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1 Ensuite, Jésus allait de ville en ville et de village en village, prêchant et annonçant la bonne nouvelle du royaume de Dieu.
Soon after that, Jesus went, along with his twelve [disciples], through various cities and villages. As they went, he was telling people the good message about how God wants (to have complete control/to rule) [MET] [over their lives].
2 Les douze étaient avec lui et quelques femmes qui avaient été guéries d’esprits malins et de maladies: Marie, dite de Magdala, de laquelle étaient sortis sept démons,
Some women from whom he had expelled evil spirits and healed of diseases also [went with him]. These included Mary, the woman from Magdala [village], from whom [he had expelled] seven evil spirits;
3 Jeanne, femme de Chuza, intendant d’Hérode, Susanne, et plusieurs autres, qui l’assistaient de leurs biens.
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, who was one of [King] Herod [Antipas’] officials; Susanna; and many others. They were providing some of their own funds [to help Jesus and his disciples].
4 Une grande foule s’étant assemblée, et des gens étant venus de diverses villes auprès de lui, il dit cette parabole:
A large crowd of people came to Jesus from many towns. Then he told them this parable:
5 Un semeur sortit pour semer sa semence. Comme il semait, une partie de la semence tomba le long du chemin: elle fut foulée aux pieds, et les oiseaux du ciel la mangèrent.
“A man went out [to his field] to sow [some] seeds. As he was scattering them over the soil, some [of the seeds] fell on the path. Then [people] walked on those seeds, and birds ate them.
6 Une autre partie tomba sur le roc: quand elle fut levée, elle sécha, parce qu’elle n’avait point d’humidité.
Some [of the seeds] fell on rock [on which there was a thin layer of] moist [soil]. As soon as the seeds grew, the plants dried up because they had no moisture.
7 Une autre partie tomba au milieu des épines: les épines crûrent avec elle, et l’étouffèrent.
Some [of the seeds] fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together] with the young plants, and [they] crowded out [those plants].
8 Une autre partie tomba dans la bonne terre: quand elle fut levée, elle donna du fruit au centuple. Après avoir ainsi parlé, Jésus dit à haute voix: Que celui qui a des oreilles pour entendre entende!
But some of the seeds fell on good soil and grew [well]. [Each seed later] produced 100 [grains].” Then Jesus called out to them, “If you want to understand [MTY] this, you must consider [carefully what I have just said]!”
9 Ses disciples lui demandèrent ce que signifiait cette parabole.
Jesus’ disciples [later] asked him about the meaning of the parable [he had just told].
10 Il répondit: Il vous a étédonné de connaître les mystères du royaume de Dieu; mais pour les autres, cela leur est dit en paraboles, afin qu’en voyant ils ne voient point, et qu’en entendant ils ne comprennent point.
He said, “God is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [MET] [over people’s lives]. But when I am telling other people about [these things, I tell them] only in parables. The result will be [like a prophet predicted long ago]: They will see [what I am doing], but will not perceive [what it means]. They will hear [what I am saying], but will not understand [it].
11 Voici ce que signifie cette parabole: La semence, c’est la parole de Dieu.
So this is the meaning of that parable: The seeds [represent] God’s message.
12 Ceux qui sont le long du chemin, ce sont ceux qui entendent; puis le diable vient, et enlève de leur cœur la parole, de peur qu’ils ne croient et soient sauvés.
[Some people are like] the path on which some of [the seeds fell]. When these people hear God’s message, the devil comes and causes them to forget what they have heard. As a result, they do not believe it, and will not be saved {[God] will not save them}.
13 Ceux qui sont sur le roc, ce sont ceux qui, lorsqu’ils entendent la parole, la reçoivent avec joie; mais ils n’ont point de racine, ils croient pour un temps, et ils succombent au moment de la tentation.
[Some people are like] the [soil with] rock [underneath]. When they hear [God’s] message, they accept it joyfully. [But because it does not penetrate deeply] [MET] [into their inner beings], they believe it for [only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When difficult things happen to them, they stop believing [God’s message].
14 Ce qui est tombé parmi les épines, ce sont ceux qui, ayant entendu la parole, s’en vont, et la laissentétouffer par les soucis, les richesses et les plaisirs de la vie, et ils ne portent point de fruit qui vienne à maturité.
[Some people are like] the [soil that had roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They are people who accept [God’s message], but later on they worry about things, and try to become rich, and enjoy [things that give them] a lot of pleasure. So they do not become [spiritually] mature.
