1 Corinthiens 13
1 Si je parle les langues des hommes et des anges, mais que je n'aie pas la charité, je ne suis qu'un cuivre qui résonne ou une cymbale qui retentit.
Supposing we could speak [all] the various languages [MTY] that people [in the world speak] and even speak [the language] that angels [speak]. If we did not love [others, speaking those languages] would be [as useless as beating] a brass gong or clanging cymbals [together].
2 Si j'ai le don de prophétie, si je connais tous les mystères et toute la science, si j'ai toute la foi pour transporter les montagnes, mais que je n'aie pas la charité, je ne suis rien.
Supposing we had the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, and we could understand the plans that he has not yet revealed [to others], and we could know everything [about everything], and we believed in God so strongly that we could [do impossible things like] causing mountains to move. If we did not love [others, God would consider all that] to be worthless.
3 Si je donne tous mes biens pour nourrir les pauvres, et si je livre mon corps pour être brûlé, mais que je n'aie pas la charité, cela ne me sert de rien.
And supposing we would give everything that we own to poor people, and would let others kill us in order that we could boast about [sacrificing our] own bodies. If we did not love [others], we would not get any reward [from God].
4 L'amour est patient et il est bon. L'amour n'est pas envieux. L'amour ne se vante pas, n'est pas orgueilleux,
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] act patiently and kindly toward them. Those who [PRS] truly love [others] are not jealous of them, they do not boast [about what they themselves have done], and are not proud.
5 ne se conduit pas de manière inconvenante, ne cherche pas son propre chemin, ne se laisse pas provoquer, ne tient pas compte du mal;
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not act in disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards them. They do not (act selfishly/think only of themselves and what they want). They do not quickly become angry. They do not keep remembering the bad things [that others have done to them].
6 ne se réjouit pas de l'injustice, mais se réjouit de la vérité;
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not rejoice when [people do] evil things, but they do rejoice when [people act] righteously.
7 excuse tout, croit tout, espère tout, et supporte tout.
Those who truly love [others] patiently put up [the faults of others]. They do not quickly assume [that others have done something bad]. They confidently expect [that others will act righteously]. They patiently endure [all their own troubles].
8 L'amour ne fait jamais défaut. Mais là où il y a des prophéties, elles seront supprimées. Là où il y a des langues diverses, elles cesseront. Là où il y a de la connaissance, elle disparaîtra.
We should never [PRS] let anything stop us from continuing to love [others]. As for the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, some day that will come to an end. As for the ability to speak languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], that will [also] come to an end some day. And as for the ability to know things that God reveals to us, that will come to an end some day [because it will not be necessary any more].
9 Car nous connaissons en partie et nous prophétisons en partie;
God does not reveal everything to us, and we cannot know everything that he knows.
10 mais quand ce qui est complet sera arrivé, ce qui est partiel disparaîtra.
But when everything is perfect [after Christ returns], things which are not perfect [now], [such as the abilities which God’s Spirit gives us], will (disappear/come to an end).
11 Quand j'étais enfant, je parlais comme un enfant, je sentais comme un enfant, je pensais comme un enfant. Maintenant que je suis devenu un homme, je me suis débarrassé des choses enfantines.
When we were children, we talked like children talk, we thought like children think, we reasoned like children reason. But when we grew up, we got rid of our childish ways [MET]. [Similarly], [you need to get rid of your childish thinking about the abilities that the Spirit has given you].
12 Car maintenant nous voyons dans un miroir, faiblement, mais ensuite face à face. Maintenant je connais en partie, mais alors je connaîtrai pleinement, comme j'ai aussi été pleinement connu.
In this life we do not understand everything fully. It is like [MET] looking at something indirectly by seeing it in a mirror. But [when we get to heaven] [MTY], we will [understand everything clearly. It will be like] talking to someone face-to-face. Now we know only part [of everything that God wants us to know]. Then we will know everything completely, just like [God] knows us completely.
13 Mais maintenant, il reste la foi, l'espérance et la charité, ces trois-là. Le plus grand d'entre eux est l'amour.
So now there are three things [that we must] continue [to do]: To trust [in God], to confidently expect [to receive what he will give us], and to love [others]. But the greatest of those three things is loving [others].
