Mark 2
1 [Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
Et il entra de nouveau dans Capernaüm, quelques jours après, et on entendit dire qu’il était à la maison.
2 many people gathered there. As a result, [after the people filled the house], there was no longer space to stand [in the house or outside] around the doorway. Jesus preached [God’s] message to them.
Et aussitôt beaucoup de gens s’y assemblèrent, de sorte qu’il ne se trouva plus de place, même auprès de la porte; et il leur annonçait la parole.
3 Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. He was carried by four men {Four men carried [him]} [on a sleeping pad].
Et des gens viennent à lui, amenant un paralytique porté par quatre personnes.
4 They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because there was a crowd there. So they [went up the steps to the flat roof and] removed [some of] the tiles [above] where Jesus was. Then, after they made a [big] hole in the roof, they lowered [by ropes] the sleeping pad on which the paralyzed man lay. They lowered [it through the hole, down in front of Jesus].
Et ne pouvant s’approcher de lui, à cause de la foule, ils découvrirent le toit [du lieu] où il était; et l’ayant percé, ils descendirent le petit lit sur lequel le paralytique était couché.
5 After Jesus perceived that the men believed [that he could heal this man], he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
Et Jésus, voyant leur foi, dit au paralytique: [Mon] enfant, tes péchés sont pardonnés.
6 There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
Et il y avait là quelques-uns des scribes, assis et raisonnant dans leurs cœurs:
7 “(Who does this man think he is, talking like that/This man shouldn’t talk like that!) [RHQ]? (He is insulting God!/Does he think he is God?) [RHQ] (No person can forgive sins!/Who can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can forgive sins!”
Pourquoi celui-ci parle-t-il ainsi? Il blasphème. Qui peut pardonner les péchés, sinon un [seul], Dieu?
8 Jesus sensed that they were deliberating like that within themselves. So he said to them, “(You should not question within yourselves [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]!/Why do you question [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]?) [RHQ]
Et aussitôt Jésus, connaissant dans son esprit qu’ils raisonnaient ainsi en eux-mêmes, leur dit: Pourquoi faites-vous ces raisonnements dans vos cœurs?
9 It is [not risky] [RHQ] for someone to tell the man who is paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven {[I] forgive your sins},’ [because no one can prove that it has happened]. But no one would say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your stretcher, and then walk away’, [unless he really had the power to heal him, because people can easily see whether it happens or not].
Lequel est le plus facile, de dire au paralytique: [Tes] péchés te sont pardonnés; ou de dire: Lève-toi, prends ton petit lit, et marche?
10 So I [will do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive sins on earth [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man,
Or, afin que vous sachiez que le fils de l’homme a le pouvoir sur la terre de pardonner les péchés (il dit au paralytique):
11 “To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
Je te dis, lève-toi, prends ton petit lit, et va dans ta maison.
12 The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people [there] were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, “We have never before seen anything like [what happened] just now!”
Et il se leva aussitôt, et ayant pris son petit lit, il sortit en la présence de tous; de sorte qu’ils en furent tous étonnés et qu’ils glorifiaient Dieu, disant: Nous n’avons jamais vu pareille chose.
13 Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
Et il sortit encore et longea la mer; et toute la foule venait à lui, et il les enseignait.
14 As he walked on further, he saw a man named Levi, whose other name was Matthew, and whose father’s name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes [for the Roman government]. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
Et en passant, il vit Lévi le [fils] d’Alphée assis au bureau de recette, et il lui dit: Suis-moi. Et se levant, il le suivit.
15 [Later], Jesus was eating a meal in Levi’s house. Many men who collected taxes and [other] people who were [considered to be] sinning regularly were eating with Jesus and his disciples. [This was not surprising], for there were many people like this who were going [everywhere] with Jesus.
Et il arriva, comme il était à table dans sa maison, que beaucoup de publicains et de pécheurs aussi se trouvèrent à table avec Jésus et ses disciples; car ils étaient nombreux, et ils le suivaient.
16 The [men who taught the Jewish] laws [who were there] and who were members of the Pharisee [sect] saw that Jesus was eating with men who collected taxes and [others who were considered] {[whom they considered]} [to be] sinners. So they said to his disciples, “(It is disgusting that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners!/Why is it that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
Et les scribes et les pharisiens, le voyant manger avec les publicains et les pécheurs, dirent à ses disciples: Pourquoi mange-t-il et boit-il avec les publicains et les pécheurs?
