Actes 10
1 Il y avait à Césarée un homme nommé Corneille, centenier dans la cohorte dite italienne.
[There was] a man [who lived] in Caesarea [city] whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer who commanded 100 men in a large group of [Roman] soldiers from Italy.
2 Cet homme était pieux et craignait Dieu, avec toute sa maison; il faisait beaucoup d’aumônes au peuple, et priait Dieu continuellement.
He always tried to do what would please God; he and his entire household [MTY] [were non-Jews who] habitually worshipped God. He sometimes gave money to help poor [Jewish] people, and he prayed to God regularly.
3 Vers la neuvième heure du jour, il vit clairement dans une vision un ange de Dieu qui entra chez lui, et qui lui dit: Corneille!
[One day] at about three o’clock in the afternoon [Cornelius saw] a vision. He clearly saw an angel whom God [had sent]. The angel came into [his room] and said to him, “Cornelius!”
4 Les regards fixés sur lui, et saisi d’effroi, il répondit: Qu’est-ce, Seigneur? Et l’ange lui dit: Tes prières et tes aumônes sont montées devant Dieu, et il s’en est souvenu.
Cornelius stared at the angel and became terrified. Then he asked [fearfully], “Sir, what do you [(sg)] want?” The angel answered him, “You [(sg)] have pleased God because you have been praying [regularly to him] and you often give money to [help] poor people. [Those things have been] like a sacrifice [to God].
5 Envoie maintenant des hommes à Joppé, et fais venir Simon, surnommé Pierre;
So, now command some men to go to Joppa and [tell them to] bring back a man named Simon whose other name is Peter.
6 il est logé chez un certain Simon, corroyeur, dont la maison est près de la mer.
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 Dès que l’ange qui lui avait parlé fut parti, Corneille appela deux de ses serviteurs, et un soldat pieux d’entre ceux qui étaient attachés à sa personne;
When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a soldier who served him, one who also worshipped God.
8 et, après leur avoir tout raconté, il les envoya à Joppé.
He explained to them everything [that the angel had said. Then] he told them to go to Joppa [to ask Peter to come to Caesarea].
9 Le lendemain, comme ils étaient en route, et qu’ils approchaient de la ville, Pierre monta sur le toit, vers la sixième heure, pour prier.
About noon the next day those [three men] were traveling [along the road] and were coming near [Joppa. As they were approaching Joppa], Peter went up on the [flat] housetop to pray.
10 Il eut faim, et il voulut manger. Pendant qu’on lui préparait à manger, il tomba en extase.
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 Il vit le ciel ouvert, et un objet semblable à une grande nappe attachée par les quatre coins, qui descendait et s’abaissait vers la terre,
(He saw heaven open/He saw an opening in the sky) and something like a large sheet was being lowered [to the ground]. [It was tied at] its four corners [with ropes].
12 et où se trouvaient tous les quadrupèdes et les reptiles de la terre et les oiseaux du ciel.
Inside the sheet were all kinds of creatures. [These included animals and birds that the Mosaic laws forbade Jews to eat]. Some had four feet, others scurried across the ground, and others were wild birds.
13 Et une voix lui dit: Lève-toi, Pierre, tue et mange.
Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
14 Mais Pierre dit: Non, Seigneur, car je n’ai jamais rien mangé de souillé ni d’impur.
But Peter replied, “Lord, surely you [(sg)] do not [really want me to do that]! I have never eaten any [meat] that [our Jewish law says] is unacceptable to God or [something that we(exc)] must not eat!”
15 Et pour la seconde fois la voix se fit encore entendre à lui: Ce que Dieu a déclaré pur, ne le regarde pas comme souillé.
[Then Peter heard] [MTY] God talk to him a second time. He said, “[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!”
16 Cela arriva jusqu’à trois fois; et aussitôt après, l’objet fut retiré dans le ciel.
[This happened] three [times, so Peter knew that he had to think carefully about what it might mean]. Immediately [after God had said that the third time], ([the] sheet [with the animals and birds] was the pulled back into heaven/[someone] pulled the sheet [with the animals and birds] up into the sky again).
17 Tandis que Pierre ne savait en lui-même que penser du sens de la vision qu’il avait eue, voici, les hommes envoyés par Corneille, s’étant informés de la maison de Simon, se présentèrent à la porte,
While Peter was trying to understand what that vision meant, the men who had been sent by Cornelius {whom Cornelius had sent} [arrived in Joppa. They asked people how to get to] Simon’s house. [So they found his house] and were standing outside the gate.
18 et demandèrent à haute voix si c’était là que logeait Simon, surnommé Pierre.
