Jude 1
1 [I am] Jude. I [serve] Jesus Christ [like] a voluntary slave [MET]. I am a [younger] brother of James, [the leader of all the congregations. I am writing] to you whom [God] has chosen [to belong to him. You are] loved by God [our] Father and protected by Jesus Christ (OR, whom [God] has protected [to present] to Jesus Christ).
Jude, serviteur de Jésus-Christ et frère de Jacques, à ceux qui ont été appelés, qui sont aimés de Dieu le Père, et gardés par Jésus-Christ:
2 [I pray that] you will continue to [experience] very much [God acting] mercifully toward you, [causing you to have inner] peace, and loving [you].
que la miséricorde, la paix et la charité vous soient données de plus en plus.
3 You whom I love, I (was very eager/very much wanted) to write to you about that which we all (share/have in common), which is how ([God/Jesus Christ]) [has] saved [us]. But now I realize that it is necessary [for me] to write to you in order to exhort you to defend the [truth about Christ] that we believe. [Jesus and his apostles] gave that truth once and for all to us who belong to God, [and we must not let it be changed] {[anyone revise/change it]}.
Mes bien-aimés, j'avais fort à coeur de vous écrire relativement à notre salut commun, et je me vois maintenant dans l'obligation de le faire, afin de vous inviter à combattre pour la foi, qui a été, une fois pour toutes, enseignée aux saints.
4 Some people falsely [teach that because] God kindly does for us what we do not deserve, it (does not matter/is all right) if we continue to sin. [Those people show by the way that they conduct their lives] that they do not want to admit/accept that Jesus Christ [is] our only Master and Lord. [It was written] long ago {[Someone] long ago wrote} that [God] would condemn (such ungodly people/people like that whose lives are displeasing to him). But some [of those] people have entered [MET] [like crawling snakes] into your congregations [and oppose the truth about Christ, so you must resist/oppose them].
Il s'est glissé, en effet, parmi vous, certaines gens, dont la condamnation est écrite depuis longtemps, gens impies, qui se sont fait de la grâce de notre Dieu un motif de désordres, et qui renient notre seul Maître et Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
5 Although you previously knew all these things, [there are certain things about] which I desire to remind you. [Do not forget that although] the Lord rescued [his people] from Egypt, he later destroyed most of those same people, ones who did not believe [in him].
Je désire vous rappeler, bien que vous sachiez toutes choses sans qu'il soit besoin d'y revenir, que le Seigneur, après avoir sauvé le peuple de la terre d'Egypte, fit périr ensuite ceux qui furent incrédules,
6 And there were [many] angels to [whom God assigned/gave positions of authority in heaven]. But many did not continue to rule with authority [in those positions]. Instead, they abandoned the place that [God] gave them to live [in heaven]. So God has put those angels in chains forever in the darkness [in hell. They will stay there] until the great day when [God] will judge [and punish] them. (aïdios g126, questioned)
et qu'il a gardé pour le jugement du grand jour, éternellement enchaînés dans les ténèbres, les anges qui n'ont pas conservé leur rang, et qui ont déserté leur propre séjour. (aïdios g126)
7 Similarly, the people who lived [MTY] in Sodom and Gomorrah [cities] and the nearby cities committed sexual immorality. They sought all kinds of sexual relations that differ [from what God permits. So God destroyed their cities. What happened to those people and those angels] shows that [God will] punish [people, such as the ones who teach false doctrine], in the eternal fire [of hell]. (aiōnios g166, questioned)
De même, Sodome et Gomorrhe, ainsi que les villes voisines, qui s'étaient livrées, comme ces anges, au libertinage, et avaient recherché des unions contre nature, offrent une image du feu éternel dans la peine qu'elles subissent. (aiōnios g166)
8 Similarly, these [ungodly people in your midst] also defile their own bodies [by living immorally], because [they claim/say that God revealed] in visions [that they should act that way]. They refuse to [allow] anyone to have authority over them, and they (revile/speak evil about) [God’s] glorious/wonderful [angels].