15 Ce qui est tombé dans la bonne terre, ce sont ceux qui, ayant entendu la parole avec un cœur honnête et bon, la retiennent, et portent du fruit avec persévérance.
But [some people are like] the good soil. They hear [God’s] message and accept it. They [become] good, honest people, and they continue doing things [that please God] [MET].”
16 Personne, après avoir allumé une lampe, ne la couvre d’un vase, ou ne la met sous un lit; mais il la met sur un chandelier, afin que ceux qui entrent voient la lumière.
“After people light a lamp, they do not cover it with a basket or put it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a lampstand, so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light [MET]. [Similarly, you must tell God’s truth to others so that they can know what I can do for them].
17 Car il n’est rien de caché qui ne doive être découvert, rien de secret qui ne doive être connu et mis au jour.
[God wants to] make clear all [of his truth] that was not evident previously. [He intends] that all of [the truth] that [he] had not revealed before be told openly {that [his people] openly tell [others] all [of the truth] that [he] has not revealed before}.
18 Prenez donc garde à la manière dont vous écoutez; car on donnera à celui qui a, mais à celui qui n’a pas on ôtera même ce qu’il croit avoir.
So listen carefully [to what I tell you], because [God] will enable those who accept [my truth] to [understand even] more. But [God] will cause those who do not accept [my truth] to not understand even [the little] that they think they have [understood].”
19 La mère et les frères de Jésus vinrent le trouver; mais ils ne purent l’aborder, à cause de la foule.
[One day Jesus’] mother and his [younger] brothers came to see him, but they could not get near him because there was a large crowd [around him in the house].
20 On lui dit: Ta mère et tes frères sont dehors, et ils désirent te voir.
Someone told him, “Your mother and your [younger] brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21 Mais il répondit: Ma mère et mes frères, ce sont ceux qui écoutent la parole de Dieu, et qui la mettent en pratique.
He replied, “Those who hear God’s message and obey it are [as dear to me] [MET] as my mother and my brothers.”
22 Un jour, Jésus monta dans une barque avec ses disciples. Il leur dit: Passons de l’autre côté du lac. Et ils partirent.
One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples. He said to them, “Let’s go [around to] the other side of the lake.” So they started to go.
23 Pendant qu’ils naviguaient, Jésus s’endormit. Un tourbillon fondit sur le lac, la barque se remplissait d’eau, et ils étaient en péril.
As they were sailing, he fell asleep. A big windstorm struck the lake. Soon the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger.
24 Ils s’approchèrent et le réveillèrent, en disant: Maître, maître, nous périssons! S’étant réveillé, il menaça le vent et les flots, qui s’apaisèrent, et le calme revint.
Jesus’ disciples woke him up. They said [to him], “Master! Master! We [(inc)] are going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and told the waves to be calm. The wind [immediately] stopped blowing and the waves calmed down. [The lake] became calm.
25 Puis il leur dit: Où est votre foi? Saisis de frayeur et d’étonnement, ils se dirent les uns aux autres: Quel est donc celui-ci, qui commande même au vent et à l’eau, et à qui ils obéissent?
He said to them, “(I [am disappointed that] you did not trust me [to help you]!/Why did you not trust me [to help you]?)” [RHQ] They were afraid. They were also amazed. They said to each other, “(What kind of man is this?/This man is not like ordinary men!) [RHQ] He [not only commands people, but] when he commands the wind and the water, they also obey him!”
26 Ils abordèrent dans le pays des Géraséniens, qui est vis-à-vis de la Galilée.
Jesus and his disciples arrived at the region near Gerasa, a [town] which [was on the eastern] side of Lake [Galilee].
27 Lorsque Jésus fut descendu à terre, il vint au-devant de lui un homme de la ville, qui était possédé de plusieurs démons. Depuis longtemps il ne portait point de vêtement, et avait sa demeure non dans une maison, mais dans les sépulcres.
[There was] a man [in that region] in whom demons lived. [He was] from the town [of Gerasa]. (OR, [In that area there was] a man [from that town] whom demons controlled.) For a long time he had not worn clothes. He did not live in a house. Instead, he lived in burial caves.
28 Ayant vu Jésus, il poussa un cri, se jeta à ses pieds, et dit d’une voix forte: Qu’y a-t-il entre moi et toi, Jésus, Fils du Dieu Très-Haut? Je t’en supplie, ne me tourmente pas.
