KJV ¹ And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

S21 ¹ Quant à Saul, il respirait toujours la menace et le meurtre contre les disciples du Seigneur. Il se rendit chez le grand-prêtre

KJV ² And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

S21 ² et lui demanda des lettres pour les synagogues de Damas afin de pouvoir arrêter et amener à Jérusalem les partisans de cet enseignement qu'il trouverait, hommes ou femmes.

KJV ³ And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

S21 ³ Comme il était en chemin et qu'il approchait de Damas, tout à coup, une lumière qui venait du ciel resplendit autour de lui.

KJV ⁴ And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

S21 ⁴ Il tomba par terre et entendit une voix lui dire: «Saul, Saul, pourquoi me persécutes-tu?»

KJV ⁵ And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

S21 ⁵ Il répondit: «Qui es-tu, Seigneur?» Et le Seigneur dit: «Moi, je suis Jésus, celui que tu persécutes.

KJV ⁶ And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

S21 ⁶ Lève-toi, entre dans la ville et on te dira ce que tu dois faire.»

KJV ⁷ And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

S21 ⁷ Les hommes qui l'accompagnaient s'arrêtèrent, muets de stupeur; ils entendaient bien la voix, mais ils ne voyaient personne.

KJV ⁸ And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

S21 ⁸ Saul se releva de terre. Malgré ses yeux ouverts, il ne voyait rien; on le prit par la main pour le conduire à Damas.

KJV ⁹ And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

S21 ⁹ Il resta trois jours sans voir et il ne mangea ni ne but rien.

KJV ¹⁰ And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

S21 ¹⁰ Or, il y avait à Damas un disciple du nom d'Ananias. Le Seigneur lui dit dans une vision: «Ananias!» Il répondit: «Me voici, Seigneur!»

KJV ¹¹ And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

S21 ¹¹ Le Seigneur lui dit alors: «Lève-toi, va dans la rue qu'on appelle la droite et, dans la maison de Judas, demande un dénommé Saul de Tarse. En effet, il prie

KJV ¹² And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

S21 ¹² et il a vu en vision un homme appelé Ananias entrer et poser les mains sur lui afin qu'il retrouve la vue.»

KJV ¹³ Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

S21 ¹³ Ananias répondit: «Seigneur, j'ai appris de beaucoup tout le mal que cet homme a fait à tes saints à Jérusalem,

KJV ¹⁴ And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

S21 ¹⁴ et ici il a pleins pouvoirs, de la part des chefs des prêtres, pour arrêter tous ceux qui font appel à toi.»

KJV ¹⁵ But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

S21 ¹⁵ Mais le Seigneur lui dit: «Vas-y, car cet homme est un instrument que j'ai choisi pour faire connaître mon nom aux non-Juifs, aux rois et aux Israélites.

KJV ¹⁶ For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

S21 ¹⁶ Je lui montrerai tout ce qu'il doit souffrir pour moi.»

KJV ¹⁷ And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

S21 ¹⁷ Ananias partit. Une fois entré dans la maison, il posa les mains sur Saul en disant: «Saul mon frère, le Seigneur, [le Jésus] qui t'est apparu sur le chemin par lequel tu venais, m'a envoyé pour que tu retrouves la vue et que tu sois rempli du Saint-Esprit.»

KJV ¹⁸ And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

S21 ¹⁸ Aussitôt il tomba comme des écailles de ses yeux et il retrouva la vue. Il se leva et fut baptisé;

KJV ¹⁹ And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

S21 ¹⁹ après avoir pris de la nourriture, il retrouva des forces. Il resta quelques jours avec les disciples qui étaient à Damas

KJV ²⁰ And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

S21 ²⁰ et se mit aussitôt à proclamer dans les synagogues que Jésus est le Fils de Dieu.

KJV ²¹ But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

S21 ²¹ Tous ceux qui l'entendaient étaient stupéfaits et disaient: «N'est-ce pas l'homme qui persécutait à Jérusalem ceux qui font appel à ce nom-là et n'est-il pas venu ici pour les arrêter et les conduire devant les chefs des prêtres?»

