Matthew 20
1 “[In order to illustrate how God rewards people], I will compare [the way] God [MTY/EUP] rules his people with what the owner of an estate [did]. Early in the morning the owner of the estate went to [the market] where [people who wanted work gathered]. He went there to hire laborers to work in his vineyard.
En effet, le royaume des cieux est semblable à un père de famille, qui sortit dès le point du jour, afin de louer des ouvriers pour sa vigne.
2 He promised the men whom he hired that he would pay them the standard wage [for working] one day. Then he sent them to his vineyards.
Il convint avec les ouvriers de leur donner un denier par jour, et il les envoya à sa vigne.
3 At nine o’clock [that same morning] he went back [to the market]. There he saw more men who did not have work.
Il sortit encore vers la troisième heure, et il en vit d'autres qui se tenaient sur la place sans rien faire.
4 He said to them, ‘Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there]. I will pay you whatever is a just [wage].’ [So they also went to his vineyard and began to work].
Il leur dit: Allez, vous aussi, à la vigne, et je vous donnerai ce qui sera juste. Et ils y allèrent.
5 At noon and at three o’clock he again went [to the market] and found [other laborers whom he promised to pay a fair wage].
Il sortit de nouveau vers la sixième et vers la neuvième heure, et il fit de même.
6 At five o’clock he went [to the market again] and saw other [men] standing [there who were not working]. He said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day and not working?’
Étant sorti vers la onzième heure, il en trouva d'autres qui se tenaient sur la place, et il leur dit: Pourquoi vous tenez-vous ici tout le jour sans rien faire?
7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘[I will hire you]. Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there.’ So they went].
Ils lui répondirent: Parce que personne ne nous a loués. Il leur dit: Allez, vous aussi, à la vigne.
8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Tell the men to come so that you can give them their wages. First, pay the men who started working last, and pay the men last who started working first.’
Quand le soir fut venu, le maître de la vigne dit à son intendant: Appelle les ouvriers, et paie-leur le salaire, en commençant par les derniers et finissant par les premiers.
9 The [manager] paid the standard daily wage to each of the men who did not start working until five o’clock [in the afternoon].
Ceux de la onzième heure étant venus, reçurent chacun un denier.
10 When the men who had begun working early [in the morning] went [to get their wages], they thought that they would receive more than the standard wage. But they also received only the standard wage.
Les premiers, venant à leur tour, s'attendaient à recevoir davantage; mais ils reçurent, eux aussi, chacun un denier.
11 So they complained to the owner of the vineyard [because they thought their payment was unfair].
En le recevant, ils murmuraient contre le père de famille, et ils disaient:
12 They said [to him], ‘[You are not being fair!] The men who started working after [all of the rest of us started] worked for [only] one hour! You have [paid] them the same [wage] as [you paid] us! But we worked hard [all] day [IDM], [including working in the] hottest part of the day!’
Ces derniers n'ont travaillé qu'une heure, et tu les as traités comme nous, qui avons supporté le labeur accablant du jour et la chaleur!
13 The owner of the vineyard said to one of those [who complained], ‘Friend, I did not treat you unfairly. You agreed with me [to work the whole day] for the standard wage [RHQ].
Mais il répondit à l'un d'eux: Mon ami, je ne te fais point de tort; n'avons-nous pas convenu ensemble que tu aurais un denier?
14 [Stop complaining to me]! Take your wage and go! I desire to give the same wage that I gave you to the men who began working after all of you [had begun working].
Prends ce qui est à toi, et va-t-en! Je veux donner à ce dernier autant qu'à toi.
15 I certainly have a right to [spend my money] as I desire [RHQ], [including paying those laborers what I desire to pay them]. (You should not be envious about my being generous!/Are you angry [MET] because I am generous?) [RHQ]’”
Ne m'est-il pas permis de faire ce que je veux de ce qui m'appartient? Ou vois-tu de mauvais oeil que je sois bon?
16 [Then Jesus said to us], “Similarly, [God will reward] well [some] people who [seem to be] less important now, and he will not reward [some] people who [seem to be] more important [now].”
Ainsi les derniers seront les premiers, et les premiers seront les derniers.
17 When Jesus was walking [on the road] up to Jerusalem, [along with us] twelve [disciples], he took us to a place by ourselves [in order that he could talk to us privately]. Then he said to us,
Jésus, montant à Jérusalem, prit à part ses douze disciples, et il leur dit en chemin:
18 “Listen carefully! We are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there, someone] will enable the chief priests and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws to seize [me], the one who came from heaven, [and they will put me on trial]. They will condemn me [and say] that I should be killed {the authorities should kill me}.
