John 7
1 After those things happened, Jesus went around in Galilee [province]. He did not want to travel in Judea [province], because he knew that the Jewish [leaders there] were wanting to kill him.
Après cela, Jésus se mit à parcourir la Galilée: il ne voulait pas parcourir la Judée, parce que les Juifs cherchaient à le faire mourir.
2 But when the time of the Jewish celebration [called] ‘Celebration of [Living in] Shelters’ was near,
La fête des Juifs, appelée fête des Tabernacles, approchait.
3 Jesus’ [younger] brothers said to him, “[Since many people] here [have left you], you should leave and go to Judea [province and perform] some miracles there, so that your disciples may see them!
Et ses frères lui dirent: Pars d'ici, et va en Judée, afin que tes disciples y voient aussi les oeuvres que tu fais.
4 No one who wants to become famous does things secretly. [You say] you are doing these miracles, [so do some miracles there] so that everyone [MTY] can see them!”
On ne fait rien en secret, quand on cherche à se faire connaître. Puisque tu fais ces choses, manifeste-toi au monde.
5 [They said this critically], because even [though they were] his own [younger] brothers, they did not believe he [was from God].
En effet, ses frères eux-mêmes ne croyaient pas en lui.
6 So Jesus said to them, “It is not yet time for me [MTY] [to go to the celebration]. For you, any time is right [to go to the celebration].
Jésus leur dit: Mon temps n'est pas encore venu; pour vous, le temps est toujours favorable.
7 [The people] [MTY] [who] ([do not believe in me/do not belong to God]) cannot hate you, but they hate me because I tell them that what they are doing is evil.
Le monde ne peut vous haïr; mais il me hait, parce que je rends à ce sujet ce témoignage, que ses oeuvres sont mauvaises.
8 You [(pl)] go ahead to the celebration. I am not going up [to Jerusalem] to the celebration [yet], because now is not the right time for me [to go].”
Vous, montez à cette fête; pour moi je ne monte pas à cette fête, parce que mon temps n'est pas encore accompli.
9 After he said that, Jesus stayed [a little longer] in Galilee.
Après leur avoir dit cela, il demeura en Galilée.
10 However, [a few days] after his younger brothers left to go up to the celebration, he went also. He went, along with [us] disciples, but no others went with us.
Lorsque ses frères furent montés à la fête, il y monta, lui aussi, mais comme en secret, et non pas publiquement.
11 At the celebration, the Jewish [leaders] were looking for him. They were asking people, “Has Jesus come?”
Les Juifs le cherchaient donc pendant la fête, et ils disaient: Où est-il?
12 Among the crowds, many people were whispering about Jesus. Some were saying, “He is a good man!” But others were saying instead, “No! He is deceiving the crowds!”
Et il y avait dans la foule une grande rumeur à son sujet. Les uns disaient: C'est un homme de bien. Et les autres disaient: Non, certes; il séduit le peuple!
13 But no one was speaking so that others could hear them, because they were afraid of the Jewish [leaders] [SYN].
Toutefois, personne ne parlait librement de lui, par crainte des Juifs.
14 In the middle of the days of the celebration, Jesus went to the Temple [courtyard] and began to teach people.
On était déjà au milieu de la fête, lorsque Jésus monta au temple et se mit à enseigner.
15 The Jewish [elders] were amazed [at what he was saying]. They said, “This man never studied [in one of our religious schools]! So (how can he have learned [so much about Scripture]?/it is difficult for us to believe that he has learned [so much about Scripture]!) [RHQ]”
Les Juifs, étonnés, disaient: Comment cet homme connaît-il les Écritures, lui qui n'a pas étudié?
16 Jesus replied to them, “What I teach does not come from myself. It comes from [God], the one who sent me.
Jésus leur répondit: Ma doctrine n'est pas de moi, mais de Celui qui m'a envoyé.
17 Those who choose to do what God wants will find out whether what I teach comes from God or whether I am speaking with [only] my own [authority].
Si quelqu'un veut faire la volonté de Dieu, il connaîtra si ma doctrine est de Dieu, ou si je parle de mon chef.
18 Those who speak with [only] their own [authority] do that [only] so that others will honor them. But I am [doing things so that others] will honor the one who sent me, and I am someone who speaks the truth. I never lie.
Celui qui parle de son chef cherche sa propre gloire; mais celui qui cherche la gloire de celui qui l'a envoyé, est digne de foi, et il n'y a point d'injustice en lui.
19 [Think about] the laws that Moses gave you [RHQ]. None of you [completely] obeys those laws. So why are you trying to kill me, [saying I do not obey the laws concerning] ([the Sabbath/the Jewish day of rest])?”
Moïse ne vous a-t-il pas donné la Loi? Et aucun de vous n'observe la Loi! Pourquoi cherchez-vous à me faire mourir?
