Actes 9
1 Cependant Saul, respirant encore la menace et le meurtre contre les disciples du Seigneur, se rendit chez le souverain sacrificateur,
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 et lui demanda des lettres pour les synagogues de Damas, afin que, s’il trouvait des partisans de la nouvelle doctrine, hommes ou femmes, il les amenât liés à Jérusalem.
and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 Comme il était en chemin, et qu’il approchait de Damas, tout à coup une lumière venant du ciel resplendit autour de lui.
As he travelled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
4 Il tomba par terre, et il entendit une voix qui lui disait: Saul, Saul, pourquoi me persécutes-tu?
He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 Il répondit: Qui es-tu, Seigneur? Et le Seigneur dit: Je suis Jésus que tu persécutes. Il te serait dur de regimber contre les aiguillons.
He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
6 Tremblant et saisi d’effroi, il dit: Seigneur, que veux-tu que je fasse? Et le Seigneur lui dit: Lève-toi, entre dans la ville, et on te dira ce que tu dois faire.
But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.”
7 Les hommes qui l’accompagnaient demeurèrent stupéfaits; ils entendaient bien la voix, mais ils ne voyaient personne.
The men who travelled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.
8 Saul se releva de terre, et, quoique ses yeux fussent ouverts, il ne voyait rien; on le prit par la main, et on le conduisit à Damas.
Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.
9 Il resta trois jours sans voir, et il ne mangea ni ne but.
He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
10 Or, il y avait à Damas un disciple nommé Ananias. Le Seigneur lui dit dans une vision: Ananias! Il répondit: Me voici, Seigneur!
Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”
11 Et le Seigneur lui dit: Lève-toi, va dans la rue qu’on appelle la droite, et cherche, dans la maison de Judas, un nommé Saulde Tarse.
The Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
12 Car il prie, et il a vu en vision un homme du nom d’Ananias, qui entrait, et qui lui imposait les mains, afin qu’il recouvrât la vue. Ananias répondit:
and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”
13 Seigneur, j’ai appris de plusieurs personnes tout le mal que cet homme a fait à tes saints dans Jérusalem;
But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
14 et il a ici des pouvoirs, de la part des principaux sacrificateurs, pour lier tous ceux qui invoquent ton nom.
Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”
15 Mais le Seigneur lui dit: Va, car cet homme est un instrument que j’ai choisi, pour porter mon nom devant les nations, devant les rois, et devant les fils d’Israël;
But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
16 et je lui montrerai tout ce qu’il doit souffrir pour mon nom.
For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
17 Ananias sortit; et, lorsqu’il fut arrivé dans la maison, il imposa les mains à Saul, en disant: Saul, mon frère, le Seigneur Jésus, qui t’est apparu sur le chemin par lequel tu venais, m’a envoyé pour que tu recouvres la vue et que tu sois rempli du Saint-Esprit.
Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 Au même instant, il tomba de ses yeux comme des écailles, et il recouvra la vue. Il se leva, et fut baptisé;
Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptised.
19 et, après qu’il eut pris de la nourriture, les forces lui revinrent. Saul resta quelques jours avec les disciples qui étaient à Damas.
He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
20 Et aussitôt il prêcha dans les synagogues que Jésus est le Fils de Dieu.
Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
21 Tous ceux qui l’entendaient étaient dans l’étonnement, et disaient: N’est-ce pas celui qui persécutait à Jérusalem ceux qui invoquent ce nom, et n’est-il pas venu ici pour les emmener liés devant les principaux sacrificateurs?
All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”
22 Cependant Saul se fortifiait de plus en plus, et il confondait les Juifs qui habitaient Damas, démontrant que Jésus est le Christ.
But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
23 Au bout d’un certain temps, les Juifs se concertèrent pour le tuer,
When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,
24 et leur complot parvint à la connaissance de Saul. On gardait les portes jour et nuit, afin de lui ôter la vie.
but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,
25 Mais, pendant une nuit, les disciples le prirent, et le descendirent par la muraille, dans une corbeille.
but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26 Lorsqu’il se rendit à Jérusalem, Saul tâcha de se joindre à eux; mais tous le craignaient, ne croyant pas qu’il fût un disciple.
When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27 Alors Barnabas, l’ayant pris avec lui, le conduisit vers les apôtres, et leur raconta comment sur le chemin Saul avait vu le Seigneur, qui lui avait parlé, et comment à Damas il avait prêché franchement au nom de Jésus.
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
28 Il allait et venait avec eux dans Jérusalem, et s’exprimait en toute assurance au nom du Seigneur.
He was with them entering into Jerusalem,
29 Il parlait aussi et disputait avec les Hellénistes; mais ceux-ci cherchaient à lui ôter la vie.
preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.
30 Les frères, l’ayant su, l’emmenèrent à Césarée, et le firent partir pour Tarse.
When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 L’Église était en paix dans toute la Judée, la Galilée et la Samarie, s’édifiant et marchant dans la crainte du Seigneur, et elle s’accroissait par l’assistance du Saint-Esprit.
So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
32 Comme Pierre visitait tous les saints, il descendit aussi vers ceux qui demeuraient à Lydde.
As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
33 Il y trouva un homme nommé Énée, couché sur un lit depuis huit ans, et paralytique.
There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years because he was paralysed.
34 Pierre lui dit: Énée, Jésus-Christ te guérit; lève-toi, et arrange ton lit. Et aussitôt il se leva.
Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” Immediately he arose.
35 Tous les habitants de Lydde et du Saron le virent, et ils se convertirent au Seigneur.
All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
36 Il y avait à Joppé, parmi les disciples, une femme nommée Tabitha, ce qui signifie Dorcas: elle faisait beaucoup de bonnes œuvres et d’aumônes.
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.
37 Elle tomba malade en ce temps-là, et mourut. Après l’avoir lavée, on la déposa dans une chambre haute.
In those days, she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
38 Comme Lydde est près de Joppé, les disciples, ayant appris que Pierre s’y trouvait, envoyèrent deux hommes vers lui, pour le prier de venir chez eux sans tarder.
As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.
39 Pierre se leva, et partit avec ces hommes. Lorsqu’il fut arrivé, on le conduisit dans la chambre haute. Toutes les veuves l’entourèrent en pleurant, et lui montrèrent les tuniques et les vêtements que faisait Dorcas pendant qu’elle était avec elles.
Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the tunics and other garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
40 Pierre fit sortir tout le monde, se mit à genoux, et pria; puis, se tournant vers le corps, il dit: Tabitha, lève-toi! Elle ouvrit les yeux, et ayant vu Pierre, elle s’assit.
Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 Il lui donna la main, et la fit lever. Il appela ensuite les saints et les veuves, et la leur présenta vivante.
He gave her his hand and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
42 Cela fut connu de tout Joppé, et beaucoup crurent au Seigneur.
This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43 Pierre demeura quelque temps à Joppé, chez un corroyeur nommé Simon.
He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
