens, il habita en Charran; et de là, après que son père fut mort, Dieu le fit passer dans ce pays où vous habitez maintenant.
So Abraham left that land, [which was also called] Chaldea, and he arrived in Haran and lived there. After his father died, God told him to move to this land in which you [and I] are now living.”
5 Et il ne lui donna pas d’héritage dans ce pays, pas même où poser son pied, et il lui promit de le lui donner en possession, et à sa postérité après lui, alors qu’il n’avait point d’enfant.
“[At that time] God did not give Abraham any [land here], not even a small plot of [this] land that would belong to him. God promised that he would [later] give this land to him and his descendants, and that it would [always] belong [to them. However], at that time Abraham did not have any children [who would] ([inherit it/receive it after he died]).”
6 Et Dieu parla ainsi: « Sa postérité séjournera dans une terre étrangère, et on l’asservira et on la maltraitera pendant 400 ans;
“[Later] God told Abraham, ‘Your descendants will go and live in a foreign country. They [will live there] for 400 years, and [during that time their leaders] will mistreat your descendants and force them to work as slaves.’
7 et je jugerai, moi, la nation à laquelle ils auront été asservis, dit Dieu; et après cela ils sortiront et me serviront en ce lieu-ci ».
But God [also] said, ‘I will punish the people who make them work as slaves. Then, after that, your descendants will leave [that land] and they will [come and] worship me in this land.’”
8 Et il lui donna l’alliance de la circoncision; et ainsi Abraham engendra Isaac et le circoncit le huitième jour; et Isaac, Jacob; et Jacob, les douze patriarches.
“Then God commanded Abraham that [every male in his household and all of his male descendants] should be circumcised [to show that they all belonged to God] and that they would obey what he had told Abraham to do. Later Abraham’s son, Isaac, was born, and when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. [Later] Isaac’s son, Jacob, was born, and Isaac [similarly circumcised] him. And Jacob [similarly circumcised] his twelve sons. They are the twelve men [from whom we(inc) Jews have all descended].”
9 Et les patriarches, étant pleins d’envie contre Joseph, le vendirent [pour être mené] en Égypte; et Dieu était avec lui;
“[You know that] Jacob’s [older] sons became jealous [because their father favored their younger brother] Joseph. So they sold him [to merchants/traders who took him] [MTY] to Egypt. There he became a slave [of an official who lived there]. But God [helped] Joseph.
10 et il le délivra de toutes ses afflictions, et lui fit trouver grâce et sagesse auprès du Pharaon, roi d’Égypte; et il l’établit gouverneur sur l’Égypte et sur toute sa maison.
He protected him whenever people caused him to suffer. He enabled Joseph to be wise; and he caused Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to think well of Joseph. So Pharaoh appointed him to rule [over] Egypt and to look after all of Pharaoh’s property [MTY].”
11 Or il survint une famine dans tout le pays d’Égypte et en Canaan, et une grande détresse, et nos pères ne trouvèrent pas de nourriture.
“[While Joseph was doing that work], there was a time (when there was very little food/of famine) throughout Egypt and also throughout Canaan. People did not have enough food to eat. People were suffering. [At that time] Jacob and his sons [in Canaan] also could not find [enough] food.
12 Et Jacob, ayant entendu dire qu’il y avait du blé en Égypte, y envoya une première fois nos pères;
When Jacob heard [people report that] there was grain/food [that people could buy] in Egypt, he sent Joseph’s older brothers [to go there to buy grain. They went and bought grain from Joseph, but they did not recognize him. Then they returned home].
13 et, la seconde fois, Joseph fut reconnu de ses frères, et la famille de Joseph fut connue du Pharaon.
When Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt the second time, [they again bought grain from Joseph]. But this time [he] told them who he was. [And] people told Pharaoh that Joseph’s people were Hebrews [and that those men who had come from Canaan were his brothers].
14 Et Joseph envoya chercher son père Jacob et toute sa parenté, en [tout] 75 âmes.
Then after Joseph sent [his brothers back home, they] told their father Jacob [that Joseph wanted] him and his entire family to come [to Egypt. At that time] ([Jacob’s family consisted of] 75 people/there were 75 people in Jacob’s family) [SYN].
15 Et Jacob descendit en Égypte; et il mourut, lui et nos pères,
[So when] Jacob [heard that, he and all his family] went to [live in] Egypt.” Acts 7:15b-16 “[Later on], Jacob died [there], and our [other] ancestors, [his sons, also died there].
16 et ils furent transportés à Sichem, et mis dans le sépulcre qu’Abraham avait acheté à prix d’argent des fils d’Emmor, le [père] de Sichem.