Many times [demons] attacked him. He was guarded {[People] tried to guard him} [so that he would not injure others]. Chains were fastened {They fastened chains} on his hands and shackles on his feet, but he would break the chains and shackles. Then he would be sent away by the demons {the demons would send him away} to some desolate area. When Jesus stepped out of the boat onto the shore, the man saw him. He [ran to Jesus] and prostrated himself before him. Then Jesus commanded, “You evil spirit, come out of that man!” But it [did not leave immediately. Instead, it] caused the man to shout very loudly, “Jesus, Son of the great God in heaven, since we [(inc)] have nothing in common, [leave me alone] [RHQ]! I beg you, do not torture me [now]!”
29 Car Jésus commandait à l’esprit impur de sortir de cet homme, dont il s’était emparé depuis longtemps; on le gardait lié de chaînes et les fers aux pieds, mais il rompait les liens, et il était entraîné par le démon dans les déserts.
30 Jésus lui demanda: Quel est ton nom? Légion, répondit-il. Car plusieurs démons étaient entrés en lui.
[In order to expel the demon more easily], Jesus asked [the demon], “What is your [(sg)] name?” He replied, “My name is Crowd/Mob.” [He said that] because many demons had entered that man.
[The demons] kept begging [Jesus] that he would not command them to go into the deep place [where God punishes demons]. (Abyssos g12)
32 Il y avait là, dans la montagne, un grand troupeau de pourceaux qui paissaient. Et les démons supplièrent Jésus de leur permettre d’entrer dans ces pourceaux. Il le leur permit.
There was a large herd of pigs (grazing/rooting for food) on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus that he allow them to enter the pigs. So he did.
33 Les démons sortirent de cet homme, entrèrent dans les pourceaux, et le troupeau se précipita des pentes escarpées dans le lac, et se noya.
The demons left the man and entered the pigs. Then the herd [of pigs] rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
34 Ceux qui les faisaient paître, voyant ce qui était arrivé, s’enfuirent, et répandirent la nouvelle dans la ville et dans les campagnes.
When the men who were taking care of the pigs saw what happened, they ran! They told people inside the town and outside the town what had happened.
35 Les gens allèrent voir ce qui était arrivé. Ils vinrent auprès de Jésus, et ils trouvèrent l’homme de qui étaient sortis les démons, assis à ses pieds, vêtu, et dans son bon sens; et ils furent saisis de frayeur.
So people went out to see what had happened. When they came to where Jesus was, they saw that the man from whom Jesus had [expelled] the demons was sitting at the feet of Jesus, [listening to him]. He had clothes on, and his mind was normal again. Then those people became afraid [because they thought that Jesus would destroy more of their property] (OR, [because they realized that he must be very powerful]).
36 Ceux qui avaient vu ce qui s’était passé leur racontèrent comment le démoniaque avait été guéri.
The people who had seen what happened told those [who had just arrived] how [Jesus] had healed the man whom demons were controlling [before].
37 Tous les habitants du pays des Géraséniens prièrent Jésus de s’éloigner d’eux, car ils étaient saisis d’une grande crainte. Jésus monta dans la barque, et s’en retourna.
Then [those people and] many other people [HYP] from the area near Gerasa asked Jesus to leave their area. They were very afraid of [what else Jesus would do to them]. So [Jesus and the disciples] got into the boat to go back across the lake.
38 L’homme de qui étaient sortis les démons lui demandait la permission de rester avec lui. Mais Jésus le renvoya, en disant:
The man from whom he had [expelled] the demons begged him saying, “[Please], let me go with you!” But [Jesus refused. Instead], he said to him,
39 Retourne dans ta maison, et raconte tout ce que Dieu t’a fait. Il s’en alla, et publia par toute la ville tout ce que Jésus avait fait pour lui.
“[No], go home and tell people how much God has done for you!” Then he sent him away. So the man went away and told people throughout the nearby town how much Jesus had done for him.
40 A son retour, Jésus fut reçu par la foule, car tous l’attendaient.
When [Jesus and the disciples] returned [to Capernaum], a crowd of people who had been waiting for him welcomed him.
