John 18
1 After Jesus finished praying, he went across the Kidron Brook, along with [us] disciples, to a grove [of olive trees].
Lorsqu’il eut dit ces choses, Jésus s’en alla avec ses disciples au-delà du torrent de Cédron, où il y avait un jardin dans lequel il entra, lui et ses disciples.
2 Judas, who was [about to] enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him, knew that [he would probably be] there. [He knew that because] Jesus often gathered there with us.
Or Judas, qui le trahissait, connaissait aussi ce lieu, parce que Jésus y était venu souvent avec ses disciples.
3 So Judas came to that grove. He was leading a troop of Roman [soldiers] and some Temple guards who had been sent by the Pharisees and chief priests. They were carrying torches and lamps and weapons.
Judas ayant donc pris la cohorte et des archers des pontifes et des pharisiens, vint là avec des lanternes, des torches et des armes.
4 Jesus knew everything that was about to happen to him. So [as they approached], he stepped forward and asked them, “Who are you looking for?”
Mais Jésus sachant tout ce qui devait lui arriver, s’avança et leur demanda: Qui cherchez vous?
5 They replied to him, “Jesus, the man from Nazareth.” He replied, “That is who I am.” Judas, the one who was enabling his enemies to seize him, was with them.
Ils lui répondirent: Jésus de Nazareth, Jésus leur dit: C’est moi. Or avec eux se trouvait aussi Judas, qui le trahissait.
6 When Jesus told them, “That is who I am,” they lurched backward and fell down on the ground [because of his power].
Mais dès qu’il leur eut dit: C’est moi, ils furent renversés, et tombèrent par terre.
7 He asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus, [the man] from Nazareth.”
Il leur demanda donc de nouveau: Qui cherchez-vous? Ils répondirent: Jésus de Nazareth.
8 Jesus replied, “I told you that I am Jesus. So since I am the one you are looking for, allow these [disciples of mine] to go.”
Jésus reprit: Je vous ai dit que c’est moi. Mais si c’est moi que vous cherchez, laissez aller ceux-ci.
9 [This happened] in order that [when they did what he asked them to do], the words would be fulfilled that he had prayed, “I will never lose any of those whom God has brought to me.”
Afin que fût accomplie la parole qu’il avait dite: Je n’ai perdu aucun de ceux que vous m’avez donnés.
10 Simon Peter had a [long] dagger. So he drew it and [tried to kill] the high priest’s servant, [but he only] cut off the man’s right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
Alors Simon Pierre, qui avait une épée, la tira, et frappant le serviteur du grand prêtre, il lui coupa l’oreille droite. Or le nom de ce serviteur était Malchus.
11 Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword [back] into its sheath! (I must endure what [my] Father wants me to suffer./Do you not think that I must endure what [my] Father wants me to suffer?) [MET, RHQ]”
Mais Jésus dit à Pierre: Remets ton épée dans le fourreau. Et le calice que mon Père m’a donné, ne le boirai-je donc point?
12 Then the troop of soldiers, along with their commander and the Jewish Temple guards, seized Jesus. They tied his hands [behind his back].
Alors la cohorte, le tribun et les archers des Juifs se saisirent de Jésus et le lièrent;
13 Then they took him first to Annas, [who was previously the high priest]. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas. Caiaphas was the high priest that year.
Puis ils l’emmenèrent d’abord chez Anne, parce qu’il était le beau-père de Caïphe, qui était le pontife de cette année-là.
14 Caiaphas was the one who [previously] advised the Jewish [Council] that it would be better if one man died for the sake of the people [than for all the people of the Jewish nation to die].
Or Caïphe était celui qui avait donné ce conseil aux Juifs: Il est avantageux qu’un seul homme meure pour le peuple.
15 Simon Peter and [I] were following Jesus. Because the high priest knew [me], [his doorkeeper permitted me] to enter the courtyard.
Cependant Simon Pierre suivait Jésus, et aussi l’autre disciple. Or comme ce disciple était connu du pontife, il entra avec Jésus dans la cour du pontife.
