Matthieu 13
1 Ce même jour-là Jésus étant sorti de la maison, s'assit près de la mer.
That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
2 Et de grandes troupes s'assemblèrent autour de lui, c'est pourquoi il monta dans une nacelle, et s'assit, et toute la multitude se tenait sur le rivage.
and a very large crowd gathered around him to [listen to his teaching]. So, [in order that they would not jostle him] (OR, [to speak to the people better]), he got into a boat and sat down [to teach them]. The crowd stood on the shore [and was listening].
3 Et il leur parla de plusieurs choses par des similitudes, en disant: voici, un semeur sortit pour semer.
He was telling them many parables. [One of the parables] that he told them was this: “Listen! A man went out [to his field] to sow [some seeds].
4 Et comme il semait, une partie de la semence tomba le long du chemin, et les oiseaux vinrent, et la mangèrent toute.
As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
5 Et une autre partie tomba dans des lieux pierreux, où elle n'avait guère de terre, et aussitôt elle leva, parce qu'elle n'entrait pas profondément dans la terre.
Other [seeds] fell on ground where there was not much soil [on top of the] rock. Those seeds sprouted very soon, [because the sun quickly warmed] the shallow soil.
6 Et le soleil s'étant levé, elle fut brûlée; et parce qu'elle n'avait point de racine, elle sécha.
But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
7 Et une autre partie tomba entre des épines; et les épines montèrent, et l'étouffèrent.
Other seeds fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together with the young plants], and [they] crowded out [the plants].
8 Et une autre partie tomba dans une bonne terre, et rendit du fruit, un grain [en rendit] cent, un autre, soixante, et un autre, trente.
[But] other seeds fell on good soil, and [the plants grew and] produced [a lot of] grain. Some [plants produced] 100 times [as many seeds as were planted]. Some [plants produced] 60 times [as much]. Some [plants produced] 30 times [as much].
9 Qui a des oreilles pour ouïr, qu'il entende.
If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
10 Alors les Disciples s'approchant lui dirent: pourquoi leur parles-tu par des similitudes?
[We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
11 Il répondit, et leur dit: c'est parce qu'il vous est donné de connaître les mystères du Royaume des cieux, et que, pour eux, il ne leur est point donné [de les connaître].
He answered [us] saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [over people’s lives]. But he has not revealed it to others.
12 Car à celui qui a, il sera donné, et il aura encore plus; mais à celui qui n'a rien, cela même qu'il a lui sera ôté.
Those who [think about what I say and] understand [it], God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not [think carefully about what I say] will forget even what they already know.
13 C'est pourquoi je leur parle par des similitudes, à cause qu'en voyant ils ne voient point, et qu'en entendant ils n'entendent point, et ne comprennent point.
That is why I use parables when I speak to people, because although they see [what I do], they do not perceive [what it means], and although they hear [what I say], they do not really understand [what it means].
14 Et [ainsi] s'accomplit en eux la prophétie d'Esaïe, qui dit: en entendant vous ne comprendrez point; et en voyant vous verrez, et vous n'apercevrez point.
What these people do completely fulfills what [God told] the prophet Isaiah [to say long ago to the people who did not] try to understand what he said, You will hear [what I say], but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing [what I do], but you will not understand [what it means] [DOU].
15 Car le cœur de ce peuple est engraissé, et ils ont ouï dur de leurs oreilles, et ont cligné de leurs yeux; de peur qu'ils ne voient des yeux, et qu'ils n'entendent des oreilles, et qu'ils ne comprennent du cœur, et ne se convertissent, et que je ne les guérisse.
[God also said to Isaiah], These people have become unresponsive [MTY] [to what they see me do and to what they hear me say]. They listen unwillingly [MTY] [to what I say], and they do not pay attention to [MTY] [what I do]. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] [what I am doing], they would understand [MTY] [what I say to them], and they would turn [away from their sinful lives] and turn [to me], and I would save them [from being punished for their sins] [MET].
16 Mais vos yeux sont bienheureux, car ils voient; et, vos oreilles sont [bienheureuses], car elles entendent.
But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen [what I have done] and because you [SYN] understand [what I say] [DOU].
