Luke 8
1 Soon after that, Jesus went, along with his twelve [disciples], through various cities and villages. As they went, he was telling people the good message about how God wants (to have complete control/to rule) [MET] [over their lives].
Ensuite Jésus alla de ville en ville et de village en village, prêchant et annonçant la bonne nouvelle du royaume de Dieu.
2 Some women from whom he had expelled evil spirits and healed of diseases also [went with him]. These included Mary, the woman from Magdala [village], from whom [he had expelled] seven evil spirits;
Il était accompagné des Douze et de quelques femmes qu'il avait guéries des mauvais esprits et de leurs maladies; c’était Marie, appelée Madeleine, de laquelle étaient sortis sept démons,
3 Joanna, the wife of Chuza, who was one of [King] Herod [Antipas’] officials; Susanna; and many others. They were providing some of their own funds [to help Jesus and his disciples].
Jeanne, femme de Chouza, intendant d'Hérode, Suzanne et plusieurs autres qui l'assistaient de leurs biens, lui et ses disciples.
4 A large crowd of people came to Jesus from many towns. Then he told them this parable:
Un jour que s'était amassée une foule nombreuse, grossie de ceux qui de ville en ville venaient vers lui, il leur dit en parabole:
5 “A man went out [to his field] to sow [some] seeds. As he was scattering them over the soil, some [of the seeds] fell on the path. Then [people] walked on those seeds, and birds ate them.
«Un semeur sortit pour faire ses semailles; et, comme il semait, une partie de la semence tomba le long du chemin; elle fut foulée aux pieds, et les oiseaux du ciel la mangèrent.
6 Some [of the seeds] fell on rock [on which there was a thin layer of] moist [soil]. As soon as the seeds grew, the plants dried up because they had no moisture.
Une autre partie tomba sur le roc: elle poussa et sécha, parce qu'elle manquait d'humidité.
7 Some [of the seeds] fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together] with the young plants, and [they] crowded out [those plants].
Une autre partie tomba au milieu des épines; et les épines poussant avec la semence, l’étouffèrent.
8 But some of the seeds fell on good soil and grew [well]. [Each seed later] produced 100 [grains].” Then Jesus called out to them, “If you want to understand [MTY] this, you must consider [carefully what I have just said]!”
Enfin une autre partie tomba dans la bonne terre, elle poussa et produisit du fruit au centuple.» Puis il ajouta à haute voix: «Que celui qui a des oreilles pour entendre, entende.»
9 Jesus’ disciples [later] asked him about the meaning of the parable [he had just told].
Ses disciples lui ayant demandé ce que signifiait cette parabole,
10 He said, “God is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [MET] [over people’s lives]. But when I am telling other people about [these things, I tell them] only in parables. The result will be [like a prophet predicted long ago]: They will see [what I am doing], but will not perceive [what it means]. They will hear [what I am saying], but will not understand [it].
il répondit: «Pour vous, il vous a été donné de connaître les mystères du royaume de Dieu; mais pour les autres, ce n'est qu'en paraboles, afin qu’en regardant, ils ne voient point, et qu'en entendant, ils ne comprennent point.»
11 So this is the meaning of that parable: The seeds [represent] God’s message.
Voici donc le sens de cette parabole: La semence, c'est la parole de Dieu.
12 [Some people are like] the path on which some of [the seeds fell]. When these people hear God’s message, the devil comes and causes them to forget what they have heard. As a result, they do not believe it, and will not be saved {[God] will not save them}.
Ceux qui reçoivent la semence le long du chemin, sont ceux qui entendent la Parole; ensuite le diable vient, et il l'enlève de leur coeur, de peur qu'ils ne croient et ne soient sauvés.
13 [Some people are like] the [soil with] rock [underneath]. When they hear [God’s] message, they accept it joyfully. [But because it does not penetrate deeply] [MET] [into their inner beings], they believe it for [only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When difficult things happen to them, they stop believing [God’s message].
Ceux qui reçoivent la semence sur le roc, sont ceux qui reçoivent la Parole avec joie, dès qu'ils l'entendent, mais qui, n'ayant pas de racines, ne croient que pour un temps, et font défection au moment de l'épreuve.
14 [Some people are like] the [soil that had roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They are people who accept [God’s message], but later on they worry about things, and try to become rich, and enjoy [things that give them] a lot of pleasure. So they do not become [spiritually] mature.
