Revelation 14
1 But then I saw the [one who is like a] lamb standing on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem]. With him were 144,000 [people]. His name and his Father’s name had been written {[He] had written his name and his Father’s name} on their foreheads.
Je regardai encore, et voilà que l’Agneau était debout sur la montagne de Sion, et avec lui cent quarante-quatre mille qui avaient son nom et le nom de son Père écrit sur leurs fronts.
2 I heard a sound from heaven, which was as [loud] [SIM] as the sound of a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide [river of rushing] water) and which was [also as loud as] [SIM] mighty thunder. The sound that I heard was like [the sound that] people make when they are playing their harps.
Et j’entendis une voix du ciel, comme la voix de grandes eaux, et comme la voix d’un grand tonnerre, et la voix que j’entendis était comme le son de joueurs de harpe qui jouent de leurs harpes.
3 The 144,000 people were singing a new song [while they stood] in front of the throne, in front of the four living [creatures], and in front of the elders. Only the 144,000 [people], the ones who have been {whom [the one who is like a lamb] has} redeemed/bought from among the people on the earth, could learn that song. No one else could learn the song [that they sang].
Ils chantaient comme un cantique nouveau devant le trône et devant les quatre animaux et les vieillards; et nul ne pouvait chanter ce cantique, que les cent quarante-quatre mille qui ont été achetés de la terre.
4 Those 144,000 are the people who are [spiritually] pure, [like] virgins [are morally pure]. They have not (defiled themselves/made themselves impure) [MET] [by worshipping any false god]. They are the ones who accompany Jesus, the [one who is like a] lamb, wherever he goes. They [represent all those whom he has] redeemed/bought for God from among the people [of earth, in order that he might offer] them to God and to [himself].
Ce sont ceux qui ne sont pas souillés avec les femmes; car ils sont vierges. Ce sont eux qui suivent l’agneau partout où il va. Ce sont ceux qui ont été achetés d’entre les hommes, prémices pour Dieu et pour l’Agneau;
5 [Those people] never lie when they speak [MTY], and they never act immorally.
Et dans leur bouche, il ne s’est point trouvé de mensonge; car ils sont sans tache devant le trône de Dieu.
6 I saw another angel that was flying between the sky and heaven. He was bringing [God’s] eternal good message [to earth], in order that he might proclaim it to people who live on the earth. He will proclaim it to every nation, [to every] tribe, [to speakers of every] language [MTY], and [to every] people-[group]. (aiōnios g166)
Je vis un autre ange qui volait dans le milieu du ciel, ayant l’Evangile éternel pour évangéliser ceux qui habitent sur la terre, toute nation, toute tribu, toute langue et tout peuple; (aiōnios g166)
7 He said in a loud voice, “Revere God and honor him, because it is now time for him to judge [people]! Worship [God, because he is] the one who created the heaven, the earth, the ocean, and the springs of water.”
Il disait d’une voix forte: Craignez le Seigneur et rendez-lui gloire, parce que l’heure de son jugement est venue; et adorez celui qui a fait le ciel et la terre, la mer et les sources des eaux.
8 A second angel came after him saying, “The very evil [cities] (OR, [city]) [represented by] Babylon are completely destroyed! [God] has punished [their people because] they [have persuaded people of] all the nations [to forsake God, just like a prostitute] [MET] persuades [men] to drink [strong] wine and [as a result] commit sexual immorality.”
Et un autre ange suivit, disant: Elle est tombée, elle est tombée, cette grande Babylone, qui a fait boire à toutes les nations du vin de la colère de sa prostitution.
9 A third angel came next, saying in a loud voice, “If people worship the beast and its image and [allow] its mark to be put {its [agent to] put its mark} on their foreheads or on their hands,
Et un troisième ange suivit ceux-ci, criant d’une voix forte: Si quelqu’un adore la bête et son image, et en reçoit le caractère sur son front ou dans sa main,
10 God will be angry with them and punish them very severely [MET]. They will be tormented {[God] will torment them} in burning sulfur in the presence of his holy angels and in the presence of the [one who is like a] lamb.
