Mark 12
1 Then Jesus told [those Jewish leaders] a parable. [He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said], “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it [in order to protect it]. He made a stone tank [to collect the juice that] they would press [out of the grapes]. He also built a tower [for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard]. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and [to] give him some of the [grapes] in return. Then he went away to another country.
Et il commença à leur parler en paraboles: Un homme planta une vigne; il l’entoura d’une haie, creusa un pressoir, y bâtit une tour; il la loua ensuite à des vignerons, et partit pour un voyage.
2 When the time came to harvest the [grapes], he sent a servant to the men [who were taking care of the vineyard] in order to receive from them his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced.
Or, en la saison, il envoya aux vignerons un serviteur pour recevoir d’eux du fruit de la vigne.
3 But [after the servant arrived], they grabbed him and beat him, and they did not give him any fruit. Then they sent him away.
Mais s’étant saisis de lui, ils le déchirèrent de coups, et le renvoyèrent les mains vides.
4 Later the one who owned the vineyard sent another servant to them. But they beat that one on his head, and they insulted him.
Il leur envoya de nouveau un autre serviteur, et ils le blessèrent à la tête, et l’accablèrent d’outrages.
5 Later he sent another servant. That man they killed. They mistreated many other servants [whom he sent]. Some they beat and some they killed.
Il en envoya encore un autre, et ils le tuèrent; ensuite plusieurs autres, dont ils déchirèrent les uns de coups, et tuèrent les autres.
6 The man still had one other [person with him]. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him [and give him some of the grapes].
Enfin, ayant un fils unique qui lui était très cher, il le leur envoya le dernier, disant: Ils respecteront mon fils.
7 But [when they saw his son coming], those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
Mais les vignerons se dirent l’un à l’autre: Celui-ci est l’héritier; venez, tuons-le, et nôtre sera l’héritage.
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
Ainsi, l’ayant pris, ils le tuèrent et le jetèrent hors de la vigne.
9 So (do you know what the man who owns the vineyard will do?/I will tell you what the man who owns the vineyard will do [RHQ]). He will come, and he will kill those evil men who were taking care of his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
Que fera donc le maître de la vigne? Il viendra, exterminera les vignerons, et donnera la vigne à d’autres.
10 [Now think carefully about these words], which you have read [in] the Scriptures: The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others [put that same stone in its proper place, and] it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!
N’avez-vous point lu cette parole de l’Ecriture: La pierre qu’ont rejetée ceux qui bâtissaient est devenue un sommet d’angle;
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
C’est le Seigneur qui a fait cela, et c’est admirable à nos yeux?
12 Then [the Jewish leaders] realized that he was accusing them when he told this story [about what those wicked people did]. So they wanted to seize him. But they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that]. So they left him and went away.
Dès lors ils cherchaient à se saisir de lui; mais ils craignaient le peuple; ils reconnurent, en effet, que c’était à eux qu’il avait appliqué cette parabole. Ainsi le laissant, ils s’en allèrent.
13 The [Jewish leaders] sent to [Jesus] some Pharisees [who thought that the Jews should pay only the tax that their own Jewish authorities required people to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod [Antipas and the Roman government]. They wanted to make Jesus say something wrong [that would make one of those groups very angry with him].
Mais ils envoyèrent vers lui quelques-uns des pharisiens et des hérodiens, pour le surprendre dans ses paroles;
14 After they arrived, they said to him [deceivingly], “Teacher, we know that you [teach] the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about [what] people [say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say]. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants [us to do]. So [tell us what you think about this matter: ] Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not [MTY]? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?”
Lesquels étant venus, lui dirent: Maître, nous savons que vous êtes véridique, et que vous n’avez égard à qui que ce soit; car vous ne considérez point la face des hommes, mais vous enseignez la voie de Dieu dans la vérité: Est-il permis de payer le tribut à César, ou ne le payerons-nous point?
15 Jesus knew that they did not really want to know [what God wanted them to do]. So he said to them, “(I [know that] you are [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me./Why are you [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me?) [RHQ] [But I will answer your question anyway]. Bring me a coin so that I might [ask you something after] I look at it.”