Quant à la partie qui est tombée parmi les épines, ce sont ceux qui ont entendu la Parole, et qui, en cheminant, la laissent étouffer par les soucis, par les richesses et par les plaisirs de la vie, et ne donnent que des fruits avortés.
15 But [some people are like] the good soil. They hear [God’s] message and accept it. They [become] good, honest people, and they continue doing things [that please God] [MET].”
Quant à la partie qui est tombée dans la bonne terre, ce sont ceux qui entendent la Parole avec un coeur honnête et bon, la conservent, et portent du fruit avec persévérance.
16 “After people light a lamp, they do not cover it with a basket or put it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a lampstand, so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light [MET]. [Similarly, you must tell God’s truth to others so that they can know what I can do for them].
«Il n'est personne, qui, après avoir allumé une lampe, la couvre d'un vase, ou la mette sous un lit; mais on la met sur un pied, afin que ceux qui entrent voient clair.
17 [God wants to] make clear all [of his truth] that was not evident previously. [He intends] that all of [the truth] that [he] had not revealed before be told openly {that [his people] openly tell [others] all [of the truth] that [he] has not revealed before}.
Car il n'y a rien de caché qui ne se découvre, ni rien de secret qui ne finisse par être connu, et ne vienne au grand jour.
18 So listen carefully [to what I tell you], because [God] will enable those who accept [my truth] to [understand even] more. But [God] will cause those who do not accept [my truth] to not understand even [the little] that they think they have [understood].”
Prenez donc garde à la manière dont vous écoutez; car on donnera à celui qui a, mais pour celui qui n'a pas, on lui ôtera même ce qu'il croit avoir.»
19 [One day Jesus’] mother and his [younger] brothers came to see him, but they could not get near him because there was a large crowd [around him in the house].
Cependant la mère et les frères de Jésus étaient venus le trouver, et ne pouvaient arriver jusqu’à lui, à cause de la foule.
20 Someone told him, “Your mother and your [younger] brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
On l'en informa en lui disant: «Ta mère et tes frères sont là dehors, qui désirent te voir.»
21 He replied, “Those who hear God’s message and obey it are [as dear to me] [MET] as my mother and my brothers.”
Il répondit: «Ma mère et mes frères sont ceux qui écoutent la parole de Dieu, et qui la mettent en pratique.»
22 One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples. He said to them, “Let’s go [around to] the other side of the lake.” So they started to go.
Un jour il entra dans une barque avec ses disciples, et leur dit: «Passons de l'autre côté du lac; » et ils partirent.
23 As they were sailing, he fell asleep. A big windstorm struck the lake. Soon the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger.
Pendant qu'ils naviguaient, Jésus s'endormit, et un ouragan ayant fondu sur le lac, la barque se remplissait d'eau; et ils étaient en péril.
24 Jesus’ disciples woke him up. They said [to him], “Master! Master! We [(inc)] are going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and told the waves to be calm. The wind [immediately] stopped blowing and the waves calmed down. [The lake] became calm.
Les disciples s'approchèrent de Jésus et le réveillèrent en disant: «Maître, maître, nous périssons.» Jésus se leva, tança lèvent et les flots: ils s'apaisèrent, et le calme se fit.
25 He said to them, “(I [am disappointed that] you did not trust me [to help you]!/Why did you not trust me [to help you]?)” [RHQ] They were afraid. They were also amazed. They said to each other, “(What kind of man is this?/This man is not like ordinary men!) [RHQ] He [not only commands people, but] when he commands the wind and the water, they also obey him!”
Puis il dit à ses disciples: «où est votre foi?» Pour eux, saisis de frayeur et d'étonnement, ils se disaient les uns aux autres: «Quel est donc cet homme, qu'il commande aux vents et à l'eau, et qu'ils lui obéissent?»
26 Jesus and his disciples arrived at the region near Gerasa, a [town] which [was on the eastern] side of Lake [Galilee].
Puis ils abordèrent au pays des Gadaréniens, qui est vis-à-vis de la Galilée.
27 [There was] a man [in that region] in whom demons lived. [He was] from the town [of Gerasa]. (OR, [In that area there was] a man [from that town] whom demons controlled.) For a long time he had not worn clothes. He did not live in a house. Instead, he lived in burial caves.
Quand Jésus fut descendu à terre, il rencontra un homme de la ville, qui depuis longtemps était possédé des démons: il ne portait point de vêtement, et demeurait non dans une maison, mais dans les sépulcres.
