Apocalypse 19
1 Or après ces choses, j'entendis une voix d'une grande multitude au Ciel, disant: Alleluia! le salut, la gloire, l'honneur et la puissance [appartiennent] au Seigneur notre Dieu.
After these things I heard [what sounded] like a huge crowd in heaven. They were shouting things like, “(Hallelujah!/Praise our God!)” “He has saved us!” “He is glorious and mighty!”
2 Car ses jugements sont véritables et justes, parce qu'il a fait justice de la grande prostituée, qui a corrompu la terre par son impudicité; et qu'il a vengé le sang de ses serviteurs [versé] de la main de la prostituée.
“Praise him because he judges truly and justly!” “He has punished the very evil cities that are like a prostitute, because their people persuaded the other people of earth [MTY] to act immorally and idolatrously like they do.” “Praise him because he has punished them for murdering his servants [MTY]!”
[The crowd] shouted a second time saying: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) The smoke of the fire that is burning the cities will rise forever! (aiōn g165)
4 Et les vingt-quatre Anciens et les quatre animaux se jetèrent sur leurs faces, et adorèrent Dieu, qui était assis sur le trône, en disant: Amen! Alleluia!
The 24 elders and the four living [creatures] (prostrated themselves/knelt down) and worshipped God, who sits on the throne. Then they said, “[It] is true! (Hallelujah!/Praise God!)”
5 Et il sortit du trône une voix qui disait: louez notre Dieu, vous tous ses serviteurs, et vous qui le craignez, tant les petits que les grands.
Someone spoke from the throne and said, “All you who are our God’s servants, praise him! All you who reverence him, [whether you are socially] significant or insignificant, praise him! [Everyone]!”
6 J'entendis ensuite comme la voix d'une grande assemblée, et comme le bruit de grandes eaux, et comme l'éclat de grands tonnerres, disant: Alleluia! car le Seigneur notre Dieu tout-puissant a pris possession de son Royaume.
I heard something like the noise of a huge crowd [of people], like the sound of a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water), and like the sound of loud thunder. They were shouting: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) Because the Lord God, the Almighty One, reigns!
7 Réjouissons-nous, tressaillons de joie, et donnons-lui gloire; car les noces de l'Agneau sont venues, et son épouse s'est parée.
We should rejoice, we should be extremely glad, and we should honor him, because it is now time for Jesus, the one who is like a lamb, to be united permanently with his people, which will be like a man [MET] marrying his bride, and because those who belong to him have prepared themselves to be united with him.
8 Et il lui a été donné d'être vêtue de fin lin pur et éclatant. Or ce fin lin désigne la justice des Saints.
God has permitted them to be completely pure, like a bride who [MET] dresses in fine linen that is bright and clean. Fine [bright and clean] linen represents the righteous acts of God’s people.
9 Alors il me dit: Ecris: Bienheureux [sont] ceux qui sont appelés au banquet des noces de l'Agneau. Il me dit aussi: ces paroles de Dieu sont véritables.
Then the angel said to me, “Write [this: God will abundantly] bless the people who are {whom [he] has} invited to the feast [that celebrates Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, [permanently uniting with his people, like someone] [MET] [marrying a wife].” He also said [to me]: “These words that God [declares] are true!”
10 Alors je me jetai à ses pieds pour l'adorer; mais il me dit: garde-toi de le faire; je suis ton compagnon de service, et [le compagnon] de tes frères qui ont le témoignage de Jésus, adore Dieu; car le témoignage de Jésus est l'Esprit de prophétie.
I [immediately] (prostrated myself/knelt down) at his feet in order to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not [worship me]! I am [just] your [(sg)] fellow servant and the fellow servant of your [(sg)] fellow believers who tell people about Jesus. God is the one whom you should worship, because it is the Spirit of God who gives people the power to tell others about Jesus (OR, [those who tell others about] Jesus are [truly] declaring [the words that the Spirit of God has given them])!”
11 Puis je vis le Ciel ouvert, et voici un cheval blanc; et celui qui était monté dessus était appelé FIDÈLE et VÉRITABLE, qui juge et combat justement.
