Matthew 24
1 Jesus left the Temple [courtyard]. As he was walking along, [we] disciples came to him to ask him to note [how beautiful] the Temple buildings [were].
Comme Jésus sortait du temple et qu'il s'en allait, ses disciples vinrent pour lui faire considérer les bâtiments du temple.
2 He said to us, “These buildings that you are looking at [RHQ] [are wonderful, but] I want to tell you [something about them. They will soon be completely destroyed] {[Foreign invaders will completely destroy them]}. Every stone [in these buildings] will be thrown down {they will throw down every stone in these buildings}. Not one stone will be left {They will not leave one stone} on top of another stone.”
Et Jésus leur dit: Ne voyez-vous pas tout cela? Je vous dis en vérité qu'il ne restera ici pierre sur pierre qui ne soit renversée.
3 [Later], as Jesus was sitting alone on [the slope of] Olive [Tree] Hill, [we] disciples went to him and asked him, “When will this happen [to the buildings of the Temple? Also, tell us what will happen to indicate that you are about to] come again, and [to indicate] that this world is ending?” (aiōn g165)
Et s'étant assis sur la montagne des Oliviers, ses disciples vinrent à lui en particulier et lui dirent: Dis-nous quand ces choses arriveront, et quel sera le signe de ton avènement et de la fin du monde. (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus replied, “[All that I will say is], be sure that no one deceives you [about what will happen]
Et Jésus, répondant, leur dit: Prenez garde que personne ne vous séduise.
5 Many [people] will come and say (that I sent them/that they have my authority) [MTY]. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah’, and they will deceive many [people].
Car plusieurs viendront en mon nom, disant: Je suis le Christ, et ils séduiront beaucoup de gens.
6 You will hear about wars [that are close] and wars that are far away, but do not let that trouble you. Keep in mind that [God has said that] those things must happen. But [when they happen], it will not mean that the end [of the world] has come!
Vous entendrez parler de guerres et de bruits de guerres; prenez garde de ne pas vous troubler, car il faut que toutes ces choses arrivent; mais ce ne sera pas encore la fin.
7 [Groups in various] countries will fight each other, and [various] governments [will also fight] against each other. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Car une nation s'élèvera contre une autre nation, et un royaume contre un autre royaume; et il y aura des famines, des pestes et des tremblements de terre en divers lieux.
8 These things will happen first. Then there will be other things that [will happen before I return. What will happen will be like the first pains] of childbirth MET].
Mais tout cela ne sera qu'un commencement de douleurs.
9 At that time [people who oppose you] will take you to [the authorities, who] will mistreat you and kill you. You will be hated by [people who live in] all nations [PRS] {[People who live in] all nations [PRS] will hate you} because [you believe in me][MTY].
Alors ils vous livreront pour être tourmentés, et ils vous feront mourir; et vous serez haïs de toutes les nations à cause de mon nom.
10 Also, many [people] will stop believing [in me because of the way they will suffer]. They will betray each other and will hate each other.
Alors aussi plusieurs se scandaliseront et se trahiront les uns les autres, et se haïront les uns les autres.
11 Many will come saying that they are prophets, but they will be lying, and they will deceive many people.
Et plusieurs faux prophètes s'élèveront, et séduiront beaucoup de gens.
12 Because there will be more and more [people] who will disobey [God’s] laws [PRS], many [people] will no longer [MET] love [their fellow believers] [PRS].
Et parce que l'iniquité sera multipliée, la charité de plusieurs se refroidira.
13 But [all] those who keep on [believing in me] to the end [of their lives] will be saved.
Mais celui qui aura persévéré jusqu'à la fin sera sauvé.
14 Furthermore, the good message about my ruling over people’s lives will be preached in every part of the world, in order that people of all ethnic groups may hear it. Then the end [of the world] will come.”
Et cet évangile du Royaume sera prêché par toute la terre, pour servir de témoignage à toutes les nations; et alors la fin arrivera.
15 “[But before the world ends], the disgusting person who will defile [the] holy [Temple and cause people to abandon it will stand in the Temple. Daniel the prophet spoke and wrote] about that [long ago]. May everyone who reads [this] pay attention [to the following warning from me: ]
Quand donc vous verrez dans le lieu saint l'abomination de la désolation, dont le prophète Daniel a parlé (que celui qui le lit y fasse attention),
16 When you see that happen [in the Temple, those of you] who are in Judea [district] must flee to the [higher] hills!
Alors que ceux qui seront dans la Judée s'enfuient aux montagnes;
17 Those who are outside their houses must not go back into their houses to get things [before they flee].
Que celui qui sera au haut de la maison ne descende point pour emporter quoi que ce soit de sa maison;
18 Those who are [working] in a field should not turn back to get their outer clothing [before they flee].
Et que celui qui est aux champs ne retourne point en arrière pour emporter ses habits.