28 Many times [demons] attacked him. He was guarded {[People] tried to guard him} [so that he would not injure others]. Chains were fastened {They fastened chains} on his hands and shackles on his feet, but he would break the chains and shackles. Then he would be sent away by the demons {the demons would send him away} to some desolate area. When Jesus stepped out of the boat onto the shore, the man saw him. He [ran to Jesus] and prostrated himself before him. Then Jesus commanded, “You evil spirit, come out of that man!” But it [did not leave immediately. Instead, it] caused the man to shout very loudly, “Jesus, Son of the great God in heaven, since we [(inc)] have nothing in common, [leave me alone] [RHQ]! I beg you, do not torture me [now]!”
Dès qu'il vit Jésus, il poussa un cri, se jeta à ses pieds, et dit d'une voix forte: «Qu'y a-t-il entre toi et moi, Jésus, Fils du Dieu Très-Haut? Je t'en prie, ne me tourmente pas.»
Jésus, en effet, commandait à l'esprit impur de sortir de cet homme; car depuis longtemps l’esprit l'emportait avec lui: on avait beau le garder enchaîné et les fers aux pieds, il brisait ses liens et était entraîné par le démon dans les déserts.
30 [In order to expel the demon more easily], Jesus asked [the demon], “What is your [(sg)] name?” He replied, “My name is Crowd/Mob.” [He said that] because many demons had entered that man.
Jésus lui demanda: «Quel est ton nom?» — «Légion, » répondit-il; en effet, plusieurs démons étaient entrés dans cet homme;
31 [The demons] kept begging [Jesus] that he would not command them to go into the deep place [where God punishes demons]. (Abyssos g12)
et il se mit à supplier Jésus de ne point commander à ces démons d'aller dans l'abîme. (Abyssos g12)
32 There was a large herd of pigs (grazing/rooting for food) on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus that he allow them to enter the pigs. So he did.
Or, il y avait là un grand troupeau de pourceaux qui paissaient sur la montagne, et les démons le supplièrent de leur permettre d'aller dans ces pourceaux; et il le leur permit.
33 The demons left the man and entered the pigs. Then the herd [of pigs] rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
Étant donc sortis de cet homme, ils entrèrent dans les pourceaux, et le troupeau se rua du haut du précipice dans le lac, et se noya.
34 When the men who were taking care of the pigs saw what happened, they ran! They told people inside the town and outside the town what had happened.
A cette vue, les gardeurs s'enfuirent, et répandirent la nouvelle dans la ville et dans la campagne.
35 So people went out to see what had happened. When they came to where Jesus was, they saw that the man from whom Jesus had [expelled] the demons was sitting at the feet of Jesus, [listening to him]. He had clothes on, and his mind was normal again. Then those people became afraid [because they thought that Jesus would destroy more of their property] (OR, [because they realized that he must be very powerful]).
Les gens sortirent pour voir ce qui était arrivé; ils vinrent vers Jésus et trouvèrent l'homme de qui les démons étaient sortis, assis à ses pieds, vêtu et dans son bon sens; ce qui les remplit de frayeur.
36 The people who had seen what happened told those [who had just arrived] how [Jesus] had healed the man whom demons were controlling [before].
Les témoins de ce fait leur rapportèrent aussi comment le démoniaque avait été guéri.
37 Then [those people and] many other people [HYP] from the area near Gerasa asked Jesus to leave their area. They were very afraid of [what else Jesus would do to them]. So [Jesus and the disciples] got into the boat to go back across the lake.
Toute la population de la contrée voisine des Gadaréniens le pria de s'éloigner de chez eux, parce qu'ils étaient en proie à une grande frayeur: Jésus étant entré dans la barque, s'en retourna.
38 The man from whom he had [expelled] the demons begged him saying, “[Please], let me go with you!” But [Jesus refused. Instead], he said to him,
L'homme de qui les démons étaient sortis, lui demanda de rester avec lui, mais Jésus le renvoya en lui disant:
39 “[No], go home and tell people how much God has done for you!” Then he sent him away. So the man went away and told people throughout the nearby town how much Jesus had done for him.
«Retourne dans ta maison, et raconte tout ce que Dieu a fait pour toi.» Il s'en alla, et publia par toute la ville tout ce que Jésus avait fait pour lui.
40 When [Jesus and the disciples] returned [to Capernaum], a crowd of people who had been waiting for him welcomed him.
A son retour, Jésus fut accueilli par la foule; car ils étaient tous à l'attendre.
