Mc 6:14-29 (Catholique Crampon)

¹⁴ Et le roi Hérode entendit parler (de Jésus), car son nom était devenu célèbre, et il disait : "Jean Le Baptiste est ressuscité des morts : voilà pourquoi le pouvoir thaumaturgique agit en lui." ¹⁵ D'autres disaient : "c'est Élie ;" et d'autres disaient : "c'est un prophète, comme l'un des (anciens) prophètes." ¹⁶ Ce qu'Hérode ayant entendu, il disait : ";ce Jean, que j'ai fait décapiter, il est ressuscité." ¹⁷ Car c'était lui, Hérode, qui avait envoyé arrêter Jean, et l'avait fait mettre en prison chargé de chaînes, à cause d'Hérodiade, la femme de Philippe, son frère, qu'il avait épousée. ¹⁸ Jean en effet disait à Hérode : "il ne t'est pas permis d'avoir la femme de ton frère." ¹⁹ Hérodiade lui gardait rancune et voulait le faire mourir, mais elle ne le pouvait pas, ²⁰ car Hérode craignait Jean, le sachant homme juste et saint, et il le préservait ; en l'écoutant il était dans la perplexité, mais il l'écoutait volontiers. ²¹ Il arriva un jour propice, quand Hérode, pour l'anniversaire de sa naissance, donna un festin à ses grands, aux tribuns et aux principaux de la Galilée. ²² La fille d'Hérodiade elle-même, étant entrée, dansa et plus à Hérode et aux convives. Et le roi dit à la jeune fille : demande-moi ce que tu voudras, et je te le donnerai." ²³ Et il lui fit serment : "quoi que ce soit que tu me demandes, je te le donnerai, fût-ce la moitié de mon royaume." ²⁴ Elle sortit et dit à sa mère : "que demanderai-je ? " Celle-ci dit : ";la tête de Jean le Baptiste. " ²⁵ Rentrant aussitôt avec empressement vers le roi, elle lui fit cette demande : ";je veux que tu me donnes, à l'instant, sur un plateau, la tête de Jean le Baptiste." ²⁶ Le roi, très attristé, ne voulut pas, à raison des serments et des convives, la repousser. ²⁷ Envoyant aussitôt un garde, le roi commanda d'apporter sa tête. Il s'en alla décapiter Jean dans la prison, ²⁸ et il apporta sa tête sur un plateau ; il la donna à la jeune fille, et la jeune fille la donna à sa mère. ²⁹ Ses disciples, l'ayant appris, vinrent prendre son corps et le mirent dans un tombeau.

Mc 6:14-29 (King James)

   ¹⁴ And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. ¹⁵ Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. ¹⁶ But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. ¹⁷ For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. ¹⁸ For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. ¹⁹ Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: ²⁰ For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. ²¹ And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; ²² And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. ²³ And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. ²⁴ And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. ²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. ²⁶ And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. ²⁷ And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, ²⁸ And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. ²⁹ And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.