1 Timothée 1
1 Paul, apôtre de Jésus-Christ, selon le commandement de Dieu notre Sauveur et du Seigneur Jésus-Christ notre espérance,
[I], Paul, [am writing this letter. You know that] I am an apostle. I [represent] Christ Jesus because God and Christ Jesus commanded me to do it. God is the one who saved us, and Jesus is the one for whom we are confidently waiting [to return].
2 à Timothée, mon véritable enfant dans la foi: Grâce, miséricorde et paix de la part de Dieu notre Père et du Christ Jésus notre Seigneur.
[You], Timothy, [are like] [MET] a true son [to me] because [you] trusted [in Christ after I told you about him]. [I pray/desire that] God, who is our Father, and Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, will [continue to act] kindly and mercifully to you, and [that they will give you inner] peace.
3 Comme je vous en ai prié lorsque j'allais en Macédoine, restez à Éphèse, afin d'ordonner à certains hommes de ne pas enseigner une doctrine différente,
[I urge you now], just like I urged you when I was going to Macedonia [province], that you remain there in Ephesus [city]. Stay there so that you may command certain persons [who teach other believers] that they not teach false [doctrines].
4 et de ne pas s'attacher à des mythes et à des généalogies sans fin, qui provoquent des disputes plutôt qu'à l'intendance de Dieu, qui est dans la foi.
And tell people to not continually give their attention to stories [that tell about our ancestors], stories in which there are (genealogies/lists of our ancestors’ names) that [seem to be] endless. [You must command your congregation not to think that these stories are valuable], because [whenever people think] that, they [just] start arguing about things uselessly, instead of [teaching] God’s plan, which [is concerned with] what we believe (OR, which [we know because] we trust [in Christ]).
5 Or, le but de ce commandement, c'est l'amour venant d'un cœur pur, d'une bonne conscience et d'une foi sincère,
[Teach them] to have pure desires [MTY] and [so to know that God] approves of what they do, and to sincerely believe [the true teaching]. By doing that, [they will] love [God well].
6 choses dont quelques-uns, ayant manqué le but, se sont détournés pour se livrer à de vains discours,
There are some people who have turned away from these true teachings. As a result, they [just] discuss what is useless.
7 voulant être docteurs de la loi, bien qu'ils ne comprennent ni ce qu'ils disent ni ce qu'ils affirment avec force.
They desire to teach the laws [that God gave to Moses], but they do not understand what they are really saying, or the things about which they (confidently speak/say that they understand well).
8 Mais nous savons que la loi est bonne, si quelqu'un en fait un usage légitime,
We know that the laws [that God gave to Moses are] good if people consider correctly [what God intended them for].
9 sachant que la loi n'a pas été faite pour un juste, mais pour les impies et les insubordonnés, pour les impies et les pécheurs, pour les impies et les profanes, pour les meurtriers de pères et les meurtriers de mères, pour les meurtriers d'hommes,
We must remember that God did not give Moses those laws in order [to condemn] righteous people. By those laws he [condemns people who act as though there were no] laws and who refuse to obey [anyone. He condemns] those who do not revere God and those who sin habitually. [By them he condemns] those who refuse to perform rituals that are pleasing to God and who show no respect for religion. [He condemns] those who murder their fathers and who murder their mothers and who murder [other] people.
10 pour les impudiques, pour les homosexuels, pour les esclavagistes, pour les menteurs, pour les parjures, et pour toute autre chose contraire à la saine doctrine,
[He condemns] those who are sexually immoral and those who are homosexuals. [He condemns] those who kidnap/steal people [in order to make them slaves]. [He condemns] those who lie and those who promise something strongly but do not do what they promised. He condemns every other action that is contrary to our true teaching.
11 selon la Bonne Nouvelle de la gloire du Dieu béni, qui m'a été confiée.
This is what we teach people when we tell them the glorious/wonderful message about Christ that our awesome God [has revealed] and that he gave to me to teach.
12 Je rends grâces à celui qui m'a rendu capable, le Christ Jésus notre Seigneur, parce qu'il m'a compté parmi les fidèles, en me nommant au service,
I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord who enabled me to do this work, because he considered that I could be trusted. So he appointed me in order that I [would serve him].
13 bien que j'aie été autrefois un blasphémateur, un persécuteur et un insolent. Mais j'ai obtenu miséricorde, parce que j'ai agi par ignorance, dans l'incrédulité.
Formerly I said evil things [about him], I caused [his people] to suffer, and I acted very cruelly toward them. But [Christ acted] in a kind way toward me since I (acted ignorantly/did not know that I was doing wrong) because I did not believe [in him].
14 La grâce de notre Seigneur a surabondé par la foi et la charité qui est dans le Christ Jésus.
Our Lord kindly did for me what I did not deserve, so that I now believe [in Christ Jesus] and I love others (OR, him) [because I belong to him].
15 La parole est fidèle et digne d'être accueillie, que Jésus-Christ est venu dans le monde pour sauver les pécheurs, dont je suis le premier.
[Something that all we believers] say is certainly true and is worthy for us to fully accept is that Christ Jesus came into the world in order to save sinful people [so that God would not punish them for their sins]. As for me, I [consider that I have sinned] more than all others.
16 Mais c'est pour cela que j'ai obtenu miséricorde, afin qu'en moi d'abord, Jésus-Christ déploie toute sa patience pour servir d'exemple à ceux qui allaient croire en lui pour la vie éternelle. (aiōnios g166)
Yet Christ Jesus acted mercifully to me in order that he might demonstrate [to people that he is perfectly patient with them]. He did that by his being patient with me, one who has sinned worse than everyone else. He wanted what he did for me (to be an example/to demonstrate his patience) to people who would [later] believe in him, and as a result would live forever. (aiōnios g166)
17 Maintenant, au Roi éternel, immortel, invisible, à Dieu qui seul est sage, honneur et gloire dans les siècles des siècles. Amen. (aiōn g165)
I desire that people will honor and praise the only [true] God forever! Even though no one can see him, he is the King who rules for all time, who will never die! (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
18 Je te confie cette instruction, mon enfant Timothée, selon les prophéties qui t'ont été données auparavant, afin que, par elles, tu fasses le bon combat,
Timothy, you [are like] [MET] a son [to me]. So, (based on/in accordance with) what [someone] previously (prophesied/told what God revealed to them) about you, I am instructing you [to strongly oppose those who teach false doctrines. You should oppose them like] [MET] a soldier (fights strongly against/opposes) [those who attack his countrymen].
19 en gardant la foi et la bonne conscience, que quelques-uns ont rejetées et qui ont fait naufrage dans la foi,
Continue to believe [the true teaching] and do only what you know to be right! Remember that some people have (pushed aside/rejected) the true teaching. As a result, they no longer believe [MET] what is true.
20 parmi lesquels sont Hyménée et Alexandre, que j'ai livrés à Satan pour qu'il leur enseigne à ne pas blasphémer.
Among the ones who have done that are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I put in the hands of Satan, in order that [when Satan punishes them] they may learn not to teach wrong teaching.
