Apocalypse 1
1 Révélation de Jésus Christ, que Dieu lui a donnée pour montrer à ses esclaves les choses qui doivent arriver bientôt; et il l’a signifiée, en l’envoyant par son ange, à son esclave Jean,
[This book tells the message] that God revealed to Jesus Christ. God revealed it to him in order that he might reveal to his servants the [things/events] that must happen soon. Jesus communicated [this message] to [me], his servant John, by sending his angel to me.
2 qui a rendu témoignage de la parole de Dieu et du témoignage de Jésus Christ, [de] toutes [les] choses qu’il a vues.
[As I write it, I], John, am truthfully reporting everything that I saw [and heard], the message from God that Jesus Christ [truthfully reported to me].
3 Bienheureux celui qui lit et ceux qui entendent les paroles de la prophétie et qui gardent les choses qui y sont écrites, car le temps est proche!
[God is] pleased with those who read [this book to the congregations], and he will be pleased with those who listen carefully to it and obey what [he has commanded in this prophetic message that I] am writing. [So read this message to the congregations, listen carefully to it, and obey it], because [these things that Jesus has revealed] will happen soon.
4 Jean, aux sept assemblées qui sont en Asie: Grâce et paix à vous, de la part de celui qui est, et qui était, et qui vient, et de la part des sept Esprits qui sont devant son trône,
[I], John, am [writing this] to [you believers in] the seven congregations [that are located] in Asia [province]. [I pray that God the Father, God’s Spirit, and Jesus Christ] be kind to (OR, bless) you and cause you to have [inner] peace. [God the Father is] the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. The Spirit [of God, who] is in front of God’s throne, has [all kinds of power] (OR, The Spirit of God [is symbolized] by seven spirits who are in front of God’s throne).
5 et de la part de Jésus Christ, le témoin fidèle, le premier-né des morts, et le prince des rois de la terre! À celui qui nous aime, et qui nous a lavés de nos péchés dans son sang;
Jesus Christ is the one who has faithfully told [people about God]. He is the first one (whom God has raised from the dead/who became alive again after being dead), in order [to show that God will raise us who trust in Jesus]. Jesus is the one who rules the kings of the earth. He is the one who loves us. He is the one who has erased the record our sins. He did that by shedding his blood [when he died on the cross].
6 – et il nous a faits un royaume, des sacrificateurs pour son Dieu et Père; – à lui la gloire et la force aux siècles des siècles! Amen. (aiōn g165)
He is [the one who] has caused us to become people whose lives God rules, and he has made us to be priests [who serve] God his Father. [As a result of this, we acknowledge that] Jesus Christ is eternally divine and eternally powerful. (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
7 Voici, il vient avec les nuées, et tout œil le verra, et ceux qui l’ont percé; et toutes les tribus de la terre se lamenteront à cause de lui. Oui, amen!
Listen carefully! Christ will surely come in the midst of the clouds [in order that he may judge the rebellious people of earth], and everyone [SYN] will see him [come]. Even those who [are responsible for] piercing [and killing] him [MTY] [will see him come. People from] all people-groups on earth will mourn because he [will punish them]. (Amen!/May it be so.)
8 Moi, je suis l’alpha et l’oméga, dit le Seigneur Dieu, celui qui est, et qui était, et qui vient, le Tout-puissant.
The Lord God declares, “I am the one who created [everything], and I am the [one who will cause everything to] end [MET].” He is the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. He is the Almighty One.
9 Moi, Jean, qui suis votre frère et qui ai part avec vous à la tribulation et au royaume et à la patience en Jésus, j’étais dans l’île appelée Patmos, pour la parole de Dieu et pour le témoignage de Jésus Christ.
I, John, your fellow believer, am suffering as you [are] because of our letting Jesus rule [our lives]. We are steadfastly enduring [trials] because of our relationship with him. I was punished by being sent/exiled to Patmos island because [of my proclaiming] God’s message and telling [people about] Jesus.
10 Je fus en Esprit, dans la journée dominicale, et j’entendis derrière moi une grande voix, comme d’une trompette,
[God’s] Spirit took control of me on one of the days [that we believers met to worship] the Lord.
11 disant: Ce que tu vois, écris-le dans un livre et envoie-le aux sept assemblées: à Éphèse, et à Smyrne, et à Pergame, et à Thyatire, et à Sardes, et à Philadelphie, et à Laodicée.
[At that time], I heard behind me someone [speaking to me as loudly and as clearly] [SIM] as a trumpet. He was saying [to me], “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to seven congregations. Send it to [the congregations] in Ephesus [city], in Smyrna [city], in Pergamum [city], in Thyatira [city], in Sardis [city], in Philadelphia [city], and in Laodicea [city].”
12 Et je me retournai pour voir la voix qui me parlait; et, m’étant retourné, je vis sept lampes d’or,
[In this vision] I turned in order that I might see who had spoken to me [SYN]. When I turned,
13 et au milieu des [sept] lampes [quelqu’un de] semblable au Fils de l’homme, vêtu d’une robe qui allait jusqu’aux pieds, et ceint, à la poitrine, d’une ceinture d’or.
I saw seven golden lampstands. In the midst of the lampstands there was [someone] who looked like he came from heaven. He wore a robe that reached to his feet, and he wore a gold band around his chest.
14 Sa tête et ses cheveux étaient blancs comme de la laine blanche, comme de la neige; et ses yeux, comme une flamme de feu;
The hair on his head was white like white wool [or] like snow. His eyes were [shining brightly] [SIM], like a flame of fire.
15 et ses pieds, semblables à de l’airain brillant, comme embrasés dans une fournaise; et sa voix, comme une voix de grandes eaux;
His feet [looked] like brass that glows [as it is being] purified {as [people] purify it} in a furnace. [When he spoke], his voice [sounded] like the sound [made by] a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water).
16 – et il avait dans sa main droite sept étoiles; et de sa bouche sortait une épée aiguë à deux tranchants; – et son visage, comme le soleil [quand il] luit dans sa force.
In his right hand he held seven stars. A sword that had two sharp edges extended from his mouth. His face [shone as bright] as the sun shines [at midday] [MTY].
17 Et, lorsque je le vis, je tombai à ses pieds comme mort; et il mit sa droite sur moi, disant: Ne crains point; moi, je suis le premier et le dernier,
When I saw him, I fell down at his feet [and was unable to move or speak] [SIM], as though [I were] dead. But he put his right hand on me and said to me, “Don’t be afraid! I am the one who created [all things] and the [one who will cause all things to] end.
19 Écris donc les choses que tu as vues, et les choses qui sont, et les choses qui doivent arriver après celles-ci.
So write the [vision] that you are seeing. Write about the [conditions] that exist now, and the [events] that are about to happen next.
20 Le mystère des sept étoiles que tu as vues dans ma droite, et les sept lampes d’or: les sept étoiles sont [les] anges des sept assemblées, et les sept lampes sont sept assemblées.
The meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands [that you saw is this]: The seven stars [in my hand represent the leaders, who are like] angels, [who watch over] the seven congregations, and the [seven] lampstands [represent] the seven congregations.”
