Romains 15
1 Or, nous qui sommes forts, nous devons supporter les faiblesses des faibles, et ne pas nous faire plaisir.
Most of us are sure [that God will not punish us for doing certain things that the laws and rituals God gave Moses said the Jews should not do. But we] should be patient with those who are uncertain [about such things], and we should not let them irritate us. We should not [simply] please ourselves.
2 Que chacun de nous plaise à son prochain pour ce qui est bon, afin de l'édifier.
Each of us should [do the things that] please the fellow [believers with whom we come in contact, and things that will] benefit them. [We should do those things] in order to help them mature [spiritually].
3 Car même le Christ ne s'est pas fait plaisir à lui-même. Mais, comme il est écrit: « Les outrages de ceux qui vous outragent sont tombés sur moi. »
[We should please our fellow believers], since Christ [has set us an example]. He did not [do things to] please himself. On the contrary, [he tried to please God even when others insulted him. That was] as it is written {as ([someone/the Psalmist]) wrote} [in Scripture that the Messiah said to God]: “When people insulted you [(sg)], [it was as though] they were also insulting me.”
4 Car tout ce qui a été écrit auparavant l'a été pour notre instruction, afin que, par la persévérance et par l'encouragement des Écritures, nous ayons l'espérance.
And [you need to remember that] what was written previously {what [God’s servants] previously wrote} [in the Scriptures], was written {[they] wrote} to teach us in order that we would be patient and be encouraged by [reading/believing] what they wrote. If we do that, we can confidently expect [God to do for us all he has promised].
5 Or, que le Dieu de la persévérance et de l'encouragement vous accorde d'avoir les mêmes sentiments les uns envers les autres selon Jésus-Christ,
God is the one who enables us to be patient and encourages us. ([Ask/Pray to]) [him that he would] enable you [all] to live harmoniously with each other, doing as Christ Jesus [did].
6 afin que, d'un commun accord, vous glorifiiez d'une seule bouche le Dieu et Père de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
Then, as you are united in what you think and say [MTY], you will praise God, [who is the heavenly] father [MET] of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Acceptez-vous donc les uns les autres, comme Christ vous a acceptés, pour la gloire de Dieu.
So [I say to all of you believers at Rome], accept each other. [If you do that], people will praise God [as they see you behaving like Christ. Accept each other] just like Christ accepted you!
8 Or, je dis que le Christ a été fait serviteur des circoncis pour la vérité de Dieu, afin de confirmer les promesses faites aux pères,
I want [you to remember] that Christ [helped us] Jews [MTY] by what he did, in order to show that God (is faithful/does what he says he will do). That is, [his coming as our Messiah] fulfilled what God promised to [our Jewish] ancestors.
9 et afin que les païens glorifient Dieu pour sa miséricorde. Comme il est écrit, « C'est pourquoi je vous louerai parmi les païens... et chanter à ton nom. »
And [by acting mercifully to them, he also caused] non-Jews to praise him. [What he has done for non-Jews] fulfills what is written [in the Scriptures that David said to God]: “So I will praise you [(sg) when I am] among the non-Jews, and I will sing to you [MTY].”
10 Il dit encore, « Réjouissez-vous, païens, avec son peuple. »
[David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”
11 Encore, « Louez le Seigneur, vous tous les païens! Que tous les peuples le louent. »
[And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”
12 Encore une fois, Ésaïe dit, « Il y aura la racine de Jesse, celui qui se lève pour régner sur les païens; en lui les païens espéreront ».
And Isaiah wrote [in the Scriptures], “There will be a descendant [MET] of [King] David who will begin to rule the non-Jews. They will confidently expect him [to fulfill what he has promised].”
13 Or, que le Dieu de l'espérance vous remplisse de toute joie et de toute paix dans la foi, afin que vous abondiez dans l'espérance par la puissance de l'Esprit Saint.
God is the one who causes you to confidently expect [him to do what he has promised. I pray/ask] that he will cause you to be completely joyful and peaceful as you trust [in him]. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will enable you to more and more confidently expect [to receive what God has promised you].
14 Je suis moi-même persuadé à votre sujet, mes frères, que vous êtes vous-mêmes pleins de bonté, remplis de toute connaissance, capables aussi d'exhorter les autres.
My fellow believers, I myself am [completely] sure that you yourselves [have acted toward others] in a completely good way. You have done that because you have known completely [all that God wants you to know] [HYP], and because you are able to teach each other.
15 Mais je vous écris avec d'autant plus de hardiesse, en partie pour vous rappeler, à cause de la grâce qui m'a été accordée par Dieu,
However, I have written to you quite frankly [in this letter] about some things in order to remind you [about those things]. [I have written this letter] because I have been appointed by God {God has [appointed] me}, which I did not deserve,
16 que je dois être un serviteur de Jésus-Christ auprès des païens, servant comme prêtre de la Bonne Nouvelle de Dieu, afin que l'offrande des païens soit rendue agréable, sanctifiée par le Saint-Esprit.
in order that I would work for Jesus Christ among non-Jews. [God has appointed me] to act like a priest as I [proclaim] his good message in order that he will accept the non-Jews [who believe in Christ. They will be] like an offering [MET] [to God] as a result of their being dedicated [to him] by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit dedicating them [to God]}.
