Jean 8
1 Et Jésus s’en alla à la montagne des Oliviers.
But Jesus went [with us disciples] to Olive [Tree] Hill [and we stayed near there that night].
2 Et au point du jour il vint encore au temple, et tout le peuple vint à lui; et s’étant assis, il les enseignait.
Early the next morning, we returned to the Temple [courtyard]. Many people gathered around Jesus, so he sat down to teach them.
3 Et les scribes et les pharisiens lui amènent une femme surprise en adultère; et l’ayant placée devant lui,
Then men who taught the [Jewish] laws and some of [SYN] the Pharisee [religious group] brought a woman to him. She was seized {[They] had [arranged to] seize her} while she was having sex with a man who was not her husband. They made her stand up in front of the group [that was listening to Jesus].
4 ils lui disent: Maître, cette femme a été surprise sur le fait même, commettant adultère.
Then they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was seized {[we] seized this woman} while she was having sex with a man who is not her husband.
5 Or, dans la loi, Moïse nous a commandé de lapider de telles femmes: toi donc, que dis-tu?
Moses commanded us in the laws that [he gave us] that we should throw stones at such women [and kill them]. So what do you say [we should do]?”
6 Or ils disaient cela pour l’éprouver, afin qu’ils aient de quoi l’accuser. Mais Jésus, s’étant baissé, écrivait avec le doigt sur la terre.
They asked this question as a trap so that they could accuse him. [If he said that they should not kill her, they would shame him for disobeying the law of Moses. If he said that they should kill her, they could accuse him to the Roman governor]. But Jesus bent down and wrote something on the ground with his finger.
7 Et comme ils continuaient à l’interroger, s’étant relevé, il leur dit: Que celui de vous qui est sans péché, jette le premier la pierre contre elle.
While they continued to question him, he stood up and said to them, “Whichever one of you has never sinned can be the first one to start throwing stones at her.”
8 Et s’étant encore baissé, il écrivait sur la terre.
Then he stooped down and wrote [some more] on the ground.
9 Et eux, l’ayant entendu, sortirent un à un, en commençant depuis les plus anciens jusqu’aux derniers; et Jésus fut laissé seul avec la femme devant lui.
After they heard what he said, those [who were questioning him] went away, one by one, the older ones first [and then the younger ones, knowing they were all sinners]. Finally only Jesus was there, along with the woman.
10 Et Jésus, s’étant relevé et ne voyant personne que la femme, lui dit: Femme, où sont-ils, ceux-là, tes accusateurs? Nul ne t’a-t-il condamnée?
Jesus stood up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one said you must die for your sin?”
11 Et elle dit: Nul, Seigneur. Et Jésus lui dit: Moi non plus, je ne te condamne pas; va, – dorénavant ne pèche plus.
She said, “No, sir, no one.” Then Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go [home] now, and do not continue your sinful [life] any longer!”]
12 Jésus donc leur parla encore, disant: Moi, je suis la lumière du monde; celui qui me suit ne marchera point dans les ténèbres, mais il aura la lumière de la vie.
Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, “I am [like] a light [MET] for [all the people in] [MTY] the world. [Just like a light reveals what has been in the darkness] [MET], [I reveal God’s truth to them]. Those who walk in the darkness [are unaware of what is around them]. But those who become my disciples will always be aware [of God’s truth] [MET]. They will have my light [which shows them how to have eternal] life.”
13 Les pharisiens donc lui dirent: Tu rends témoignage de toi-même; ton témoignage n’est pas vrai.
So the Pharisees said to him, “You are just telling about yourself! [Since there is no one else to verify these things that you say about yourself], [we] do not [need to accept that] what you say is true.”
14 Jésus répondit et leur dit: Quoique moi je rende témoignage de moi-même, mon témoignage est vrai, car je sais d’où je suis venu et où je vais; mais vous, vous ne savez pas d’où je viens et où je vais.
Jesus replied, “Even if I were the [only one to] say these things about myself, what I say is true, because I know that I came from [heaven], and I know that I am going [back to heaven]. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
15 Vous, vous jugez selon la chair; moi, je ne juge personne.
You judge people according to human standards. [The reason] that I am [here is] not (to condemn people/to say that I will punish people) [for their sins].
