Matthieu 23
1 Alors Jésus, parlant à la foule et à ses disciples,
Then Jesus said to the crowd and to us his disciples,
2 dit: Les scribes et les pharisiens sont assis sur le siège de Moïse.
“Moses was the [renowned] teacher who taught [the people the laws that God gave him] [MTY]. Now, the Pharisees and the men who teach our [Jewish] laws have made themselves the ones who interpret those laws [IDM].
3 Tout ce qu'ils vous disent d'observer, observez-le et faites-le; mais ne faites pas leurs œuvres, car ils disent et ne font pas.
Consequently, you should do whatever they tell you that you must do. But do not do what they do, because they themselves do not do what they tell [you that you must do].
4 Car ils lient des fardeaux lourds et pénibles à porter, et les mettent sur les épaules des hommes; mais eux-mêmes ne lèvent pas le petit doigt pour les aider.
They [require you to obey many rules that are difficult to obey]. But they themselves [do not help anyone obey those rules. It is] as if they are tying up loads that are hard to carry and putting them on your shoulders [MET] [for you to carry. But they] themselves [do not desire to help anyone obey those laws. They are like] people who do not want to lift [even the slightest load] that they [could lift] [MET]
5 Mais ils font toutes leurs œuvres pour être vus des hommes. Ils élargissent leurs phylactères et agrandissent les franges de leurs vêtements,
[with] one finger. Whatever they do, they do it to be seen by other people {so that other people will see them doing that}. [For example], they make extra wide the tiny boxes containing portions of Scripture that they wear on their arms. They enlarge the tassels on their robes, [to make others think that they are pious].
6 ils aiment les places d'honneur dans les fêtes, les meilleures places dans les synagogues,
[They want people to honor them. For example], at dinner parties they sit in the seats where the most important people sit. In the places of worship [they want to sit] in the seats where the most honored people sit.
7 les salutations sur les places publiques, et être appelés par les hommes « Rabbi, Rabbi".
Also, [they want people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces and to honor them by calling them ‘Teacher’.
8 Mais vous ne devez pas être appelés « Rabbi », car un seul est votre maître, le Christ, et vous êtes tous frères.
But you [who are my disciples] should not allow people to address you [honorably] as ‘Rabbi’, [which means ‘teacher]’. I [am the] only one who is [really] your teacher, which means that you are all [equal, like] brothers and sisters, [and none of you should act superior to another, as the Pharisees do].
9 N'appelez aucun homme sur la terre votre père, car un seul est votre Père, celui qui est dans les cieux.
Do not [honor anyone] on earth [by] addressing him as ‘Father’, because God, your Father in heaven, is the only [spiritual] father of all of you.
10 Ne vous faites pas appeler maîtres, car un seul est votre maître, le Christ.
Do not [allow people to] call you ‘Instructors’, because I, the Messiah, am the one instructor who [teaches all of] you.
11 Mais celui qui est le plus grand parmi vous sera votre serviteur.
In contrast, everyone among you who wants [God to consider them] to be important must serve others as servants do.
12 Quiconque s'élèvera sera abaissé, et quiconque s'abaissera sera élevé.
[God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
13 « Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens, hypocrites! Car vous dévorez les maisons des veuves, et, pour faire semblant, vous faites de longues prières. C'est pourquoi vous recevrez une plus grande condamnation.
[Then Jesus said to the religious leaders], “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! There will be terrible punishment for [you, because by teaching what is false], you [prevent people] [MTY/HYP] [who are thinking about letting] God rule their lives [from doing that] [MET]. [What you are doing is like] closing a gate [MET] [so that people who] are wanting to enter [a city cannot go in]. As for you, [you do not let] God [rule your lives. Neither do you allow] other people [to let God rule their lives. What you do is like] not going into a [house] yourselves, and not allowing others to enter it [either] [MET].”
14 « Mais malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens, hypocrites! Car vous fermez le Royaume des cieux aux hommes; vous n'entrez pas vous-mêmes, et vous ne permettez pas à ceux qui entrent d'entrer.
