John 4
1 [At that time, many people were asking] Jesus to baptize them. He did not baptize people; it was [we] his disciples who were doing the baptizing. But when some of the Pharisee [religious group] heard [people say that] Jesus was making more disciples than John [the Baptizer] and was baptizing them, [they became very jealous].
Quand le Seigneur connut que les Pharisiens avaient appris que Jésus faisait plus de disciples et en baptisait plus que Jean,
— toutefois ce n'était pas Jésus lui-même qui baptisait, mais ses disciples, —
3 When the Lord [Jesus] heard about that, [so that the Pharisees would not cause trouble for him], he left Judea [district], and went again [with us disciples] to Galilee district.
il quitta la Judée, et s'en alla de nouveau en Galilée.
4 [He] knew that God wanted him to travel through Samaria [district].
Or, il lui fallait passer par la Samarie.
5 So we arrived at a town named Sychar in Samaria [district]. That was near the plot of ground that [our ancestor] Jacob had given to his son Joseph [long ago].
Il vint donc en une ville de Samarie, nommée Sichar, près du champ que Jacob avait donné à son fils Joseph.
6 The well that [used to] belong to Jacob was on that plot of ground. Jesus was tired from walking. So while [we] disciples went into the town to buy some food, he sat down alongside the well. It was about noontime. A woman who [lived there] in Samaria came to get some water [from the well]. Jesus said to her, “Will you give me [from the well] some water [to drink]?” The [woman knew that] Jews did not like ([to touch things that belong to] Samaritans/[to] come near Samaritans), (OR, Jews did not like to associate with Samaritans, )
Or, là était le puits de Jacob. Jésus fatigué de la route, s'assit tout simplement au bord du puits: il était environ la sixième heure.
Une femme de Samarie vint puiser de l'eau. Jésus lui dit: " Donnez-moi à boire. "
Car ses disciples étaient allés à la ville pour acheter des vivres.
9 so the woman said to him, “You are a Jew, and I am from Samaria. Furthermore, I am a woman. So ([I am surprised] that you are asking me for a drink [of water]!/how is it that you are asking me for a drink [of water]?) [RHQ]”
La femme samaritaine lui dit: " Comment vous, qui êtes Juif, me demandez-vous à boire, à moi qui suis Samaritaine? " (les Juifs, en effet, n'ont pas de commerce avec les Samaritains).
10 Jesus replied to her, “If you [(sg)] knew what God [wanted to] give you, and if you knew who I am, the one who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked me, and I would have given you water that gives life.”
Jésus lui répondit: " Si vous connaissiez le don de Dieu, et qui est celui qui vous dit: Donnez-moi à boire, vous même lui en auriez fait la demande, et il vous aurait donné de l'eau vive. —
11 She [thought he was talking about] ordinary [water. So she] said to him, “Sir, you do not have a bucket [or a rope with which to get water from the well], and the well is deep. So [since you cannot get water from this well], where can you get that life-giving water?
Seigneur, lui dit la femme, vous n'avez rien pour puiser, et le puits est profond: d'où auriez-vous donc cette eau vive?
12 Our ancestor Jacob left us this well. He drank water from it, and there was [enough good water] so that his sons and his flocks [of sheep] and goats drank from it also. [Do you claim that] you are greater than Jacob, [and because of that you can give us life-giving water]?”
Etes-vous plus grand que notre père Jacob, qui nous a donné ce puits, et en a bu lui-même, ainsi que ses fils et ses troupeaux? "
13 Jesus replied to her, “Everyone who drinks water from this [well] will later become thirsty again.
Jésus lui répondit: " Quiconque boit de cette eau aura encore soif;
15 The woman [did not understand that Jesus was speaking figuratively about something that would sustain her spiritually. So she] said to him, “Sir, give me that kind of water so that I will not get thirsty again, and so that I will not have to keep returning here to get water!”
La femme lui dit: " Seigneur, donnez-moi de cette eau, afin que je n'aie plus soif, et que je ne vienne plus puiser ici. —
16 [Jesus knew that she did not understand, but he wanted to show her by his God-given knowledge of her personal life that because he was the Messiah he could supply her spiritual need. So] he said to her, “Woman, go and call your husband, and bring him here!”
Allez, lui dit Jésus, appelez votre mari, et venez ici. "
17 She replied, “I do not have a husband!” Jesus said to her, “You said that you do not have a husband, and that is true.
La femme répondit: " Je n'ai point de mari. " Jésus lui dit: " Vous avez raison de dire: Je n'ai point de mari;
18 It is also true that you have had five husbands [one by one]. And the man you are living with now is not your husband! What you have said is very true.”
car vous avez eu cinq maris, et celui que vous avez maintenant n'est pas à vous; en cela, vous avez dit vrai. "
19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive you must be a prophet [because you are] able [to know people’s secrets].
