Luc 11
1 Et comme il était en prière dans un certain lieu, il arriva, après qu’il eut cessé, que quelqu’un de ses disciples lui dit: Seigneur, enseigne-nous à prier, comme aussi Jean l’a enseigné à ses disciples.
One day Jesus was somewhere praying. When he finished [praying], one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us [what to say when] we [(exc)] pray, as John [the Baptizer] taught his disciples!”
2 Et il leur dit: Quand vous priez, dites: Père, que ton nom soit sanctifié; que ton règne vienne;
He said to them, “When you pray, say [things like this]: ‘Father, we want you [(sg)] [MTY] to be honored/revered. [We want people to let you(sg)] [MTY, MET] rule over their lives.
3 donne-nous chaque jour le pain qu’il nous faut;
Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we need.
4 et remets-nous nos péchés, car nous-mêmes aussi nous remettons à tous ceux qui nous doivent; et ne nous induis pas en tentation.
Forgive us [for] the wrong things that we have done, because we forgive people for the wrong things that they do to us. Do not let us do wrong things when we are tempted {[someone or something] tempts us}.’”
5 Et il leur dit: Qui sera celui d’entre vous qui, ayant un ami, aille à lui sur le minuit, et lui dise: Ami, prête-moi trois pains,
Then he said to them, “Suppose that one of you goes to the house of a friend at midnight. Suppose that you [(sg) stand outside and] call out to him, ‘My friend, please lend me three buns!
6 car mon ami est arrivé de voyage chez moi, et je n’ai rien à lui présenter?…
Another friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived [at my house], but I have no food [ready] to give to him!’
7 et celui qui est dedans, répondant, dira: Ne m’importune pas; la porte est déjà fermée, et mes enfants sont au lit avec moi; je ne puis me lever et t’en donner.
Suppose that he answers you from inside [his house], ‘Do not bother me! The door has been locked {[We(exc)] have locked the door} and all my family are in bed. [So] I cannot get up and give you [(sg)] anything!’
8 – Je vous dis que, bien qu’il ne se lève pas et ne lui en donne pas parce qu’il est son ami, pourtant, à cause de son importunité, il se lèvera et lui en donnera autant qu’il en a besoin.
I will tell you that even if he does not [want to] get up and give you [any food], to avoid being ashamed [for not helping you] because you are his friend (OR, if without being ashamed you continue asking him to do that), he certainly will get up and give you whatever you need.
9 Et moi, je vous dis: Demandez, et il vous sera donné; cherchez, et vous trouverez; heurtez, et il vous sera ouvert;
So I tell you this: Keep asking [God for what you need]. If you do that, [he] will give it to you [(pl)]. Confidently keep expecting [God to give you the things that you need], and [he] will give them to you [MET]. [It will be like] looking for what you need and finding it. Keep on [praying urgently to God. Then God will answer you. It will be like] knocking [on a door] so that [God] will open [the way] for you [to get what you pray for].
10 car quiconque demande, reçoit; et celui qui cherche, trouve; et à celui qui heurte, il sera ouvert.
Remember that [God] will give things to everyone who continues to ask [him for them]. [He] will give things to whoever confidently keeps asking. [He] will open [the way] for people [to get the things that they keep urgently praying for].
11 Or quel est le père d’entre vous à qui son fils demandera un pain et qui lui donnera une pierre? ou aussi, [s’il demande] un poisson, lui donnera, au lieu d’un poisson, un serpent?
If one of you had a son who asked you [(sg)] for a fish [to eat], (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a [poisonous] snake instead!/would you give him a [poisonous] snake instead?) [RHQ]
12 ou aussi, s’il demande un œuf, lui donnera un scorpion?
If he asked you for an egg, (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a scorpion!/would you give him a scorpion?) [RHQ]
13 Si donc vous qui êtes méchants, vous savez donner à vos enfants des choses bonnes, combien plus le Père qui est du ciel donnera-t-il l’Esprit Saint à ceux qui le lui demandent.
Even though you people are evil, you know how to give good things to your children. So your Father in heaven will certainly [give good things] to those who ask him, [including] giving the Holy Spirit, [who is the best gift].”
14 Et il chassa un démon qui était muet. Et il arriva que, quand le démon fut sorti, le muet parla; et les foules s’en étonnèrent.
