John 10
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “Listen carefully to what I say. Anyone who does not enter [the sheep pen] through the gate, if he climbs in some other way, he is a thief or a bandit.
En vérité, en vérité, je vous le déclare, celui qui n'entre pas par la porte dans la bergerie, mais qui y monte par un autre endroit, celui-là est un voleur et un brigand.
2 The man who enters [the pen] through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Mais celui qui entre par la porte est le berger des brebis.
3 The man who watches the gate at [night] opens the gate for him. The sheep recognize the shepherd’s voice. He summons his own sheep by [calling out] the names [he has given] them. Then he leads them outside [the pen].
Le portier lui ouvre, et les brebis entendent sa voix; il appelle ses brebis par leur nom, et il les mène dehors.
4 After he has brought out all his own [sheep], he goes in front of them. His sheep follow him because they recognize [and pay attention to] his voice.
Quand il les a toutes fait sortir, il marche devant elles, et les brebis le suivent, parce qu'elles connaissent sa voix.
5 But they will never follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from him, because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
Mais elles ne suivront pas un étranger; au contraire, elles le fuiront, parce qu'elles ne connaissent point la voix des étrangers.
6 Jesus said that [MET] [to illustrate the difference between himself and the Pharisees, who were deceiving the people]. But they did not understand what he was telling them.
Jésus leur dit cette similitude, mais ils ne comprirent pas ce qu'il voulait dire.
7 So Jesus spoke to them again. He said, “Listen carefully to what I am saying. I am [like] [MET] a gate for the sheep [to enter the sheepfold, because I am the one who allows people to enter God’s presence].
Jésus leur dit encore: En vérité, en vérité, je vous le déclare, je suis la porte des brebis.
8 All of [your religious leaders] who have come previously [without my authority] are [like] [MET] thieves and bandits [because they act violently and dishonestly for their own benefit]. But [just like] sheep do not [obey strangers, God’s people do not] pay attention to them.
Tous ceux qui sont venus avant moi sont des voleurs et des brigands; mais les brebis ne les ont pas écoutés.
9 I am [like] a gate. Those will be saved {[God] will save all those} who come [to God] by [trusting in] me. [Just like sheep] go in and out [through the gate safely] to find pasture [MET], [I will provide for them and protect them].
Je suis la porte: si quelqu'un entre par moi, il sera sauvé; il entrera et sortira, et il trouvera de la pâture.
10 Thieves come [to a sheep pen] only to steal or kill or destroy [sheep] [MET]. [Similarly, your religious leaders injure God’s people spiritually]. But I have come in order that people may have [eternal/spiritual] life, and that they may have abundantly [all they need to sustain them spiritually].
Le voleur ne vient que pour dérober, pour égorger et pour détruire; moi, je suis venu, afin que les brebis aient la vie, et qu'elles l'aient en abondance.
11 I am [like] a good shepherd. A good shepherd [is willing to] die to save the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, I am ready to sacrifice myself to save those who belong to me].
Je suis le bon berger; le bon berger donne sa vie pour ses brebis.
12 A worker whom someone has hired [to look after the sheep] is not [like] the shepherd or the one who owns the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock of sheep and [seizes one sheep and] causes [the others] to scatter.
Le mercenaire, qui n'est pas le berger, et à qui les brebis n'appartiennent pas, s'il voit venir le loup, abandonne les brebis et s'enfuit; et le loup les ravit et les disperse.
13 The worker runs away because he is [only] a man whom someone has hired. He is not [really] concerned about [what happens to] the sheep [MET]. [Similarly, your religious teachers do not really care what happens to you].
C'est qu'il est mercenaire, et qu'il ne se soucie pas des brebis.
14 I am [like] a good shepherd. [Just like a good shepherd knows his] sheep [MET], I know those who belong to me, and they know me
Je suis le bon berger! Je connais mes brebis, et mes brebis me connaissent,
15 in the same way as [my] Father knows me and I know [my] Father. Furthermore, I am [ready to] sacrifice myself for [those who belong to me].
comme le Père me connaît et comme je connais le Père; et je donne ma vie pour mes brebis.
16 And I have other people [who are not Jews] who [will some day] belong to me. They will be [like] [MET] sheep from another sheep pen. I must bring them [to God/myself] also. They will pay attention to what I say, and eventually [all those who belong to me] will be [like] one flock, and [I] will be [like] [MET] their one shepherd.
J'ai encore d'autres brebis qui ne sont pas de cette bergerie; il faut aussi que je les amène. Elles entendront ma voix, et il y aura un seul troupeau, un seul berger!
17 The reason [my] Father loves me is that I will sacrifice my life. But [after I do that], I will become alive again.
Voici pourquoi le Père m'aime: c'est parce que je donne ma vie, afin de la reprendre.
18 No one is causing me to die. Instead, I [have chosen to] sacrifice myself. I have authority to sacrifice myself and I have authority to become alive again. That is what my Father has commanded me to do.”
Personne ne me l'ôte, mais je la donne de moi-même; j'ai le pouvoir de la donner, et j'ai le pouvoir de la reprendre: j'ai reçu cet ordre de mon Père.
19 After hearing these words [that Jesus said], the Jews were divided again.
Les Juifs furent de nouveau divisés, à cause de ces paroles.
20 Many of them said, “A demon is [controlling] him and has caused him to become crazy. (It is useless to listen to him!/Why should we listen to him?) [RHQ]”
Plusieurs d'entre eux disaient: Il est possédé d'un démon, il est hors de sens; pourquoi l'écoutez-vous?
