Matthieu 27
1 Puis quand 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 Et l'ayant lié, ils l'amenèrent et le livrèrent à Ponce Pilate, qui était le Gouverneur.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Alors Judas qui l'avait trahi, voyant qu'il était condamné, se repentit, et reporta 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 leur disant: j'ai péché en trahissant le sang innocent; mais ils lui dirent: que nous importe? tu y aviseras.
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 Et après avoir jeté les pièces d'argent dans le Temple, il se retira, et s'en étant allé il s'étrangla.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Mais les principaux Sacrificateurs ayant pris les pièces d'argent, dirent: il n'est pas permis de les mettre dans le trésor; car c'est un prix de 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 qu'ils eurent consulté entre eux, ils en achetèrent le champ d'un 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-là a été appelé jusqu'à aujourd'hui, le champ du sang.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Alors fut accompli ce dont il avait été parlé par Jérémie le Prophète, disant: et ils ont pris trente pièces d'argent, le prix de celui qui a été apprécié, lequel ceux d'entre les enfants d'Israël ont apprécié;
[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 en acheter le champ d'un potier, selon ce que le Seigneur m'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 Or Jésus fut présenté devant le Gouverneur, et le Gouverneur l'interrogea, disant: 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 Et étant accusé par les principaux Sacrificateurs et les Anciens, il ne répondait rien.
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 combien ils portent de témoignages contre toi?
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Mais il ne lui répondit pas un mot sur quoi que ce fût; de sorte que le Gouverneur s'en étonnait extrêmement.
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 Or le Gouverneur avait accoutumé de relâcher au peuple [le jour de] la Fête un prisonnier, quel que ce fût qu'on demandât.
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 Et il y avait alors un prisonnier fameux, nommé Barabbas.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 Quand donc ils furent 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 bien qu'ils l'avaient livré par envie.
[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 Et comme il était assis au siége judicial, sa femme envoya lui dire: n'entre point dans l'affaire de ce juste, car j'ai aujourd'hui beaucoup souffert à son sujet en songeant.
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 Et les principaux Sacrificateurs et les Anciens persuadèrent à la multitude du peuple 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 Et le Gouverneur prenant la parole leur dit: Lequel des deux voulez-vous que je vous relâche? Ils dirent: 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? Ils lui dirent tous: 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 Et le Gouverneur leur dit: mais quel mal a-t-il fait? et ils crièrent encore plus fort, en disant: 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 Alors Pilate voyant qu'il ne gagnait rien, mais que le tumulte s'augmentait, prit de l'eau, et lava ses mains devant le peuple, en disant: je suis innocent du sang de ce juste, vous y penserez.
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 répondant, dit: Que son sang soit 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 il leur relâcha Barabbas; et après avoir fait fouetter Jésus, il le leur 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 Et les soldats du Gouverneur amenèrent Jésus au Prétoire, et assemblèrent devant 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 Et après l'avoir dépouillé, ils mirent sur lui un manteau d'écarlate.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 Et ayant fait une couronne d'épines entrelacées, ils la mirent sur sa tête, avec un roseau dans sa main droite; puis s'agenouillant devant lui, ils se moquaient de lui, en disant: nous te saluons, 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 après avoir craché contre lui, ils prirent le roseau, et ils en frappaient sa tête.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 Et après s'être moqués de lui, ils lui ôtèrent le manteau, et le vêtirent de ses vêtements, et l'amenèrent 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 Et comme ils sortaient, ils rencontrèrent un Cyrénéen, nommé Simon, lequel ils contraignirent de 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 Et étant arrivés au lieu appelé Golgotha, c'est-à-dire, le 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 vinaigre mêlé avec du fiel; mais quand il en eut goûté, il n'en voulut point 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 Et après l'avoir crucifié, ils partagèrent ses vêtements, en les jetant au sort, afin que ce qui avait été dit par un Prophète, fût accompli: ils ont partagé entre eux mes vêtements, et ont jeté ma robe au sort.
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 s'étant assis, ils le gardaient là.
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 Ils mirent aussi au-dessus de sa tête un écriteau, où la cause [de sa condamnation] était marquée en ces mots: 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 Et deux brigands furent crucifiés avec lui, 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 Et ceux qui passaient par là, lui disaient des outrages, en branlant la tête,
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 Et 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 Pareillement aussi les principaux Sacrificateurs avec les Scribes et les Anciens, se moquant, 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, il ne se peut sauver lui-même: s'il est le Roi d'Israël, qu'il descende maintenant 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 se confie en Dieu; [mais] si [Dieu] l'aime, qu'il le délivre maintenant, car il a dit: je suis le 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 aussi qui étaient crucifiés avec lui, lui reprochaient la même chose.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Or depuis six heures il y eut des ténèbres sur tout le pays, jusqu'à neuf heures.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 Et environ les neuf heures Jésus s'écria à haute voix, en disant: Eli, Eli, lamma 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 Et quelques-uns de ceux qui étaient là présents, ayant entendu cela, disaient: il appelle Elie.
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 un d'entre eux courut, et prit une éponge, et l'ayant remplie de vinaigre, la mit au bout d'un roseau, et lui en 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 Elie viendra le sauver.
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 Alors Jésus ayant crié encore à haute voix, 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; et la terre trembla, et les pierres 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 Et 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 Et étant sortis des sépulcres après sa résurrection, ils entrèrent dans la sainte Citée, et se montrèrent à plusieurs.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Or le Centenier, et ceux qui avec lui gardaient Jésus, ayant vu le tremblement de terre, et tout ce qui venait d'arriver, eurent une fort grande peur, et dirent: certainement celui-ci était le 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 aussi plusieurs femmes qui regardaient de loin, et qui avaient suivi Jésus depuis la Galilée, en le servant.
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 Entre lesquelles étaient Marie-Magdeleine; et Marie mère de Jacques et de Joses; 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 Et le soir étant venu, un homme riche d'Arimathée, nommé Joseph, qui même avait été 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 Vint à Pilate, et demanda le corps de Jésus; et en même temps Pilate commanda que le corps fût rendu.
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 Ainsi Joseph prit le corps, et l'enveloppa d'un linceul net;
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 Et le mit dans son sépulcre neuf, qu'il avait taillé dans le roc; et après avoir roulé une grande pierre à l'entrée du sépulcre, 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 Et là étaient Marie-Magdeleine et l'autre Marie, assises vis-à-vis du sépulcre.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 Or le lendemain, qui est après la préparation [du Sabbat], les principaux Sacrificateurs et les Pharisiens s'assemblèrent vers Pilate,
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 Et lui dirent: Seigneur! il nous souvient que ce séducteur disait, quand il était encore en vie: dans 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 Commande donc que le sépulcre soit gardé sûrement jusques au troisième jour; de peur que ses Disciples ne viennent de nuit, et ne le dérobent, et qu'ils ne disent au peuple: il est ressuscité des morts; car 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 Mais Pilate leur dit: vous avez la garde; allez, et assurez-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 donc, et assurèrent le sépulcre, scellant la pierre, et y mettant des gardes.
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].