[One day there was a man there who, because a demon controlled him] [MTY], was unable to speak. After [Jesus expelled] the demon, the man [began to] talk. [Most of] the people [there] were amazed.
15 Mais quelques-uns d’entre eux disaient: Il chasse les démons par Béelzébul, le chef des démons.
But some of them said, “It is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons!”
16 Et d’autres, pour l’éprouver, lui demandaient un signe du ciel.
Other [people there] asked Jesus to perform a miracle [to prove (he was the Messiah/that he had come] from God) [MTY/EUP]. They wanted to trap him [into not being able to perform a miracle or into doing something ridiculous].
17 Mais lui, connaissant leurs pensées, leur dit: Tout royaume divisé contre lui-même sera réduit en désert; et une maison [divisée] contre elle-même tombe;
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “If [the people in] one nation fight against each other, their nation will be destroyed {[they] will destroy their nation}. If [the people in] [MTY] one house are divided, they will cease to remain as one [family].
18 et si Satan aussi est divisé contre lui-même, comment son royaume subsistera-t-il? parce que vous dites que je chasse les démons par Béelzébul.
[Similarly], if Satan [and his demons] were fighting against each other, (his rule over them would [certainly] not last!/how would his rule over them last?) [RHQ] [I say this] because you are saying that I am expelling demons by [the power of] the ruler of [his own demons]
19 Or si c’est par Béelzébul que moi je chasse les démons, vos fils, par qui les chassent-ils? C’est pourquoi ils seront eux-mêmes vos juges.
Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, [is it also true that] your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No, that is not true]. So they will show that you [are not thinking logically].
20 Mais si je chasse les démons par le doigt de Dieu, alors le royaume de Dieu est parvenu jusqu’à vous.
But because it is by the power [MTY] of God [that I expel demons], I am showing you [that the power of] God to [MET] rule [people’s lives] has come to you.”
21 Quand l’homme fort, revêtu de ses armes, garde son palais, ses biens sont en paix;
Then, [to show that by expelling evil spirits he was making it clear that he was much more powerful than Satan, Jesus said] [MET], “When a strong man who has many weapons guards his own house, no one can steal the things in his house.
22 mais s’il en survient un plus fort que lui qui le vainque, il lui ôte son armure à laquelle il se confiait, et fait le partage de ses dépouilles.
But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he is able to take away the weapons in which the man trusted. Then he can take from that man’s house anything he [wants to].
23 Celui qui n’est pas avec moi est contre moi; et celui qui n’assemble pas avec moi, disperse.
[No one can be neutral]. Those who do not help me [are opposing] me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to go away [from me].”
24 Quand l’esprit immonde est sorti d’un homme, il va par des lieux secs, cherchant du repos; et n’en trouvant point, il dit: Je retournerai dans ma maison d’où je suis sorti.
[Then Jesus said this]: “[Sometimes when] an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders around in desolate areas seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone, it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person in whom I used to live!’
25 Et y étant venu, il la trouve balayée et ornée.
So it goes back and finds that [the Spirit of God is not in control of that person’s life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been {that someone has} swept clean and everything put {put everything} in order, [but a house that is empty].
26 Alors il va, et prend sept autres esprits plus méchants que lui-même; et étant entrés, ils habitent là; et la dernière condition de cet homme-là est pire que la première.
Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil than it is. They [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So], [although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it became much worse.”
27 Et il arriva, comme il disait ces choses, qu’une femme éleva sa voix du milieu de la foule et lui dit: Bienheureux est le ventre qui t’a porté, et les mamelles que tu as tétées.
When Jesus said that, a woman who was listening called out [to him], “[God is] pleased with the woman who gave birth to you [(sg)] and let you nurse [at her breasts]!”
28 Et il dit: Mais plutôt, bienheureux sont ceux qui écoutent la parole de Dieu et qui la gardent.
But he replied, “God [is] much more pleased with those who hear his message and obey it!”
29 Et comme les foules s’amassaient, il se mit à dire: Cette génération est une méchante génération; elle demande un signe; et il ne lui sera pas donné de signe, si ce n’est le signe de Jonas.
When the group of people around [Jesus] got larger, he said, “[Many of] you people who have been observing my ministry are evil. You want [me to perform] a miracle [to prove that I have come from God], but the only miracle that [I] will perform for you is one [like happened to] Jonah.