21 But others said, “What he is saying is not something a man whom a demon is controlling would say. (No demon could enable a blind man to see [like he did!/] How could a demon enable a blind man to see [like he did]?) [RHQ]”
D'autres disaient: Ce ne sont pas là les paroles d'un possédé. Un démon peut-il ouvrir les yeux des aveugles?
22 Then it was time for the celebration [to remember when our ancestors] rededicated [the Temple in Jerusalem]. It was in winter.
On célébrait à Jérusalem la fête de la Dédicace. C'était l'hiver;
23 Jesus was in the Temple [courtyard], walking in [the place that people called King] Solomon’s porch.
et Jésus se promenait dans le temple, sous le portique de Salomon.
24 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] gathered around him and said, “How long will you keep us from knowing for sure [if you are the Messiah]? If you are the Messiah, tell us clearly!”
Les Juifs se rassemblèrent autour de lui, et lui dirent: Jusques à quand nous tiendras-tu l'esprit en suspens? Si tu es le Christ, dis-le-nous franchement.
25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you [that I am the Messiah], but you do not believe me! You should know who I am because of the miracles I do with my Father’s authority [MTY].
Jésus leur répondit: Je vous l'ai dit, et vous ne croyez pas; les oeuvres que je fais au nom de mon Père me rendent témoignage.
26 But instead, you do not believe in me because you do not belong to [me. You are like] [MET] sheep [who belong to a different shepherd].
Mais vous ne croyez pas, parce que vous n'êtes pas de mes brebis.
27 [Just like sheep] heed the voice [of their true shepherd] [MET], my [people pay attention to what I say]. I know them, and they have become my disciples.
Mes brebis entendent ma voix; je les connais, et elles me suivent.
29 [Those] that my Father has given to me are more precious than anything else (OR, My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anything that opposes them). So no one can pull them away from belonging to him [MTY].
Mon Père, qui me les a données, est plus grand que tous; et personne ne peut les ravir de la main du Père.
30 [My] father and I are equal.”
Moi et le Père, nous sommes un.
31 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] again picked up stones to throw at Jesus [and kill him because they were angry at his saying that he was equal with God].
Les Juifs prirent de nouveau des pierres pour le lapider.
32 But Jesus said to them, “You have seen me perform many miracles that my Father [told me to do. You should realize from seeing them that I am equal with God]. So, because of which of these miracles [IRO] are you wanting to [kill me by] throwing stones at me?”
Jésus leur dit: J'ai fait sous vos yeux beaucoup de bonnes oeuvres de la part du Père; pour laquelle me lapidez-vous?
33 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied, “We are [wanting to] throw stones at you not because you performed a great miracle. Instead, [we are wanting to do it] because you are dishonoring God. You are just a man, but you are saying that you are God!”
Les Juifs lui répondirent: Ce n'est pas pour une bonne oeuvre que nous te lapidons, mais pour un blasphème, parce que, étant homme, tu te fais Dieu.
34 Jesus replied to them, “In the Scriptures it is written {([someone/the Psalmist]) has written} [RHQ] [what God said to the rulers whom he had appointed], ‘I have said that you are [like] gods.’
Jésus leur répondit: N'est-il pas écrit dans votre Loi: «J'ai dit: Vous êtes des dieux»?
35 God said that [to those leaders when he appointed them. No one objected to that]. And nothing that is in Scripture can be set aside {no one can set aside anything that is in Scripture}.
Si elle a appelé «dieux» ceux à qui la parole de Dieu était adressée, et si l'Écriture ne peut être anéantie,
36 But I am the one [my] Father set apart to completely belong to him. He sent me here into this world. So (why are you angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the man who is also God?/you should not be angry with me for saying that [I am equal with God when I say] that I am the person who is both God and man!) [RHQ]
comment dites-vous que je blasphème, — moi que le Père a consacré et qu'il a envoyé dans le monde; — parce que j'ai dit: Je suis le Fils de Dieu?
37 If I were not doing the miracles that my Father [told me to do, I would not expect] you to believe in me.
Si je ne fais pas les oeuvres de mon Père, ne me croyez point.
38 But because I perform these miracles, believe [what] these miracles [show about me], even though you do not believe what I [say]. If you do that, then you will know and understand that [my] Father has a close relationship with me, and I have a close relationship with [my] Father.”
Mais si je les fais, quand même vous ne me croiriez pas, croyez à mes oeuvres, afin que vous appreniez et que vous sachiez que le Père est en moi, et que je suis dans le Père.
39 After they heard that, they tried to seize him again, but he got away from them.
Ils cherchaient encore à s'emparer de lui; mais il s'échappa de leurs mains.
40 Then Jesus went, along [with us], back across [to the east side of] the Jordan [River]. We went to the place where John was previously baptizing [people]. He/We stayed there [for a few weeks].
Puis il s'en alla de nouveau au delà du Jourdain, à l'endroit où Jean avait baptisé tout d'abord, et il y demeura.
41 Many people came to Jesus. They were saying, “John never performed a miracle, [but this man has performed many miracles]! Everything that John said about this man is true!”
Beaucoup de gens vinrent à lui, et ils disaient: Jean n'a fait aucun miracle, mais tout ce que Jean a dit de cet homme était vrai.
42 Many people [who came] there believed ([that Jesus was the Messiah/that Jesus truly had come from God]).
Et il y en eut là plusieurs qui crurent en lui.
