Romains 10
1 Frères, le désir de mon cœur et la prière que j'adresse à Dieu concernent Israël, afin qu'il soit sauvé.
My fellow believers, what I deeply desire and what I pray to God earnestly for is that he will save [my own people], [the Jews].
2 Car je témoigne à leur sujet qu'ils ont un zèle pour Dieu, mais non selon la connaissance.
I declare truthfully about them that although they (zealously seek/very much want to know) God, they do not understand [how to seek/know him correctly].
3 Car, ignorant la justice de Dieu, et cherchant à établir leur propre justice, ils ne se sont pas soumis à la justice de Dieu.
They did not (submit themselves to/accept) the way that God erases the record of people’s sins. They did not [want to] recognize [that way] because they wanted him to do it their own way.
4 Car Christ est l'accomplissement de la loi pour la justice de quiconque croit.
They wanted God to erase the record of their sins [as a result of their obeying his laws. But] because of what Christ has done, it is no longer necessary for [people to obey] the laws [God gave Moses in order for the record of their sins to be erased]. Now God will erase the record of sins of everyone who trusts [in what Christ has done].
5 Car Moïse écrit au sujet de la justice de la loi: « Celui qui les met en pratique vivra par elles. »
In regard to [the old] way, Moses wrote [concerning people who obey God’s] laws, “It is the people who have done [perfectly] the things [that the laws require] who will gain [eternal] life by [doing] them.”
6 Mais la justice de la foi dit ceci: « Ne dis pas en ton cœur: « Qui montera au ciel? (c'est-à-dire de faire descendre le Christ);
But those whose record of sins God has erased as a result of their believing [in Christ] can say [to anyone] [PRS] [as Moses said], “You should not [critically] think inwardly, ‘(Someone will have to go up and enter heaven!/Who will go up and enter heaven?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go up and] bring Christ down [to bring the message of salvation to us]!
7 ou bien: « Qui descendra dans l'abîme? (c'est-à-dire de faire remonter le Christ d'entre les morts.)" (Abyssos g12)
“Or [you should not think inwardly], ‘(Someone will have to go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are!/Who will go down and enter the place where [the spirits] of dead persons are?)’ [RHQ]” That is to say, someone will have to [go down and] bring Christ up [from there to bring the message of salvation to us. You should not say that because Christ has already come down to save us, and has already become alive after he died]! (Abyssos g12)
8 Mais que dit-il? « La parole est près de toi, dans ta bouche et dans ton cœur », c'est-à-dire la parole de la foi que nous prêchons:
But instead, [those who believe in Christ] [PRS] can say what [RHQ] [Moses also said], “You [(sg)] can find out about [God’s] message very easily. You can speak [MTY] about it; you can think [MTY] about it.” This is the message that we proclaim, that people must believe [in Christ].
9 que si tu confesses de ta bouche que Jésus est Seigneur et si tu crois dans ton cœur que Dieu l'a ressuscité des morts, tu seras sauvé.
[This message is that] if anyone of you confesses/says publicly that Jesus is Lord, and if you [(sg)] believe that God (caused him to become alive again after he died/raised him from the dead), you will be saved {[God] will save you}.
10 Car c'est du cœur qu'on croit, ce qui entraîne la justice, et de la bouche qu'on confesse, ce qui entraîne le salut.
If people believe [that Christ died and that God caused him to become alive again] [CHI], the result is that [God will erase the record of their sins]. And [for] those who state/declare publicly [that Jesus is their Lord], the result is that [God] will save them.
11 Car l'Écriture dit: « Celui qui croit en lui ne sera pas déçu. »
[It is written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures [PRS] [about the Messiah], “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”
12 En effet, il n'y a pas de distinction entre le Juif et le Grec, car le même Seigneur est le Seigneur de tous, et il est riche pour tous ceux qui l'invoquent.
[God] treats Jews and non-Jews similarly. Because he is the same Lord for all people [who believe in him], he abundantly [blesses] all who ask him [to save them].
