Revelation 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, that he might show to his servants the things that must shortly come to pass; and he sent it by his angel, and made it known to his servant John,
Révélation de Jésus-Christ que Dieu lui a accordée pour montrer à ses serviteurs ce qui doit arriver bientôt, et que le Christ a transmise en envoyant son ange à son serviteur Jean,
2 who bore testimony to the word of God, and recorded the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever things he saw.
qui atteste, comme témoin oculaire, la parole de Dieu et le témoignage de Jésus-Christ.
3 Blessed is he that reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it; for the time is at hand.
Heureux celui qui lira, heureux ceux qui entendront la parole de cette prophétie et qui observeront ce qui y est écrit, car le temps est proche!
4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia, grace be to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;
Jean aux sept églises d'Asie. Grâce et paix vous soient données par celui qui est, qui était et qui viendra, et par les sept esprits qui sont devant son trône,
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loves us, and that has washed us from our sins in his own blood,
et par Jésus-Christ, le témoin fidèle, le premier-né des morts, le prince des rois de la terre. A celui qui nous aime, et nous a lavés de nos péchés dans son sang,
6 and has made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be glory and might from age to age. Amen. (aiōn g165)
et qui a fait de nous un Royaume, qui a fait de nous des prêtres de Dieu son Père, à lui la gloire et la force aux siècles des siècles! Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 Behold, he comes with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and those also who pierced him: and all the tribes of the land shall lament because of him. Even so. Amen.
«Le voici, il vient sur les nuées et tout oeil le verra; ceux mêmes qui l'ont percé le verront, et toutes les tribus de la terre se lamenteront à cause de lui.» —
8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
«Oui, amen! Je suis l'Alpha et l'Oméga», dit le Seigneur Dieu, «Celui qui est, qui était et qui viendra, le Tout-Puissant.»
9 I John, your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Moi, Jean, votre frère et votre compagnon dans les tribulations, dans la royauté et la ferme attente de Jésus, je me trouvai dans l'île qu'on appelle Patmos, à cause de la parole de Dieu et du témoignage de Jésus.
10 I was in spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice like that of a trumpet,
Je tombai en extase, le jour du Seigneur, et j'entendis derrière moi une voix éclatante comme le son d'une trompette
11 saying: What you see, write in a book, and send to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
qui disait: «Ce que tu vas voir, écris-le dans un livre et envoie-le aux sept Églises, à Éphèse, à Smyrne, à Pergame, à Thyatires, à Sardes, à Philadelphie, à Laodicée.»
12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me: and having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks,
Et je me retournai pour chercher la voix qui me parlait et, m'étant retourné, je vis sept chandeliers d'or;
13 and in the midst of the seven candlesticks, one like the Son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to his feet, and girded about the breast with a golden girdle.
au milieu était «un être qui ressemblait à un fils d'homme, revêtu d'une longue robe, et ceint» à la hauteur de la poitrine «d'une ceinture d'or.
14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Sa tête et ses cheveux étaient blancs comme de la laine blanche, comme de la neige, ses yeux étaient comme la flamme,
15 and his feet were like fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace: and his voice was like the voice of many waters.
ses pieds comme le cuivre» rougi dans une fournaise ardente. «Sa voix ressemblait à la voix des grosses eaux.»
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp, two-edged sword: arid his face was as the sun when it shines in its strength.
A la main droite il avait sept étoiles; de sa bouche sortait un glaive aigu à deux tranchants, et son aspect était celui du «soleil quand il brille dans tout son éclat.»
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not, I am the First and the Last,
A sa vue, je tombai comme mort à ses pieds, et il posa sa main droite sur moi, disant: «Ne crains point, je suis le Premier et le Dernier»
19 Write, therefore, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and those which shall be hereafter;
Écris donc ce que tu as vu et ce qui est et ce qui doit arriver après,
20 the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.
écris le mystère des sept étoiles que tu as vues dans ma main et des sept chandeliers d'or. Les sept étoiles sont les anges des sept Églises, et les chandeliers sont les sept Églises.
