Actes 11
1 Or les apôtres et les frères, qui étaient en Judée, apprirent que les gentils aussi avaient 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 revenu à Jérusalem, ceux de la circoncision disputaient contre lui,
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 Disant: Pourquoi es-tu entré chez des hommes incirconcis, et as-tu 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 Et Pierre commença à leur exposer les choses par ordre, disant:
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 J’étais dans la ville de Joppé, priant, et dans un ravissement d’esprit, je vis comme une grande nappe suspendue par les quatre coins, qu’on abaissait du ciel, et qui 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 En la considérant attentivement, je vis les quadrupèdes de la terre, et les bêtes sauvages, et 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: Tue et mange.
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 Et je répondis: Nullement, Seigneur; car jamais rien d’impur ou de souillé n’entra 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 la voix du ciel me dit une seconde fois: Ce que Dieu a purifié, ne l’appelle pas impur.
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 fut fait par trois fois, et tout rentra 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 voilà qu’aussitôt trois hommes, envoyés vers moi de Césarée, s’arrêtèrent devant 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 Et l’Esprit me dit d’aller avec eux sans hésiter. Les six frères que voici vinrent avec moi, et nous entrâmes dans la maison de cet homme.
[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 Or il nous raconta comment il avait vu dans sa maison un ange qui s’était présenté et lui avait dit: Envoie à Joppé et fais venir Simon, qui est 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 Il le dira des paroles 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 j’eus commencé de parler, l’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 Alors je me souvins de la parole du Seigneur, lorsqu’il disait: Jean a baptisé dans l’eau; mais vous, vous serez baptisés dans l’Esprit-Saint.
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 Si donc Dieu leur a donné la même grâce qu’à nous, qui avons cru au Seigneur Jésus-Christ; qui étais-je, moi, pour 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 Ces choses entendues, ils se turent, et glorifièrent Dieu, disant: Dieu a donc accordé la pénitence aux gentils aussi, pour 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 Cependant ceux qui avaient été dispersés par la persécution qui s’était élevée au temps d’Etienne, avaient passé jusqu’en Phénicie, en Chypre, et à Antioche, n’annonçant la parole qu’aux Juifs seulement.
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 Mais il y avait parmi eux quelques hommes de Chypre et de Cyrène, qui, étant entrés dans Antioche, parlaient aux Grecs, leur annonçant le 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 Et la main du Seigneur était avec eux; et un grand nombre 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 Or, lorsque le bruit en fut venu jusqu’aux oreilles de l’Eglise de Jérusalem, ils envoyèrent Barnabé 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 Lequel, lorsqu’il fut arrivé et qu’il eut vu la grâce de Dieu, se réjouit; et il les exhortait tous à persévérer, d’un cœur ferme, dans le 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 bon, plein de l’Esprit-Saint et de foi. Ainsi une grande multitude s’attacha 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 Barnabé partit ensuite pour Tarse, afin de chercher Paul; et, l’ayant trouvé, il l’amena à Antioche.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 Et pendant une année entière ils demeurèrent dans cette Eglise, et y enseignèrent une foule nombreuse; en sorte que ce fut à Antioche que les disciples reçurent pour la première fois le nom de 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 Or, en ces jours-là, des prophètes vinrent de Jérusalem à Antioche;
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 Et l’un d’eux, du nom d’Agabus, se levant, annonçait, par l’Esprit-Saint, qu’il y aurait une grande famine dans tout l’univers; laquelle, en effet, arriva 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 Et les disciples résolurent d’envoyer, chacun suivant ce qu’il possédait, des aumônes aux frères qui habitaient dans 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 Ce qu’ils firent, en effet, les envoyant aux anciens par les mains de Barnabé et de Saul.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