41 Just then a man named Jairus, who was one of the leaders (of the synagogue/of the Jewish meeting place) [there], came near and prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet. He pleaded with Jesus, “Please come to my house [and heal my daughter],
Alors il vint un homme nommé Jaïrus, chef de la synagogue, qui, se jetant aux pieds de Jésus, le supplia de venir dans sa maison,
42 my only daughter, who is about twelve years old, because she is dying!” As Jesus went with him, many people crowded close to Jesus.
parce qu'il avait une fille unique, d'environ douze ans, qui se mourait. Pendant que Jésus s'y acheminait, la foule le serrait à l'étouffer.
43 Then a woman came near. She had been suffering from constant [vaginal] [EUP] bleeding for twelve years, but she could not be healed by anyone {no one could heal her}.
Et une femme qui était atteinte d'une hémorragie depuis douze ans, et qui avait dépensé tout son bien en médecins, sans qu'aucun d'eux eût pu la guérir,
44 She came behind [Jesus] and touched the edge of his robe [in order to be healed]. At once her bleeding stopped.
s'approcha par derrière, toucha la houppe de son manteau, et au même instant son hémorragie s'arrêta.
45 Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When everyone said that they had not touched him, Peter said, “Lord, there is a large crowd of people around you [(sg)] and crowding against you, [so any one of them might have touched you]!”
Et Jésus dit: «Qui est-ce qui m'a touché?» Comme tous s'en défendaient, Pierre et ceux qui étaient avec lui, dirent: «Maître, la foule t'entoure et te presse, et tu demandes qui t'a touché!»
46 But Jesus said, “[I know that] someone [deliberately] touched me, [because] my power has healed someone [who touched me].”
Mais Jésus répondit: «Quelqu'un m'a touché, car j'ai senti une vertu sortir de moi.»
47 When the woman realized that she could not prevent [Jesus] (OR, [people]) from knowing that [she was healed], her body began to shake. [She was afraid that because she had disobeyed the law that a woman with such a condition should not touch others, Jesus might scold her for doing that]. She prostrated herself before Jesus. As the other people were listening, she told why she had touched him and how she had been healed immediately.
La femme voyant qu'elle n'était pas restée inaperçue, vint toute tremblante se jeter aux pieds de Jésus, et déclara devant tout le monde, pour quelle cause elle l'avait touché, et comment elle avait été guérie à l'instant.
48 [Jesus] said to her, “(Ma’am/My dear woman), because you believed [PRS] [that I could heal you, I] have healed you. Go [from here, and may you experience God’s] peace [within you].”
Jésus lui dit: «Ma fille, ta foi t'a guérie: va en paix.»
49 While he was still talking [to her], a man from Jairus’ house came and said to Jairus, “Your daughter has died. So (it is useless that you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]!/why do you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]?) [RHQ]”
Il parlait encore, lorsqu'on vint de chez Jaïrus dire à ce chef de la synagogue: «Ta fille est morte, ne fatigue pas le Maître.»
50 But when Jesus heard that, he said to Jairus, “Do not think that there is nothing more that can be done. Just believe that [I can help her. If you(sg) do that], she will live again.”
Mais Jésus, qui avait entendu cette parole, lui dit: «Ne crains point, crois seulement, et elle sera guérie.»
51 When they arrived outside Jairus’ house, Jesus allowed only Peter, John, James, and the girl’s mother and father to go in Jairus’ house with him.
Lorsqu'il fut arrivé à la maison, il ne laissa entrer personne avec lui, si ce n'est Pierre, Jean, Jacques, avec le père et la mère de l'enfant.
52 All the people [there] were crying and beating their chests [to show that they were sad]. But, [knowing that he would cause the girl to live again], he said to them, “Stop crying! She is not dead! She is [just] sleeping [MET]!”
Comme tous pleuraient et se lamentaient, Jésus leur dit: «Ne pleurez pas; elle n'est pas morte, mais elle dort.»
53 The people laughed at him, because they knew that [the girl] was dead.
Et ils se moquèrent de lui, sachant qu'elle était morte.
54 But [Jesus] took hold of her hand and called to her, saying, “Child, get up!”
Mais lui, la saisissant par la main, dit en élevant la voix: «Enfant, lève-toi.»
55 At once her spirit returned [to her body] and she got up. Jesus immediately said, “Give her something to eat!”
La respiration lui revint, et elle se leva à l'instant; et Jésus commanda qu'on lui donnât à manger.
56 Her parents were amazed, but Jesus told them not to tell anyone [else yet] what had happened.
Les parents de la jeune fille furent dans le ravissement, et Jésus leur recommanda de ne dire à personne ce qui venait de se passer.
