1 L ater on there was a Jewish festival (feast) for which Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Après cela, il y eut une fête des Juifs, et Jésus monta à Jérusalem.

2 N ow there is in Jerusalem a pool near the Sheep Gate. This pool in the Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches (alcoves, colonnades, doorways).

Or, à Jérusalem, près de la porte des brebis, il y a une piscine qui s'appelle en hébreu Béthesda, et qui a cinq portiques.

3 I n these lay a great number of sick folk—some blind, some crippled, and some paralyzed (shriveled up)— waiting for the bubbling up of the water.

Sous ces portiques étaient couchés en grand nombre des malades, des aveugles, des boiteux, des paralytiques, qui attendaient le mouvement de l'eau;

4 F or an angel of the Lord went down at appointed seasons into the pool and moved and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was cured of whatever disease with which he was afflicted.

car un ange descendait de temps en temps dans la piscine, et agitait l'eau; et celui qui y descendait le premier après que l'eau avait été agitée était guéri, quelle que fût sa maladie.

5 T here was a certain man there who had suffered with a deep-seated and lingering disorder for thirty-eight years.

Là se trouvait un homme malade depuis trente-huit ans.

6 W hen Jesus noticed him lying there, knowing that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, Do you want to become well?

Jésus, l'ayant vu couché, et sachant qu'il était malade depuis longtemps, lui dit: Veux-tu être guéri?

7 T he invalid answered, Sir, I have nobody when the water is moving to put me into the pool; but while I am trying to come myself, somebody else steps down ahead of me.

Le malade lui répondit: Seigneur, je n'ai personne pour me jeter dans la piscine quand l'eau est agitée, et, pendant que j'y vais, un autre descend avant moi.

8 J esus said to him, Get up! Pick up your bed (sleeping pad) and walk!

Lève-toi, lui dit Jésus, prends ton lit, et marche.

9 I nstantly the man became well and recovered his strength and picked up his bed and walked. But that happened on the Sabbath.

Aussitôt cet homme fut guéri; il prit son lit, et marcha.

10 S o the Jews kept saying to the man who had been healed, It is the Sabbath, and you have no right to pick up your bed.

C'était un jour de sabbat. Les Juifs dirent donc à celui qui avait été guéri: C'est le sabbat; il ne t'est pas permis d'emporter ton lit.

11 H e answered them, The Man Who healed me and gave me back my strength, He Himself said to me, Pick up your bed and walk!

Il leur répondit: Celui qui m'a guéri m'a dit: Prends ton lit, et marche.

12 T hey asked him, Who is the Man Who told you, Pick up your bed and walk?

Ils lui demandèrent: Qui est l'homme qui t'a dit: Prends ton lit, et marche?

13 N ow the invalid who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had quietly gone away, since there was a crowd in the place.

Mais celui qui avait été guéri ne savait pas qui c'était; car Jésus avait disparu de la foule qui était en ce lieu.

14 A fterward, when Jesus found him in the temple, He said to him, See, you are well! Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.

Depuis, Jésus le trouva dans le temple, et lui dit: Voici, tu as été guéri; ne pèche plus, de peur qu'il ne t'arrive quelque chose de pire.

15 T he man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus Who had made him well.

Cet homme s'en alla, et annonça aux Juifs que c'était Jésus qui l'avait guéri.

16 F or this reason the Jews began to persecute (annoy, torment) Jesus and sought to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

C'est pourquoi les Juifs poursuivaient Jésus, parce qu'il faisait ces choses le jour du sabbat.

17 B ut Jesus answered them, My Father has worked until now, and I, too, must be at work.

Mais Jésus leur répondit: Mon Père agit jusqu'à présent; moi aussi, j'agis.

18 T his made the Jews more determined than ever to kill Him; because He not only was breaking (weakening, violating) the Sabbath, but He actually was speaking of God as being His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

A cause de cela, les Juifs cherchaient encore plus à le faire mourir, non seulement parce qu'il violait le sabbat, mais parce qu'il appelait Dieu son propre Père, se faisant lui-même égal à Dieu.

19 S o Jesus answered them by saying, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way.

Jésus reprit donc la parole, et leur dit: En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis, le Fils ne peut rien faire de lui-même, il ne fait que ce qu'il voit faire au Père; et tout ce que le Père fait, le Fils aussi le fait pareillement.

20 T he Father dearly loves the Son and discloses to (shows) Him everything that He Himself does. And He will disclose to Him (let Him see) greater things yet than these, so that you may marvel and be full of wonder and astonishment.

Car le Père aime le Fils, et lui montre tout ce qu'il fait; et il lui montrera des oeuvres plus grandes que celles-ci, afin que vous soyez dans l'étonnement.

21 J ust as the Father raises up the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whomever He wills and is pleased to give it.

Car, comme le Père ressuscite les morts et donne la vie, ainsi le Fils donne la vie à qui il veut.

22 E ven the Father judges no one, for He has given all judgment (the last judgment and the whole business of judging) entirely into the hands of the Son,

Le Père ne juge personne, mais il a remis tout jugement au Fils,

23 S o that all men may give honor (reverence, homage) to the Son just as they give honor to the Father. whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, Who has sent Him.

afin que tous honorent le Fils comme ils honorent le Père. Celui qui n'honore pas le Fils n'honore pas le Père qui l'a envoyé.

24 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the person whose ears are open to My words and believes and trusts in and clings to and relies on Him Who sent Me has (possesses now) eternal life. And he does not come into judgment, but he has already passed over out of death into life.