30 Car comme Jonas fut un signe aux Ninivites, ainsi aussi sera le fils de l’homme à cette génération.
[After Jonah was inside a huge fish for three days, God performed] a miracle [to restore] Jonah. [Jonah then went and testified about that] to the people in Nineveh [city. God will perform] a similar miracle [for me], the one who came from heaven. [When you people have seen that miracle, you will believe my message].
31 Une reine du midi se lèvera au jugement avec les hommes de cette génération et les condamnera; car elle vint des bouts de la terre pour entendre la sagesse de Salomon, et voici, il y a ici plus que Salomon.
[Long ago the] queen from [Sheba], [far] south [of Israel, traveled a long distance to hear Solomon speak many] wise things. But now [I, a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. Therefore, at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba] will stand there, [along] with you people, and will condemn you.
32 Des hommes de Ninive se lèveront au jugement avec cette génération et la condamneront; car ils se sont repentis à la prédication de Jonas, et voici, il y a ici plus que Jonas.
The people who lived in Nineveh [city] turned from their sinful ways when Jonah preached to them. But now I, who am greater than Jonah, have come [and preached to you], [but you have not turned from your sinful ways]. Therefore, at the time when God judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you.”
33 Or personne, après avoir allumé une lampe, ne la met dans un lieu caché, ni sous le boisseau, mais sur le pied de lampe, afin que ceux qui entrent voient la lumière.
[Then, to show them that they did not need more miracles, but that they needed only to understand better what he had already told them, he said to them] [MET], “People who light a lamp do not then hide it, or put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light. [Similarly, I have not concealed God’s truth. I have revealed it to you].
34 La lampe du corps, c’est ton œil; lorsque ton œil est simple, ton corps tout entier aussi est plein de lumière; mais lorsqu’il est méchant, ton corps aussi est ténébreux.
Your eyes [MET] are like a lamp for your body, because they enable you to see things. If your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you(sg) accept my teaching, you will be able to know all that God wants you to know]. But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see anything. It is like being in darkness [MET]. [And similarly, if you(pl) do not accept what I teach, you will not be able to know all the things that God wants you to know].
35 Prends donc garde que la lumière qui est en toi ne soit ténèbres.
Therefore, [you(pl) do not need to see more miracles. You need to think carefully about what I have already] told you, so that the things that you have heard from others do not cause you to remain in spiritual darkness [MET].
36 Si donc ton corps tout entier est plein de lumière, n’ayant aucune partie ténébreuse, il sera tout plein de lumière, comme quand la lampe t’éclaire de son éclat.
If you [live completely according to God’s truth, you will be able to know everything that God wants you to know. It will be like] being in a room with a lamp shining brightly, enabling you to see everything clearly.”
37 Et comme il parlait, un pharisien le pria de dîner chez lui; et entrant, il se mit à table.
While Jesus finished saying those things, a Pharisee invited him to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to [his house] and ate with him.
38 Mais le pharisien, voyant [cela], s’étonna parce qu’il ne s’était pas premièrement lavé avant le dîner.
The Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not follow the Pharisees’ ritual by washing his hands before eating. [The Pharisees washed their hands in a certain way to be cleansed from anything that might have contaminated them. They were afraid that God might reject them if they] had [touched something unacceptable to God].
39 Et le Seigneur lui dit: Pour vous, pharisiens, vous nettoyez le dehors de la coupe et du plat, mais au-dedans vous êtes pleins de rapine et de méchanceté.
The Lord [Jesus] said to him, “You Pharisees are [concerned about things that are outside your bodies, not with what is in your] ([inner beings/hearts]) [MET]. You wash the outside of cups and dishes [before you eat because you think that doing that will make you acceptable to God], but within yourselves you are very greedy and wicked.
40 Insensés! celui qui a fait le dehors, n’a-t-il pas fait le dedans aussi?
You foolish people! [God] is concerned about things that are outside [our bodies], but (he is certainly also concerned about our inner [beings]!/isn’t he also concerned about our hearts?) [RHQ]
41 Mais donnez l’aumône de ce que vous avez; et voici, toutes choses vous seront nettes.
Give [money] to those who are poor. [Give according to what you know within] your (inner [/heart]) [that you should give]. Then you [will be surprised to realize that] you will be acceptable [to God without having to perform all those rituals about washing].
