Jean 5
1 Après ces choses, il y avait une fête des Juifs, et Jésus monta à Jérusalem.
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem when the Jews were having [another] celebration.
2 Or il y a à Jérusalem, près de la porte des brebis, un réservoir d’eau, appelé en hébreu Béthesda, ayant cinq portiques,
At one of the gates [into the city] called the Sheep Gate, there is a pool. In our language we call it Bethzatha. [Around the pool] were five open areas with roofs over them.
3 dans lesquels étaient couchés une multitude d’infirmes, d’aveugles, de boiteux et de gens qui avaient les membres secs, [attendant le mouvement de l’eau.
Many people were lying there. They were people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed.
4 Car à de certaines saisons un ange descendait dans le réservoir et agitait l’eau; le premier donc qui entrait après que l’eau avait été agitée, était guéri, de quelque maladie qu’il soit pris].
5 Or il y avait là un homme infirme depuis 38 ans.
One of those who was there had been paralyzed for 38 years.
6 Jésus, le voyant couché là, et sachant qu’il était dans cet état déjà depuis longtemps, lui dit: Veux-tu être guéri?
Jesus saw him lying there and found out that the man had been like that for a long time. He said to the man, “Do you want to become well?”
7 Le malade lui répondit: Seigneur, je n’ai personne qui, lorsque l’eau a été agitée, me jette dans le réservoir; et, pendant que moi je viens, un autre descend avant moi.
The paralyzed man replied to him, “[Yes], sir, [I want to get well, but] there is no one to help me get down into the pool when the water is stirred {stirs}. While I am trying to get [to the pool], someone else always gets there before me.”
8 Jésus lui dit: Lève-toi, prends ton petit lit, et marche.
Jesus said to him, “Get up! Then pick up your mat and walk!”
9 Et aussitôt l’homme fut guéri, et il prit son petit lit, et marcha. Or c’était sabbat ce jour-là.
The man immediately was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking! The day on which this happened was a Jewish day of rest.
10 Les Juifs donc dirent à celui qui avait été guéri: C’est [un jour de] sabbat; il ne t’est pas permis de prendre ton petit lit.
So the Jewish [leaders] said to the man who had been healed, “Today is (the Sabbath/our rest day), and [in our Jewish] laws [it is written that people should not work on our] ([Sabbath/rest day]), so you should not be carrying your mat!”
11 Il leur répondit: Celui qui m’a guéri, celui-là m’a dit: Prends ton petit lit, et marche.
The man replied to them, “The man who healed me, he himself said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’”
12 Ils lui demandèrent donc: Qui est l’homme qui t’a dit: Prends ton petit lit, et marche?
They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk!’?”
13 Mais celui qui avait été guéri ne savait pas qui c’était; car Jésus s’était retiré de là, une foule se trouvant dans ce lieu.
But since Jesus had disappeared in the crowd [without telling the man his name], the man did not know who it was [who had healed him].
14 Après ces choses, Jésus le trouva dans le temple, et lui dit: Voici, tu es guéri; ne pèche plus, de peur que pis ne t’arrive.
Later, Jesus found the man in the Temple [courtyard]. He [told the man his name, and] said to him, “Listen! You are healed! So stop sinning! If you do not stop sinning, something will happen to you that will be worse [than the illness you had before]!”
15 L’homme s’en alla et annonça aux Juifs que c’était Jésus qui l’avait guéri.
The man went away and told the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] that it was Jesus who had healed him.
16 Et à cause de cela les Juifs persécutaient Jésus [et cherchaient à le faire mourir], parce qu’il avait fait ces choses en un jour de sabbat.
So the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] started to harass Jesus, because Jesus was doing these things (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day).
17 Mais Jésus leur répondit: Mon Père travaille jusqu’à maintenant, et moi je travaille.
Then Jesus replied to them, “My Father has always been working every day, [including] ([the Sabbath/the day of rest]), up until now. I am doing the same thing!”
