Matthieu 27
1 Dès que le matin fut venu, tous les principaux sacrificateurs et les anciens du peuple tinrent conseil contre Jésus, pour le faire mourir.
Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
2 Après l’avoir lié, ils l’emmenèrent, et le livrèrent à Ponce Pilate, le gouverneur.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Alors Judas, qui l’avait livré, voyant qu’il était condamné, se repentit, et rapporta les trente pièces d’argent aux principaux sacrificateurs et aux anciens,
When Judas, the one who had (betrayed/enabled Jesus’ enemies to seize) him, realized that they had decided to have Jesus executed, he was very sorry [about what he had done]. He took the 30 coins back to the chief priests and elders.
4 en disant: J’ai péché, en livrant le sang innocent. Ils répondirent: Que nous importe? Cela te regarde.
He said, “I have sinned. I have (betrayed/enabled you to seize) a man who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong).” They replied, “(That means nothing to us!/What does that mean to us?) [RHQ] That is your problem!”
5 Judas jeta les pièces d’argent dans le temple, se retira, et alla se pendre.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Les principaux sacrificateurs les ramassèrent, et dirent: Il n’est pas permis de les mettre dans le trésor sacré, puisque c’est le prix du sang.
[Later] the high priests [found] the coins. They picked them up and said, “This is money that we paid [to have a man killed] [MTY], and our law does not allow [such money] to be put {us to put [such money]} into the [Temple treasury].”
7 Et, après en avoir délibéré, ils achetèrent avec cet argent le champ du potier, pour la sépulture des étrangers.
So they decided to use that money to buy the field where clay was dug for making pots {men dug ground for making pots}. [They made that field] a place where they buried strangers [who died in Jerusalem].
8 C’est pourquoi ce champ a été appelé champ du sang, jusqu’à ce jour.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Alors s’accomplit ce qui avait été annoncé par Jérémie, le prophète: Ils ont pris les trente pièces d’argent, la valeur de celui qui a été estimé, qu’on a estimé de la part des enfants d’Israël;
[By buying that field], they fulfilled these words that the prophet Jeremiah wrote [long ago]: They took the 30 silver coins; That was what the leaders of Israel decided [that he was worth];
10 et ils les ont données pour le champ du potier, comme le Seigneur me l’avait ordonné.
and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
11 Jésus comparut devant le gouverneur. Le gouverneur l’interrogea, en ces termes: Es-tu le roi des Juifs? Jésus lui répondit: Tu le dis.
Jesus stood in front of [Pilate], the governor. The governor asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “[It is] as you have [just] said.”
12 Mais il ne répondit rien aux accusations des principaux sacrificateurs et des anciens.
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders {When the chief priests and elders accused him} about various things, he did not answer.
13 Alors Pilate lui dit: N’entends-tu pas de combien de choses ils t’accusent?
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Et Jésus ne lui donna de réponse sur aucune parole, ce qui étonna beaucoup le gouverneur.
But [even though he was not guilty], Jesus did not say anything. He did not reply to any of the things about which they were accusing him. As a result, the governor was very surprised.
15 A chaque fête, le gouverneur avait coutume de relâcher un prisonnier, celui que demandait la foule.
It was the governor’s custom [each year] during the [Passover] celebration to release [one person who was in prison]. [He released] whichever prisoner the people wanted.
16 Ils avaient alors un prisonnier fameux, nommé Barabbas.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 Comme ils étaient assemblés, Pilate leur dit: Lequel voulez-vous que je vous relâche, Barabbas, ou Jésus, qu’on appelle Christ?
So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which [prisoner] would you like me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus, whom [some of you] claim to be the Messiah?”
18 Car il savait que c’était par envie qu’ils avaient livré Jésus.
[He asked that question] because he realized that the chief priests [wanted to have Jesus executed]. They had brought Jesus to him [only] because they were jealous of Jesus. [And Pilate thought that the crowd would prefer that he release Jesus].
19 Pendant qu’il était assis sur le tribunal, sa femme lui fit dire: Qu’il n’y ait rien entre toi et ce juste; car aujourd’hui j’ai beaucoup souffert en songe à cause de lui.
While Pilate was sitting on the platform [where he made] judicial [decisions], his wife sent him [this message]: “Early this morning I had a bad dream because of that man. So do not condemn that righteous man!”
20 Les principaux sacrificateurs et les anciens persuadèrent à la foule de demander Barabbas, et de faire périr Jésus.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask [Pilate to] release Barabbas, and to [order] that Jesus be executed {that [his soldiers] execute Jesus}.
21 Le gouverneur prenant la parole, leur dit: Lequel des deux voulez-vous que je vous relâche? Ils répondirent: Barabbas.
So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
22 Pilate leur dit: Que ferai-je donc de Jésus, qu’on appelle Christ? Tous répondirent: Qu’il soit crucifié!
Pilate, [very astonished], asked, “So what shall I do with Jesus who [some of you] say is the Messiah?” They all answered, “[Command that] he be crucified! {[Command your soldiers] (to crucify him/to nail him to a cross)}!”
