Matthieu 20
1 « Car le Royaume des Cieux est semblable à un homme, maître de maison, qui sortit de bon matin pour embaucher des ouvriers pour sa vigne.
“[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.
2 Après avoir convenu avec les ouvriers d'un denier par jour, il les envoya dans sa vigne.
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.
3 Il sortit vers la troisième heure, et il en vit d'autres qui étaient oisifs sur la place publique.
At nine o’clock [that same morning] he went back [to the market]. There he saw more men who did not have work.
4 Il leur dit: « Allez, vous aussi, à la vigne, et je vous donnerai ce qui vous conviendra. Et ils s'en allèrent.
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].
5 Il sortit de nouveau vers la sixième et la neuvième heure, et fit de même.
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].
6 Vers la onzième heure, il sortit et trouva d'autres personnes oisives. Il leur dit: « Pourquoi restez-vous ici tout le jour sans rien faire?
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?’
7 Ils lui répondirent: « Parce que personne ne nous a embauchés ». Il leur dit: « Vous aussi, allez à la vigne, et vous recevrez ce qui est juste. »
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].
8 Le soir venu, le maître de la vigne dit à son gérant: « Appelez les ouvriers et donnez-leur leur salaire, du dernier au premier.
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.’
9 Lorsque ceux qui avaient été embauchés vers la onzième heure arrivèrent, ils reçurent chacun un denier.
The [manager] paid the standard daily wage to each of the men who did not start working until five o’clock [in the afternoon].
10 Lorsque les premiers arrivèrent, ils pensèrent qu'ils recevraient davantage, et ils reçurent aussi chacun un denier.
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.
11 Lorsqu'ils l'eurent reçu, ils murmurèrent contre le maître de maison,
So they complained to the owner of the vineyard [because they thought their payment was unfair].
12 en disant: « Ces derniers n'ont dépensé qu'une heure, et tu les rends égaux à nous, qui avons supporté le poids du jour et la chaleur torride.
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!’
13 « Mais il répondit à l'un d'eux: « Mon ami, je ne te fais pas de mal. Ne vous êtes-vous pas mis d'accord avec moi pour un denier?
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].
14 Prends ce qui t'appartient, et va-t'en. Je veux donner à ce dernier autant qu'à vous.
[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].
15 Ne m'est-il pas loisible de faire ce que je veux de ce qui m'appartient? Ou bien ton œil est-il mauvais, parce que je suis bon?'
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]’”
16 Ainsi les derniers seront les premiers, et les premiers les derniers. Car beaucoup sont appelés, mais peu sont élus. »
[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].”
17 Comme Jésus montait à Jérusalem, il prit à part les douze disciples, et en chemin il leur dit:
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,
18 « Voici, nous montons à Jérusalem, et le Fils de l'homme sera livré aux grands prêtres et aux scribes, qui le condamneront à mort,
“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}.
19 et le livreront aux païens pour qu'ils se moquent de lui, le flagellent et le crucifient; et le troisième jour il ressuscitera. »
[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.”
20 Alors la mère des fils de Zébédée vint vers lui avec ses fils, s'agenouillant et lui demandant une chose.
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.
21 Il lui dit: « Que veux-tu? » Elle lui dit: « Ordonne que ceux-ci, mes deux fils, soient assis, l'un à ta droite et l'autre à ta gauche, dans ton Royaume. »
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.”
22 Mais Jésus répondit: « Tu ne sais pas ce que tu demandes. Es-tu capable de boire la coupe que je vais boire, et d'être baptisé du baptême dont je suis baptisé? » Ils lui ont dit: « Nous le pouvons. »
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].”
23 Il leur dit: « Vous boirez en effet ma coupe, et vous serez baptisés du baptême dont je suis baptisé; mais pour être assis à ma droite et à ma gauche, ce n'est pas à moi de le donner, mais c'est à celui pour qui cela a été préparé par mon Père. »
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.”
24 Quand les dix l'entendirent, ils furent indignés contre les deux frères.
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].
25 Mais Jésus les appela et dit: « Vous savez que les chefs des nations les dominent, et que leurs grands exercent sur elles leur autorité.
[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.
26 Il n'en sera pas ainsi au milieu de vous; mais quiconque voudra devenir grand parmi vous sera votre serviteur.
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.
27 Celui qui veut être le premier parmi vous sera votre esclave,
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.
28 comme le Fils de l'homme est venu, non pour être servi, mais pour servir et donner sa vie en rançon pour la multitude. »
[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]
29 Comme ils sortaient de Jéricho, une grande foule le suivait.
As we were leaving Jericho [city], a large crowd of people followed [us].
30 Et voici que deux aveugles, assis au bord du chemin, apprenant que Jésus passait par là, s'écrièrent: « Seigneur, aie pitié de nous, fils de David! »
[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!”
31 La foule les réprimanda, leur disant de se taire, mais ils crièrent encore plus fort: « Seigneur, aie pitié de nous, fils de David! ».
[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!”
32 Jésus, s'étant arrêté, les appela et leur demanda: « Que voulez-vous que je fasse pour vous? »
Jesus stopped and called them [to come to him]. [Then] he said [to them], “What do you want me to do for you?”
33 Ils lui dirent: « Seigneur, que nos yeux s'ouvrent. »
They said to him, “Lord, heal our eyes [IDM] [so that we can see]!”
34 Jésus, ému de compassion, leur toucha les yeux; à l'instant même, leurs yeux recouvrèrent la vue, et ils le suivirent.
Jesus [felt] sorry [for them and] touched their eyes. Immediately they were able to see, and they went with Jesus.