[In the vision] I saw heaven opened {open}, and I was surprised to see a white horse. [Jesus], the one who was riding on the horse, is called ‘Trustworthy and Genuine/True’. He judges [all people according to] what is right, and fights righteously [against his enemies].
12 Et ses yeux étaient comme une flamme de feu; il y avait sur sa tête plusieurs diadèmes, et il portait un nom écrit que nul n'a connu, que lui seul.
His eyes [shone like] [MET] a flame of fire. There were many royal crowns on his head. A name had been written [on him]. Only he knows [the meaning of that name].
13 Il était vêtu d'une robe teinte dans le sang, et son nom s'appelle LA PAROLE DE DIEU.
The robe he was wearing was drenched with blood. His name is [also] “(The one who expresses what God is like/The Word of God).”
14 Et les armées qui sont au Ciel le suivaient sur des chevaux blancs, vêtues de fin lin blanc, et pur.
The armies of heaven were following him. [They were also] riding on white horses. They were wearing clothes [made of] clean white linen.
15 Et il sortait de sa bouche une épée tranchante, pour en frapper les nations; car il les gouvernera avec une verge de fer, et il foulera la cuve du vin de l'indignation et de la colère du Dieu tout-puissant.
[The words] that Jesus speaks [are like] [MTY] a sharp sword with which he will strike [the rebellious people of] the nations. He himself will rule them [powerfully, as though he had] [MET] an iron rod. He will crush [his enemies just like] [MET] [a person crushes grapes in a] winepress. [He will do this for] God Almighty, who is extremely angry [with them because of their sins].
16 Et sur son vêtement et sur sa cuisse étaient écrits ces mots: LE ROI DES ROIS, ET LE SEIGNEUR DES SEIGNEURS.
On his cloak close to his thigh a name had been written {[he] had written a name}, which is “King who [rules over all other] kings and Lord who [rules over all other] lords.”
17 Puis je vis un Ange se tenant dans le soleil, qui cria à haute voix, et dit à tous les oiseaux qui volaient par le milieu du ciel: venez, et assemblez vous au banquet du grand Dieu;
I saw an angel who was standing in [the light of] [MTY] the sun. He called loudly to all the [flesh-eating] birds flying high in the sky, “Come and gather for the wonderful feast that God [is providing for you]!
18 Afin que vous mangiez la chair des Rois, la chair des capitaines, la chair des puissants, la chair des chevaux, et de ceux qui sont montés dessus, et la chair de toute sorte de personnes libres, esclaves, petits et grands.
[Come] and eat the flesh of all [God’s enemies who are dead—] the flesh of kings, army commanders, [people who fought] powerfully, horses and the [soldiers] who rode them, [and the flesh of all other kinds of people], whether [they were] free or slaves, [socially] insignificant or significant. [All kinds]!”
19 Alors je vis la bête, et les Rois de la terre, et leurs armées assemblées pour faire la guerre contre celui qui était monté sur le cheval, et contre son armée.
Then I saw the beast and the kings of earth with their armies gathered together to fight against the Rider on the horse, and against his army.
20 Mais la bête fut prise, et avec elle le faux-prophète qui avait fait devant elle les prodiges par lesquels il avait séduit ceux qui avaient la marque de la bête, et qui avaient adoré son image; et ils furent tous deux jetés tout vifs dans l'étang ardent de feu et de soufre; (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
The beast and the false prophet were captured {[He] captured the beast and the false prophet}. The false prophet is the one who had performed miracles in the beast’s presence. By doing that he had deceived the people who had accepted the beast’s mark [on their foreheads] and who worshipped its image. The beast and the false prophet were thrown {[He] threw the beast and the one who falsely said that he spoke messages that came directly from God} alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
21 Et le reste fut tué par l'épée qui sortait de la bouche de celui qui était monté sur le cheval, et tous les oiseaux furent rassasiés de leur chair.
The rider on the horse killed the rest [of their armies] just by [speaking words], [which were like] [MTY] a sword that extended from his mouth. All those birds gorged themselves on the flesh of [the people whom he had killed].