Il boira lui aussi du vin de la colère de Dieu, vin tout pur, préparé dans le calice de sa colère; et il sera tourmenté par le feu et par le soufre en présence des saints anges et en présence de l’Agneau.
11 The smoke [from the fire] that torments them will rise forever. [They will] be tormented {[God will] torment them} continually, day and night. [That is what will happen to] the people who worship the beast and its image and who allow its name to be marked on them {allow [its agent] to mark them with its name}.” (aiōn g165)
Et la fumée de leurs tourments montera dans les siècles des siècles; et ils n’ont de repos ni jour ni nuit, ceux qui ont adoré la bête et son image, ni celui qui a reçu le caractère de son nom. (aiōn g165)
12 So God’s people, those who obey what God commands and who trust in Jesus, must faithfully continue [obeying and trusting him].
Ici est la patience des saints qui gardent les commandements de Dieu et la foi de Jésus.
13 I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write [this: God will] now [abundantly] bless the people who have a close relationship with the Lord [Jesus] for the rest of [their lives].” [God’s] Spirit says, “Yes, [after they die], they will no longer have to work hard. Instead, they will rest, and [the record of the good deeds] [MTY] that they have done will go with them (OR, [God] will [reward them] for the good deeds that they have done).”
Alors j’entendis une voix du ciel qui me dit: Ecris: Bienheureux les morts qui meurent dans le Seigneur! Que dès à présent, dit l’Esprit, ils se reposent de leurs travaux, car leurs œuvres les suivent.
14 Then I was surprised to see a white cloud, and on the cloud [someone] was sitting who looked like the one who came from heaven. He [was wearing] a golden crown on his head. In his hand [he held] a sharp sickle.
Et je regardai; et voilà une nuée blanche, et sur la nuée, assis quelqu’un semblable au Fils de l’homme, ayant sur sa tête une couronne d’or, et en sa main une faux tranchante.
15 Another angel came out of the temple [in heaven]. In a loud voice, [speaking figuratively about gathering people for God to judge them], he said to the one who was sitting on the cloud, “The time has come to reap [the grain on the earth], so with your sickle [reap] the [grain], because the grain on the earth is ripe.”
Alors un autre ange sortit du temple, criant d’une voix forte à celui qui était assis sur la nuée: Jette ta faux et moissonne; car est venue l’heure de moissonner, parce que la moisson de la terre est sèche.
16 The one who was sitting on the cloud forcefully gathered together [all the people] on earth, [as] [MET] [a farmer] reaps grain with his sickle.
Celui donc qui était assis sur la nuée jeta sa faux sur la terre, et la terre fut moissonnée.
17 Another angel came out of the sanctuary in heaven. He also held a sharp sickle.
Et un autre ange sortit du temple qui est dans le ciel, ayant lui aussi une faux tranchante.
18 From the altar came another angel. He is the one who takes care of the fire [of the altar. Also speaking figuratively about gathering the wicked people for God to judge and punish them], he said in a loud voice to the angel who held the sharp sickle, “With your sharp sickle cut off the clusters of grapes in the vineyards on the earth! Then gather the clusters of grapes together, because its grapes are ripe!”
Et un autre ange sortit de l’autel, qui avait pouvoir sur le feu, et il cria d’une voix forte à celui qui avait la faux tranchante: Jette ta faux tranchante, et vendange les grappes de la vigne de la terre, parce que les raisins sont murs.
19 So, [just like a man would] cut off with his sickle the clusters of grapes in his vineyard [MET], an angel forcefully [gathered the wicked people] on the earth. Then he threw them into the huge place where God will angrily punish them.
Et l’ange jeta sa faux tranchante sur la terre, et vendangea la vigne de la terre; et il jeta les raisins dans la grande cuve de la colère de Dieu.
20 [The wicked people] were trampled on {[God’s agent] trod on [the wicked people]} [in] the winepress outside the city. The blood that came out from the winepress flowed [in a stream so deep that it reached] to the bridles of the horses, [and extended] (180 miles/300 kilometers).
Et la cuve fut foulée hors de la ville, et le sang montant de la cuve jusqu’aux freins des chevaux, se répandit sur un espace de mille six cents stades.
