2 Peter 1
1 I, Simon Peter, [am writing this letter to you. I] serve Jesus Christ, and am an apostle [appointed by] him. [I am sending this letter to you] whom God has caused to believe [in Christ] just like he [caused us(exc) apostles to believe in Christ]. You and we have (equally been given the/both been given the same) privilege of believing in Jesus Christ. He [is] God, he is righteous, he is the one whom we [worship], and he is our Savior.
Syméon Pierre, serviteur et apôtre de Jésus-Christ, à ceux qui ont hérité par la justice de notre Dieu et du sauveur Jésus-Christ, d'une foi aussi précieuse que la nôtre.
2 [I pray that God] will continue to act very kindly towards you, and give you (a deep/very much) [inner] peace, because you [truly] know God and Jesus, who is our Lord.
Grâce et paix vous soient de plus en plus données par la connaissance de Dieu et de Jésus notre Seigneur.
3 [God] [PRS] has given us everything [that we need] in order that we might receive [eternal] life and in order that we might [live] (in a godly way/in a way that pleases him). He gives us that by the power that he has because he is God, and he has also given it to us as a result of our knowing him. He is the wonderful and perfect one who chose us [to be his people].
Dans sa divine puissance, Jésus-Christ nous a dotés de tout ce qui mène à la vie et à la piété, en nous faisant connaître Celui qui nous a appelés, par sa gloire et par sa vertu;
4 Being [glorious and perfect], he has promised us [that he will do] very great and (priceless/very precious) things [for us]. [He has also promised] you that by [believing what he has promised] you will be able to act [righteously], just like God acts [righteously], and that you will be free from being morally depraved/corrupted, and that you will not be [like] those who do not believe in Christ and are morally depraved because of their desire to do things that are evil.
et nous a, par elles, dotés des plus grandes et des plus précieuses promesses, pour vous rendre participants par elles de la nature divine, après vous avoir arrachés au monde, à ses passions et à sa corruption.
5 Because God has done all that, by trying very hard, make sure that you not only believe [in Christ], but that you are also living morally good lives. And make sure that you are not only living morally good lives, but that you also know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely).
— Faites donc de votre côté tous vos efforts pour produire avec votre foi la vertu; avec la vertu, la science;
6 And make sure that you not only know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely), but that you also control what you say and do. And make sure that you not only control what you say and do, but that you are also steadfast/patient. And make sure that you are not only (steadfast/patient when you suffer), but that you are also godly.
avec la science, la tempérance; avec la tempérance, la patience; avec la patience, la piété;
7 And make sure that you not only (are godly/live in a way that pleases God), but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters [ought to have] for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love [others].
avec la piété, la fraternité; avec la fraternité, l'amour.
8 If you do these [things], and if [you do them] more and more, that demonstrates that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ (is very effective/produces good results) [LIT] in your lives.
Posséder et développer en vous ces qualités vous empêchera d'être oisifs, vous fera faire des progrès dans la connaissance de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
9 If these [qualities] are not present in people, it means they are not aware [that these things are important, just like a blind person is not aware of what is around him]. They [think only about earthly matters, just like] [MET] a shortsighted person [sees clearly only things that are near]. It seems that they have forgotten that God has forgiven them for their former sinful lives.
Celui auquel elles manquent est un homme à courte vue, un aveugle, il a oublié qu'il a été purifié de ses anciens péchés.
10 Instead of [acting like those people], try to confirm/prove by the way you conduct your lives that you are among those whom [God] has chosen [DOU] to be his people. If you do that, you will certainly never become separated from God,
C'est pourquoi, mes frères, faites d'autant plus d'efforts pour rendre sûres votre vocation et votre élection. En agissant ainsi, vous ne broncherez jamais,
11 and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
et, de la sorte, l'entrée dans l’éternel Royaume de notre Seigneur et Sauveur Jésus-Christ vous sera largement assurée. (aiōnios g166)
12 I intend to keep on reminding you very frequently [HYP] about these [matters], even though you [already] know them and are firmly convinced that they are true.
Voilà pourquoi j'aurai toujours soin de vous remettre ces choses en mémoire. Vous les connaissez déjà, je le sais, et vous êtes pleins de fermeté dans votre foi en la vérité d'aujourd'hui;
13 I consider it right that I should help you [to continually think about these matters] by reminding you [about them] as long as I am alive [EUP],
mais je considérerai comme un devoir, aussi longtemps que je vivrai, de vous tenir en éveil par mes avertissements.
14 because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
Je sais que je serai tout à coup appelé à plier ma tente; c'est notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ qui me l'a déclaré.
15 Moreover, I will (make every effort/try hard) [by writing these things down] to enable you to remember them at all times after I have died [EUP].
Mais je ferai mon possible pour qu'après ma mort vous conserviez toujours le souvenir de ce que je vous ai dit.
16 We [apostles] told you that our Lord Jesus Christ [acts] powerfully and that he is coming back [some day]. We were not basing [what we told you] on stories that we had cleverly (invented/made up). Instead, we told you what we ourselves saw with our own eyes, that [the] Lord Jesus is supremely great.
Ce ne sont pas des fables adroitement fabriquées que nous vous avons racontées en vous faisant connaître la puissance de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ et en vous parlant de son avènement; non, nous avons été témoins oculaires de sa majesté.
17 God, our Father, greatly honored him when God’s great glory/brightness surrounded him, and God [MTY] said, “This is my Son, whom I love very much; I am very pleased with him.”
En effet, il a reçu de Dieu son Père tout honneur et toute gloire lorsqu'une voix, écho de la gloire suprême, lui parla ainsi: «Voici mon Fils bien-aimé, c'est en lui que je me complais.»
18 We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
Et cette voix, nous l'avons entendue comme elle venait du ciel quand nous étions avec lui sur la montagne sainte.
19 We also have [the Scriptures] that the prophets [wrote about Christ long ago], which are completely reliable/trustworthy. You should (pay attention to/think carefully about) [what they wrote], because [what they wrote enables you to know whether what is taught to you is true or whether it is false] [SIM], like a lamp that is shining in a dark place [enables people to see where they are going] [SIM]. [You should] ([pay attention to/think carefully about]) [what they wrote] until [our Lord Jesus Christ comes back and enables] you [SYN] [to know God fully, which will be like when] [MET] (a day dawns/daylight comes) and the morning star rises [and we can see it clearly].
Et nous tenons pour d'autant plus certaines les paroles des prophètes; vous ferez bien d'y faire attention comme à un flambeau brillant dans un endroit obscur, en attendant que le jour luise et que l'étoile du matin se lève dans vos coeurs.
20 It is important that you realize that no one can interpret/explain by himself [the meaning of] what the prophets wrote [in the Scriptures] without [the help of God’s Spirit] (OR, no [part of the] Scriptures originated with the prophet himself),
Avant tout, sachez ceci: aucune des prophéties de l'Écriture n'est affaire d'interprétation privée;
21 because no human beings decided [to make those prophecies]. On the contrary, those who spoke [messages from God] did that because it was the Holy Spirit who caused them to do [it, and therefore the Spirit must help us to interpret/understand their meaning].
car jamais prophétie n'a été inspirée par le caprice d'un homme, mais c'est poussés par l'Esprit saint que des hommes ont parlé de la part de Dieu.
