Mt 22:1-14 (Catholique Crampon)

¹ Jésus, prenant la parole, leur parla de nouveau en paraboles, et il dit : ² " Le royaume des cieux est semblable à un roi qui fit les noces de son fils. ³ Il envoya ses serviteurs appeler ceux qui avaient été invités aux noces, et ils ne voulurent pas venir. ⁴ Il envoya encore d'autres serviteurs, disant : " Dites aux invités : Voilà que j'ai préparé mon festin ; on a tué mes boeufs et mes animaux gras ; tout est prêt : venez aux noces. " ⁵ Mais ils n'en tinrent pas compte, et ils s'en allèrent, l'un à son champ, l'autre à son négoce ; ⁶ et les autres se saisirent des serviteurs, les outragèrent et les tuèrent. ⁷ Le roi entra en colère, envoya ses armées, extermina ces meurtriers et brûla leur ville. ⁸ Alors il dit à ses serviteurs : " La noce est prête, mais les invités n'en étaient pas dignes. ⁹ Allez donc aux carrefours des chemins, et tous ceux que vous trouverez, invitez-les aux noces. " ¹⁰ Ces serviteurs sortirent sur les chemins, rassemblèrent tous ceux qu'ils trouvèrent, mauvais et bons ; et la salle des noces fut remplie de convives. ¹¹ Le roi entra pour voir ceux qui étaient à table et il aperçut là un homme qui n'était point revêtu d'un habit de noce ; ¹² et il lui dit : "ami, comment es-tu entré ici sans avoir un habit de noce ?" Et lui resta muet. ¹³ Alors le roi dit aux servants : " Liez-lui pieds et mains, et jetez-le dans les ténèbres extérieurs : là il y aura les pleurs et le grincement de dents. ¹⁴ Car il y a beaucoup d'appelés, mais peu d'élus.

Mt 22:1-14 (King James)

   ¹ And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, ² The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, ³ And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. ⁴ Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. ⁵ But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: ⁶ And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. ⁷ But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. ⁸ Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. ⁹ Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. ¹⁰ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. ¹¹ And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: ¹² And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. ¹³ Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹⁴ For many are called, but few are chosen.