23 Le gouverneur dit: Mais quel mal a-t-il fait? Et ils crièrent encore plus fort: Qu’il soit crucifié!
Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
24 Pilate, voyant qu’il ne gagnait rien, mais que le tumulte augmentait, prit de l’eau, se lava les mains en présence de la foule, et dit: Je suis innocent du sang de ce juste. Cela vous regarde.
Pilate realized that he was accomplishing nothing. He saw that instead, the people were starting to riot. So he took [a basin of] water and washed his hands as the crowd was watching. He said, “[By washing my hands I am showing you that] if this man dies [MTY], it is [your] fault, [not mine]!”
25 Et tout le peuple répondit: Que son sang retombe sur nous et sur nos enfants!
And all the people answered, “The guilt for causing him to die [MTY] will be on us, and it will be on our children, too!”
26 Alors Pilate leur relâcha Barabbas; et, après avoir fait battre de verges Jésus, il le livra pour être crucifié.
Then he [ordered the soldiers to] release Barabbas for them. But he [ordered that his soldiers] flog Jesus. And then he turned Jesus over to the soldiers for them (to nail Jesus to a cross/to crucify him).
27 Les soldats du gouverneur conduisirent Jésus dans le prétoire, et ils assemblèrent autour de lui toute la cohorte.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
28 Ils lui ôtèrent ses vêtements, et le couvrirent d’un manteau écarlate.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 Ils tressèrent une couronne d’épines, qu’ils posèrent sur sa tête, et ils lui mirent un roseau dans la main droite; puis, s’agenouillant devant lui, ils le raillaient, en disant: Salut, roi des Juifs!
They [took some branches with] thorns and wove them to make a crown and put it on his head. They put in his right hand a reed [like a staff that a king would hold]. Then they knelt in front of him and made fun of him, saying, “Hooray for the king of the Jews [IRO]!”
30 Et ils crachaient contre lui, prenaient le roseau, et frappaient sur sa tête.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 Après s’être ainsi moqués de lui, ils lui ôtèrent le manteau, lui remirent ses vêtements, et l’emmenèrent pour le crucifier.
When they had finished ridiculing him, they pulled off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to [the place where they] would nail him to a cross.
32 Lorsqu’ils sortirent, ils rencontrèrent un homme de Cyrène, appelé Simon, et ils le forcèrent à porter la croix de Jésus.
[After Jesus carried his cross] a short distance, [the soldiers] saw a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city]. They forced him to carry the cross for Jesus.
33 Arrivés au lieu nommé Golgotha, ce qui signifie lieu du crâne,
They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
34 ils lui donnèrent à boire du vin mêlé de fiel; mais, quand il l’eut goûté, il ne voulut pas boire.
When [they got there], they mixed with wine something that tasted very bitter. They gave it to [Jesus] to drink [so that he would not feel so much pain when they nailed him on the cross]. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. [Some soldiers took his clothes].
35 Après l’avoir crucifié, ils se partagèrent ses vêtements, en tirant au sort, afin que s’accomplît ce qui avait été annoncé par le prophète: Ils se sont partagé mes vêtements, et ils ont tiré au sort ma tunique.
Then they nailed him to the cross. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with something like dice [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
36 Puis ils s’assirent, et le gardèrent.
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 Pour indiquer le sujet de sa condamnation, on écrivit au-dessus de sa tête: Celui-ci est Jésus, le roi des Juifs.
They fastened [to the cross] above Jesus’ head a [sign on which had been] {[they had]} written why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all] it said was, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews’.
38 Avec lui furent crucifiés deux brigands, l’un à sa droite, et l’autre à sa gauche.
Two bandits were also nailed {They also nailed two bandits} on crosses. One was nailed to a cross on the right side [of Jesus] and one to a cross on the left side.
39 Les passants l’injuriaient, et secouaient la tête,
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 en disant: Toi qui détruis le temple, et qui le rebâtis en trois jours, sauve-toi toi-même! Si tu es le Fils de Dieu, descends de la croix!
They said, “You [said you] would destroy the Temple, and then you would build it again within three days! [So if you could do that], you [should be able to] save yourself! If you are the man who is also God (OR, If you are the Son of God), come down from the cross!”
41 Les principaux sacrificateurs, avec les scribes et les anciens, se moquaient aussi de lui, et disaient:
Similarly, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the elders made fun of him. [Various ones of them] said things like,
42 Il a sauvé les autres, et il ne peut se sauver lui-même! S’il est roi d’Israël, qu’il descende de la croix, et nous croirons en lui.
“He [claims that he] saved others [IRO] [from their sicknesses], but he cannot help himself!” “He [says that he] is [IRO] the King of Israel. So he should come down from the cross. Then we would believe him!”
43 Il s’est confié en Dieu; que Dieu le délivre maintenant, s’il l’aime. Car il a dit: Je suis Fils de Dieu.
“He [says that he] trusts in God, and that he is the man who is also God. So if God is pleased with him, God should rescue him now!”
