Matthieu 14
Louis Segond
14 En ce temps-là, Hérode le tétrarque, ayant entendu parler de Jésus, dit à ses serviteurs: C'est Jean Baptiste!
2 Il est ressuscité des morts, et c'est pour cela qu'il se fait par lui des miracles.
3 Car Hérode, qui avait fait arrêter Jean, l'avait lié et mis en prison, à cause d'Hérodias, femme de Philippe, son frère,
4 parce que Jean lui disait: Il ne t'est pas permis de l'avoir pour femme.
5 Il voulait le faire mourir, mais il craignait la foule, parce qu'elle regardait Jean comme un prophète.
6 Or, lorsqu'on célébra l'anniversaire de la naissance d'Hérode, la fille d'Hérodias dansa au milieu des convives, et plut à Hérode,
7 de sorte qu'il promit avec serment de lui donner ce qu'elle demanderait.
8 A l'instigation de sa mère, elle dit: Donne-moi ici, sur un plat, la tête de Jean Baptiste.
9 Le roi fut attristé; mais, à cause de ses serments et des convives, il commanda qu'on la lui donne,
10 et il envoya décapiter Jean dans la prison.
11 Sa tête fut apportée sur un plat, et donnée à la jeune fille, qui la porta à sa mère.
12 Les disciples de Jean vinrent prendre son corps, et l'ensevelirent. Et ils allèrent l'annoncer à Jésus.
13 A cette nouvelle, Jésus partit de là dans une barque, pour se retirer à l'écart dans un lieu désert; et la foule, l'ayant su, sortit des villes et le suivit à pied.
14 Quand il sortit de la barque, il vit une grande foule, et fut ému de compassion pour elle, et il guérit les malades.
15 Le soir étant venu, les disciples s'approchèrent de lui, et dirent: Ce lieu est désert, et l'heure est déjà avancée; renvoie la foule, afin qu'elle aille dans les villages, pour s'acheter des vivres.
16 Jésus leur répondit: Ils n'ont pas besoin de s'en aller; donnez-leur vous-mêmes à manger.
17 Mais ils lui dirent: Nous n'avons ici que cinq pains et deux poissons.
18 Et il dit: Apportez-les-moi.
19 Il fit asseoir la foule sur l'herbe, prit les cinq pains et les deux poissons, et, levant les yeux vers le ciel, il rendit grâces. Puis, il rompit les pains et les donna aux disciples, qui les distribuèrent à la foule.
20 Tous mangèrent et furent rassasiés, et l'on emporta douze paniers pleins des morceaux qui restaient.
21 Ceux qui avaient mangé étaient environ cinq mille hommes, sans les femmes et les enfants.
22 Aussitôt après, il obligea les disciples à monter dans la barque et à passer avant lui de l'autre côté, pendant qu'il renverrait la foule.
23 Quand il l'eut renvoyée, il monta sur la montagne, pour prier à l'écart; et, comme le soir était venu, il était là seul.
24 La barque, déjà au milieu de la mer, était battue par les flots; car le vent était contraire.
25 A la quatrième veille de la nuit, Jésus alla vers eux, marchant sur la mer.
26 Quand les disciples le virent marcher sur la mer, ils furent troublés, et dirent: C'est un fantôme! Et, dans leur frayeur, ils poussèrent des cris.
27 Jésus leur dit aussitôt: Rassurez-vous, c'est moi; n'ayez pas peur!
28 Pierre lui répondit: Seigneur, si c'est toi, ordonne que j'aille vers toi sur les eaux.
29 Et il dit: Viens! Pierre sortit de la barque, et marcha sur les eaux, pour aller vers Jésus.
30 Mais, voyant que le vent était fort, il eut peur; et, comme il commençait à enfoncer, il s'écria: Seigneur, sauve-moi!
31 Aussitôt Jésus étendit la main, le saisit, et lui dit: Homme de peu de foi, pourquoi as-tu douté?
32 Et ils montèrent dans la barque, et le vent cessa.
33 Ceux qui étaient dans la barque vinrent se prosterner devant Jésus, et dirent: Tu es véritablement le Fils de Dieu.
34 Après avoir traversé la mer, ils vinrent dans le pays de Génésareth.
35 Les gens de ce lieu, ayant reconnu Jésus, envoyèrent des messagers dans tous les environs, et on lui amena tous les malades.
36 Ils le prièrent de leur permettre seulement de toucher le bord de son vêtement. Et tous ceux qui le touchèrent furent guéris.
Matthew 14
Legacy Standard Bible
John the Baptist Beheaded
14 (A)At that [a]time (B)Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus, 2 and said to his servants, “(C)This is John the Baptist; [b]he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 For when (D)Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him (E)in prison because of (F)Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. 4 For John had been saying to him, “(G)It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 And although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they were regarding [c]John as (H)a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of (I)Herodias danced [d]before them and pleased (J)Herod, 7 so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Now having been prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of [e]his dinner guests. 10 And he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took away the body and buried [f]it; and they went and reported to Jesus.
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
13 (K)Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by Himself; and when the crowds heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 And when He went [g]ashore, He (L)saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and (M)healed their sick.
15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already [h]late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!” 17 But they *said to Him, “We have here only (N)five loaves and two fish.” 18 And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 And ordering the crowds to [i]sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He (O)blessed the food. And breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, 20 and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full (P)baskets. 21 And there were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Sea
22 (Q)Immediately He [j]made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 And after He had sent the crowds away, (R)He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was already many [k]stadia away from the land, [l]being battered by the waves; for the wind was [m](S)against them. 25 And in (T)the [n]fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. 26 Now when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is (U)a ghost!” And they cried out [o]in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “(V)Take courage, [p]it is I; (W)do not be afraid.”
28 And Peter answered and said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 And He said, “Come!” And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “(X)You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are truly (Y)God’s Son!”
34 (Z)And when they had crossed over, they came to land at (AA)Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place [q]recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick; 36 and they were pleading with Him that they might just touch (AB)the fringe of His garment; and as many as (AC)touched it were cured.
Footnotes
- Matthew 14:1 Or occasion
- Matthew 14:2 Or he, himself
- Matthew 14:5 Lit him
- Matthew 14:6 Lit in the midst
- Matthew 14:9 Lit those who reclined at the table with him
- Matthew 14:12 Lit him
- Matthew 14:14 Lit out
- Matthew 14:15 Lit past
- Matthew 14:19 Lit recline
- Matthew 14:22 Lit compelled
- Matthew 14:24 A stadion was approx. 607 ft. or 185 m
- Matthew 14:24 Lit tormented
- Matthew 14:24 Lit contrary
- Matthew 14:25 3-6 a.m.
- Matthew 14:26 Lit from
- Matthew 14:27 Or I am He, cf. John 4:26; 8:18, 24, 28; 13:19; 18:5, 6
- Matthew 14:35 Or knew
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