Jean 5
La Bible du Semeur
Foi et incrédulité
La guérison d’un paralysé à Jérusalem
5 Quelque temps plus tard, Jésus remonta à Jérusalem à l’occasion d’une fête juive. 2 Or, dans cette ville, près de la porte des Brebis, se trouvait une piscine[a] entourée de cinq galeries couvertes, appelée en hébreu Béthesda[b]. 3 Ces galeries étaient remplies de malades qui y restaient couchés : des aveugles, des paralysés, des impotents[c].
5 Il y avait là un homme malade depuis trente-huit ans.
6 Jésus le vit couché ; quand il sut qu’il était là depuis si longtemps, il lui demanda : Veux-tu être guéri ?
7 – Maître, répondit le malade, je n’ai personne pour me plonger dans la piscine quand l’eau commence à bouillonner. Le temps que je me traîne là-bas, un autre y arrive avant moi.
8 – Eh bien, lui dit Jésus, lève-toi, prends ta natte et marche !
9 A l’instant même l’homme fut guéri. Il prit sa natte et se mit à marcher.
Mais cela se passait un jour de sabbat. 10 Les Juifs interpellèrent donc l’homme qui venait d’être guéri : C’est le sabbat ! Tu n’as pas le droit de porter cette natte.
11 – Mais, répliqua-t-il, celui qui m’a guéri m’a dit : « Prends ta natte et marche. »
12 – Et qui t’a dit cela ? lui demandèrent-ils.
13 Mais l’homme qui avait été guéri ignorait qui c’était, car Jésus avait disparu dans la foule qui se pressait en cet endroit.
14 Peu de temps après, Jésus le rencontra dans la cour du Temple.
– Te voilà guéri, lui dit-il. Mais veille à ne plus pécher, pour qu’il ne t’arrive rien de pire.
15 Et l’homme alla annoncer aux Juifs que c’était Jésus qui l’avait guéri.
Le Père et le Fils
16 Les Juifs se mirent donc à accuser Jésus parce qu’il avait fait cela le jour du sabbat.
17 Jésus leur répondit : Mon Père est à l’œuvre jusqu’à présent, et moi aussi je suis à l’œuvre.
18 Cette remarque fut pour eux une raison de plus pour chercher à le faire mourir car, non content de violer la loi sur le sabbat, il appelait encore Dieu son propre Père et se faisait ainsi l’égal de Dieu. 19 Jésus répondit à ces reproches en leur disant : Vraiment, je vous l’assure : le Fils ne peut rien faire de sa propre initiative ; il agit seulement d’après ce qu’il voit faire au Père. Tout ce que fait le Père, le Fils le fait également, 20 car le Père aime le Fils et lui montre tout ce qu’il fait. Il lui montrera même des œuvres plus grandes que toutes celles que vous avez vues jusqu’à présent, et vous en serez stupéfaits. 21 En effet, comme le Père ressuscite les morts et donne la vie, ainsi le Fils, lui aussi, donne la vie à qui il veut. 22 De plus, ce n’est pas le Père qui prononce le jugement sur les hommes ; il a remis tout jugement au Fils, 23 afin que tous les hommes honorent le Fils au même titre que le Père. Ne pas honorer le Fils, c’est ne pas honorer le Père qui l’a envoyé.
24 Oui, vraiment, je vous l’assure : celui qui écoute ce que je dis et qui place sa confiance dans le Père qui m’a envoyé, possède, dès à présent, la vie éternelle et il ne sera pas condamné ; il est déjà passé de la mort à la vie. 25 Oui, vraiment, je vous l’assure : l’heure vient, et elle est déjà là, où les morts entendront la voix du Fils de Dieu, et tous ceux qui l’auront entendue vivront.
26 En effet, comme le Père possède la vie en lui-même, il a accordé au Fils d’avoir la vie en lui-même. 27 Et parce qu’il est le Fils de l’homme, il lui a donné autorité pour exercer le jugement.
28 Ne vous en étonnez pas : l’heure vient où tous ceux qui sont dans la tombe entendront la voix du Fils de l’homme. 29 Alors, ils en sortiront : ceux qui auront fait le bien ressusciteront pour la vie, ceux qui auront fait le mal ressusciteront pour être condamnés[d]. 30 Pour moi, je ne peux rien faire de mon propre chef ; je juge seulement comme le Père me l’indique. Et mon verdict est juste, car je ne cherche pas à réaliser mes propres désirs, mais à faire la volonté de celui qui m’a envoyé.
Les témoins du Fils
31 Bien sûr, si j’étais seul à témoigner en ma faveur, mon témoignage ne serait pas vrai.
32 Mais j’ai un autre témoin[e] et je sais que son témoignage est vrai. 33 Vous avez envoyé une commission d’enquête auprès de Jean et il a rendu témoignage à la vérité[f]. 34 Moi, je n’ai pas besoin d’un homme pour témoigner en ma faveur, mais je dis cela pour que vous, vous soyez sauvés. 35 Oui, Jean était vraiment comme un flambeau que l’on allume pour qu’il répande sa clarté. Mais vous, vous avez simplement voulu, pour un moment, vous réjouir à sa lumière.
36 Quant à moi, j’ai en ma faveur un témoignage qui a plus de poids que celui de Jean : c’est celui des œuvres que le Père m’a donné d’accomplir. Oui, ces œuvres que j’accomplis attestent clairement que le Père m’a envoyé. 37 De plus, le Père lui-même, qui m’a envoyé, a témoigné en ma faveur. Mais vous n’avez jamais entendu sa voix, ni vu sa face. 38 Sa parole n’habite pas en vous ; la preuve, c’est que vous ne croyez pas en celui qu’il a envoyé. 39 Vous étudiez avec soin les Ecritures, parce que vous êtes convaincus d’en obtenir la vie éternelle. Or, précisément, ce sont elles qui témoignent de moi. 40 Mais voilà : vous ne voulez pas venir à moi pour recevoir la vie.