15 Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! Car vous parcourez la mer et la terre pour faire un seul prosélyte; et quand il le devient, vous en faites un fils de la géhenne deux fois plus que vous. (Geenna g1067)
“You are hypocrites, you men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees! Your punishment will be terrible, because you exert yourselves very much to get [even] one person to believe what you teach. For instance, you travel across seas and lands [to distant places] in order to do that. And [as a result], when one person [believes what you teach], you make that person much more deserving to go to hell than you yourselves [deserve to].” (Geenna g1067)
16 « Malheur à vous, guides aveugles, qui dites: 'Celui qui jure par le temple n'est rien; mais celui qui jure par l'or du temple s'oblige'.
“You [Jewish leaders], your punishment will be terrible! You are [like people who are] blind [MET] who are trying to lead others. You say, ‘[In the case of] those who promise to [do] something and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what] they have promised. But if they ask the gold that is in the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], they must do what they promised.’
17 Insensés aveugles! Car lequel est le plus grand, l'or ou le temple qui sanctifie l'or?
You are fools, and you are [like people who are] blind [MET]! The gold [that is in the Temple] is important, but [the Temple] is even more important [RHQ], because it is the Temple that the gold is in that sets the gold apart for a special use for God.
18 Et: « Si quelqu'un jure par l'autel, il n'est rien; mais si quelqu'un jure par le don qui est sur l'autel, il est obligé ».
Also [you say], ‘In the case of those who promise to [do] something and then ask [the altar to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what they have promised]. But if they ask the gift [that] they have put on the altar [to support what they have promised], they must do [what they promised].’
19 Bande d'aveugles! Car lequel est le plus grand, le don ou l'autel qui sanctifie le don?
[You are like people who are] blind [MET]. The gift [that is offered] on the altar is important, but the altar is even more important [RHQ] because it is the altar on which the offering is offered that sets it apart for a special use for God.
20 Celui donc qui jure par l'autel, jure par lui et par tout ce qui est dessus.
So, those who promise to do something, and then ask the altar [to affirm what they have promised] are asking everything on the altar [to support what they promised].
21 Celui qui jure par le temple, jure par lui et par celui qui l'a habité.
Those who promise to do something, and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they promised], are asking that [God], to whom the Temple belongs, [will affirm what they have promised].
22 Celui qui jure par le ciel, jure par le trône de Dieu et par celui qui y est assis.
Those who promise to do something and then ask heaven [to affirm what they promised] are asking the throne of God and [God], who sits on that throne, [to affirm what they promised].”
23 « Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens, hypocrites! Car vous payez la dîme de la menthe, de l'aneth et du cumin, et vous avez négligé les choses les plus graves de la loi: la justice, la miséricorde et la foi. Or, vous auriez dû faire ces choses-là, et ne pas laisser les autres en suspens.
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites because, [even though] you give [to God] a tenth of [the herbs you produce, such as] mint, dill, and cummin, you do not [obey God’s] laws that are more important. [For example, you do not act] justly toward others, you do not act mercifully toward people, and you are not trustworthy. It is good to [give a tenth of your herbs] to God, but you should also [obey] these other [more important laws].
24 Guides aveugles, vous poussez le moucheron et vous avalez le chameau!
You [leaders are like] blind people [who are trying to lead others. According to your laws you say that touching gnats and camels makes you unacceptable to God. What you are doing is like] straining a gnat [out of a jar of water so that you do not swallow it and thereby become unacceptable to God], and [at the same time] swallowing a camel [with the water] [MET]!”
25 « Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens, hypocrites! Car vous nettoyez le dehors de la coupe et du plat, mais au dedans ils sont pleins de rapines et d'iniquités.
“You men who teach people the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are greedy and selfish, but you [make yourselves appear holy. You are like] cups and plates that have been cleaned on the outside, but on the inside [they are very filthy].
26 Pharisien aveugle, nettoie d'abord le dedans de la coupe et du plat, afin que le dehors devienne pur lui aussi.
You blind Pharisees! First you must [stop being greedy and selfish]. [Then you will be able to do what] is [righteous. That will be like] cleaning the inside of a cup first. Then when you clean [MET] the outside [of the cup], [the cup will truly be clean].”