[But] the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph] were brought {[they] brought the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph]} [back to our land], and [Jacob’s body] was buried {they buried [Jacob’s body]} [in the tomb that Abraham had bought, and they buried Joseph’s body] in Shechem in the ground that [Jacob] had bought from Hamor’s sons.”
17 Mais comme le temps de la promesse que Dieu avait promise à Abraham, approchait, le peuple s’accrut et se multiplia en Égypte,
“Our ancestors had become very numerous when it was almost time for [God to rescue them] from Egypt, [as] he had promised Abraham that he would do.
18 jusqu’à ce qu’il se leva un autre roi sur l’Égypte, qui ne connaissait pas Joseph.
Another king had begun to rule in Egypt. He did not know that Joseph, [long before that time, had greatly helped the people of Egypt] [MTY].
19 Celui-ci, usant de ruse contre notre race, maltraita les pères jusqu’à leur faire exposer leurs enfants pour qu’ils ne demeurent pas en vie.
That king cruelly tried to get rid of our ancestors. He oppressed them and caused them to suffer greatly. He [even commanded] them to leave their baby [boys] outside [their homes] so that they would die.”
20 En ce temps-là naquit Moïse, et il était divinement beau; et il fut nourri trois mois dans la maison du père.
“During that time Moses was born, and he was a very beautiful [LIT] [child]. So his parents [secretly] cared for him in their house for three months.
21 Mais, ayant été exposé, la fille du Pharaon l’emporta, et l’éleva pour elle, afin qu’il soit son fils.
Then they had to put him outside [the house, but] Pharaoh’s daughter [found him and] adopted him and cared for him as [though he were] her own son.
22 Et Moïse fut instruit dans toute la sagesse des Égyptiens; et il était puissant dans ses paroles et dans ses actions.
Moses was taught {[The Egyptian teachers] taught Moses} many kinds of wise things [HYP] that the people in Egypt knew, and [when he grew up], he spoke powerfully and did things powerfully.”
23 Mais quand il fut parvenu à l’âge de 40 ans, il lui vint au cœur de visiter ses frères, les fils d’Israël;
“[One day] when Moses was about 40 years old, he decided that he would [go and] see his fellow Israelis. [So he went to the place where they worked].
24 et voyant l’un d’eux à qui l’on faisait tort, il le défendit, et vengea l’opprimé, en frappant l’Égyptien.
He saw an Egyptian beating one of the Israelis. So he went over to help [MTY] the Israeli man who was being hurt/beat {whom [the Egyptian] was hurting/beating}, and he (got revenge on/paid back) the Israeli man by killing the Egyptian [who was hurting/beating him].
25 Or il croyait que ses frères comprendraient que Dieu leur donnerait la délivrance par sa main, mais ils ne le comprirent point.
Moses was thinking that his fellow Israelis would understand that God had sent him to free them [from being slaves]. But they did not understand that.
26 Et le jour suivant, il se montra à eux comme ils se battaient; et il les engagea à la paix, disant: Vous êtes frères; pourquoi vous faites-vous tort l’un à l’autre?
The next day, Moses saw two Israeli men fighting [each other]. He tried to make them stop fighting by saying to them, ‘Men, you two are fellow [Israelis! So] (stop hurting each other!/why are you hurting each other?) [RHQ]’
27 Mais celui qui faisait tort à son prochain, le repoussa, disant: Qui t’a établi chef et juge sur nous?
But the man who was injuring the other man pushed Moses away and said to him, ‘(No one appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]!/Do you [(sg)] think someone appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]?) [RHQ]
28 Veux-tu me tuer, toi, comme tu tuas hier l’Égyptien?
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 Et Moïse s’enfuit à cette parole, et fut étranger dans le pays de Madian, où il engendra deux fils.
When Moses heard that, [he thought to himself, ‘Obviously, people know what I have done, and someone will kill me.’ He was afraid, so] he fled [from Egypt] to Midian land. He lived there [for some years]. He [got married, and he and his wife] had two sons.”
30 Et, 40 ans s’étant écoulés, un ange lui apparut au désert de la montagne de Sinaï, dans la flamme de feu d’un buisson.
“[One day] 40 years later, [the Lord God appeared as] an angel to Moses. He appeared in a bush that was burning in the desert near Sinai Mountain.
31 Et Moïse, voyant cela, fut étonné de la vision; et comme il approchait pour regarder, une voix du Seigneur se fit [entendre ]:
When Moses saw that, he was greatly surprised, [because the bush was not burning up]. As he went over to look more closely, he heard the Lord [God] say [to him],
32 Moi, je suis le Dieu de tes pères, le Dieu d’Abraham, et d’Isaac, et de Jacob. Et Moïse, devenu tout tremblant, n’osait regarder.
‘I [am] the God [whom] your ancestors [worshipped]. I [am] the God that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob [worship].’ Moses [was so afraid that he] began to shake. He was afraid to look [at the bush any longer].
