Revelation 6
1 I saw that [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, opened the first of the seven seals [of the scroll]. Then I heard one of the four living [creatures] say in a voice [as loud] as [SIM] thunder, “Come!”
Et je vis que l’Agneau avait ouvert un des sept sceaux, et j’entendis l’un des quatre animaux disant comme avec une voix de tonnerre: Viens et vois.
2 Then I saw a white horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a bow [and arrows]. [God] gave him a crown [to show that he was the king]. Then the one who conquers [people] went out to continue to conquer [people].
Je regardai, et voilà un cheval blanc, et celui qui le montait avait un arc, et une couronne lui fut donnée, et il partit en vainqueur pour vaincre.
3 When the [one who was like a] lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living [creature] say, “Come!”
Lorsqu’il eut ouvert le second sceau, j’entendis le second animal qui dit: Viens et vois.
4 Then a red horse came out. The one sitting on it was allowed {[God] allowed the one sitting on it} to cause [people] to no longer [live] peacefully, but instead to be killing each other. [For this purpose] he was given {[God’s agent] gave to him} a large sword.
Et il sortit un autre cheval qui était roux; et à celui qui le montait, il fut donné d’ôter la paix de dessus la terre, et de faire que les hommes s’entre-tuassent; et une grande épée lui fut donnée.
5 When [the one who is like a] lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living [creature] say, “Come!” This time, I saw a black horse [come out]. The one who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
Quand il eut ouvert le troisième sceau, j’entendis le troisième animal qui dit: Viens et vois. Et voilà un cheval noir; or celui qui le montait avait une balance en sa main.
6 I heard a voice [that sounded] like [it was coming from] among the four living [creatures]. It was saying ([to the horseman/to the man who was sitting on the black horse]), “A quart of wheat [will cost so much that] a man must work a whole day to earn enough money to buy it, and three quarts of barley will sell for the same price. But do not cut off [the supply of] olive oil or the wine [MTY]!”
Et j’entendis comme une voix au milieu des quatre animaux, disant: Deux livres de blé pour un denier, et trois livres d’orge pour un denier, et ne gâte ni le vin ni l’huile.
7 When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living [creature] say, “Come!”
Lorsqu’il eut ouvert le quatrième sceau, j’entendis la voix du quatrième animal, disant: Viens et vois.
8 This time I saw a pale horse [come out]. The one who sat on it is named ‘[The one who causes] death [PRS]’, and [the one that is named ‘The place where dead people go’] accompanied him. [God] gave them authority over one quarter of the people on earth to incite them to kill each other with weapons [SYN], and also authority to kill them (by [causing them to] starve, by [their causing them to become] sick from epidemics, and by [their causing them to be attacked by] wild animals. (Hadēs g86)
Et voilà un cheval pâle; et celui qui le montait s’appelait la Mort, et l’enfer le suivait; et il lui fut donné puissance sur les quatre parties de la terre, de tuer par l’épée, par la famine, par la mortalité et par les bêtes sauvages. (Hadēs g86)
9 When the [one who is like a] lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under (OR, at the base of) the altar [in heaven] the souls of [God’s servants] who had been killed {whom [people had] killed} because of [their believing] God’s message, and because they told others [the message about Jesus].
Lorsqu’il eut ouvert le cinquième sceau, je vis sous l’autel les âmes de ceux qui ont été tués à cause de la parole de Dieu, à cause du témoignage qu’ils avaient.
10 They spoke loudly [to God] saying, “Sovereign/Almighty Lord, you are holy and faithful. How long [will it be] before you judge [and punish] the people on earth who murdered [us(exc)]?”
Et ils criaient d’une voix forte, disant: Jusques à quand, Seigneur (le saint et le véritable), ne ferez-vous point justice et ne vengerez-vous point notre sang de ceux qui habitent la terre?
11 [God] gave to each of them a long white robe, and [he] told them to rest a little longer until [people] killed all the believers who served [the Lord] with them. They were believers whom [God wanted to die in just the same way] that these others had been killed.
Et une robe blanche fut donnée à chacun d’eux; et il leur fut dit qu’ils attendissent en repos encore un peu de temps, jusqu’à ce que fût accompli le nombre de ceux qui servaient Dieu comme eux, et celui de leurs frères qui devaient être tués comme eux.
12 I saw that when [the one who is like a] lamb opened the sixth seal, the earth shook violently. The sun became as black as cloth made (of [black] wool/of pitch). The whole moon became [red] [SIM] like blood.
Et je regardai lorsqu’il ouvrit le sixième sceau; et voilà qu’un grand tremblement de terre se fit; le soleil devint noir comme un sac de poils, et la lune tout entière devint comme du sang.
13 The stars fell to the earth [in great numbers], just [SIM] like immature figs fall when a fig tree is shaken by a strong wind {when a strong wind shakes a fig tree}.
Et les étoiles tombèrent du ciel sur la terre, comme un figuier laisse tomber ses figues vertes, quand il est agité par un grand vent.
14 The sky split open and [rolled up on either side] just [SIM] like an [old] scroll rolls up [when it is split in two]. Every mountain and island moved out of its place.
Le ciel se replia comme un livre roulé, et toutes les montagnes et les îles furent ébranlées de leurs places.
15 [As a result, all the rebellious people] of the earth, [including] kings, high-ranking people, generals, the rich people, the powerful people, along with everyone [else], both slave and free, hid themselves in caves and between the mountain rocks.
Alors les rois de la terre, les princes, les tribuns militaires, les riches, les puissants, et tout homme esclave ou libre, se cachèrent dans les cavernes et dans les rochers des montagnes.
16 They shouted to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us [(exc)] and hide us [(exc)] in order that the one who sits upon the throne will not be able to see us [(exc)] [MTY], and [in order that] the [one who is like a] lamb will not be able to punish [MTY] us [(exc)].
Et ils dirent aux montagnes et aux rochers: Tombez sur nous, et cachez-nous de la face de celui qui est assis sur le trône, et de la colère de l’Agneau,
17 This is the terrible day on which they will punish [MTY] us [(exc)], and [when that happens], no one will be able to survive! [RHQ]”
Parce qu’il est arrivé le grand jour de leur colère, et qui pourra subsister?