17 Car en vérité je vous dis, que plusieurs Prophètes et plusieurs justes ont désiré de voir les choses que vous voyez, et ils ne les ont point vues; et d'ouïr les choses que vous entendez, et ils ne les ont point ouïes.
Note this: Many prophets and righteous people [who lived long ago] longed to see what you are seeing [me do], but they did not see it. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but they did not hear [what you hear me say].” [DOU]
18 Vous donc, écoutez [le sens de] la similitude du semeur.
“[Since God wants] you [to understand what I am teaching you], listen as I [explain] the parable about the man who sowed [seeds in various kinds of soil].
19 Quand un homme écoute la parole du Royaume, et ne la comprend point, le malin vient, et ravit ce qui est semé dans son cœur; et c'est là celui qui a reçu la semence auprès du chemin.
The people who hear about how God rules over people’s lives and do not understand [what they have heard] are [like] the path where [some of] the seeds fell. [Satan], the Evil One, comes and causes these people to forget [MET] what they have heard [MET].
20 Et celui qui a reçu la semence dans des lieux pierreux, c'est celui qui écoute la parole, et qui la reçoit aussitôt avec joie;
[Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
21 Mais il n'a point de racine en lui-même, c'est pourquoi il n'est qu'à temps; de sorte que dès que l'affliction ou la persécution survienne à cause de la parole, il est aussitôt scandalisé.
[But because it does not penetrate deeply into their inner beings, they believe it for only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When they are treated badly and caused to suffer because they believe [God’s message], they soon stop believing [it].
22 Et celui qui a reçu la semence entre les épines, c'est celui qui écoute la parole de Dieu, mais l'inquiétude pour les choses de ce monde, et la tromperie des richesses étouffent la parole, et elle devient infructueuse. (aiōn g165)
[Some people are like the soil that had the roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They hear God’s message, but they desire to be rich, [so they] worry [only] about [MTY, PRS] material things. As a result, they [PRS] forget [God’s] message, and they do not do [IDM] the things that God wants them to do. (aiōn g165)
23 Mais celui qui a reçu la semence dans une bonne terre, c'est celui qui écoute la parole, et qui la comprend; et porte du fruit, et produit, l'un cent, l'autre soixante, et l'autre trente.
But [some people are like the] good soil where [some of the seeds] fell. [Just like the plants that grew in this soil] produced a lot of grain, [these people] hear my message and understand it. [Some of them] do many things [IDM] [that please God, some do] even more [things that please God, and some do] very many [things that please God].”
24 Il leur proposa une autre similitude, en disant: le Royaume des cieux ressemble à un homme qui a semé de la bonne semence dans son champ.
Jesus also told the crowd another parable, [by which he tried to explain that although] God [MTY/EUP] is a king, [he will not immediately judge and punish all the wicked people]. Jesus said, “[God] is like a landowner [who sent his servants] to sow good [wheat] seed in his field.
25 Mais pendant que les hommes dormaient, son ennemi est venu, qui a semé de l'ivraie parmi le blé, puis s'en est allé.
While those servants were sleeping [and not watching the field], an enemy of the landowner came and scattered weed [seeds] in the midst of the wheat. Then he left.
26 Et après que la semence fut venue en herbe, et qu'elle eut porté du fruit, alors aussi parut l'ivraie.
After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
27 Et les serviteurs du père de famille vinrent à lui, et lui dirent: Seigneur, n'as-tu pas semé de la bonne semence dans ton champ? d'où vient donc qu'il y a de l'ivraie?
So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, you [RHQ] [gave us good seeds and those are the ones we] [RHQ] [planted] in your field. So where did the weeds come from?’
28 Mais il leur dit: c'est l'ennemi qui a fait cela. Et les serviteurs lui dirent: veux-tu donc que nous y allions, et que nous cueillions l'ivraie?
The landowner said to them, ‘[My] enemy did this.’ His servants said to him, ‘So, do you want us to pull up [the weeds and] put them in a pile?’
29 Et il leur dit: non; de peur qu'il n'arrive qu'en cueillant l'ivraie, vous n'arrachiez le blé en même temps.
He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
30 Laissez-les croître tous deux ensemble, jusqu'à la moisson; et au temps de la moisson, je dirai aux moissonneurs: cueillez premièrement l'ivraie, et la liez en faisceaux pour la brûler; mais assemblez le blé dans mon grenier.
