Actes 12
1 En ce temps-là, le roi Hérode porta les mains sur quelques-uns de l’Eglise pour les tourmenter.
Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the congregation.
2 Il fit mourir par le glaive Jacques, frère de Jean.
He killed Jacob, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 Et voyant que cela plaisait aux Juifs, il fit aussi prendre Pierre. Or c’étaient les jours des azymes.
When he saw that it pleased the Jewish people, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the Days of Matzah.
4 Lorsqu’il l’eut pris, il le mit en prison, le confiant à la garde de quatre bandes de quatre soldats chacune, voulant, après la pâque, le produire devant le peuple.
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5 Ainsi Pierre était gardé dans la prison. Mais l’Eglise faisait à Dieu, sans interruption, des prières pour lui.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the congregation to God for him.
6 Or la nuit même d’avant le jour où Hérode devait le produire, Pierre dormait entre deux soldats, lié de deux chaînes, et des gardes devant la porte gardaient la prison.
The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
7 Et voilà qu’un ange du Seigneur se présenta, et une lumière brilla dans la prison; alors l’ange, frappant Pierre au côté, le réveilla, disant: Lève-toi promptement. Et les chaînes tombèrent de ses mains.
And look, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly." His chains fell off from his hands.
8 Alors l’ange lui dit: Ceins-toi et mets la chaussure à tes pieds. Et il fit ainsi. Et l’ange dit: Prends ton vêtement autour de toi, et suis-moi.
The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."
9 Et sortant, il le suivait, et il ne savait pas que ce qui se faisait par l’ange fût véritable; car il croyait avoir une vision.
And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 Or ayant passé la première et la seconde garde, ils vinrent à la porte de fer qui mène à la ville; elle s’ouvrit d’elle-même à eux. Et, sortant, ils s’avancèrent dans une rue; et aussitôt l’ange le quitta.
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 Alors Pierre, revenu à lui, dit: Maintenant je reconnais véritablement que Dieu a envoyé son ange, et qu’il m’a soustrait à la main d’Hérode et à toute l’attente du peuple juif.
When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
12 Et, réfléchissant, il vint à la maison de Marie, mère de Jean, qui est surnommé Marc, où beaucoup de personnes étaient assemblées et priaient.
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Miriam, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 Or, comme il frappait à la porte, une jeune fille, nommée Rhode, vint pour écouter.
And when Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 Dès qu’elle reconnut la voix de Pierre, transportée de joie, elle n’ouvrit pas la porte, mais, rentrant en courant, elle annonça que Pierre était à la porte.
When she recognized Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 Ils lui dirent: Tu es folle. Mais elle assurait qu’il en était ainsi. Sur quoi ils disaient: C’est son ange.
They said to her, "You are crazy." But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
16 Cependant Pierre continuait de frapper. Et lorsqu’ils eurent ouvert, ils le virent et furent dans la stupeur.
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
17 Mais lui, leur faisant de la main signe de se taire, raconta comment le Seigneur l’avait tiré de la prison, et il dit: Annoncez ces choses à Jacques et à nos frères. Et étant sorti, il s’en alla dans un autre lieu.
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to Jacob, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.
18 Quand il fit jour, il n’y eut pas peu de trouble parmi les soldats, au sujet de ce que Pierre était devenu.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 Hérode l’ayant fait chercher, et ne l’ayant point trouvé, fit donner la question aux gardes, et commanda de les mener au supplice; puis il descendit de Jérusalem à Césarée, où il séjourna.
When Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20 Il était irrité contre les Tyriens et les Sidoniens. Mais ils vinrent d’un commun accord vers lui, et Blaste, chambellan du roi, ayant été gagné, ils demandaient la paix, parce que leur pays tirait sa subsistance des terres du roi.
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.
21 Ainsi, au jour fixé, Hérode, revêtu du vêtement royal, s’assit sur son trône, et il les haranguait.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, and sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 Et le peuple applaudissait, criant: C’est le discours d’un dieu et non d’un homme.
But the crowd shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man."
23 Et soudain un ange du Seigneur le frappa, parce qu’il n’avait point rendu gloire à Dieu; et, mangé des vers, il expira.
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
24 Cependant la parole de Dieu croissait et se multipliait.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 Et Barnabé et Saul, leur mission remplie, revinrent de Jérusalem, ayant pris avec eux Jean, qui est surnommé Marc.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark.
