2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
En effet, nous savons que si cette maison de terre que nous habitons présentement se dissout, nous avons une autre maison construite par Dieu, non par la main des hommes, et éternelle dans les cieux. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
Et pour cela nous gémissons, désirant d’être revêtus de notre habitation qui est du ciel;
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Si toutefois nous sommes trouvés vêtus, et non pas nus.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Car, pendant que nous sommes dans cette tente, nous gémissons tous sous sa pesanteur, parce que nous ne voulons pas être dépouillés, mais revêtus par-dessus, en sorte que ce qu’il y a de mortel soit absorbé par la vie.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Or celui qui nous a formés pour cet état même, c’est Dieu, qui nous a donné le gage de l’Esprit
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
Ainsi, toujours pleins de confiance, sachant que, pendant que nous sommes dans ce corps, nous voyageons loin du Seigneur
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
(Car c’est par la foi que nous marchons, et non par une claire vue);
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Oui, pleins de confiance, nous aimons mieux sortir de ce corps, et aller jouir de la présence du Seigneur.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
C’est pourquoi, soit absents, soit présents, nous faisons tous nos efforts pour lui plaire.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Car nous devons tous comparaître devant le tribunal du Christ, afin que chacun reçoive ce qui est dû à son corps, selon ce qu’il a fait ou de bien ou de mal.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
Sachant donc combien le Seigneur est redoutable, nous tâchons de persuader les hommes, mais nous sommes connus de Dieu. Or j’espère que nous sommes aussi connus dans vos consciences.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Nous ne nous recommandons pas de nouveau auprès de vous, mais nous vous donnons occasion de vous glorifier à notre sujet, afin que vous ayez quoi répondre à ceux qui se glorifient en apparence, mais non dans le cœur.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Car si nous sommes emportés comme hors de nous-mêmes, c’est pour Dieu; si nous sommes plus retenus, c’est pour vous.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Parce que la charité du Christ nous presse; considérant que si un seul est mort pour tous, donc tous sont morts;
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
Et le Christ est mort pour tous, afin que ceux qui vivent ne vivent plus pour eux, mais pour celui qui est mort pour eux, et est ressuscité.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
C’est pourquoi, dès ce moment, nous ne connaissons plus personne selon la chair. Et si nous avons connu le Christ selon la chair, maintenant nous ne le connaissons plus ainsi.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Si donc quelqu’un est en Jésus-Christ, il est une créature nouvelle; les choses anciennes ont passé: voilà que tout est devenu nouveau.
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Et le tout vient de Dieu, qui nous a réconciliés à lui par le Christ, et nous a confié le ministère de la réconciliation;
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Car c’est Dieu qui était dans le Christ, se réconciliant le monde, ne leur imputant point leurs péchés, et qui a mis en nous la parole de la réconciliation.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
Nous faisons donc les fonctions d’ambassadeurs pour le Christ, Dieu exhortant par notre bouche. Nous vous en conjurons par le Christ, réconciliez-vous à Dieu.
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Car celui qui ne connaissait point le péché, il l’a rendu péché pour l’amour de nous, afin qu’en lui nous devinssions justice de Dieu.
