Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You [(sg)] are permitted [now] to speak [to defend] yourself.” Paul stretched out his hand ([dramatically/to salute the king]) and began to defend himself. He said,
Agrippa dit à Paul: " Tu as la parole pour ta défense. " Alors Paul, étendant la main, se justifia en ces termes:
2 “King Agrippa, I consider that I am fortunate that today, while you [(sg)] listen, I can defend myself from all the things about which the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] are accusing me.
" Je m'estime heureux, roi Agrippa, d'avoir aujourd'hui à me justifier devant toi de toutes les accusations portées contre moi par les Juifs;
3 I am really fortunate, because you [(sg)] know all about the customs of us Jews and the questions that we [(exc)] argue about. So I ask you, please listen patiently to what I say.”
car tu connais mieux que personne leurs coutumes et leurs controverses. Je te prie donc de m'écouter avec patience.
4 “Many [HYP] of my fellow Jews know about how I have conducted my life, from the time I was a child. They know how I lived in the area where I [was born] and [also later] in Jerusalem.
Ma vie, dès les premiers temps de ma jeunesse, est connue de tous les Juifs, puisqu'elle s'est passée à Jérusalem, au milieu de ma nation.
5 They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that [since I was very young] I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the [other] Pharisees do.
Me connaissant ainsi depuis longtemps, ils savent, s'ils veulent en rendre témoignage, que j'ai vécu en pharisien selon la secte la plus austère de notre religion.
6 Today I am being put on trial {[they] are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our [(exc)] ancestors.
Et maintenant je suis mis en jugement parce que j'espère en la promesse que Dieu a faite à nos pères,
7 Our twelve tribes are [also] confidently waiting for God to do [for us what he promised], as they respectfully worship him, day and night. [Respected] king, I confidently expect [that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason] that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!
promesse dont nos douze tribus, en servant Dieu sans relâche, nuit et jour, attendent la réalisation. C'est pour cette espérance, ô roi, que les Juifs m'accusent!
8 They believe that God can cause those who have died to become alive again, so (why [do any of you refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead?/none of you should refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead!]) [RHQ]”
Vous semble-t-il donc incroyable que Dieu ressuscite les morts?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
Moi aussi j'avais cru que je devais m'opposer de toutes mes forces au nom de Jésus de Nazareth.
10 So that is what I did [when I lived] in Jerusalem. I put many of the believers in jail, as the chief priests there had authorized me [to do]. When [the Jewish leaders wanted] those Christians killed {someone to kill those [Christians]}, I voted [for that].
C'est ce que j'ai fait à Jérusalem; j'ai fait enfermer dans les prisons un grand nombre de saints, en ayant reçu le pouvoir des princes des prêtres; et quand on les mettait à mort, j'y donnais mon suffrage.
11 Many times I punished the believers [whom I found] in Jewish meeting places. [By punishing them], I tried to force them to speak evil [about Jesus]. I was so angry with the followers of Jesus that I even traveled to other cities to [find them and] do things to harm them.”
Souvent, parcourant toutes les synagogues et sévissant contre eux, je les ai forcés de blasphémer; et ma fureur allant toujours croissant, je les poursuivais jusque dans les villes étrangères.
12 “[One day], I was on my way to Damascus [city] to do that. The chief priests [in Jerusalem] had authorized and sent me [to seize the believers there].
Comme j'allais ainsi à Damas, avec de pleins pouvoirs et un mandat des chefs des prêtres,
13 [My respected] king, [while I was going] along the road, at about noon I saw a [bright] light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around the men who were traveling with me.
vers le milieu du jour, je vis sur le chemin, ô roi, une lumière venant du ciel, plus éclatante que celle du soleil, resplendir autour de moi et de mes compagnons.
14 We [(exc)] all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in my own Hebrew language [MTY]. He said ‘Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ] You [(sg)] are [hurting yourself by trying to hurt me] [MET], [like an ox] kicking against [its owner’s] goad.’
Nous tombâmes tous par terre, et j'entendis une voix qui me disait en langue hébraïque: Saul, Saul, pourquoi me persécutes-tu? Il te serait dur de regimber contre l'aiguillon. —
15 Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
Qui êtes-vous, Seigneur? m'écriai-je. Et le Seigneur dit: Je suis Jésus, que tu persécutes.
