Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Je veux, en effet, que vous sachiez combien est grand le combat que je soutiens pour vous et pour ceux qui sont à Laodicée, comme pour tous ceux qui ne me connaissent pas de visage,
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
afin que leurs coeurs soient consolés et qu'ils soient unis dans la charité, pour être enrichis d'une pleine certitude de l'intelligence, de manière à connaître le mystère de Dieu, le Christ,
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
dans lequel sont cachés tous les trésors de la sagesse et de la science.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Je dis cela, afin que personne ne vous abuse par des discours séduisants.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Car, bien qu'absent de corps, je suis avec vous en esprit, et je me réjouis de voir le bon ordre qui règne parmi vous et la fermeté de votre foi en Christ.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Ainsi, comme vous avez reçu le Seigneur Jésus-Christ, marchez unis à lui;
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
soyez enracinés et fondés en lui, affermis par la foi, telle qu'elle vous a été enseignée, et abondez en actions de grâces.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Prenez garde de ne pas vous laisser séduire par la philosophie et par de vaines subtilités, s'inspirant des traditions humaines et des rudiments du monde, et non des enseignements du Christ.
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Car en lui habite corporellement toute la plénitude de la divinité.
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
Et vous, vous avez tout pleinement en lui, qui est le chef de toute souveraineté et de toute puissance.
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
En lui aussi vous avez été circoncis, non d'une circoncision faite par la main de l'homme, mais de la circoncision du Christ, qui consiste dans le dépouillement de notre être charnel.
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Ayant été ensevelis avec lui par le baptême, vous êtes aussi ressuscités avec lui, par la foi en la puissance de Dieu qui l'a ressuscité des morts.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Lorsque vous étiez morts par vos fautes et dans l'incirconcision de votre chair, il vous a fait revivre avec lui; car il nous a pardonné toutes nos fautes.
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
Il a effacé l'acte qui était rédigé contre nous et dont les dispositions nous étaient contraires, et il l'a supprimé, en le clouant à la croix;
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
il a dépouillé les dominations et les puissances, et il les a publiquement livrées en spectacle, en triomphant d'elles par la croix.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Ainsi donc, que personne ne porte un jugement sur vous à propos de ce que vous mangez ou buvez, ou à propos d'une fête, d'une nouvelle lune, ou d'un sabbat;
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
tout cela n'est que l'ombre des choses qui devaient venir, mais le corps est en Christ.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Ne vous laissez pas enlever de prix de la course par ces gens qui, sous prétexte d'humilité, veulent rendre un culte aux anges. S'abandonnant à leurs propres visions, enflés d'un vain orgueil par leur sens charnel,
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
ils ne demeurent pas attachés au chef, de qui tout le corps, soutenu et fortement uni par ses jointures et ses articulations, reçoit le développement qui vient de Dieu.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Si vous êtes morts avec Christ aux rudiments du monde, pourquoi vous laissez-vous imposer ces prescriptions, comme si vous viviez encore dans le monde:
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
Ne prends pas, ne goûte pas, ne touche pas?
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
Toutes ces prescriptions sont pernicieuses par l'abus qu'on en fait, et elles ne s'inspirent que de préceptes et de commandements humains,
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
bien qu'elles se donnent des apparences de sagesse, par un culte volontaire et par une certaine humilité, en n'épargnant pas le corps et en n'ayant point égard à la satisfaction de la chair.
