2 Timothy 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter. I am] an apostle whom Christ Jesus chose so that I would do what God wanted. He chose me [to tell people that God] has promised [that they will] live [eternally] as a result of their having a close relationship with Christ Jesus.
Paul, apôtre de Jésus Christ par la volonté de Dieu, selon la promesse de la vie qui est dans le christ Jésus,
2 [I am writing to you], Timothy, whom I love [as if you were] my own son. [I pray that] God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord will [continue to act] kindly to you, be merciful to you, and [cause you to have] inner peace,
à Timothée, [mon] enfant bien-aimé: Grâce, miséricorde, paix, de la part de Dieu le Père et du christ Jésus notre Seigneur!
3 I thank God [for all that he has done for you]. I serve him, and my ancestors [served him, too. I serve him] in a manner that I know to be right. [I thank him] while repeatedly I [pray for you] at night and during the day.
Je suis reconnaissant envers Dieu, que je sers dès mes ancêtres avec une conscience pure, de ce que je me souviens si constamment de toi dans mes supplications, nuit et jour
4 [While I am thanking God for you], I very much want to see you because I remember how you cried [MTY] [when we separated. I want to see you] in order that I may be (filled with joy/very happy).
(désirant ardemment de te voir, me souvenant de tes larmes, afin que je sois rempli de joie, )
5 [I thank God because] I remember that you sincerely believe [in Christ Jesus]. First, your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, [believed in him and], I am (convinced/very sure) that you also believe in him.
me rappelant la foi sincère qui [est] en toi, et qui a d’abord habité dans ta grand-mère Loïs et dans ta mère Eunice, et, j’en suis persuadé, en toi aussi.
6 Because [I am sure that you believe in him], I remind you to do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET] what God has (assigned for/appointed) you to do and what he has enabled you to do. [God] ([assigned for/appointed]) you to do it as a result of my putting my hands [on you to show/indicate that he had chosen you to do his work].
C’est pourquoi je te rappelle de ranimer le don de grâce de Dieu qui est en toi par l’imposition de mes mains;
7 Remember that God has put [his Spirit] within us. [His Spirit does not cause us to be] afraid. Instead, [he causes us to be] powerful [to work for God], and he helps us to love [others] and [to] control what we say and do.
car Dieu ne nous a pas donné un esprit de crainte, mais de puissance, et d’amour, et de conseil.
8 So never be ashamed/reluctant to tell others the message about our Lord. And do not [be ashamed] of me, [even though I am] a prisoner [because I preach about] him. Instead, [be willing to] suffer as I do as you proclaim the message about Christ. [Endure what you will suffer] by letting God empower [you to endure it].
N’aie donc pas honte du témoignage de notre Seigneur, ni de moi son prisonnier, mais prends part aux souffrances de l’évangile, selon la puissance de Dieu,
9 [God] saved us and chose us to conduct our lives in a pure way. It was not our doing good deeds/actions [that caused him to do this for us—something] that we did not deserve. Instead, before (time began/he created the world) he purposed/planned to [be kind to us] as a result of what Christ Jesus [would do for us]. (aiōnios g166)
qui nous a sauvés et nous a appelés d’un saint appel, non selon nos œuvres, mais selon son propre dessein, et sa propre grâce qui nous a été donnée dans le christ Jésus avant les temps des siècles, (aiōnios g166)
10 Now, as a result of our Savior Christ Jesus having come, it has been revealed {he has shown} [that he acts kindly toward us. Specifically, Christ Jesus] has declared that we [will not remain dead after we] die! He has also revealed that, as a result of [our hearing and accepting] the message [about Christ, we] will live [forever in bodies that will] not decay!
mais qui a été manifestée maintenant par l’apparition de notre Sauveur Jésus Christ, qui a annulé la mort et a fait luire la vie et l’incorruptibilité par l’évangile;
11 I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.
pour lequel moi j’ai été établi prédicateur et apôtre et docteur des nations.
12 So, even though I suffer [here in this prison], I am not ashamed [of being here] (OR, I am very confident), because I know [Christ Jesus], the one whom I have trusted, and I am convinced/sure that he is able to keep safe the good message that he has entrusted to me (OR, the things that I have entrusted [to him]), and that he will reward me at the time [MTY] [when he comes again].
C’est pourquoi aussi je souffre ces choses; mais je n’ai pas de honte, car je sais qui j’ai cru, et je suis persuadé qu’il a la puissance de garder ce que je lui ai confié, jusqu’à ce jour-là.
13 Be sure that you tell others the same correct message that you heard from me. [And as you tell it], keep trusting [in Christ Jesus] and keep loving [others] as Christ Jesus [enables you to do].
Aie un modèle des saines paroles que tu as entendues de moi, dans la foi et l’amour qui est dans le christ Jésus.
14 Do not let anyone persuade you to change the [good message that] God has entrusted/given to you. Allow the Holy Spirit who lives in us to [direct what you say].
Garde le bon dépôt par l’Esprit Saint qui habite en nous.
15 You know that [almost] all [the believers] in Asia [province] have (turned away from/abandoned) me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Tu sais ceci, que tous ceux qui sont en Asie, du nombre desquels sont Phygelle et Hermogène, se sont détournés de moi.
16 [But I pray that] the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus for the following reasons: Often he cheered me up and, [even though] I was a prisoner [MTY], he was not ashamed (of me/[to admit he was] my [friend]).
Le Seigneur fasse miséricorde à la maison d’Onésiphore, car il m’a souvent consolé et n’a point eu honte de ma chaîne,
17 On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.
mais, quand il a été à Rome, il m’a cherché très soigneusement et il m’a trouvé.
18 [I pray that] the Lord will be kind to him on that day [MTY] [when he, the Lord, will judge people]. And how much Onesiphorus served [me] in Ephesus [city], you know very well.
Le Seigneur lui fasse trouver miséricorde de la part du Seigneur dans ce jour-là; et tu sais mieux [que personne] combien de services il a rendus dans Éphèse.
