Acts 9
1 And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord.
Cependant Saul, respirant encore la menace et le meurtre contre les disciples du Seigneur, se rendit chez le souverain sacrificateur,
2 And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem.
et lui demanda des lettres pour les synagogues de Damas, afin que, s’il trouvait des partisans de la nouvelle doctrine, hommes ou femmes, il les amenât liés à Jérusalem.
3 And as he was going, and began to approach Damascus, suddenly there was poured upon him a light from heaven.
Comme il était en chemin, et qu’il approchait de Damas, tout à coup une lumière venant du ciel resplendit autour de lui.
4 And he fell to the ground; and he heard a voice which said to him: Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be hard for thee to kick against the goads.
Il tomba par terre, et il entendit une voix qui lui disait: Saul, Saul, pourquoi me persécutes-tu?
5 He replied, and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And our Lord said: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
Il répondit: Qui es-tu, Seigneur? Et le Seigneur dit: Je suis Jésus que tu persécutes. Il te serait dur de regimber contre les aiguillons.
6 But arise and go into the city, and there it will be told thee what thou oughtest to do.
Tremblant et saisi d’effroi, il dit: Seigneur, que veux-tu que je fasse? Et le Seigneur lui dit: Lève-toi, entre dans la ville, et on te dira ce que tu dois faire.
7 And the men who travelled with him in the way, stood amazed; for they heard merely the voice, and no one was visible to them.
Les hommes qui l’accompagnaient demeurèrent stupéfaits; ils entendaient bien la voix, mais ils ne voyaient personne.
8 And Saul arose from the ground; and nothing was visible to him, with his eyes opened. And they took him by the hand, and led him into Damascus.
Saul se releva de terre, et, quoique ses yeux fussent ouverts, il ne voyait rien; on le prit par la main, et on le conduisit à Damas.
9 And he had no sight for three days; and he neither ate nor drank.
Il resta trois jours sans voir, et il ne mangea ni ne but.
10 And there was in Damascus a certain disciple, whose name was Ananias. And the Lord said to him, in a vision: Ananias! And he said: Lo, I am here, my Lord.
Or, il y avait à Damas un disciple nommé Ananias. Le Seigneur lui dit dans une vision: Ananias! Il répondit: Me voici, Seigneur!
11 And our Lord said to him: Arise, go to the street which is called Straight; and inquire in the house of Judas, for Saul who is from the city of Tarsus: for, lo, while he prayed,
Et le Seigneur lui dit: Lève-toi, va dans la rue qu’on appelle la droite, et cherche, dans la maison de Judas, un nommé Saulde Tarse.
12 he saw in vision a man named Ananias, who came and laid his hand upon him, that his eyes might be opened.
Car il prie, et il a vu en vision un homme du nom d’Ananias, qui entrait, et qui lui imposait les mains, afin qu’il recouvrât la vue. Ananias répondit:
13 And Ananias said: My Lord, I have heard of this man, from many, how much evil he hath perpetrated towards thy saints at Jerusalem.
Seigneur, j’ai appris de plusieurs personnes tout le mal que cet homme a fait à tes saints dans Jérusalem;
14 And, lo, here also, he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all them that call on thy name.
et il a ici des pouvoirs, de la part des principaux sacrificateurs, pour lier tous ceux qui invoquent ton nom.
15 The Lord said to him: Arise and go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to carry my name to the Gentiles, and to kings, and among the sons of Israel.
Mais le Seigneur lui dit: Va, car cet homme est un instrument que j’ai choisi, pour porter mon nom devant les nations, devant les rois, et devant les fils d’Israël;
16 For I will show him, how much he is to suffer on account of my name.
et je lui montrerai tout ce qu’il doit souffrir pour mon nom.
17 Then Ananias went to the house to him; and he laid his hand upon him, and said to him: Saul, my brother, our Lord Jesus, he who appeared to thee by the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thy eyes might be opened, and thou be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Ananias sortit; et, lorsqu’il fut arrivé dans la maison, il imposa les mains à Saul, en disant: Saul, mon frère, le Seigneur Jésus, qui t’est apparu sur le chemin par lequel tu venais, m’a envoyé pour que tu recouvres la vue et que tu sois rempli du Saint-Esprit.
18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like a scab; and his eyes were opened. And he arose and was baptized.
Au même instant, il tomba de ses yeux comme des écailles, et il recouvra la vue. Il se leva, et fut baptisé;
19 And he took food, and was invigorated. And he was some days with the disciples of Damascus.
et, après qu’il eut pris de la nourriture, les forces lui revinrent. Saul resta quelques jours avec les disciples qui étaient à Damas.
20 And forthwith he announced Jesus, in the synagogues of the Jews, that he is the Son of God.
Et aussitôt il prêcha dans les synagogues que Jésus est le Fils de Dieu.
21 And all they that heard him were amazed; and they said: Is not this he, who persecuted all them that call on this name in Jerusalem? And lo, for this very thing also, was he sent hither, that he might bind and carry them to the chief priests.
Tous ceux qui l’entendaient étaient dans l’étonnement, et disaient: N’est-ce pas celui qui persécutait à Jérusalem ceux qui invoquent ce nom, et n’est-il pas venu ici pour les emmener liés devant les principaux sacrificateurs?
22 But Saul was the more strengthened; and he confounded those Jews who dwelt at Damascus, while be demonstrated that this is the Messiah.
