Romans 1
1 [I], Paul, who serve Christ Jesus, [am writing this letter]. God chose me to be an apostle, and I was appointed by him {he appointed me} in order that [I should proclaim] (the good message/the gospel) that [comes from him].
Paul, serviteur de Jésus-Christ, appelé à être apôtre, mis à part pour la Bonne Nouvelle de Dieu,
2 Long before [Jesus came to earth, God] promised [that he would reveal] this good message by means of what his prophets [wrote] in the sacred Scriptures.
qu'il a promise auparavant par ses prophètes dans les saintes Écritures,
3 This good message is [about the one whom we know as] his Son. As to his Son’s physical/human nature, he was born a descendant of [King] David.
concernant son Fils, né de la postérité de David selon la chair,
4 As to his divine nature, it was shown {[God] showed} powerfully that he is (God’s own Son/the man who is also God). [God] showed this by his Holy Spirit causing him to become alive again after he died. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
déclaré Fils de Dieu avec puissance selon l'Esprit de sainteté, par la résurrection des morts, Jésus-Christ notre Seigneur,
5 He is the one who appointed me, who did not deserve it, [to be] an apostle. He did that in order that [many] among the non-Jews would honor [him] and would obey him as a result of their believing [my message about him].
par lequel nous avons reçu la grâce et l'apostolat pour l'obéissance de la foi parmi toutes les nations, à cause de son nom;
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
parmi lesquels vous êtes aussi appelés à appartenir à Jésus-Christ;
7 [I am writing this letter] to all of [you in Rome] whom God loves and whom he has chosen [to become his] people. [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will [continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
à tous ceux qui sont à Rome, bien-aimés de Dieu, appelés à être saints: Grâce et paix à vous, de la part de Dieu notre Père et du Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
8 As I begin [this letter], I thank my God for all you [believers in Rome]. It is because of [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us that] I [am able to do that]. I thank him because your trusting [in Jesus Christ] is something that people all over [the Roman Empire] [HYP] are talking about.
D'abord, je rends grâce à mon Dieu par Jésus-Christ pour vous tous, de ce que votre foi est proclamée dans le monde entier.
9 God, whom I devotedly serve as I [proclaim to people] the gospel concerning his Son, knows that I tell the truth when I say that I always mention you whenever [DOU] I pray [to God] [HYP].
Car Dieu m'est témoin, lui que je sers en esprit dans la Bonne Nouvelle de son Fils, combien sans cesse je fais mention de vous dans mes prières,
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
en demandant si, d'une manière ou d'une autre, la volonté de Dieu me permet enfin d'aller vers vous.
11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].
Car je désire ardemment vous voir, afin de vous communiquer quelque don spirituel, pour que vous soyez affermis;
12 I long to visit you in order that you and I might encourage each other [by means of our sharing with each other] how each of us trusts [in Jesus].
c'est-à-dire que je sois encouragé en vous, chacun de nous par la foi de l'autre, la vôtre et la mienne.
13 My fellow believers, many times I planned to visit you. I certainly want you to know [LIT] that. [But I have not been able to come to you because] I have been hindered {[things] have always prevented me} until the present time. I have wanted to come in order that I might help you to mature spiritually [IDM], as [I have helped people to mature spiritually] in many other non-Jewish groups [HYP].
Or, je ne veux pas que vous ignoriez, frères, que j'ai souvent projeté de venir chez vous (et que j'en ai été empêché jusqu'ici), afin de porter du fruit parmi vous aussi, comme parmi le reste des païens.
14 I feel obliged [to proclaim the gospel to all non-Jewish people], specifically to [people who know] the Greek [language and culture] and to those who do not know it, to people who are educated and to those who are uneducated.
J'ai une dette envers les Grecs et les étrangers, envers les sages et les insensés.
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
Ainsi, autant qu'il est en moi, je suis impatient d'annoncer la Bonne Nouvelle à vous aussi qui êtes à Rome.
16 [That leads me to say that] I very confidently proclaim [LIT] the good message [about what Christ has done], because this good message is the powerful [means] that God [uses] to save [from the guilt of their sins] all people who trust [in what Christ has done for them]. Specifically, God first has saved the Jews [who believe the good message], and then he has saved non-Jews.
En effet, je n'ai pas honte de la Bonne Nouvelle du Christ, car elle est la puissance de Dieu pour le salut de quiconque croit, du Juif d'abord, et aussi du Grec.
17 By means of this good message God reveals how he erases the record of people’s sins (OR, declares people no longer guilty for having sinned); and his doing this is entirely because [IDM] they trust [in Christ. This is confirmed] by what [a prophet long ago] wrote [that God said], “Those (whose record of sin [I] have erased/whom [I] have declared no longer guilty for sin) because they trust [in me] will live [forever].”
Car en elle est révélée la justice de Dieu, de foi à foi. Comme il est écrit: « Le juste vivra par la foi. »
18 From [where God rules in] heaven he is making it clear to all [non-Jewish] people who show no respect for God and who do wicked things, that he is angry with them [and that they deserve to be punished] {[that he would punish them]} [MTY]. By means of [their behaving] wickedly, they keep other people [from believing what they know] to be true [about God].
Car la colère de Dieu se révèle du ciel contre toute impiété et toute injustice des hommes qui suppriment la vérité dans l'injustice,
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
parce que ce qui est connu de Dieu est révélé en eux, car Dieu le leur a révélé.