Jésus, connaissant leur malice, leur dit: Pourquoi me tentez-vous? Apportez-moi un denier, que je le voie.
16 After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, [the man who rules the Roman government].”
Et ils le lui apportèrent; et il leur demanda: De qui est cette image et cette inscription? De César, lui dirent-ils.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “[That is correct, so] give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].” They were [frustrated at his answer but] amazed at what he said, [because they were not able to accuse him of anything because of what he said].
Alors reprenant, Jésus leur dit: Rendez-donc à César ce qui est à César, et à Dieu ce qui est à Dieu. Et ils étaient en admiration de lui.
18 [Men who belong to the] Sadducee [sect] deny that people become alive again after they die. [In order to discredit] Jesus [by ridiculing the idea that people will live again, some of] them came to him and asked him,
Alors vinrent à lui les sadducéens, qui disent qu’il n’y a point de résurrection, et ils l’interrogeaient, disant:
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] that if a man who has no children dies, his brother should marry the dead man’s widow. [Then if those two bear children, everyone will consider that those children are the] children of the man who died, [and in that way the dead man will continue to have descendants].
Maître, Moïse a écrit pour nous: Si le frère de quelqu’un meurt, et quitte ainsi sa femme sans laisser d’enfants, que son frère épouse sa femme, et suscite des enfants à son frère.
20 [So here is an example]. There were seven boys [in one family]. The oldest one married [a woman], but [he and his wife] did not bear any children. Then he [later] died.
Or il y avait sept frères: le premier prit une femme, et mourut sans laisser d’enfants.
21 The second [brother followed this law and] married that woman and he, too, did not bear any children. Then he [later] died. The third [brother did] like [his other brothers did. But he also did not bear any children, and later died].
Le second la prit ensuite et mourut, et ne laissa point non plus d’enfants, et le troisième pareillement.
22 Eventually all seven [brothers married that woman, one by one], but they had no children, and one by one they died. Afterwards the woman died, too.
Et ils l’ont ainsi épousée tous les sept, et ils n’ont point laissé de postérité. Enfin après eux tous est morte aussi la femme.
23 Therefore, [if it were true what some people say, that people will become alive again after they die], whose wife do you think that woman will be when people become alive again? ([Keep in mind that] she was married to all seven [brothers]!/She was married to all seven [brothers, so how can anyone decide] [RHQ]?)”
À la résurrection donc, lorsqu’ils ressusciteront, duquel d’entre eux sera-t-elle femme? Car tous les sept l’ont eue pour femme.
24 Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [RHQ]. You do not know [what they have written in] the Scriptures [about this]. You also do not understand God’s power [to make people alive again].
Et Jésus répondant, leur dit: N’êtes-vous point pour cela même dans Terreur, ne comprenant ni les Ecritures ni la puissance de Dieu?
25 [That woman will not be the wife of any of them], because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, [who do not marry].
Car, lorsqu’ils ressusciteront d’entre les morts, les hommes ne prendront point de femmes ni les femmes de maris, mais ils sont comme des anges dans le ciel.
26 But as to people becoming alive again after they die, in the book that Moses [wrote, he said something about people who have died] that I am sure that you have read [RHQ]. When Moses [was looking at] the bush [that was burning], God said to him, ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].’
Et quant aux morts, en tant qu’ils ressuscitent, n’avez-vous point lu dans le livre de Moïse, à l’endroit du buisson, comment Dieu lui parla, disant: Je suis le Dieu d’Abraham, le Dieu d’Isaac et le Dieu de Jacob?
27 It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]! So your [claim that dead people do not become alive again] is very wrong.”
Il n’est pas le Dieu des morts, mais des vivants. Vous donc, vous errez beaucoup.
28 A man who taught the [Jewish] laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”
Alors s’approcha un des scribes, qui avait entendu les sadducéens l’interroger, et voyant qu’il leur avait si bien répondu, il lui demanda quel était le premier de tous les commandements.
29 Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
Jésus lui répondit: Le premier de tous les commandements est: Ecoute, Israël, le Seigneur ton Dieu est le seul Dieu;
30 [You must show that you love him in all the ways that you live] Show it in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!’