Cependant Saul se fortifiait de plus en plus, et il confondait les Juifs qui habitaient Damas, démontrant que Jésus est le Christ.
23 And when he had been there many days, the Jews formed a conspiracy against him, to kill him.
Au bout d’un certain temps, les Juifs se concertèrent pour le tuer,
24 And the plot which they sought to execute upon him, was made known to Saul: and they watched the gates of the city by day and by night, in order to kill him.
et leur complot parvint à la connaissance de Saul. On gardait les portes jour et nuit, afin de lui ôter la vie.
25 Then the disciples placed him in a basket, and let him down from the wall by night.
Mais, pendant une nuit, les disciples le prirent, et le descendirent par la muraille, dans une corbeille.
26 And he went to Jerusalem; and he wished to join himself with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.
Lorsqu’il se rendit à Jérusalem, Saul tâcha de se joindre à eux; mais tous le craignaient, ne croyant pas qu’il fût un disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the legates, and related to them how the Lord appeared to him in the way, and how he conversed with him; and how, in Damascus, he had discoursed openly in the name of Jesus.
Alors Barnabas, l’ayant pris avec lui, le conduisit vers les apôtres, et leur raconta comment sur le chemin Saul avait vu le Seigneur, qui lui avait parlé, et comment à Damas il avait prêché franchement au nom de Jésus.
28 And he went in and out with them, at Jerusalem.
Il allait et venait avec eux dans Jérusalem, et s’exprimait en toute assurance au nom du Seigneur.
29 And he spoke openly in the name of Jesus and disputed with those Jews who understood Greek. But they wished to kill him:
Il parlait aussi et disputait avec les Hellénistes; mais ceux-ci cherchaient à lui ôter la vie.
30 and when the brethren knew it, they conducted him by night to Caesarea, and from there they sent him to Tarsus.
Les frères, l’ayant su, l’emmenèrent à Césarée, et le firent partir pour Tarse.
31 Moreover the church, in all Judaea, and in Galilee, and in Samaria, had peace and was edified; and it walked in the fear of God, and abounded in the consolation of the Holy Spirit.
L’Église était en paix dans toute la Judée, la Galilée et la Samarie, s’édifiant et marchant dans la crainte du Seigneur, et elle s’accroissait par l’assistance du Saint-Esprit.
32 And it occurred, that, as Simon travelled about the cities, he came down to the saints also who dwelt in the city of Lydda.
Comme Pierre visitait tous les saints, il descendit aussi vers ceux qui demeuraient à Lydde.
33 And he found a certain man whose name was 'neas, who had lain on a bed and been paralytic eight years.
Il y trouva un homme nommé Énée, couché sur un lit depuis huit ans, et paralytique.
34 And Simon said to him: 'neas, Jesus the Messiah doth heal thee; arise, and spread thy bed. And he rose up immediately.
Pierre lui dit: Énée, Jésus-Christ te guérit; lève-toi, et arrange ton lit. Et aussitôt il se leva.
35 And all they that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, saw him; and they turned to God.
Tous les habitants de Lydde et du Saron le virent, et ils se convertirent au Seigneur.
36 And there was in the city of Joppa, a certain female disciple named Tabitha; and she was rich in good works, and in the alms which she did.
Il y avait à Joppé, parmi les disciples, une femme nommée Tabitha, ce qui signifie Dorcas: elle faisait beaucoup de bonnes œuvres et d’aumônes.
37 And she fell sick in those days, and died; and they washed her, and laid her in an upper room.
Elle tomba malade en ce temps-là, et mourut. Après l’avoir lavée, on la déposa dans une chambre haute.
38 And the disciples heard that Simon was in the city of Lydda, which is near to Joppa; and they sent two men to him, to request of him that he would not delay to come to them.
Comme Lydde est près de Joppé, les disciples, ayant appris que Pierre s’y trouvait, envoyèrent deux hommes vers lui, pour le prier de venir chez eux sans tarder.
39 And Simon arose and went with them. And when he arrived, they conducted him to the chamber; and there were assembled around her all the widows, weeping, and showing him the tunics and the cloaks which Tabitha had given them when alive.
Pierre se leva, et partit avec ces hommes. Lorsqu’il fut arrivé, on le conduisit dans la chambre haute. Toutes les veuves l’entourèrent en pleurant, et lui montrèrent les tuniques et les vêtements que faisait Dorcas pendant qu’elle était avec elles.
40 And Simon put all the people out, and fell on his knees and prayed; and he turned to the corpse and said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Simon, she sat up.
Pierre fit sortir tout le monde, se mit à genoux, et pria; puis, se tournant vers le corps, il dit: Tabitha, lève-toi! Elle ouvrit les yeux, et ayant vu Pierre, elle s’assit.
41 And he reached to her his hand, and raised her up: and he called the saints and the widows, and presented her to them alive.
Il lui donna la main, et la fit lever. Il appela ensuite les saints et les veuves, et la leur présenta vivante.
42 And this became known throughout the city; and many believed on our Lord.
Cela fut connu de tout Joppé, et beaucoup crurent au Seigneur.
43 And he tarried in Joppa not a few days: and he lodged in the house of Simon a tanner.
Pierre demeura quelque temps à Joppé, chez un corroyeur nommé Simon.