41 Et voici, il vint un homme, nommé Jaïrus, qui était chef de la synagogue. Il se jeta à ses pieds, et le supplia d’entrer dans sa maison,
Just then a man named Jairus, who was one of the leaders (of the synagogue/of the Jewish meeting place) [there], came near and prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet. He pleaded with Jesus, “Please come to my house [and heal my daughter],
42 parce qu’il avait une fille unique d’environ douze ans qui se mourait. Pendant que Jésus y allait, il était pressé par la foule.
my only daughter, who is about twelve years old, because she is dying!” As Jesus went with him, many people crowded close to Jesus.
43 Or, il y avait une femme atteinte d’une perte de sang depuis douze ans, et qui avait dépensé tout son bien pour les médecins, sans qu’aucun ait pu la guérir.
Then a woman came near. She had been suffering from constant [vaginal] [EUP] bleeding for twelve years, but she could not be healed by anyone {no one could heal her}.
44 Elle s’approcha par derrière, et toucha le bord du vêtement de Jésus. Au même instant la perte de sang s’arrêta.
She came behind [Jesus] and touched the edge of his robe [in order to be healed]. At once her bleeding stopped.
45 Et Jésus dit: Qui m’a touché? Comme tous s’en défendaient, Pierre et ceux qui étaient avec lui dirent: Maître, la foule t’entoure et te presse, et tu dis: Qui m’a touché?
Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When everyone said that they had not touched him, Peter said, “Lord, there is a large crowd of people around you [(sg)] and crowding against you, [so any one of them might have touched you]!”
46 Mais Jésus répondit: Quelqu’un m’a touché, car j’ai connu qu’une force était sortie de moi.
But Jesus said, “[I know that] someone [deliberately] touched me, [because] my power has healed someone [who touched me].”
47 La femme, se voyant découverte, vint toute tremblante se jeter à ses pieds, et déclara devant tout le peuple pourquoi elle l’avait touché, et comment elle avait été guérie à l’instant.
When the woman realized that she could not prevent [Jesus] (OR, [people]) from knowing that [she was healed], her body began to shake. [She was afraid that because she had disobeyed the law that a woman with such a condition should not touch others, Jesus might scold her for doing that]. She prostrated herself before Jesus. As the other people were listening, she told why she had touched him and how she had been healed immediately.
48 Jésus lui dit: Ma fille, ta foi t’a sauvée; va en paix.
[Jesus] said to her, “(Ma’am/My dear woman), because you believed [PRS] [that I could heal you, I] have healed you. Go [from here, and may you experience God’s] peace [within you].”
49 Comme il parlait encore, survint de chez le chef de la synagogue quelqu’un disant: Ta fille est morte; n’importune pas le maître.
While he was still talking [to her], a man from Jairus’ house came and said to Jairus, “Your daughter has died. So (it is useless that you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]!/why do you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]?) [RHQ]”
50 Mais Jésus, ayant entendu cela, dit au chef de la synagogue: Ne crains pas, crois seulement, et elle sera sauvée.
But when Jesus heard that, he said to Jairus, “Do not think that there is nothing more that can be done. Just believe that [I can help her. If you(sg) do that], she will live again.”
51 Lorsqu’il fut arrivé à la maison, il ne permit à personne d’entrer avec lui, si ce n’est à Pierre, à Jean et à Jacques, et au père et à la mère de l’enfant.
When they arrived outside Jairus’ house, Jesus allowed only Peter, John, James, and the girl’s mother and father to go in Jairus’ house with him.
52 Tous pleuraient et se lamentaient sur elle. Alors Jésus dit: Ne pleurez pas; elle n’est pas morte, mais elle dort.
All the people [there] were crying and beating their chests [to show that they were sad]. But, [knowing that he would cause the girl to live again], he said to them, “Stop crying! She is not dead! She is [just] sleeping [MET]!”
53 Et ils se moquaient de lui, sachant qu’elle était morte.
The people laughed at him, because they knew that [the girl] was dead.
54 Mais il la saisit par la main, et dit d’une voix forte: Enfant, lève-toi.
But [Jesus] took hold of her hand and called to her, saying, “Child, get up!”
55 Et son esprit revint en elle, et à l’instant elle se leva; et Jésus ordonna qu’on lui donnât à manger.
At once her spirit returned [to her body] and she got up. Jesus immediately said, “Give her something to eat!”
56 Les parents de la jeune fille furent dans l’étonnement, et il leur recommanda de ne dire à personne ce qui était arrivé.
Her parents were amazed, but Jesus told them not to tell anyone [else yet] what had happened.
