Matthieu 6
1 Gardez-vous de faire vos bonnes œuvres devant les hommes, pour être vus d’eux: autrement vous n’aurez pas de récompense auprès de votre Père qui est dans les cieux.
“When you do your good deeds, make certain that you do not do them when other people are watching so that they may see you [and think highly of you]. If [you do good deeds merely in order that other people may think highly of you, God], your Father who is in heaven, will not give you any reward.
2 Quand donc tu fais l’aumône, ne sonne pas de la trompette devant toi, comme font les hypocrites dans les synagogues et dans les rues, afin d’être honorés des hommes. En vérité, je vous le dis, ils ont reçu leur récompense.
So, whenever you give something to the poor, do not [announce it as people announce something that they want other people to know about] by playing a [fanfare] on a trumpet [MET]. That is what the hypocrites do (in the synagogues/in the Jewish meeting places) and on the main roads in order that people might [see what they do and] praise them. Keep this in mind: [People praise those hypocrites], [but] that is the [only] reward they will receive!
3 Pour toi, quand tu fais l’aumône, que ta main gauche ne sache pas ce que fait ta main droite,
Instead [of doing as they do], when you give something to the poor, do not let other people know that you are doing that [MET].
4 afin que ton aumône soit dans le secret; et ton Père, qui voit dans le secret, te le rendra.
In that way, you will be giving to the poor secretly. [As a result God], your Father who observes [you] while no one else sees [you], will reward you.
5 Lorsque vous priez, ne faites pas comme les hypocrites, qui aiment à prier debout dans les synagogues et au coin des rues, afin d’être vus des hommes. En vérité, je vous le dis, ils ont reçu leur récompense.
Also when you pray, do not do what the hypocrites do. They like to stand in the Jewish meeting places and on the corners of the main streets to pray, in order that other people will see them [and think highly of them]. Keep this in mind: [People praise them, but] that is the [only] reward they will get.
6 Pour toi, quand tu veux prier, entre dans ta chambre, et, ayant fermé ta porte, prie ton Père qui est présent dans le secret; et ton Père, qui voit dans le secret, te le rendra.
But as for you, when you pray, go into your private room and close the door in order to pray to [God], your Father, whom no one can see. He observes you where no one else observes you, and he will reward you.
7 Dans vos prières, ne multipliez pas les paroles, comme font les païens, qui s’imaginent être exaucés à force de paroles.
When you pray, do not repeat words many times as the people who do not know God do [when they pray. They repeat meaningless words] because they think that if they use many words, their gods will listen to them and give them [what they ask for].
8 Ne leur ressemblez pas, car votre Père sait de quoi vous avez besoin, avant que vous le lui demandiez.
Do not [repeat words] as they do, because [God] your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Vous prierez donc ainsi: Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux, que votre nom soit sanctifié.
So pray [things] like this: Father, [you who are] in heaven, we [(exc)] desire that you be honored/revered {that people honor/revere you}.
10 Que votre règne arrive; que votre volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel.
We [(exc)] desire that people let you rule [over their lives]. We(exc) want [people who live] on the earth to do what you desire, as those who live in heaven [do what you want them to do].
11 Donnez-nous aujourd’hui le pain nécessaire à notre subsistance.
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we [(exc) need for] that day.
12 Remettez-nous nos dettes, comme nous remettons les leurs à ceux qui nous doivent.
Forgive our sins just like we [(exc)] have forgiven the people who sin against us [(exc)].
13 Et ne nous induisez point en tentation, mais délivrez-nous du mal.
Do not let us(exc) do wrong things when we(exc) are tempted {someone or something tempts us}, and rescue us [(exc)] when Satan the evil one tempts us to do evil things.”
14 Car si vous pardonnez aux hommes leurs offenses, votre Père céleste vous pardonnera aussi.
“[Forgive the people who sin against you], because, if you forgive other people, [God], your Father who is in heaven, will forgive your [sins].
15 Mais si vous ne pardonnez pas aux hommes, votre Père ne pardonnera pas non plus vos offenses.
But if you do not forgive other people, neither will God forgive your sins.”
16 Lorsque vous jeûnez, ne prenez pas un air sombre, comme font les hypocrites, qui exténuent leur visage, pour faire paraître aux hommes qu’ils jeûnent. En vérité, je vous le dis, ils ont reçu leur récompense.
“When you abstain from eating food [in order to please God], do not look sad as the hypocrites look. They make their faces appear sad in order that people will see that they are abstaining from food [and will think highly of them]. Keep this in mind: [People will think highly of those people for that], but [that is the only] reward those people will get!
17 Pour toi, quand tu jeûnes, parfume ta tête et lave ton visage,
Instead, [each of] you, when you abstain from food, should comb your hair and wash your face [as usual],
18 afin qu’il ne paraisse pas aux hommes que tu jeûnes, mais à ton Père qui est présent dans le secret; et ton Père, qui voit dans le secret, te le rendra.
in order that other people will not notice that you are fasting [because you will look as you always do]. But [God], your Father, whom no one can see, [will observe that you are abstaining from food. God] your Father sees [you] even though no one else sees [you], and he will reward you.”
19 Ne vous amassez pas des trésors sur la terre, où la rouille et les vers rongent, et où les voleurs percent les murs et dérobent.
“Do not [selfishly] accumulate large quantities of money and material goods for yourselves on [this] earth, because [the earth is where everything is destroyed. For example], on earth termites ruin things, and things rust, and thieves enter [buildings] and steal things.