Malgré ces exemples, ces hommes aussi, dans leur délire, souillent pareillement leur chair, méprisent l'autorité et injurient les Gloires.
9 When (the devil/Satan) argued with the chief angel, Michael, about [who would take away] the body of [the prophet] Moses [to bury it], Michael did not [do as these teachers of false doctrine do. Even though Michael has much more authority than they do], he did not disrespectfully (revile/say evil things to) Satan and accuse/condemn him. Instead, he [only] said, “[I desire that] the Lord [God] will rebuke you!”
L'archange Michel, au contraire, quand il contestait avec. le diable et lui disputait le corps de Moïse, n'osa pas lancer contre lui une parole injurieuse, il lui dit seulement: «Que le Seigneur te punisse!»
10 But the [ones in your midst] who teach false doctrine (revile/speak evil against) the [spiritual] beings that they do not understand. They also [do the evil things that they desire], things that they know about (naturally/without needing to think), things that they just do without considering [the consequences/results], like animals. So they destroy themselves. [But they will also be punished by God] {[God will also] punish them}.
Pour eux, ils prodiguent l'injure à tout ce qu'ils ignorent, et, quant aux choses dont la nature leur donne la connaissance ainsi qu'aux animaux privés de raison, ils se corrompent en s'y plongeant.
11 [God will do] terrible things to those who teach false doctrine! They conduct their lives [wickedly] like Cain, [who murdered his brother because he was] ([jealous/angry because God accepted his brother’s sacrifice and did not accept his]). These false teachers (devote themselves to [MET] [doing] wrong things [like] Balaam, who [tried to induce God’s people to sin in order to get the money that was offered to him]. They will perish like Korah, who rebelled [against the authority that God gave to Moses].
Malheur à eux! car ils ont pris le chemin de Caïn; ils se sont jetés, pour de l'argent, dans l'égarement de Balaam, et ils se sont perdus par la révolte de Coré.
12 Those teachers of false doctrine are [as dangerous to you as] [MET] (hidden rocks on a reef/rocks underneath the surface of the ocean) [are to a boat]. When you gather together [to eat the meals that] help you believers to love each other more and have a closer relationship with each other, they [join you and] carouse shamelessly, caring [only] for themselves [and not for others. Because they do not do anything to help others] [MET], they are [as useless as] clouds that are blown along by the wind {that the wind blows along} but that do not [produce/give] any rain. [They are as disappointing as] [MET] trees that do not produce fruit in the autumn [as we expect them to]. They are not only [spiritually] [MET] dead themselves, [but they are] not [able to cause others to be] alive [spiritually, just like] [MET] trees that have been {that [someone] has} uprooted and [as a result] are unable to produce any fruit.
Ils sont un écueil dans vos agapes, où ils font bonne chère sans retenue et ne pensent qu'à se gorger; nuées sans eau, que les vents emportent; arbres de fin d'automne, sans fruits, deux fois morts, déracinés;
13 They are [restless] [MET], [like] the pounding waves of the ocean. [Just like] waves [produce foul-smelling] foam on the shore, [those teachers of false doctrine do] shameful [MTY] [deeds. We cannot depend/rely on them to show us how to conduct our lives] [MET], [just like we cannot depend/rely on] (meteors/falling stars) [to show us the way when we travel]. [God] has reserved intense darkness for them forever [in hell]. (aiōn g165, questioned)
vagues furieuses de la mer, jetant l'écume de leurs propres impuretés; astres errants, auxquels l'obscurité des ténèbres est réservée pour l'éternité. (aiōn g165)
14 Enoch, the sixth [person in the line of people who descended] from Adam, prophesied this about those [teachers of false doctrine]: “Listen carefully to this: The Lord will certainly come with a countless number of his holy [angels] in order
C'est à eux aussi que s'adresse la prophétie d'Hénoch, le septième patriarche depuis Adam, quand il dit: «Voici que le Seigneur vient avec ses saintes myriades,
15 to judge everyone, and to punish all wicked and (ungodly people/people whose lives are displeasing to God) for all the (ungodly things/things that displease God) that they did in (an ungodly way/a way that displeases God), and for all the harsh things that ungodly sinful people have spoken against him.”
pour juger tous les hommes et convaincre tous les impies d'entre eux, de toutes les oeuvres d'impiété qu'ils ont commises et de toutes les paroles offensantes, qu'eux, pécheurs impies, ont prononcées contre lui.»
