2 Corinthians 9
1 Now [I want to write] more about the gift [of money] [EUP] that [you and other believers are preparing to send] to the believers [in Judea province]. I do not [really] need to [continue writing to you about it],
Car pour ce qui est du service envers les saints, il est superflu que je vous en écrive;
2 because I already know that you really want to help them. In fact, I have been boasting [about you], telling the [believers here in] Macedonia [province] that [you people in] Achaia [province] have been ready to help, since last year. As a result, because you are very eager to help [the believers in Judea province], you have made most of [the believers here in Macedonia province also want] to give [a gift].
car je connais votre promptitude, au sujet de laquelle je me glorifie de vous auprès des Macédoniens, [leur disant] que l’Achaïe est prête dès l’année passée; et le zèle de chez vous a excité la généralité [des frères];
3 However, I am sending Titus and the other two believers in order that [they will be able to help you finish collecting the money. Then when I and others arrive later, the people with me will see for themselves that] the things that I have been boasting about you are true [LIT]. [I want] you [to have your gift] ready [for us(exc) to take to Jerusalem], just like I have been telling others that you were ready.
mais j’ai envoyé les frères, afin que ce en quoi nous nous sommes glorifiés de vous ne soit pas mis à néant à cet égard, afin que, comme je l’ai dit, vous soyez prêts,
4 When I come, if any of [the believers from] Macedonia come with me, [I do not want them to find that your gift is] [MTY, EUP] not ready. If that were [to happen], I would be very ashamed, and you yourselves would be even more ashamed.
de peur que si des Macédoniens venaient avec moi et ne vous trouvaient pas prêts, nous (pour ne pas dire vous), nous ne soyons confus de cette assurance.
5 So that is why I felt that it was necessary to urge these [three] believers to go [and visit] you before I [come. In that way, they would be able to help you finish] collecting the generous gift [EUP] that had been promised by you {you had said you would give}. [If you do that, not only will] the gift be ready [by the time that we arrive, but everyone will see that you have given because you really want to give, and] not because anyone has forced you to give.
J’ai donc estimé nécessaire de prier les frères d’aller au préalable vers vous, et de compléter d’avance votre libéralité, annoncée d’avance, afin qu’elle soit ainsi prête comme une libéralité et non comme une chose extorquée.
6 Do not forget this: “[A farmer] who sows only a few [seeds] will not gather/reap a large [harvest], but the one who sows a lot [of seeds] will gather/reap a large [harvest] [MET].” [Similarly, if you give just a little to help others, God will give you only a few blessings. But if you give willingly and cheerfully to help people, you will receive in return many blessings from God].
Or [je dis] ceci: Celui qui sème chichement moissonnera aussi chichement, et celui qui sème libéralement moissonnera aussi libéralement.
7 Each of you should decide how much you [(sg)] should give, [and then give that amount]. You [(sg)] should not [be thinking to yourself], “[I really] do not want to give this money.” [And you(sg) should] not give [just] because someone tells [you to give. Instead, you should give willingly and cheerfully], because God loves those who give cheerfully.
Que chacun [fasse] selon qu’il se l’est proposé dans son cœur, non à regret, ou par contrainte, car Dieu aime celui qui donne joyeusement.
8 Moreover, God can enable you to [give to others cheerfully. If you give that way], God will [in return] give you many good blessings. He will do that so that at all times you will always have everything that you need. Indeed, you will have even more [than you need. As a result, you will be able to do] many more good things [to help others].
Mais Dieu est puissant pour faire abonder toute grâce envers vous, afin qu’ayant toujours en toutes choses tout ce qui suffit, vous abondiez pour toute bonne œuvre,
9 [Those who give willingly and cheerfully will be rewarded like the man about whom] it is written {[about whom] (someone/the Psalmist) wrote} in the Scriptures, He generously [helps others], [he gives to those] who are poor. [God will remember] the good things that he did, [and reward him with] good things forever. (aiōn g165)
selon qu’il est écrit: « Il a répandu, il a donné aux pauvres, sa justice demeure éternellement ». (aiōn g165)
10 [God always] gives seeds to farmers to plant, and also gives them food to eat. [So, similarly, God will] always make it possible for you to have enough money [MET], so that you will be able more and more to generously [help those who are needy].
Or celui qui fournit de la semence au semeur et du pain à manger, fournira et multipliera votre semence, et augmentera les fruits de votre justice,
11 [God] will [give you] many blessings in many different ways as a result of your generously [helping others]. Furthermore, [the] generous [gift that you are getting ready for] us [(exc) to take to the believers in Judea province] will cause [many people] to thank God.
étant de toute manière enrichis pour une entière libéralité, qui produit par nous des actions de grâces à Dieu.
12 [Also remember that] when you give money to [EUP] help God’s people, you not only give them what they need, but also, [because of that], [many people will] thank God very much [for you and for what you have done].
Parce que l’administration de cette charge, non seulement comble les besoins des saints, mais aussi abonde par beaucoup d’actions de grâces [rendues] à Dieu;
13 As a result of your giving [money to help others], they will praise God, not only because you have believed the good message about Christ, but also because you have [generously given some of your possessions] so that they and other [believers will all have] ([enough/their needs supplied]).
puisque, par l’expérience qu’ils font de ce service, ils glorifient Dieu pour la soumission dont vous faites profession à l’égard de l’évangile du Christ, et pour la libéralité de vos dons envers eux et envers tous,
14 Also, when they pray for you, [asking God to bless you, they will remember how grateful they are] [IDM] that God [caused you to give] very willingly and cheerfully.
et par les supplications qu’ils font pour vous, étant animés d’une ardente affection envers vous, à cause de la surabondante grâce de Dieu [qui repose] sur vous.
15 [Finally, we should all] thank God [because he gave us the greatest gift of all when he sent his Son to save/rescue us(inc)] ([from the guilt of our sin/from being punished for our sin]). That is a gift too wonderful for anyone to be able to tell about completely!
Grâces à Dieu pour son don inexprimable!