33 Et le Seigneur lui dit: Délie les sandales de tes pieds; car le lieu sur lequel tu te tiens est une terre sainte.
Then the Lord [God] said to him, ‘Take your sandals off [to show that you(sg) revere me]. Because I [am here], the place where you are standing is holy/sacred.
34 J’ai vu, j’ai vu l’oppression de mon peuple qui est en Égypte, et j’ai entendu leur gémissement, et je suis descendu pour les délivrer; et maintenant viens, je t’enverrai en Égypte.
I have surely seen how the people of Egypt are continually causing my people to suffer. I have heard my people when they groan [because those people continually oppress them]. So I have come down to rescue them [from Egypt]. Now get ready, because I am going to send you [back] to Egypt [to do that].’”
35 Ce Moïse qu’ils avaient rejeté, disant: Qui t’a établi chef et juge? celui-là, Dieu l’a envoyé pour chef et pour libérateur, par la main de l’ange qui lui était apparu au buisson.
“This Moses [is the one who had tried to help our Israeli people, but] whom they rejected [by saying], ‘No one [RHQ] appointed you to rule and judge [us!’] Moses [is the one whom] God [himself] sent to rule them and to free them [from being slaves. He is the one whom] an angel in the bush [commanded to do that].
36 C’est lui qui les conduisit dehors, en faisant des prodiges et des miracles dans le pays d’Égypte, et dans la mer Rouge, et au désert pendant 40 ans.
Moses [is the one who] led our ancestors out [from Egypt]. He did many kinds of miracles in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and during the 40 years [that the Israelite people lived] in the desert.
37 C’est ce Moïse qui a dit aux fils d’Israël: Dieu vous suscitera d’entre vos frères un prophète comme moi; [écoutez-le].
This Moses is the one who said to the Israelite people, ‘God will appoint a prophet for you from among your own people. [He will speak words from God], just like I [speak his words to you].’
38 C’est lui qui fut dans l’assemblée au désert, avec l’ange qui lui parlait sur la montagne de Sinaï, et avec nos pères; qui reçut des oracles vivants pour nous les donner;
This man [Moses] was [our people’s leader] when they gathered together in the desert. It is Moses to whom [God sent] the angel on Sinai Mountain to [give him our laws], and [he was the one who told] our [other] ancestors [what the angel had said]. He was the one who received [from God] words that tell us how to live [eternally, and Moses] passed [them] on to us.”
39 auquel nos pères ne voulurent pas être soumis; mais ils le repoussèrent et retournèrent de leur cœur en Égypte,
“[However], our ancestors did not want to obey [Moses]. Instead, [while he was still on the mountain], they rejected him [as their leader] and decided that they wanted to return to Egypt.
40 disant à Aaron: Fais-nous des dieux qui aillent devant nous, car, quant à ce Moïse qui nous a conduits hors du pays d’Égypte, nous ne savons ce qui lui est arrivé.
So they told [his older brother] Aaron, ‘Make idols for us who will be our gods to lead us [back to Egypt]! As for that fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt we [(exc)] do not know what has happened to him!’
41 Et ils firent en ces jours-là un veau, et offrirent un sacrifice à l’idole, et se réjouirent dans les œuvres de leurs mains.
So, they made [out of gold] an image [that looked like] a calf. Then they sacrificed [animals and offered other things] to [honor] that idol, and they sang and danced to honor the idol that they themselves had made.
42 Et Dieu se retourna, et les livra au service de l’armée du ciel, ainsi qu’il est écrit au livre des prophètes: « M’avez-vous offert des bêtes égorgées et des sacrifices pendant 40 ans dans le désert, maison d’Israël?
So God rejected them. He abandoned them to worship the sun, moon and stars in the sky. This agrees with the words that one of the prophets wrote that God said, You Israelite [people] [MTY], when you [repeatedly] killed animals and offered them as sacrifices during those 40 years [that you were] in the desert, (you [most certainly] were not offering them to me!/what makes you think that you were offering them to me?) [RHQ]
43 Et vous avez porté le tabernacle de Moloch et l’étoile de votre dieu Remphan, les figures que vous avez faites pour leur rendre hommage; et je vous transporterai au-delà de Babylone ».
[On the contrary], you carried [with you from place to place] the tent [that contained the idol] representing [the god] Molech [that you worshipped]. You also [carried with you] the image of the star [called] Rephan. [Those] were idols that you had made, [and you] worshipped [them instead of me]. So I will [cause you to] be taken away {[people to] take you} [from your own country. You will be taken] {[They will take you]} [far from your homes to regions] even farther than Babylon [Country].”
44 Nos pères avaient le tabernacle du témoignage dans le désert, comme avait ordonné celui qui avait dit à Moïse de le faire selon le modèle qu’il avait vu.