18 À cause de cela donc les Juifs cherchaient d’autant plus à le faire mourir, parce que non seulement il violait le sabbat, mais aussi parce qu’il disait que Dieu était son propre Père, se faisant égal à Dieu.
The Jewish leaders [SYN] considered that he was disobeying their rules about (the Sabbath/the day of rest), and that by saying that God was his Father, he was making himself equal with God. And they considered that both these things were grounds for killing him. So they tried even harder to find a way to kill him.
19 Jésus donc répondit et leur dit: En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis: Le Fils ne peut rien faire de lui-même, à moins qu’il ne voie faire une chose au Père, car quelque chose que celui-ci fasse, cela, le Fils aussi de même le fait.
Jesus replied to them by saying, “You need to know this: I can do nothing by my own [authority]. I do only the [kind of] things that I see [my] Father doing. Whatever kinds of things my Father is doing, those are the things I am doing.
20 Car le Père aime le Fils, et lui montre toutes les choses qu’il fait lui-même, et il lui montrera des œuvres plus grandes que celles-ci, afin que vous soyez dans l’admiration.
[My] Father loves me, and he shows me everything that he is doing. He will show me [the miracles] that [he wants me to do] that will be greater than the ones that [you have already seen me do], so that you may be amazed.
21 Car comme le Père réveille les morts et les vivifie, de même aussi le Fils vivifie ceux qu’il veut;
[For example], just like [my] Father causes people who have died to become alive again, I will give [eternal] life to everyone that I want to.
22 car aussi le Père ne juge personne, mais il a donné tout le jugement au Fils;
Furthermore, [my] Father is not the one who judges people [concerning their sins]. Instead, he has given to me the work of judging people,
23 afin que tous honorent le Fils comme ils honorent le Père. Celui qui n’honore pas le Fils, n’honore pas le Père qui l’a envoyé.
in order that all people may honor me, just like they honor [my] Father. [My] Father [considers that] anyone who does not honor me is not honoring [him], the one who sent me.
24 En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis que celui qui entend ma parole, et qui croit celui qui m’a envoyé, a la vie éternelle et ne vient pas en jugement; mais il est passé de la mort à la vie. (aiōnios g166)
Listen to this carefully: Those who hear my message and believe that [God] is the one who sent me have eternal life. [God will] not (condemn them/say that he will punish them). They are no longer separated from God. Instead, they have [eternal] life. (aiōnios g166)
25 En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis que l’heure vient, et elle est maintenant, que les morts entendront la voix du Fils de Dieu, et ceux qui l’auront entendue vivront.
Listen to this carefully: There will be a time when those who are (spiritually dead/separated from God) will hear the voice of me, (the Son of God/the man who is also God). In fact, it is that time already. Those who hear [and pay attention to my message] will have [eternal] life.
26 Car comme le Père a la vie en lui-même, ainsi il a donné au Fils aussi d’avoir la vie en lui-même;
[My] Father has [power to] make things live. Similarly, he has given me the [power to enable] people to live [eternally].
27 et il lui a donné autorité de juger aussi, parce qu’il est fils de l’homme.
Because I am the one who came from heaven, he has given me the authority to judge people [concerning their sins].
28 Ne vous étonnez pas de cela; car l’heure vient en laquelle tous ceux qui sont dans les sépulcres entendront sa voix;
Do not be surprised about that, because there will be a time when all people who have died will hear my voice,
29 et ils sortiront, ceux qui auront pratiqué le bien, en résurrection de vie; et ceux qui auront fait le mal, en résurrection de jugement.
and they will become alive again. Those who have lived good [lives] will rise [from their graves] and live forever. But those who have lived evil lives will rise, and I will (condemn them/declare that I will punish them [for their sins]).
30 Je ne puis rien faire, moi, de moi-même; je juge selon ce que j’entends, et mon jugement est juste; car je ne cherche pas ma volonté, mais la volonté de celui qui m’a envoyé.
I do not do anything [like that] by my own authority. I judge people only according to what I hear [my Father tell me]. I will judge people fairly, because I do not want to please only myself. Instead, I want to please [my Father], who sent me.