13 En effet, « Quiconque invoquera le nom du Seigneur sera sauvé. »
This is [just like what the prophet Joel wrote]: “All those who ask the Lord [God] to save them will be saved {The Lord [God] will save all those who ask him to save them}.”
14 Comment donc invoqueront-ils celui en qui ils n'ont pas cru? Comment croiront-ils en celui qu'ils n'ont pas entendu? Comment entendront-ils sans prédicateur?
[In regard to the people of Israel rejecting the gospel, some people might object by saying], (OR, [This raises another problem about the Jews]: ) “(They certainly cannot ask [Christ to save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]!/How can they ask [Christ to help/save them] if they have not [first] believed [in him]?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot believe [in him] if they have not heard about him!/how can they believe [in him] if they have not heard about him?) [RHQ] And (they certainly cannot hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]!/how can they hear [about him] if someone does not preach to them [about him]?) [RHQ]
15 Et comment prêcheront-ils sans être envoyés? Comme il est écrit: « Qu'ils sont beaux les pieds de ceux qui annoncent la Bonne Nouvelle de la paix, qui apporte des nouvelles heureuses de bonnes choses! »
And those who preach to them [about Christ], (certainly cannot preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach!]/how can they preach if they are not sent [by God] {if [God] does not send them} [to preach]?) [RHQ] [His sending messengers to them would be] just like it is written {like someone wrote} [in the Scriptures], ‘The arrival [MTY] of those who preach the good message is wonderful!’”
16 Mais ils n'ont pas tous écouté l'heureuse nouvelle. Car Ésaïe dit: « Seigneur, qui a cru à notre rapport? »
[I would reply in this way to people who say such things: God has indeed sent people to preach the message about Christ]. But not all [the people of Israel] have paid attention to the good message! [It is like what] Isaiah said [when he felt very discouraged], “Lord, it seems as if hardly anyone believed what they heard us [(exc)] preach! [RHQ]”
17 Ainsi, la foi vient de l'ouïe, et l'ouïe de la parole de Dieu.
So then, [I tell you that people] are believing [in Christ] as a result of hearing [the message about him], and people are hearing [the message] as a result of [people] preaching [about] Christ!
18 Mais, dis-je, n'ont-ils pas entendu? Oui, très certainement, « Leur son s'est répandu dans toute la terre, leurs paroles jusqu'aux extrémités du monde. »
But [if someone were to] ask, “Have not [the people of Israel] heard [the message about God?]” [I would reply that they] certainly [have heard it]! It is like [what is written in the Psalms], [People living] all over the world [PRS, MTY] [have seen the stars], and what they indicate [about God’s character has reached people living in] the most remote places in the world [DOU]!
19 Mais je demande: Israël ne le savait-il pas? D'abord Moïse dit, « Je vous provoquerai à la jalousie avec ce qui n'est pas une nation. Je te mettrai en colère contre une nation dépourvue d'intelligence. »
But [someone might ask], “[Is it true that the people of] [MTY] Israel understood [the message about Christ]?” [I would reply that certainly they understood it, but they rejected it! Remember that] Moses was the first [one who warned the people of Israel about disobeying God. He told them that God said], [You consider that] non-Jewish groups are not nations at all [CHI]. But some of them [will believe in me, and I will bless them]. Then you will envy them. I will cause you to be angry with those people whom [you Jews think] do not understand [my ways] [IRO].
20 Ésaïe est très audacieux et dit, « J'ai été trouvé par ceux qui ne m'avaient pas cherché. J'ai été révélé à ceux qui ne m'avaient pas demandé. »
Remember also [what God] said [very] boldly to Isaiah: Non-Jews who did not (try to know/seek) me will surely find me [DOU]! I will surely reveal what I am like to those who did not ask for me!
21 Mais à propos d'Israël, il dit: « Tout le jour, j'ai tendu mes mains vers un peuple désobéissant et rebelle. »
But concerning [the people of] Israel, [Isaiah] tells [us that God said]: For a long time I have held out my arms to people who disobeyed and rebelled against me, [in order] to invite them to return to me.
