Actes 11
1 Les apôtres et les frères qui étaient dans la Judée apprirent que les païens avaient aussi reçu la parole de Dieu.
The apostles and [other] believers who lived in various towns in Judea [province] heard people say that [some] non-Jewish people had believed the message [from] God [about Jesus].
2 Et lorsque Pierre fut monté à Jérusalem, les fidèles circoncis lui adressèrent des reproches,
So when Peter [and the six other believers] returned [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, [some] Jewish believers criticized Peter, [because they thought that Jews should not associate with non-Jews] [MTY].
3 en disant: Tu es entré chez des incirconcis, et tu as mangé avec eux.
They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
4 Pierre se mit à leur exposer d’une manière suivie ce qui s’était passé.
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 Il dit: J’étais dans la ville de Joppé, et, pendant que je priais, je tombai en extase et j’eus une vision: un objet, semblable à une grande nappe attachée par les quatre coins, descendait du ciel et vint jusqu’à moi.
He said, “I was praying [by myself] in Joppa [town], and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw that something like a large sheet was being lowered from heaven. [It was tied with ropes] at its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
6 Les regards fixés sur cette nappe, j’examinai, et je vis les quadrupèdes de la terre, les bêtes sauvages, les reptiles, et les oiseaux du ciel.
As I was looking intently into it, I saw some tame animals [but also animals that our laws forbid us to eat, including] wild animals, snakes, and wild birds.
7 Et j’entendis une voix qui me disait: Lève-toi, Pierre, tue et mange.
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 Mais je dis: Non, Seigneur, car jamais rien de souillé ni d’impur n’est entré dans ma bouche.
But I replied, ‘Lord, [you(sg)] surely do not [really want me to do that], because I have never eaten [MTY] meat [from any animal] that [our laws say] that we [(exc)] must not eat [SYN]!’
9 Et pour la seconde fois la voix se fit entendre du ciel: Ce que Dieu a déclaré pur, ne le regarde pas comme souillé.
God spoke from heaven [to me] a second time, ‘[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!’
10 Cela arriva jusqu’à trois fois; puis tout fut retiré dans le ciel.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 Et voici, aussitôt trois hommes envoyés de Césarée vers moi se présentèrent devant la porte de la maison où j’étais.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 L’Esprit me dit de partir avec eux sans hésiter. Les six hommes que voici m’accompagnèrent, et nous entrâmes dans la maison de Corneille.
[God’s] Spirit told me that I should be willing to go with them [even though they were not Jews]. These six [Jewish] believers [from Joppa] went with me [to Caesarea], and then we [(exc)] went into that [non-Jewish] man’s house.
13 Cet homme nous raconta comment il avait vu dans sa maison l’ange se présentant à lui et disant: Envoie à Joppé, et fais venir Simon, surnommé Pierre,
He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his house. The angel told him, ‘Tell some [men] to go to Joppa and bring back Simon whose other name is Peter.
14 qui te dira des choses par lesquelles tu seras sauvé, toi et toute ta maison.
He will tell you [(sg)] how you and everyone [MTY] else in your house will be saved {how [God] will save you and everyone [MTY] else in your house}.’
15 Lorsque je me fus mis à parler, le Saint-Esprit descendit sur eux, comme sur nous au commencement.
After I started to speak, the Holy Spirit [suddenly] came down on them, just like he had first [MTY] come on us [during the Pentecost festival].
16 Et je me souvins de cette parole du Seigneur: Jean a baptisé d’eau, mais vous, vous serez baptisés du Saint-Esprit.
Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John caused people to be baptized in water, but [God] will cause the Holy Spirit [to enter you and change your lives.’]
17 Or, puisque Dieu leur a accordé le même don qu’à nous qui avons cru au Seigneur Jésus-Christ, pouvais-je, moi, m’opposer à Dieu?
God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us [(inc)] after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, ([I] could not [possibly] tell God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit!]/how could I [tell] God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit]?) [RHQ] [He was showing that he had received them]!”