17 C'est donc en Jésus-Christ que je me glorifie dans les choses de Dieu.
It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.
18 Car je n'ose parler d'autres choses que de celles que Christ a accomplies par moi pour l'obéissance des païens, en paroles et en actes,
I will speak boldly only [LIT] about the work that Christ has enabled me to do. [I do that work] in order that non-Jews might pay attention to [the message about Christ] as a result of what I have said and done,
19 par la puissance des signes et des prodiges, par la puissance de l'Esprit de Dieu, de sorte que, depuis Jérusalem et alentour jusqu'en Illyricum, j'ai pleinement annoncé la Bonne Nouvelle de Christ;
specifically, by [my performing] many powerful miracles [DOU]. [I have done those things] as a result of [God’s] Spirit powerfully [enabling me]. As a result [of doing those things, while traveling] all the way around from Jerusalem to Illyricum [province], I have completed [my work] of proclaiming the message about Christ [in those places].
20 oui, en m'attachant à annoncer la Bonne Nouvelle, non pas là où Christ était déjà nommé, afin de ne pas bâtir sur le fondement d'autrui.
As [I proclaim] that message, I am always eagerly trying to proclaim it [in places] where people have not already heard about Christ. I do that in order that [as I work for God] I might not [be continuing the work for him that someone else already started] [MET]. [I do not want to be like a man who] builds [a house] on someone else’s foundation.
21 Mais, selon qu'il est écrit, « Ils verront, eux à qui aucune nouvelle de lui n'est parvenue. Ceux qui n'ont pas entendu comprendront. »
On the contrary, [I teach non-Jews, so that what happens may be like] what was written {the prophet Isaiah wrote} [in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: “Those who did not hear about him previously will know [the truth about him]. Truly, those who have not heard [about him will hear and] understand [his message] [DOU].”
22 C'est pourquoi j'ai souvent été empêché d'aller vers toi,
Because [I have attempted to preach the message about Christ in places where they have not heard about him], I have been hindered {things have hindered me} many times [from being able] to visit you.
23 mais maintenant que je n'ai plus de place dans ces régions, et que j'ai depuis longtemps le désir de venir vers toi,
But now there are no more places in these regions [where people have not heard about Christ]. Furthermore, for several years I have wanted to visit you.
24 chaque fois que je me rendrai en Espagne, j'irai vers toi. Car j'espère vous voir en chemin et être aidé par vous, si d'abord je peux profiter un peu de votre compagnie.
[So I hope to go/come to see you]. I hope to do that as soon as I am on my way to [the provinces in] Spain. I hope to see you as I journey through [your area], and I hope that [by whatever you give me] [EUP] you will help me on my journey to Spain. But before [I go there], I want to enjoy being with you for a little while, although [I would like to stay with you longer].
25 Mais maintenant, je vous le dis, je vais à Jérusalem, au service des saints.
But [I cannot visit you] now, because I am about to go to Jerusalem in order to take money [EUP] for God’s people [there].
26 Car la Macédoine et l'Achaïe ont bien voulu faire une contribution pour les pauvres parmi les saints qui sont à Jérusalem.
[The believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces] [MTY] decided to contribute some [money] [EUP] for those of God’s people in Jerusalem who are poor.
27 Oui, c'est leur bon plaisir, et ils en sont les débiteurs. Car si les païens ont été rendus participants de leurs biens spirituels, ils leur doivent aussi de les servir dans les biens matériels.
They themselves decided [to do this, but] truly they owe something to God’s people in Jerusalem. The non-Jewish [believers] benefited spiritually from Jewish [believers as a result of hearing the message about Christ from them], so the non-Jews should also help the Jewish believers [in Jerusalem by giving them] material things (OR, money) [EUP].
28 Quand donc j'aurai accompli cela, et que je leur aurai scellé ce fruit, je passerai par chez vous pour aller en Espagne.
So when I have finished this [task] by safely delivering all this money [MET, EUP] [that the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have given], I will leave [Jerusalem and visit] you [in Rome while I am] on my way to Spain.
29 Je sais que, lorsque je viendrai chez vous, j'arriverai dans la plénitude de la bénédiction de la Bonne Nouvelle du Christ.
And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).
30 Or, je vous prie, frères, par notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ et par l'amour de l'Esprit, de vous unir à moi dans les prières que vous adressez à Dieu pour moi,
Because [we belong to] our Lord Jesus Christ and because the Spirit [of God causes us to] love [each other], I urge you [all] that [you help me] by fervently/intensely praying to God for me.
31 afin que je sois délivré des rebelles de la Judée, et que le service que j'ai à faire à Jérusalem soit agréable aux saints,
[Pray that] I will be protected {[that God] will protect me} so that the [Jews] in Judea who do not believe [the message about Christ will not harm me]. Also pray that God’s people in Jerusalem will accept the money [EUP] that I [take] to them.
32 afin que je vienne à vous dans la joie, selon la volonté de Dieu, et que je trouve avec vous le repos.
Pray these things in order that I may go/come to you if God wants me to go/come, and that I may go/come joyfully, and that then God will refresh my [spirit as a result of my visiting/being] with you.
33 Que le Dieu de la paix soit avec vous tous. Amen.
[I pray that] God, who [causes us to have inner] peace, will be with all of you [and will help] you. (May it be so!/Amen!)
