Marc 2
1 Quelques jours après il revint à Capernaüm; et on ouït dire qu'il était dans la maison.
[Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
2 Et aussitôt il s'y assembla beaucoup de gens, tellement que l'espace même d'auprès de la porte ne les pouvait contenir, et il leur annonçait la parole.
many people gathered there. As a result, [after the people filled the house], there was no longer space to stand [in the house or outside] around the doorway. Jesus preached [God’s] message to them.
3 Et [quelques-uns] vinrent à lui, portant un paralytique, qui était soutenu par quatre personnes.
Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. He was carried by four men {Four men carried [him]} [on a sleeping pad].
4 Mais parce qu'ils ne pouvaient approcher de lui à cause de la foule, ils découvrirent le toit du lieu où il était, et l'ayant percé, ils descendirent le petit lit dans lequel le paralytique était couché.
They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because there was a crowd there. So they [went up the steps to the flat roof and] removed [some of] the tiles [above] where Jesus was. Then, after they made a [big] hole in the roof, they lowered [by ropes] the sleeping pad on which the paralyzed man lay. They lowered [it through the hole, down in front of Jesus].
5 Et Jésus ayant vu leur foi, dit au paralytique: mon fils, tes péchés te sont pardonnés.
After Jesus perceived that the men believed [that he could heal this man], he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
6 Et quelques Scribes qui étaient là assis, raisonnaient ainsi en eux-mêmes:
There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
7 Pourquoi celui-ci prononce-t-il ainsi des blasphèmes? qui est-ce qui peut pardonner les péchés, que Dieu seul?
“(Who does this man think he is, talking like that/This man shouldn’t talk like that!) [RHQ]? (He is insulting God!/Does he think he is God?) [RHQ] (No person can forgive sins!/Who can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can forgive sins!”
8 Et Jésus ayant aussitôt connu par son esprit qu'ils raisonnaient ainsi en eux mêmes, il leur dit: pourquoi faites-vous ces raisonnements dans vos cœurs?
Jesus sensed that they were deliberating like that within themselves. So he said to them, “(You should not question within yourselves [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]!/Why do you question [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]?) [RHQ]
9 Car lequel est le plus aisé, ou de dire au paralytique: tes péchés te sont pardonnés; ou de lui dire: lève-toi, et charge ton petit lit, et marche?
It is [not risky] [RHQ] for someone to tell the man who is paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven {[I] forgive your sins},’ [because no one can prove that it has happened]. But no one would say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your stretcher, and then walk away’, [unless he really had the power to heal him, because people can easily see whether it happens or not].
10 Mais afin que vous sachiez que le Fils de l'homme a le pouvoir sur la terre de pardonner les péchés, il dit au paralytique:
So I [will do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive sins on earth [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man,
11 Je te dis: lève-toi, et charge ton petit lit, et t'en va en ta maison.
“To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
12 Et il se leva aussitôt, et ayant chargé son petit lit, il sortit en la présence de tous; de sorte qu'ils en furent tous étonnés, et ils glorifièrent Dieu, en disant: nous ne vîmes jamais une telle chose.
The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people [there] were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, “We have never before seen anything like [what happened] just now!”
13 Et [Jésus] sortit encore vers la mer, et tout le peuple venait à lui, et il les enseignait.
Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
14 Et en passant il vit Lévi, [fils] d'Alphée, assis dans le lieu du péage, et il lui dit: suis-moi. Et [Lévi] s'étant levé, le suivit.
As he walked on further, he saw a man named Levi, whose other name was Matthew, and whose father’s name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes [for the Roman government]. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
15 Or il arriva que comme [Jésus] était à table dans la maison de Lévi, plusieurs péagers et des gens de mauvaise vie se mirent aussi à table avec Jésus et ses Disciples; car il y avait [là] beaucoup de gens qui l'avaient suivi.
[Later], Jesus was eating a meal in Levi’s house. Many men who collected taxes and [other] people who were [considered to be] sinning regularly were eating with Jesus and his disciples. [This was not surprising], for there were many people like this who were going [everywhere] with Jesus.
16 Mais les Scribes et les Pharisiens voyant qu'il mangeait avec les péagers et les gens de mauvaise vie, disaient à ses Disciples: pourquoi est-ce qu'il mange et boit avec les péagers et les gens de mauvaise vie?
