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JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Et Jésus se remit à leur parler en paraboles:	1 And responding, Jesus again spoke to them in parables, saying:
2 "Il en va du Royaume des Cieux comme d'un roi qui fit un festin de noces pour son fils.	2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was king, who celebrated a wedding for his son.
3 Il envoya ses serviteurs convier les invités aux noces, mais eux ne voulaient pas venir.	3 And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding. But they were not willing to come.
4 De nouveau il envoya d'autres serviteurs avec ces mots: "Dites aux invités: Voici, j'ai apprêtémon banquet, mes taureaux et mes bêtes grasses ont été égorgés, tout est prêt, venez aux noces.	4 Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell the invited: Behold, I have prepared my meal. My bulls and fatlings have been killed, and all is ready. Come to the wedding.’
5 Mais eux, n'en ayant cure, s'en allèrent, qui à son champ, qui à son commerce;	5 But they ignored this and they went away: one to his country estate, and another to his business.
6 et les autres, s'emparant des serviteurs, les maltraitèrent et les tuèrent.	6 Yet truly, the rest took hold of his servants and, having treated them with contempt, killed them.
7 Le roi fut pris de colère et envoya ses troupes qui firent périr ces meurtriers et incendièrent leurville.	7 But when the king heard this, he was angry. And sending out his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and he burned their city.
8 Alors il dit à ses serviteurs: La noce est prête, mais les invités n'en étaient pas dignes.	8 Then he said to his servants: ‘The wedding, indeed, has been prepared. But those who were invited were not worthy.
9 Allez donc aux départs des chemins, et conviez aux noces tous ceux que vous pourrez trouver.	9 Therefore, go out to the ways, and call whomever you will find to the wedding.’
10 Ces serviteurs s'en allèrent par les chemins, ramassèrent tous ceux qu'ils trouvèrent, les mauvaiscomme les bons, et la salle de noces fut remplie de convives.	10 And his servants, departing into the ways, gathered all those whom they found, bad and good, and the wedding was filled with guests.
11 "Le roi entra alors pour examiner les convives, et il aperçut là un homme qui ne portait pas latenue de noces.	11 Then the king entered to see the guests. And he saw a man there who was not clothed in a wedding garment.
12 Mon ami, lui dit-il, comment es-tu entré ici sans avoir une tenue de noces? L'autre resta muet.	12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how is it that you have entered here without having a wedding garment?’ But he was dumbstruck.
13 Alors le roi dit aux valets: Jetez-le, pieds et poings liés, dehors, dans les ténèbres: là seront lespleurs et les grincements de dents.	13 Then the king said to the ministers: ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 Car beaucoup sont appelés, mais peu sont élus.	14 For many are called, but few are chosen.’ ”
15 Alors les Pharisiens allèrent se concerter en vue de le surprendre en parole;	15 Then the Pharisees, going out, took counsel as to how they might entrap him in speech.
16 et ils lui envoient leurs disciples, accompagnés des Hérodiens, pour lui dire: "Maître, noussavons que tu es véridique et que tu enseignes la voie de Dieu en vérité sans te préoccuper de qui que ce soit, cartu ne regardes pas au rang des personnes.	16 And they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and that the influence of others is nothing to you. For you do not consider the reputation of men.
17 Dis-nous donc ton avis: Est-il permis ou non de payer l'impôt à César?"	17 Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?”
18 Mais Jésus, connaissant leur perversité, riposta: "Hypocrites! pourquoi me tendez-vous unpiège?	18 But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Faites-moi voir l'argent de l'impôt." Ils lui présentèrent un denier	19 Show me the coin of the census tax.” And they offered him a denarius.
20 et il leur dit: "De qui est l'effigie que voici? Et l'inscription?" Ils disent:	20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”
21 "De César." Alors il leur dit: "Rendez donc à César ce qui est à César, et à Dieu ce qui est àDieu."	21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Then render to Caesar what is of Caesar; and to God what is of God.”
