Jean 18
1 Après avoir prononcé ces paroles, Jésus sortit avec ses disciples de l'autre côté du torrent de Cédron, où il y avait un jardin, dans lequel il entra avec ses disciples.
After Jesus finished praying, he went across the Kidron Brook, along with [us] disciples, to a grove [of olive trees].
2 Judas, qui le trahissait, connaissait aussi ce lieu, car Jésus s'y réunissait souvent avec ses disciples.
Judas, who was [about to] enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him, knew that [he would probably be] there. [He knew that because] Jesus often gathered there with us.
3 Judas donc, ayant pris un détachement de soldats et d'officiers des principaux sacrificateurs et des pharisiens, y vint avec des lanternes, des torches et des armes.
So Judas came to that grove. He was leading a troop of Roman [soldiers] and some Temple guards who had been sent by the Pharisees and chief priests. They were carrying torches and lamps and weapons.
4 Jésus donc, sachant tout ce qui lui arrivait, sortit et leur dit: « Qui cherchez-vous? »
Jesus knew everything that was about to happen to him. So [as they approached], he stepped forward and asked them, “Who are you looking for?”
5 Ils lui répondirent: « Jésus de Nazareth. » Jésus leur dit: « Je suis lui. » Judas, qui le livrait, se tenait aussi avec eux.
They replied to him, “Jesus, the man from Nazareth.” He replied, “That is who I am.” Judas, the one who was enabling his enemies to seize him, was with them.
6 Lorsqu'il leur dit: « C'est moi », ils reculèrent et tombèrent à terre.
When Jesus told them, “That is who I am,” they lurched backward and fell down on the ground [because of his power].
7 Il leur demanda donc à nouveau: « Qui cherchez-vous? » Ils ont dit: « Jésus de Nazareth. »
He asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus, [the man] from Nazareth.”
8 Jésus répondit: « Je vous ai dit que c'était moi. Si donc vous me cherchez, laissez ceux-là s'en aller, »
Jesus replied, “I told you that I am Jesus. So since I am the one you are looking for, allow these [disciples of mine] to go.”
9 afin que s'accomplisse la parole qu'il a dite: « De ceux que tu m'as donnés, je n'ai perdu aucun. »
[This happened] in order that [when they did what he asked them to do], the words would be fulfilled that he had prayed, “I will never lose any of those whom God has brought to me.”
10 Simon-Pierre, ayant une épée, la tira, frappa le serviteur du souverain sacrificateur, et lui coupa l'oreille droite. Le nom du serviteur était Malchus.
Simon Peter had a [long] dagger. So he drew it and [tried to kill] the high priest’s servant, [but he only] cut off the man’s right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
11 Jésus dit alors à Pierre: « Remets l'épée dans son fourreau. La coupe que le Père m'a donnée, ne la boirai-je pas? »
Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword [back] into its sheath! (I must endure what [my] Father wants me to suffer./Do you not think that I must endure what [my] Father wants me to suffer?) [MET, RHQ]”
12 Le détachement, le commandant et les officiers des Juifs se saisirent donc de Jésus, le lièrent,
Then the troop of soldiers, along with their commander and the Jewish Temple guards, seized Jesus. They tied his hands [behind his back].
13 et le conduisirent d'abord chez Anne, car il était beau-père de Caïphe, qui était grand prêtre cette année-là.
Then they took him first to Annas, [who was previously the high priest]. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas. Caiaphas was the high priest that year.
14 Or, c'est Caïphe qui avait conseillé aux Juifs qu'il convenait qu'un seul homme périsse pour le peuple.
Caiaphas was the one who [previously] advised the Jewish [Council] that it would be better if one man died for the sake of the people [than for all the people of the Jewish nation to die].
15 Simon Pierre suivait Jésus, ainsi qu'un autre disciple. Or ce disciple était connu du grand prêtre, et il entra avec Jésus dans la cour du grand prêtre;
Simon Peter and [I] were following Jesus. Because the high priest knew [me], [his doorkeeper permitted me] to enter the courtyard.
16 mais Pierre se tenait à la porte, dehors. L'autre disciple, qui était connu du grand prêtre, sortit donc, parla à la servante qui gardait la porte, et fit entrer Pierre.
