2 Corinthians 11
1 [But now, because my opponents are saying that Christ sent them to you as his representatives and that he did not send me], please be patient with me, too, [while I say a] few things [that may sound as if] [IRO] [I am praising myself, like] a foolish person [would do. You have been] ([putting up with/tolerating]) [those who teach what is false; ] now then, (put up with/tolerate) me [too].
Plût à Dieu que vous supportiez quelque peu de mon imprudence! mais supportez-moi;
2 I really do care about [what happens to] you, just as God cares about [what happens to you. Just like a father wants his daughter to be sexually pure when he presents her to the man she will marry] [MET], I [want you to belong] to Christ [alone and to no other]. I want to present you [to him] as people who remain faithful to him [only, and who have not believed the deceitful message of those who are teaching what is false].
Car je suis jaloux de vous d’une jalousie de Dieu. En effet, je vous ai fiancés à un époux unique, au Christ, pour vous présenter à lui comme une vierge pure.
3 However, just like [Satan, when he] cunningly [appeared as a] snake, deceived Eve [and caused her to disobey the Lord God], I am concerned that [those teachers] will cause you to think wrongly so that you will no longer [be faithful to] Christ alone.
Mais je crains que comme le serpent séduisit Ève par son astuce, ainsi vos esprits ne se corrompent et ne dégénèrent de la simplicité qui est dans le Christ.
4 [I say that] because some people have come among you who are teaching [their own thoughts about] Jesus. They [are saying about him] things that are [entirely] different from what I taught you. [They are urging] you to receive a [powerful] spirit who [would come to live in you], but it is not the same [Spirit] that you received [from God when you believed in Christ]. They preach [what they call] a good message, and you accept [their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And] you have gladly accepted them and their message!
Car si celui qui vient sous prêchait un autre Christ que celui que nous avons prêché, ou si vous receviez un autre Esprit que celui que vous avez reçu, ou un autre Évangile que celui que vous avez accepté, vous le souffririez avec raison.
5 I consider that [LIT] none of those [men, even though they think of themselves as being] [IRO] extra-special apostles, are in any way greater than I am.
Mais j’estime que je n’ai rien fait de moins que les grands apôtres.
6 [I admit that] I am not an eloquent speaker, but I do know [God’s message]. I have made that clear to you by everything [that I have done among you and by everything that I have taught you].
À la vérité, je suis inhabile pour la parole, mais non pour la science; puisque en toutes choses nous nous sommes entièrement fait connaître à vous.
7 [I refused to accept money] from you as pay for teaching you God’s message about Christ. (It is ridiculous for you to think that what I did was wrong!/Was that wrong?) [RHQ] [I know that by teaching you without pay], I made myself seem [IRO] unimportant to you. [But I did it] to honor you.
Est-ce que j’ai fait une faute en m’humiliant pour vous élever? en vous annonçant gratuitement l’Évangile de Dieu?
8 [Some people might say that it was as though] [IRO] I was robbing other congregations because I accepted money from them in order that I might work among you.
J’ai dépouillé les autres Églises en en recevant ma subsistance pour vous servir.
9 Furthermore, when I was [there] with you and had no [money to buy the things that I needed], I did not cause any [of you] ([to have difficulties by my depending on you/by asking you for money/support]), because our [(inc)] fellow believers who came from [here in] Macedonia [province] brought enough [money for me to buy everything] that I needed. So I have not caused you any difficulty at all [by asking you for money], and I never will [ask you for money] [EUP].
Et quand j’étais près de vous, et que je me trouvais dans le besoin, je n’ai été onéreux à personne; car ce qui me manquait, nos frères venus de Macédoine l’ont fourni; ainsi en toutes choses, j’ai pris et je prendrai soin de n’être pas à charge.
10 [And] as [sure as you know that] everything that Christ says is true, [you can be sure that what] I say [to you now is true. Wherever I go] there in Achaia [province], [I do not let you believers pay me for doing God’s work among you]. And no one will be able to prevent me from boasting [about that].
La vérité du Christ est en moi, que cette gloire ne me sera pas ravie dans les contrées de l’Achaïe.
11 No one should wrongly [RHQ] think that it is because I do not love you that [I do not take pay from you]. God knows [that you truly/really are very dear to me].
Pourquoi? Parce que je ne vous aime pas? Dieu le sait.
12 There are [some men there among you] who would like to be able to say boastfully that they [work among you] just as I do. So, in order to make it impossible [IDM] [for them to say that], I have [refused to accept pay from you], and I will continue doing that.
Mais je fais cela et je le ferai encore pour ôter l’occasion à ceux qui cherchent une occasion de paraître semblables à nous, ce dont ils se glorifient.
13 Those men are lying [when they say that they are] apostles. They work deceitfully. [Even though they say that they work for God, they are working only for themselves]. They try to make people think that Christ [sent them] as his apostles, [but they do not truly represent him].
Car cette sorte de faux apôtres sont des ouvriers trompeurs qui se transforment en apôtres du Christ.
14 I am not surprised [that they act like that], because Satan himself causes people to think [that he has come] as a shining messenger [from God].
Et cela n’est pas étonnant, puisque Satan lui-même se transforme en ange de lumière.
15 So it should not surprise [you] if these men, who [really] serve [Satan, do good things in order] to make you think they [serve God]. Some day God will [punish them] according to what they deserve because of the [evil] things that they do.
Il n’est donc pas étrange que ses ministres se transforment en ministres de justice; leur fin sera selon leurs œuvres.
16 I say again: I do not want any of you to think that my [boasting about myself] is like foolish [people] boast. But even if anyone [thinks that I am boasting about myself like a foolish person boasts, listen to] what I [have to say anyway, just like you listen to those false apostles]. They really [speak] foolishly! Listen to me while I also boast a little.
