Marc 2
1 Quelque temps après, Jésus revint à Capharnaüm.
[Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
2 Lorsqu'on sut qu'il était dans la maison, il s'y assembla aussitôt un si grand nombre de personnes, qu'elles ne pouvaient trouver place, même aux abords de la porte; et il leur prêchait 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 Alors on lui amena un paralytique porté par quatre hommes.
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 Et, comme ils ne pouvaient l'aborder à cause de la foule, ils découvrirent le toit à l'endroit où il était, et par l'ouverture ils descendirent le grabat où gisait le paralytique.
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 Jésus, voyant leur foi, dit au paralytique: " Mon fils, tes péchés te sont remis. "
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 Or il y avait là quelques Scribes assis, qui pensaient dans leur cœur:
There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
7 " Comment cet homme parle-t-il ainsi? Il blasphème. Qui peut remettre les péchés sinon 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 Jésus, ayant aussitôt connu par son esprit qu'ils pensaient ainsi en eux-mêmes, leur dit: " Pourquoi avez-vous de telles pensées 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 Lequel est le plus facile de dire au paralytique: Tes péchés te sont remis, ou de lui dire: Lève-toi, prends ton grabat 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 sur la terre, le pouvoir de remettre les péchés,
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 le commande, dit-il au paralytique: lève-toi, prends ton grabat et va dans ta maison. "
“To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
12 Et à l'instant celui-ci se leva, pris son grabat, et sortit en présence de tous, de sorte que tout le peuple était dans l'admiration et rendait gloire à Dieu, en disant: " Jamais nous n'avons rien vu de semblable. "
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 Jésus sortit de nouveau le long de 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 En passant, il vit Lévi, fils d'Alphée, assis au bureau de péage; il lui dit: " Suis-moi. " Lévi se leva et 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 Il arriva que Jésus étant à table dans la maison de cet homme, plusieurs publicains et gens de mauvaise vie se trouvaient à table avec lui et ses disciples, car ils étaient nombreux à le suivre.
[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 Les Scribes et les Pharisiens, le voyant manger avec des pécheurs et des publicains, disaient à ses disciples: " D'où vient que votre Maître mange et boit avec des pécheurs et des publicains? "
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 Entendant cela, Jésus leur dit: " Ce ne sont pas ceux qui se portent bien qui ont besoin de médecin, mais les malades; je ne suis pas venu appeler 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 Les disciples de Jean et les Pharisiens avaient coutume de jeûner. Ils vinrent le trouver et lui dirent: " Pourquoi, tandis que les disciples de Jean et ceux des Pharisiens pratiquent le jeûne, vos disciples ne jeûnent-ils pas? "
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 Jésus leur répondit: " Les compagnons de l'époux peuvent-ils jeûner pendant que l'époux est avec eux? Aussi longtemps qu'ils ont avec eux l'époux, ils ne peuvent pas 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 où l'époux leur sera enlevé, 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 Personne ne coud une pièce d'étoffe neuve à un vieux vêtement: autrement la pièce neuve emporte un morceau du vieux, et la déchirure devient pire.
[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 du vin nouveau dans des outres vieilles: autrement, le vin fait rompre les outres et le vin se répand, et les outres sont perdues. Mais le vin nouveau doit se mettre dans des outres neuves. "
[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 Il arriva, un jour de sabbat, que Jésus traversait des champs de blé, et ses disciples, tout en s'avançant, se mirent à cueillir 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 Les Pharisiens lui dirent: " Voyez donc! Pourquoi font-ils, le jour du sabbat, ce qui n'est pas permis? "
[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 Il leur répondit: " N'avez-vous jamais lu ce que fit David lorsqu'il fut dans le besoin, ayant faim, lui et ceux qui l'accompagnaient:
[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 du grand prêtre Abiathar, et mangea les pains de proposition, qu'il n'est permis de manger qu'aux prêtres seuls, et 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 Il leur dit encore: " Le sabbat a été fait pour l'homme, et non 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 c'est pourquoi le Fils de l'homme est maître 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)!”