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 Et comme Pierre était à réfléchir sur la vision, l’Esprit lui dit: Voici, trois hommes te demandent;
While Peter was still trying to understand [what] the vision [meant], [God’s] Spirit said to him, “Three men [are here who] want to see you.
20 lève-toi, descends, et pars avec eux sans hésiter, car c’est moi qui les ai envoyés.
So get up and go downstairs and go with them! Do not think that you [(sg)] should not go with them [because of their being non-Jews], because I have sent them [here]!”
21 Pierre donc descendit, et il dit à ces hommes: Voici, je suis celui que vous cherchez; quel est le motif qui vous amène?
So Peter went down to the men and said to them, “[Greetings!] I am [the man] you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22 Ils répondirent: Corneille, centenier, homme juste et craignant Dieu, et de qui toute la nation des Juifs rend un bon témoignage, a été divinement averti par un saint ange de te faire venir dans sa maison et d’entendre tes paroles.
One of them replied, “Cornelius, who is a [Roman] army officer, [sent us here]. He is a righteous man who worships God, and all of the Jewish people [HYP] [who know about him] say that he is a very good man. An angel (who was sent from God/whom God sent) said to him, ‘Tell some men to [go to Joppa to see Simon Peter and] bring him here, so that you [(sg)] can hear what he has to say.’”
23 Pierre donc les fit entrer, et les logea. Le lendemain, il se leva, et partit avec eux. Quelques-uns des frères de Joppé l’accompagnèrent.
So Peter [said that he would go with them, and then he] invited them into [the house] and told them that they could stay [there that night]. Acts 10:23b-26 The next day Peter got ready and went with the men. Several of the believers from Joppa went with him.
24 Ils arrivèrent à Césarée le jour suivant. Corneille les attendait, et avait invité ses parents et ses amis intimes.
The day after that, they arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them. He had also invited his relatives and close friends [to come to his house, so they were there, too].
25 Lorsque Pierre entra, Corneille, qui était allé au-devant de lui, tomba à ses pieds et se prosterna.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 Mais Pierre le releva, en disant: Lève-toi; moi aussi, je suis un homme.
But Peter [grasped Cornelius by the hand and] lifted him to his feet. He said, “Stand up! [Do not revere/worship me] I myself am only human, [like you]!”
27 Et conversant avec lui, il entra, et trouva beaucoup de personnes réunies.
While he was talking to Cornelius, Peter [and the others] entered [a large room inside the house]. Peter saw that many people had gathered together [there].
28 Vous savez, leur dit-il, qu’il est défendu à un Juif de se lier avec un étranger ou d’entrer chez lui; mais Dieu m’a appris à ne regarder aucun homme comme souillé et impur.
Then Peter said to them, “You all know that any [of us] Jews think we are disobeying [our Jewish] laws if we [(exc)] associate with a non-Jewish person or [if we even] visit him. However, God has shown me [in a vision] that I should not say about anyone that God will not accept him.
29 C’est pourquoi je n’ai pas eu d’objection à venir, puisque vous m’avez appelé; je vous demande donc pour quel motif vous m’avez envoyé chercher.
So when you sent [some men] to ask me to come [here], I came [right away. I] did not say that I could not go [with non-Jewish people. So, please tell me], why have you asked me to come [here]?”
30 Corneille dit: Il y a quatre jours, à cette heure-ci, je priais dans ma maison à la neuvième heure; et voici, un homme vêtu d’un habit éclatant se présenta devant moi, et dit:
Cornelius replied, “About this time four days ago I was praying [to God] in my house, [as I regularly do] at three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man whose clothes [shone] brightly stood in front of me,
31 Corneille, ta prière a été exaucée, et Dieu s’est souvenu de tes aumônes.
and said, ‘Cornelius, when you [(sg)] have prayed, you have been heard by God {God has heard [when] you [(sg)] have prayed [to him]}. He has also noticed that you have [often] given money to [help] poor people, [and he is pleased with that].
32 Envoie donc à Joppé, et fais venir Simon, surnommé Pierre; il est logé dans la maison de Simon, corroyeur, près de la mer.
So now, send [messengers to go] to Joppa, [in order] to ask Simon whose other name is Peter to come [here]. He is staying near the ocean in a house that belongs to [another] man named Simon, who makes leather. [When Simon Peter comes, he will tell you a message from God].’
33 Aussitôt j’ai envoyé vers toi, et tu as bien fait de venir. Maintenant donc nous sommes tous devant Dieu, pour entendre tout ce que le Seigneur t’a ordonné de nous dire.
So I immediately sent [some men who asked] you [(sg) to come here], and I [certainly] thank you for coming. Now we [(exc)] all are gathered [here, knowing that] God is with us, in order to hear all the things that the Lord [God] has commanded you [to say. So please speak to us].”
