Acts 1
1 [Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
J'ai consigné dans mon premier écrit, ô Théophile, tout ce que Jésus avait commencé de faire et d'enseigner
2 until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
jusques au jour où, après avoir donné par l'esprit saint ses ordres aux apôtres qu'il avait choisis, il fut enlevé.
3 After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
Déjà, après sa passion, il leur avait fait voir par plusieurs indices qu'il était vivant, leur apparaissant pendant quarante jours, et leur parlant de ce qui concerne le royaume de Dieu.
4 [One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
Et, pendant qu'il se trouvait avec eux, il leur ordonna de ne point s'éloigner de Jérusalem, mais d'y attendre la promesse du Père, « dont vous m'avez entendu parler;
5 John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
car, si Jean a baptisé avec de l'eau, pour vous, vous serez baptisés avec l'esprit saint, dans peu de jours d'ici. »
6 One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
Se trouvant donc réunis, ils l'interrogèrent en disant: « Seigneur, est-ce en ce temps-là que tu dois rétablir le royaume d'Israël? »
7 He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
Il leur dit: « Il ne vous appartient pas de connaître les temps ou les époques que le Père a fixés de Sa propre autorité,
8 But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
mais, quand le saint esprit sera venu sur vous, vous serez revêtus de puissance, et vous serez mes témoins, soit à Jérusalem, soit dans la Judée et la Samarie, et jusques à l'extrémité de la terre. »
9 After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
Et, après avoir ainsi parlé, il fut enlevé pendant qu'eux-mêmes regardaient, et une nuée le déroba à leurs yeux;
10 While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
et, comme leurs regards étaient fixés sur le ciel pendant qu'il s'éloignait, voici, deux hommes vêtus d'habits blancs s'étaient approchés d'eux,
11 One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
et leur dirent: « Galiléens, pourquoi vous tenez-vous là à regarder le ciel? Ce Jésus, qui vient d'être enlevé du milieu de vous dans le ciel, reviendra de la même manière dont vous l'avez vu monter au ciel. »
12 Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
Alors ils retournèrent à Jérusalem en quittant la montagne appelée le Bois d'oliviers, qui est près de Jérusalem, à la distance d'un chemin de sabbat.
13 When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
Et, lorsqu'ils furent entrés, ils montèrent dans la chambre haute où ils demeuraient, à savoir Pierre et Jean et Jacques et André, Philippe et Thomas, Barthélemi et Matthieu, Jacques fils d'Alphée et Simon le zélote et Judas fils de Jacques.
14 All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
Tous ceux-là étaient ensemble assidus à la prière, avec des femmes et Marie la mère de Jésus, et avec ses frères.
15 During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
Et ce fut en ces jours-là que Pierre, s'étant levé au milieu des frères, dit (et le nombre des personnes réunies était d'environ cent vingt):
16 “My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
« Frères, il fallait que fût accomplie la parole de l'Écriture qu'a d'avance proférée l'esprit saint par la bouche de David, relativement à Judas qui a été le guide de ceux qui ont saisi Jésus,
17 [Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
car il était compté parmi nous, et il a eu sa part de ce ministère;
18 [The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
c'est lui qui a acheté un champ avec le prix de son crime; puis, étant tombé sur le visage, il a éclaté par le milieu et toutes ses entrailles se sont répandues;
19 All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
ceci a été su de tous les habitants de Jérusalem, en sorte qu'on a appelé ce champ dans leur idiome Akeldamach, ce qui signifie champ du sang.
20 [Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
En effet il est écrit dans le livre des Psaumes: « Que son gîte devienne désert, et qu'il n'y ait personne qui l'habite! et: « Qu'un autre reçoive sa charge de surveillant! »
21 “So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
Il faut donc que l'un des hommes qui ont été avec nous pendant tout le temps où le seigneur Jésus a été en rapport avec nous,
22 [That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
à partir du baptême de Jean jusques au jour où il a été enlevé du milieu de nous, devienne avec nous un témoin de sa résurrection. »
23 So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
Et ils en proposèrent deux: Josès appelé Barsabbas, qui était surnommé Justus, et Matthias;
24 Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
et ils firent cette prière: « O Toi, Seigneur, qui connais tous les cœurs, montre-nous lequel de ces deux hommes Tu as choisi
pour occuper, dans ce ministère et cet apostolat, la place dont Judas est sorti pour aller dans la place qui lui appartient. »
26 Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
Et ils leur donnèrent des bulletins, et le sort tomba sur Matthias, et il fut agrégé aux onze apôtres.