Let the wheat and the weeds grow together until harvest [time].’ At that time I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather the weeds, tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat [and put it] into my barns.’”
31 Il leur proposa une autre similitude, en disant: le Royaume des cieux est semblable au grain de semence de moutarde que quelqu'un a pris et semé dans son champ.
Jesus also told this parable: “The [number of] (OR, [God’s influence in the lives of]) [people whose] lives God rules over [will continue to grow. It is very much] like mustard seeds grow after a man plants them in his field.
32 Qui est bien la plus petite de toutes les semences; mais quand il est crû, il est plus grand que les autres plantes, et devient un arbre; tellement que les oiseaux du ciel y viennent, et font leurs nids dans ses branches.
Although mustard seeds are among the smallest of all the seeds [that people plant, here in Israel they become large plants. When the plants have fully grown, they are larger than the other garden plants. They become shrubs that are large enough for birds to build nests in their branches.”]
33 Il leur dit une autre similitude: le Royaume des cieux est semblable au levain qu'une femme prend, et qu'elle met parmi trois mesures de farine, jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit toute levée.
Jesus also told this parable: “[The way people who let] God [MTY/EUP] rule their lives [MET] [can influence the world] is like yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
34 Jésus dit toutes ces choses aux troupes en similitudes, et il ne leur parlait point sans similitudes;
Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
35 Afin que fût accompli ce dont il avait été parlé par le Prophète, en disant: j'ouvrirai ma bouche en similitudes; je déclarerai les choses qui ont été cachées dès la fondation du monde.
By doing that, [he] fulfilled what [God told one of] the prophets to write [long ago]: I will speak [MTY] in parables; I will tell [parables to teach] what I have kept secret since I created the world.
36 Alors Jésus ayant laissé les troupes, s'en alla à la maison, et ses Disciples vinrent à lui, et lui dirent: explique-nous la similitude de l'ivraie du champ.
After Jesus dismissed the crowds, he went inside. Then [we] disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds [that grew] in the [wheat] field.”
37 Et il leur répondit et dit: celui qui sème la bonne semence, c'est le Fils de l'homme;
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
38 Et le champ, c'est le monde; la bonne semence ce sont les enfants du Royaume, et l'ivraie ce sont les enfants du malin;
The field represents this world [MTY], [where people live]. The seeds [that grew] well represent the people who let God rule their lives [MET]. The weeds represent the people who do what [the devil], the Evil One, [tells them to do].
39 Et l'ennemi qui l'a semée, c'est le diable; la moisson, c'est la fin du monde, et les moissonneurs sont les Anges. (aiōn g165)
The enemy who sowed the weed seeds represents the devil. The [time when the reapers will] harvest [the grain] represents the time when the world will end. The reapers represent the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 Comme donc on cueille l'ivraie, et on la brûle au feu, il en sera de même à la fin de ce monde. (aiōn g165)
The weeds are gathered and burned. {The reapers gather the weeds. Then they burn them.} That represents [the judging of people, which God will do] when the world will end. [It will be like this]: (aiōn g165)
41 Le Fils de l'homme enverra ses Anges, qui cueilleront de son Royaume tous les scandales, et ceux qui commettent l'iniquité;
I, the one who came from heaven, will send my angels, and they will gather [from everywhere the people] who cause others to quit believing in me [MET] and all those who disobey [God’s] commands.
42 Et les jetteront dans la fournaise du feu; là il y aura des pleurs et des grincements de dents.
They will throw those people into the fires of [hell]. There those people will weep and grind their teeth [because of the great pain that they are suffering]. (questioned)
43 Alors les justes reluiront comme le soleil dans le Royaume de leur Père. Qui a des oreilles pour ouïr, qu'il entende.
[God’s] brightness will shine [on] the people who have lived as he wants them to. It will shine [on them as brightly] as the sun [shines]. It will shine on them in the place where [God], their Father, rules over them. If you want to understand this [MTY], you should think [carefully] about what I have just said.”
44 Le Royaume des cieux est encore semblable à un trésor caché dans un champ, lequel un homme ayant trouvé, l'a caché; puis de la joie qu'il en a, il s'en va, et vend tout ce qu'il a, et achète ce champ.