42 Mais malheur à vous, pharisiens! car vous payez la dîme de la menthe et de la rue et de toute sorte d’herbe, et vous négligez le jugement et l’amour de Dieu: il fallait faire ces choses-ci, et ne pas laisser celles-là.
But there will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees! You give to God a tenth of [all you produce, even] the various herbs that you grow, but you do not [remember that you must act] justly [toward others] and love God! It is good to [give a tenth of your income to God], but you ought to do these other things also!
43 Malheur à vous, pharisiens! car vous aimez les premiers sièges dans les synagogues, et les salutations dans les places publiques.
There will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees, because you like [to sit in] the best seats in our worship places [so that people will think highly of you], and you like people to greet you [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
44 Malheur à vous! car vous êtes comme les sépulcres qui ne paraissent pas; et les hommes, marchant dessus, n’en savent rien.
There will be terrible punishment for you, because you are like ground where there is no marker [to indicate that there is a] grave [underneath]. People walk there, but they cannot see [what is rotten down below] [MET]! [Similarly, people who see you do not realize how polluted you are within yourselves].”
45 Et l’un des docteurs de la loi, répondant, lui dit: Maître, en disant ces choses tu nous dis aussi des injures.
One of those who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, by saying this you [(sg)] are criticizing us [also]!”
46 Et il dit: À vous aussi, malheur, docteurs de la loi! car vous chargez les hommes de fardeaux difficiles à porter, et vous-mêmes vous ne touchez pas ces fardeaux d’un seul de vos doigts.
Jesus said, “It will be terrible also for you who teach the [Jewish] laws! You require people [to obey many rules that are difficult to obey] [MET]. [That is like making them] carry heavy burdens on their backs. But you yourselves do not obey the laws [that you require others to obey]. (OR, you do not do anything to help [others to obey the laws].)
47 Malheur à vous! car vous bâtissez les tombeaux des prophètes, et vos pères les ont tués.
There will be terrible punishment for you! You decorate the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed, [but you do not live according to what the prophets taught].
48 Vous rendez donc témoignage aux œuvres de vos pères et vous y prenez plaisir; car eux, ils les ont tués, et vous, vous bâtissez leurs tombeaux.
So you are declaring that you approve of what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you [are not honoring the prophets! You just] decorate their tombs!
49 C’est pourquoi aussi la sagesse de Dieu a dit: Je leur enverrai des prophètes et des apôtres, et ils en tueront et en chasseront par des persécutions:
So God, who is very wise [PRS], said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles [to you Jews]. [You] will kill some of them and cause some of them to suffer greatly.
50 afin que le sang de tous les prophètes qui a été versé depuis la fondation du monde soit redemandé à cette génération,
[As a result, I] will consider that many of you people [who have observed my Son’s ministry] will be guilty [MTY] [of murder, as if you had] killed all the prophets that other people have killed, from the time I created the world,
51 depuis le sang d’Abel jusqu’au sang de Zacharie, qui périt entre l’autel et la maison: oui, vous dis-je, il sera redemandé à cette génération.
starting from [Adam’s son Cain] killing [his brother] Abel and continuing until they killed the prophet Zechariah [in the holy place] between the altar and the temple.’ Yes, what I am saying [is true] [MTY]. [God] will punish you people who have observed my ministry, you people whom [he] considers to be guilty [MTY] for [killing] all those prophets!
52 Malheur à vous, les docteurs de la loi! car vous avez enlevé la clé de la connaissance: vous n’êtes pas entrés vous-mêmes, et vous avez empêché ceux qui entraient.
There will be terrible punishment for you men who teach the [Jewish] laws, because you have [not let people] know [God’s truth] [MET]! [It is as though you are] taking away a key [to a house]. You are not going into [the house] yourselves, and you are not letting other people enter it, either.”
53 Et comme il leur disait ces choses, les scribes et les pharisiens se mirent à le presser fortement; et ils le provoquaient à parler de plusieurs choses,
After Jesus finished saying those things, he left there. Then the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees began to act in a very hostile way toward him. They tried to make him say what he thought about many things.
54 lui dressant des pièges, et cherchant à surprendre quelque chose de sa bouche, afin de l’accuser.
They kept waiting for him to say something [wrong] for which they could accuse him.
