Matthieu 22
La Bible du Semeur
La parabole des invités(A)
22 Jésus leur parla de nouveau au moyen de paraboles. Il leur dit : 2 Il en est du royaume des cieux comme d’un roi qui célèbre les noces de son fils. 3 Il envoie ses serviteurs convier les invités aux noces. Mais ceux-ci refusent de venir. 4 Alors il envoie d’autres serviteurs pour insister de sa part auprès des invités : « Portez-leur ce message : J’ai préparé mon banquet, j’ai fait tuer mes jeunes taureaux et mes plus belles bêtes, et tout est prêt. Venez donc aux noces. »
5 Mais les invités restent indifférents, et s’en vont, l’un à son champ, l’autre à ses affaires. 6 Les autres s’emparent des serviteurs, les maltraitent et les tuent.
7 Alors le roi se met en colère. Il envoie ses troupes exterminer ces assassins et mettre le feu à leur ville. 8 Ensuite, il dit à ses serviteurs : « Le repas de noces est prêt, mais les invités n’en étaient pas dignes. 9 Allez donc aux carrefours des chemins et invitez au festin tous ceux que vous trouverez. »
10 Alors les serviteurs s’en vont par les routes et rassemblent tous ceux qu’ils rencontrent, méchants et bons, de sorte que la salle des noces se remplit de monde. 11 Le roi entre pour voir l’assistance. Il aperçoit là un homme qui n’a pas d’habit de noces.
12 « Mon ami, lui demande-t-il, comment as-tu pu entrer ici sans être habillé comme il convient pour un mariage ? »
L’autre ne trouve rien à répondre.
13 Alors le roi dit aux serviteurs : « Prenez-le et jetez-le, pieds et poings liés, dans les ténèbres du dehors où il y a des pleurs et d’amers regrets. »
14 Car, beaucoup sont invités, mais les élus sont peu nombreux.
Controverse sur l’impôt dû à César(B)
15 Alors les pharisiens s’éloignèrent et discutèrent entre eux pour trouver une question à poser à Jésus, afin de le prendre au piège par ses propres paroles. 16 Ils lui envoyèrent donc quelques-uns de leurs disciples accompagnés de gens du parti d’Hérode[a]. Ces émissaires lui dirent : Maître, nous savons que tu dis la vérité et que tu enseignes en toute vérité la voie à suivre selon Dieu. Tu ne te laisses influencer par personne, car tu ne regardes pas à la position sociale des gens. 17 Dis-nous donc ce que tu penses de ceci : A-t-on, oui ou non, le droit de payer des impôts à César ?
18 Mais Jésus, connaissant leurs mauvaises intentions, leur répondit : Hypocrites ! Pourquoi me tendez-vous un piège ? 19 Montrez-moi une pièce qui sert à payer cet impôt !
Ils lui présentèrent une pièce d’argent.
20 Alors il leur demanda : Cette effigie et cette inscription, de qui sont-elles ?
21 – De César.
Jésus leur dit alors : Rendez donc à César ce qui revient à César, et à Dieu ce qui revient à Dieu.
22 En entendant cette réponse, ils en restèrent tout déconcertés. Ils le laissèrent donc et se retirèrent.
Controverse sur la résurrection(C)
23 Ce même jour, des sadducéens vinrent le trouver. Ils prétendent que les morts ne ressuscitent pas. Ils lui posèrent la question suivante : 24 Maître, Moïse a donné cet ordre : Si quelqu’un meurt sans avoir d’enfant, son frère devra épouser sa veuve, pour donner une descendance au défunt[b]. 25 Or, il y avait parmi nous sept frères. L’aîné s’est marié, et il est mort sans avoir de descendant. Il a donc laissé sa veuve à son frère. 26 Il est arrivé la même chose au deuxième frère, puis au troisième, et ainsi de suite jusqu’au septième. 27 En fin de compte, la femme est décédée elle aussi. 28 A la résurrection, duquel des sept frères sera-t-elle la femme ? Car ils l’ont tous eue pour épouse.
29 Jésus leur répondit : Vous êtes dans l’erreur, parce que vous ne connaissez pas les Ecritures, ni quelle est la puissance de Dieu. 30 En effet, une fois ressuscités, les hommes et les femmes ne se marieront plus ; ils vivront comme les anges qui sont dans le ciel. 31 Quant à la résurrection des morts, n’avez-vous donc jamais lu ce que Dieu vous a déclaré : 32 Je suis le Dieu d’Abraham, le Dieu d’Isaac, le Dieu de Jacob[c] ? Dieu n’est pas le Dieu des morts, mais le Dieu des vivants.
