Romans 14
1 Accept those who are not sure [whether God will permit them to do certain things some people think are wrong]. But [when you accept them], do not argue with them about what they think/their opinions.
Faites accueil à celui qui est faible dans la foi, et ne discutez pas sur les opinions.
2 Some people believe that they may eat all [kinds of food]. Others believe [that God does not want them to eat certain things, so they] believe that they may not eat meat.
Tel croit pouvoir manger de tout: tel autre, qui est faible, ne mange que des légumes.
3 Anyone who [thinks that it is all right to] eat [all kinds of food] must not despise those who [think it is] not [all right to] eat [all kinds of food]. Anyone who [thinks it is] not [all right to] eat [all kinds of food] must not (condemn/say that [God] will punish) those who [think that it is all right to] eat [all kinds of food], because God himself has accepted those people.
Que celui qui mange ne méprise point celui qui ne mange pas, et que celui qui ne mange pas ne juge point celui qui mange, car Dieu l’a accueilli.
4 [God is the master of us all, so] ([he is the one who will decide whether those people have done wrong!/who are you to decide whether they have done wrong]?) [RHQ] [Therefore], you have no right [RHQ] to condemn those who eat everything, because they are [also God’s servants! And just like] it is the servants’ own master who accepts or condemns [MTY] his servants, [it is God who accepts or condemns us]. And [believers] will be accepted [by] the Lord {[the Lord] will accept [believers]} [regardless of whether they eat meat or not], because he is able to keep them [trusting in him].
Qui es-tu, toi qui juges un serviteur d’autrui? S’il se tient debout, ou s’il tombe, cela regarde son maître. Mais il se tiendra debout, car le Seigneur a le pouvoir de l’affermir.
5 Some people regard certain days as [holy] and think that the other [days] are not [holy]. Other people regard all days as [equally suitable for worshipping God]. Each person should be fully convinced [about such matters], thinking and deciding for himself [and not for others].
Tel fait une distinction entre les jours; tel autre les estime tous égaux. Que chacun ait en son esprit une pleine conviction.
6 As for those who believe that they should worship on [a certain] day [of the week], it is to [honor] the Lord [that they worship on that day]. And as for those who [think that it is all right to] eat [all kinds of food], it is to [honor] the Lord [that they eat those foods], as is clear from their thanking God [for the food that they eat]. As for those who abstain from [eating certain kinds of] food, it is to [honor] the Lord that they do not eat [those foods], and they also thank God [for the food that they do eat. So doing either of those things is not wrong in itself].
Celui qui distingue entre les jours agit ainsi pour le Seigneur. Celui qui mange, c’est pour le Seigneur qu’il mange, car il rend grâces à Dieu; celui qui ne mange pas, c’est pour le Seigneur qu’il ne mange pas, et il rend grâces à Dieu.
7 None of us should live [merely] to [please] ourselves, and none of us [should choose when or how we will] die, [merely] to [please] ourselves.
En effet, nul de nous ne vit pour lui-même, et nul ne meurt pour lui-même.
8 While we live, it is the Lord whom we belong to [and should be trying to please, and not just ourselves]. And when we die, it is the Lord whom we should [be trying to please]. So, while we live and also when we die, we should be trying to please the Lord to whom we belong, [not just ourselves],
Car si nous vivons, nous vivons pour le Seigneur; et si nous mourons, nous mourons pour le Seigneur. Soit donc que nous vivions, soit que nous mourions, nous sommes au Seigneur.
9 because the very purpose for which Christ died and became alive again is that he might be Lord whom all people should try to please, both of those who have already died and of those who are still living.
Car Christ est mort et il a vécu, afin de dominer sur les morts et sur les vivants.
10 (It is disgraceful that you [who practice certain religious regulations] say that God will punish your fellow believers [who do not practice those regulations]!/Why do you [who practice certain religious regulations] say God will punish your fellow believers [who do not practice such regulations]?) [RHQ] [I say this because the time will come when] all of us will stand before God in order that he will say whether or not he approves [MTY] [of what we have done]. So you [who do not practice such regulations], (should not despise your fellow believers [who practice them]!/why do you despise your fellow believers [who practice them]?) [RHQ]
Mais toi, pourquoi juges-tu ton frère? Ou toi, pourquoi méprises-tu ton frère? puisque nous comparaîtrons tous devant le tribunal de Dieu.
