1 John 5

1 All those who believe that Jesus is the (Messiah/person God sent [to rescue us]) are ones who [have truly] become children of God. And everyone who loves [a man who is] someone’s father will [be expected to] love that man’s children as well. [Similarly, those who love God, who has caused them to become his children] [MET], [should love their fellow believers, whom God has also caused to become his children].

Quiconque croit que Jésus est le Christ, est engendré de Dieu; et quiconque aime Dieu qui l'a engendré, aime aussi celui qui est engendré de lui.

2 The way we can be sure that we [truly] love God’s children is this: We are loving them when we love God and do what he commands [us to do].

Nous connaissons en ceci que nous aimons les enfants de Dieu, c'est que nous aimons Dieu, et que nous gardons ses commandements.

3 [I say this] because our obeying what God commands [us to do] is [the same as] loving him. And it is not burdensome/difficult for [us to do] what God commands [us to do].

Car ceci est l'amour de Dieu, c'est que nous gardions ses commandements; or, ses commandements ne sont pas pénibles,

4 All of us whom God has caused to become his children have been able to successfully resist (doing what/conducting our lives like) the people [MTY] [who] oppose God do. It is [only] by our trusting [in Christ] that we are able to (resist doing what/conducting our lives like) people in the world who are opposed to God [MTY] do.

Parce que tout ce qui est né de Dieu, est victorieux du monde, et la victoire qui a vaincu le monde, c'est notre foi.

5 ([I will tell you] who are the ones who are able to resist doing what the people who are opposed to God do./Do you know who are the ones who are able to resist conducting their lives like the people who are opposed to God [MTY] do? [RHQ]) It is those who believe that Jesus is (God’s Son/the man who is also God).

Qui est celui qui est victorieux du monde, sinon celui qui croit que Jésus est le Fils de Dieu?

6 [Think about] Jesus Christ. He is the one who came [to earth from God]. [God showed that he had truly sent Jesus when Jesus was baptized] in water [MTY] and [when Jesus’] blood [flowed from his body when he died]. [God showed this] not only [when Jesus was baptized] [MTY], but also when Jesus’ blood flowed [from his body when he died]. And [God’s] Spirit declares [truthfully that Jesus Christ came from God]. The Spirit always [speaks what] is true.

C'est ce même Jésus, le Christ, qui est venu avec l'eau et le sang; non seulement avec l'eau, mais avec l'eau et le sang; et c'est l'Esprit qui en rend témoignage, parce que l'Esprit est la vérité.

7 There are three [ways] by which we know [that Christ came from God].

Car il y en a trois qui rendent témoignage dans le ciel, le Père, la Parole, et le Saint-Esprit, et ces trois-là sont un.

8 [Those three ways are: What God’s] Spirit [tells us, what God said when Jesus was baptized] [MTY] [in/with] water, and [Jesus’] blood [that flowed from his body when he died on the cross]. These three things all tell us the same thing, [that Jesus came from God].

Il y en a aussi trois qui rendent témoignage sur la terre; l'Esprit, l'eau, et le sang; et ces trois-là se rapportent à une seule chose.

9 We [usually] believe what [other] people say. But what God says is more [reliable/trustworthy than what people say]. So [we must believe] what God has said is true [about] (his Son/the one who is also God).

Si nous recevons le témoignage des hommes, le témoignage de Dieu est d'un plus grand poids; or, c'est là le témoignage que Dieu a rendu de son Fils.

10 Those who trust in the Son of God know within their (inner beings/hearts) that [what God] says [about his Son is true. But] those who refuse to believe that [what] God says is true are saying that God is a liar, because they refuse to believe what God has said about (his Son/the one who is also God).

Celui qui croit au Fils de Dieu, a le témoignage de Dieu en lui-même; celui qui ne croit point Dieu, le fait menteur, puisqu'il n'a pas cru au témoignage que Dieu a rendu de son Fils.

11 This is what [God] says [to us]: “I have given you eternal life!” We will live forever if we have a close relationship with his Son. (aiōnios g166)

Et voici le témoignage, c'est que Dieu nous a donné la vie éternelle; et cette vie est dans son Fils. (aiōnios g166)

12 Those who have [a close relationship with God’s] Son (OR, who have accepted what God’s Son [has done for them]) have [already] begun to live [forever]. [But] those who do not have a relationship with (God’s Son/the one who is also God) (OR, who have not accepted what God’s Son has done for them) have not begun [to] live [forever].

Qui a le Fils, a la vie; qui n'a point le Fils de Dieu, n'a point la vie.

13 I have written this [letter] to you who believe that Jesus is [MTY] (God’s Son/the one who is also God) in order that you may know that you have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

Je vous ai écrit ces choses, à vous qui croyez au nom du Fils de Dieu, afin que vous sachiez que vous avez la vie éternelle, et afin que vous croyiez au nom du Fils de Dieu. (aiōnios g166)

14 Because we have a close relationship with him, we are very confident that he hears us when we ask him [to do anything] that is in accordance with (his will/what he desires).

Et la confiance que nous avons en lui, c'est que, si nous demandons quelque chose selon sa volonté, il nous exauce.

15 [And] since we know that he hears whenever we ask [him for something], we [also] know that [it is as though] he has [already] done what we requested him [to do].

Et si nous savons qu'il nous exauce, quoi que ce soit que nous demandions, nous savons que nous avons de lui les choses que nous avons demandées.

16 Those who see one of their fellow believers sinning in a way that does not result in being eternally separated from God should ask [God to help that fellow believer]; and [as a result God] will help that fellow believer and enable him or her to live [eternally. But some people] sin [in a manner that causes them] to be separated from God eternally. I am not saying that [you should] ask [God to help] people who sin like that.

Si quelqu'un voit son frère pécher d'un péché qui ne mène point à la mort, il priera, et Dieu lui accordera la vie de ceux qui ne commettent pas un péché qui mène à la mort. Il est un péché qui mène à la mort; je ne dis pas de prier pour ce péché-là.

17 Everyone who does what is wrong is sinning, but there are some sins that do not cause a person to be separated from God.

Toute iniquité est péché; mais il est un péché qui ne mène point à la mort.

18 We know that if a person has new life from God [MET], that person does not continue sinning. Instead, the (Son of/one who is also) God protects him so that [Satan], the evil one, does not harm him [spiritually].

Nous savons que quiconque est né de Dieu, ne pèche point; mais celui qui est né de Dieu, se conserve lui-même, et le malin ne le touche point.

19 We know that we belong to God, and [we know] that the evil one controls all [the evil people in] [MTY] the world.

Nous savons que nous sommes de Dieu, et que le monde entier est plongé dans le mal.

20 We also know that (God’s Son/the one who is also God) has come [to us], and [we know] that he has enabled us to know God, the one who is really/truly God. So now we have a close relationship with [God because] we belong to Jesus Christ, the one who is the (Son of/man who is also) God. Jesus Christ is truly God, and [he is the one who enables us to have] eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

Nous savons aussi que le Fils de Dieu est venu, et il nous a donné l'intelligence pour connaître le Véritable; et nous sommes en ce Véritable, en son Fils Jésus-Christ. C'est lui qui est le Dieu véritable, et la vie éternelle. (aiōnios g166)

21 [I say to] you who are very dear to me, guard/keep yourselves from [worshipping] gods [that have no real power]!

Petits enfants, gardez-vous des idoles! Amen.