19 I [feel] very sorry for women who will be pregnant and women who will be nursing [their babies] in those days, [because it will be very difficult for them to run away]
Malheur aux femmes qui seront enceintes et à celles qui allaiteront en ces jours-là!
20 Pray that you will not have to flee (in the winter/in the rainy season) [when it will be hard to travel]. [People who think that God never allows anyone to do any work on] our day of rest [will not help you as you flee, so] pray also that you will not have to flee on such a day,
Priez que votre fuite n'arrive pas en hiver, ni en un jour de sabbat;
21 because people will suffer very severely [when those things happen]. People have never suffered that severely since [God] created the world until now, and no one will ever [suffer like that again].
Car alors il y aura une grande affliction; telle qu'il n'y en a point eu depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'à présent, et telle qu'il n'y en aura jamais.
22 If [God had not decided to] shorten that time [MTY] [when people will suffer so much], everyone [LIT] would die. But [he has decided to] shorten it because [he is concerned] about [the people] whom [he] has chosen.”
Que si ces jours-là n'avaient pas été abrégés, aucune chair n'eût échappé; mais à cause des élus ils seront abrégés.
23 “[At that time] people will appear [who will] falsely [say that they are] the Messiah or [that they are] prophets. They will perform many kinds (of miracles/of things that ordinary people cannot do), in order to deceive people. They will even try [to see] if [it is] possible to deceive [you people whom God has] chosen. So, at that time, if someone says to you, ‘Look, here [is] the Messiah!’ or [if someone says], ‘Over there is the Messiah!’ do not believe it!
Alors si quelqu'un vous dit: Le Christ est ici, ou: Il est là; ne le croyez point.
Car de faux christs et de faux prophètes s'élèveront et feront de grands signes et des prodiges, pour séduire les élus mêmes, s'il était possible.
25 Do not forget [that] I have warned you about all this before [it happens].
Voilà, je vous l'ai prédit.
26 So if someone says to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is in the desolate area!’ do not go there. [Likewise, if someone says to you], ‘Look, he is in a secret room!’ do not believe [that person],
Si donc on vous dit: Le voici dans le désert; n'y allez point: Le voici dans des lieux retirés; ne le croyez point.
27 because just like lightning flashes from the east to the west [and people everywhere can] see it [SIM], when [I], the one who came from heaven, return again, [everyone will see me].
Car, comme l'éclair sort de l'orient et se fait voir jusqu'à l'occident, il en sera aussi de même de l'avènement du Fils de l'homme.
28 [When I return, it will be as obvious to everyone as the fact that] wherever you see vultures gathering, you know that there will be an animal carcass [MET] there. (OR, Just like the vultures gather together wherever there is an animal carcass, God will punish sinful people wherever they are.)”
Car où sera le corps mort, là s'assembleront les aigles.
29 “Immediately after many people have suffered during those days, [the universe will become dark]. The sun will become dark. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. And the powerful [objects] in the sky will be shaken. (OR, And the spiritual beings in space will be deposed.)
Et aussitôt après l'affliction de ces jours-là le soleil s'obscurcira, la lune ne donnera point sa lumière, les étoiles tomberont du ciel, et les puissances des cieux seront ébranlées.
30 After that, something [will be seen] {[people will observe something]} in the sky that indicates that [I], the one who came from heaven, [am returning to the earth]. Then [unbelieving people from] all ethnic groups of the earth will [mourn because they will be afraid] of [God punishing them]. They will see [me], the one who came from heaven, coming on the clouds with power and great glory [as I return to the earth].
Alors le signe du Fils de l'homme paraîtra dans le ciel; alors aussi toutes les tribus de la terre se lamenteront, en se frappant la poitrine, et elles verront le Fils de l'homme venant sur les nuées du ciel, avec une grande puissance et une grande gloire.
31 I will send my angels [to the earth] from everywhere in the heavens. [They will be] blowing trumpets loudly. [Then] from throughout the whole earth [DOU] they will gather the people whom I have chosen.”
Il enverra ses anges avec un grand éclat de trompette, et ils rassembleront ses élus des quatre vents, depuis un bout des cieux jusqu'à l'autre bout.
32 “[Now] I [want you to] learn something [from] this parable about [how] fig trees [grow]. [In this area], when the buds [of a fig tree] become tender and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
Or, comprenez la similitude prise du figuier: Quand ses rameaux sont tendres, et qu'il pousse des feuilles, vous connaissez que l'été est proche.