11 [We know this] because it is written {[a prophet/Isaiah] wrote} [what God has said]: Everyone will bow down before me! That is as [certain as the fact that] I live [IDM]! Everyone [SYN] will acknowledge [that because I am] God, I have the [right to judge and punish people.]
Car il est écrit: Je suis vivant, dit le Seigneur, tout genou fléchira devant moi, et toute langue donnera gloire à Dieu.
12 So [it is clear that] it is God who will decide [whether or not he approves of] what each of us has done.
Ainsi chacun de nous rendra compte à Dieu pour lui-même.
13 Since [it is God who will judge everyone], we must stop saying that [God should] punish some of our fellow believers! Instead, you/we should decide that you/we will not do anything that would [be an example that might cause] fellow believers to stop trusting in God [DOU].
Ne nous jugeons donc plus les uns les autres; mais pensez plutôt à ne rien faire qui soit pour votre frère une pierre d’achoppement ou une occasion de chute.
14 I am absolutely certain [DOU] because of [my close relationship with] (OR, [my belonging to]) the Lord Jesus that there is nothing that by itself is wrong [to eat]. But if people think it is wrong to eat something, then to them it is wrong to eat it. [So you should not encourage them to eat it].
Je sais et je suis persuadé par le Seigneur Jésus que rien n’est impur en soi, et qu’une chose n’est impure que pour celui qui la croit impure.
15 If you [eat] food [MET] that anyone for whom Christ died [thinks that it is wrong to eat, that person might be encouraged] {[you might be encouraging that person]} [to do something that he believes is wrong. As a result, you might cause that] fellow believer [to stop trusting in God]. In that way he would be ruined [spiritually] just because you have stopped behaving as one who loves [others should behave]!
Mais si, pour un aliment, ton frère est attristé, tu ne marches plus selon l’amour: ne cause pas, par ton aliment, la perte de celui pour lequel Christ est mort.
16 Similarly, do not [do something that you think is] good if, [as a result, your fellow believer would sin and then] others would speak evil [of you who say that you are Christians].
Que votre privilège ne soit pas un sujet de calomnie.
17 Letting God rule our lives [MET] does not mean [that we must obey regulations about] eating or drinking [something]! Instead, [it means we must] live righteously, [act] peacefully [towards others], and be joyful by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.
Car le royaume de Dieu, ce n’est pas le manger et le boire, mais la justice, la paix et la joie, par le Saint-Esprit.
18 Those who serve Christ [by acting] in such ways please God, and others will also respect them.
Celui qui sert Christ de cette manière est agréable à Dieu et approuvé des hommes.
19 So we should always eagerly try to [live in a way that will cause] peace [among fellow Christians], and we should try to do what will help each other to mature [spiritually].
Ainsi donc, recherchons ce qui contribue à la paix et à l’édification mutuelle.
20 Do not destroy what God has done [in the life of any believer] just because of [your eating certain kinds of] food [MET] [which that person considers wrong to eat! God] permits us to eat every [kind of food]. But if, by your eating [certain kinds of food], you encourage another person to sin [by doing what he believes is wrong], you are doing wrong.
Pour un aliment, ne détruis pas l’œuvre de Dieu. A la vérité toutes choses sont pures; mais il est mal à l’homme, quand il mange, de devenir une pierre d’achoppement.
21 It is good neither to eat meat nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything else at any time if it] will cause one of your fellow believers to stop trusting in God.
Il est bien de ne pas manger de viande, de ne pas boire de vin, et de s’abstenir de ce qui peut être pour ton frère une occasion de chute, de scandale ou de faiblesse.
22 Let God tell you [what things are right for you to do, but do not try to force others to accept what you believe. God is] pleased with those who do what they know is right and as a result do not feel guilty [concerning what they have done], [because they have done only] those things that they believe are right.
Cette foi que tu as, garde-la pour toi devant Dieu. Heureux celui qui ne se condamne pas lui-même dans ce qu’il approuve!
23 But some believers are not certain [that God will approve of their eating a certain kind of food]. So if they eat it, [they think that God will punish] them. And they [truly] will be punished {[God truly] will punish them}, because [they have done things that they] believe [are not right]. Those who do anything without being certain [that God considers it to be right] are sinning.
Mais celui qui a des doutes au sujet de ce qu’il mange est condamné, parce qu’il n’agit pas par conviction. Tout ce qui n’est pas le produit d’une conviction est péché.