18 Après avoir entendu cela, ils se calmèrent, et ils glorifièrent Dieu, en disant: Dieu a donc accordé la repentance aussi aux païens, afin qu’ils aient la vie.
After [those Jewish believers] heard what Peter said, they stopped criticizing [him. Instead], they praised God, saying, “Then it is [clear to us that] God has also accepted the non-Jews so that they will have eternal life, if they turn from their sinful behavior [and believe in Jesus]!”
19 Ceux qui avaient été dispersés par la persécution survenue à l’occasion d’Étienne allèrent jusqu’en Phénicie, dans l’île de Chypre, et à Antioche, annonçant la parole seulement aux Juifs.
After [people had killed] Stephen, many of the believers left [Jerusalem and went] to other places, because people were causing them to suffer [there in Jerusalem. Some of] them went to Phoenicia [region], some went to Cyprus [Island], and others went to Antioch [city in Syria province. In those places] they were continually telling people the message [about Jesus], but they told only other Jewish people.
20 Il y eut cependant parmi eux quelques hommes de Chypre et de Cyrène, qui, étant venus à Antioche, s’adressèrent aussi aux Grecs, et leur annoncèrent la bonne nouvelle du Seigneur Jésus.
Some of the believers were men from Cyprus and from Cyrene [city in north Africa]. They went to Antioch, and [although they told other Jews about] the Lord Jesus, they also told non-Jewish people [there].
21 La main du Seigneur était avec eux, et un grand nombre de personnes crurent et se convertirent au Seigneur.
The Lord [God] [MTY] was powerfully enabling those [believers to preach effectively. As a result], very many [non-Jewish] people believed [their message and] trusted in the Lord [Jesus].
22 Le bruit en parvint aux oreilles des membres de l’Église de Jérusalem, et ils envoyèrent Barnabas jusqu’à Antioche.
The group of believers in Jerusalem heard [MTY] [people say that many people in Antioch were believing in Jesus. So] the [leaders] of the congregation in [Jerusalem] asked Barnabas to go to Antioch.
23 Lorsqu’il fut arrivé, et qu’il eut vu la grâce de Dieu, il s’en réjouit, et il les exhorta tous à rester d’un cœur ferme attachés au Seigneur.
When he got [there], he realized that God had acted kindly toward [the believers. So] he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the [believers] to continue to trust completely in the Lord [Jesus].
24 Car c’était un homme de bien, plein d’Esprit-Saint et de foi. Et une foule assez nombreuse se joignit au Seigneur.
Barnabas was a good man [whom] the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted [God] completely. [Because of what Barnabas did], many people [there] believed in the Lord [Jesus].
25 Barnabas se rendit ensuite à Tarse, pour chercher Saul;
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 et, l’ayant trouvé, il l’amena à Antioche. Pendant toute une année, ils se réunirent aux assemblées de l’Église, et ils enseignèrent beaucoup de personnes. Ce fut à Antioche que, pour la première fois, les disciples furent appelés chrétiens.
After he found him, Barnabas brought him [back to] Antioch [to help teach the believers. So during] a whole year [Barnabas and Saul] met [regularly] with the congregation [there] and taught many of them [about Jesus. It was] at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians {[that people] first called the believers Christians}.
27 En ce temps-là, des prophètes descendirent de Jérusalem à Antioche.
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 L’un d’eux, nommé Agabus, se leva, et annonça par l’Esprit qu’il y aurait une grande famine sur toute la terre. Elle arriva, en effet, sous Claude.
One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up [in order to speak]. [God’s] Spirit enabled him to prophesy (that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that [people] in many countries [HYP] would soon [suffer because they] would not have enough [food] to eat). (That famine happened when Claudius was the [Roman Emperor].)
29 Les disciples résolurent d’envoyer, chacun selon ses moyens, un secours aux frères qui habitaient la Judée.
When the believers [there heard what Agabus said], they decided that they would send [money] to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each [of them decided to give as much money] as he was able [to give].
30 Ils le firent parvenir aux anciens par les mains de Barnabas et de Saul.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
