Romans 2
1 [God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].
C'est pourquoi tu es sans excuse, ô homme, quel que soit celui qui juge. Car dans ce que tu juges un autre, tu te condamnes toi-même. Car toi qui juges, tu pratiques les mêmes choses.
2 We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
Nous savons que le jugement de Dieu est conforme à la vérité contre ceux qui pratiquent de telles choses.
3 So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]
Penses-tu, ô homme qui juge ceux qui pratiquent de telles choses, et qui fais de même, que tu échapperas au jugement de Dieu?
4 And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]
Ou bien méprises-tu les richesses de sa bonté, de sa longanimité et de sa patience, ne sachant pas que la bonté de Dieu vous conduit à la repentance?
5 But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.
Mais selon votre dureté et votre impénitence, vous vous réservez la colère au jour de la fureur, de la révélation et du juste jugement de Dieu,
6 God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
qui « rendra à chacun selon ses œuvres ».
7 [Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)
à ceux qui, par la persévérance dans la bonne action, recherchent la gloire, l'honneur et l'incorruptibilité, la vie éternelle; (aiōnios g166)
8 But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].
mais à ceux qui se complaisent dans l'égoïsme et n'obéissent pas à la vérité, mais obéissent à l'injustice, il y aura de la colère, de l'indignation,
9 He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.
de l'oppression et de l'angoisse sur toute âme d'homme qui fait le mal, au Juif d'abord, et aussi au Grec.
10 But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.
Mais la gloire, l'honneur et la paix vont à tout homme qui fait le bien, au Juif d'abord, et aussi au Grec.
11 God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
Car il n'y a pas de partialité chez Dieu.
12 Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.
En effet, tous ceux qui ont péché sans la loi périront aussi sans la loi. Tous ceux qui ont péché sous la loi seront jugés par la loi.
13 [It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).
Car ce ne sont pas ceux qui écoutent la loi qui sont justes devant Dieu, mais ceux qui la mettent en pratique qui seront justifiés
14 Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].
(car lorsque les païens qui n'ont pas la loi font par nature les choses de la loi, ceux-là, n'ayant pas la loi, sont une loi pour eux-mêmes,
15 They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].
en ce qu'ils montrent l'œuvre de la loi écrite dans leur cœur, leur conscience en rendant témoignage avec eux, et leurs pensées entre eux les accusant ou bien les excusant)
16 God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.
au jour où Dieu jugera les secrets des hommes, selon ma Bonne Nouvelle, par Jésus-Christ.
17 [Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.
En effet, tu portes le nom de Juif, tu te reposes sur la loi, tu te glorifies en Dieu,
18 You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.
tu connais sa volonté, et tu approuves les choses excellentes, étant instruit par la loi,
19 You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].
et tu as l'assurance d'être toi-même un guide des aveugles, une lumière pour ceux qui sont dans les ténèbres,
20 [You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].
un correcteur des insensés, un éducateur de bébés, ayant dans la loi la forme de la connaissance et de la vérité.
21 [Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]
Toi donc qui enseignes un autre, n'enseignes-tu pas toi-même? Toi qui prêches que l'homme ne doit pas voler, voles-tu?
22 You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]
Vous qui dites que l'homme ne doit pas commettre d'adultère, commettez-vous l'adultère? Vous qui avez en horreur les idoles, pillez-vous les temples?
23 You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!
Vous qui vous glorifiez de la loi, déshonorez-vous Dieu en désobéissant à la loi?
24 [You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.
Car « le nom de Dieu est blasphémé parmi les païens à cause de vous », comme il est écrit.
25 Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.
En effet, la circoncision est utile, si tu mets la loi en pratique; mais si tu transgresses la loi, ta circoncision est devenue incirconcision.
26 This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]
Si donc l'incirconcis observe les ordonnances de la loi, son incirconcision ne sera-t-elle pas considérée comme une circoncision?
27 [If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.
Ceux qui sont physiquement incirconcis, mais qui accomplissent la loi, ne te jugeront-ils pas, toi qui, avec la lettre et la circoncision, es un transgresseur de la loi?
28 It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].
Car n'est pas Juif celui qui l'est extérieurement, ni la circoncision extérieure dans la chair;
29 On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.
mais est Juif celui qui l'est intérieurement, et la circoncision est celle du cœur, de l'esprit, non de la lettre, dont la louange ne vient pas des hommes, mais de Dieu.