En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis, celui qui écoute ma parole, et qui croit à celui qui m'a envoyé, a la vie éternelle et ne vient point en jugement, mais il est passé de la mort à la vie.

25 B elieve Me when I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the time is coming and is here now when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear it shall live.

En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis, l'heure vient, et elle est déjà venue, où les morts entendront la voix du Fils de Dieu; et ceux qui l'auront entendue vivront.

26 F or even as the Father has life in Himself and is self-existent, so He has given to the Son to have life in Himself and be self-existent.

Car, comme le Père a la vie en lui-même, ainsi il a donné au Fils d'avoir la vie en lui-même.

27 A nd He has given Him authority and granted Him power to execute (exercise, practice) judgment because He is a Son of man.

Et il lui a donné le pouvoir de juger, parce qu'il est Fils de l'homme.

28 D o not be surprised and wonder at this, for the time is coming when all those who are in the tombs shall hear His voice,

Ne vous étonnez pas de cela; car l'heure vient où tous ceux qui sont dans les sépulcres entendront sa voix, et en sortiront.

29 A nd they shall come out—those who have practiced doing good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil will be raised for judgment.

Ceux qui auront fait le bien ressusciteront pour la vie, mais ceux qui auront fait le mal ressusciteront pour le jugement.

30 I am able to do nothing from Myself. Even as I hear, I judge, and My judgment is right (just, righteous), because I do not seek or consult My own will but only the will and pleasure of the Father Who sent Me.

Je ne puis rien faire de moi-même: selon que j'entends, je juge; et mon jugement est juste, parce que je ne cherche pas ma volonté, mais la volonté de celui qui m'a envoyé.

31 I f I alone testify in My behalf, My testimony is not valid and cannot be worth anything.

Si c'est moi qui rends témoignage de moi-même, mon témoignage n'est pas vrai.

32 T here is Another Who testifies concerning Me, and I know and am certain that His evidence on My behalf is true and valid.

Il y en a un autre qui rend témoignage de moi, et je sais que le témoignage qu'il rend de moi est vrai.

33 Y ou yourselves have sent to John and he has been a witness to the truth.

Vous avez envoyé vers Jean, et il a rendu témoignage à la vérité.

34 B ut I do not receive human witness; but I simply mention all these things in order that you may be saved (made and kept safe and sound).

Pour moi ce n'est pas d'un homme que je reçois le témoignage; mais je dis ceci, afin que vous soyez sauvés.

35 J ohn was the lamp that kept on burning and shining, and you were willing for a while to delight (sun) yourselves in his light.

Jean était la lampe qui brûle et qui luit, et vous avez voulu vous réjouir une heure à sa lumière.

36 B ut I have as My witness something greater (weightier, higher, better) than that of John; for the works that the Father has appointed Me to accomplish and finish, the very same works that I am now doing, are a witness and proof that the Father has sent Me.

Moi, j'ai un témoignage plus grand que celui de Jean; car les oeuvres que le Père m'a donné d'accomplir, ces oeuvres mêmes que je fais, témoignent de moi que c'est le Père qui m'a envoyé.

37 A nd the Father Who sent Me has Himself testified concerning Me. Not one of you has ever given ear to His voice or seen His form (His face—what He is like).

Et le Père qui m'a envoyé a rendu lui-même témoignage de moi. Vous n'avez jamais entendu sa voix, vous n'avez point vu sa face,

38 A nd you have not His word (His thought) living in your hearts, because you do not believe and adhere to and trust in and rely on Him Whom He has sent.

et sa parole ne demeure point en vous, parce que vous ne croyez pas à celui qu'il a envoyé.

39 Y ou search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these testify about Me!

Vous sondez les Écritures, parce que vous pensez avoir en elles la vie éternelle: ce sont elles qui rendent témoignage de moi.

40 A nd still you are not willing to come to Me, so that you might have life.

Et vous ne voulez pas venir à moi pour avoir la vie!

41 I receive not glory from men,

Je ne tire pas ma gloire des hommes.

42 B ut I know you and recognize and understand that you have not the love of God in you.

Mais je sais que vous n'avez point en vous l'amour de Dieu.

43 I have come in My Father’s name and with His power, and you do not receive Me; but if another comes in his own name and his own power and with no other authority but himself, you will receive him and give him your approval.

Je suis venu au nom de mon Père, et vous ne me recevez pas; si un autre vient en son propre nom, vous le recevrez.

44 H ow is it possible for you to believe, you who receive praise and honor and glory from one another, and yet do not seek the praise and honor and glory which come from Him Who alone is God?

Comment pouvez-vous croire, vous qui tirez votre gloire les uns des autres, et qui ne cherchez point la gloire qui vient de Dieu seul?

45 P ut out of your minds the thought and do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. There is one who accuses you—it is Moses, the very one on whom you have built your hopes.

Ne pensez pas que moi je vous accuserai devant le Père; celui qui vous accuse, c'est Moïse, en qui vous avez mis votre espérance.

46 F or if you believed and relied on Moses, you would believe and rely on Me, for he wrote about Me.

Car si vous croyiez Moïse, vous me croiriez aussi, parce qu'il a écrit de moi.

47 B ut if you do not believe and trust his writings, how then will you believe and trust My teachings?

Mais si vous ne croyez pas à ses écrits, comment croirez-vous à mes paroles?