But Peter [had to] wait outside near the doorway. However, since I knew the high priest, I went back to the doorway and spoke to the girl who was guarding the entrance. Then [she allowed] Peter to come in.
17 Alors la servante qui gardait la porte dit à Pierre: « Es-tu aussi un des disciples de cet homme? » Il a dit: « Je ne le suis pas. »
The servant girl who was guarding the doorway said to Peter, “Surely you are not another disciple of that man [they have arrested], are you?” He said, “I am not.”
18 Or les serviteurs et les officiers se tenaient là, ayant fait un feu de charbons, car il faisait froid. Ils se chauffaient. Pierre était avec eux, debout et se réchauffant.
It was cold, so the high priest’s slaves and Temple guards made a charcoal fire and were standing around it to keep warm. Peter was also standing near it, warming himself.
19 Le grand prêtre interrogea donc Jésus sur ses disciples et sur son enseignement.
[While Peter was doing that], the high priest asked Jesus about his disciples and about what he was teaching people.
20 Jésus lui répondit: « J'ai parlé ouvertement au monde. J'ai toujours enseigné dans les synagogues et dans le temple, là où les Juifs se réunissent toujours. Je n'ai rien dit en secret.
Jesus replied, “I have always spoken where many people [MTY, HYP] could hear me. I have taught them in (the synagogues/their meeting places) and in the Temple courtyard, in places where many [HYP] Jews come together. I have spoken nothing secretly.
21 Pourquoi m'interroges-tu? Demandez à ceux qui m'ont entendu ce que je leur ai dit. Voici, ils savent les choses que j'ai dites. »
[So] (why are you asking me questions [like this illegally]?/you should not be asking me questions [like this illegally]!) [RHQ] Ask the people who heard what I taught! They certainly know what I said!”
22 Lorsqu'il eut dit cela, l'un des officiers qui se tenait là frappa Jésus de la main, en disant: « C'est ainsi que tu réponds au grand prêtre? »
After Jesus said that, one of the Temple guards standing near him slapped him on his face. He said, “(That is not the way you should answer the high priest!/Is that the way you should answer the high priest?) [RHQ]”
23 Jésus lui répondit: « Si j'ai mal parlé, témoigne du mal; mais si j'ai bien parlé, pourquoi me frappes-tu? »
Jesus replied to him, “If I said something that was contrary [to your laws], you could tell [me that what I said that] was wrong. But because I said only what was right, (you should not be striking me!/why are you striking me?) [RHQ]”
24 Annas l'envoya lié à Caïphe, le grand prêtre.
Then after Jesus’ hands were tied {after they tied Jesus hands} [again], Annas sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.
25 Or Simon-Pierre était debout et se chauffait. Ils lui dirent donc: « Tu n'es pas aussi un de ses disciples, n'est-ce pas? » Il l'a nié et a dit: « Je ne le suis pas. »
As Simon Peter was standing warming himself [at the fire], someone else said to him, “You are not one of that man’s disciples, are you?” He denied [that he was], and said, “I am not.”
26 Un des serviteurs du grand prêtre, parent de celui à qui Pierre avait coupé l'oreille, dit: « Ne t'ai-je pas vu avec lui dans le jardin? »
[Later] one of the high priest’s servants, a man who was a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off [before], said to him, “I saw you with that man in the grove [of olive trees], did I not?”
27 Pierre le renia donc de nouveau, et aussitôt le coq chanta.
Peter again denied it. Immediately a rooster crowed, [as Jesus had said would happen].
28 Ils conduisirent donc Jésus de chez Caïphe au prétoire. C'était de bonne heure, et eux-mêmes n'entraient pas dans le prétoire, afin de ne pas se souiller, mais de pouvoir manger la Pâque.
Then the [Jewish leaders] [SYN] led Jesus from the [home of] Caiaphas to the headquarters [of Pilate, the Roman governor]. It was before dawn. [Pilate was a non-Jew], [and they thought that if they entered his headquarters], they would become unacceptable to God {God would reject them}, [and as a result] they would not be able to eat [the food during] the Passover [celebration]. [Because of that, they did not want to enter Pilate’s headquarters].
