Hebrews 2
1 So, [since that is true], we must pay very careful attention to what we have heard [about God’s Son], in order that we do not drift away from it, [as a boat drifts off its course when people do not guide it] [MET].
C'est pourquoi nous devons être plus attentifs aux choses que nous avons entendues, de peur que nous ne nous égarions.
2 [God’s laws that] were given by angels were valid, and God justly punished all who rejected them and all who disobeyed [DOU] them.
En effet, si la parole annoncée par les anges s'est révélée inébranlable, et si toute transgression et toute désobéissance ont reçu un juste châtiment,
3 So, we will certainly not escape [God punishing us] if we ignore such a great [message about how God] [MTY] saves us! [RHQ] This [new message] was first spoken by the Lord [Jesus] {The Lord [Jesus] first spoke this [message]}. Then it was confirmed to us by those who heard [what the Lord told them] {those who heard [what the Lord told them] confirmed it to us}.
comment échapperons-nous si nous négligeons un si grand salut, qui, annoncé d'abord par le Seigneur, nous a été confirmé par ceux qui l'ont entendu,
4 God also confirmed to us [that this message was true] by [enabling believers to do] many things that showed God’s power, to do other miraculous things [DOU], and [to do other things] by the gifts that the Holy Spirit distributed to them according to what [God] desired.
Dieu en rendant témoignage avec eux, par des signes et des prodiges, par diverses œuvres de puissance et par des dons du Saint-Esprit, selon sa propre volonté?
5 God has determined that the angels will not rule over everything. [Instead, he has determined that Christ] will rule in the new world that [God] will [create]. [That is the new world] about which I am writing.
Car il n'a pas soumis le monde à venir, dont nous parlons, à des anges.
6 Someone spoke to [God about this] somewhere [in the Scriptures], saying, (No one is worthy enough for you to think about him!/Who is [worthy enough] for you to think about him?) [RHQ] (No human is [worthy enough] for you to care for him!/Is any human [worthy enough] for you to care for him?) [RHQ]
Mais quelqu'un a témoigné quelque part, disant, « Qu'est-ce que l'homme, pour que tu penses à lui? Ou le fils de l'homme, pour que vous vous souciiez de lui?
7 [So it is surprising that] you have caused people to be for a little while inferior in rank to angels. You have greatly honored [DOU] them [MET], as [kings are honored with] a crown.
Tu l'as fait un peu plus bas que les anges. Vous l'avez couronné de gloire et d'honneur.
8 You have put everything under people’s control [MET]. God has determined that people will rule over absolutely everything [LIT]. But now, at this present time, we perceive that people do not yet have authority over everything.
Vous avez tout soumis sous ses pieds. » En effet, en lui soumettant toutes choses, il n'a rien laissé qui ne lui soit soumis. Or, nous ne voyons pas encore toutes choses qui lui sont soumises.
9 But we do know about Jesus, [who truly has authority over everything]! Hebrews 2:9b-13 Jesus, for a little while, became inferior [in rank] to angels in order to die on behalf of [MET] everyone. He became inferior when he suffered [and] died, as God kindly [planned]. But now he has been greatly [honored] [DOU] [by being] crowned [as kings are].
Mais nous voyons celui qui a été fait un peu plus bas que les anges, Jésus, à cause des souffrances de la mort, couronné de gloire et d'honneur, afin que, par la grâce de Dieu, il goûte la mort pour tous.
10 It was fitting that [God] make [Jesus] (perfect/all that God intended him to be). God was enabling many people who would belong to him [MET] to share his glory. God [is the one who] created all things, and [he is the one] for whom all things [exist]. [He perfected Jesus] by causing him to suffer [and die]. [Jesus] is the one whom [God] uses to save people.
Car il lui a plu, à lui pour qui tout est et par qui tout est, en amenant beaucoup d'enfants à la gloire, de rendre parfait par les souffrances l'auteur de leur salut.
11 [Jesus] is the one who (makes people holy/sets people apart for God), and they all belong to God’s family. [As a result, Christ] gladly [LIT] proclaims them to be [like] his own brothers [and sisters].
Car celui qui sanctifie et ceux qui sont sanctifiés sont tous issus d'un seul, et c'est pourquoi il n'a pas honte de les appeler frères,
12 [The Psalmist wrote what Christ said to God about us becoming] his brothers, in these words: I will proclaim to my brothers how awesome you are (OR, what you ([are like/have done])) [MTY]. I will sing praise to you in the presence of the congregation!
disant, « Je déclarerai ton nom à mes frères. Au milieu de l'assemblée, je chanterai tes louanges. »
13 And a prophet wrote [in] another [Scripture passage what Christ said about God], I will trust him. And in another [Scripture passage, Christ said about those who are like his] children, I and the ones that God has given me are here.
Encore une fois: « Je lui ferai confiance. » Et encore: « Me voici avec les enfants que Dieu m'a donnés. »
14 So, since those [whom God calls his] children are all human beings [MTY], Jesus also became a human being [just like them]. The devil has the power to cause people [to be afraid] to die, but Christ became human in order that by his dying he might make the devil powerless.
Puisque les enfants ont eu part à la chair et au sang, lui-même a eu part à la même chose, afin que, par la mort, il anéantisse celui qui avait la puissance de la mort, c'est-à-dire le diable,
15 [Jesus did that] to free all of us who are like slaves [MET] all the time we live, because we are [forced to] be afraid to die.
et qu'il délivre tous ceux qui, par la crainte de la mort, ont été toute leur vie asservis.
16 Because [Jesus became a human being], it is not angels whom he wants to help. No, it is we who trust God as Abraham did whom he wants to help.
En effet, ce n'est pas aux anges qu'il vient en aide, mais à la postérité d'Abraham.
17 So, [since he came to help humans, not angels], he had to be made exactly like [us whom he calls] his own brothers [and sisters]. He wants to be a Supreme Priest who [acts] mercifully [to all people] and who faithfully does what God wants, so that people who had sinned would be declared no longer guilty.
C'est pourquoi il a été obligé en toutes choses d'être rendu semblable à ses frères, afin de devenir un grand prêtre miséricordieux et fidèle dans les choses de Dieu, pour faire l'expiation des péchés du peuple.
18 [Specifically], he is able to help those/us who are tempted [to sin]. He can do that because he suffered, and he was also tempted [to sin like we are tempted to sin].
En effet, ayant lui-même souffert d'être tenté, il est capable de secourir ceux qui sont tentés.