16 But Peter [had to] wait outside near the doorway. However, since I knew the high priest, I went back to the doorway and spoke to the girl who was guarding the entrance. Then [she allowed] Peter to come in.
Mais Pierre se tenait dehors à la porte. C’est pourquoi l’autre disciple, qui était connu du pontife, sortit, et parla à la portière, et elle fit entrer Pierre.
17 The servant girl who was guarding the doorway said to Peter, “Surely you are not another disciple of that man [they have arrested], are you?” He said, “I am not.”
Alors cette servante, qui gardait la porte, demanda à Pierre: Et toi, n’es-tu pas aussi des disciples de cet homme? Il lui répondit: Je n’en suis point.
18 It was cold, so the high priest’s slaves and Temple guards made a charcoal fire and were standing around it to keep warm. Peter was also standing near it, warming himself.
Or les serviteurs et les archers se tenaient auprès du feu, et se chauffaient, parce qu’il faisait froid; et Pierre était aussi avec eux debout et se chauffant.
19 [While Peter was doing that], the high priest asked Jesus about his disciples and about what he was teaching people.
Cependant le pontife interrogea Jésus touchant ses disciples et sa doctrine.
20 Jesus replied, “I have always spoken where many people [MTY, HYP] could hear me. I have taught them in (the synagogues/their meeting places) and in the Temple courtyard, in places where many [HYP] Jews come together. I have spoken nothing secretly.
Jésus lui répondit: J’ai parlé publiquement au monde; j’ai toujours enseigné dans la synagogue et dans le temple, où tous les Juifs s’assemblent, et en secret je n’ai rien dit.
21 [So] (why are you asking me questions [like this illegally]?/you should not be asking me questions [like this illegally]!) [RHQ] Ask the people who heard what I taught! They certainly know what I said!”
Pourquoi m’interroges-tu? Interroge ceux qui ont entendu ce que je leur ai dit; voilà ceux qui savent ce que j’ai enseigné.
22 After Jesus said that, one of the Temple guards standing near him slapped him on his face. He said, “(That is not the way you should answer the high priest!/Is that the way you should answer the high priest?) [RHQ]”
Après qu’il eut dit cela, un des archers là présent donna un soufflet à Jésus, disant: Est-ce ainsi que tu réponds au pontife?
23 Jesus replied to him, “If I said something that was contrary [to your laws], you could tell [me that what I said that] was wrong. But because I said only what was right, (you should not be striking me!/why are you striking me?) [RHQ]”
Jésus lui répondit: Si j’ai mal parlé, rends témoignage du mal; mais si j’ai bien parlé, pourquoi me frappes-tu?
24 Then after Jesus’ hands were tied {after they tied Jesus hands} [again], Annas sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.
Et Anne l’envoya lié à Caïphe, le grand prêtre.
25 As Simon Peter was standing warming himself [at the fire], someone else said to him, “You are not one of that man’s disciples, are you?” He denied [that he was], and said, “I am not.”
Cependant Simon Pierre était là debout et se chauffant. Ils lui dirent donc: Et toi, n’es-tu pas aussi de ses disciples? Il le nia et dit: Je n’en suis point.
26 [Later] one of the high priest’s servants, a man who was a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off [before], said to him, “I saw you with that man in the grove [of olive trees], did I not?”
Un des serviteurs du pontife, parent de celui à qui Pierre avait coupé l’oreille, lui dit: Ne t’ai-je pas vu dans le jardin avec lui?
27 Peter again denied it. Immediately a rooster crowed, [as Jesus had said would happen].
Et Pierre le nia de nouveau; et aussitôt un coq chanta.
28 Then the [Jewish leaders] [SYN] led Jesus from the [home of] Caiaphas to the headquarters [of Pilate, the Roman governor]. It was before dawn. [Pilate was a non-Jew], [and they thought that if they entered his headquarters], they would become unacceptable to God {God would reject them}, [and as a result] they would not be able to eat [the food during] the Passover [celebration]. [Because of that, they did not want to enter Pilate’s headquarters].
