< Éphésiens 2 >

1 – et vous, lorsque vous étiez morts dans vos fautes et dans vos péchés,
Formerly, because you were habitually sinning [DOU], you were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as a] corpse [MET] is).
2 (dans lesquels vous avez marché autrefois, selon le train de ce monde, selon le chef de l’autorité de l’air, de l’esprit qui opère maintenant dans les fils de la désobéissance; (aiōn g165)
You were acting in the same [evil] way as those who oppose Christ [MTY] act. That is, you were behaving in the [evil] ways [that Satan wanted you to behave]. He rules over evil spiritual beings that no person can see [MTY]. He is the spirit who now powerfully controls the people who disobey God. (aiōn g165)
3 parmi lesquels, nous aussi, nous avons tous vécu autrefois dans les convoitises de notre chair, accomplissant les volontés de la chair et des pensées; et nous étions par nature des enfants de colère, comme aussi les autres.
Formerly, we all used to disobey God as they do. We did the things that our self-centered nature wanted us to do. We habitually did those [evil] deeds that our bodies and our minds wanted to do. When we were acting like that, it was certain that [God] would punish [MTY] us, just like he will certainly punish all other [evil people].
4 Mais Dieu, qui est riche en miséricorde, à cause de son grand amour dont il nous a aimés, )
But God always acts very mercifully, and he loves us very much.
5 alors même que nous étions morts dans nos fautes, nous a vivifiés ensemble avec le Christ (vous êtes sauvés par [la] grâce),
As a result, even when we were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as] a corpse [MET] is) because we were habitually sinning, he enabled us to receive [spiritual]/[eternal] life because of our relationship with Christ. [Do not forget this: It is only] because God has acted so kindly toward you, in a way that you did not deserve, that you are saved {that [he] saved you} [from the guilt of your sin]
6 et nous a ressuscités ensemble, et nous a fait asseoir ensemble dans les lieux célestes dans le christ Jésus,
And [it is as though] God gave us spiritual life when he caused Christ Jesus to be alive again after he died [MET]. And [it is as though] God caused us to sit [and rule] [MTY] with him in heaven,
7 afin qu’il montre dans les siècles à venir les immenses richesses de sa grâce, dans sa bonté envers nous dans le christ Jésus. (aiōn g165)
in order that he might show to everyone at all times in the future that he has acted toward us in an extremely kind way because of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. (aiōn g165)
8 Car vous êtes sauvés par la grâce, par la foi, et cela ne vient pas de vous, c’est le don de Dieu;
It is [only] by [God] acting [PRS] [toward you] in a way that you did not deserve that you have been saved {that he has saved you} as a result of your trusting [in Christ]. You did not save yourselves. His saving you was his gift to you.
9 non pas sur le principe des œuvres, afin que personne ne se glorifie;
He did not save any of you because of anything you yourselves did. Because you have done nothing [to save yourselves], you cannot be proud of your efforts to save yourselves.
10 car nous sommes son ouvrage, ayant été créés dans le christ Jésus pour les bonnes œuvres que Dieu a préparées à l’avance, afin que nous marchions en elles.
It is God who has made us what we are now. Because of our relationship with Christ Jesus, he has enabled us to receive [spiritual/eternal] life in order that we should conduct our lives habitually doing the good deeds that God previously planned for us to do.
11 C’est pourquoi souvenez-vous que vous, autrefois les nations dans la chair, qui étiez appelés incirconcision par ce qui est appelé la circoncision, faite de main dans la chair,
You [Ephesians] have been non-Jews from the time that you were born. The Jews ([insult you/say that you are not God’s people]) [by] calling you ‘those who are not circumcised’. They [proudly] call themselves ‘we [(exc)] who are circumcised’. [They have allowed people to] circumcise [them to indicate that they are God’s people, but] that has [only] changed their bodies, [not their] ([inner beings/hearts]).
