Actes 9
1 Or Saul, respirant encore menace et meurtre contre les disciples du Seigneur, alla au souverain sacrificateur
Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,
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.
went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them in chains to 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.
But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round 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 falling to the ground he heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
5 Et il dit: Qui es-tu, Seigneur? Et il [dit]: Je suis Jésus que tu persécutes.
"Who art thou, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," was the reply.
6 Mais lève-toi, et entre dans la ville; et il te sera dit ce que tu dois faire.
"But rise and go to the city, and you will be told what you are to do.
7 Et les hommes qui faisaient route avec lui s’arrêtèrent tout interdits, entendant bien la voix, mais ne voyant personne.
Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one.
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;
Then he rose from the ground, but when he had opened his eyes, he could not see, and they led him by the arm and brought him to Damascus.
9 et il fut trois jours sans voir, et il ne mangea ni ne but.
And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat or drink anything.
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.
Now in Damascus there was a disciple of the name of Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, "Ananias!" "I am here, Lord," he answered.
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,
"Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying.
12 et il a vu [en vision] un homme nommé Ananias, entrant et lui imposant la main pour qu’il recouvre la vue.
He has seen a man called Ananias come and lay his hands upon him so that he may recover 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;
"Lord," answered Ananias, "I have heard about that man from many, and I have heard of the great mischief he has done to Thy people in Jerusalem;
14 et ici il a pouvoir, de la part des principaux sacrificateurs, de lier tous ceux qui invoquent ton nom.
and here he is authorized by the High Priests to arrest all who call upon 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;
"Go," replied the Lord; "he is a chosen instrument of Mine to carry My name to the Gentiles and to kings and to the descendants of Israel.
16 car je lui montrerai combien il doit souffrir pour mon nom.
For I will let him know the great sufferings which he must pass through for My 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.
So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
18 Et aussitôt il tomba de ses yeux comme des écailles; et il recouvra la vue; et se levant, il fut baptisé;
Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales, and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism;
19 et ayant mangé, il reprit des forces. Et il fut quelques jours avec les disciples qui étaient à Damas;
after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus.
20 et aussitôt il prêcha Jésus dans les synagogues, [disant] que lui est le Fils de Dieu.
And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus as 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?
and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another, "Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose to carry them off in chains to the High 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.
Saul, however, gained more and more influence, and as for the Jews living in Damascus, he bewildered them with his proofs that Jesus is the Christ.
23 Et des jours en grand nombre s’étant écoulés, les Juifs tinrent conseil ensemble pour le tuer;
At length the Jews plotted to kill Saul;
24 mais leur complot fut connu de Saul. Et ils surveillaient aussi les portes, jour et nuit, pour le tuer.
but information of their intention was given to him. They even watched the gates, day and night, in order to murder him;
25 Mais les disciples, le prenant de nuit, le descendirent par la muraille, en le dévalant dans une corbeille.
but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a hamper.
26 Et étant arrivé à Jérusalem, il cherchait à se joindre aux disciples; et tous le craignaient, ne croyant pas qu’il soit disciple;
So he came to Jerusalem and made several attempts to associate with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, being in doubt as to whether he himself 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.
Barnabas, however, came to his assistance. He brought Saul to the Apostles, and related to them how, on his journey, he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had fearlessly taught in the name of Jesus.
28 Et il était avec eux à Jérusalem, allant et venant, et parlant ouvertement au nom du Seigneur.
Henceforth Saul was one of them, going in and out of the city,
29 Et il parlait et disputait avec les Hellénistes; mais ceux-ci tâchaient de le faire mourir.
and speaking fearlessly in the name of the Lord. And he often talked with the Hellenists and had discussions with them.
30 Et les frères, l’ayant su, le menèrent à Césarée, et l’envoyèrent à Tarse.
But they kept trying to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea 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.
The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.
32 Or il arriva que, comme Pierre parcourait toute la contrée, il descendit aussi vers les saints qui habitaient Lydde.
Now Peter, as he went to town after town, came down also to God's people at Lud.
33 Et il trouva là un homme nommé Énée, qui depuis huit ans était couché sur un petit lit; et il était paralytique.
There he found a man of the name of Aeneas, who for eight years had kept his bed, through being paralysed.
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.
Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you. Rise and make your own bed." He at once rose to his feet.
35 Et tous ceux qui habitaient Lydde et le Saron le virent; et ils se tournèrent vers le Seigneur.
And all the people of Lud and Sharon saw him; and they 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.
Among the disciples at Jaffa was a woman called Tabitha, or, as the name may be translated, 'Dorcas.' Her life was wholly devoted to the good and charitable actions which she was constantly doing.
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.
But, as it happened, just at that time she was taken ill and died. After washing her body they laid it out in a room upstairs.
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.
Lud, however, being near Jaffa, the disciples, who had heard that Peter was at Lud, sent two men to him with an urgent request that he would come across to them without delay.
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.
So Peter rose and went with them. On his arrival they took him upstairs, and the widow women all came and stood by his side, weeping and showing him the underclothing and cloaks and garments of all kinds which Dorcas used to make while she was still 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;
Peter, however, putting every one out of the room, knelt down and prayed, and then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, rise." Dorcas at once opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, 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.
Then, giving her his hand, he raised her to her feet and, calling to him God's people and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.
42 Et cela fut connu dans tout Joppé; et plusieurs crurent au Seigneur.
This incident became known throughout Jaffa, and many believed in the Lord;
43 Et il arriva qu’il demeura plusieurs jours à Joppé, chez un certain Simon, corroyeur.
and Peter remained for a considerable time at Jaffa, staying at the house of a man called Simon, a tanner.