Voici que nous montons à Jérusalem; le Fils de l'homme sera livré aux principaux sacrificateurs et aux scribes, et ils le condamneront à mort.
19 [Then they] will put me in the hands of non-Jews so that they can make fun of me, whip me, [and kill me by] nailing me to a cross. But on the third day [after that], [God] will cause me to live again.”
Ils le livreront aux Païens, pour qu'il soit exposé à la moquerie, battu de verges et crucifié; et le troisième jour, il ressuscitera.
20 Then the mother of James and John brought her two sons to Jesus. She bowed down before Jesus and asked him to do her a favor.
Alors la mère des fils de Zébédée s'approcha de lui avec ses fils, et elle se prosterna pour lui faire une demande.
21 Jesus said to her, “What do you want [me to do for you]?” She said to him, “Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you (OR, Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you at your right side and at your left side) [and rule with you] [MTY] when you become king.”
Jésus lui dit: Que veux-tu? Ordonne, lui dit-elle, que mes deux fils, que voilà, soient assis l'un à ta droite et l'autre à ta gauche, dans ton royaume.
22 Jesus said to [her and her sons], “You do not understand what you are asking for. Can you suffer like I am about to suffer [IDM]?” [James and John] answered him, “Yes, we are able [to do that].”
Jésus répondit: Vous ne savez pas ce que vous demandez. Pouvez-vous boire la coupe que je dois boire? Ils lui dirent: Nous le pouvons.
23 Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, you will suffer as I will suffer [IDM]. But I am not the one who chooses the ones who [will] sit next to me [and rule with me]. [God], my Father, will give those places [MTY] to the ones whom he appoints.”
Il reprit: Il est vrai que vous boirez ma coupe; mais quant à être assis à ma droite ou à ma gauche, ce n'est pas à moi de l'accorder; ce sera pour ceux à qui mon Père l'a préparé.
24 When we ten [other disciples] heard [what James and John had requested], we became angry with them [because we also wanted to rule with Jesus in the highest positions].
Les dix autres, qui avaient entendu cette demande, furent indignés contre les deux frères.
25 [So] Jesus called all of us together and said [to us], “You know that those who rule the non-Jews [enjoy] showing them that they are powerful. Their chief rulers [enjoy] commanding the people under them.
Mais Jésus les appela et leur dit: Vous savez que les princes des nations les asservissent, et que les grands les tiennent sous leur puissance.
26 You [should] not be like them. On the contrary, everyone among you who wants [God to consider] him great must become [like] a servant for [the rest of] you.
Il n'en sera pas ainsi parmi vous; au contraire, celui qui voudra être grand parmi vous sera votre serviteur,
27 And everyone among you who wants [God to consider him] to be the most important must become [like] a slave for [the rest of] you.
et celui qui voudra être le premier parmi vous sera votre esclave.
28 [You should imitate me]. [Even though I am] the one who came from heaven, I did not come to be served {in order that people would serve me}. On the contrary, I [came in order] to serve [others] and to [IDM] allow myself to be killed {other people to kill me}, so that [my dying would be like] a payment to rescue many [people from being punished for their sins].” [MTY]
C'est ainsi que le Fils de l'homme est venu, non pour être servi, mais pour servir, et donner sa vie pour la rançon de plusieurs.
29 As we were leaving Jericho [city], a large crowd of people followed [us].
Comme ils sortaient de Jérico, une grande foule suivit Jésus.
30 [As we walked along, we saw] two blind men sitting alongside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they yelled [to him], “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Take pity on us!”
Et voici que deux aveugles, assis au bord du chemin, ayant entendu dire que Jésus passait, se mirent à crier: Seigneur, fils de David, aie pitié de nous!
31 [People in] the crowd scolded them [and] told them to be quiet. But the blind men yelled even louder, “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Have pity on us!”
La foule les reprit pour les faire taire; mais ils crièrent plus fort: Seigneur, Fils de David, aie pitié de nous!
32 Jesus stopped and called them [to come to him]. [Then] he said [to them], “What do you want me to do for you?”
Jésus, s'arrêtant, les appela et leur dit: Que voulez-vous que je vous fasse?
33 They said to him, “Lord, heal our eyes [IDM] [so that we can see]!”
Ils lui répondirent; Seigneur, que nos yeux soient ouverts!
34 Jesus [felt] sorry [for them and] touched their eyes. Immediately they were able to see, and they went with Jesus.
Alors Jésus, ému de compassion, toucha leurs yeux; et aussitôt ils recouvrèrent la vue, et ils le suivirent.