Ils amenèrent donc Jésus de chez Caïphe dans le prétoire. Or c’était le matin, et eux n’entrèrent point dans le prétoire, afin de ne point se souiller et de pouvoir manger la pâque.
29 So Pilate came out to [talk to] them. He said, “What law do you say that this man has disobeyed?”
Pilate donc vint à eux dehors et dit: Quelle accusation portez-vous contre cet homme?
30 [They knew that Jesus had not disobeyed any Roman law, so they did not want to answer him. Instead], they said, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have brought him to you!”
Ils répondirent et lui dirent: Si ce n’était pas un malfaiteur, nous ne vous l’aurions pas livré.
31 Then Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your own laws!” Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “[No! We want him executed, but we want you Romans to execute him, because] we Jews have no right to execute anyone!”
Alors Pilate leur dit: Prenez-le vous-mêmes, et le jugez selon votre loi. Mais les Juifs lui répondirent: Il ne nous est pas permis de mettre personne à mort.
32 [The Romans executed people by nailing them to a cross]. [So], as a result of what [the Jewish leaders said], it was fulfilled {[the Romans] would fulfill} what Jesus had said previously about the way he was going to die.
Afin que fût accomplie la parole que Jésus avait dite, montrant de quelle mort il devait mourir.
33 Pilate then went back inside his headquarters. He summoned Jesus. [Because the Jewish leaders had said that Jesus claimed to be a king], Pilate said to Jesus [scornfully], “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Pilate rentra donc dans le prétoire, appela Jésus, et lui dit: Es-tu le roi des Juifs?
34 Jesus replied, “Are you asking that because you yourself [want to know if I claim to be a king], or because (someone else/Caiaphas) said [that I claim to be their king]?”
Jésus répondit: Dis-tu cela de toi-même, ou d’autres te l’ont-ils dit de moi?
35 Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, [so] ([I cannot understand these matters!/how can I understand these matters]?) [RHQ] It was your fellow Jews and your chief priests who brought you to me! What have you done [to make them want to execute you]?”
Pilate reprit: Est-ce que je suis Juif, moi? Ta nation et les pontifes t’ont livré à moi; qu’as-tu fait?
36 Jesus replied, “It is not people in [MTY] this world who are [making me] king. If it was people in this world who were making me a king, my disciples would have fought in order that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] would be prevented {to prevent the Jewish [leaders] [SYN]} from seizing me. But it is not [someone here in] this world who is making me a king.”
Jésus répondit: Mon royaume n’est pas de ce monde; si mon royaume était de ce monde, mes serviteurs combattraient certainement pour que je ne fusse point livré aux Juifs; mais je l’assure, mon royaume n’est pas d’ici.
37 Then Pilate said to him, “So [are you saying that] you are a king?” Jesus replied, “[Yes], what you have said about my being a king [is correct]. I was born to become a king, and I came into this world to tell people the truth [about God]. Everyone who [believes] the truth pays attention to what I say.”
C’est pourquoi Pilate lui repartit: Tu es donc roi? Jésus répondit: Tu le dis, je suis roi. Si je suis né et si je suis venu dans le monde, c’est pour rendre témoignage à la vérité; quiconque est de la vérité, écoute ma voix.
38 Pilate said to him, “[How can anyone know] what the truth is?” After he said that, he went outside and talked to the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] again. He said to them, “I do not find that he has done anything at all for which I should punish him.
Pilate lui demanda: Qu’est-ce que la vérité? Et ayant dit cela, il alla de nouveau vers les Juifs, et leur dit: Je ne trouve en lui aucune cause de mort.
39 But you [Jews] customarily, [every year] during the Passover [celebration], ask me to release for you [someone who is in prison]. So would you like for me to release for you the [man who you] Jews [say is your] king?”
Mais c’est la coutume parmi vous que je vous délivre un criminel à la Pâque; voulez-vous donc que je vous délivre le roi des Juifs?
40 They shouted again, “No, do not [release] this man! Instead, [release] Barrabas!” But Barrabas was [in prison because he was] a revolutionist!
Alors ils crièrent tous de nouveau, disant: Non pas celui-ci, mais Barabbas. Or Barabbas était un voleur.
