Revelation 1
1 The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, that He might make known to His servants certain events which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel and communicated it to His servant John.
Révélation de Jésus Christ, que Dieu lui a donnée pour montrer à ses esclaves les choses qui doivent arriver bientôt; et il l’a signifiée, en l’envoyant par son ange, à son esclave Jean,
2 This is the John who taught the truth concerning the Word of God and the truth told us by Jesus Christ-- a faithful account of what he had seen.
qui a rendu témoignage de la parole de Dieu et du témoignage de Jésus Christ, [de] toutes [les] choses qu’il a vues.
3 Blessed is he who reads and blessed are those who listen to the words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; for the time for its fulfillment is now close at hand.
Bienheureux celui qui lit et ceux qui entendent les paroles de la prophétie et qui gardent les choses qui y sont écrites, car le temps est proche!
4 John sends greetings to the seven Churches in the province of Asia. May grace be granted to you, and peace, from Him who is and was and evermore will be; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne;
Jean, aux sept assemblées qui sont en Asie: Grâce et paix à vous, de la part de celui qui est, et qui était, et qui vient, et de la part des sept Esprits qui sont devant son trône,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the truthful witness, the first of the dead to be born to Life, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins with His own blood,
et de la part de Jésus Christ, le témoin fidèle, le premier-né des morts, et le prince des rois de la terre! À celui qui nous aime, et qui nous a lavés de nos péchés dans son sang;
6 and has formed us into a Kingdom, to be priests to God, His Father--to Him be ascribed the glory and the power until the Ages of the Ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
– et il nous a faits un royaume, des sacrificateurs pour son Dieu et Père; – à lui la gloire et la force aux siècles des siècles! Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen.
Voici, il vient avec les nuées, et tout œil le verra, et ceux qui l’ont percé; et toutes les tribus de la terre se lamenteront à cause de lui. Oui, amen!
8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "He who is and was and evermore will be--the Ruler of all."
Moi, je suis l’alpha et l’oméga, dit le Seigneur Dieu, celui qui est, et qui était, et qui vient, le Tout-puissant.
9 I John, your brother, and a sharer with you in the sorrows and Kingship and patient endurance of Jesus, found myself in the island of Patmos, on account of the Word of God and the truth told us by Jesus.
Moi, Jean, qui suis votre frère et qui ai part avec vous à la tribulation et au royaume et à la patience en Jésus, j’étais dans l’île appelée Patmos, pour la parole de Dieu et pour le témoignage de Jésus Christ.
10 In the Spirit I found myself present on the day of the Lord, and I heard behind me a loud voice which resembled the blast of a trumpet.
Je fus en Esprit, dans la journée dominicale, et j’entendis derrière moi une grande voix, comme d’une trompette,
11 It said, "Write forthwith in a roll an account of what you see, and send it to the seven Churches--to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyateira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."
disant: Ce que tu vois, écris-le dans un livre et envoie-le aux sept assemblées: à Éphèse, et à Smyrne, et à Pergame, et à Thyatire, et à Sardes, et à Philadelphie, et à Laodicée.
12 I turned to see who it was that was speaking to me; and then I saw seven golden lampstands,
Et je me retournai pour voir la voix qui me parlait; et, m’étant retourné, je vis sept lampes d’or,
13 and in the center of the lampstands some One resembling the Son of Man, clothed in a robe which reached to His feet, and with a girdle of gold across His breast.
et au milieu des [sept] lampes [quelqu’un de] semblable au Fils de l’homme, vêtu d’une robe qui allait jusqu’aux pieds, et ceint, à la poitrine, d’une ceinture d’or.
14 His head and His hair were white, like white wool--as white as snow; and His eyes resembled a flame of fire.
Sa tête et ses cheveux étaient blancs comme de la laine blanche, comme de la neige; et ses yeux, comme une flamme de feu;
15 His feet were like silver-bronze, when it is white-hot in a furnace; and His voice resembled the sound of many waters.
et ses pieds, semblables à de l’airain brillant, comme embrasés dans une fournaise; et sa voix, comme une voix de grandes eaux;
16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and a sharp, two-edged sword was seen coming from His mouth; and His glance resembled the sun when it is shining with its full strength.
– et il avait dans sa main droite sept étoiles; et de sa bouche sortait une épée aiguë à deux tranchants; – et son visage, comme le soleil [quand il] luit dans sa force.
17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if I were dead. But He laid His right hand upon me and said, "Do not be afraid: I am the First and the Last, and the ever-living One.
Et, lorsque je le vis, je tombai à ses pieds comme mort; et il mit sa droite sur moi, disant: Ne crains point; moi, je suis le premier et le dernier,
19 Write down therefore the things you have just seen, and those which are now taking place, and those which are soon to follow:
Écris donc les choses que tu as vues, et les choses qui sont, et les choses qui doivent arriver après celles-ci.
20 the secret meaning of the seven stars which you have seen in My right hand, and of the seven lampstands of gold. The seven stars are the ministers of the seven Churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches.
Le mystère des sept étoiles que tu as vues dans ma droite, et les sept lampes d’or: les sept étoiles sont [les] anges des sept assemblées, et les sept lampes sont sept assemblées.