16 Et si aussi moi, je juge, mon jugement est vrai, car je ne suis pas seul, mais moi et le Père qui m’a envoyé.
But if I did judge [people], what I decided would be correct, because I am not the [only] one [who will decide those things]. I and the one who sent me will both decide.
17 Et il est écrit aussi dans votre loi, que le témoignage de deux hommes est vrai.
It is written {[Moses] wrote} in your law that if [at least] two people testify that [some event has happened], [people should consider] that what they say is true.
18 Moi, je rends témoignage de moi-même; et le Père qui m’a envoyé rend aussi témoignage de moi.
I am telling you about myself, and the other one who is telling you about me is [my] Father who sent me. [So you should believe that what we declare is true].”
19 Ils lui dirent donc: Où est ton père? Jésus répondit: Vous ne connaissez ni moi, ni mon Père; si vous m’aviez connu, vous auriez connu aussi mon Père.
Then they asked him, “[If you have a] father whom [we can question about you], where is he?” Jesus replied, “You do not know [who] I [really am]. If you knew who I [really am], you would know who my Father is also.”
20 Il dit ces paroles dans le trésor, enseignant dans le temple; et personne ne le prit, parce que son heure n’était pas encore venue.
He said these things when he was in the Temple [courtyard], near the place where the people put their offerings. [This was also very close to the place where the Jewish council met]. But no one seized him to arrest him, because it was not yet time [MTY] [for him to suffer and die].
21 [Jésus] leur dit donc encore: Moi, je m’en vais, et vous me chercherez; et vous mourrez dans votre péché: là où moi je vais, vous, vous ne pouvez venir.
Jesus also said to them, “I [will soon be] going away. Then [at the end of your life] you will seek me, but you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. Where I will go, you will not be able to come.”
22 Les Juifs donc disaient: Se tuera-t-il, qu’il dise: Là où moi je vais, vous, vous ne pouvez venir?
So the Jewish [leaders] said among themselves, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that the reason that he said, ‘Where I go, you will not be able to come’?”
23 Et il leur dit: Vous êtes d’en bas; moi, je suis d’en haut: vous êtes de ce monde; moi, je ne suis pas de ce monde.
But Jesus continued by saying to them, “You were born here in this world, but I came from heaven. You belong to those who are opposed to God [MTY]. I do not belong to them.
24 Je vous ai donc dit que vous mourrez dans vos péchés; car si vous ne croyez pas que c’est moi, vous mourrez dans vos péchés.
I told you that you will die [without God forgiving] your sins. If you do not believe that I am [who I say that I am], you will die [without God forgiving] your sins.”
25 Ils lui disaient donc: Toi, qui es-tu? Et Jésus leur dit: Absolument ce qu’aussi je vous dis.
So they said to him, “You! Who do you think you are?” Jesus said to them, “Ever since I began [teaching], I have been telling you who I am!
26 J’ai beaucoup de choses à dire de vous et à juger; mais celui qui m’a envoyé est vrai, et les choses que j’ai entendues de lui, moi, je les dis au monde.
I could judge you and say that [you are guilty of] many things. But instead, [I will say only] what the one who sent me tells me to say. [What he says] is true, and I tell the people in the world [MTY] what I have heard from him.”
27 Ils ne connurent pas qu’il leur parlait du Père.
They did not understand that he was talking about his Father [in heaven].
28 Jésus donc leur dit: Quand vous aurez élevé le fils de l’homme, alors vous connaîtrez que c’est moi, et que je ne fais rien de moi-même, mais que, selon que le Père m’a enseigné, je dis ces choses.
So Jesus said, “I am the one who came down from heaven, but when you lift me up [on a cross to kill me], you will know who I am. You will also know that I do not do anything with my own [authority]. Instead, I say just what [my] Father has taught me.
29 Et celui qui m’a envoyé est avec moi; il ne m’a pas laissé seul, parce que moi, je fais toujours les choses qui lui plaisent.
He is the one who sent me, and he helps me. Because I always do the things that please him, he has never abandoned me.”
