John 1
1 The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) has always existed (from the beginning [MTY] [of everything/before everything began]). He has always existed with God, and he has God’s nature.
Au commencement était le Verbe, et le Verbe était en Dieu, et le Verbe était Dieu.
2 He always existed with God [before] he began [MTY] [to create anything].
C’est lui qui au commencement était en Dieu.
3 He is the one by whom [God] caused everything to exist. He is the one who created absolutely everything [LIT].
Toutes choses ont été faites par lui; et sans lui rien n’a été fait de ce qui a été fait.
4 He is the one who [caused everything to] live. He, who caused us people to live, [revealed to us the truth about God as] a light [MET] [reveals what is in the darkness].
En lui était la vie, et la vie était la lumière des hommes;
5 People do not want him to reveal [that what they do is evil] [MET], just [like] darkness [is evil]. But [just like] darkness cannot put out light [MET], [evil people have never prevented the one who was like a light from revealing God’s truth] (OR, [evil people have never] understood the [one who was like] a light.)
Et la lumière luit dans les ténèbres, et les ténèbres ne l’ont pas comprise.
6 A man whose name was John was sent by God {God sent a man whose name was John}.
Il y eut un homme envoyé de Dieu dont le nom était Jean.
7 He came to tell people [about the one who was like] [MET] a light. He came to show that everything that the [one who was like a light] [MET] said was true, in order that he could enable all people to believe [in the one who was like a light].
Celui-ci vint comme témoin pour rendre témoignage à la lumière, afin que tous crussent par lui;
8 John himself was not the [one who was like a] light [MET]. Instead, he came to tell others about that [one who was like a] light.
Il n’était pas la lumière, mais il devait rendre témoignage à la lumière.
9 [While John was doing that], the one who was truly [like] a light was about to show himself to the world. He was the one who enables all people [to know about God, as] a light [MET] enables [people to know what is in the darkness].
Celui-là était la vraie lumière, qui illumine tout homme venant en ce monde.
10 Although the one [who was like a light] was [here] on the earth, and although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people [MTY, HYP] did not realize who he [was]. (OR, although he was the one whom [God] caused to create everything, [most] people did not accept him.)
Il était dans le monde, et le monde a été fait par lui, et le monde ne l’a pas connu.
11 Although he came to the land that belonged to him [because he created it, most of] his own people, [the Jews], rejected him (OR, did not accept him).
Il est venu chez lui, et les siens ne l’ont pas reçu.
12 But those [of us who welcomed him, God] authorized [that we would have a relationship with] him [MET] [like] children [have a relationship with their father]. We were people who believed [that what he said] about himself [MTY] [was true].
Mais à tous ceux qui l’ont reçu, il a donné le pouvoir d’être faits enfants de Dieu; à ceux qui croient en son nom;
13 We became [like God’s children], not because our ancestors [belonged to God], or because of someone’s sexual desires, nor because some man desired to have children like himself. Instead, we were caused by God {God caused us} to become [like] his children.
Qui ne sont point nés du sang, ni de la volonté de la chair, ni de la volonté de l’homme, mais de Dieu.
14 The one who expresses [MET] ([God’s character/what God is like]) became a human being, and he lived among us [for a while]. As a result, we saw how wonderful he is. He came from [God] his father, and there was no other person as wonderful as he. He was wonderful because he always acted (kindly toward us/in ways we did not deserve), and he always [spoke] truthfully to us [about God].
Et le Verbe a été fait chair, et il a habité parmi nous et nous avons vu sa gloire comme la gloire qu’un fils unique reçoit de son père, plein de grâce et de vérité.
15 [One day] when John was telling people about him, [he saw Jesus]. Then he shouted to them, “I told you [previously] that someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me. This [is the man I was talking about]!”
Jean rend témoignage de lui, et il crie, disant: Voici celui-ci dont j’ai dit: Celui qui doit venir après moi a été fait avant moi, parce qu’il était avant moi.
16 We have all benefited very much from what he has done. Again and again, he has acted in kind way toward us in ways we did not deserve.
Et nous avons tous reçu de sa plénitude, et grâce pour grâce;
17 Moses proclaimed [God’s] laws [to our ancestors]. But what Jesus Christ did for us [was much better]. He acted in kindness toward us in ways we did not deserve and told us the truth [about God].
Car la loi a été donnée par Moïse, la grâce et la vérité sont venues par Jésus-Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God. But God’s only Son, [Jesus], who has always had a very close relationship with God, has told us about God.
Personne n’a jamais vu Dieu: le Fils unique qui est dans le sein du Père est celui qui l’a fait connaître.
19 The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem [city] sent some [Jewish] priests and (Levites/men who worked in the temple) to where John was, to ask him some questions. They said to him, “What do you [claim about] yourself?”
Or voici le témoignage de Jean, lorsque les Juifs lui envoyèrent de Jérusalem des prêtres et des lévites pour lui demander: Qui es-tu?