The [men who taught the Jewish] laws [who were there] and who were members of the Pharisee [sect] saw that Jesus was eating with men who collected taxes and [others who were considered] {[whom they considered]} [to be] sinners. So they said to his disciples, “(It is disgusting that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners!/Why is it that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
17 Et Jésus ayant entendu cela, leur dit: ceux qui sont en santé n'ont pas besoin de médecin, mais ceux qui se portent mal; je ne suis point venu appeler à la repentance les justes, mais les pécheurs.
After Jesus heard [what they were saying], he said to the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, “People who [consider that they] are well do not seek a doctor. On the contrary, it is those who are sick [who seek a doctor] [MET]!” [This he said to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him in order that he might help them spiritually]. And he said, “I did not come to invite people [who think that] [IRO] they are righteous [to come to me and turn from their sinful behavior]. On the contrary, I came [from heaven to invite] people who [know that they] are sinners, [in order that they might turn from their sins and come to me].”
18 Or les disciples de Jean et ceux des Pharisiens jeûnaient; et ils vinrent à [Jésus], et lui dirent: pourquoi les disciples de Jean, et ceux des Pharisiens jeûnent-ils, et tes Disciples ne jeûnent point?
The disciples of John [the Baptizer] and some men who belonged to the Pharisee [sect] used to abstain from food [to show that they wanted to please God]. One day, some people came [to Jesus] and asked him [critically], “The disciples of John and the Pharisees (fast/abstain from food) [from time to time], but your disciples do not. [We think they should abstain from food also. What do you say about that] [RHQ]?”
19 Et Jésus leur répondit: les amis de l'Epoux peuvent-ils jeûner pendant que l'Epoux est avec eux? tandis qu'ils ont l'Epoux avec eux, ils ne peuvent point jeûner.
[Jesus wanted them to understand that it was not appropriate for his disciples to show sorrow by abstaining from food while he was still with them]. So he said to them, “When a man is marrying a woman, his friends will certainly not abstain from food while he is still with them, will they [RHQ]? No. During the time that he is with them, they will not abstain from food [because they are happy together].
20 Mais les jours viendront que l'Epoux leur sera ôté, et alors ils jeûneront en ces jours-là.
But some day, he will be taken away {his [enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, in those days, they will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
21 Aussi personne ne coud une pièce de drap neuf à un vieux vêtement; autrement la pièce du drap neuf emporte du vieux, et la déchirure en est plus grande.
[Jesus wanted to show that those who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like fasting. So he also said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [in order to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment, the patch would shrink] and the new [piece of cloth] would tear off more of the old cloth. As a result, the hole would become bigger!
22 Et personne ne met le vin nouveau dans de vieux vaisseaux; autrement le vin nouveau rompt les vaisseaux, et le vin se répand, et les vaisseaux se perdent; mais le vin nouveau doit être mis dans des vaisseaux neufs.
[Similarly], people do not put newly [squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If they did that, that juice will burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the wine ferments and expands]. As a result both the wine and the skin bags would be ruined! On the contrary, people must put new wine into new skin bags!” [MET]
23 Et il arriva que comme il passait par des blés un [jour] de Sabbat, ses Disciples en marchant se mirent à arracher des épis.
On one (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples. As they were walking along [through the grain fields], the disciples were plucking some of the heads of grain. [They rubbed them in their hands to remove the chaff, and were eating the grain. The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
24 Et les Pharisiens lui dirent: regarde, pourquoi font-ils ce qui n'est pas permis les [jours] de Sabbat?
[Some of] the Pharisees [saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they] said to him, “Look! (They should not be doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid?) [RHQ]”
25 Mais il leur dit: n'avez-vous jamais lu ce que fit David quand il fut dans la nécessité, et qu'il eut faim, lui et ceux qui étaient avec lui?
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. So he said to them, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David, did when he needed food, and both he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, but ([you do not think about what it implies./why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
26 Comment il entra dans la Maison de Dieu, au temps d'Abiathar, principal Sacrificateur, et mangea les pains de proposition, lesquels il n'était permis qu'aux Sacrificateurs de manger; et il en donna même à ceux qui étaient avec lui.
During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the big tent [where people worshipped] God [and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some] of the loaves of bread. That bread was the bread he had presented to God. It was permitted in one of Moses’ laws that only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him. [But God did not consider that was wrong!]”
27 Puis il leur dit: le Sabbat est fait pour l'homme, et non pas l'homme pour le Sabbat.
Jesus said to them further, “[God] established (the day of rest/the Sabbath day) [to help] people! He did not create people to [obey rules about] (the Sabbath/the day of rest)!
28 De sorte que le Fils de l'homme est Seigneur même du Sabbat.
And [think about this]: I am the one who came from heaven. So I have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day)!”
