Hebrews 7
1 [Now I will say more about] this [man] Melchizedek. He was the king of Salem [city and was] a priest of God, the one who is greater [than anyone else]. He met Abraham who was returning [home] after [he and his men] had defeated the [armies of four] kings [SYN]. Melchizedek [asked God to] bless Abraham.
Car ce Melchisédech, roi de Salem et prêtre du Dieu très haut, qui alla au-devant d’Abraham, comme il revenait de la défaite des rois, et qui le bénit;
2 Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all [the spoils he] took after winning [the battle. Melchizedek’s name] means firstly ‘king [who rules] righteously’, and since Salem means ‘peace’, he was the ‘king [who rules] peacefully’.
Auquel aussi Abraham donna la dîme de tout; dont le nom s’interprète premièrement par roi de justice, et ensuite aussi par roi de Salem, c’est-à-dire roi de paix;
3 [In the Scriptures there is] no [record of who his] father [was], nor [is there any record of who his] mother [was], nor [is there any record of who his] ancestors [were]. There is no [record of when he was] born, nor [is there any record of when he] died. [For these reasons], [it is as though] he continues to be a priest forever, and for this reason he is like God’s Son.
Qui est sans père, sans mère, sans généalogie; n’ayant ni commencement de jours ni fin de vie, ressemblant ainsi au Fils de Dieu, demeure prêtre à perpétuité.
4 You can realize how great this [man Melchizedek was] from the fact that Abraham, [our famous] ancestor, gave him (a tithe/one tenth) of the spoils [from the battle].
Or considérez combien est grand celui à qui Abraham, patriarche, donna même la dîme des plus riches dépouilles.
5 According to the laws [God gave Moses], the descendants of [Abraham’s great-grandson] Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from [God’s] people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.
À la vérité, ceux des fils de Lévi qui ont reçu le sacerdoce ont ordre, selon la loi, de prendre la dîme du peuple, c’est-à-dire de leurs frères, quoique ceux-ci soient sortis d’Abraham aussi bien qu’eux.
6 But this man [Melchizedek], who was not among the descendants [of Levi], took tithes from Abraham. He also [asked God to] bless Abraham, the man to whom [God] promised [many descendants].
Mais celui dont la génération n’est point comptée parmi eux a pris la dîme d’Abraham et a béni celui qui avait les promesses.
7 We know for certain that it is the more [important people] who [ask God to] bless the less important people. [And Melchizedek blessed Abraham. So we conclude that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham].
Or, sans aucun doute, c’est l’inférieur qui est béni par le supérieur.
8 In the case of [the priests who are descendants of Levi], men who some day will die receive tithes. But in the case of [Melchizedek it is as if God] testifies that he was still living, [since there is no record in Scriptures about his death].
Ici, en effet, ceux qui reçoivent la dîme sont des hommes mortels; mais là l’un d’eux n’est représenté que comme vivant.
9 And it was as though Levi himself, and [all the priests descended from him]—who received tithes [from the people]—paid tithes [to Melchizedek]. And when Abraham paid tithes, it [was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did],
Et Lévi, qui a reçu la dîme. Ta payée lui-même (pour ainsi dire) en la personne d’Abraham;
10 since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Car il était encore dans son père, quand Melchisédech alla au-devant de lui.
11 [God] gave his laws to his people at the same time he gave regulations about the priests. So, if what the priests who were descended from Levi did could have provided a way for God to completely [forgive] people [for disobeying those laws], certainly no other priest like Melchizedek would have been necessary. [RHQ] Instead, priests who were descended from Aaron, [Levi’s descendant, would have been adequate].
Si donc le sacerdoce lévitique (sous lequel le peuple reçut la loi) devait donner la perfection, qu’était-il besoin qu’il s’élevât encore un autre prêtre selon l’ordre de Melchisédech, et non selon l’ordre d’Aaron?
12 [But we know they were not adequate, because a new type of priest like Melchizedek has come]. And since [God] has appointed a new type of priest, he also had to change the regulations [concerning how priests were appointed] {[he appointed priests]}.
Car, le sacerdoce changé, il est nécessaire que la loi soit aussi changée.
13 [Jesus], the one about whom I am saying these things, is a descendant of someone else, [not a descendant of Levi]. None of the men from whom Jesus descended ever served as priests [MTY].
Or celui dont ces choses sont dites est d’une autre tribu de laquelle nul n’a servi l’autel;
14 [We know that] since it is obvious that it is from [the tribe of] Judah that our Lord was descended. Moses never said that any of Judah’s descendants would [become] priests.
