1 John 2
1 You who are very dear to me, I am writing this to you [to say], “Do not sin!” But if any of you [believers] sins, [God can forgive you because] we have Jesus Christ, who is the righteous one, who speaks to the Father on our behalf [and asks him to forgive us].
Mes petits enfants, je vous écris ceci pour que vous ne péchiez point. Cependant, si quelqu’un pèche, nous avons pour avocat auprès du Père, Jésus-Christ le Juste.
2 [Remember that Jesus Christ] voluntarily sacrificed [his own life for us, so that as a result God forgives] our sins. [Yes, God is able to forgive] our sins, but not only ours! [He is] also [able to forgive] the sins of people everywhere!
Et il est lui-même propitiation pour nos péchés; non-seulement pour les nôtres, mais aussi pour ceux de tout le monde.
3 [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we (know/have a close relationship with) [God]. [If we] obey what he commands [us to do, that shows us that we have a close relationship with him. So we must always obey what he commands us to do].
Or ce qui nous assure que nous le connaissons, c’est si nous gardons ses commandements.
4 Those who say, “We (know/have a close relationship with) God,” and do not obey what [God] commands [us to do], are liars. They are not conducting their lives according to [God’s] true message.
Celui qui dit le connaître et ne garde pas ses commandements est un menteur, et la vérité n’est pas en lui.
5 But those who obey what [God] commands them to do are the people who love God in the manner in which he wants us to. [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we have a close relationship with God:
Mais celui qui garde sa parole a vraiment en lui l’amour parfait de Dieu; et c’est par là que nous connaissons que nous sommes en lui.
6 If we say that we are living as God wants us to, we should [conduct our lives] as Christ [did].
Celui qui dit qu’il demeure en lui doit marcher lui-même comme il a marché.
7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new [additional] command to you. Instead, I am writing to you a command which was given to you when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ]. That command is [part of] the message that you have [always] heard.
Mes bien-aimés, ce n’est pas un commandement nouveau que je vous écris, mais le commandement ancien que vous avez reçu dès le commencement; et ce commandement ancien, c’est la parole que vous avez entendue.
8 Nevertheless, [I can say that] the command I am writing to you is a new command. [It is new because] what Christ [did] was new, and what you [are doing] is new, because [you have been ceasing to conduct your lives in a morally impure manner] and [are now truly conducting your lives in a pure manner. That is like] [MET] no longer [living in] darkness. Instead, [it is like] living where a brilliant light is already shining.
Cependant je vous écris un commandement nouveau, qui est vrai en lui et en vous, parce que les ténèbres sont passées, et que déjà luit la vraie lumière.
9 Those who claim that they are [pure in every way, like people] [MET] living in the light, but hate any of their fellow believers, are still [behaving in an impure manner, like] [MET] [people who are continually living] in darkness.
Celui qui dit être dans la lumière, et qui hait son frère, est encore dans les ténèbres.
10 But those who love their fellow believers [are continuing to conduct their lives like people] who are living in the light. They are people who please [God] [LIT]. [So you should love your fellow believers].
Celui qui aime son frère demeure dans la lumière, et le scandale n’est point en lui.
11 But those who hate any of their fellow believers are still [conducting their lives in an impure way, like] [MET] [people who are living] in darkness. They do not know that they will eventually destroy themselves [eternally]. They have become [spiritually] blind [PRS, MET], [unaware of spiritual truth].
Mais celui qui hait son frère est dans les ténèbres, marche dans les ténèbres, et ne sait où il va, parce que les ténèbres ont aveuglé ses yeux.
12 I am writing [this] to you [whom I love as though] [MET] [you were my] little children, to you who are [spiritually mature people who are like] [MET] fathers, and to you [spiritually vigorous/strong people who are like] [MET] young men. Remember that your sins have been forgiven {[God] has forgiven your sins} on account of what Christ [MTY] [has done]. You now know [Christ, the one] who always existed. You have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
Je vous écris, petits enfants, parce que vos péchés vous sont remis en son nom.
Je vous écris, pères, parce que vous avez connu celui qui est dès le commencement. Je vous écris, jeunes gens, parce que vous avez vaincu le malin.
14 [I will say it again]: I have written [this] to you because you have come to know the Father, because you now know [Christ, the one] who always existed, because you are [spiritually] strong, because you continue to [obey] God’s word, and because you have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
Je vous écris, enfants, parce que vous avez connu le Père. Je vous écris, jeunes hommes, parce que vous êtes forts, que la parole de Dieu demeure en vous, et que vous avez vaincu le malin.
15 Do not desire [to conduct you lives in the evil manner in which] godless [people in] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives], and do not love anything that [the evil people] in the world [MTY] [consider to be good]. Those who desire [to conduct their lives in the evil manner in which other people of] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives] do not [really] love [God], their Father, [at all].
N’aimez point le monde ni ce qui est dans le monde. Si quelqu’un aime le monde, la charité du Père n’est pas en lui.
16 Keep in mind that all [the evil human desires] in the world [are actions/things such as these]: [People] desire to do [what] their self-directed nature [strongly desires]. [People] desire [to possess] whatever (appeals to their senses/they see or hear about). [People] boast about the material things that they possess. [Such evil ways of living] do not originate/come from the Father! Instead they originate/come from [the (godless people in] the world/people in the world who conduct their lives in a manner that displeases God) [MTY]!
