1 Corinthians 15
1 Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
Je vous rappelle, frères, l'Évangile que je vous ai annoncé et que vous avez reçu, dans lequel aussi vous demeurez fermes,
2 If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
et par lequel vous êtes sauvés, si vous le retenez tel que je vous l'ai annoncé. — autrement, vous auriez cru en vain!
3 The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
En effet, je vous ai transmis, avant toutes choses, cet enseignement que j'ai reçu moi-même: c'est que Christ est mort pour nos péchés, selon les Écritures;
4 His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
il a été enseveli; il est ressuscité le troisième jour, selon les Écritures;
5 After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
il a été vu de Céphas, ensuite des Douze.
6 Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
Après cela, il a été vu, en une seule fois, de plus de cinq cents frères, dont la plupart sont encore vivants aujourd'hui, et dont quelques-uns sont morts.
7 Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
Puis il a été vu de Jacques, et ensuite de tous les apôtres.
8 Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
Enfin, après eux tous, il s'est aussi fait voir à moi, comme à je ne sais quel avorton.
9 The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
Car je suis le moindre des apôtres, moi qui ne suis pas digne d'être appelé apôtre, puisque j'ai persécuté l'Église de Dieu.
10 But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
Mais c'est par la grâce de Dieu que je suis ce que je suis, et la grâce qu'il m'a faite n'a pas été vaine. Au contraire, j'ai travaillé beaucoup plus qu'eux tous, non pas moi pourtant, mais la grâce de Dieu qui est avec moi.
11 So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
Ainsi donc, que ce soit moi, que ce soit eux, voilà ce que nous prêchons et ce que vous avez cru.
12 So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
Or, si l'on prêche que Christ est ressuscité des morts, comment quelques-uns d'entre vous peuvent-ils dire qu'il n'y a point de résurrection des morts?
13 If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
S'il n'y a point de résurrection des morts. Christ non plus n'est pas ressuscité.
14 And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
Et si Christ n'est pas ressuscité, notre prédication est donc vaine, et votre foi aussi est vaine.
15 [If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Il se trouve même que nous sommes de faux témoins de Dieu, puisque nous avons témoigné, en contradiction avec Dieu, qu'il a ressuscité le Christ, — tandis qu'il ne l'a pas ressuscité, s'il est vrai que les morts ne ressuscitent pas.
16 But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
En effet, si les morts ne ressuscitent pas. Christ n'est pas non plus ressuscité.
17 If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
Et si Christ n'est pas ressuscité, votre foi est vaine; vous êtes encore dans vos péchés.
18 And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
Alors aussi, ceux qui se sont endormis en Christ sont à jamais perdus.
19 In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
Si nous n'avons d'espérance en Christ que pour cette vie seulement, nous sommes les plus misérables de tous les hommes!
20 But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
Mais maintenant, Christ est ressuscité des morts, et il est les prémices de ceux qui sont morts.
21 What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
En effet, puisque la mort est venue par un homme, c'est par un homme aussi qu'est venue la résurrection des morts.
22 Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
Comme tous meurent en Adam, de même tous revivront en Christ,
23 But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
mais chacun à son propre rang: Christ est les prémices; puis ceux qui sont à Christ ressusciteront à son avènement.
24 Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
Ensuite viendra la fin, quand il remettra le royaume à Dieu, le Père, après avoir détruit tout empire, toute domination et toute puissance;
25 You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
car il faut qu'il règne, jusqu'à ce qu'il ait mis tous ses ennemis sous ses pieds.
26 The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
— L'ennemi qui sera détruit le dernier, c'est la mort. —
27 [In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
Dieu, en effet, a mis toutes choses sous ses pieds; mais quand il est dit que toutes choses lui sont soumises, il est évident qu'il faut excepter Celui qui lui a soumis toutes choses.
28 After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
Puis, quand toutes choses lui auront été soumises, alors le Fils lui-même sera soumis à Celui qui lui a soumis toutes choses, afin que Dieu soit tout en tous.
29 [Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
Autrement, que feraient ceux qui se font baptiser pour les morts? Si absolument les morts ne ressuscitent pas, pourquoi se font-ils baptiser pour eux?