“[What people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what a certain man did to acquire a treasure]. A treasure was hidden in a field by someone {Someone hid a treasure in a field [and never dug it up again]}. When [another] man found it, he hid it [by burying it again in order that no one else would find it]. Being very happy [that he had found something very valuable, he went and] sold all his possessions [to obtain money to buy the field the treasure was in]. He then went and bought the field, [and so he was able to acquire that treasure].
45 Le Royaume des cieux est encore semblable à un marchand qui cherche de bonnes perles;
Also, what [people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what] a merchant [did who was] looking for good quality pearls [to buy].
46 Et qui ayant trouvé une perle de grand prix, s'en est allé, et a vendu tout ce qu'il avait, et l'a achetée.
When he found one very costly pearl [that was for sale], he sold all his possessions [to acquire enough money to buy that pearl]. Then he [went and] bought it.
47 Le Royaume des cieux est encore semblable à un filet jeté dans la mer, et amassant toutes sortes de choses;
What God [MTY/EUP] [will do to people who falsely say that they are letting him] rule their lives is like what certain [fishermen] did [with the fish they caught] in a lake, using a large net. They caught all classes [of fish, both useful and worthless fish].
48 Lequel étant plein, les pêcheurs le tirent en haut sur le rivage, puis s'étant assis, ils mettent ce qu'il y a de bon à part dans leurs vaisseaux, et jettent dehors ce qui ne vaut rien.
When the net was full, the [fishermen] pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the useful [fish] into buckets, and threw the worthless ones away.
49 Il en sera de même à la fin du monde, les Anges viendront, et sépareront les méchants d'avec les justes; (aiōn g165)
[What they did in separating the good fish from the bad ones] is like [what will happen to people] when the world ends. The angels will come [to where God is judging people], and will separate the wicked [people] from the righteous [ones]. (aiōn g165)
50 Et les jetteront dans la fournaise du feu; là il y aura des pleurs, et des grincements de dents.
They will throw the wicked people into the fire [in hell]. And those wicked people will weep and gnash their teeth [because of the intense pain they are suffering].” (questioned)
51 Jésus leur dit: avez-vous compris toutes ces choses? Ils lui répondirent: oui, Seigneur.
[Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
52 Et il leur dit: c'est pour cela que tout Scribe qui est bien instruit pour le Royaume des cieux, est semblable à un père de famille qui tire de son trésor des choses nouvelles, et des choses anciennes.
“Yes, [we understand them].” Then he said to us, “Because [you understand all these parables], [you will understand the following parable: You, along with] all others, will teach people what [you heard me say] about God ruling people’s lives. [You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be] like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”
53 Et quand Jésus eut achevé ces similitudes, il partit de là.
When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
54 Et étant venu en son pays, il les enseignait dans leur Synagogue, de telle sorte qu'ils en étaient étonnés, et disaient: d'où viennent à celui-ci cette science et ces vertus?
We went to [Nazareth, his hometown. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day]) he began to teach the people in the Jewish worship house. The result was that the people there were astonished. But [some] said, “[This man is just an ordinary person like us. So] how is it that he knows so much and understands so much [RHQ]? And how is it that he is able to do [such] miracles [RHQ]?
55 Celui-ci n'est-il pas le fils du charpentier? sa mère ne s'appelle-t-elle pas Marie? et ses frères [ne s'appellent-ils pas] Jacques, Joses, Simon et Jude?
(He is [just] the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he [just] the son of the carpenter [that lived here]?) [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]!
56 Et ses sœurs ne sont-elles pas toutes parmi nous? D'où viennent donc à celui-ci toutes ces choses?
(And his sisters [also live] here in our [town]./Do not his sisters [live] in our [town]?) [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these [miracles]?”
57 Tellement qu'ils étaient scandalisés en lui. Mais Jésus leur dit: un Prophète n'est sans honneur que dans son pays, et dans sa maison.
The people were unable to accept [that] he [was the Messiah. So] Jesus said to them, “[People] honor [me and other] prophets [everywhere else we go], but in [our] hometowns [we are] not [honored], and [even] our own families do not [honor us!]”
58 Et il ne fit là guère de miracles, à cause de leur incrédulité.
Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