La femme dit: " Seigneur, je vois que vous êtes un prophète.
20 But [let me ask you a different question]: Our ancestors worshipped God here on [Gerizim Mountain], but you [Jews] say that Jerusalem is the place where we must worship [God. So who is right]?”
Nos pères ont adoré sur cette montagne, et vous, vous dites que c'est à Jérusalem qu'est le lieu où il faut adorer. "
21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me [when I say that] there will be a time when it will not [matter whether] you worship [God our] Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem [or somewhere else].
Jésus dit: " Femme, croyez-moi, l'heure vient où ce ne sera ni sur cette montagne, ni dans Jérusalem, que vous adorerez le Père.
22 You [people from Samaria] do not know the one you are worshipping. But we [(exc) Jews] know whom we worship, because it is from [us] Jews that [God has sent the one who] will save people [from the guilt of their sins].
Vous adorez ce que vous ne connaissez pas; nous, nous adorons ce que nous connaissons, car le salut vient des Juifs.
23 However, there will be a time when those who genuinely worship God will worship him as [God’s] Spirit [directs] and according to [God’s] truth. In fact, that time is now. Those are the kind of worshipers my Father seeks.
Mais l'heure approche, et elle est déjà venue, où les vrais adorateurs adoreront le Père en esprit et en vérité; ce sont de tels adorateurs que le Père demande.
24 God is a spiritual being. So it is necessary that those who worship him must worship him as his Spirit [directs] and [according to God’s] truth.”
Dieu est esprit, et ceux qui l'adorent, doivent l'adorer en esprit et en vérité. "
25 The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything [we need to know].” (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ [both mean ‘God’s promised king]’.)
La femme lui répondit: " Je sais que le Messie (celui qu'on appelle Christ) va venir; lorsqu'il sera venu, il nous instruira de toutes choses. "
26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am [the Messiah]!”
Jésus lui dit: " Je le suis, moi qui vous parle. "
27 Just then [we] disciples returned [from town]. [Since it was contrary to our custom for Jewish religious teachers to converse with a woman they did not know], we were surprised that he was talking to a woman. However, none of us asked her, “What do you want?” and none of us asked him, “Why are you talking with her?”
Et à ce moment arrivèrent ses disciples, et ils s'étonnèrent de ce qu'il parlait avec une femme; néanmoins, aucun ne dit: " Que demandez-vous? " ou: " Pourquoi parlez-vous avec elle? "
28 The woman left her water jar there and went into the town. She said to the people there,
La femme, alors, laissant là sa cruche, s'en alla dans la ville, et dit aux habitants:
29 “Come and see a man who [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP], [even though I never met him before] Could this man be the Messiah?”
" Venez voir un homme qui m'a dit ce que j'ai fait; ne serait-ce point le Christ? "
30 So [many people] left the town and started going to where Jesus was.
Ils sortirent de la ville, et vinrent à lui.
31 Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, “Teacher, eat [some of the food we brought]!”
Pendant l'intervalle, ses disciples le pressaient, en disant: " Maître, mangez. "
32 But he said to us, “I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!”
Mais il leur dit: " J'ai à manger une nourriture que vous ne connaissez pas. "
33 So we started saying to each other, “(Surely no one has brought him any food [when we] were not [here]!/Has anyone brought him any food [when we] were not [here]?) [RHQ]”
Et les disciples se disaient les uns aux autres: " Quelqu'un lui aurait-il apporté à manger? "
34 Jesus said to us, “Doing what [my Father] who sent me wants [me to do] and finishing the work he [gave me to do] is ([what sustains me/like] my food) [MET].
Jésus leur dit: " Ma nourriture est de faire la volonté de celui qui m'a envoyé et d'accomplir son œuvre.
35 [At this time of the year] you are saying (OR, your ancestors used to say), ‘There are four months left before we harvest [the crops].’ But I say to you, look carefully [at the non-Jewish people around here. God says, ‘They are ready to accept my message] [MET], [like crops in] fields that are ready for people to harvest.
Ne dites-vous pas vous-mêmes: Encore quatre mois, et ce sera la moisson? Moi, je vous dis: Levez les yeux, et voyez les champs qui déjà blanchissent pour la moisson.
36 [If you help them to accept my message], I will reward you [MET], [as an owner of a field] pays those who harvest the crops. Because of your work, people will gain eternal life.’ [I have been telling people God’s message. That is like] [MET] a man who plants seeds. [You will help people to accept my message. That will be like] [MET] harvesting crops. [When that happens], both you and I will rejoice. (aiōnios g166)
Le moissonneur reçoit son salaire et recueille du fruit pour la vie éternelle, afin que le semeur et le moissonneur se réjouissent ensemble. (aiōnios g166)
37 As a result, this saying will become true: One person plants [seeds], but others harvest [the crops].
Car ici s'applique l'adage: Autre est le semeur et autre le moissonneur.