30 Comme il disait ces choses, plusieurs crurent en lui.
As Jesus was saying these things, many people believed that he [was] ([from God/the Messiah]).
31 Jésus donc dit aux Juifs qui avaient cru en lui: Si vous persévérez dans ma parole, vous êtes vraiment mes disciples;
Then Jesus said to the Jews who now said they believed in him, “If you continue to [live in accordance with] my message, you will truly be my disciples.
32 et vous connaîtrez la vérité, et la vérité vous affranchira.
Then you will know [God’s] truth, and as a result of [your believing his] truth, he [PRS] will free you [from being controlled by the one who has made you his slaves].”
33 Ils lui répondirent: Nous sommes la postérité d’Abraham, et jamais nous n’avons été dans la servitude de personne; comment dis-tu, toi: Vous serez rendus libres?
They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham. We have never been anyone’s slaves. So why do you say [we will] be freed [from being someone’s slaves]?”
34 Jésus leur répondit: En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis: Quiconque pratique le péché est esclave du péché.
Jesus replied, “Listen carefully to what I am going to tell you. All those who continue to sin are [forced to obey] their sinful desires [MET], [just like] a slave [is forced to obey his master].
35 Or l’esclave ne demeure pas dans la maison pour toujours; le fils y demeure pour toujours. (aiōn g165)
A slave is not a permanent member of a family. But a son is a member of a family forever. [Similarly, you say you are members of God’s family because you are descendants of Abraham, but really, because you are like slaves of your sinful desires, you are no longer permanent members of God’s family]. (aiōn g165)
36 Si donc le Fils vous affranchit, vous serez réellement libres.
So if you allow me to free you, you will truly be free.
37 Je sais que vous êtes la postérité d’Abraham; mais vous cherchez à me faire mourir, parce que ma parole n’a pas d’entrée auprès de vous.
I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you are trying to kill me because [you are not] allowing [PRS] my message to continue [to change] your inner being.
38 Moi, je dis ce que j’ai vu chez mon Père; vous aussi donc, vous faites les choses que vous avez entendues de la part de votre père.
I am telling you what I saw when I was with [my] Father. But you do the things that you have heard from your father.”
39 Ils répondirent et lui dirent: Abraham est notre père. Jésus leur dit: Si vous étiez enfants d’Abraham, vous feriez les œuvres d’Abraham;
They replied to him, “Abraham is our ancestor.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s descendants, [your character would be like Abraham’s character, and] you would do [good] things like Abraham did.
40 mais maintenant vous cherchez à me faire mourir, moi, un homme qui vous ai dit la vérité que j’ai entendue de Dieu: Abraham n’a pas fait cela.
I have been telling you the truth that I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did not do things like that.
41 Vous, vous faites les œuvres de votre père. Ils lui dirent donc: Nous ne sommes pas nés de la fornication; nous avons un père, Dieu.
No! You are doing the things that your [real] father does.” They said to him, “[We do not know about you, but] we are not illegitimate children. And [spiritually], we have only one Father. That is God, and you do not know who your father is!”
42 Jésus leur dit: Si Dieu était votre père, vous m’aimeriez, car moi je procède de Dieu et je viens de lui; car je ne suis pas venu de moi-même, mais c’est lui qui m’a envoyé.
Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, because I came from God, and now I have come here [to this world]. My coming was not (because I [appointed] myself/with my own [authority]). He sent me.
43 Pourquoi n’entendez-vous pas mon langage? Parce que vous ne pouvez pas entendre ma parole.
(And I will tell you why you do not understand what I say./Do you know why you do not understand what I say?) [RHQ] It is because you do not want to accept my message.
44 Vous, vous avez pour père le diable, et vous voulez faire les convoitises de votre père. Lui a été meurtrier dès le commencement, et il n’a pas persévéré dans la vérité, car il n’y a pas de vérité en lui. Quand il profère le mensonge, il parle de son propre fonds, car il est menteur, et le père du mensonge.
You belong to your father, (the devil/Satan), and you desire to do what he wants. He has [caused people to become] murderers from the time when [people] first [sinned]. He has abandoned [God’s] truth because he is a liar by his nature. Whenever he lies, he is speaking according to his [nature], because he is a liar and is the one who originates [MET] all lies.