33 Similarly, when you see all these things that I [have just described happening], you will know that [the time for me to return] is very close [MET].
Vous aussi de même, quand vous verrez toutes ces choses, sachez que le Fils de l'homme est proche et à la porte.
34 Keep this in mind: All of these events will happen before all the people who have observed the things that I have done have died.
Je vous dis en vérité que cette génération ne passera point que toutes ces choses ne soient arrivées.
35 [You can be certain that these] things that I have told [you] about will happen. You can be more certain of that than you can be certain that the earth and sky [LIT] will continue to exist.”
Le ciel et la terre passeront, mais mes paroles ne passeront point.
36 “But neither I, nor any other person, nor any angel in heaven, knows either the day or the hour [when the things that I have told you about will happen]. Only [God, my] Father, [knows].
Pour ce qui est du jour et de l'heure, personne ne le sait, non pas même les anges du ciel, mais mon Père seul.
37 It will be like what happened when Noah lived. Until the flood came, [the people] did not know that [anything bad would happen] to them. Before the flood waters covered the earth, [the people] were eating and drinking [as usual]. Some men were marrying women and [some parents] were giving their daughters to men to marry them. They were doing all this until the day that Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. And then the flood came and drowned all [those who were not in the boat]. Similarly, [the unbelieving people will not know] when [I, the one who came from heaven], will return, [and they will not] be [expecting me].
Mais comme il en était aux jours de Noé, il en sera de même à l'avènement du Fils de l'homme;
Car de même qu'aux jours d'avant le déluge les hommes mangeaient et buvaient, se mariaient et donnaient en mariage, jusqu'au jour où Noé entra dans l'arche;
Et qu'ils ne connurent rien jusqu'à ce que le déluge vint et les emporta tous; il en sera de même à l'avènement du Fils de l'homme.
40 When I [return], I [will not take all people up to heaven. I will take only those who trust in me. For example], two [people] will be in the fields. One of them will be taken {[I] will take one of them} up [to heaven] and the other [person] will be left {and I will leave the other [person]} [here to be punished].
Alors, de deux hommes qui seront dans un champ, l'un sera pris et l'autre laissé;
41 [Similarly], two [women] will be at the mill grinding grain. One of them will be taken up [to heaven] and the other will be left.
De deux femmes qui moudront au moulin, l'une sera prise et l'autre laissée.
42 So, because you do not know what day [I], your Lord, will return [to the earth], you need to be ready [for me to return at any time].
Veillez donc, car vous ne savez pas à quelle heure votre Seigneur viendra.
43 You know that if the owners of a house knew at what time in the night thieves would come, they would be awake and prevent the thieves from breaking into their houses. Similarly, I [will come just like unexpectedly as a thief].
Or, considérez ceci, que si un père de famille était averti à quelle veille de la nuit le larron viendra, il veillerait et ne laisserait pas percer sa maison.
44 So you need to be ready [for my return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will return [to the earth] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
C'est pourquoi vous aussi tenez-vous prêts; car le Fils de l'homme viendra à l'heure que vous ne pensez pas.
45 “Think about what every faithful and wise servant is like [RHQ]. The house owner appoints one servant to supervise the other servants. He tells him to give them food at the proper times. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
Quel est donc le serviteur fidèle et prudent que son maître a établi sur ses domestiques, pour leur donner la nourriture au temps marqué?
46 If that servant is doing that [work] when the house owner returns, [the house owner] will be very pleased with him.
Heureux ce serviteur que son maître trouvera faisant ainsi, quand il arrivera.
47 Think about this: The house owner will appoint [that one servant] to be the supervisor of all his possessions.
Je vous dis en vérité, qu'il l'établira sur tous ses biens.
48 But a wicked servant might say to himself, ‘The owner [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably] will not return soon [and find out what I am doing.’]
Mais si c'est un méchant serviteur, qui dise en son cour: Mon maître tarde à venir;
49 [So he] will begin to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk.
Et qu'il se mette à battre ses compagnons de service, et à manger et à boire avec des ivrognes;
50 [Then] the house owner will come back at a time when the servant does not expect him [DOU].
Le maître de ce serviteur-là viendra au jour qu'il n'attend pas, et à l'heure qu'il ne sait pas;
51 He will punish that servant severely [HYP], (OR, cut that servant into two pieces) and he will put him where (the hypocrites/the ones who only pretended to be good) are put. In that place the people cry and grind their teeth [because they suffer very much].”
Et il le séparera, et il lui donnera sa part avec les hypocrites; là seront les pleurs et les grincements de dents.
