2 Corinthians 4
1 So, because God has acted so kindly [toward me], enabling [me to teach] this great [message to people], I never get [so] discouraged [that I stop teaching it].
C'est pourquoi ayant ce Ministère selon la miséricorde que nous avons reçue, nous ne nous relâchons point.
2 And I have determined that we [(exc)] will be honest [LIT] in everything that we do. We will not [do anything that would cause] us to be ashamed [if people found out about it]. We never try to deceive [you with clever arguments, as some other people do]. We never [try to deceive you] by changing God’s message, [as those same people do]. Instead, we always teach [people only] the truth [about Christ], and we teach it clearly. Knowing that God is watching what we do, we [teach his message in an honest way, with the result that] no one can [accuse] us [(exc) of being deceitful].
Mais nous avons entièrement rejeté les choses honteuses que l'on cache, ne marchant point avec ruse, et ne falsifiant point la parole de Dieu, mais nous rendant approuvés à toute conscience des hommes devant Dieu, par la manifestation de la vérité.
3 And if, [as some of you say, some people are] not able to understand the message [that we teach about Christ, it is not because we do not teach it clearly]. It is because those people [do not want to believe it]. They are going to perish eternally.
Que si notre Évangile est encore voilé, il ne l'est que pour ceux qui périssent.
4 [Satan, who is] the one [who rules] this world, controls the thoughts of those unbelievers. He prevents them from understanding the message about how wonderful Christ is. [They are not able to understand that] Jesus is like God [in every way]. (aiōn g165)
Desquels le Dieu de ce siècle a aveuglé les entendements, [c'est-à-dire], des incrédules, afin que la lumière de l'Évangile de la gloire de Christ, lequel est l'image de Dieu, ne leur resplendît point. (aiōn g165)
5 That is why, [when we(exc) teach people], we do not boast about ourselves, [as some people say that we do]. Instead, [we teach you] that Jesus Christ is our Lord. We ourselves are [only] your servants. [We want to honor and obey] Jesus.
Car nous ne nous prêchons pas nous-mêmes, mais [nous prêchons] Jésus-Christ le Seigneur; et [nous déclarons] que nous sommes vos serviteurs pour l'amour de Jésus.
6 When God [created the world], he commanded the light to shine [where there was nothing but] darkness. He is the one who has [made his message about Jesus to be like] [MET] a light shining into our [(inc)] minds. [God] has done that [for all of us who believe in Jesus. He has done that so that we will understand that when people saw] Christ, they saw how awesome God himself was.
Car Dieu qui a dit que la lumière resplendît des ténèbres, est celui qui a relui dans nos cœurs, pour manifester la connaissance de la gloire de Dieu qui se trouve en Jésus-Christ.
7 [This work that God has given to] us [(exc)] is [MET] [like] a very valuable treasure. But we who have that treasure [are as weak as fragile] [MET] clay pots. [God has planned it like that] in order that [people] will know that the power [that changes lives] is God’s power, and not any power of our own.
Mais nous avons ce trésor dans des vaisseaux de terre, afin que l'excellence de cette force soit de Dieu, et non pas de nous.
8 We are continually oppressed {[People] continually oppress us} in many ways, but [we have] not been prevented {[God has] not [allowed them to] prevent us} [from teaching the message about Jesus Christ]. We often do not know what to do [in difficult situations], but we never say, “God has abandoned us.”
Étant affligés à tous égards, mais non pas réduits entièrement à l'étroit; étant en perplexité, mais non pas sans secours.
9 [We are frequently] persecuted {[People frequently] cause us to suffer}, but [God] never abandons us. [Sometimes we are] badly wounded {[people] badly wound us}, but [God does] not [allow] us [to] be killed {[them to] kill us}.
Etant persécutés, mais non pas abandonnés; étant abattus, mais non pas perdus.
10 [Wherever we(exc) go], we continually [realize that because people killed] Jesus, [people may] kill us [for teaching his message. But we are willing to go on living this way] in order that [people] will know that Jesus is alive and [that he is directing] us [SYN].
Portant toujours partout en notre corps, la mort du Seigneur Jésus, afin que la vie de Jésus soit aussi manifestée en notre corps.
11 [So, although] we are [still] alive, we always realize that we may be killed {that [people some day] may kill us} because [we teach about] Jesus. [God allows us to suffer] in order that [people] will see that Jesus is alive and that he is [strengthening] our bodies that are some day going to die.
Car nous qui vivons, nous sommes toujours livrés à la mort pour l'amour de Jésus, afin que la vie de Jésus soit aussi manifestée en notre chair mortelle.
12 So [I conclude that although] we [apostles] are constantly [suffering and may soon] die, [the result of that is that all of] you [have now received eternal] life.
De sorte que la mort se déploie en nous, mais la vie en vous.
13 We are not discouraged. We are like [the person who] wrote [in the Scriptures], “[God], I trusted [in you] and so I continue speaking [your message].” We [(exc)] also trust [in God], so we continue speaking [his message].
Or ayant un même esprit de foi, selon qu'il est écrit: j'ai cru, c'est pourquoi j'ai parlé; nous croyons aussi, et c'est aussi pourquoi nous parlons.
14 [We do this] because we [(exc)] know that [although people might kill us, God], who caused the Lord Jesus to live again after he died, will also cause us [(exc)] to live again [after we die. God will do this because we belong to] Jesus. [And then God] will bring us [(exc)], together with you, to be with him.
Sachant que celui qui a ressuscité le Seigneur Jésus, nous ressuscitera aussi par Jésus, et nous fera comparaître en sa présence avec vous.
15 [So I say that] all these things [that we(exc) suffer] happen in order to help you. [We have suffered all this] in order that more and more people, [as a result of hearing that God will] kindly/freely [forgive their sins], will thank [him and praise him. Then] they will greatly honor him [and worship him].
Car toutes choses sont pour vous, afin que cette grande grâce abonde à la gloire de Dieu, par le remerciement de plusieurs.
16 So, [because we know that as a result of our suffering many people will honor God], we [(exc)] never get so discouraged [that we stop teaching his message]. Although our bodies are getting weaker, [God] encourages us every day and strengthens us spiritually.
C'est pourquoi nous ne nous relâchons point; mais quoique notre homme extérieur déchée, toutefois l'intérieur est renouvelé de jour en jour.
17 [I know that] all these troubles that [happen to us in this life are] not significant and will not last forever. [When we think of] the glorious things [that God is preparing] for us [to enjoy] forever [in heaven], all [our suffering now] is not important. (aiōnios g166)
Car notre légère affliction, qui ne fait que passer, produit en nous un poids éternel d'une gloire souverainement excellente: (aiōnios g166)
18 That is why we say, “We will not continue thinking about [all the suffering that we] are experiencing now. Even though [we] cannot see [all the things that God has prepared for us in heaven], those are what we should be thinking about.” [That is how we should think], because [all these troubles] that [we(exc)] have [now] will last only a short time. But what [we will have in heaven], what [we] cannot see [now], will last forever. (aiōnios g166)
Quand nous ne regardons point aux choses visibles, mais aux invisibles; car les choses visibles ne sont que pour un temps, mais les invisibles sont éternelles. (aiōnios g166)
