Actes 15
1 Et quelques-uns, qui étaient descendus de Judée, enseignaient aux frères: Si vous n’êtes circoncis suivant le rit de Moïse, vous ne pouvez être sauvés.
[Then] some [Jewish] believers went down from Judea [province] to Antioch. They started teaching the [non-Jewish] believers [there, and said], “[You] ([must] be circumcised/must have God’s mark put on you) [to indicate you belong to God], as Moses [commanded] in the laws that [he received from God]. If you do not do that, you will not be saved {[God] will not save you}.”
2 Paul et Barnabé s’étant donc fortement élevés contre eux, il fut résolu que Paul et Barnabé, et quelques-uns d’entre les autres, iraient à Jérusalem vers les apôtres et les prêtres pour cette question.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing [with them. So the believers at Antioch] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and [other spiritual] leaders.
3 Ceux-ci donc, accompagnés par l’Eglise, traversèrent la Phénicie et la Samarie, racontant la conversion des gentils; et ils causaient ainsi à tous les frères une grande joie.
After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were given things for their trip by the congregation [at Antioch] {After the congregation [at Antioch] gave Paul, Barnabas, and the others things for their trip}, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria [provinces. When they stopped at different places in those provinces], they reported [to the believers] that [many] non-Jews [in Antioch] had become believers. As a result, all the believers [in those places] rejoiced greatly.
4 Arrivés à Jérusalem, ils furent reçus par l’Eglise, par les apôtres et les anciens, auxquels ils racontèrent combien Dieu avait fait de grandes choses avec eux.
And when Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] {the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] welcomed them}. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do [among non-Jewish people].
5 Mais que quelques-uns de la secte des pharisiens, qui avaient embrassé la foi, s’étaient levés, disant qu’il fallait qu’ils fussent circoncis, et qu’on leur ordonnât de garder la loi de Moïse.
But some of the [Jewish] believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up [among the other believers and] said to them, “The non-Jews [who have believed in Jesus] must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws [that God gave to] Moses.”
6 Les apôtres et les prêtres s’assemblèrent donc pour examiner cette question.
Then the apostles and [the other] elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
7 Mais après une grande discussion, Pierre, se levant, leur dit: Hommes, mes frères, vous savez qu’en des jours déjà anciens. Dieu m’a choisi parmi vous afin que les gentils entendissent par ma bouche la parole de l’Evangile, et qu’ils crussent.
After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you [all] know that a long time ago God chose me from among you [other apostles, in order that] the non-Jewish people might [also] hear me [SYN] tell [them] the good message [about the Lord Jesus], so that they could hear [it] and believe [in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus].
8 Et Dieu, qui connaît les cœurs, leur a rendu témoignage, leur donnant l’Esprit-Saint, comme à nous;
God knows [and judges] people according to what they think, [not according to who their ancestors were]. By sending the Holy Spirit to [the non-Jews], just like [he had] also done for us [(inc)] Jews, he showed [me and others] that he had accepted them [also to be his people].
9 Et il n’a fait entre nous et eux aucune différence, purifiant leurs cœurs par la foi.
[God] saved us [Jews] and those [non-Jews] similarly, making them clean spiritually simply as a result of their believing [in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us].
10 Maintenant donc, pourquoi tentez-vous Dieu, imposant aux disciples un joug que ni nos pères ni nous n’avons pu porter?
[You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws]—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. [Your doing that is like] putting a heavy burden on them! So then, (stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?) [RHQ] Our ancestors and we [(inc) Jews] have never been able to bear [the burden of obeying those laws]!
11 Mais c’est par la grâce de Jésus-Christ que nous croyons être sauvés, comme eux aussi.
But we [(inc) know that it is not because] we [(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary], we [(inc)] know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us [(inc)] that we did not deserve that we [(inc)] are saved {that [God] saves us} [from the guilt of our sins. God saves non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus] exactly like [he saves] us Jews.”
12 Alors toute l’assemblée se tut; et ils écoutaient Barnabé et Paul racontant combien de miracles et de prodiges Dieu avait faits par eux parmi les gentils.
All the people [there] became silent [after Peter had spoken]. Then they [all] listened to Barnabas and Paul, [as the two of] them told about the many great miracles that God had enabled them to do among the non-Jewish people, [miracles that showed that God had accepted the non-Jews].