20 So John told them the truth, and he told them clearly [DOU]. He said, “[I] am not (the Messiah/God’s chosen king)!”
Car il confessa, et il ne le nia point; il confessa: Ce n’est pas moi qui suis le Christ.
21 Then they asked him, “Then what [do you say about yourself]? Are you [the prophet] Elijah [that was prophesied to return] {([someone/another prophet]) [prophesied would return]} [before the Messiah]?” He replied, “No, [I] am not.” Then they asked him, “Are you the prophet [like Moses that] ([we are waiting for/God promised to send])?” He replied, “No.”
Et ils lui demandèrent: Quoi donc? Es-tu Elie? Et il dit: Non. Es-tu le prophète? Et il répondit: Non.
22 So they asked him, “Then who do you [claim to be]? [Tell us] so that we can [go back and] report to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
Ils lui dirent donc: Qui es-tu, afin que nous donnions une réponse à ceux qui nous ont envoyés? Que dis-tu de toi-même?
23 John replied, “[I] am the one [the prophet Isaiah said] would proclaim [this new message] loudly [to the people who would pass by] in this desolate area: ‘Prepare [yourselves to receive] the Lord when he comes [MET], [just like people prepare] a road [for an important official].
Je suis, répondit-il, la voix de celui qui crie dans le désert: Redressez la voie du Seigneur, comme l’a dit le prophète Isaïe.
24 Some of those people [who were questioning] John were ones who had been sent by the Pharisee [religious group] {whom the Pharisee [religious group] had sent}.
Or ceux qui avaient été envoyés étaient du nombre des pharisiens.
25 They asked John, “Since [you say] you are not the Messiah, nor [the prophet] Elijah, nor the prophet [like Moses], [what authority] do you have? [Furthermore], why are you baptizing [Jews, treating them as though they were non-Jews who wanted to become Jews]?”
Ils l’interrogèrent encore et lui dirent: Pourquoi donc baptises-tu, si tu n’es ni le Christ, ni Élie, ni le prophète?
26 John replied, “I am [just] baptizing people with water [to prepare them to welcome the Messiah]. But [right now] someone is among you whom you people do not know.
Jean leur répondit, disant: Moi je baptise dans l’eau, mais il y a au milieu de vous quelqu’un que vous ne connaissez point.
27 He [will preach to you] after I [am gone]. [He is so important that] I am not worthy to [serve him as a slave] [MET] [by] untying his sandals.”
C’est lui qui doit venir après moi, qui a été fait avant moi; je ne suis même pas digne de délier la courroie de sa chaussure.
28 Those things happened at [a place called] Bethany, on the [east] side of the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing people.
Ceci se passa en Béthanie, au-delà du Jourdain où Jean baptisait.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. He said to the people, “Look! Here is the [man whom] God [has appointed to be a sacrifice] [MET], [like] the lambs [that the people of Israel sacrificed! By sacrificing himself] he will [make it possible for everyone in] the world to be no longer [guilty for having] sinned.
Le jour suivant Jean vit Jésus venant à lui, et il dit: Voici l’agneau de Dieu, voici celui qui ôte le péché du monde.
30 He is the one about whom I said [before], ‘Someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed [long] before me.’
C’est celui de qui j’ai dit: Après moi vient un homme qui a été fait avant moi, parce qu’il était avant moi;
31 I myself did not [previously] recognize that he [was the Messiah]. But [now I know who he is], and I have baptized people with water to enable [you people of] Israel to recognize who he is.”
Et moi je ne le connaissais pas; mais c’est pour qu’il fût manifesté en Israël, que je suis venu baptisant dans l’eau.
32 John spoke clearly [what God had shown him about Jesus]. He said, “I saw [God’s] Spirit as he was descending from heaven in the form of a dove. The Spirit remained on Jesus.
Jean rendit encore témoignage, disant: J’ai vu l’Esprit descendant sur lui en forme de colombe, et il s’est reposé sur lui.
33 I myself did not know [previously] that he [was the Messiah]. However, [God] sent me to baptize people with water, [people who said they wanted to turn from their sinful ways. While I was doing that], God told me, ‘The man on whom you will see my Spirit descend and remain is the one who will put the Holy Spirit within you [(pl) to truly change your lives].’
Et moi je ne le connaissais pas; mais celui qui m’a envoyé baptiser dans l’eau m’a dit: Celui sur qui tu verras l’Esprit descendre et se reposer, c’est celui-là qui baptisera dans l’Esprit-Saint.
34 I saw [the Spirit descend on him], and I tell you that he is (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man).”
Et je l’ai vu, et j’ai rendu témoignage que c’est lui qui est le Fils de Dieu.
35 The next day John was at the same place again (with two of us/with two of his disciples).
Le jour suivant, Jean se trouvait de nouveau avec deux de ses disciples.
