Actes 9
1 Or Saul, respirant encore menace et meurtre contre les disciples du Seigneur, alla au souverain sacrificateur
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2 et lui demanda pour Damas des lettres [adressées] aux synagogues, en sorte que, s’il en trouvait quelques-uns qui soient de la voie, il les amène, hommes et femmes, liés à Jérusalem.
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3 Et, comme il était en chemin, il arriva qu’il approcha de Damas; et tout à coup une lumière brilla du ciel comme un éclair autour de lui.
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4 Et étant tombé par terre, il entendit une voix qui lui disait: Saul! Saul! pourquoi me persécutes-tu?
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5 Et il dit: Qui es-tu, Seigneur? Et il [dit]: Je suis Jésus que tu persécutes.
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6 Mais lève-toi, et entre dans la ville; et il te sera dit ce que tu dois faire.
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7 Et les hommes qui faisaient route avec lui s’arrêtèrent tout interdits, entendant bien la voix, mais ne voyant personne.
And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8 Et Saul se leva de terre; et ses yeux étant ouverts, il ne voyait personne; et, le conduisant par la main, ils l’emmenèrent à Damas;
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus.
9 et il fut trois jours sans voir, et il ne mangea ni ne but.
And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10 Or il y avait à Damas un disciple nommé Ananias; et le Seigneur lui dit en vision: Ananias! Et il dit: Me voici, Seigneur.
And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.
11 Et le Seigneur lui [dit]: Lève-toi, et va dans la rue appelée la Droite, et cherche dans la maison de Judas un nommé Saul, de Tarse; car voici, il prie,
And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
12 et il a vu [en vision] un homme nommé Ananias, entrant et lui imposant la main pour qu’il recouvre la vue.
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting [his] hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
13 Et Ananias répondit: Seigneur, j’ai entendu parler à plusieurs de cet homme, combien de maux il a faits à tes saints dans Jérusalem;
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
14 et ici il a pouvoir, de la part des principaux sacrificateurs, de lier tous ceux qui invoquent ton nom.
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15 Mais le Seigneur lui dit: Va; car cet homme m’est un vase d’élection pour porter mon nom devant les nations et les rois, et les fils d’Israël;
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
16 car je lui montrerai combien il doit souffrir pour mon nom.
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
17 Et Ananias s’en alla, et entra dans la maison; et, lui imposant les mains, il dit: Saul, frère, le Seigneur, Jésus qui t’est apparu dans le chemin par où tu venais, m’a envoyé pour que tu recouvres la vue et que tu sois rempli de [l’]Esprit Saint.
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
18 Et aussitôt il tomba de ses yeux comme des écailles; et il recouvra la vue; et se levant, il fut baptisé;
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
19 et ayant mangé, il reprit des forces. Et il fut quelques jours avec les disciples qui étaient à Damas;
And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
20 et aussitôt il prêcha Jésus dans les synagogues, [disant] que lui est le Fils de Dieu.
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
21 Et tous ceux qui l’entendaient étaient dans l’étonnement et disaient: N’est-ce pas celui-là qui a détruit à Jérusalem ceux qui invoquent ce nom, et qui est venu ici dans le but de les amener liés aux principaux sacrificateurs?
But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
22 Mais Saul se fortifiait de plus en plus, et confondait les Juifs qui demeuraient à Damas, démontrant que celui-ci était le Christ.
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
23 Et des jours en grand nombre s’étant écoulés, les Juifs tinrent conseil ensemble pour le tuer;
And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
24 mais leur complot fut connu de Saul. Et ils surveillaient aussi les portes, jour et nuit, pour le tuer.
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
25 Mais les disciples, le prenant de nuit, le descendirent par la muraille, en le dévalant dans une corbeille.
Then the disciples took him by night, and let [him] down by the wall in a basket.
26 Et étant arrivé à Jérusalem, il cherchait à se joindre aux disciples; et tous le craignaient, ne croyant pas qu’il soit disciple;
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
27 mais Barnabas le prit et le mena aux apôtres, et leur raconta comment, sur le chemin, il avait vu le Seigneur, qui lui avait parlé, et comment il avait parlé ouvertement, à Damas, au nom de Jésus.
But Barnabas took him, and brought [him] to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
28 Et il était avec eux à Jérusalem, allant et venant, et parlant ouvertement au nom du Seigneur.
And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
29 Et il parlait et disputait avec les Hellénistes; mais ceux-ci tâchaient de le faire mourir.
And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
30 Et les frères, l’ayant su, le menèrent à Césarée, et l’envoyèrent à Tarse.
[Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Les assemblées donc, par toute la Judée et la Galilée et la Samarie, étaient en paix, étant édifiées, et marchant dans la crainte du Seigneur; et elles croissaient par la consolation du Saint Esprit.
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
32 Or il arriva que, comme Pierre parcourait toute la contrée, il descendit aussi vers les saints qui habitaient Lydde.
And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all [quarters], he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
33 Et il trouva là un homme nommé Énée, qui depuis huit ans était couché sur un petit lit; et il était paralytique.
And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
34 Et Pierre lui dit: Énée! Jésus, le Christ, te guérit; lève-toi, et fais-toi toi-même ton lit. Et aussitôt il se leva.
And Peter said unto him, Æneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
35 Et tous ceux qui habitaient Lydde et le Saron le virent; et ils se tournèrent vers le Seigneur.
And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
36 Or il y avait à Joppé une femme disciple, nommée Tabitha, qui, interprété, signifie Dorcas; elle était pleine de bonnes œuvres et d’aumônes qu’elle faisait.
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
37 Et il arriva en ces jours-là, qu’étant tombée malade elle mourut; et quand ils l’eurent lavée, ils la mirent dans la chambre haute.
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid [ her] in an upper chamber.
38 Et comme Lydde est près de Joppé, les disciples ayant appris que Pierre était dans cette [ville], envoyèrent vers lui deux hommes, le priant: Ne tarde pas de venir jusqu’à nous.
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring [him] that he would not delay to come to them.
39 Et Pierre, se levant, s’en alla avec eux. Et quand il fut arrivé, ils le menèrent dans la chambre haute; et toutes les veuves vinrent auprès de lui en pleurant, et en montrant les robes et les vêtements, toutes les choses que Dorcas avait faites pendant qu’elle était avec elles.
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
40 Mais Pierre, les ayant tous mis dehors et s’étant mis à genoux, pria; et, se tournant vers le corps, il dit: Tabitha, lève-toi. Et elle ouvrit ses yeux, et voyant Pierre, elle se mit sur son séant;
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 – et lui ayant donné la main, il la leva; et ayant appelé les saints et les veuves, il la [leur] présenta vivante.
And he gave her [his] hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
42 Et cela fut connu dans tout Joppé; et plusieurs crurent au Seigneur.
And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
43 Et il arriva qu’il demeura plusieurs jours à Joppé, chez un certain Simon, corroyeur.
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
