Actes 7
1 Alors le prince des prêtres lui demanda: Les choses sont-elles ainsi?
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are the things that [these people are saying about you(sg)] true?”
2 Il répondit: Hommes, mes frères et mes pères, écoutez: Le Dieu de gloire apparut à notre père Abraham lorsqu’il était en Mésopotamie, avant qu’il demeurât à Charan,
Stephen replied, “Fellow Jews and respected leaders, [please] listen to me! The glorious God [whom we(inc) worship] appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still [living] in Mesopotamia [region], before he moved to Haran [town].
3 Et il lui dit: Sors de ton pays et de la parenté, et viens dans la terre que je te montrerai.
God said to him, ‘Leave this land where you [(sg)] and your relatives [are living], and go into the land to which I will lead you.’
4 Alors il sortit du pays des Chaldéens, et il demeura à Charan. Et de là, après que son père fut mort, Dieu le transporta dans cette terre que vous habitez aujourd’hui.
So Abraham left that land, [which was also called] Chaldea, and he arrived in Haran and lived there. After his father died, God told him to move to this land in which you [and I] are now living.”
5 Et il ne lui donna là ni héritage, ni même où poser le pied; mais il promit de la lui donner en sa possession et à sa postérité après lui, lorsqu’il n’avait point encore de fils.
“[At that time] God did not give Abraham any [land here], not even a small plot of [this] land that would belong to him. God promised that he would [later] give this land to him and his descendants, and that it would [always] belong [to them. However], at that time Abraham did not have any children [who would] ([inherit it/receive it after he died]).”
6 Toutefois Dieu lui dit que sa postérité habiterait en une terre étrangère, où elle serait réduite en servitude et maltraitée pendant quatre cents ans;
“[Later] God told Abraham, ‘Your descendants will go and live in a foreign country. They [will live there] for 400 years, and [during that time their leaders] will mistreat your descendants and force them to work as slaves.’
7 Mais la nation qui l’aura tenue en servitude, c’est moi qui la jugerai, dit le Seigneur, et après cela, elle sortira et me servira en ce lieu-ci.
But God [also] said, ‘I will punish the people who make them work as slaves. Then, after that, your descendants will leave [that land] and they will [come and] worship me in this land.’”
8 Il lui donna l’alliance de la circoncision; et ainsi il engendra Isaac, et le circoncit le huitième jour; et Isaac, Jacob; et Jacob, les douze patriarches.
“Then God commanded Abraham that [every male in his household and all of his male descendants] should be circumcised [to show that they all belonged to God] and that they would obey what he had told Abraham to do. Later Abraham’s son, Isaac, was born, and when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. [Later] Isaac’s son, Jacob, was born, and Isaac [similarly circumcised] him. And Jacob [similarly circumcised] his twelve sons. They are the twelve men [from whom we(inc) Jews have all descended].”
9 Et les patriarches envieux vendirent Joseph pour l’Egypte; mais Dieu était avec lui;
“[You know that] Jacob’s [older] sons became jealous [because their father favored their younger brother] Joseph. So they sold him [to merchants/traders who took him] [MTY] to Egypt. There he became a slave [of an official who lived there]. But God [helped] Joseph.
10 Et il le délivra de toutes ses tribulations, et il lui donna grâce et sagesse devant Pharaon, roi d’Egypte, qui le préposa sur l’Egypte et sur toute sa maison.
He protected him whenever people caused him to suffer. He enabled Joseph to be wise; and he caused Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to think well of Joseph. So Pharaoh appointed him to rule [over] Egypt and to look after all of Pharaoh’s property [MTY].”
11 Or vint une famine dans toute l’Egypte et en Chanaan, et une grande tribulation, et nos pères ne trouvaient pas de nourriture.
“[While Joseph was doing that work], there was a time (when there was very little food/of famine) throughout Egypt and also throughout Canaan. People did not have enough food to eat. People were suffering. [At that time] Jacob and his sons [in Canaan] also could not find [enough] food.