17 After Jesus heard [what they were saying], he said to the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, “People who [consider that they] are well do not seek a doctor. On the contrary, it is those who are sick [who seek a doctor] [MET]!” [This he said to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him in order that he might help them spiritually]. And he said, “I did not come to invite people [who think that] [IRO] they are righteous [to come to me and turn from their sinful behavior]. On the contrary, I came [from heaven to invite] people who [know that they] are sinners, [in order that they might turn from their sins and come to me].”
Et Jésus, l’ayant entendu, leur dit: Ceux qui sont en bonne santé n’ont pas besoin de médecin, mais ceux qui se portent mal; je ne suis pas venu appeler des justes, mais des pécheurs.
18 The disciples of John [the Baptizer] and some men who belonged to the Pharisee [sect] used to abstain from food [to show that they wanted to please God]. One day, some people came [to Jesus] and asked him [critically], “The disciples of John and the Pharisees (fast/abstain from food) [from time to time], but your disciples do not. [We think they should abstain from food also. What do you say about that] [RHQ]?”
Et les disciples de Jean et les pharisiens jeûnaient; et ils viennent et lui disent: Pourquoi les disciples de Jean et ceux des pharisiens jeûnent-ils, mais tes disciples ne jeûnent pas?
19 [Jesus wanted them to understand that it was not appropriate for his disciples to show sorrow by abstaining from food while he was still with them]. So he said to them, “When a man is marrying a woman, his friends will certainly not abstain from food while he is still with them, will they [RHQ]? No. During the time that he is with them, they will not abstain from food [because they are happy together].
Et Jésus leur dit: Les fils de la chambre nuptiale peuvent-ils jeûner pendant que l’époux est avec eux? Aussi longtemps qu’ils ont l’époux avec eux, ils ne peuvent pas jeûner.
20 But some day, he will be taken away {his [enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, in those days, they will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
Mais des jours viendront, lorsque l’époux leur aura été ôté; et alors ils jeûneront en ce jour-là.
21 [Jesus wanted to show that those who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like fasting. So he also said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [in order to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment, the patch would shrink] and the new [piece of cloth] would tear off more of the old cloth. As a result, the hole would become bigger!
Personne ne coud un morceau de drap neuf à un vieil habit; autrement la pièce neuve emporte [une partie] du vieil [habit], et la déchirure en devient plus mauvaise.
22 [Similarly], people do not put newly [squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If they did that, that juice will burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the wine ferments and expands]. As a result both the wine and the skin bags would be ruined! On the contrary, people must put new wine into new skin bags!” [MET]
Et personne ne met du vin nouveau dans de vieilles outres; autrement le vin rompt les outres, et le vin se répand, et les outres sont perdues; mais le vin nouveau doit être mis dans des outres neuves.
23 On one (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples. As they were walking along [through the grain fields], the disciples were plucking some of the heads of grain. [They rubbed them in their hands to remove the chaff, and were eating the grain. The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
Et il arriva qu’il passait par les blés en un jour de sabbat; et ses disciples, chemin faisant, se mirent à arracher des épis.
24 [Some of] the Pharisees [saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they] said to him, “Look! (They should not be doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid?) [RHQ]”
Et les pharisiens lui dirent: Voici, pourquoi font-ils, le jour de sabbat, ce qui n’est pas permis?
25 [Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. So he said to them, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David, did when he needed food, and both he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, but ([you do not think about what it implies./why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
Et lui leur dit: N’avez-vous jamais lu ce que fit David quand il fut dans le besoin et qu’il eut faim, lui et ceux qui étaient avec lui,
26 During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the big tent [where people worshipped] God [and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some] of the loaves of bread. That bread was the bread he had presented to God. It was permitted in one of Moses’ laws that only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him. [But God did not consider that was wrong!]”
comment, au [titre] “Abiathar, souverain sacrificateur”, il entra dans la maison de Dieu, et mangea les pains de proposition, qu’il n’est pas permis de manger, sinon aux sacrificateurs, et en donna aussi à ceux qui étaient avec lui?
27 Jesus said to them further, “[God] established (the day of rest/the Sabbath day) [to help] people! He did not create people to [obey rules about] (the Sabbath/the day of rest)!
Et il leur dit: Le sabbat a été fait pour l’homme, non pas l’homme pour le sabbat;
28 And [think about this]: I am the one who came from heaven. So I have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day)!”
de sorte que le fils de l’homme est seigneur aussi du sabbat.