38 I am sending you [to enable people to accept my message, but you will not be the first ones who tell them God’s message]. Others [previously] worked hard [to tell people God’s message], and now you will be harvesting the results of their work.”
Je vous ai envoyés moissonner ce que vous n'avez pas travaillé; d'autres ont travaillé et vous, vous êtes entrés dans leur travail. "
39 Many of the Samaria [district] people who [lived] in that town believed that Jesus [was the Messiah] because they heard what that woman said [about Jesus], “That man [was able to] tell me all about my past life [HYP]!”
Or, beaucoup de Samaritains de cette ville crurent en Jésus sur la parole de la femme qui avait rendu ce témoignage: " Il m'a dit tout ce que j'ai fait. "
40 So when those people of Samaria came to Jesus, they urged him to stay with them. So we stayed there two days.
Les Samaritains étant donc venus vers lui, le prièrent de rester chez eux, et il y demeura deux jours.
41 Many more of those people believed ([in Jesus/that he was the Messiah]) because of what he said.
Et un plus grand nombre crurent en lui pour l'avoir entendu lui-même.
42 They told the woman, “We believe in Jesus [now], but not [just] because of what you told us. Now we have heard him ourselves. And now we know that this man truly is the one who [can] save [people] [MTY] [from the guilt of their sins].”
Et ils disaient à la femme: " Maintenant ce n'est plus à cause de ce que vous avez dit que nous croyons; car nous l'avons entendu nous-mêmes, et nous savons qu'il est vraiment le Sauveur du monde. "
43 Jesus had said [previously] that people did not honor prophets [like himself when they tried to teach people] in their own home area. So, two days later, Jesus and [we] disciples left that area and went to [his own area in] Galilee [district, because he knew that people there would not think very highly of him, and as a result the Jewish leaders would not be jealous].
Après ces deux jours, Jésus partit de là pour se rendre en Galilée.
Car Jésus avait déclaré lui-même qu'un prophète n'est point honoré dans sa patrie.
45 However, when we arrived in Galilee [district, many] of the people there welcomed him, because they had been in Jerusalem during the [Passover] celebration and had seen all the things he did there.
Lorsqu'il fut arrivé en Galilée, les Galiléens l'accueillirent, ayant vu tout ce qu'il avait fait à Jérusalem pendant la fête; car eux aussi étaient allés à la fête.
46 Jesus went again to Cana in Galilee [district]. That was where he [previously] turned water into wine. There was one of the king’s officials who lived in Capernaum, whose son was very sick.
Il retourna donc à Cana en Galilée, où il avait changé l'eau en vin. Or, il y avait un officier du roi dont le fils était malade à Capharnaüm.
47 When that man heard [others say] that Jesus had returned to Galilee [district] from Judea [district], he went to Jesus [in Cana] and pleaded with him, “Please come down [to Capernaum] and heal my son, who is about to die!”
Ayant appris que Jésus arrivait de Judée en Galilée, il alla vers lui, et le pria de descendre, pour guérir son fils qui était à la mort.
48 Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform [more] miracles!”
Jésus lui dit: " Si vous ne voyez des signes et des prodiges, vous ne croyez point. "
49 But the official said to him, “Sir, ([I] believe [in you/I believe that you came from God]). [So please] come down [to my home] before my son dies!”
L'officier du roi lui dit: " Seigneur, venez avant que mon enfant meure. —
50 Jesus said to him, “Then you may go [home]. Your son (will live/not die)!” The man believed what Jesus said, and left.
Va, lui répondit Jésus, ton enfant est plein de vie. " Cet homme crut à la parole que Jésus lui avait dite et partit.
51 [The next day] while he was on the way home, his servants met him. They told him, “Your child is going to live!”
Comme il s'en retournait, ses serviteurs vinrent à sa rencontre, et lui apprirent que son enfant vivait.
52 He asked them, “At what time did my son start to become well?” They said to him, “His fever ceased yesterday [afternoon] at one o’clock.”
Il leur demanda à quelle heure il s'était trouvé mieux, et ils lui dirent: " Hier, à la septième heure, la fièvre l'a quitté. "
53 Then the boy’s father realized that this was the time Jesus told him, “Your son will (live/not die).” So he and all the people in his house believed [that Jesus was the Messiah].
Le père reconnut que c'était l'heure à laquelle Jésus lui avait dit: " Ton fils est plein de vie ", et il crut, lui et toute sa maison.
54 That was the second miracle that Jesus performed in Galilee [district], after he had returned from Judea [district].
Ce fut le second miracle que fit Jésus en revenant de Judée en Galilée.
