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, pour annoncer la promesse de la vie qui est en Jésus-Christ,
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: que la grâce, la miséricorde et la paix te soient données de la part de Dieu le Père et de Jésus-Christ 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 rends grâces à Dieu, que mes ancêtres ont servi, et que je sers avec une conscience pure, de ce que nuit et jour je me souviens continuellement de toi dans mes prières,
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).
me rappelant tes larmes, et désirant te voir afin d’être 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.
gardant le souvenir de la foi sincère qui est en toi, qui habita d’abord dans ton aïeule Loïs et dans ta mère Eunice, et qui, j’en suis persuadé, habite aussi en toi.
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 t’exhorte à ranimer le don de Dieu que tu as reçu 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 ce n’est pas un esprit de timidité que Dieu nous a donné, mais un esprit de force, d’amour et de sagesse.
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 point honte du témoignage à rendre à notre Seigneur, ni de moi son prisonnier. Mais souffre avec moi pour l’Évangile, par 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 adressé une sainte vocation, non à cause de nos œuvres, mais selon son propre dessein, et selon la grâce qui nous a été donnée en Jésus-Christ avant les temps éternels, (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!
et qui a été manifestée maintenant par l’apparition de notre Sauveur Jésus-Christ, qui a détruit la mort et a mis en évidence la vie et l’immortalité par l’Évangile.
11 I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.
C’est pour cet Évangile que j’ai été établi prédicateur et apôtre, chargé d’instruire les païens.
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].
Et c’est à cause de cela que je souffre ces choses; mais j’en ai point honte, car je sais en qui j’ai cru, et je suis persuadé qu’il a la puissance de garder mon dépôt 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].
Retiens dans la foi et dans la charité qui est en Jésus-Christ le modèle des saines paroles que tu as reçues de moi.
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 le Saint-Esprit 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 que tous ceux qui sont en Asie m’ont abandonné, entre autres Phygelle et Hermogène.
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]).
Que le Seigneur répande sa miséricorde sur la maison d’Onésiphore, car il m’a souvent consolé, et il n’a pas eu honte de mes chaînes;
17 On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.
au contraire, lorsqu’il est venu à Rome, il m’a cherché avec beaucoup d’empressement, 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.
Que le Seigneur lui donne d’obtenir miséricorde auprès du Seigneur en ce jour-là. Tu sais mieux que personne combien de services il m’a rendus à Éphèse.