34 Alors Pierre, ouvrant la bouche, dit: En vérité, je reconnais que Dieu ne fait point acception de personnes,
So Peter began to speak [MTY] to them. He said, “[Now] I understand that it is true that God does not favor only certain groups [of people].
35 mais qu’en toute nation celui qui le craint et qui pratique la justice lui est agréable.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 Il a envoyé la parole aux fils d’Israël, en leur annonçant la paix par Jésus-Christ, qui est le Seigneur de tous.
[You know] the message that God sent to [us] Israelis. [He] proclaimed [to us the good news that he] would cause [people] to have peace [with him] because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. This [Jesus is Lord not only over us Israelis. He] is [also the] Lord [who rules] over all [people].
37 Vous savez ce qui est arrivé dans toute la Judée, après avoir commencé en Galilée, à la suite du baptême que Jean a prêché;
You know what [he] did throughout the land of Judea, beginning in Galilee. He began [to do those things] after John had been proclaiming [to people that they should turn away from their sinful behavior before] he baptized them.
38 vous savez comment Dieu a oint du Saint-Esprit et de force Jésus de Nazareth, qui allait de lieu en lieu faisant du bien et guérissant tous ceux qui étaient sous l’empire du diable, car Dieu était avec lui.
You know that God gave [MTY] his Holy Spirit to Jesus, [the Man] from Nazareth [town], and gave him the power [to do miracles. You also know] how Jesus went to many places, always doing good deeds and healing [people. Specifically], he was continually healing all the people whom the devil was causing to suffer. [Jesus was able to do those things] because God was always helping him.”
39 Nous sommes témoins de tout ce qu’il a fait dans le pays des Juifs et à Jérusalem. Ils l’ont tué, en le pendant au bois.
“We [apostles] tell people about all the things that [we saw Jesus] do in Jerusalem and in the [rest of] Israel. [The leaders in Jerusalem] had him killed by being nailed to a cross.
40 Dieu l’a ressuscité le troisième jour, et il a permis qu’il apparût,
However, God caused him to become alive again on the third day [after he had died]. God [also] enabled [some of us(exc)] to see him [so that we would know that he was alive again].
41 non à tout le peuple, mais aux témoins choisis d’avance par Dieu, à nous qui avons mangé et bu avec lui, après qu’il fut ressuscité des morts.
God [did] not [let] all the [Jewish] people see him. Instead, he had chosen us [apostles] beforehand to see [Jesus after he became alive again], and to tell others [about him]. We [apostles are the people] who ate meals with him (after he had become alive [again]/after he had risen from the dead).
42 Et Jésus nous a ordonné de prêcher au peuple et d’attester que c’est lui qui a été établi par Dieu juge des vivants et des morts.
God commanded us to preach to the people and tell them that Jesus is the one whom he has appointed to judge [everyone some day. He will judge all] those who will [still] be living and all those who will have died [by that time].
43 Tous les prophètes rendent de lui le témoignage que quiconque croit en lui reçoit par son nom le pardon des péchés.
All of the prophets [who wrote about the Messiah long ago] told [people] about him. [They wrote] that if people believe in the Messiah [MTY], God would forgive [them for] their sins, because of what [the Messiah would do] for them.”
44 Comme Pierre prononçait encore ces mots, le Saint-Esprit descendit sur tous ceux qui écoutaient la parole.
While Peter was still speaking those words, suddenly the Holy Spirit (came down on/began to control) all [those non-Jewish people] who were listening to the message.
45 Tous les fidèles circoncis qui étaient venus avec Pierre furent étonnés de ce que le don du Saint-Esprit était aussi répandu sur les païens.
The Jewish believers who had come with Peter [from Joppa] were amazed that [God] had generously given the Holy Spirit to the non-Jewish people, too.
46 Car ils les entendaient parler en langues et glorifier Dieu.
[The Jewish believers knew that God had done that] because they were hearing those people speaking languages [MTY] [that they had not learned] and telling how great God is.
47 Alors Pierre dit: Peut-on refuser l’eau du baptême à ceux qui ont reçu le Saint-Esprit aussi bien que nous?
Then Peter said [to the other Jewish believers who were there], “[God] has given them the Holy Spirit just like [he gave him] to us [Jewish believers], so (surely all of you would agree that [we(exc)] should baptize these people!/would any of you forbid that these people should be baptized?) [RHQ]”
48 Et il ordonna qu’ils fussent baptisés au nom du Seigneur. Sur quoi ils le prièrent de rester quelques jours auprès d’eux.
Then Peter told those [non-Jewish] people that they should be baptized [to show that they had believed] [MTY] in the [Lord] Jesus Christ. [So they baptized all of them. After they were baptized], they requested that Peter stay [with them] several days. [So Peter and the other Jewish believers did that].