20 Someone in the crowd answered, “[By saying this you show that] you are crazy (OR, A demon is controlling you)! Certainly no one is trying to kill you!”
La foule répondit: Tu es possédé d'un démon; qui donc cherche à te faire mourir?
21 Jesus replied to them, “Because I did a miracle [of healing someone] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), you are all shocked.
Jésus reprit en disant: J'ai fait une oeuvre, et vous en êtes tous étonnés.
22 Moses gave you [a law that you must] circumcise [the male children and that you must do that exactly seven days after they are born. Actually], it was your ancestors, [Abraham and Isaac and Jacob], not Moses, who [started that ritual]. But because of that law, you sometimes circumcise them (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), [but that is working, too]
Moïse vous a donné la circoncision — qui vient, non de Moïse, lui-même, mais des patriarches, — et vous la pratiquez le jour du sabbat!
23 You [sometimes] circumcise boys (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) so that the law of Moses is not disobeyed {[you] do not disobey the law of Moses}, so (it is ridiculous that you are angry with me, saying [I worked] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) by healing a man!/why are you angry with me, saying [I worked] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) by healing a man?) [RHQ] [Healing someone is far more helpful than circumcising a baby boy]!
Si un homme reçoit la circoncision le jour du sabbat, afin que la loi de Moïse ne soit pas violée, pourquoi vous irritez-vous contre moi, parce que j'ai guéri un homme, dans son corps tout entier, le jour du sabbat?
24 Stop deciding whether my healing this man is wrong according to what you see! Instead, decide according to what is really the right action [to help people]”!
Ne jugez pas sur l'apparence; mais jugez selon la justice.
25 Some of the people from Jerusalem were saying, “(This is the man that they are trying to kill!/Isn’t this the man that they are trying to kill?) [RHQ]
Quelques-uns des habitants de Jérusalem disaient: N'est-ce pas là celui qu'on cherche à faire mourir?
26 He is saying these things (publicly/in front of many people), but our [Jewish] rulers are not saying anything to [oppose] him. Is that because they have decided that he is truly (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)?
Le voici qui parle librement, et on ne lui dit rien. Les chefs auraient-ils vraiment reconnu qu'il est le Christ?
27 But [he cannot be the Messiah, because] we know where this man came from. When the Messiah really comes, no one will know where he comes from.”
Nous savons pourtant d'où est celui-ci; or, quand le Christ viendra, personne ne saura d'où il est.
28 [They said that because they thought Jesus was born in Nazareth]. So while Jesus was teaching [people] in the Temple [courtyard], he shouted, “Yes, [you say that] you know me, and [you think] you know [IRO] where I am from. But I have come here not (because I appointed myself/with my own authority). Instead, [God] is the one who truly sent me. You do not know him.
Alors Jésus, enseignant dans le temple, s'écria: Vous me connaissez, et vous savez d'où je suis. Je ne suis pas venu de moi-même, mais Celui qui m'a envoyé est véritable, et vous ne le connaissez pas.
29 But I know him, because I have come from him. He is the one who sent me!”
Moi, je le connais; car je viens de lui, et c'est lui qui m'a envoyé.
30 Then they tried to seize him [because he said that he had come from God]. But no one put their hands on him [to do that], because it was not yet the time [MTY] [for him to die].
Ils cherchaient donc à l'arrêter; cependant personne ne mit la main sur lui, parce que son heure n'était pas encore venue.
31 But many of the crowd believed that he [had come from God]. They said, “When the Messiah comes, he certainly will not do more miracles than this man has done, will he?”
Parmi le peuple, il y en eut beaucoup qui crurent en Jésus, et ils disaient: Quand le Christ viendra, fera-t-il plus de miracles que n'en fait celui-ci?
32 The Pharisees heard them whispering these things about him. So they and the chief priests sent some Temple guards to seize him.
Les pharisiens entendirent les propos que la foule tenait à son sujet; et, de concert avec eux, les principaux sacrificateurs envoyèrent des agents pour s'emparer de lui.
33 Then Jesus said, “I will be with you for only a short time. Then I will return to the one who sent me.
Jésus dit alors: Je suis encore avec vous pour un peu de temps; puis, je m'en vais à Celui qui m'a envoyé.
34 Then you will search for me, but you will not find me. And you will not be able to come to the place where I am.”
Vous me chercherez et vous ne me trouverez pas, et là où je suis, vous ne pouvez venir.
35 So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said to themselves, “Where is this man about to go with the result that we will not be able to find him? [Some Jewish people have] dispersed [and live] among Greek people. He is not intending to go [and live among them] and teach them, is he?
Les Juifs se dirent entre eux: Où doit-il donc aller, que nous ne le trouverons pas? Doit-il aller vers ceux qui sont dispersés parmi les Grecs et enseigner les Grecs?
36 When he said ‘You will search for me, but you will not be able to find me,’ and when he said ‘You will not be able to come to the place where I am,’ what [did he mean]?”