13 Et après qu’ils se furent tus, Jacques répondit, disant: Hommes, mes frères, écoutez-moi:
When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, [the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem], spoke to all of them. [He said], “Fellow believers, listen to me.
14 Simon a raconté comment Dieu, dès le principe, a visité les gentils, afin de choisir parmi eux un peuple pour son nom.
Simon [Peter] has told you how God previously blessed the non-Jews. God did that by choosing from among them a people who would belong to him [MTY].
15 Et les paroles des prophètes s’accordent avec lui, ainsi qu’il est écrit:
[These] words that [God spoke], words that were written by [one of] the prophets {that one of the prophets wrote} [long ago], agree with that:
16 Après cela je reviendrai, et je rebâtirai le tabernacle de David, qui est tombé; je réparerai ses ruines et je le relèverai;
Later on I will return and I will re-establish the kingdom [MET] that David [ruled] and that has been {that [people] have} destroyed. My [doing that will be like] rebuilding [a house] that has been {that [people] have} torn down.
17 Afin que le reste des hommes cherchent le Seigneur, et aussi toutes les nations sur lesquelles mon nom a été invoqué, dit le Seigneur, qui fait ces choses.
I will do that in order that all other people might seek [me], the Lord [God. I will do that in order that] all the non-Jews whom I have called [to belong] to me [MTY] might seek me. [You can be certain that this will happen because I] the Lord [God], who will do those things, have spoken [these words].
I [caused my people to know about them] long ago.” (aiōn g165)
19 C’est pourquoi moi, je juge qu’on ne doit pas inquiéter ceux d’entre les gentils qui se convertissent à Dieu,
[James continued by saying], “Therefore I have decided [that we(inc)] should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning [away from their sins and turning] to God. [That is, we should stop demanding that they obey] all [our laws] and rituals.
20 Mais leur écrire qu’ils s’abstiennent des souillures des idoles, de la fornication, des animaux étouffés, et du sang.
Instead, we should write [a letter] to them [requiring only four things: They should] not eat [meat/food that people] have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not [eat meat from animals that have been killed by] being strangled {[people have strangled]}, and [they should not eat] the blood [of animals].
21 Quant à Moïse, depuis les temps anciens, il a, en chaque ville, des hommes qui le prêchent dans les synagogues, où on le lit tous les jours de sabbat.
In many cities, for a very long time people have been proclaiming [the laws that] Moses [wrote] [MTY], [laws prohibiting those things]. And every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [those laws] are read {someone reads [those laws]} in the Jewish meeting places. [So if the non-Jews want to know more about those laws, they can find out in our meeting houses].”
22 Alors il plut aux apôtres et aux anciens, avec toute l’Eglise, de choisir quelques-uns d’entre eux, et de les envoyer, avec Paul et Barnabé, à Antioche: Jude, qui est surnommé Barsabas, et Silas, qui étaient des principaux entre les frères,
The apostles and the [other] elders, along with all the [other] members of the congregation, accepted [what James had said]. Then they decided that they should choose men from among themselves and that they should send them, along with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, to [let the believers there know what the leaders] at Jerusalem had decided. So they chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the believers [at Jerusalem].
23 Ecrivant par eux: Les APOTRES et les prêtres, frères, aux frères d’entre les gentils, qui sont à Antioche, et en Syrie et en Cilicie, salut.
Then they wrote the following letter [that they asked Judas and Silas to take to the believers at Antioch]: “[We(exc)] apostles and [other] leaders who are your fellow believers [send our greetings to you as we write this to you] non-Jewish believers [who live] in Antioch and [other places in] Syria and Cilicia [provinces].
24 Comme nous avons appris que quelques-uns sortant d’au milieu de nous vous ont troublés par leurs discours, en bouleversant vos âmes, quoique nous ne leur eussions donné aucun ordre,
People have told us that some men from among us went [to you], although we had not told [them to do that]. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] [by telling you things] that confused your thinking.
25 Il a plu à nous tous de choisir des personnes et de les envoyer vers vous avec nos très chers Barnabé et Paul,
So [while we(exc) met together here], we decided to choose some men and ask them to go to you, along with Barnabas and Paul, whom we [(exc)] love very much.