33 Les foules qui entendaient ses réponses étaient profondément impressionnées par son enseignement.
Le plus grand commandement(D)
34 En apprenant que Jésus avait réduit au silence les sadducéens, les pharisiens se réunirent. 35 L’un d’entre eux, un enseignant de la Loi, voulut lui tendre un piège. Il lui demanda : 36 Maître, quel est, dans la Loi, le commandement le plus grand ?
37 Jésus lui répondit : Tu aimeras le Seigneur, ton Dieu, de tout ton cœur, de toute ton âme et de toute ta pensée[d]. 38 C’est là le commandement le plus grand et le plus important. 39 Et il y en a un second qui lui est semblable : Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même[e]. 40 Tout ce qu’enseignent la Loi et les prophètes est contenu dans ces deux commandements.
Controverse sur l’identité du Messie(E)
41 Comme les pharisiens se trouvaient rassemblés là, Jésus les interrogea à son tour : 42 Quelle est votre opinion au sujet du Messie ? D’après vous, de qui descend-il ?
– De David, lui répondirent-ils.
43 – Alors, comment se fait-il que David, parlant sous l’inspiration de l’Esprit de Dieu, l’appelle Seigneur ? En effet, il déclare :
44 Le Seigneur a dit à mon Seigneur :
Viens siéger à ma droite[f]
jusqu’à ce que j’aie mis ╵tes ennemis ╵à terre sous tes pieds[g].
45 Si donc David l’appelle son Seigneur, comment est-il possible que le Messie soit son descendant ?
46 Nul ne fut capable de lui donner un mot de réponse et, à partir de ce jour-là, personne n’osa plus lui poser de question.
Footnotes
- 22.16 Le parti d’Hérode comprenait les Juifs qui soutenaient le règne d’Hérode Antipas et voulaient qu’un membre de la famille hérodienne remplace le gouverneur romain.
- 22.24 Dt 25.5.
- 22.32 Ex 3.6, 15.
- 22.37 Dt 6.5.
- 22.39 Lv 19.18.
- 22.44 La droite du roi est la place d’honneur (Ps 45.10 ; 1 R 2.19).
- 22.44 Ps 110.1.
馬太福音 22
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
王宴客的比喻
22 耶穌又用比喻對他們說: 2 「天國就像一個王為兒子籌備婚宴。 3 他派奴僕去請受邀的客人,可是客人都不肯赴宴。 4 王再派其他奴僕去,說,『去告訴被邀請的人,我的宴席已經備好,公牛和肥畜都宰了,一切都預備妥當,來赴婚宴吧!』 5 那些人卻毫不理會地走了,一個去種田,一個去做買賣, 6 其餘的竟然抓住王的奴僕,把他們羞辱一番後殺了。 7 王大怒,派軍隊去剿滅凶手,燒毀他們的城。
8 「然後,他對奴僕說,『婚宴已預備好了,只是被邀請的人不配。 9 所以你們到街頭巷尾,把所有見到的人都請來。』 10 奴僕到街上把遇到的人都請了來,好人壞人都有,大廳裡滿了客人。
11 「王出來會見在座的客人,發現有一個人沒有穿禮服, 12 就問他,『朋友,你來這裡怎麼不穿婚宴的禮服呢?』那人無言以對。 13 王便吩咐侍從,『把他手腳綁起來丟到外面的黑暗裡,讓他在那裡哀哭切齒。』」
14 耶穌又說:「被邀請的人多,選上的人少。」
以納稅問題刁難耶穌
15 那時,法利賽人出去策劃怎樣從耶穌的話裡找把柄陷害祂。 16 他們派了自己的門徒跟希律黨人一同去問耶穌:「老師,我們知道你誠實無偽,按真理傳上帝的道,你不徇情面,不以貌取人。 17 那麼請告訴我們,納稅給凱撒對不對呢?」
18 耶穌看出了他們的惡意,就說:「你們這些偽君子,為什麼試探我呢? 19 拿一個納稅用的錢幣來給我看。」他們就拿給祂一個銀幣。
20 耶穌問他們:「上面刻的是誰的像和名號?」
21 他們說:「凱撒的。」
耶穌說:「那麼,屬於凱撒的東西應該給凱撒,屬於上帝的東西應該給上帝。」 22 他們聽了很驚奇,只好離開祂走了。
論復活
23 同一天,不相信死人會復活的撒都該人也來問耶穌, 24 說:「老師,摩西說,『如果一個人死了,沒有兒女,只留下妻子,他的兄弟就當娶嫂嫂,替哥哥傳宗接代。』 25 從前,我們這裡有弟兄七人,老大結了婚,沒有孩子就死了,把妻子留給了弟弟。 26 二弟、三弟一直到七弟都相繼娶了嫂嫂,都沒留下孩子。 27 最後,那女人也死了。 28 那麼,到復活的時候,她將是誰的妻子呢?因為他們都娶過她。」
29 耶穌說:「你們弄錯了。你們不明白聖經,也不知道上帝的能力。 30 因為到復活的時候,人們將不娶也不嫁,就像天上的天使一樣。
31 「關於死人復活的事,難道你們沒有讀過上帝對你們說過的話嗎? 32 祂說,『我是亞伯拉罕的上帝,以撒的上帝,雅各的上帝。』上帝不是死人的上帝,而是活人的上帝。」 33 眾人聽到祂的教導都很驚奇。
最大的誡命
34 法利賽人聽見耶穌使撒都該人無言以對,就聚集在一起。 35 其中有位律法專家試探耶穌說: 36 「老師,請問律法中哪一條誡命最重要呢?」
37 耶穌回答說:「『你要全心、全情、全意愛主——你的上帝』, 38 這是第一條也是最重要的誡命。 39 第二條也相似,就是『要愛鄰如己』。 40 律法和先知的全部教導都以這兩條誡命為基礎。」
基督的身分
41 耶穌趁著法利賽人聚在那裡,就問他們: 42 「你們對基督有何看法?祂是誰的後裔?」他們答道:「大衛的後裔。」
43 耶穌說:「那麼,為什麼大衛受聖靈感動,稱祂為主呢?大衛曾說,
44 『主對我主說,
你坐在我的右邊,
等我使你的仇敵伏在你腳下。』
45 既然大衛稱基督為主,基督又怎麼會是大衛的後裔呢?」 46 沒人能回答耶穌的問題。從此再沒有人敢用問題來刁難耶穌了。
Matthew 22
New King James Version
The Parable of the Wedding Feast(A)
22 And Jesus answered (B)and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. 4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; (C)my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ 5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. 6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them [a]spitefully, and killed them. 7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out (D)his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not (E)worthy. 9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ 10 So those servants went out into the highways and (F)gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there (G)who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was (H)speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, [b]take him away, and cast him (I)into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 (J)“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(K)
15 (L)Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the (M)Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not [c]regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 But Jesus [d]perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the tax money.”