30 Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
Et pourquoi nous-mêmes sommes-nous à toute heure en péril?
31 My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Je suis chaque jour exposé à la mort, aussi vrai, frères, que vous êtes pour moi un sujet de gloire en Jésus-Christ, notre Seigneur.
32 [If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
Si c'est dans des vues humaines que j'ai combattu contre les bêtes à Éphèse, quel avantage m'en revient-il? Si les morts ne ressuscitent pas, mangeons et buvons, car demain nous mourrons!.
33 Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
Ne vous y trompez pas: les mauvaises compagnies corrompent les bonnes moeurs.
34 Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
Revenez à la raison, comme il convient, et ne péchez point; car il y en a qui n'ont aucune connaissance de Dieu, je le dis à votre honte.
35 But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
Mais quelqu'un dira: Comment les morts ressuscitent-ils, et avec quel corps reviennent-ils?
36 [Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
Insensé, ce que tu sèmes ne reprend pas vie, si d'abord il ne meurt.
37 A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
Et quant à ce que tu sèmes, ce n'est pas le corps qui naîtra, que tu sèmes, mais un simple grain, de blé peut-être, ou de quelque autre semence.
38 God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
Et Dieu lui donne le corps qu'il a trouvé bon de lui donner, à chaque semence le corps qui lui est propre.
39 [Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
Toute chair n'est pas la même chair; mais autre est la chair des hommes, autre la chair des bêtes, autre celle des oiseaux, autre celle des poissons.
40 Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
Il y a aussi des corps célestes et des corps terrestres; mais l'éclat des corps célestes est différent de celui des corps terrestres.
41 The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
Autre est l'éclat du soleil, autre l'éclat de la lune, autre l'éclat des étoiles; et même une étoile diffère en éclat d'une autre étoile.
42 And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
Il en est ainsi de la résurrection des morts. Le corps est semé corruptible, il ressuscite incorruptible;
43 We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
il est semé méprisable, il ressuscite glorieux; il est semé infirme, il ressuscite plein de force;
44 The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
il est semé corps animal, il ressuscite corps spirituel. S'il y a un corps animal, il y a aussi un corps spirituel;
45 [In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
c'est ainsi qu'il est écrit: «Le premier homme, Adam, a été fait âme vivante» Le dernier Adam est esprit vivifiant.
46 But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
Mais ce n'est pas ce qui est spirituel qui vient le premier, c'est ce qui est animal; ce qui est spirituel vient ensuite.
47 The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
Le premier homme, étant de la terre, est terrestre; le second homme est du ciel.
48 Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
Tel est le terrestre, tels sont aussi les terrestres; tel est le céleste, tels sont aussi les célestes.
49 And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
Et comme nous avons porté l'image de celui qui est terrestre, nous porterons aussi l'image de celui qui est. céleste.
50 My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
Ce que j'affirme, frères, c'est que la chair et le sang ne peuvent hériter le royaume de Dieu, et que la corruption n'hérite point l'incorruptibilité.
51 But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
Voici un mystère que je vous révèle: nous ne mourrons pas tous, mais tous nous serons changés,
52 [It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
en un instant, en un clin d'oeil, au son de la dernière trompette; car la trompette sonnera, et les morts ressusciteront incorruptibles, et nous serons changés.
53 And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
Il faut, en effet, que ce corps corruptible revête l'incorruptibilité, et que ce corps mortel revête l'immortalité.
54 When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
Et quand ce corps corruptible aura revêtu l'incorruptibilité, et que ce corps mortel aura revêtu l'immortalité, alors s'accomplira cette parole de l'Ecriture: «La mort a été engloutie dans la victoire.»
mort, où est ta victoire? mort, où est ton aiguillon? (Hadēs g86)
56 It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
Or, l'aiguillon de la mort, c'est le péché; et la puissance du péché, c'est la loi.
57 But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
Mais grâces soient rendues à Dieu, qui nous donne la victoire par notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ!
58 So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
Ainsi donc, mes frères bien-aimés, soyez fermes, inébranlables, et abondez toujours plus dans l'oeuvre du Seigneur, sachant que votre travail n'est pas vain auprès du Seigneur.
