Actes 10
1 Il y avait à Césarée un certain homme, du nom de Corneille, centurion de la cohorte qui est appelée Italique,
Now there was a certain man in the city of Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.
2 Religieux et craignant Dieu, avec toute sa maison, faisant beaucoup d’aumônes au peuple, et priant Dieu sans cesse;
He was a devout man, one who worshiped God with all his household; he gave much money to those in need, and he constantly prayed to God.
3 Cet homme vit manifestement en vision, vers la neuvième heure, un ange de Dieu venant à lui, et lui disant: Corneille.
About the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him. The angel said to him, “Cornelius!”
4 Et lui, le regardant, tout saisi de crainte, dit: Qu’est-ce, Seigneur? Et l’ange lui répondit: Tes prières et tes aumônes sont montées en souvenir devant Dieu.
Cornelius stared at the angel and was very frightened and said, “What is it, sir?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the poor have gone up as a memorial offering into God's presence.
5 Et maintenant envoie des hommes à Joppé, et fais venir Simon, qui est surnommé Pierre;
Now send men to the city of Joppa to bring a man named Simon who is called Peter.
6 Il loge chez un certain Simon, corroyeur, dont la maison est près de la mer; c’est lui qui te dira ce qu’il faut faire.
He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.”
7 Lorsque l’ange qui lui parlait se fut retiré, il appela deux de ses serviteurs, et un soldat craignant Dieu, de ceux qui lui étaient subordonnés.
When the angel who spoke to him had left, Cornelius called two of his house servants, and a devout soldier from among those who served him.
8 Quand il leur eut tout raconté, il les envoya à Joppé.
Cornelius told them all that had happened and sent them to Joppa.
9 Or, le jour suivant, eux étant en chemin et approchant de la ville, Pierre monta sur le haut de la maison, vers la sixième heure, pour prier.
Now on the next day at about the sixth hour, as they were on their journey and were approaching the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray.
10 Et comme il eut faim, il voulut prendre quelque nourriture. Pendant qu’on lui en apprêtait, il lui survint un ravissement d’esprit:
He then became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the people were cooking some food, he was given a vision,
11 Il vit le ciel ouvert, et comme une grande nappe suspendue par les quatre coins, et qu’on abaissait du ciel sur la terre,
and he saw the sky open and a certain container descending, something like a large sheet coming down to the earth, let down by its four corners.
12 Et dans laquelle étaient toutes sortes de quadrupèdes, de reptiles de la terre, et d’oiseaux du ciel.
In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and things that crawled on the earth, and birds of the sky.
13 Et une voix vint à lui: Lève-toi, Pierre, tue et mange.
Then a voice spoke to him: “Rise, Peter, kill and eat.”
14 Mais Pierre dit: À Dieu ne plaise. Seigneur, car je n’ai jamais mangé rien d’impur et de souillé.
But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that was defiled and unclean.”
15 Et la voix lui dit encore une seconde fois: Ce que Dieu a purifié, ne l’appelle pas impur.
But the voice came to him again a second time: “What God has cleansed, do not call it defiled.”
16 Or cela fut fait par trois fois, et aussitôt la nappe fut retirée dans le ciel.
This happened three times; then the container was immediately taken back up into the sky.
17 Pendant que Pierre hésitait en lui-même sur ce que signifiait la vision qu’il avait eue, voilà que les hommes qui avaient été envoyés par Corneille, s’enquérant de la maison de Simon, arrivèrent à la porte.
Now while Peter was very confused about what the vision that he had seen could mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius stood before the gate, after they had asked their way to the house.
18 Et ayant appelé, ils demandaient si ce n’était point là que logeait Simon, surnommé Pierre.
They called out and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.
19 Cependant, comme Pierre songeait à la vision, l’Esprit lui dit: Voilà trois hommes qui te cherchent.
While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
20 Lève-toi donc, descends, et va avec eux sans hésitation aucune, parce que c’est moi qui les ai envoyés.
Arise and go down and go with them. Do not hesitate to go with them, because I have sent them.”
21 Or Pierre étant descendu vers les hommes dit: Je suis celui que vous cherchez; quelle est la cause pour laquelle vous êtes venus?
So Peter went down to the men and said, “I am he whom you are seeking. Why have you come?”
22 Ils répondirent: Corneille, centurion, homme juste et craignant Dieu, et ayant pour lui le témoignage de toute la nation juive a reçu d’un ange saint l’ordre de vous appeler dans sa maison, et d’écouter vos paroles.
They said, “A centurion named Cornelius, a righteous man and one who worships God, and is well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was told by a holy angel of God to send for you to come to his house, so he could listen to a message from you.”
23 Les faisant donc entrer, il les logea. Mais le jour suivant, il partit avec eux; et quelques-uns des frères de Joppé l’accompagnèrent.
So Peter invited them to come in and stay with him. On the next morning he got up and went with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
24 Et le jour d’après il entra dans Césarée. Or Corneille les attendait, ses parents et ses amis les plus intimes étant assemblés.
On the following day they came to Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them; he had called together his relatives and his close friends.
