Luc 3
La Bible du Semeur
Préparation du ministère de Jésus
Jean-Baptiste, messager de Dieu(A)
3 La quinzième année du règne de l’empereur Tibère[a], Ponce Pilate[b] était gouverneur de la Judée, Hérode régnait sur la Galilée comme tétrarque, son frère Philippe sur l’Iturée et la Trachonitide, Lysanias sur l’Abilène[c]. 2 Hanne et Caïphe étaient grands-prêtres[d].
Cette année-là, Dieu adressa la parole à Jean, fils de Zacharie, dans le désert. 3 Jean se mit à parcourir toute la région du Jourdain. Il appelait les gens à se faire baptiser en signe d’un profond changement[e], afin de recevoir le pardon de leurs péchés. 4 Ainsi s’accomplit ce que le prophète Esaïe avait écrit dans son livre :
On entend la voix de quelqu’un
qui crie dans le désert :
Préparez le chemin pour le Seigneur,
faites-lui des sentiers droits.
5 Toute vallée sera comblée,
toute montagne et toute colline seront abaissées,
les voies tortueuses deviendront droites,
les chemins rocailleux seront nivelés,
6 et tous les hommes verront
le salut de Dieu[f] .
7 Jean disait à ceux qui venaient en foule se faire baptiser par lui : Espèces de vipères ! Qui vous a enseigné à fuir la colère de Dieu qui va se manifester ? 8 Produisez plutôt pour fruits des actes qui montrent que vous avez changé[g]. Ne vous contentez pas de répéter en vous-mêmes : « Nous sommes les descendants d’Abraham ! » Car, regardez ces pierres : je vous déclare que Dieu peut en faire des enfants d’Abraham.
9 La hache est déjà sur le point d’attaquer les arbres à la racine. Tout arbre qui ne produit pas de bon fruit sera coupé et jeté au feu.
10 Les foules lui demandèrent alors : Que devons-nous faire ?
11 Il leur répondit : Si quelqu’un a deux chemises, qu’il en donne une à celui qui n’en a pas. Si quelqu’un a de quoi manger, qu’il partage avec celui qui n’a rien.
12 Il y avait des collecteurs d’impôts qui venaient se faire baptiser. Ils demandèrent à Jean : Maître, que devons-nous faire ?
13 – N’exigez rien de plus que ce qui a été fixé, leur répondit-il.
14 Des soldats le questionnèrent aussi : Et nous, que devons-nous faire ?
– N’extorquez d’argent à personne et ne dénoncez personne à tort : contentez-vous de votre solde.
15 Le peuple était plein d’espoir et chacun se demandait si Jean n’était pas le Messie.
16 Il répondit à tous : Moi je vous baptise dans l’eau. Mais quelqu’un va venir, qui est plus puissant que moi. Je ne suis même pas digne de dénouer la lanière de ses sandales. Lui, il vous baptisera dans le Saint-Esprit et le feu. 17 Il tient en main sa pelle à vanner, pour nettoyer son aire de battage, et il amassera le blé dans son grenier. Quant à la bale, il la brûlera dans un feu qui ne s’éteindra pas.
18 Jean adressait encore beaucoup d’autres recommandations au peuple et lui annonçait la Bonne Nouvelle de l’Evangile.
19 Mais il reprocha au gouverneur Hérode d’avoir épousé Hérodiade, la femme de son demi-frère[h], et d’avoir commis beaucoup d’autres méfaits. 20 Hérode ajouta encore à tous ses crimes celui de faire emprisonner Jean.
Le baptême de Jésus(B)
21 Tout le peuple venait se faire baptiser, et Jésus fut aussi baptisé. Or, pendant qu’il priait, le ciel s’ouvrit 22 et le Saint-Esprit descendit sur lui, sous une forme corporelle, comme une colombe.
Une voix retentit alors du ciel : Tu es mon Fils bien-aimé, tu fais toute ma joie.
La généalogie de Jésus(C)
23 Jésus avait environ trente ans quand il commença à exercer son ministère. Il était, comme on le pensait, le fils de Joseph, dont voici les ancêtres : Héli, 24 Matthath, Lévi, Melki, Yannaï, Joseph, 25 Mattathias, Amos, Nahoum, Esli, Naggaï, 26 Maath, Mattathias, Sémeïn, Yoseh, Yoda, 27 Yoanan, Rhésa, Zorobabel, Shealtiel, Néri, 28 Melki, Addi, Kosam, Elmadam, Er, 29 Jésus, Eliézer, Yorim, Matthath, Lévi, 30 Siméon, Juda, Joseph, Yonam, Eliaqim, 31 Méléa, Menna, Mattata, Nathan, David, 32 Isaï, Obed, Booz, Salma, Nahshôn, 33 Amminadab, Admîn, Arni, Hetsrôn, Pérets, Juda, 34 Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Térah, Nahor, 35 Seroug, Reou, Péleg, Héber, Shélah, 36 Qaïnam, Arpakshad, Sem, Noé, Lémek, 37 Mathusalem, Hénok, Yéred, Maléléel, Qénân, 38 Enosh, Seth, Adam, qui était lui-même fils de Dieu.
Footnotes
- 3.1 Successeur d’Auguste, empereur à Rome de 14 à 37 apr. J.-C. Jean a donc commencé son ministère aux environs de l’année 28.
- 3.1 Ponce Pilate fut gouverneur du territoire israélite de 26 à 36 apr. J.-C.
- 3.1 L’Iturée et la Trachonitide sont deux régions situées au sud-est du Liban. l’Abilène: district situé à 27 kilomètres au nord-ouest de Damas.
- 3.2 Hanne avait été grand-prêtre avant l’an 15. Il continuait à exercer son influence sous Caïphe, son successeur (qui était son gendre), titulaire de l’office de 18 à 36.
- 3.3 Autres traductions : se faire baptiser en signe de repentance, ou pour indiquer qu’ils changeaient de comportement.
- 3.6 Es 40.3-5 cité selon l’ancienne version grecque.
- 3.8 Autre traduction : que vous vous repentez.
- 3.19 Hérode vivait avec sa belle-sœur abandonnée par Philippe, son mari.
Luke 3
BRG Bible
3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.(A)
5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;(B)
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.(C)
7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
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