12 Mais quand Jacob eut appris qu’il y avait du blé en Egypte, il y envoya nos pères une première fois,
When Jacob heard [people report that] there was grain/food [that people could buy] in Egypt, he sent Joseph’s older brothers [to go there to buy grain. They went and bought grain from Joseph, but they did not recognize him. Then they returned home].
13 Et la seconde, Joseph fut reconnu de ses frères, et son origine fut découverte à Pharaon.
When Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt the second time, [they again bought grain from Joseph]. But this time [he] told them who he was. [And] people told Pharaoh that Joseph’s people were Hebrews [and that those men who had come from Canaan were his brothers].
14 Or Joseph envoya quérir Jacob son père et toute sa parenté, au nombre de soixante-quinze personnes.
Then after Joseph sent [his brothers back home, they] told their father Jacob [that Joseph wanted] him and his entire family to come [to Egypt. At that time] ([Jacob’s family consisted of] 75 people/there were 75 people in Jacob’s family) [SYN].
15 Jacob descendit donc en Egypte, et il y mourut, lui et nos pères.
[So when] Jacob [heard that, he and all his family] went to [live in] Egypt.” Acts 7:15b-16 “[Later on], Jacob died [there], and our [other] ancestors, [his sons, also died there].
16 Et ils furent transportés à Sichem, et déposés dans le sépulcre qu’Abraham avait acheté à prix d’argent des fils d’Hémor, fils de Sichem.
[But] the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph] were brought {[they] brought the bodies [of Jacob and Joseph]} [back to our land], and [Jacob’s body] was buried {they buried [Jacob’s body]} [in the tomb that Abraham had bought, and they buried Joseph’s body] in Shechem in the ground that [Jacob] had bought from Hamor’s sons.”
17 Mais comme approchait le temps de la promesse que Dieu avait jurée à Abraham, le peuple crût et se multiplia en Egypte,
“Our ancestors had become very numerous when it was almost time for [God to rescue them] from Egypt, [as] he had promised Abraham that he would do.
18 Jusqu’à ce qu’il s’éleva en Egypte un autre roi, qui ne connaissait point Joseph.
Another king had begun to rule in Egypt. He did not know that Joseph, [long before that time, had greatly helped the people of Egypt] [MTY].
19 Celui-ci, circonvenant notre nation, affligea nos pères jusqu’à leur faire exposer leurs enfants pour en empêcher la propagation.
That king cruelly tried to get rid of our ancestors. He oppressed them and caused them to suffer greatly. He [even commanded] them to leave their baby [boys] outside [their homes] so that they would die.”
20 En ce même temps naquit Moïse qui fut agréable à Dieu, et nourri trois mois dans la maison de son père.
“During that time Moses was born, and he was a very beautiful [LIT] [child]. So his parents [secretly] cared for him in their house for three months.
21 Exposé ensuite, la fille de Pharaon le prit et le nourrit comme son fils.
Then they had to put him outside [the house, but] Pharaoh’s daughter [found him and] adopted him and cared for him as [though he were] her own son.
22 Et Moïse fut instruit dans toute la sagesse des Egyptiens, et il était puissant en paroles et en œuvres.
Moses was taught {[The Egyptian teachers] taught Moses} many kinds of wise things [HYP] that the people in Egypt knew, and [when he grew up], he spoke powerfully and did things powerfully.”
23 Mais lorsque s’accomplissait sa quarantième année, il lui vint dans l’esprit de visiter ses frères, les enfants d’Israël.
“[One day] when Moses was about 40 years old, he decided that he would [go and] see his fellow Israelis. [So he went to the place where they worked].
24 Et ayant vu l’un d’eux injustement traité, il défendit et vengea celui qui souffrait l’injure, en frappant l’Egyptien.
He saw an Egyptian beating one of the Israelis. So he went over to help [MTY] the Israeli man who was being hurt/beat {whom [the Egyptian] was hurting/beating}, and he (got revenge on/paid back) the Israeli man by killing the Egyptian [who was hurting/beating him].