Je le répète (que nul ne me juge faible de sens, ou du moins souffrez-moi comme peu sensé; de sorte que moi aussi je puisse me glorifier un peu),
17 About the things that I am [going to tell you], boasting confidently [about myself, surely you know that they are not the kind of things] that the Lord [Jesus] would say. Instead, [I will speak] as a foolish [person would speak].
Ce que je dis sur ce sujet de ma gloire, je ne le dis pas selon Dieu, mais comme homme de peu de sens.
18 Because many among you are boasting [about their own work], as unbelievers do, I will also boast [about myself and my work] [MTY, IRO].
Puisque beaucoup se glorifient selon la chair, moi aussi je me glorifierai.
19 [I am sure that you, who think that you are so wise, will accept what I say] because you gladly [accept the] false teachers and the foolish things [that they say].
Car vous supportez volontiers les insensés, étant sages vous-mêmes.
20 When people [treat] you as if they were your bosses, you gladly submit [to them. You think that it is all right when others] force you to provide for their needs. You think that it is all right [when people] take control over you, when they boast about themselves, [or when they insult you by] slapping you in the face.
Vous souffrez même qu’on vous asservisse, qu’on vous dévore, qu’on prenne votre bien, qu’on vous traite avec hauteur, qu’on vous déchire le visage.
21 I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. [Ha! Do you think that] [IRO] I should feel ashamed [because I did not do that?] So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you [some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves].
Je le dis avec honte, comme si nous avions été faibles sur ce point. Au reste, ce que quelqu’un ose (je parle peu sagement) je peux l’oser moi-même.
22 Do [they tell you] that they are Hebrews [and can speak the Hebrew language?] Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. Do they [tell you that they] belong [to God’s people], the nation of Israel? Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. [Do they tell you that] they are descendants of [our great] ancestor Abraham? Well, he is my ancestor, too.
Ils sont Hébreux, et moi aussi; Israélites, et moi aussi; de la race d’Abraham, et moi aussi;
23 [Do they tell you how much] work they have done for Christ? Now I am talking like a crazy person talks [EUP]. Well, I work for Christ much more [than they do. I have been] in prison many more times [than they have. Many times I] have been beaten {[people] have beaten me} very severely [because I believe in and obey Christ]. Many times I almost died [because of serving Christ].
Ils sont ministres du Christ (je parle bien peu en sage), je le suis plus qu’eux, ayant enduré plus de travaux, plus de prisons, une infinité de coups, et ayant été fréquemment exposé à divers genres de mort.
24 On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.
Cinq fois j’ai reçu des Juifs quarante coups de fouet, moins un;
25 On three occasions I was beaten {[Roman] officials beat me} with wooden sticks. On one occasion [a large crowd of people] threw stones at me [to kill me]. On three occasions the ship [that I was traveling on] was wrecked [and sank. On one of those occasions] I was [floating] in the water a night and a day [before I was rescued].
J’ai été trois fois déchiré de verges; j’ai été lapidé une fois; trois fois j’ai fait naufrage; j’ai été un jour et une nuit au profond de la mer;
26 As I have often traveled to other places, [I have often risked losing my life. For example], sometimes I have been in danger [crossing] rivers. [I have been] in danger [traveling in places] where there were bandits. [At times I have been in] danger among people of my own nation, [the Jews], and [at other times I been in] danger among those who are not Jews. [I have been] in danger in cities, and I have been in dangerous situations in barren areas. I have been in dangerous situations [when I was traveling in ships]. [I have been in] danger among people who falsely [claim to be] fellow believers.
Et souvent dans des voyages, dans des périls sur des fleuves, périls de voleurs, périls du côté de ceux de ma race, périls du côté des gentils, périls dans des villes, périls dans des déserts, périls sur mer, périls parmi de faux frères;
27 I have worked very hard [DOU] [to earn] ([a living/what I need]), and often I did not sleep. At times I was hungry and thirsty, and at times I did not have enough time to eat. Sometimes I was cold [because] I did not have enough clothes [to wear].
Dans le travail et les soucis, dans des veilles nombreuses, dans la faim et la soif, dans des jeûnes fréquents, dans le froid et la nudité.
28 In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].
Et outre ces choses, qui sont du dehors, tout ce qui m’assaillit chaque jour, la sollicitude de toutes les Eglises.
29 [Every time that I hear about fellow believers] [RHQ] who are not strong [spiritually], I sympathize with them [and try to help them. Every time that I learn about a fellow believer] [RHQ] who causes [another believer] to do something wrong, that makes me very angry.
Qui est faible, sans que je sois faible? Qui est scandalisé, sans que je brûle?
30 Because [it seems that] it is necessary for me to [continue] boasting [about myself], I will boast about things that [caused some people to think of me] as being weak.
S’il faut se glorifier, c’est de ce qui regarde ma faiblesse que je me glorifierai.
31 God, who is the Father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus, and who is the one [whom we should] praise forever, knows that I am not lying [about this]. (aiōn g165)
Le Dieu et Père de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, qui est béni dans tous les siècles, sait que je ne mens pas. (aiōn g165)
32 [One time when I was] in Damascus [city], the governor whom King Aretas [had appointed] to rule [part of his area, told his soldiers] to guard [the gates of] the city so that they could seize me [if I tried to leave the city].
À Damas, le gouverneur du pays, établi par le roi Arétas, faisait garder la ville des Damascéniens pour me prendre,
33 But [my friends] helped me to escape [by] putting me in a large basket and lowering me [to the ground by a rope] through an opening in the [city] wall. [That was really humiliating]!
Et l’on me descendit par une fenêtre dans une corbeille, le long du mur; et c’est ainsi que j’échappai de ses mains.