Parce que tout ce qui est dans le monde est convoitise de la chair, convoitise des yeux, orgueil de la vie; or cela ne vient pas du Père, mais du monde.
17 The [godless people in] the world [MTY], along with what they desire, will disappear, but those who do what God wants [them to do] will live forever! You know that it is now the final period of this age when there are liars who deny that Jesus is God’s Chosen One. But you have the power of God’s Spirit and you know what is true and what is false. So continue to live according to the true message that you heard when you began to believe in Christ, in order that you may continue to live united both to God’s Son and to the Father. (aiōn g165)
Or le monde passe, et sa concupiscence aussi; mais celui qui fait la volonté de Dieu demeure éternellement. (aiōn g165)
18 [You who are very dear to me], it is [now] (the final part [MTY] [of this age/] final [period of time before Jesus returns]). Just like you heard [from us apostles] that a person who opposes Christ will come/appear, even now there are many people who oppose Christ. That is why we know that it is the final part [of this age] (OR, [before Jesus returns]) [MTY].
Mes petits enfants, cette heure-ci est la dernière heure; et comme vous avez entendu que l’Antéchrist vient, il y a maintenant beaucoup d’Antéchrists: d’où nous savons que c’est la dernière heure.
19 The [people who oppose Christ] refused to remain in our congregations, but they never [really] (belonged with us/were fellow believers). If they had (belonged with us/been fellow believers), they would have remained with us. But because [they left, everyone] can clearly know that none of them (belongs with us/is a fellow believer).
Ils sont sortis d’avec nous, mais ils n’étaient pas de nous; car s’ils avaient été de nous, ils seraient certainement demeurés avec nous.
20 But as for you, you have been given the power of [God’s Spirit, which comes from Christ] (OR, [God]), the Holy One. [As a result], you all know [how to] ([distinguish false teaching from/recognize what is false teaching and what is]) [the true message].
Pour vous, vous avez reçu du Saint l’onction, et vous connaissez toutes choses.
21 I am writing [this letter] to you, not because you do not know [what is God’s] true message, but because you do know [what it is]. You also know that no false message originates/comes from [God, who is the source of all] truth.
Aussi je ne vous ai pas écrit comme si vous ignoriez la vérité, mais comme la connaissant, et sachant qu’aucun mensonge ne vient de la vérité.
22 The [worst] liars are the ones who deny that Jesus is (the Messiah/the one whom God chose to rescue us). They are [the ones that we told you about], the ones who oppose Christ. They refuse to acknowledge/admit that [God is] the Father and that [Jesus is his] Son (OR, the one who is also God).
Qui est le menteur? sinon celui qui nie que Jésus soit le Christ? Celui-là est l’Antéchrist, qui nie le Père et le Fils.
23 Those who refuse to acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son do not have a relationship with the Father. But those who acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son [not only have a relationship with God’s Son, but they] have a relationship with the Father also.
Quiconque nie le Fils ne reconnaît pas le Père; qui confesse le Fils reconnaît aussi le Père.
24 [So], as for you, you must continue to conduct your lives according to [the true message] that you heard when you began [MTY] [to believe in Christ]. If you continue to [do that], you will continue to have a close relationship with both [God’s] Son and the Father.
Pour vous, que ce que vous avez entendu dès le commencement demeure en vous, vous demeurerez, vous aussi, dans le Fils et dans le Père.
Et la promesse qu’il nous a faite lui-même, c’est la vie éternelle. (aiōnios g166)
26 I have written this to you [to] ([warn you] about/tell you to beware of) those [who want to] deceive you [concerning the truth about Christ].
Voilà ce que je vous écris à l’égard de ceux qui vous séduisent.
27 As for you, God’s Spirit, whom you received from Christ, remains in you. So you do not need anyone to teach you [anything else that they claim/say is the truth]. God’s Spirit is teaching you all [of God’s truth that you need to know]. God’s Spirit is truthful and never says anything that is false. So continue to conduct your lives in the way that [he has] taught you.
Pour vous, que l’onction que vous avez reçue de lui demeure en vous. Vous n’avez pas besoin que quelqu’un vous instruise; mais ce que son onction vous enseigne de toutes choses est vrai, et n’est pas un mensonge. Ainsi, comme il vous l’a enseigné, demeurez en lui.
28 Now, [while some people are trying to persuade you to accept their false teaching, I urge] you, who are all very dear to me, to continue to [have a close relationship with] Christ. [We need to do that] in order that we may be confident [that he will accept us] when he comes back again. If we do that, we will not be ashamed [when we stand] before [him] when he comes.
Oui, mes petits enfants, demeurez en lui, afin que lorsqu’il apparaîtra, nous ayons confiance, et que nous ne soyons pas confondus à son avènement.
29 Since you know that [Christ] always does what is right, you know that all those who continue doing what is right are the ones who have become children of God.
Si vous savez qu’il est juste, sachez aussi que quiconque pratique la justice, est né de lui.