25 Or il pensait que ses frères comprendraient que Dieu les sauverait par sa main; mais ils ne le comprirent pas.
Moses was thinking that his fellow Israelis would understand that God had sent him to free them [from being slaves]. But they did not understand that.
26 Le jour suivant, il en vit qui se querellaient, et il tâchait de les remettre en paix, disant: Hommes, vous êtes frères; pourquoi vous nuisez-vous l’un à l’autre?
The next day, Moses saw two Israeli men fighting [each other]. He tried to make them stop fighting by saying to them, ‘Men, you two are fellow [Israelis! So] (stop hurting each other!/why are you hurting each other?) [RHQ]’
27 Mais celui qui faisait injure à l’autre le repoussa, disant: Qui t’a établi chef et juge sur nous?
But the man who was injuring the other man pushed Moses away and said to him, ‘(No one appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]!/Do you [(sg)] think someone appointed you [(sg)] to rule and judge us [(exc)]?) [RHQ]
28 Veux-tu me tuer, comme tu as tué hier l’Egyptien?
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 Moïse s’enfuit à cette parole, et il demeura comme étranger, dans la terre de Madian, où il engendra deux fils.
When Moses heard that, [he thought to himself, ‘Obviously, people know what I have done, and someone will kill me.’ He was afraid, so] he fled [from Egypt] to Midian land. He lived there [for some years]. He [got married, and he and his wife] had two sons.”
30 Et quarante ans s’étant passés, un ange lui apparut au désert de la montagne de Sina, dans le feu d’un buisson enflammé,
“[One day] 40 years later, [the Lord God appeared as] an angel to Moses. He appeared in a bush that was burning in the desert near Sinai Mountain.
31 Ce que Moïse apercevant, il admira la vision; et comme il s’approchait pour regarder, la voix du Seigneur se fit entendre à lui, disant:
When Moses saw that, he was greatly surprised, [because the bush was not burning up]. As he went over to look more closely, he heard the Lord [God] say [to him],
32 Je suis le Dieu de vos pères, le Dieu d’Abraham, le Dieu d’Isaac et le Dieu de Jacob. Mais devenu tout tremblant, Moïse n’osait regarder.
‘I [am] the God [whom] your ancestors [worshipped]. I [am] the God that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob [worship].’ Moses [was so afraid that he] began to shake. He was afraid to look [at the bush any longer].
33 Et le Seigneur lui dit: Ôte la chaussure de tes pieds, car le lieu où tu es est une terre sainte.
Then the Lord [God] said to him, ‘Take your sandals off [to show that you(sg) revere me]. Because I [am here], the place where you are standing is holy/sacred.
34 J’ai vu parfaitement l’affliction de mon peuple qui est en Egypte; j’ai entendu son gémissement, et je suis descendu pour le délivrer. Maintenant, viens, je t’enverrai en Egypte.
I have surely seen how the people of Egypt are continually causing my people to suffer. I have heard my people when they groan [because those people continually oppress them]. So I have come down to rescue them [from Egypt]. Now get ready, because I am going to send you [back] to Egypt [to do that].’”
35 Ce Moïse qu’ils avaient renié, disant: Qui t’a établi chef et juge? fut celui-là même que Dieu envoya chef et libérateur par la main de l’ange qui lui apparut dans le buisson;
“This Moses [is the one who had tried to help our Israeli people, but] whom they rejected [by saying], ‘No one [RHQ] appointed you to rule and judge [us!’] Moses [is the one whom] God [himself] sent to rule them and to free them [from being slaves. He is the one whom] an angel in the bush [commanded to do that].
36 C’est lui qui les lira de la terre d’Egypte, y opérant des prodiges et des miracles, aussi bien que dans la mer Rouge, et pendant quarante ans dans le désert.
Moses [is the one who] led our ancestors out [from Egypt]. He did many kinds of miracles in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and during the 40 years [that the Israelite people lived] in the desert.