26 Hommes qui ont exposé leur vie pour le nom de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
Those two have put their lives in danger because of their [serving] our Lord [MTY] Jesus Christ.
27 Nous avons donc envoyé Jude et Silas, qui vous rapporteront les mêmes choses de vive voix.
We [(exc) have also chosen] Judas and Silas to go to you. They will tell you the same things [that we are writing].
28 Car il a semblé bon à l’Esprit-Saint et à nous, de ne vous imposer aucun autre fardeau que ces choses-ci, qui sont nécessaires:
The Holy Spirit and [also] we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome [Jewish] laws. Instead, [we] only [require you to obey] the following instructions,
29 Que vous vous absteniez de ce qui a été sacrifié aux idoles, du sang, des animaux étouffés, et de la fornication; en vous en abstenant, vous agirez bien. Adieu.
You should not eat food that people have sacrificed to idols. You should not eat blood from animals, and you should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. Also, you should not have sex with someone to whom you are not married. Those things [especially offend Jewish believers. So if] you avoid doing them, you will be doing what is right. That is all.”
30 Ces envoyés donc se rendirent à Antioche, et, les fidèles rassemblés, ils remirent la lettre.
The [four] men whom [they] had chosen went [from Jerusalem] to Antioch [city. When] all the believers [there] had assembled together, [Judas and Silas] gave the letter to them.
31 Quand ils l’eurent lue, ils éprouvèrent beaucoup de joie et de consolation.
When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, [because its message] encouraged them.
32 Et comme Jude et Silas étaient eux-mêmes prophètes, ils consolèrent les frères et les fortifièrent par de nombreux discours.
[Just like Paul and Barnabas were] ([prophets/men who spoke messages from God]), Judas and Silas were also prophets. They spoke for a long time and encouraged the believers [there], and helped them to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
33 Et, après avoir passé là quelque temps, ils furent renvoyés en paix par les frères à ceux qui les avaient envoyés.
After [Judas and Silas] had stayed in Antioch for some time [and were ready to return to Jerusalem], the believers [there] wished them well, and the believers [prayed that God] would protect [them as they traveled. So the two men] started to go back to the leaders [in Jerusalem] who had asked them to go [to Antioch].
34 Cependant il parut bon à Silas de rester là, et Jude seul retourna à Jérusalem.
35 Or Paul et Barnabé demeurèrent aussi à Antioche, enseignant et annonçant avec plusieurs autres la parole de Dieu.
However, Paul and Barnabas continued to stay in Antioch. [While they were there], they, along with many others, were teaching [people] and preaching to them the message about the Lord [Jesus].
36 Mais quelques jours après Paul dit à Barnabé: Retournons visiter nos frères dans toutes les villes où nous avons prêché la parole du Seigneur, pour voir comment ils sont.
After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the fellow believers in every city where we [previously] proclaimed the message about the Lord [Jesus. In that way, we will know] how [well] they are continuing [to believe in the Lord Jesus].”
37 Or Barnabé voulait prendre avec lui Jean, qui est surnommé Marc.
Barnabas [agreed with Paul, and said that he] wanted to take John, whose other name was Mark, along with them [again].
38 Mais Paul lui représentait que celui qui les avait quittés en Pamphylie et n’était point allé avec eux pour cette œuvre, ne devait pas être repris.
However, Paul [told Barnabas that he] thought that it would not be good to take Mark [with them, because] Mark had deserted them when they were previously in Pamphylia [region], and had not continued to work with them.
39 De là il y eut division entre eux, de sorte qu’ils se séparèrent l’un de l’autre. Barnabé ayant donc pris Marc, s’embarqua pour Chypre.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed [with each other about that], so they separated. Barnabas took Mark [along with him and they got] on a ship and went to Cyprus.
40 Et Paul ayant choisi Silas, partit, commis à la grâce de Dieu par les frères.
Paul chose Silas, [who had returned to Antioch, to work with him]. The believers [there] asked the Lord [God] to graciously help [Paul and Silas. Then] the two of them departed [from Antioch].
41 Or il parcourait la Syrie et la Cilicie, confirmant les Eglises, et leur ordonnant de garder les préceptes des apôtres et des prêtres.
Paul continued traveling [with Silas] through Syria and Cilicia [provinces]. In those places he was helping the congregations to trust strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