27 « Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens, hypocrites! Car vous êtes semblables à des tombeaux blanchis, qui paraissent beaux au dehors, mais qui, au dedans, sont pleins d'ossements de morts et de toute espèce d'impuretés.
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are like tombs [SIM] that are painted white [so that people can see them and avoid touching them]. The outside surfaces are beautiful, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and filth.
28 De même, vous aussi, au dehors, vous paraissez justes aux yeux des hommes, mais, au dedans, vous êtes pleins d'hypocrisie et d'iniquité.
You are [like those tombs]. When people look at you, they think that you are righteous, but in your (inner beings/hearts) you are hypocrites and you disobey [God’s] commands.”
29 « Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens, hypocrites! Car vous bâtissez les tombeaux des prophètes et vous décorez les tombeaux des justes,
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! Your punishment will be terrible! You rebuild the tombs of the [prophets whom others killed long ago]. You decorate the monuments [that honor] righteous [people].
30 et vous dites: « Si nous avions vécu du temps de nos pères, nous n'aurions pas participé avec eux au sang des prophètes ».
You say, ‘If we had [lived] when our ancestors [MET] [lived], we would not have helped [MET] those who killed [MTY] the prophets.’
31 Vous vous rendez donc témoignage à vous-mêmes que vous êtes les enfants de ceux qui ont tué les prophètes.
Thus [you recognize that you should honor the prophets, but you disregard the word of God that other men whom God has sent teach you. In that way] you testify against yourselves that you are descendants and disciples [MET] of those who killed the prophets.
32 Remplissez donc la mesure de vos pères.
You are as ready to murder people as [MET] your ancestors were!
[You people are so wicked] You are [as dangerous as poisonous] snakes [DOU, MET]! (You [foolishly] think that you will escape being punished in hell!/Do you [foolishly] think that you will escape when [God] punishes [wicked people] in hell?) [RHQ] (Geenna g1067)
34 C'est pourquoi voici que je vous envoie des prophètes, des sages et des scribes. Vous tuerez et crucifierez les uns, vous flagellerez les autres dans vos synagogues et vous les persécuterez de ville en ville,
Take note that this is why I will send prophets, wise men, and other men who will teach you [my message]. You will kill some of them by nailing them to crosses, and you will kill some in other ways. You will whip some of them in the places where you worship, and [you will] chase them from city to city.
35 afin que retombe sur vous tout le sang innocent versé sur la terre, depuis le sang d'Abel le juste jusqu'au sang de Zacharie, fils de Barachie, que vous avez tué entre le sanctuaire et l'autel.
As a result, God will consider that you are guilty for killing [SYN] all the righteous [people], including killing [MTY] [Adam’s son] Abel, who was a righteous man [SYN], and Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you [are guilty of] killing [in the holy place] between the Temple and the altar, and for killing [all the prophets] who lived between [the times that those two men lived].
36 En vérité, je vous le dis, toutes ces choses arriveront à cette génération.
Think about this: You people who have observed my ministry, it is you whom [God] will punish [for killing all] those [prophets]!”
37 « Jérusalem, Jérusalem, qui tue les prophètes et lapide ceux qui lui sont envoyés! Combien de fois ai-je voulu rassembler tes enfants, comme une poule rassemble ses poussins sous ses ailes, et tu n'as pas voulu!
“O [people of] Jerusalem [MTY, APO], you killed the prophets [who lived long ago], and you killed others whom [God] sent to you. You killed them by throwing stones at them [DOU]! Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you], like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings [MET]. But you did not want [me to do that].
38 Voici, ta maison te sera laissée déserte.
So listen to this: Your city [SYN] will [soon] become an uninhabited place.
39 Car, je vous le dis, vous ne me verrez plus désormais, jusqu'à ce que vous disiez: « Béni soit celui qui vient au nom du Seigneur! »".
Keep this in mind: You will see me again only when I [return], and you say [about me], ‘[God] is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY].’”
