Actes 19
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Acts 19
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| Pendant qu`Apollos était à Corinthe, Paul, après avoir parcouru les hautes provinces de l`Asie, arriva à Éphèse. Ayant rencontré quelques disciples, il leur dit: | And it came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having gone through the higher country, came to Ephesus, where there were certain disciples: |
| Avez-vous reçu le Saint Esprit, quand vous avez cru? Ils lui répondirent: Nous n`avons pas même entendu dire qu`il y ait un Saint Esprit. | And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit. |
| Il dit: De quel baptême avez-vous donc été baptisés? Et ils répondirent: Du baptême de Jean. | And he said, What sort of baptism did you have? And they said, The baptism of John. |
| Alors Paul dit: Jean a baptisé du baptême de repentance, disant au peuple de croire en celui qui venait après lui, c`est-à-dire, en Jésus. | And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus. |
| Sur ces paroles, ils furent baptisés au nom du Seigneur Jésus. | And hearing this, they had baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus. |
| Lorsque Paul leur eut imposé les mains, le Saint Esprit vint sur eux, et ils parlaient en langues et prophétisaient. | And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets. |
| Ils étaient en tout environ douze hommes. | And there were about twelve of these men. |
| Ensuite Paul entra dans la synagogue, où il parla librement. Pendant trois mois, il discourut sur les choses qui concernent le royaume de Dieu, s`efforçant de persuader ceux qui l`écoutaient. | And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God. |
| Mais, comme quelques-uns restaient endurcis et incrédules, décriant devant la multitude la voie du Seigneur, il se retira d`eux, sépara les disciples, et enseigna chaque jour dans l`école d`un nommé Tyrannus. | But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus. |
| Cela dura deux ans, de sorte que tous ceux qui habitaient l`Asie, Juifs et Grecs, entendirent la parole du Seigneur. | And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews. |
| Et Dieu faisait des miracles extraordinaires par les mains de Paul, | And God did special works of power by the hands of Paul: |
| au point qu`on appliquait sur les malades des linges ou des mouchoirs qui avaient touché son corps, et les maladies les quittaient, et les esprits malins sortaient. | So that bits of linen and clothing from his body were taken to people who were ill, and their diseases went away from them and the evil spirits went out. |
| Quelques exorcistes juifs ambulants essayèrent d`invoquer sur ceux qui avaient des esprits malins le nom du Seigneur Jésus, en disant: Je vous conjure par Jésus que Paul prêche! | But some of the Jews who went from place to place driving out evil spirits, took it on themselves to make use of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, I give you orders, by Jesus, whom Paul is preaching. |
| Ceux qui faisaient cela étaient sept fils de Scéva, Juif, l`un des principaux sacrificateurs. | And there were seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew and a chief priest, who did this. |
| L`esprit malin leur répondit: Je connais Jésus, et je sais qui est Paul; mais vous, qui êtes-vous? | And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you? |
| Et l`homme dans lequel était l`esprit malin s`élança sur eux, se rendit maître de tous deux, et les maltraita de telle sorte qu`ils s`enfuirent de cette maison nus et blessés. | And the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them, was stronger than the two of them, and overcame them, so that they went running from that house, wounded and without their clothing. |
| Cela fut connu de tous les Juifs et de tous les Grecs qui demeuraient à Éphèse, et la crainte s`empara d`eux tous, et le nom du Seigneur Jésus était glorifié. | And this came to the ears of all those, Jews and Greeks, who were living at Ephesus; and fear came on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was made great. |
| Plusieurs de ceux qui avaient cru venaient confesser et déclarer ce qu`ils avaient fait. | And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts. |
| Et un certain nombre de ceux qui avaient exercé les arts magiques, ayant apporté leurs livres, les brûlèrent devant tout le monde: on en estima la valeur à cinquante mille pièces d`argent. | And a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver. |
| C`est ainsi que la parole du Seigneur croissait en puissance et en force. | So the word of the Lord was increased very greatly and was full of power. |
| Après que ces choses se furent passées, Paul forma le projet d`aller à Jérusalem, en traversant la Macédoine et l`Achaïe. Quand j`aurai été là, se disait-il, il faut aussi que je voie Rome. | Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome. |
| Il envoya en Macédoine deux de ses aides, Timothée et Éraste, et il resta lui-même quelque temps encore en Asie. | And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time. |
| Il survint, à cette époque, un grand trouble au sujet de la voie du Seigneur. | And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way. |
| Un nommé Démétrius, orfèvre, fabriquait en argent des temples de Diane, et procurait à ses ouvriers un gain considérable. | For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen; |
| Il les rassembla, avec ceux du même métier, et dit: O hommes, vous savez que notre bien-être dépend de cette industrie; | Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth. |
| et vous voyez et entendez que, non seulement à Éphèse, mais dans presque toute l`Asie, ce Paul a persuadé et détourné une foule de gens, en disant que les dieux faits de main d`homme ne sont pas des dieux. | And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands: |
| Le danger qui en résulte, ce n`est pas seulement que notre industrie ne tombe en discrédit; c`est encore que le temple de la grande déesse Diane ne soit tenu pour rien, et même que la majesté de celle qui est révérée dans toute l`Asie et dans le monde entier ne soit réduite à néant. | And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position. |
| Ces paroles les ayant remplis de colère, ils se mirent à crier: Grande est la Diane des Éphésiens! | And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus. |
| Toute la ville fut dans la confusion. Ils se précipitèrent tous ensemble au théâtre, entraînant avec eux Gaïus et Aristarque, Macédoniens, compagnons de voyage de Paul. | And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul. |
| Paul voulait se présenter devant le peuple, mais les disciples l`en empêchèrent; | And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him. |
| quelques-uns même des Asiarques, qui étaient ses amis, envoyèrent vers lui, pour l`engager à ne pas se rendre au théâtre. | And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre. |
| Les uns criaient d`une manière, les autres d`une autre, car le désordre régnait dans l`assemblée, et la plupart ne savaient pas pourquoi ils s`étaient réunis. | And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together. |
| Alors on fit sortir de la foule Alexandre, que les Juifs poussaient en avant; et Alexandre, faisant signe de la main, voulait parler au peuple. | Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer: |
| Mais quand ils reconnurent qu`il était Juif, tous d`une seule voix crièrent pendant près de deux heures: Grande est la Diane des Éphésiens! | But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus. |
| Cependant le secrétaire, ayant apaisé la foule, dit: Hommes Éphésiens, quel est celui qui ignore que la ville d`Éphèse est la gardienne du temple de la grande Diane et de son simulacre tombé du ciel? | And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter? |
| Cela étant incontestable, vous devez vous calmer, et ne rien faire avec précipitation. | So then, because these things may not be doubted, it would be better for you to be quiet, and do nothing unwise. |
| Car vous avez amené ces hommes, qui ne sont coupables ni de sacrilège, ni de blasphème envers notre déesse. | For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess. |
| Si donc Démétrius et ses ouvriers ont à se plaindre de quelqu`un, il y a des jours d`audience et des proconsuls; qu`ils s`appellent en justice les uns les autres. | If, then, Demetrius and the workmen who are with him have a protest to make against any man, the law is open to them, and there are judges; let them put up a cause at law against one another. |
| Et si vous avez en vue d`autres objets, ils se régleront dans une assemblée légale. | But if any other business is in question, let it be taken up in the regular meeting. |
| Nous risquons, en effet, d`être accusés de sédition pour ce qui s`est passé aujourd`hui, puisqu`il n`existe aucun motif qui nous permette de justifier cet attroupement. | For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together. |
| (19:40b) Après ces paroles, il congédia l`assemblée. | And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away. |