12 vous étiez en ce temps-là sans Christ, sans droit de cité en Israël et étrangers aux alliances de la promesse, n’ayant pas d’espérance, et étant sans Dieu dans le monde.
You should constantly remember these things: Formerly you did not have any relationship with Christ. You did not belong to the people of Israel, [the people whom God chose]. You did not know about the things God promised in his agreements [with his people]. You did not confidently expect to go to heaven after you die (OR, [that God would save you]). You [lived] in this world without knowing God.
13 Mais maintenant, dans le christ Jésus, vous qui étiez autrefois loin, vous avez été approchés par le sang du Christ.
But now, because of your relationship with Christ Jesus, God has brought you, who had no relationship with him [MET], into his family [MET]. He did that because [you trusted in what Christ accomplished when] his blood [MTY] [flowed from his body when he died on the cross].
14 Car c’est lui qui est notre paix, qui des deux en a fait un et a détruit le mur mitoyen de clôture,
Christ himself [has caused us Jewish and non-Jewish believers] to have peace [with each other]. He has made both [of our groups] to become one [group]. [Just like people] (tear down/demolish) a wall that separates [groups of people] [MET], he has destroyed the hatred [between Jews and non-Jews].
15 ayant aboli dans sa chair l’inimitié, la loi des commandements [qui consiste] en ordonnances, afin qu’il crée les deux en lui-même pour être un seul homme nouveau, en faisant la paix;
By dying [MTY] [for us on the cross] he made it no longer [necessary for us to obey] all the [Jewish] laws and rituals [in order to be saved]. He did that in order to enable the two [groups] to become one new group because of our relationship with him. The result was that he has caused us to have peace [with each other].
16 et qu’il les réconcilie tous les deux en un seul corps à Dieu par la croix, ayant tué par elle l’inimitié.
By [dying on] the cross [MTY] he caused both Jews and non-Jews to have a peaceful relationship with God. That is how he caused us to no longer be [MET] enemies [with God] (OR, [with each other]).
17 Et il est venu, et a annoncé la bonne nouvelle de la paix à vous qui étiez loin, et la [bonne nouvelle de la] paix à ceux qui étaient près;
He came [to earth] and proclaimed that you [non-Jews], who did not have a relationship with [MET] [God], and [us(exc) Jews], who [considered that we(exc) belonged to] [MET] God’s [family], can [all] now have peace [with God].
18 car par lui nous avons, les uns et les autres, accès auprès du Père par un seul Esprit.
[We know that he has done that] because we both, [Jews and non-Jews], are [now] able to approach God the Father in prayer by the help of his Spirit, because of what Christ [has done].
19 Ainsi donc vous n’êtes plus étrangers ni forains, mais vous êtes concitoyens des saints et gens de la maison de Dieu,
So [God no longer treats] you [non-Jews] as [people treat] [MET] foreigners and strangers [who live among them] [MET]. Instead, along with all God’s people, [it is as though] you have become citizens of a country that he rules over, and [as though you have become] members of the family [of which he is the father] [MET].
20 ayant été édifiés sur le fondement des apôtres et prophètes, Jésus Christ lui-même étant la maîtresse pierre du coin,
[Just like] a building is built {[as someone] builds a building} on a foundation, [God has joined you into one group that originated/began] from what the apostles and prophets [taught]. Christ Jesus is the [most important one in that group, just like a] cornerstone [is the most important part of a building]. And
21 en qui tout l’édifice, bien ajusté ensemble, croît pour être un temple saint dans le Seigneur;
just like [a builder might] join together all the parts of a building to make it a temple that [people will] dedicate to the Lord [MET], [Christ is continually causing all of] you who have a relationship with [him to be united, in order that you will become one holy group].
22 en qui, vous aussi, vous êtes édifiés ensemble, pour être une habitation de Dieu par l’Esprit.
And because of your relationship with Christ, [God] is joining you [non-Jews] together with [Jewish believers] to be [like] one building [MET] in which his Spirit lives.

< Éphésiens 2 >