Hebrews 13
1 Continue to love your fellow believers.
Que la charité fraternelle demeure en vous:
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.
Et ne négligez pas l’hospitalité, car c’est par elle que quelques-uns ont donné, sans le savoir, l’hospitalité à 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 de ceux qui sont dans les liens, comme si vous y étiez avec eux; et des affligés, comme demeurant vous-mêmes 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 en toutes choses, et le lit nuptial sans souillure; car les fornicateurs et les adultères. Dieu les jugera.
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 vie soit sans avarice, vous contentant de ce que vous avez; car lui-même a dit: Je ne t’abandonnerai ni ne te délaisserai.
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].
Ainsi, disons avec confiance: Le Seigneur m’est aide; je ne craindrai point ce qu’un homme peut me faire.
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 vos préposés qui vous ont prêché la parole de Dieu; et considérant la fin de leur vie, imitez leur foi.
Jésus-Christ était hier, il est aujourd’hui, et il sera le même dans tous les siècles. (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 point emporter à des doctrines diverses et étrangères. Car il est bon d’affermir le cœur par la grâce, et non par des distinctions de viandes, lesquelles n’ont point servi à ceux qui s’y conformaient.
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 n’ont pas le droit de manger ceux qui servent dans le 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 les corps des animaux dont le sang est porté par le pontife dans le sanctuaire 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 pourquoi Jésus lui-même, pour 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.
Allons donc à lui hors du camp, 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 point ici de cité permanente, mais nous cherchons la cité future.
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].
Par lui donc offrons à Dieu une hostie de louange, c’est-à-dire le fruit de lèvres qui confessent 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.
N’oubliez point non plus la charité et la communication de vos biens; car c’est par de telles hosties qu’on se concilie Dieu.
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 vos préposés, et soyez-leur soumis (car ce sont eux qui veillent, comme devant rendre compte de vos âmes), afin qu’ils le fassent avec joie, et non en gémissant; cela 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 croyons 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.
Et je vous conjure, avec une nouvelle instance, 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 paix, qui, par le sang du testament éternel, a retiré d’entre les morts le grand pasteur des brebis, Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ, (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 propres à tout bien, afin que vous fassiez sa volonté; lui-même faisant eu vous ce qui lui est agréable, par Jésus-Christ à qui est la gloire dans les siècle 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, mes frères, d’agréer cette parole de consolation, car je ne vous ai écrit qu’en peu de mots.
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.
Sachez que notre frère Timothée est en liberté; c’est avec lui (s’il vient bientôt) que je vous verrai.
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 vos préposés 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.