36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look! There is the man God [has appointed to be a sacrifice, like] the lambs [MET] [the people of Israel have sacrificed!]”
Et regardant Jésus qui se promenait, il dit: Voilà l’agneau de Dieu.
37 (When we/those two disciples) heard John say this, we/they went with Jesus.
Les deux disciples l’entendirent parler ainsi, et ils suivirent Jésus.
38 Jesus turned around and saw us/them coming behind him. So he asked us/them, “What do you want?” We/They replied, “Teacher, [tell us] where you are staying, [because we want to talk with you].”
Or Jésus s’étant retourné et les voyant qui le suivaient, leur dit: Que cherchez-vous? Ils lui répondirent; Rabbi (ce qui veut dire, par interprétation, Maître), où demeurez-vous?
39 He replied, “Come [with me], and you will see [where I am staying]!” So we/they went with him and saw where he was staying. We/They stayed with him until about 4 o’clock (OR, from about 4 PM until the next day).
Il leur dit: Venez et voyez. Ils vinrent, et virent où il demeurait, et ils restèrent avec lui ce jour-là: or, il était environ la dixième heure,
40 (One of us/One of the two men) who heard what John had said and who went with Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s [younger] brother.
Or André, frère de Simon-Pierre, était un des deux qui avaient entendu de Jean ce témoignage, et qui avaient suivi Jésus.
41 [After Andrew left Jesus], the first thing he did was to find his own [older] brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah!”
Or il rencontra d’abord son frère Simon, et lui dit: Nous avons trouvé le Messie (ce qu’on interprète par le Christ).
42 Then he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him, and then said, “You are Simon. Your father’s name is John. You will be given {[I] will give you} the name Cephas.” [Cephas is an Aramaic name that means ‘solid rock’. It] means [the same in Greek as the name] Peter.
Et il l’amena à Jésus. Et Jésus l’ayant regardé, dit: Tu es Simon, fils de Jona; tu seras appelé Céphas, ce qu’on interprète par Pierre.
43 The next day [Jesus] decided to leave [the Jordan River valley]. He went to Galilee [district] and (OR, on the way there he) found a man named Philip. Jesus said to him, “Come with me!”
Le lendemain, Jésus voulut aller en Galilée; il trouva Philippe et lui dit: Suis-moi.
44 Philip and Andrew and Peter were all from Bethsaida [town].
Or Philippe était de Bethsaïde, de la même ville qu’André et Pierre.
45 Then Philip [searched for] Nathaniel and found him, and said to him, “We have met [the Messiah], the one Moses [wrote about]! The prophets also [prophesied that he would come]. He is Jesus, from Nazareth [town]. His father’s name is Joseph.”
Philippe trouva Nathanaël, et lui dit: Nous avons trouvé celui de qui Moïse a écrit dans la loi et ensuite les prophètes, Jésus, fils de Joseph de Nazareth.
46 Nathaniel replied, “Nazareth? (Nothing good can come from [such an unimportant place]!/Can anything good come from [such an unimportant place]?) [RHQ]” Philip replied, “Come and see!”
Et Nathanaël lui demanda: Peut-il venir de Nazareth quelque chose de bon? Philippe lui répondit: Viens et vois.
47 When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said about Nathaniel, “Here is an example of a good Israelite! He never deceives anyone!”
Jésus vit venir à lui Nathanaël, et il dit de lui: Voici vraiment un Israélite en qui il n’y a point d’artifice.
48 Nathaniel asked him, “How do you know what I [am like]?” Jesus replied, “I saw you before Philip called you, when you were [by yourself] under the fig tree.”
Nathanaël lui demanda: D’où me connaissez-vous? Jésus répondit et lui dit: Avant que Philippe t’appelât, lorsque tu étais sous le figuier, je t’ai vu.
49 Then Nathaniel declared, “Teacher, you [must be] (the Son of God/the person who is both God and man)! You are the King of Israel [we have been waiting for]!”
Nathanaël lui répondit et dit: Rabbi, vous êtes le Fils de Dieu, vous êtes le roi d’Israël.
50 Jesus replied to him, “You [RHQ] believe [those things about me] because I told you I saw you when you were under the fig tree. [I was able to see you supernaturally even though I was far away from you]. But you will see [me do] things that are more surprising than that!”
Jésus répliqua et lui dit: Parce que je t’ai dit: Je t’ai vu sous le figuier, tu crois; tu verras de plus grandes choses.
51 Then Jesus said to him, “This is the absolute truth: [Just like what your ancestor Jacob saw long ago in a vision], some day you [(pl)] will see heaven opened up, and you will see God’s angels ascending from me and descending on me, the one who came from heaven.”
Et il ajouta: En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis, vous verrez le ciel ouvert et les anges de Dieu montant et descendant sur le Fils de l’homme.