44 Les brigands, crucifiés avec lui, l’insultaient de la même manière.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Depuis la sixième heure jusqu’à la neuvième, il y eut des ténèbres sur toute la terre.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 Et vers la neuvième heure, Jésus s’écria d’une voix forte: Éli, Éli, lama sabachthani? c’est-à-dire: Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, pourquoi m’as-tu abandonné?
At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
47 Quelques-uns de ceux qui étaient là, l’ayant entendu, dirent: Il appelle Élie.
When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
48 Et aussitôt l’un d’eux courut prendre une éponge, qu’il remplit de vinaigre, et, l’ayant fixée à un roseau, il lui donna à boire.
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with sour wine. Then he put the sponge on [the tip of] a reed and [held it up in order that Jesus] could suck out [the wine that was in it].
49 Mais les autres disaient: Laisse, voyons si Élie viendra le sauver.
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 Jésus poussa de nouveau un grand cri, et rendit l’esprit.
Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
51 Et voici, le voile du temple se déchira en deux, depuis le haut jusqu’en bas, la terre trembla, les rochers se fendirent,
At that moment the [heavy thick] curtain [that closed off the most holy place] in the Temple split into two pieces from top to bottom. [That signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God]. The earth shook, and [some large] rocks split open.
52 les sépulcres s’ouvrirent, et plusieurs corps des saints qui étaient morts ressuscitèrent.
[Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
53 Étant sortis des sépulcres, après la résurrection de Jésus, ils entrèrent dans la ville sainte, et apparurent à un grand nombre de personnes.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Le centenier et ceux qui étaient avec lui pour garder Jésus, ayant vu le tremblement de terre et ce qui venait d’arriver, furent saisis d’une grande frayeur, et dirent: Assurément, cet homme était Fils de Dieu.
The officer who supervised the soldiers [who nailed Jesus to the cross was standing nearby]. His soldiers who had been on guard [so that no one would rescue] Jesus [were also there]. When they [felt] the earthquake and saw all the [other] things that happened, they were terrified. They exclaimed, “Truly he was both man and God! (OR, a Son of God).”
55 Il y avait là plusieurs femmes qui regardaient de loin; qui avaient accompagné Jésus depuis la Galilée, pour le servir.
Many women were there, watching from a distance. They were women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee [district] in order to provide the things he needed.
56 Parmi elles étaient Marie de Magdala, Marie, mère de Jacques et de Joseph, et la mère des fils de Zébédée.
Among these women were Mary from Magdala [town], [another] Mary who was the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John.
57 Le soir étant venu, arriva un homme riche d’Arimathée, nommé Joseph, lequel était aussi disciple de Jésus.
When it was [almost] evening, a rich man named Joseph came [there]. He was from Arimathea [town]. He also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 Il se rendit vers Pilate, et demanda le corps de Jésus. Et Pilate ordonna de le remettre.
He then went to Pilate and asked Pilate to [allow him to take] the body of Jesus [and bury it]. Pilate ordered that [he] be allowed to {[his soldiers] let [Joseph]} take [the body].
59 Joseph prit le corps, l’enveloppa d’un linceul blanc,
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 et le déposa dans un sépulcre neuf, qu’il s’était fait tailler dans le roc. Puis il roula une grande pierre à l’entrée du sépulcre, et il s’en alla.
Then they placed it in Joseph’s own new tomb that had been dug out of the rock [cliff]. They rolled a huge [circular flat] stone in front of the entrance to the tomb. Then they left.
61 Marie de Magdala et l’autre Marie étaient là, assises vis-à-vis du sépulcre.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 Le lendemain, qui était le jour après la préparation, les principaux sacrificateurs et les pharisiens allèrent ensemble auprès de Pilate,
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 et dirent: Seigneur, nous nous souvenons que cet imposteur a dit, quand il vivait encore: Après trois jours je ressusciterai.
They said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive, he said, ‘Three days after I [die I] will become alive again.’
64 Ordonne donc que le sépulcre soit gardé jusqu’au troisième jour, afin que ses disciples ne viennent pas dérober le corps, et dire au peuple: Il est ressuscité des morts. Cette dernière imposture serait pire que la première.
So we ask you to order that the tomb be guarded {that [soldiers] guard the tomb} for three days. If you do not do that, his disciples may come and steal the body. Then they will tell people that he has risen from the dead. If they deceive [people by saying that], it will be worse than the way he deceived people before [by saying that he was the Messiah].”
65 Pilate leur dit: Vous avez une garde; allez, gardez-le comme vous l’entendrez.
Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
66 Ils s’en allèrent, et s’assurèrent du sépulcre au moyen de la garde, après avoir scellé la pierre.
So they went and made the tomb secure by [fastening a cord from] the stone [that was in front of the entrance to the rock cliff on each side] and sealing it. They also [left some soldiers there to] guard [the tomb].