20 Mais amassez-vous des trésors dans le ciel, où ni les vers ni la rouille ne rongent, et où les voleurs ne percent pas les murs ni ne dérobent.
Instead, do [deeds that will please God. Your doing such deeds will be like] storing treasures in heaven [MET]. [Nothing perishes in heaven]. In heaven no termites ruin [things], nothing rusts, and thieves do not enter buildings and steal.
21 Car là où est votre trésor, là aussi sera votre cœur.
[Remember that] the things [that you think are the most] valuable are [the things that] you will be constantly concerned about [MET]. [So if you want to be storing treasures in heaven], you [need to be] constantly thinking [about God and heaven], [instead of your earthly possessions].”
22 La lampe du corps, c’est l’œil. Si ton œil est sain, tout ton corps sera dans la lumière;
“Your eyes are [like] a lamp [MET] for your body, because they enable you to see things. So if your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you are generous with your money and other possessions, you will be able to know much of what God wants you to know] [MET].
23 mais si ton œil est mauvais, tout ton corps sera dans les ténèbres. Si donc la lumière qui est en toi est ténèbres, combien grandes seront les ténèbres!
But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see things well. And if that continues, the time will come when you will not be able to see at all. You will be in complete darkness [MET]. [Similarly, if you continue to be greedy, you will be in spiritual darkness. If all that your eyes can see and your mind can think about involves your greedily desiring material possessions, all that you do will be evil] [MET].”
24 Nul ne peut servir deux maîtres: car ou il haïra l’un et aimera l’autre, ou il s’attachera à l’un et méprisera l’autre. Vous ne pouvez servir Dieu et la Richesse.
“No one is able to serve two [different] bosses [at the same time]. If [he tried to do that], he would dislike one of them and love the other one, or he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one [DOU]. [Similarly], you cannot [devote your life to] worshipping God and [worshipping] money and material goods [at the same time].”
25 C’est pourquoi je vous dis: Ne vous inquiétez pas pour votre vie, de ce que vous mangerez ou boirez; ni pour votre corps, de quoi vous le vêtirez. La vie n’est-elle pas plus que la nourriture, et le corps plus que le vêtement?
“Because [you should be concerned about what God thinks is important and not about material goods, I] tell you that you should not worry about [things that you need in order to] live. [Do not worry] about whether you will have [enough food] to eat, and [something] to drink, or [enough] clothes to wear. It is important to have [sufficient] food [and drink] and clothing, but the way you conduct your lives is much more important [RHQ].
26 Regardez les oiseaux du ciel: ils ne sèment ni ne moissonnent, ils n’amassent rien dans des greniers, et votre Père céleste les nourrit. Ne valez-vous pas beaucoup plus qu’eux?
Look at the birds. They do not plant [seeds, and they do not] harvest [crops] and gather them into barns. [But they always have food to eat because God], your Father who is in heaven, provides food for them. And you are certainly worth a lot more than birds [RHQ]! [So you can be assured that God will supply what you need!]
27 Qui de vous, à force de soucis, pourrait ajouter une coudée à la longueur de sa vie?
(None of you can, just by worrying, [add time to your life]./Can any of you, just by worrying, [add time to your life]?) [RHQ] [You cannot] add [even] one minute to your life! [So you should not worry about things such as food and clothing!]
28 Et pourquoi vous inquiétez-vous pour le vêtement? Considérez les lis des champs, comment ils croissent: ils ne travaillent, ni ne filent.
You should also not worry about [whether you will have enough] clothes [to wear] [RHQ]. Think about the way flowers [grow] in the fields. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes.
29 Et cependant je vous dis que Salomon même, dans toute sa gloire, n’a pas été vêtu comme l’un d’eux.
But I tell you that even though [King] Solomon, who [lived long ago], [wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
30 Que si Dieu revêt ainsi l’herbe des champs, qui est aujourd’hui et demain sera jetée au four, ne le fera-t-il pas bien plus pour vous, gens de peu de foi?
God makes the wild plants very beautiful, [but they grow] in the field [for only a short time]. One day they grow, and the next day they are thrown into an oven {someone [cuts them and] throws them into an oven} [to be burned to make heat for baking bread. But you are more important to God than wild plants are, and you live much longer]. So (God will certainly provide clothes for you who [live a long time but] trust him so little!/will not God surely very adequately clothe you, [who live a long time but] trust him so little?) [RHQ]
31 Ne vous mettez donc point en peine, disant: Que mangerons-nous, ou que boirons-nous, ou de quoi nous vêtirons-nous?
Because of God’s caring for you, do not worry and say, ‘Will we have anything to eat?’ or ‘Will we have anything to drink?’ or ‘Will we have clothes to wear?’ [RHQ]
32 Car ce sont les Gentils qui recherchent toutes ces choses, et votre Père céleste sait que vous en avez besoin.
Those who do not know God are always worrying about things like that. But God, your Father who is in heaven, knows that you need all those things, [so you should not worry about them].
33 Cherchez premièrement le royaume de Dieu et sa justice, et tout cela vous sera donné par-dessus.
Instead, the most important thing you should be concerned about is to let [God] completely direct your life, and to strive [to live] righteously. [If you do that], all the things that you [need] will be given to you {God will give you all the things [that you need]}.
34 N’ayez donc point de souci du lendemain, le lendemain aura souci de lui-même. À chaque jour suffit sa peine.
So [each day] do not be worried about what will happen to you the next day, because [when] that day [PRS] comes, [you] will be concerned about [what happens during] that day. You will have enough to be concerned about each day. [So do not worry ahead of time].”