So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
And He said to them, (N)“Render[e] therefore to Caesar the things that are (O)Caesar’s, and to God the things that are (P)God’s.” 22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.
The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?(Q)
23 (R)The same day the Sadducees, (S)who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 24 saying: “Teacher, (T)Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh. 27 Last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “You are [f]mistaken, (U)not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but (V)are like angels [g]of God in heaven. 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 (W)‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the multitudes heard this, (X)they were astonished at His teaching.
The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?(Y)
34 (Z)But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, (AA)a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, (AB)“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: (AC)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 (AD)On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?(AE)
41 (AF)While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?”
They said to Him, “The (AG)Son of David.”
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying:
44 ‘The(AH) Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’?
45 If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his Son?” 46 (AI)And no one was able to answer Him a word, (AJ)nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore.
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:6 insolently
- Matthew 22:13 NU omits take him away, and
- Matthew 22:16 Lit. look at the face of
- Matthew 22:18 knew
- Matthew 22:21 Pay
- Matthew 22:29 deceived
- Matthew 22:30 NU omits of God
Matthew 22
New International Version
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet(A)
22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like(B) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants(C) to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
4 “Then he sent some more servants(D) and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
5 “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers(E) and burned their city.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners(F) and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good,(G) and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend(H)?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(I)
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”(J)
Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar(K)
15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.(L) “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](M) to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.
Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(N) and to God what is God’s.”
22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.(O)
Marriage at the Resurrection(P)
23 That same day the Sadducees,(Q) who say there is no resurrection,(R) came to him with a question. 24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.(S) 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. 27 Finally, the woman died. 28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”
29 Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures(T) or the power of God. 30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage;(U) they will be like the angels in heaven. 31 But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[b]?(V) He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.(W)
The Greatest Commandment(X)
34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,(Y) the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law,(Z) tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[c](AA) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[d](AB) 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”(AC)
Whose Son Is the Messiah?(AD)
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
“The son of David,”(AE) they replied.
43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,
44 “‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’[e](AF)
45 If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” 46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.(AG)
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
- Matthew 22:32 Exodus 3:6
- Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
- Matthew 22:39 Lev. 19:18
- Matthew 22:44 Psalm 110:1
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