Éphésiens 3
1 C’est pour cela que moi, Paul, le prisonnier du christ Jésus pour vous, les nations
Because [God has done all this for] you non-Jews, I, Paul, [pray for you. I want you to know that it is because I serve] Christ Jesus for your sake that I am in prison.
2 – (si du moins vous avez entendu parler de l’administration de la grâce de Dieu qui m’a été donnée envers vous:
I (assume that/think that probably) someone has told you how God acted very kindly toward me, appointing me [so that I would proclaim the gospel to you non-Jews].
3 comment, par révélation, le mystère m’a été donné à connaître (ainsi que je l’ai déjà écrit en peu de mots;
God revealed to me the message that he had not revealed to others. When you read what I have already written briefly about that,
4 d’après quoi, en le lisant, vous pouvez comprendre quelle est mon intelligence dans le mystère du Christ),
you will be able to understand that I understand clearly that message about Christ.
5 lequel, en d’autres générations, n’a pas été donné à connaître aux fils des hommes, comme il a été maintenant révélé à ses saints apôtres et prophètes par l’Esprit:
Formerly, [God] did not reveal that message to anyone, but now his Spirit has revealed that message to (his holy apostles and prophets/people who tell messages that come directly from God).
6 [savoir] que les nations seraient cohéritières et d’un même corps et coparticipantes de sa promesse dans le christ Jésus, par l’évangile;
That message, which he has now revealed, is that because of our [(inc)] relationship with Christ Jesus, [all of us], non-Jews as well as Jews [MTY], will receive the [great spiritual blessings that God has] promised as we all form one group [MET] [as a result of our believing] the good news [about Christ].
7 duquel je suis devenu serviteur, selon le don de la grâce de Dieu qui m’a été donné selon l’opération de sa puissance.
By God powerfully enabling me, and because God acted kindly toward me, doing what I did not deserve, and chose me [to do that work], I became someone who tells others this good message.
8 À moi, qui suis moins que le moindre de tous les saints, cette grâce a été donnée d’annoncer parmi les nations les richesses insondables du Christ,
Although I am the least [worthy] of all God’s people, God kindly [appointed] me to proclaim to the non-Jews the message about the great spiritual blessings that [they can receive] from Christ,
9 et de mettre en lumière devant tous quelle est l’administration du mystère caché dès les siècles en Dieu qui a créé toutes choses; (aiōn g165)
and to enable everyone to understand clearly how God accomplished what he planned. God, who created everything, [has now revealed] this message, which he never revealed to anyone before. (aiōn g165)
10 afin que la sagesse si diverse de Dieu soit maintenant donnée à connaître aux principautés et aux autorités dans les lieux célestes, par l’assemblée,
[What he planned] was that all (believers/people who belong to Christ) would be the ones who would reveal to all the ranks [DOU] of spiritual beings in heaven that what God had planned is wise in every way.
That is what God had always planned, and it is what he accomplished by what our Lord Jesus [has done]. (aiōn g165)
12 en qui nous avons hardiesse et accès en confiance, par la foi en lui.
Because of what he has done and because of our relationship with him, [when we pray] we can approach God confidently and without being afraid.
13 C’est pourquoi je [vous] prie de ne pas perdre courage à cause de mes afflictions pour vous, ce qui est votre gloire.
So I ask that you do not be discouraged because of my suffering many things for you [here in prison]. You should feel honored that I am [willing to] suffer [these things for your sake].
14 – C’est pour cela que je fléchis mes genoux devant le Père [de notre seigneur Jésus Christ],
Because [God has done all this for you], I kneel [and pray] [MTY] to [God our] Father.
15 duquel est nommée toute famille dans les cieux et sur la terre;
He is the one who is [like] a father of all [the believers who are now in] heaven and those who are still on the earth.
16 afin que, selon les richesses de sa gloire, il vous donne d’être fortifiés en puissance par son Esprit, quant à l’homme intérieur;
I pray that, using his unlimited resources, he will cause you to be strengthened by his Spirit {cause his Spirit to strengthen you} in your (inner beings/hearts) with all [God’s] power.
17 de sorte que le Christ habite, par la foi, dans vos cœurs, [et que vous soyez] enracinés et fondés dans l’amour;
That is, I pray that because of your trusting in Christ, his [Spirit] may live in your (inner beings/hearts) (OR, he may live in your hearts). And I pray that because you love [Christ] firmly and faithfully/continually [MET], you,
18 afin que vous soyez capables de comprendre avec tous les saints quelle est la largeur et la longueur, et la profondeur et la hauteur,
along with all other believers, may be able to know how very [DOU] much Christ loves [us(inc)].
19 – et de connaître l’amour du Christ qui surpasse toute connaissance; afin que vous soyez remplis jusqu’à toute la plénitude de Dieu.
I want you to experience how very deeply he loves us, even though it is not possible for us to understand fully [how much he loves us]. And I pray that God will enable you to be filled with {have a full measure of} all the [qualities of his character that] he himself has.
20 Or, à celui qui peut faire infiniment plus que tout ce que nous demandons ou pensons, selon la puissance qui opère en nous,
[God] is able to do much (greater things/more) than we could ask him to do, or even that we might think that he can do, by his power that is working within us.