41 Je ne cherche pas les honneurs de la part des hommes. 42 Seulement, je constate une chose : au fond de vous-mêmes, vous n’avez pas d’amour pour Dieu. 43 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 D’ailleurs, comment pourriez-vous parvenir à la foi alors que vous cherchez à être honorés les uns par les autres et que vous ne recherchez pas la gloire qui vient de Dieu seul ?
45 N’allez surtout pas croire que je serai moi votre accusateur auprès de mon Père ; c’est Moïse qui vous accusera, oui, ce Moïse même en qui vous avez mis votre espérance.
46 En effet, si vous l’aviez réellement cru, vous m’auriez aussi cru, car il a parlé de moi dans ses livres. 47 Si vous ne croyez même pas à ses écrits, comment croirez-vous à mes paroles ?
Footnotes
- 5.2 L’emplacement de cette piscine existe toujours dans un quartier au nord-est de Jérusalem.
- 5.2 Certains manuscrits ont : Bethzatha.
- 5.3 Certains manuscrits ont à la suite : Ils attendaient le bouillonnement de l’eau. 4 Car un ange du Seigneur descendait de temps en temps dans la piscine et agitait l’eau. Le premier qui y entrait après le bouillonnement de l’eau était guéri, quelle que soit sa maladie.
- 5.29 Voir Dn 12.2.
- 5.32 Il s’agit de Jean-Baptiste.
- 5.33 Allusion au ministère de Jean-Baptiste.
John 5
New Life Version
Jesus Heals the Man at the Pool of Bethesda
5 Some time later, there was a religious gathering of the Jews. Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 In Jerusalem there is a pool with five porches called Bethesda near the sheep gate. 3 Inside these porches lay many sick people. Some were blind. Some could not walk. Some could not move their bodies. 4 (*An angel of the Lord came at certain times and made the water move. All of them were waiting for it to move. Whoever got in the water first after it was moving was healed of whatever sickness he had.)
5 A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years. 6 Jesus saw him lying there and knew the man had been sick a long time. Jesus said to him, “Would you like to be healed?” 7 The sick man said, “Sir, I have no one to put me in the pool when the water is moving. While I am coming, another one gets in first.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your bed and walk.” 9 At once the man was healed and picked up his bed and walked. This happened on the Day of Rest.
10 The Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Day of Rest. It is against the Law for you to carry your bed.” 11 He said to them, “The Man Who healed me said to me, ‘Pick up your bed and walk.’ 12 Then the Jews asked him, “What man said to you, ‘Pick up your bed and walk’?” 13 The man who had been healed did not know Who He was. Jesus had gone away while many people were there.
14 Later Jesus found the man who had been healed in the house of God. He said to him, “Listen! You have been healed. Stop sinning or something worse will come to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus Who had healed him.
The Jews Want to Kill Jesus
16 Because Jesus did these things on the Day of Rest, the Jews made it very hard for Him. 17 Jesus said to them, “My Father is still working all the time so I am working also.” 18 The Jews tried all the more to kill Him, not only because He had worked on the Day of Rest, but because He had also called God His Own Father. This made Him the same as God.
Jesus Tells How He Works
19 Then Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself. He does what He sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son does also. 20 The Father loves the Son and shows the Son everything He does. The Father will show Him greater works than these. They will surprise you. 21 The Father raises up the dead and makes them live. The Son also gives life to anyone He chooses. 22 The Father does not say who is guilty. He gives this to the Son to do. 23 He does this so that all people will honor the Son as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father Who sent Him.
24 “For sure, I tell you, anyone who hears My Word and puts his trust in Him Who sent Me has life that lasts forever. He will not be guilty. He has already passed from death into life.
The Good People and the Sinful People Are Raised from the Dead
25 “For sure, I tell you, the time is coming. Yes, the time is here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. Those who hear will live. 26 The Father has life in Himself. He has given power to the Son to have life in Himself. 27 God has given Him the right and the power to say if people are guilty, because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not be surprised at this. The time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice. 29 They will come out. Those who have done good will be raised again and will have new life. Those who have been sinful will be raised again and will be told they are guilty and will be punished.
Jesus Tells of John and of Himself
30 “I can do nothing by Myself. I say who is guilty only as My Father tells Me. That way, what I say is right, because I am not trying to do what I want to do. I am doing what the Father, Who sent Me, wants Me to do. 31 If I tell about Myself, My words are worth nothing. 32 There is another One Who tells about Me. I know the words He says about Me are true.
33 “You sent to John the Baptist and he told you the truth. 34 I do not need words from men to say I am right. I say this that you might be saved from the punishment of sin. 35 John the Baptist was a burning and shining light. You were willing for awhile to be glad in his light. 36 I have something greater than John which tells of Me. I am doing works the Father has given Me to do and they are proving that the Father has sent Me. 37 The Father has told of Me and has sent Me. You have never heard His voice. You have never seen Him. 38 You do not have His Word living in your hearts because you do not put your trust in the One He sent.
39 “You do read the Holy Writings. You think you have life that lasts forever just because you read them. They do tell of Me. 40 But you do not want to come to Me so you might have life. 41 I do not take any honor from men. 42 I know you and you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in the name of My Father. You do not receive Me. If another person comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe when you are always wanting honor from each other? And yet you do not look for the honor that comes from the only God.
45 “Do not think that I will tell the Father you are guilty. The one who says you are guilty is Moses. You trust him. 46 If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me. For Moses wrote about Me. 47 If you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe My Words?”
John 5
King James Version
5 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
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