John 16
1 [Jesus continued by saying to us], “I have told you these things in order that you will not stop trusting in me [when people] ([cause you to suffer/persecute you]).
Je vous ai dit ces choses, afin que vous ne soyez pas scandalisés.
2 They will not allow you to worship in (synagogues/[their] meeting places). In fact, there will be a time when anyone who kills you will think that he is serving God [by doing that].
Ils vous excluront des synagogues; même l’heure vient que quiconque vous tuera pensera rendre service à Dieu.
3 They will do such things because they have never known who I [really am], nor who [my] Father [is].
Et ils feront ces choses, parce qu’ils n’ont connu ni le Père, ni moi.
4 I have told you these things in order that when [they start] ([to cause you to suffer]/to [persecute you]) [MTY], you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you these things when you first started [to accompany me] [MTY] because I was with you, [and they were causing trouble for me, not for you].”
Mais je vous ai dit ces choses, afin que, quand l’heure sera venue, il vous souvienne que moi je vous les ai dites; et je ne vous ai pas dit ces choses dès le commencement, parce que j’étais avec vous.
5 “Now I am [about to] return to the one who sent me. But [I am disappointed that] none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
Mais maintenant je m’en vais à celui qui m’a envoyé, et aucun d’entre vous ne me demande: Où vas-tu?
6 Instead, because I have told you these things, you are very sad.
Mais parce que je vous ai dit ces choses, la tristesse a rempli votre cœur.
7 But the truth is that it is good for you that I am going away, because if I do not go away, the [Holy Spirit], who will (encourage/be like a legal counsel for) you will not come to you. But when I go, I will send him to you.
Toutefois, je vous dis la vérité: Il vous est avantageux que moi je m’en aille; car si je ne m’en vais, le Consolateur ne viendra pas à vous; mais si je m’en vais, je vous l’enverrai.
8 When he comes, he will prove that those who do not belong to God [MTY] [are wrong about what is] sinful and about who is really righteous and about whom [God will] judge [and condemn for their sin].
Et quand celui-là sera venu, il convaincra le monde de péché, et de justice, et de jugement:
9 [He will tell people that their greatest] sin is that they do not believe in me.
de péché, parce qu’ils ne croient pas en moi;
10 [He will tell people that] because I am going [back] to my Father, and you will no longer see me, [you will know that I am the one who was truly] righteous.
de justice, parce que je m’en vais à mon Père, et que vous ne me voyez plus;
11 [He will tell people that the fact] that [God] has already determined that [he] will punish [Satan], the one who rules this world, shows that [some day God] will also punish [those who do not belong to him].
de jugement, parce que le chef de ce monde est jugé.
12 I have many more things that [I would like] to tell you, but you are not able to accept them now.
J’ai encore beaucoup de choses à vous dire; mais vous ne pouvez les supporter maintenant.
13 But [God’s] Spirit is the one who will teach you [God’s] truth. When he comes, he will guide you so that you [understand] all [spiritual] truth. He will not speak from his own [authority]. Instead, it is the things that he hears [my Father say] that he will tell you. He will also tell you about things that will happen [later].
Mais quand celui-là, l’Esprit de vérité, sera venu, il vous conduira dans toute la vérité: car il ne parlera pas de par lui-même; mais il dira tout ce qu’il aura entendu, et il vous annoncera les choses qui vont arriver.
14 He will honor me by revealing my [truth] to you.
Celui-là me glorifiera; car il prendra de ce qui est à moi, et vous l’annoncera.
15 Everything that [my] Father has is mine. That is why I said that the Spirit is able to reveal my truth to you.”
Tout ce qu’a le Père est à moi; c’est pourquoi j’ai dit qu’il prend du mien, et qu’il vous l’annoncera.
16 “After a short time [I will leave you, and] you will not see me. Then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].”
Un peu de temps et vous ne me verrez pas, et encore un peu de temps et vous me verrez, [parce que je m’en vais au Père].
17 [So] some of us said to each other, “What does he mean by saying ‘After a short time you will not see me,’ and ‘A short time after that you will see me again’? And [what does he mean by] ‘Because I am going back to [my] Father’?”
Quelques-uns donc d’entre ses disciples se dirent les uns aux autres: Qu’est-ce que ceci qu’il nous dit: Un peu de temps et vous ne me verrez pas, et encore un peu de temps et vous me verrez, et: Parce que je m’en vais au Père?
18 We kept asking each other, “What [does he mean by] saying ‘After a little while’? We do not understand what he is saying.”
Ils disaient donc: Qu’est-ce que ceci qu’il dit: Un peu de temps? Nous ne savons ce qu’il dit.
