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 accordée pour montrer à ses serviteurs ce qui doit arriver bientôt, et que le Christ a transmise en envoyant son ange à son serviteur 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 atteste, comme témoin oculaire, la parole de Dieu et le témoignage de Jésus-Christ.
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.
Heureux celui qui lira, heureux ceux qui entendront la parole de cette prophétie et qui observeront ce qui y est écrit, 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 églises d'Asie. Grâce et paix vous soient données par celui qui est, qui était et qui viendra, et par les 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 par Jésus-Christ, le témoin fidèle, le premier-né des morts, le prince des rois de la terre. A celui qui nous aime, et 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 qui a fait de nous un Royaume, qui a fait de nous des prêtres de Dieu son 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.
«Le voici, il vient sur les nuées et tout oeil le verra; ceux mêmes qui l'ont percé le verront, et toutes les tribus de la terre se lamenteront à cause de lui.» —
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."
«Oui, amen! Je suis l'Alpha et l'Oméga», dit le Seigneur Dieu, «Celui qui est, qui était et qui viendra, 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, votre frère et votre compagnon dans les tribulations, dans la royauté et la ferme attente de Jésus, je me trouvai dans l'île qu'on appelle Patmos, à cause de la parole de Dieu et du témoignage de Jésus.
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 tombai en extase, le jour du Seigneur, et j'entendis derrière moi une voix éclatante comme le son 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."
qui disait: «Ce que tu vas voir, écris-le dans un livre et envoie-le aux sept Églises, à Éphèse, à Smyrne, à Pergame, à Thyatires, à Sardes, à Philadelphie, 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 chercher la voix qui me parlait et, m'étant retourné, je vis sept chandeliers 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.
au milieu était «un être qui ressemblait à un fils d'homme, revêtu d'une longue robe, et ceint» à la hauteur de 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, ses yeux étaient comme la flamme,
15 His feet were like silver-bronze, when it is white-hot in a furnace; and His voice resembled the sound of many waters.
ses pieds comme le cuivre» rougi dans une fournaise ardente. «Sa voix ressemblait à la voix des grosses 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.
A la main droite il avait sept étoiles; de sa bouche sortait un glaive aigu à deux tranchants, et son aspect était celui du «soleil quand il brille dans tout son éclat.»
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.
A sa vue, je tombai comme mort à ses pieds, et il posa sa main droite sur moi, disant: «Ne crains point, 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 ce que tu as vu et ce qui est et ce qui doit arriver après,
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.
écris le mystère des sept étoiles que tu as vues dans ma main et des sept chandeliers d'or. Les sept étoiles sont les anges des sept Églises, et les chandeliers sont les sept Églises.