37 C’est ce Moïse qui dit aux enfants d’Israël: Dieu vous suscitera d’entre vos frères un prophète comme moi; vous l’écouterez.
This Moses is the one who said to the Israelite people, ‘God will appoint a prophet for you from among your own people. [He will speak words from God], just like I [speak his words to you].’
38 C’est lui qui se trouva dans l’assemblée du peuple, au désert, avec l’ange qui lui parlait sur le mont Sina, et avec nos pères; lui qui reçut des paroles de vie pour nous les donner.
This man [Moses] was [our people’s leader] when they gathered together in the desert. It is Moses to whom [God sent] the angel on Sinai Mountain to [give him our laws], and [he was the one who told] our [other] ancestors [what the angel had said]. He was the one who received [from God] words that tell us how to live [eternally, and Moses] passed [them] on to us.”
39 Et nos pères ne voulurent point lui obéir, mais ils le repoussèrent, retournant de cœur en Egypte,
“[However], our ancestors did not want to obey [Moses]. Instead, [while he was still on the mountain], they rejected him [as their leader] and decided that they wanted to return to Egypt.
40 Et disant à Aaron: Fais-nous des dieux qui aillent devant nous; car ce Moïse qui nous a tirés de la terre d’Egypte, nous ne savons ce qui lui est arrivé
So they told [his older brother] Aaron, ‘Make idols for us who will be our gods to lead us [back to Egypt]! As for that fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt we [(exc)] do not know what has happened to him!’
41 Et ils firent un veau en ces jours-là, et ils offrirent une hostie à l’idole, et ils se réjouissaient dans l’œuvre de leurs mains.
So, they made [out of gold] an image [that looked like] a calf. Then they sacrificed [animals and offered other things] to [honor] that idol, and they sang and danced to honor the idol that they themselves had made.
42 Et Dieu se détourna et les laissa servir la milice du ciel, comme il est écrit au livre des prophètes: Maison d’Israël, m’avez-vous offert des victimes et des hosties pendant quarante ans dans le désert?
So God rejected them. He abandoned them to worship the sun, moon and stars in the sky. This agrees with the words that one of the prophets wrote that God said, You Israelite [people] [MTY], when you [repeatedly] killed animals and offered them as sacrifices during those 40 years [that you were] in the desert, (you [most certainly] were not offering them to me!/what makes you think that you were offering them to me?) [RHQ]
43 Au contraire, vous avez porté le tabernacle de Moloch et l’astre de votre dieu Remphan, figures que vous avez faites pour les adorer. Aussi je vous transporterai au-delà de Babylone.
[On the contrary], you carried [with you from place to place] the tent [that contained the idol] representing [the god] Molech [that you worshipped]. You also [carried with you] the image of the star [called] Rephan. [Those] were idols that you had made, [and you] worshipped [them instead of me]. So I will [cause you to] be taken away {[people to] take you} [from your own country. You will be taken] {[They will take you]} [far from your homes to regions] even farther than Babylon [Country].”
44 Le tabernacle de témoignage a été avec nos pères dans le désert, comme Dieu leur ordonna, parlant à Moïse, afin qu’il le fît selon le modèle qu’il avait vu.
“While our ancestors were in the desert, they worshipped God at the tent that showed [that he was there with them]. They had made the tent exactly like God had commanded Moses [to make it. It was] exactly like the model that Moses had seen [when he was up on the mountain].
45 Et l’ayant reçu, nos pères l’emportèrent sous Jésus, dans le pays des nations que Dieu chassa devant nos pères, jusqu’aux jours de David,
[Later on], other ancestors of ours carried that tent with them when Joshua led them [into this land]. That was during the time that they took this land for themselves, when God forced the people [who previously lived here] to leave. So the Israelis were able to possess this land. [The tent remained in this land and was still here] when [King] David ruled.
46 Lequel trouva grâce devant Dieu et demanda de trouver une demeure pour le Dieu de Jacob.
David pleased God, and he asked God to let him build a house where [he and] all of our Israeli people could worship God.
