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1 Siméon Pierre, esclave et apôtre de Jésus Christ, à ceux qui ont reçu en partage une foi de pareil prix avec nous, par [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 Comme sa divine puissance nous a donné tout ce qui regarde la vie et la piété, par la connaissance de celui qui nous a appelés par [la] gloire et par [la] 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 lesquelles il nous a donné les très grandes et précieuses promesses, afin que par elles vous participiez 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 pour cette même raison aussi, y apportant tout empressement, joignez à votre foi, la vertu; et à la vertu, 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 à la connaissance, la tempérance; et à la tempérance, la patience; et à la patience, 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 à la piété, l’affection fraternelle; et à 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 en vous et y abondent, elles font que vous ne serez pas oisifs ni stériles pour ce qui regarde 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 en qui ces choses ne se trouvent pas est aveugle, et ne voit pas loin, ayant oublié la purification de ses péchés d’autrefois.
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, étudiez-vous d’autant plus à affermir votre appel et votre élection, car en faisant ces choses vous ne faillirez 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 l’entrée dans le royaume éternel de notre Seigneur et Sauveur Jésus Christ vous sera richement donnée. (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 m’appliquerai à vous faire souvenir toujours de ces choses, quoique vous les connaissiez et que vous soyez affermis 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 Mais j’estime qu’il est juste, tant que je suis dans cette tente, de vous réveiller en rappelant [ces choses] à votre mémoire,
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 moment de déposer ma tente s’approche rapidement, comme aussi notre Seigneur Jésus Christ me l’a montré;
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 mais je m’étudierai à ce qu’après mon départ vous puissiez aussi en tout temps vous rappeler ces choses.
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 Car ce n’est pas en suivant des fables ingénieusement imaginées, que nous vous avons fait connaître la puissance et la venue de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, mais comme ayant été 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 Car il reçut de Dieu le Père honneur et gloire, lorsqu’une telle voix lui fut adressée par la gloire magnifique: « Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé, en qui j’ai trouvé mon plaisir ».
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 Et nous, nous avons entendu cette voix venue du ciel, étant avec lui sur la sainte montagne.
We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 Et nous avons la parole prophétique [rendue] plus ferme, (à laquelle vous faites bien d’être attentifs, comme à une lampe qui brille dans un lieu obscur), jusqu’à ce que [le] jour ait commencé à luire et que [l’]étoile du matin se soit levée 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 ceci premièrement, qu’aucune prophétie de l’écriture ne s’interprète elle-même.
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 [la] prophétie n’est jamais venue par la volonté de l’homme, mais de saints hommes de Dieu ont parlé, étant poussés par l’Esprit Saint.
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].
