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1 Simon Pierre, serviteur et apôtre de Jésus-Christ, à ceux qui ont obtenu avec nous une foi aussi précieuse dans la justice de notre Dieu et Sauveur, Jésus-Christ:
I, Simon Peter, [am writing this letter to you. I] serve Jesus Christ, and am an apostle [appointed by] him. [I am sending this letter to you] whom God has caused to believe [in Christ] just like he [caused us(exc) apostles to believe in Christ]. You and we have (equally been given the/both been given the same) privilege of believing in Jesus Christ. He [is] God, he is righteous, he is the one whom we [worship], and he is our Savior.
2 Que la grâce et la paix vous soient multipliées dans la connaissance de Dieu et de Jésus notre Seigneur,
[I pray that God] will continue to act very kindly towards you, and give you (a deep/very much) [inner] peace, because you [truly] know God and Jesus, who is our Lord.
3 vu que sa divine puissance nous a accordé tout ce qui regarde la vie et la piété, par la connaissance de celui qui nous a appelés par sa propre gloire et sa propre vertu,
[God] [PRS] has given us everything [that we need] in order that we might receive [eternal] life and in order that we might [live] (in a godly way/in a way that pleases him). He gives us that by the power that he has because he is God, and he has also given it to us as a result of our knowing him. He is the wonderful and perfect one who chose us [to be his people].
4 par laquelle il nous a accordé ses précieuses et immenses promesses, afin que, par elles, vous deveniez participants de la nature divine, ayant échappé à la corruption qui est dans le monde par la convoitise.
Being [glorious and perfect], he has promised us [that he will do] very great and (priceless/very precious) things [for us]. [He has also promised] you that by [believing what he has promised] you will be able to act [righteously], just like God acts [righteously], and that you will be free from being morally depraved/corrupted, and that you will not be [like] those who do not believe in Christ and are morally depraved because of their desire to do things that are evil.
5 Oui, et pour cela même, ajoutant de votre part toute diligence, dans votre foi fournissez l'excellence morale; et dans l'excellence morale, la connaissance;
Because God has done all that, by trying very hard, make sure that you not only believe [in Christ], but that you are also living morally good lives. And make sure that you are not only living morally good lives, but that you also know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely).
6 et dans la connaissance, la maîtrise de soi; et dans la maîtrise de soi, la persévérance; et dans la persévérance, la piété;
And make sure that you not only know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely), but that you also control what you say and do. And make sure that you not only control what you say and do, but that you are also steadfast/patient. And make sure that you are not only (steadfast/patient when you suffer), but that you are also godly.
7 et dans la piété, l'affection fraternelle; et dans l'affection fraternelle, l'amour.
And make sure that you not only (are godly/live in a way that pleases God), but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters [ought to have] for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love [others].
8 Car si ces choses sont à vous et si elles abondent, elles vous permettent de ne pas être oisifs ni infructueux dans la connaissance de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
If you do these [things], and if [you do them] more and more, that demonstrates that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ (is very effective/produces good results) [LIT] in your lives.
9 Car celui qui manque de ces choses est aveugle, ne voyant que ce qui est proche, ayant oublié la purification de ses anciens péchés.
If these [qualities] are not present in people, it means they are not aware [that these things are important, just like a blind person is not aware of what is around him]. They [think only about earthly matters, just like] [MET] a shortsighted person [sees clearly only things that are near]. It seems that they have forgotten that God has forgiven them for their former sinful lives.
10 C'est pourquoi, frères, appliquez-vous à rendre plus sûrs votre appel et votre élection. Car si vous faites ces choses, vous ne trébucherez jamais.
Instead of [acting like those people], try to confirm/prove by the way you conduct your lives that you are among those whom [God] has chosen [DOU] to be his people. If you do that, you will certainly never become separated from God,
11 Car ainsi vous serez richement pourvus pour entrer dans le royaume éternel de notre Seigneur et Sauveur, Jésus-Christ. (aiōnios g166)
and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
12 C'est pourquoi je ne négligerai pas de vous rappeler ces choses, bien que vous les connaissiez et que vous soyez établis dans la vérité présente.
I intend to keep on reminding you very frequently [HYP] about these [matters], even though you [already] know them and are firmly convinced that they are true.
13 Je trouve bon, tant que je suis dans cette tente, de vous stimuler en vous rappelant,
I consider it right that I should help you [to continually think about these matters] by reminding you [about them] as long as I am alive [EUP],
14 sachant que le dépouillement de ma tente ne tardera pas, comme notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ me l'a fait comprendre.
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 Oui, je ferai tous mes efforts pour que vous puissiez toujours vous souvenir de ces choses, même après mon départ.
Moreover, I will (make every effort/try hard) [by writing these things down] to enable you to remember them at all times after I have died [EUP].
16 En effet, nous n'avons pas suivi des fables astucieuses lorsque nous vous avons fait connaître la puissance et l'avènement de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, mais nous avons été les témoins oculaires de sa majesté.
We [apostles] told you that our Lord Jesus Christ [acts] powerfully and that he is coming back [some day]. We were not basing [what we told you] on stories that we had cleverly (invented/made up). Instead, we told you what we ourselves saw with our own eyes, that [the] Lord Jesus is supremely great.
17 En effet, il a reçu de Dieu le Père honneur et gloire, lorsque la voix lui est parvenue de la Gloire majestueuse: « Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé, en qui j'ai mis toute mon affection. »
God, our Father, greatly honored him when God’s great glory/brightness surrounded him, and God [MTY] said, “This is my Son, whom I love very much; I am very pleased with him.”
18 Nous avons entendu cette voix venant du ciel lorsque nous étions avec lui sur la montagne sainte.
We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 Nous avons une parole prophétique plus sûre; et vous faites bien d'y prêter attention comme à une lampe qui brille dans un lieu obscur, jusqu'à ce que le jour se lève et que l'étoile du matin se lève dans vos cœurs,
We also have [the Scriptures] that the prophets [wrote about Christ long ago], which are completely reliable/trustworthy. You should (pay attention to/think carefully about) [what they wrote], because [what they wrote enables you to know whether what is taught to you is true or whether it is false] [SIM], like a lamp that is shining in a dark place [enables people to see where they are going] [SIM]. [You should] ([pay attention to/think carefully about]) [what they wrote] until [our Lord Jesus Christ comes back and enables] you [SYN] [to know God fully, which will be like when] [MET] (a day dawns/daylight comes) and the morning star rises [and we can see it clearly].
20 sachant d'abord qu'aucune prophétie de l'Écriture n'est d'interprétation privée.
It is important that you realize that no one can interpret/explain by himself [the meaning of] what the prophets wrote [in the Scriptures] without [the help of God’s Spirit] (OR, no [part of the] Scriptures originated with the prophet himself),
21 Car aucune prophétie n'est jamais venue de la volonté d'un homme, mais ce sont de saints hommes de Dieu qui ont parlé, poussés par le Saint-Esprit.
because no human beings decided [to make those prophecies]. On the contrary, those who spoke [messages from God] did that because it was the Holy Spirit who caused them to do [it, and therefore the Spirit must help us to interpret/understand their meaning].