Que signifie ce qu'il a dit: Vous me chercherez, et vous ne me trouverez pas, et là où je suis, vous ne pouvez venir?
37 [On each of the seven days of the celebration, the high priest poured out some water on the altar in the Temple to remember how God provided water for the people in the desolate area long ago. But the water he poured did not help anyone who was thirsty. So] on the last day of the festival, which was the most important day, Jesus stood up [in the Temple courtyard] and said with a loud voice, “Those who are thirsty should come to me to drink [what I will give them].
Le dernier, le grand jour de la fête, Jésus était là, debout, et il s'écria: Si quelqu'un a soif, qu'il vienne à moi, et qu'il boive.
38 Just like the Scriptures teach, streams of water shall flow out from within those who believe in me, and that water will cause them to live [eternally].”
Celui qui croit en moi, des fleuves d'eau vive, comme l'a dit l'Écriture, couleront de son sein.
39 When Jesus said that, he was referring to [God’s] Spirit, whom those who believed in Jesus would receive later. Up to that time God had not sent the Spirit [to live within believers], because Jesus had not yet [died and returned to his] glorious [home in] heaven, [from where he would send the Spirit].
Il disait cela de l'Esprit que devaient recevoir ceux qui croiraient en lui; car l'Esprit n'avait pas encore été donné, parce que Jésus n'était pas encore glorifié.
40 When some of the crowd heard those words, they said, “Surely this man is the prophet [whom God promised to send who would be like Moses]!”
Plusieurs, parmi la foule, ayant entendu ces paroles, disaient: Celui-ci est véritablement le prophète.
41 Others said, “He is the Messiah!” But others, [thinking Jesus was born in Galilee], said, “The Messiah will not come from Galilee [province], will he?
D'autres disaient: C'est le Christ. D'autres encore: Le Christ viendra-t-il de la Galilée?
42 (Did [a prophet] not write in the Scriptures that the Messiah will come from [King] David’s family, and be born in Bethlehem, where [King] David lived?/[It is written] in the Scriptures that the Messiah will come from [King] David’s family, and be born in Bethlehem, where [King] David lived!) [RHQ]”
L'Écriture ne dit-elle pas que c'est de la famille de David et du village de Bethléhem, d'où était David, que le Christ doit sortir?
43 So the people were divided because of [what they thought about] Jesus.
Le peuple était donc divisé à son sujet.
44 Some people wanted to seize him, but no one tried [to do that].
Et quelques-uns d'entre eux voulaient l'arrêter; mais personne ne mit la main sur lui.
45 So the Temple guards returned to the chief priests and the Pharisees, [the ones who had sent them to arrest Jesus]. They said to the guards, “Why did you not [seize him and] bring him [here]?”
Les agents retournèrent donc vers les principaux sacrificateurs et les pharisiens; et ceux-ci leur dirent: Pourquoi ne l'avez-vous pas amené?
46 They replied, “No one ever spoke such [amazing things] as this man does!”
Les agents répondirent: Jamais homme n'a parlé comme cet homme!
47 Then the Pharisees replied, “Have you been deceived {Has [he] deceived you}, too?
Les pharisiens leur dirent: Avez-vous été séduits, vous aussi?
48 (None of our rulers nor any of us Pharisees have believed that (he [is the Messiah]!/he [came from God]!)/Have any of our [Jewish] rulers or any of us Pharisees believed that (he [is the Messiah]?/he [came from God]?)) [RHQ]
Y a-t-il un seul des chefs ou des pharisiens qui ait cru en lui?
49 Not one! But, on the contrary, some of this crowd [have believed in him]. They do not know [the true teachings of] our laws! They will go to hell [for listening to him]!” (questioned)
Mais cette populace, qui ne connaît point la Loi, est exécrable!
50 Then Nicodemus spoke. He was the one who earlier went to Jesus [at night]. He was also a member of the Jewish council. He said to [the rest of the Council members],
Nicodème — celui qui était venu précédemment trouver Jésus et qui était l'un d'entre eux — leur dit:
51 “[We] have not listened to what he says to find out what he is doing. (It is not permitted in our [Jewish] law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him!/Is it permitted in our [Jewish] law [PRS] for us to say, before questioning someone, that we must punish him?) [RHQ]”
Notre Loi juge-t-elle un homme sans qu'on l'ait entendu d'abord, et sans qu'on ait pris connaissance de ce qu'il a fait?
52 They replied to him, “(Are you another [disgusting person] from Galilee?/[You talk like] another [disgusting person] from Galilee!) [RHQ] Read [what is written in the Scriptures] You will find that no prophet comes from Galilee [province, like he does]!”
Ils lui répondirent: Es-tu Galiléen, toi aussi? Informe-toi, et tu verras qu'il ne sort pas de prophète de la Galilée.
53 [Then they all left and went to their own homes.
[Chacun se retira dans sa maison.]
