Ostervald (French) OST
New International Version NIV
15 Et ils lui dirent: Tu es folle. Mais elle assurait que la chose était ainsi; et ils dirent: C'est son ange.
15
“You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
16 Cependant, Pierre continuait à frapper, et quand ils eurent ouvert, ils le virent, et furent ravis hors d'eux-mêmes.
16
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
17 Mais lui, leur faisant signe de la main de se taire, leur raconta comment le Seigneur l'avait fait sortir de la prison; et il dit: Faites savoir cela à Jacques et à nos frères; après quoi il sortit, et s'en alla dans un autre lieu.
17
Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.
18 Quand il fut jour, il y eut un grand trouble parmi les soldats, pour savoir ce que Pierre était devenu.
18
In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19 Et Hérode, l'ayant fait chercher sans qu'on pût le trouver, fit le procès aux gardes, et il commanda qu'on les menât au supplice. Puis il descendit de Judée à Césarée, où il s'arrêta.
19
After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
20 Or, Hérode était en hostilité avec les Tyriens et les Sidoniens. Mais ils vinrent le trouver d'un commun accord, et ayant gagné Blastus, chambellan du roi, ils demandèrent la paix, parce que leur pays tirait sa subsistance de celui du roi.
20
He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.
21 Au jour fixé, Hérode, revêtu de ses habits royaux, assis sur son trône, les harangua.
21
On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.
22 Et le peuple s'écria: Voix d'un dieu, et non point d'un homme!
22
They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”
23 Mais à l'instant un ange du Seigneur le frappa, parce qu'il n'avait pas donné gloire à Dieu; et il mourut rongé des vers.
23
Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
24 Or la parole du Seigneur croissait, et se répandait.
24
But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.
25 Et Barnabas et Saul, après s'être acquittés de leur ministère, s'en retournèrent de Jérusalem, ayant aussi pris avec eux Jean, surnommé Marc.
25
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
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