< Hebrews 13 >

1 Continue to love your fellow believers.
Persévérez dans l’amour fraternel.
2 Do not forget to be hospitable to needy travelers [LIT]. You need to know that by being hospitable, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
N’oubliez pas l’hospitalité; quelques-uns en la pratiquant ont, à leur insu, logé des anges.
3 Remember [to help] those who are in prison [because they are Christians], as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are being mistreated {whom people are mistreating} [because they are believers. As you do that], consider that you you could suffer as they do.
Souvenez-vous des prisonniers, comme si vous étiez aussi prisonniers; et de ceux qui sont maltraités, comme étant vous aussi dans un corps.
4 You must (respect/keep sacred) the marriage relationship in every way, and you must keep sexual relations [EUP] pure, because God will surely condemn those who act immorally and those who act adulterously.
Que le mariage soit honoré de tous, et le lit conjugal exempt de souillure, car Dieu condamnera les impudiques et les adultères.
5 Live without constantly coveting money, and be content with the things you possess, remembering what [Moses] wrote [that God] has said [about supplying what you need], I will never leave you, I will never stop providing for you [DOU].
Que votre conduite soit exempte d’avarice, vous contentant de ce que vous avez; car Dieu lui-même a dit: « Je ne te délaisserai point et ne t’abandonnerai point »;
6 So we can say confidently [as the Psalmist said], Since the Lord is the one who helps me, I will not be afraid! People can do nothing to me [that will deprive me of God’s blessings] [RHQ].
de sorte que nous pouvons dire en toute assurance: « Le Seigneur est mon secours, je ne craindrai rien; que pourraient me faire les hommes? »
7 Your spiritual leaders used to tell you the message from God [before they died]. Remember how they conducted their lives. By considering (how they died/what resulted from how they lived), imitate how they believed [in Christ/God].
Souvenez-vous de ceux qui vous conduisent, qui vous ont annoncé la parole de Dieu; et considérant quelle a été l’issue de leur vie, imitez leur foi.
8 Jesus Christ [is] the same now as he was previously, and he will be the same forever. (aiōn g165)
Jésus-Christ est le même hier et aujourd’hui; il le sera éternellement. (aiōn g165)
9 [So], do not let yourselves be diverted {let anything divert you} so that you believe various teachings [that are contrary to God’s truth]. It is good that God acts kindly toward us so that we may be strengthened spiritually. [Obeying rules about] various foods, rules that have not benefited those who obeyed them, will not benefit us.
Ne vous laissez pas entraîner par des doctrines diverses et étrangères, car il vaut mieux affermir son cœur par la grâce, que par des aliments, qui n’ont servi de rien à ceux qui s’y attachent.
10 We have [Jesus] [MTY]. All those who continue to observe the Jewish rituals [MTY] of sacrifice have no right to obtain the benefits of his sacrifice [MET].
Nous avons un autel dont ceux-là n’ont pas le droit de manger qui restent au service du tabernacle.
11 After the high priest brings into the most holy place the blood of animals [that they have sacrificed to atone] for sins, the bodies of those animals are burned {they burn the bodies of those animals} outside the camp.
Car pour les animaux dont le sang, expiation du péché, est porté dans le sanctuaire par le grand prêtre, leurs corps sont brûlés hors du camp.
12 Similarly, Jesus suffered [and died] outside the gate [of Jerusalem] in order that he might make [us], his people, holy by [offering] his own blood [as a sacrifice to atone for our sins].
C’est pour cela que Jésus aussi, devant sanctifier le peuple par son sang, a souffert hors de la porte.
13 So, we must abandon [performing Jewish] sacrifices and rituals [MET] [in order to be saved], and let us go to Jesus [to be saved]. As we do that, we must [be willing to] let others reproach us just like people reproached Jesus.
Donc, pour aller à lui, sortons hors du camp, en portant son opprobre.