“While our ancestors were in the desert, they worshipped God at the tent that showed [that he was there with them]. They had made the tent exactly like God had commanded Moses [to make it. It was] exactly like the model that Moses had seen [when he was up on the mountain].
45 Et nos pères, l’ayant reçu, l’introduisirent avec Josué, en prenant possession des nations que Dieu chassa de devant la face de nos pères, jusqu’aux jours de David,
[Later on], other ancestors of ours carried that tent with them when Joshua led them [into this land]. That was during the time that they took this land for themselves, when God forced the people [who previously lived here] to leave. So the Israelis were able to possess this land. [The tent remained in this land and was still here] when [King] David ruled.
46 qui trouva grâce devant Dieu, et qui demanda de trouver un tabernacle pour le Dieu de Jacob.
David pleased God, and he asked God to let him build a house where [he and] all of our Israeli people could worship God.
47 Mais Salomon lui bâtit une maison.
But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
48 Mais le Très-haut n’habite point dans des [demeures] faites de main; selon que dit le prophète:
“However, [we(inc) know that] God is greater than everything, and he does not live in [houses that] people [SYN] have made. It is like the prophet [Isaiah] wrote. He wrote [these words that God had spoken: ]
49 « Le ciel est mon trône, et la terre est le marchepied de mes pieds. Quelle maison me bâtirez-vous, dit le Seigneur, et quel sera le lieu de mon repos?
Heaven is (my throne/the place from which I rule the entire universe), and the earth is (my footstool/[merely like] a stool on which I may rest my feet). I myself [SYN] have made everything [both in heaven and on the earth]. So you [human beings], ([you] really cannot build a house that would be [adequate] for me!/do you think you can build a house that would be [appropriate] for me?) [RHQ] You cannot [RHQ] make a place good enough for me [to live in]!”
50 Ma main n’a-t-elle pas fait toutes ces choses? ».
51 Gens de cou roide et incirconcis de cœur et d’oreilles, vous résistez toujours à l’Esprit Saint; comme vos pères, vous aussi.
“You people are extremely stubborn [MET], not wanting to obey God or listen [MTY] [to him!] You are exactly like your ancestors! You always resist the Holy Spirit [as they did]!
52 Lequel des prophètes vos pères n’ont-ils pas persécuté? Et ils ont tué ceux qui ont prédit la venue du Juste, lequel maintenant vous, vous avez livré et mis à mort,
Your ancestors caused [RHQ] every prophet to suffer, [including Moses]. They even killed those who long ago announced [that the Messiah] would come, the one who always did what pleased God. [And the Messiah has come! He is the one whom] you [recently] turned over [to his enemies] and [insisted that] they kill him!
53 vous qui avez reçu la loi par la disposition des anges, et qui ne l’avez point gardée…
You [are the people] who have received God’s laws. [Those were laws] that God caused angels to give [to our ancestors]. However, [incredibly], you have not obeyed them!”
54 En entendant ces choses, ils frémissaient de rage dans leurs cœurs, et ils grinçaient des dents contre lui.
When the Jewish Council members [and others there] heard all that [Stephen said], they became very angry. They were grinding their teeth [together because they were so angry] at him!
55 Mais lui, étant plein de l’Esprit Saint, et ayant les yeux attachés sur le ciel, vit la gloire de Dieu, et Jésus debout à la droite de Dieu;
But the Holy Spirit completely controlled Stephen. He looked up into heaven and saw a dazzling light from God, and [he saw] Jesus standing at God’s right side.
56 et il dit: Voici, je vois les cieux ouverts, et le Fils de l’homme debout à la droite de Dieu.
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I [see] the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”
57 Et criant à haute voix, ils bouchèrent leurs oreilles, et d’un commun accord se précipitèrent sur lui;
[When the Jewish Council members and others heard that], they shouted loudly. They put their hands over their ears [so that they could not hear Stephen, and immediately] they all rushed at him.
58 et l’ayant poussé hors de la ville, ils le lapidaient; et les témoins déposèrent leurs vêtements aux pieds d’un jeune homme appelé Saul.
They dragged him outside the city [of Jerusalem] and started to throw stones at him. The people who were accusing him [took off] their outer garments [in order to throw stones more easily, and] they put their clothes [on the ground] next to a young man whose name was Saul, [so that he could guard them].
59 Et ils lapidaient Étienne, qui priait et disait: Seigneur Jésus, reçois mon esprit.
While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
60 Et s’étant mis à genoux, il cria à haute voix: Seigneur, ne leur impute point ce péché. Et quand il eut dit cela, il s’endormit;
Then Stephen fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not punish them (OR, forgive them) [LIT] for this sin!” After he had said that, he died.