19 Jesus realized that we wanted to ask him [about that]. So he said to us, “You are asking [RHQ] each other [what I meant] when I said, ‘After a short time you will not see me, and then a short time [after that] you will see me [again].’
Jésus donc savait qu’ils voulaient l’interroger, et il leur dit: Vous vous enquérez entre vous touchant ceci, que j’ai dit: Un peu de temps et vous ne me verrez pas, et encore un peu de temps et vous me verrez.
20 Listen to this carefully: [After I] ([leave you/die]), those who oppose God [MTY] will be happy, but you will be sad. But [later] you will stop being sad and you will become joyful.
En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis, que vous, vous pleurerez et vous vous lamenterez, et le monde se réjouira; et vous, vous serez dans la tristesse; mais votre tristesse sera changée en joie.
21 A woman who is about to bear a child feels pain, because that is [what happens] [MTY] [at] that time. But after her baby is born, she forgets that pain, because she is very joyful that her child has been born.
La femme, quand elle enfante, a de la tristesse, parce que son heure est venue; mais après qu’elle a donné le jour à l’enfant, il ne lui souvient plus de son angoisse, à cause de la joie qu’elle a de ce qu’un homme est né dans le monde.
22 It will be the same with you. [I will soon die and] you will be sad. But after that, I will see you again. Then you will be joyful, and no one will be able to stop you from being joyful.
Et vous donc, vous avez maintenant de la tristesse; mais je vous reverrai, et votre cœur se réjouira: et personne ne vous ôte votre joie.
23 When that happens, you will not ask me any questions [about anything]. Listen to this carefully: [After that happens, my] Father will do for you anything you ask, because of his relationship with me [MTY].
Et en ce jour-là vous ne me ferez pas de demandes. En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis, que toutes les choses que vous demanderez au Père en mon nom, il vous les donnera.
24 Up to the present time, using my authority you have not asked [God to do] anything for you [MTY]. Now keep asking [him for things that you need. If you do that], you will receive them, and then you will be completely joyful.
Jusqu’à présent vous n’avez rien demandé en mon nom; demandez, et vous recevrez, afin que votre joie soit accomplie.
25 Although I have been speaking these things using figurative language, there will soon be a time when I will no longer use that kind of language. Instead, I will tell you plainly (about my Father/what my Father [wants]).
Je vous ai dit ces choses par des similitudes: l’heure vient que je ne vous parlerai plus par similitudes, mais je vous parlerai ouvertement du Père.
26 At that time, you will ask [him for things] (because you belong to me/with my authority) [MTY]. I will not [need to] ask [my] Father to do what you ask.
En ce jour-là, vous demanderez en mon nom, et je ne vous dis pas que moi je ferai des demandes au Père pour vous;
27 [My] Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from God [my Father], [so he wants you to ask] him (OR, [so he does not need anyone to persuade] him [to help you])
car le Père lui-même vous aime, parce que vous m’avez aimé et que vous avez cru que moi je suis sorti d’auprès de Dieu.
28 I came from [my] Father into this world. Very soon I will be leaving this world and going [back] to my Father.”
Je suis sorti d’auprès du Père, et je suis venu dans le monde; et de nouveau je laisse le monde, et je m’en vais au Père.
29 Then [we], his disciples, said, “Now you are speaking plainly, without using figurative language.
Ses disciples lui disent: Voici, maintenant tu parles ouvertement, et tu ne dis aucune similitude.
30 Now we understand that you know everything. You do not need anyone to ask you questions [about anything, because you know what we want to ask before we ask you]. That [also] leads us to believe that you came from God.”
Maintenant nous savons que tu sais toutes choses, et que tu n’as pas besoin que personne te fasse des demandes; à cause de cela, nous croyons que tu es venu de Dieu.
31 Jesus replied, “Now you [RHQ] say that you believe [that I came from God].
Jésus leur répondit: Vous croyez maintenant?
32 But listen! There will soon be a time, and that time is already here, when you will all run away! Each of you will run away to your own home. You will leave me, and I will be alone. But I will not [really] be alone [at that time], because [my] Father is always with me.
Voici, l’heure vient, et elle est venue, que vous serez dispersés chacun chez soi, et que vous me laisserez seul; – et je ne suis pas seul, car le Père est avec moi.
33 I have told you these things in order that you may have [inner] peace because of your relationship with me. In this world you will have trouble. But be courageous! I have defeated those who are opposed to me [MTY], and [you can defeat them, too]!”
Je vous ai dit ces choses, afin qu’en moi vous ayez la paix. Vous avez de la tribulation dans le monde; mais ayez bon courage, moi j’ai vaincu le monde.