Tu aimeras le Seigneur ton Dieu de tout ton cœur, de toute ton âme, de tout ton esprit et de toute ta force. Voilà le premier commandement.
31 The next [most important commandment] is: ‘You must love people you come in contact with as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these two!”
Le second est semblable à celui-là: Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même. Aucun autre commandement n’est plus grand que ceux-là.
32 The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, [you have answered] well. You correctly said that he is the only [God] and that there is no other God [we must worship/obey].
Et le scribe lui dit: Fort bien, maître, vous avez dit en toute vérité qu’il n’y a qu’un seul Dieu, et il n’y en a point d’autre que lui;
33 You have also said correctly that we ([should/must show that we]) love God by all that we are, by all that we think, and by the way that we live. And you have said correctly that we must love (people with whom we come in contact/others) as much as we love ourselves. And you have also implied that doing these things [pleases God] more than offering/giving animals to him or burning [other] sacrifices.”
Qu’on doit l’aimer de tout son cœur, de toute son intelligence, de toute son âme et de toute sa force; et qu’aimer le prochain comme soi-même est plus que tous les holocaustes et tous les sacrifices.
34 Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, “[I perceive that] you will soon [decide to let] God rule your life.” After that, [the Jewish leaders] were afraid to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
Jésus voyant qu’il avait sagement répondu, lui dit: Tu n’es pas loin du royaume de Dieu. Et personne n’osait plus l’interroger.
35 [Later], while he was teaching in the Temple [courtyard], Jesus said [to the people], “These men who teach the [Jewish] laws, (they must be wrong when they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David!/why do they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ]
Mais prenant la parole, Jésus demandait en enseignant dans le temple: Comment les scribes disent-ils que le Christ est fils de David?
36 The Holy Spirit caused David himself to say [about the Messiah], God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here beside me at the place where I will highly honor you! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies! [MTY]’
Car David lui-même a dit par l’Esprit-Saint: Le Seigneur a dit à mon Seigneur: Asseyez-vous à ma droite, jusqu’à ce que j’aie fait de vos ennemis l’escabeau de vos pieds.
37 Therefore, [because] David himself calls [the Messiah] ‘my Lord,’ (the Messiah cannot be [just] a man who descended [from King David!]/how can the Messiah be [just] a man who descended [from King David]?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]”! Many people listened to him gladly [as he taught those things].
Ainsi David lui-même l’appelle son Seigneur; comment est-il son fils? Et une grande foule l’écoutait avec plaisir.
38 While Jesus was teaching [the people], he said to them, “Beware that you [do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They [like people to honor them, so] they put on long robes and walk around [in order to show people how important they are]. They also like people to greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
Il leur disait encore dans son enseignement: Gardez-vous des scribes, qui se plaisent à se promener avec de longues robes, et à être salués dans les places publiques;
39 [They like to sit] in the most important seats in our (synagogue/Jewish meeting place). At festivals, [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
Et à s’asseoir sur les premiers sièges dans les synagogues, et qui veulent les premières places dans les festins;
40 They (swindle/take for themselves) the houses [and property] of widows by cheating them. [Then] they pretend [that they are good] by praying long prayers [publicly. God] will certainly punish them severely!”
Qui dévorent les maisons des veuves sous le prétexte de longues prières: ces hommes-là subiront un jugement plus sévère.
41 [Later], Jesus sat down [in the Temple courtyard opposite the boxes in which people put offerings. As he was sitting there], he watched as all the people put money in the box. Many rich people put in large amounts [of money].
Après cela, étant assis vis-à-vis du tronc, Jésus regardait de quelle manière le peuple y jetait de l’argent; or nombre de riches y en jetaient beaucoup.
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
Et une pauvre veuve étant venue, elle y mit deux petites pièces valant le quart d’un as.
43 He gathered his disciples around him and said to them, “The truth is that these other people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs. [So God considers that] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the other people!”
Appelant alors ses disciples, il leur dit: En vérité, je vous le dis, cette pauvre veuve a déposé plus que tous ceux qui ont mis dans le tronc.
Car tous ont mis de ce qu’ils avaient de superflu; mais celle-ci a mis de son indigence même tout ce qu’elle avait, tout son vivre.