29 Pilate sortit donc vers eux et dit: « Quelle accusation portez-vous contre cet homme? »
So Pilate came out to [talk to] them. He said, “What law do you say that this man has disobeyed?”
30 Ils lui répondirent: « Si cet homme n'était pas un malfaiteur, nous ne te l'aurions pas livré. »
[They knew that Jesus had not disobeyed any Roman law, so they did not want to answer him. Instead], they said, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have brought him to you!”
31 Pilate leur dit donc: « Prenez-le vous-mêmes, et jugez-le selon votre loi. » C'est pourquoi les Juifs lui dirent: « Il nous est interdit de mettre quelqu'un à mort »,
Then Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your own laws!” Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said, “[No! We want him executed, but we want you Romans to execute him, because] we Jews have no right to execute anyone!”
32 afin que s'accomplisse la parole de Jésus, qu'il avait prononcée, en indiquant par quel genre de mort il devait mourir.
[The Romans executed people by nailing them to a cross]. [So], as a result of what [the Jewish leaders said], it was fulfilled {[the Romans] would fulfill} what Jesus had said previously about the way he was going to die.
33 Pilate entra donc de nouveau dans le prétoire, appela Jésus, et lui dit: « Es-tu le roi des Juifs? »
Pilate then went back inside his headquarters. He summoned Jesus. [Because the Jewish leaders had said that Jesus claimed to be a king], Pilate said to Jesus [scornfully], “Are you the king of the Jews?”
34 Jésus lui répondit: « Tu dis cela tout seul, ou bien d'autres t'ont-ils parlé de moi? »
Jesus replied, “Are you asking that because you yourself [want to know if I claim to be a king], or because (someone else/Caiaphas) said [that I claim to be their king]?”
35 Pilate répondit: « Je ne suis pas Juif, n'est-ce pas? Ta propre nation et les chefs des prêtres t'ont livré à moi. Qu'as-tu fait? »
Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, [so] ([I cannot understand these matters!/how can I understand these matters]?) [RHQ] It was your fellow Jews and your chief priests who brought you to me! What have you done [to make them want to execute you]?”
36 Jésus répondit: « Mon Royaume n'est pas de ce monde. Si mon Royaume était de ce monde, alors mes serviteurs combattraient, pour que je ne sois pas livré aux Juifs. Mais maintenant, mon Royaume n'est pas d'ici-bas. »
Jesus replied, “It is not people in [MTY] this world who are [making me] king. If it was people in this world who were making me a king, my disciples would have fought in order that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] would be prevented {to prevent the Jewish [leaders] [SYN]} from seizing me. But it is not [someone here in] this world who is making me a king.”
37 Pilate lui dit donc: « Es-tu donc un roi? » Jésus répondit: « Vous dites que je suis un roi. C'est pour cela que je suis né, et c'est pour cela que je suis venu dans le monde, afin de rendre témoignage à la vérité. Tous ceux qui sont de la vérité écoutent ma voix. »
Then Pilate said to him, “So [are you saying that] you are a king?” Jesus replied, “[Yes], what you have said about my being a king [is correct]. I was born to become a king, and I came into this world to tell people the truth [about God]. Everyone who [believes] the truth pays attention to what I say.”
38 Pilate lui dit: « Qu'est-ce que la vérité? » Après avoir dit cela, il sortit de nouveau vers les Juifs, et leur dit: « Je ne trouve aucun motif d'accusation contre lui.
Pilate said to him, “[How can anyone know] what the truth is?” After he said that, he went outside and talked to the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] again. He said to them, “I do not find that he has done anything at all for which I should punish him.
39 Mais vous avez pour coutume que je vous livre quelqu'un à la Pâque. Voulez-vous donc que je vous relâche le roi des Juifs? »
But you [Jews] customarily, [every year] during the Passover [celebration], ask me to release for you [someone who is in prison]. So would you like for me to release for you the [man who you] Jews [say is your] king?”
40 Alors ils crièrent tous à nouveau, disant: « Pas cet homme, mais Barabbas! » Or Barabbas était un brigand.
They shouted again, “No, do not [release] this man! Instead, [release] Barrabas!” But Barrabas was [in prison because he was] a revolutionist!