47 Et ce fut Salomon qui lui bâtit un temple.
But [instead, God let David’s son] Solomon build a house [where people could worship] God.”
48 Mais le Très-Haut n’habite point dans les temples faits de la main des hommes, selon ce que dit le prophète:
“However, [we(inc) know that] God is greater than everything, and he does not live in [houses that] people [SYN] have made. It is like the prophet [Isaiah] wrote. He wrote [these words that God had spoken: ]
49 Le ciel est mon trône, et la terre l’escabeau de mes pieds. Quelle maison me bâtirez-vous, dit le Seigneur, ou quel est le lieu de mon repos?
Heaven is (my throne/the place from which I rule the entire universe), and the earth is (my footstool/[merely like] a stool on which I may rest my feet). I myself [SYN] have made everything [both in heaven and on the earth]. So you [human beings], ([you] really cannot build a house that would be [adequate] for me!/do you think you can build a house that would be [appropriate] for me?) [RHQ] You cannot [RHQ] make a place good enough for me [to live in]!”
50 N’est-ce pas ma main qui a fait toutes ces choses?
51 Durs de tête et incirconcis de cœur et d’oreilles, vous résistez toujours à l’Esprit-Saint; il en est de vous comme de vos pères.
“You people are extremely stubborn [MET], not wanting to obey God or listen [MTY] [to him!] You are exactly like your ancestors! You always resist the Holy Spirit [as they did]!
52 Lequel des prophètes vos pères n’ont-ils point persécuté! Ils ont tué ceux qui prédisaient l’avènement du Juste que vous venez de trahir, et dont vous êtes les meurtriers, vous,
Your ancestors caused [RHQ] every prophet to suffer, [including Moses]. They even killed those who long ago announced [that the Messiah] would come, the one who always did what pleased God. [And the Messiah has come! He is the one whom] you [recently] turned over [to his enemies] and [insisted that] they kill him!
53 Qui avez reçu la loi par le ministère des anges, et qui ne l’avez point gardée.
You [are the people] who have received God’s laws. [Those were laws] that God caused angels to give [to our ancestors]. However, [incredibly], you have not obeyed them!”
54 Entendant cela, ils frémissaient de rage en leur cœur, et grinçaient des dents contre lui.
When the Jewish Council members [and others there] heard all that [Stephen said], they became very angry. They were grinding their teeth [together because they were so angry] at him!
55 Mais comme il était rempli de l’Esprit-Saint, levant les yeux au ciel, il vit la gloire de Dieu, et Jésus qui se tenait à la droite de Dieu, et il dit: Voilà que je vois les cieux ouverts, et le Fils de l’homme qui est à la droite de Dieu.
But the Holy Spirit completely controlled Stephen. He looked up into heaven and saw a dazzling light from God, and [he saw] Jesus standing at God’s right side.
56 Eux alors, criant d’une voix forte et se bouchant les oreilles, se précipitèrent tous ensemble sur lui,
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I [see] the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”
57 Et l’entraînant hors de la ville, ils le lapidaient; et les témoins déposèrent leurs vêtements aux pieds d’un jeune homme nommé Saul.
[When the Jewish Council members and others heard that], they shouted loudly. They put their hands over their ears [so that they could not hear Stephen, and immediately] they all rushed at him.
58 Et ils lapidaient Etienne qui priait et disait: Seigneur Jésus, recevez mon esprit.
They dragged him outside the city [of Jerusalem] and started to throw stones at him. The people who were accusing him [took off] their outer garments [in order to throw stones more easily, and] they put their clothes [on the ground] next to a young man whose name was Saul, [so that he could guard them].
59 Puis s’étant mis à genoux, il cria d’une voix forte: Seigneur, ne leur imputez point ce péché. Et lorsqu’il eut dit cela, il s’endormit dans le Seigneur. Or Saul était consentant de sa mort.
While they continued to throw stones at Stephen, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Then Stephen fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not punish them (OR, forgive them) [LIT] for this sin!” After he had said that, he died.