25 Et il arriva que lorsque Pierre entrait, il vint au devant de lui, et, tombant à ses pieds, il l’adora.
It came about that when Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet to worship him.
26 Mais Pierre le releva, disant: Levez-vous; et moi aussi je ne suis qu’un homme.
But Peter helped him up, saying, “Stand up! I too am a man.”
27 Et s’entretenant avec lui, il entra, et trouva un grand nombre de personnes qui étaient assemblées;
While Peter was talking with him, he went in and found many people gathered together.
28 Et il leur dit: Vous savez, vous, quelle abomination c’est pour un homme juif, que de fréquenter ou même d’approcher un étranger; mais Dieu m’a montré à ne traiter aucun homme d’impur ou de souillé.
He said to them, “You yourselves know that it is not lawful for a Jewish man to associate with or to visit someone from another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man defiled or unclean.
29 C’est pourquoi, ayant été appelé, je suis venu sans hésitation. Je vous demande donc pour quel sujet vous m’avez appelé?
That is why I came without arguing, when I was sent for. So I ask you why you sent for me.”
30 Et Corneille lui dit: Il y a en ce moment quatre jours, j’étais priant dans ma maison, à la neuvième heure; et voilà qu’un homme vêtu de blanc se présenta devant moi, et dit:
Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this very hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house; and see, a man stood before me in bright clothing.
31 Corneille, ta prière a été exaucée, et tes aumônes ont été en souvenir devant Dieu.
He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard by God, and your gifts to the poor have reminded God about you.
32 Ainsi envoie à Joppé et fais venir Simon, qui est surnommé Pierre; il est logé dans la maison de Simon, corroyeur, près de la mer.
So send someone to Joppa, and call to you a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying in the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seaside.'
33 Aussitôt donc, j’ai envoyé vers vous, et vous m’avez fait la grâce de venir. Maintenant donc, nous sommes tous devant vous pour entendre tout ce que le Seigneur vous a commandé.
So at once I sent for you. You are kind to have come. Now then, we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear everything that you have been instructed by the Lord to say.”
34 Alors, ouvrant la bouche, Pierre dit: En vérité, je vois que Dieu ne fait point acception des personnes;
Then Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly, I perceive that God does not take anyone's side.
35 Mais qu’en toute nation celui qui le craint et pratique la justice, lui est agréable.
Instead, in every nation anyone who worships and does righteous deeds is acceptable to him.
36 Dieu a envoyé la parole aux enfants d’Israël, annonçant la paix par Jésus-Christ (qui est le Seigneur de tous);
You know the message that he sent to the people of Israel, when he announced good news about peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all—
37 Vous savez, vous, ce qui est arrivé dans toute la Judée, en commençant par la Galilée, après le baptême que Jean a prêché;
you yourselves know the events that took place, which occurred throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee, after the baptism that John announced;
38 Comment Dieu a oint de l’Esprit-Saint et de sa vertu, Jésus de Nazareth, qui a passé en faisant le bien et guérissant tous ceux qui étaient opprimés par le diable, parce que Dieu était avec lui.
the events concerning Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
39 Et nous, nous sommes témoins de tout ce qu’il a fait dans le pays des Juifs et à Jérusalem, ce Jésus qu’ils ont tué, le suspendant à un bois.
We are witnesses of all the things Jesus did, both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,
40 Dieu l’a ressuscité le troisième jour, et lui a donné de se manifester,
but God raised him up on the third day and caused him to be seen,
41 Non à tout le peuple, mais aux témoins préordonnés de Dieu, à nous, qui avons mangé et bu avec lui, après qu’il fut ressuscité des morts.
not by all the people, but to the witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
42 Et il nous a commandé de prêcher au peuple et d’attester que c’est celui que Dieu a établi juge des vivants et des morts.
He commanded us to proclaim to the people and to testify that this is the one who has been chosen by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.
43 C’est à lui que tous les prophètes rendent ce témoignage que tous ceux qui croient en lui reçoivent, par son nom, la rémission des péchés.
It is to him that all the prophets bear witness, so that everyone who believes in him shall receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”
44 Pierre parlant encore, l’Esprit-Saint descendit sur tous ceux qui écoutaient la parole.
While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all of those who were listening to his message.
45 Et les fidèles circoncis, qui étaient venus avec Pierre, s’étonnèrent grandement de ce que la grâce de l’Esprit-Saint était aussi répandue sur les gentils.
The people who belonged to the circumcision group of believers—all of those who came with Peter—were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out also on the Gentiles.
46 Car ils les entendaient parlant diverses langues et glorifiant Dieu.
For they heard these Gentiles speak in other languages and praising God. Then Peter answered,
47 Alors Pierre dit: Peut-on refuser l’eau du baptême à ceux qui ont reçu l’Esprit-Saint comme nous?
“Can anyone keep water from these people so they should not be baptized, these people who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?”
48 Et il ordonna qu’ils fussent baptisés au nom du Seigneur Jésus-Christ. Alors ils le prièrent de demeurer avec eux quelques jours.
Then he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay with them for several days.