Puisqu’il est manifeste que Notre Seigneur est sorti de Juda, tribu dont Moïse n’a rien dit touchant le sacerdoce.
15 Furthermore, [we know that the priests who were descended from Levi were inadequate, since] it is even more obvious that another priest has appeared who is like Melchizedek.
Et cela est plus manifeste encore, s’il s’élève un autre prêtre qui est semblable à Melchisédech,
16 Jesus became a priest, but not because [he fulfilled] what [God’s] law required [about being a descendant of Levi]. Instead, he has the kind of power that [came from a] life that nothing can destroy (OR, [enabled him to] live [again after he was] killed).
Et qui n’est point établi selon la disposition d’une loi charnelle, mais selon la vertu de sa vie impérissable.
17 [We know this] since [God] confirmed it in [the Scripture passage in which he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
Car l’Ecriture rend ce témoignage: Vous êtes prêtre pour l’éternité, selon l’ordre de Melchisédech. (aiōn g165)
18 On the one hand, God canceled what he commanded previously [concerning the priests] because it failed in every way to enable anyone [to become all that God intended].
Ainsi l’ancienne disposition est abolie, à cause de son impuissance et de son inutilité;
19 Remember that no one was able to become all that God intended [by obeying] the laws [that God gave Moses]. On the other hand, [God caused that we could] confidently expect better things [than we could expect by obeying God’s laws]. [He did that by his establishing Christ as priest]. Now by means of [Christ sacrificing himself for us] we can come near to God.
(Car la loi n’a rien amené à la perfection); mais elle a été une introduction à une meilleure espérance, par laquelle nous approchons de Dieu.
20 Furthermore, [when God appointed Christ, it was when God] solemnly declared [that Christ would be a priest] [LIT]. When [God appointed former] priests, it was not by his solemnly declaring [that they would be priests].
Et de plus, ce n’a point été sans serment (car les autres prêtres ont été établis sans serment;
21 However, when he [appointed Christ to be a priest], it was by these words that [the Psalmist wrote in Scripture]: The Lord has solemnly declared [to the Messiah], —and he will not change his mind— “You will be a priest forever!” (aiōn g165)
Mais celui-ci Va été avec serment, par celui qui lui a dit: Le Seigneur a juré, et il ne s’en repentira point: Vous êtes prêtre pour l’éternité); (aiōn g165)
22 Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
Tant est plus parfaite l’alliance dont Jésus a été fait médiateur,
23 And formerly, the priests could not keep serving [as priests], because they all died [PRS]. So there were many priests [to take the place of the ones who died].
Il y a eu aussi successivement beaucoup de prêtres, parce que la mort les empêchait de l’être toujours;
24 But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
Mais comme celui-ci demeure éternellement, il possède le sacerdoce éternel. (aiōn g165)
25 So, he can completely and eternally save those who come to God by [trusting in what Jesus has done for them], since he lives forever to plead [with God] to help them.
C’est pourquoi il peut même sauver perpétuellement ceux qui, par son entremise, s’approchent de Dieu, étant toujours vivant, afin d’intercéder pour nous.
26 Jesus is the kind of Supreme Priest that we need. He was holy; he did no wrong; he was completely innocent. [God] has now taken him up to the highest heaven separated from [living among] sinners.
Car il convenait que nous eussions un tel pontife, saint, innocent, sans tache, séparé des pécheurs, et devenu plus élevé que les cieux;
27 [The other] Supreme Priests need to sacrifice [animals] day by day [as well as year by year]. They do this, firstly, [to atone] for their own sins, and then [to atone for other] people [who have sinned]. [But because Jesus never sinned], he does not need to atone for his own sin. The only thing [he needed to do to save people] was to sacrifice himself once!
Qui n’a pas besoin, comme les prêtres, d’offrir des victimes, d’abord pour ses propres péchés, ensuite pour ceux du peuple; ce qu’il a fait une fois en s’offrant lui-même.
28 [We need a Supreme Priest like] him, because in the laws [that God gave Moses] [PRS] the ones who would be appointed to be priests would be men who tended [to sin easily]. But [God] solemnly [declared] [PRS] after [he had given] his laws [to Moses] that [he would appoint] (his Son/the man who is also God) [to be a Supreme Priest. Now] ([his Son/the man who is also God]) has forever become all that God intends him to be. (aiōn g165)
Car la loi établit pour prêtres des hommes faibles; mais la parole jurée, qui est postérieure à la loi, constitue le Fils éternellement parfait. (aiōn g165)