14 Here on earth, we believers do not have a city [such as Jerusalem where we must] continually [offer sacrifices] [MET]. Instead, we are waiting for a future [heavenly] city [that will last forever].
Car nous n’avons pas ici-bas de cité permanente, mais nous cherchons celle qui est à venir.
15 With [the help of] Jesus, we must continually praise God. That will be something we can sacrifice [to him] [MET] [instead of our sacrificing animals only at specific times]. Specifically, we must say openly [MTY] [that we have trusted] in Christ [MTY].
Que ce soit donc par lui que nous offrions sans cesse à Dieu « un sacrifice de louange », c’est-à-dire « le fruit de lèvres » qui célèbrent son nom.
16 Be continually [LIT] doing good deeds [for others], and be continually sharing [with others the things you have], because doing things like that will [also] be [as though you are offering] sacrifices that will please God.
Et n’oubliez pas la bienfaisance et la libéralité; car Dieu se plaît à de tels sacrifices.
17 Obey your [spiritual] leaders; do what they tell you, since they are the ones who are looking out for your spiritual welfare [SYN]. [Some day] they will have to stand before God so that he can say if he approves of what they have done. Obey them in order that they can do the work of guarding you joyfully, and not have to do it sadly, because if you cause them to do it sadly, that will certainly not help you at all (OR, they will not be able to help you at all).
Obéissez à ceux qui vous conduisent, et ayez pour eux de la déférence, car ils veillent sur vos âmes comme devant en rendre compte, — afin qu’ils le fassent avec joie, et non en gémissant; ce qui ne vous serait pas avantageux.
18 Pray for me. I am certain that I have not done anything that displeases God. I have tried to act honorably [toward you] in every way.
Priez pour nous; car nous sommes assurés d’avoir une bonne conscience, voulant en toutes choses nous bien conduire.
19 I urge you earnestly to pray that [God] will quickly remove the things that hinder my coming to you.
C’est avec instance que je vous conjure de le faire, afin que je vous sois plus tôt rendu.
20 Jesus [provides for us], [protects us, and guides us as] a great shepherd does for his sheep [MET]. And God, who gives us [inner] peace, brought our Lord Jesus back to life. By doing that, God ratified his eternal covenant with us by the blood [that flowed from Jesus when he died on the] cross. (aiōnios g166)
Que le Dieu de la paix, — qui a ramené d’entre les morts celui qui, par le sang d’une alliance éternelle, est devenu le grand Pasteur des brebis, notre Seigneur Jésus, — (aiōnios g166)
21 So I pray that God will equip you with everything good [that you need in order] that you may do the things that he desires. May he accomplish in our lives whatever he considers pleasing as a result of Jesus Christ [equipping us]. May Jesus Christ be praised forever. (Amen!/May it be so!) (aiōn g165)
vous rende capables de toute bonne œuvre pour l’accomplissement de sa volonté, en opérant en vous ce qui est agréable à ses yeux, par Jésus-Christ, auquel soit la gloire dans les siècles des siècles! Amen! (aiōn g165)
22 My fellow believers, I appeal to you that you patiently consider [what] I have written in this short letter, to exhort you.
Je vous prie, frères, d’agréer cette parole d’exhortation, car je vous ai écrit brièvement.
23 I want you to know that our fellow believer Timothy has been released {[the authorities] have released our fellow believer Timothy} [from prison]. If he comes here soon, he will accompany me when I go to see you.
Apprenez que notre frère Timothée est relâché; s’il vient assez tôt, j’irai vous voir avec lui.
24 Tell all your [spiritual] leaders and all the [other] fellow believers [in your city] that (I am thinking fondly about them/I am sending them my greetings). The believers [in this area who have come] from Italy [want you to know they] are (thinking about you/sending you their greetings).
Saluez tous ceux qui vous conduisent et tous les saints. Les frères d’Italie vous saluent.
25 [I pray that] you will continue to experience God’s acting kindly toward you all.
Que la grâce soit avec vous tous! Amen!

< Hebrews 13 >