31 Si moi je rends témoignage de moi-même, mon témoignage n’est pas vrai.
If I were the [only] one to tell people about myself, [people could rightly say that] what I say is not true.
32 C’est un autre qui rend témoignage de moi; et je sais que le témoignage qu’il rend de moi est vrai.
But there is someone else who tells people about me. And I know that what he tells people about me is true.
33 Vous, vous avez envoyé auprès de Jean, et il a rendu témoignage à la vérité;
As for you, when you sent messengers to John [the Baptizer to ask about me], he told the truth [about me].
34 mais moi, je ne reçois pas témoignage de l’homme, mais je dis ces choses afin que vous, vous soyez sauvés.
I do not [need that] people tell others [about me]. But instead, I am reminding [you about what John told people about me], in order that you will [believe it and] be saved {[God] will save you}.
35 Celui-là était la lampe ardente et brillante; et vous, vous avez voulu vous réjouir pour un temps à sa lumière;
[John’s message about me] (OR, [John]) [MET] was [like] a lamp that shines brightly. For a short while you were willing to be made happy [by that message] {to let [that message] make you happy}.
36 mais moi, j’ai un témoignage plus grand que celui de Jean; car les œuvres que le Père m’a données pour les accomplir, ces œuvres mêmes que je fais rendent témoignage de moi, que le Père m’a envoyé.
But there is something else that tells you about me. [It should prove who I am] more than what John [said about me]. The miracles [PRS] that [my] Father told me to do, the miracles that I am performing, show (OR, prove) to people that my Father sent me.
37 Et le Père qui m’a envoyé, lui, a rendu témoignage de moi. Jamais vous n’avez entendu sa voix, ni vu sa figure;
Furthermore, [my] Father, who sent me, tells people about me. You have never heard his voice or seen him.
38 et vous n’avez pas sa parole demeurant en vous; car celui-là que lui a envoyé, vous, vous ne le croyez pas.
Furthermore, you have not believed in [me], the one he sent. So you have not [believed] his message in your inner beings.
39 Sondez les écritures, car vous, vous estimez avoir en elles la vie éternelle, et ce sont elles qui rendent témoignage de moi: (aiōnios g166)
You carefully study (OR, Study) the Scriptures, because you think that by [studying] them you will [find the way to] have eternal life. And those Scriptures tell people about me! (aiōnios g166)
40 – et vous ne voulez pas venir à moi pour avoir la vie.
But you refuse (to come to me/to believe my message) in order that you may have [eternal] life.
41 Je ne reçois pas de gloire des hommes;
It does not [matter to] me whether people praise me.
42 mais je vous connais, [et je sais] que vous n’avez pas l’amour de Dieu en vous.
But you [want people to praise you]. I know that within yourselves you do not love God.
43 Moi, je suis venu au nom de mon Père, et vous ne me recevez pas; si un autre vient en son propre nom, celui-là vous le recevrez.
Although I have come to earth with my Father’s authority [MTY], you do not accept me. But if someone else comes with his own authority [MTY], you accept him!
44 Comment pouvez-vous croire, vous qui recevez de la gloire l’un de l’autre et qui ne cherchez pas la gloire qui [vient] de Dieu seul?
You accept your praising each other, but you do not try to do things that will result in God himself praising you. So (there is no way you can believe [in me]!/how can you believe [my message]?) [RHQ]
45 Ne pensez pas que moi, je vous accuserai devant le Père; il y en a un qui vous accuse, Moïse en qui vous espérez.
But do not think that I am the one who will accuse you while [my] Father is listening! No, it is Moses who will accuse you! You thought that he would [defend you].
46 Car si vous croyiez Moïse, vous me croiriez aussi; car lui a écrit de moi.
Moses wrote about me, so if you had believed what he [wrote], you would have believed what I [said]
47 Mais si vous ne croyez pas ses écrits, comment croirez-vous mes paroles?
But because you did not believe what he wrote [about me], (you will certainly not believe what I say!/how will you believe what I say?) [RHQ]”