16 But instead [of continuing to do that], stand up now! I have appeared to you [(sg)] to tell you that I have chosen you to serve me. You must tell people about [what I am showing you] as you are seeing me [now], and about what I [will show you when] I will [later] appear to you.
Mais relève-toi, et tiens-toi ferme sur tes pieds, car je t'ai apparu, afin de te constituer ministre et témoin des choses que tu as vues et de celles pour lesquelles je t'apparaîtrai encore.
17 I will protect you [from those who will try to harm you, both] your own people and [also] those who are not Jewish. I am sending you to non-Jews
Je t'ai tiré du milieu de ce peuple et des Gentils auxquels maintenant je t'envoie,
18 to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. [Then God] will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ [That is what Jesus said to me].”
pour leur ouvrir les yeux, afin qu'ils passent des ténèbres à la lumière, et de la puissance de Satan à Dieu, et qu'ainsi, par la foi en moi, ils reçoivent la rémission des péchés et l'héritage avec les sanctifiés.
19 “So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
Je n'ai donc pas résisté, roi Agrippa, à la vision céleste;
20 First, I preached to [the Jews] in Damascus. Then I [preached to the Jews] in Jerusalem and throughout [the rest of] Judea [province]. After that, I also preached to non-Jews. I preached that they must turn away from their sinful behavior and turn their lives over to God. I told them that they must do things that would show that they had truly stopped their sinful behavior.”
mais d'abord j'ai prêché, à ceux de Damas, puis à Jérusalem, et dans toute la Judée, et parmi les Gentils, le repentir et la conversion à Dieu, par la pratique d'œuvres dignes de la pénitence.
21 “It is because I [preached] this message [that some] [SYN] Jews seized me [when I was] in the Temple [courtyard and] tried to kill me.
Voilà pourquoi les Juifs se sont saisis de moi dans le temple et ont essayé de me faire périr.
22 However, God has been helping me [from that time, and he is still helping me] today. So I stand here and I tell [all of you people], those who are important and those who are not, [who Jesus is]. Everything that I say [about him] is what Moses and the [other] prophets wrote [about long ago, things that they said] would happen.
C'est donc grâce au secours de Dieu que je suis resté debout jusqu'à ce jour, rendant témoignage devant les petits et les grands, sans dire autre chose que ce que Moïse et les prophètes ont prédit,
23 They wrote that [people would cause] the Messiah to suffer and die. They also wrote that he would be the first person to become alive again, to proclaim [the message that would be like] light, [that he would save] both [his own Jewish] people and non-Jewish people.”
savoir, que le Christ devait souffrir, et que, ressuscité le premier d'entre les morts, il annoncerait la lumière au peuple et aux Gentils... "
24 Before Paul could say anything [further] to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”
Comme il parlait ainsi pour sa défense, Festus dit à haute voix: " Tu déraisonnes, Paul; ton grand savoir égare ton esprit. "
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
" Je ne déraisonne pas, très excellent Festus, répondit Paul; je parle le langage de la vérité et de la sagesse.
26 King Agrippa knows the things [that I have been talking about], and I can speak confidently to him [about them]. I am sure that he knows [LIT] these things, because people everywhere [IDM] have heard [LIT] about what happened [to Jesus].”
Le roi est instruit de ces choses, et je lui en parle librement, persuadé qu'il n'en ignore aucune; car rien de tout cela ne s'est passé dans un coin.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Crois-tu aux prophètes, roi Agrippa? Je sais que tu y crois. "
28 Then Agrippa [answered] Paul, “([I hope that you(sg)] do not think that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, [do you], that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian?)” [RHQ]
Agrippa dit à Paul: " Peu s'en faut que tu ne me persuades de devenir chrétien. " —
29 Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also [believe in Jesus] like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners [MTY] [like I am].”
" Qu'il s'en faille de peu ou de beaucoup, repartit Paul, plût à Dieu que non seulement toi, mais encore tous ceux qui m'écoutent en ce moment, vous fussiez tels que je suis, à l'exception de ces chaînes! "
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
Alors le roi se leva, et avec lui le gouverneur, Bérénice et toute leur suite.
31 and left [the room. While] they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why (the authorities/we) should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison [MTY].”
S'étant retirés, ils se disaient les uns aux autres: " Cet homme n'a rien fait qui mérite la mort ou la prison. "
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released {[we(inc)] could have released him}.”
Et Agrippa dit à Festus: " On pourrait le relâcher, s'il n'en avait pas appelé à César. "