20 [People] cannot see what God is like. But ever since he created the world, by means of what he created he has clearly revealed what he is like. He has made clear to everyone that he has always been able to do very powerful things. [Therefore, we should recognize that] God is powerful, [completely different from all that he created]. So no one has a basis for saying, [“We never knew about God].” (aïdios g126)
Car les choses invisibles de Dieu, depuis la création du monde, se voient clairement, étant perçues par les choses faites, même sa puissance éternelle et sa divinité, afin qu'ils soient sans excuse. (aïdios g126)
21 Although [the non-Jews] knew what God [is like], they did not honor him as God, nor did they thank [him for what he had done]. But instead, they began to think foolish [things about him], and they became unable to understand [MET] [what he wanted them to know].
Parce que, connaissant Dieu, ils ne l'ont pas glorifié comme Dieu, et n'ont pas rendu grâces, mais ils sont devenus vains dans leurs raisonnements, et leur cœur insensé s'est obscurci.
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
Se prétendant sages, ils sont devenus fous,
23 and they refused to [admit that] God is glorious and will never die. Instead, they made and worshipped idols [that resembled people who] will some day die, and [then they made other idols that resembled] birds and four-footed animals, and [finally] they made idols that resembled reptiles.
et ils ont échangé la gloire du Dieu incorruptible contre l'image de l'homme corruptible, des oiseaux, des quadrupèdes et des reptiles.
24 So God allowed [the non-Jews] do immoral sexual things that they [SYN] strongly desired, things [that their desires were compelling them to do]. As a result, they [began to] dishonor each other’s bodies [by their sexual actions].
C'est pourquoi Dieu les a livrés à l'impureté dans les convoitises de leur cœur, afin que leur corps soit déshonoré au milieu d'eux.
25 Also, they [chose to worship] false [gods] instead (of admitting/of choosing to believe) what is true [about] God. They worshipped and served things [that God] created instead of [worshipping and serving God himself], the one who created [everything. They did this even though] he [deserves that those he created] would forever praise him. Amen!/May it be so! (aiōn g165)
Ils ont changé la vérité de Dieu en mensonge, et ils ont adoré et servi la créature plutôt que le Créateur, qui est béni éternellement. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 So, God allowed [the non-Jews to do] shameful [sexual] things that they [strongly] desired. As a result, many women did not have natural sexual relations [with their husbands] [EUP]. Instead, they were doing sexual actions with other women [EUP].
C'est pourquoi Dieu les a livrés à des passions infâmes. Car leurs femmes ont changé la fonction naturelle en ce qui est contre nature.
27 Similarly, [many] men stopped having/did not have natural sexual relations with women [EUP]. Instead, they strongly desired to have sexual relations with other men. They committed [homosexual] acts with other men, acts that were shameful. As a result, [God has] punished them [by sicknesses] in their bodies, which is what they deserve [because] they [thought] wrongly [that God would not punish them for doing that].
De même, les hommes, abandonnant la fonction naturelle de la femme, se sont enflammés dans leur convoitise les uns envers les autres, les hommes faisant ce qui est inconvenant avec les hommes, et recevant en eux-mêmes la peine due à leur erreur.
28 Furthermore, because they decided that it was not [worthwhile] to know God, he allowed their own worthless thoughts [to completely control them]. As a result, they began doing [evil] things that [God says that people] should not do.
De même qu'ils ont refusé d'avoir Dieu dans leur connaissance, Dieu les a livrés à un esprit réprouvé, pour qu'ils fassent ce qui ne convient pas;
29 They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] unrighteous [things]. They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] evil things [to others]. They strongly desire to possess things that [belong to others]. They strongly desire to harm [others] in various ways. [Many non-Jews] are constantly envying [other people. Many] constantly desire to murder [people. Many] constantly desire to cause strife [between people. Many] constantly desire to deceive [others. Many] constantly desire to speak hatefully [about others] (OR, [to speak harmful things about others, things that are not true]). [Many] gossip [about others].
étant remplis de toute iniquité, d'immoralité sexuelle, de méchanceté, de cupidité, de malice; pleins d'envie, de meurtres, de querelles, de tromperies, de mauvaises habitudes, calomniateurs en secret,
30 [Many] slander [others. Many] act especially hatefully toward God. [Many] speak or act in an insulting way [toward others. Many] treat others contemptuously. [Many] boast [about themselves to others. Many] invent new ways to do evil things. [Many non-Jewish children] disobey their parents.
médisants, odieux à Dieu, insolents, arrogants, fanfarons, inventeurs de malheurs, désobéissants à leurs parents,
31 [Many non-Jews] act in other morally foolish ways. [Many] do not do what they promised [others that they would do. Many] do not [even] love [their own family members. And many] do not act mercifully [toward other people].
sans intelligence, violateurs d'alliance, sans affection naturelle, impitoyables, sans miséricorde,
32 Although they know that God has declared that those who do such things deserve to be killed, they not only habitually do these [kinds of evil] things, but they also approve of others who habitually do them.
qui, connaissant le décret de Dieu, selon lequel ceux qui pratiquent de telles choses méritent la mort, non seulement agissent de même, mais encore approuvent ceux qui les pratiquent.