KJV ²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

S21 ²² Cependant Saul se fortifiait de plus en plus, et il confondait les Juifs qui habitaient Damas en démontrant que Jésus est le Messie.

KJV ²³ And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

S21 ²³ Au bout d'un certain temps, les Juifs se concertèrent pour le supprimer,

KJV ²⁴ But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

S21 ²⁴ mais leur complot parvint à la connaissance de Saul. On gardait les portes jour et nuit afin de pouvoir le tuer.

KJV ²⁵ Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

S21 ²⁵ Cependant, une nuit, les disciples le prirent et le descendirent le long de la muraille, assis dans une corbeille.

KJV ²⁶ And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

S21 ²⁶ Arrivé à Jérusalem, Saul essaya de se joindre aux disciples, mais tous avaient peur de lui car ils ne croyaient pas qu'il était un disciple.

KJV ²⁷ But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

S21 ²⁷ Alors Barnabas le prit avec lui, le conduisit vers les apôtres et leur raconta comment, sur le chemin, Saul avait vu le Seigneur qui lui avait parlé et avec quelle assurance il avait prêché à Damas au nom de Jésus.

KJV ²⁸ And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

S21 ²⁸ Saul allait et venait avec eux dans Jérusalem et s'exprimait en toute assurance au nom du Seigneur.

KJV ²⁹ And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

S21 ²⁹ Il parlait aussi et discutait avec les Hellénistes, mais ceux-ci cherchaient à le supprimer.

KJV ³⁰ Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

S21 ³⁰ L'ayant appris, les frères l'emmenèrent à Césarée et le firent partir pour Tarse.

KJV ³¹ Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

S21 ³¹ L'Eglise était en paix dans toute la Judée, la Galilée et la Samarie; elle s'édifiait, marchait dans la crainte du Seigneur et grandissait grâce à l'aide du Saint-Esprit.

KJV ³² And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

S21 ³² Comme Pierre parcourait tout le pays, il descendit aussi rendre visite aux saints qui habitaient à Lydde.

KJV ³³ And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

S21 ³³ Il y trouva un homme appelé Enée, qui était couché sur un lit depuis 8 ans parce qu'il était paralysé.

KJV ³⁴ And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

S21 ³⁴ Pierre lui dit: «Enée, Jésus-Christ te guérit. Lève-toi et fais toi-même ton lit!» Aussitôt il se leva.

KJV ³⁵ And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

S21 ³⁵ Tous les habitants de Lydde et du Saron le virent et se convertirent au Seigneur.

KJV ³⁶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

S21 ³⁶ Il y avait à Jaffa, parmi les disciples, une femme appelée Tabitha, ce qui signifie «gazelle». Elle faisait beaucoup de bien et donnait de son argent aux autres.

KJV ³⁷ And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

S21 ³⁷ Elle tomba malade à cette époque-là et mourut. Après l'avoir lavée, on la déposa dans une chambre à l'étage.

KJV ³⁸ And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

S21 ³⁸ Or Lydde est près de Jaffa et les disciples avaient appris que Pierre s'y trouvait; ils envoyèrent donc [deux hommes] vers lui pour le supplier de venir jusque chez eux sans tarder.

KJV ³⁹ Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

S21 ³⁹ Pierre se leva et partit avec eux. A son arrivée, on le conduisit dans la chambre à l'étage. Toutes les veuves l'entourèrent en pleurant et lui montrèrent toutes les robes et les manteaux que faisait Tabitha quand elle était avec elles.

KJV ⁴⁰ But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

S21 ⁴⁰ Pierre fit sortir tout le monde, se mit à genoux et pria. Puis il se tourna vers le corps et dit: «Tabitha, lève-toi!» Elle ouvrit les yeux et, quand elle vit Pierre, elle s'assit.

KJV ⁴¹ And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

S21 ⁴¹ Il lui donna la main et la fit lever. Il appela ensuite les saints et les veuves et la leur présenta vivante.

KJV ⁴² And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

S21 ⁴² Cela fut connu de tout Jaffa et beaucoup crurent au Seigneur.

KJV ⁴³ And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

S21 ⁴³ Pierre resta quelque temps à Jaffa, chez un tanneur qui s'appelait Simon.