16 Those [teachers] of [false doctrine] grumble [about] the [things that God does]. They complain [about what happens to them]. They do the sinful things that their [bodies] desire. They talk boastfully. They (flatter/say nice things to) people, only in order to get [those people to give them the] things that they want.
Ce sont des gens qui ne font que murmurer, que se plaindre de leur sort, qui vivent au gré de leurs passions tout en ayant à la bouche de pompeuses paroles, et qui se font les admirateurs d’autrui par intérêt.
17 But you people whom I love need to remember the things that were predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ {that the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen}.
Pour vous, bien-aimés, souvenez-vous des paroles prophétiques des apôtres de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ:
18 They told you, “In the final period of time [in which we are now living] there will be people who will laugh at [the truths that God has revealed]. They will do the (ungodly things/things that are displeasing to God) that their [bodies] desire.”
ils vous disaient qu'il y aurait au tout dernier temps des moqueurs vivant au gré de leurs passions, par suite de leurs principes impies.
19 [That describes] the teachers of false doctrine [well, because] they are the ones who cause divisions among believers. They do what their own minds tell them to do. The Spirit [of God] does not live within them.
Vous reconnaissez là ceux qui poussent à la séparation, gent animale qui n'a point d'âme.
20 But you people whom I love, (hold/continue to trust) firmly to the very sacred truths that you believe. Pray by [letting] the Holy Spirit enable/empower you.
Mais vous, mes bien-aimés, élevant l'édifice de votre piété sur votre foi très-sainte, et priant d'un coeur saint,
21 Keep conducting your lives in [a way that is appropriate for those whom] God loves. Keep constantly expecting that our Lord Jesus Christ will [act] mercifully toward you. Keep expecting that until [the time when we begin] living eternally [with him]. (aiōnios g166)
conservez-vous personnellement dans l'amour de Dieu, attendant la miséricorde de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, pour avoir la vie éternelle. (aiōnios g166)
22 Mercifully [help] those who are not certain [what teaching they should believe].
Puis, confondez les uns, s'ils se séparent;
23 [Rescue] others from [the influence of those who teach what is false] [MET], [as you would rescue things by] snatching [them from] a fire. Pity those [whom the teachers of false doctrine have completely convinced], but beware that [you yourselves are not influenced by them] {that they do not influence you}. Detest [doing or even thinking about the sins that those people commit, just like you would detest] [MET] touching not only filthy things but the clothes that were stained by those things {that those things stained}.
sauvez les autres en les arrachant du feu; et, quant à ceux que vous ne pourrez sauver, ayez pitié d'eux, avec crainte, en haïssant jusqu’à la tunique souillée par la chair.
24 God is able to keep you from ceasing to trust in him (OR, from sinning), and he is able to bring you into his glorious presence. [As you stand before him], there will be nothing [for which] you [will] be condemned {[he can] condemn you}, and you will be rejoicing greatly.
Or, à celui qui peut vous préserver de tout faux pas et vous faire paraître devant sa gloire, irrépréhensibles et pleins d'allégresse,
25 He is the only true God. He has saved us as a result of what Jesus Christ our Lord [did for us]. God was glorious and great and mighty and he [ruled] with great authority before time began. [He is still like that], and [he will remain like that] forever! (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
au seul Dieu notre Sauveur, par Jésus-Christ notre Seigneur, soient gloire, majesté, force et puissance de toute éternité, maintenant et dans tous les siècles. Amen! (aiōn g165)
