Acts 25
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Actes 25
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| So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. | Festus, étant arrivé dans la province, monta trois jours après de Césarée à Jérusalem. |
| And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul, | Les principaux sacrificateurs et les principaux d`entre les Juifs lui portèrent plainte contre Paul. Ils firent des instances auprès de lui, et, dans des vues hostiles, |
| Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way. | lui demandèrent comme une faveur qu`il le fît venir à Jérusalem. Ils préparaient un guet-apens, pour le tuer en chemin. |
| But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there. | Festus répondit que Paul était gardé à Césarée, et que lui-même devait partir sous peu. |
| So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him. | Que les principaux d`entre vous descendent avec moi, dit-il, et s`il y a quelque chose de coupable en cet homme, qu`ils l`accusent. |
| And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul. | Festus ne passa que huit à dix jours parmi eux, puis il descendit à Césarée. Le lendemain, s`étant assis sur son tribunal, il donna l`ordre qu`on amenât Paul. |
| And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts. | Quand il fut arrivé, les Juifs qui étaient venus de Jérusalem l`entourèrent, et portèrent contre lui de nombreuses et graves accusations, qu`ils n`étaient pas en état de prouver. |
| Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar. | Paul entreprit sa défense, en disant: Je n`ai rien fait de coupable, ni contre la loi des Juifs, ni contre le temple, ni contre César. |
| But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things? | Festus, désirant plaire aux Juifs, répondit à Paul: Veux-tu monter à Jérusalem, et y être jugé sur ces choses en ma présence? |
| And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see. | Paul dit: C`est devant le tribunal de César que je comparais, c`est là que je dois être jugé. Je n`ai fait aucun tort aux Juifs, comme tu le sais fort bien. |
| If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar. | Si j`ai commis quelque injustice, ou quelque crime digne de mort, je ne refuse pas de mourir; mais, si les choses dont ils m`accusent sont fausses, personne n`a le droit de me livrer à eux. J`en appelle à César. |
| Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go. | Alors Festus, après avoir délibéré avec le conseil, répondit: Tu en as appelé à César; tu iras devant César. |
| Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus. | Quelques jours après, le roi Agrippa et Bérénice arrivèrent à Césarée, pour saluer Festus. |
| And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix: | Comme ils passèrent là plusieurs jours, Festus exposa au roi l`affaire de Paul, et dit: Félix a laissé prisonnier un homme |
| Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him. | contre lequel, lorsque j`étais à Jérusalem, les principaux sacrificateurs et les anciens des Juifs ont porté plainte, en demandant sa condamnation. |
| To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him. | Je leur ai répondu que ce n`est pas la coutume des Romains de livrer un homme avant que l`inculpé ait été mis en présence de ses accusateurs, et qu`il ait eu la faculté de se défendre sur les choses dont on l`accuse. |
| So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man. | Ils sont donc venus ici, et, sans différer, je m`assis le lendemain sur mon tribunal, et je donnai l`ordre qu`on amenât cet homme. |
| But when they got up they said nothing about such crimes as I had in mind: | Les accusateurs, s`étant présentés, ne lui imputèrent rien de ce que je supposais; |
| But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living. | ils avaient avec lui des discussions relatives à leur religion particulière, et à un certain Jésus qui est mort, et que Paul affirmait être vivant. |
| And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there. | Ne sachant quel parti prendre dans ce débat, je lui demandai s`il voulait aller à Jérusalem, et y être jugé sur ces choses. |
| But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar. | Mais Paul en ayant appelé, pour que sa cause fût réservée à la connaissance de l`empereur, j`ai ordonné qu`on le gardât jusqu`à ce que je l`envoyasse à César. |
| And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing. | Agrippa dit à Festus: Je voudrais aussi entendre cet homme. Demain, répondit Festus, tu l`entendras. |
| So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for. | Le lendemain donc, Agrippa et Bérénice vinrent en grande pompe, et entrèrent dans le lieu de l`audience avec les tribuns et les principaux de la ville. Sur l`ordre de Festus, Paul fut amené. |
| And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer. | Alors Festus dit: Roi Agrippa, et vous tous qui êtes présents avec nous, vous voyez cet homme au sujet duquel toute la multitude des Juifs s`est adressée à moi, soit à Jérusalem, soit ici, en s`écriant qu`il ne devait plus vivre. |
| But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him. | Pour moi, ayant reconnu qu`il n`a rien fait qui mérite la mort, et lui-même en ayant appelé à l`empereur, j`ai résolu de le faire partir. |
| But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing. | Je n`ai rien de certain à écrire à l`empereur sur son compte; c`est pourquoi je l`ai fait paraître devant vous, et surtout devant toi, roi Agrippa, afin de savoir qu`écrire, après qu`il aura été examiné. |
| For it seems to me against reason to send a prisoner without making clear what there is against him. | Car il me semble absurde d`envoyer un prisonnier sans indiquer de quoi on l`accuse. |