45 Mais moi, parce que je dis la vérité, vous ne me croyez pas.
But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me!
46 Qui d’entre vous me convainc de péché? Si je dis la vérité, vous, pourquoi ne me croyez-vous pas?
[Since I have never sinned], (none of you can show that I have sinned./can anyone among you show that I have sinned?) [RHQ] So, since I tell you the truth, (there is no good reason for your not believing me!/why is it that you do not believe me?) [RHQ]
47 Celui qui est de Dieu entend les paroles de Dieu; c’est pourquoi vous, vous n’entendez pas, parce que vous n’êtes pas de Dieu.
Those who belong to God habitually obey God’s message. You do not belong to God, so you do not obey his message.”
48 Les Juifs répondirent et lui dirent: Ne disons-nous pas bien que tu es un Samaritain, et que tu as un démon?
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] replied to him, “(We are certainly right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]!/Are we not right by saying that you [believe what is false as] the Samaritans [do]?) [RHQ] And that (a demon/an evil spirit) [controls] you!”
49 Jésus répondit: Moi, je n’ai point un démon, mais j’honore mon Père, et vous, vous jetez du déshonneur sur moi.
Jesus replied, “A demon does not [control] me! I honor my Father, and you do not honor me!
50 Mais pour moi, je ne cherche pas ma gloire; il y en a un qui cherche, et qui juge.
I am not trying to honor myself. There is someone else who desires [to honor me], and he is the one who will judge [whether it is I who am telling the truth or whether it is you who are telling the truth].
51 En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis: Si quelqu’un garde ma parole, il ne verra point la mort, à jamais. (aiōn g165)
But the truth is that anyone who obeys what I say will never die!” (aiōn g165)
52 Les Juifs donc lui dirent: Maintenant nous connaissons que tu as un démon: Abraham est mort, et les prophètes, et toi, tu dis: Si quelqu’un garde ma parole, il ne goûtera point la mort, à jamais. (aiōn g165)
Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], [thinking that he was talking about ordinary death and not about spiritual death], said to him, “Now we are sure that a demon [controls] you! Abraham and the prophets died [long ago]! But you say that anyone who obeys what you teach will never die! (aiōn g165)
53 Es-tu plus grand que notre père Abraham, qui est mort? et les prophètes sont morts. Qui te fais-tu toi-même?
(You are certainly not greater than our ancestor Abraham!/Do you think you are greater than our ancestor Abraham?) [RHQ] He died, and all the prophets died, so who do you think you are [by saying something like that]?”
54 Jésus répondit: Si moi je me glorifie moi-même, ma gloire n’est rien; c’est mon Père qui me glorifie, lui de qui vous dites: Il est notre Dieu.
Jesus replied, “If I were honoring myself, that would be worthless. My Father is the one who you say is your God. He is the one who honors me.
55 Et vous ne le connaissez pas; mais moi, je le connais: et si je disais que je ne le connais pas, je serais menteur, semblable à vous; mais je le connais, et je garde sa parole.
Although you do not know him, I know him [and have a close relationship with him]. If I said that I did not know him, I would be a liar like you are. But I know him, and I obey what he says.
56 Abraham, votre père, a tressailli de joie de ce qu’il verrait mon jour; et il l’a vu, et s’est réjoui.
Your ancestor Abraham was happy when he thought about what I would [do during] my life [MTY]. [It was as though] he saw that, and was happy.”
57 Les Juifs donc lui dirent: Tu n’as pas encore 50 ans, et tu as vu Abraham!
Then the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] said to him, “You are not 50 years old yet! So (you certainly did not see him!/how could you have seen him?) [RHQ] [Because he died long ago]!”
58 Jésus leur dit: En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis: Avant qu’Abraham fût, je suis.
Jesus said to them, “The truth is that I existed before Abraham was born!”
59 Ils prirent donc des pierres pour les jeter contre lui; mais Jésus se cacha et sortit du temple.
So, [because they were very angry about Jesus thus saying that he] ([had eternally existed/was equal with God]), they picked up stones to throw at him [to kill him]. But [Jesus] caused them not to be able to see him, and he left the Temple courtyard.