22 A ces mots ils furent tout surpris et, le laissant, ils s'en allèrent.	22 And hearing this, they wondered. And having left him behind, they went away.
23 Ce jour-là, des Sadducéens, gens qui disent qu'il n'y a pas de résurrection, s'approchèrent de luiet l'interrogèrent en disant:	23 In that day, the Sadducees, who say there is to be no resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,
24 "Maître, Moïse a dit: Si quelqu'un meurt sans avoir d'enfants, son frère épousera la femme, sabelle-soeur, et suscitera une postérité à son frère.	24 saying: “Teacher, Moses said: If anyone will have died, having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and he shall raise up offspring to his brother.
25 Or il y avait chez nous sept frères. Le premier se maria, puis mourut sans postérité, laissant safemme à son frère.	25 Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first, having taken a wife, died. And having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother:
26 Pareillement le deuxième, puis le troisième, jusqu'au septième.	26 similarly with the second, and the third, even to the seventh.
27 Finalement, après eux tous, la femme mourut.	27 And last of all, the woman also passed away.
28 A la résurrection, duquel des sept sera-t-elle donc la femme? Car tous l'auront eue."	28 In the resurrection, then, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”
29 Jésus leur répondit: "Vous êtes dans l'erreur, en ne connaissant ni les Ecritures ni la puissance deDieu.	29 But Jesus responded to them by saying: “You have gone astray by knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 A la résurrection, en effet, on ne prend ni femme ni mari, mais on est comme des anges dans leciel.	30 For in the resurrection, they shall neither marry, nor be given in marriage. Instead, they shall be like the Angels of God in heaven.
31 Quant à ce qui est de la résurrection des morts, n'avez-vous pas lu l'oracle dans lequel Dieu vousdit:	31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken by God, saying to you:
32 Je suis le Dieu d'Abraham, le Dieu d'Isaac et le Dieu de Jacob? Ce n'est pas de morts mais devivants qu'il est le Dieu!"	32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33 Et les foules, qui avaient entendu, étaient frappées de son enseignement.	33 And when the crowds heard this, they wondered at his doctrine.
34 Apprenant qu'il avait fermé la bouche aux Sadducéens, les Pharisiens se réunirent en groupe,	34 But the Pharisees, hearing that he had caused the Sadducees to be silent, came together as one.
35 et l'un d'eux lui demanda pour l'embarrasser:	35 And one of them, a doctor of the law, questioned him, to test him:
36 "Maître, quel est le plus grand commandement de la Loi?"	36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Jésus lui dit: "Tu aimeras le Seigneur ton Dieu de tout ton coeur, de toute ton âme et de tout tonesprit:	37 Jesus said to him: “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
38 voilà le plus grand et le premier commandement.	38 This is the greatest and first commandment.
39 Le second lui est semblable: Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même.	39 But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 A ces deux commandements se rattache toute la Loi, ainsi que les Prophètes."	40 On these two commandments the entire law depends, and also the prophets.”
41 Comme les Pharisiens se trouvaient réunis, Jésus leur posa cette question:	41 Then, when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them,
42 "Quelle est votre opinion au sujet du Christ? De qui est-il fils?" Ils lui disent: "De David" --	42 saying: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
43 "Comment donc, dit-il, David parlant sous l'inspiration l'appelle-t-il Seigneur quand il dit:	43 He said to them: “Then how can David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying:
44 Le Seigneur a dit à mon Seigneur: Siège à ma droite, jusqu'à ce que j'aie mis tes ennemisdessous tes pieds?	44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?’
45 Si donc David l'appelle Seigneur, comment est-il son fils?"	45 So then, if David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?”
46 Nul ne fut capable de lui répondre un mot. Et à partir de ce jour personne n'osa plus l'interroger.	46 And no one was able to respond to him a word. And neither did anyone dare, from that day forward, to question him.