Éphésiens 5
1 Soyez donc imitateurs de Dieu comme de bien-aimés enfants,
(Imitate/Behave like) God, because he loves you who are [as though you were] [SIM] his children.
2 et marchez dans l’amour, comme aussi le Christ nous a aimés et s’est livré lui-même pour nous, comme offrande et sacrifice à Dieu, en parfum de bonne odeur.
Do everything in a way that shows that you love [people], just like Christ loved us and willingly died for us. He offered himself [to God as a sacrifice] that was very pleasing to God, [just like Jewish priests offered] sweet-smelling [animal] sacrifices to God [MET].
3 Mais que ni la fornication, ni aucune impureté ou cupidité, ne soient même nommées parmi vous, comme il convient à des saints;
Do not commit any kind of immoral act [DOU], and do not desire more things than you need. Do not [act in such a way that others could] even (spread rumors/talk) about your acting in such ways, because it is not appropriate/fitting for God’s people to do such things.
4 ni aucune chose honteuse, ni parole folle ou plaisanterie, lesquelles ne sont pas bienséantes, mais plutôt des actions de grâces.
Do not use obscene/shameful language when you talk to people. Do not talk foolishly. Do not use vulgar/indecent language, because it is not appropriate/fitting that God’s people should talk like that. Instead, tell people how much you thank [God for all he does for you].
5 Cela en effet vous le savez, connaissant qu’aucun fornicateur, ou impur, ou cupide (qui est un idolâtre), n’a d’héritage dans le royaume du Christ et de Dieu.
You can be sure of this: No person who is sexually immoral or who acts indecently/shamefully will be among those people whom God rules over [MET] [in heaven]. Neither will those who desire more things than they need. Such people worship their possessions [instead of worshipping God].
6 Que personne ne vous séduise par de vaines paroles; car, à cause de ces choses, la colère de Dieu vient sur les fils de la désobéissance.
Do not let anyone deceive you by suggesting that [God will really] not [punish people who commit such sins], because God certainly will punish [MTY] those who habitually disobey him [by doing such things].
7 N’ayez donc pas de participation avec eux;
So, do not commit the same kinds of deeds that such people do,
8 car vous étiez autrefois ténèbres, mais maintenant vous êtes lumière dans le Seigneur; marchez comme des enfants de lumière
because formerly you [did not know God’s truth] [MET], [as those who] are in darkness [do not know what is around them]. But now [it is as though] you are in the light [MET] [because you know God’s truth] because of your relationship with the Lord [Jesus]. So do those things that those who know God’s truth [MET] should do.
9 (car le fruit de la lumière [consiste] en toute bonté, et justice, et vérité),
Keep in mind that [as] light [MET] causes [good things to grow], those who know God’s truth should do those things that are good, righteous, and honest.
10 éprouvant ce qui est agréable au Seigneur.
And as [you do that], try (to find out/to discover) what pleases the Lord.
11 Et n’ayez rien de commun avec les œuvres infructueuses des ténèbres, mais plutôt reprenez-les aussi;
Do not do the worthless deeds that the people (who are in [spiritual] darkness/who do not know God’s truth) [MET] do. Instead, let others know that those people’s deeds are worthless.
12 car les choses qu’ils font en secret, il est honteux même de les dire.
It is shameful for God’s people to even talk [among themselves about] those evil deeds that evil people do secretly and habitually.
13 Mais toutes choses, étant reprises par la lumière, sont manifestées; car ce qui manifeste tout, c’est la lumière;
But when [God’s people rebuke those evil people about their deeds, it will be clear/evident how evil their deeds really are, just like] everything exposed to the light becomes visible {as light [MET] reveals everything [that we cannot see in the darkness]}.
14 c’est pourquoi il dit: « Réveille-toi, toi qui dors, et relève-toi d’entre les morts, et le Christ luira sur toi ».
[Just like something on which a light shines reflects that light] [MET], [whoever has learned God’s truth reveals that truth to others]. That is why [we believers] say this: You who are not aware of your sins, become aware of them [MET]! It is as though you are sound asleep, so wake up! Be like dead people who are becoming alive again! Christ will cause you to know God’s truth, just like a light [MET] that shines causes people to know what is in the darkness.
15 Prenez donc garde à marcher soigneusement, non pas comme étant dépourvus de sagesse, mais comme étant sages;
So be very careful how you behave. Do not behave as foolish people do. Instead, behave as wise people do.
16 saisissant l’occasion, parce que les jours sont mauvais.
Use your time carefully, because these days [MTY] [people do] extremely evil [deeds].
17 C’est pourquoi ne soyez pas sans intelligence, mais comprenez quelle est la volonté du Seigneur.
So do not be foolish. Instead, understand what the Lord [Jesus] wants you to do, [and do it]!
18 Et ne vous enivrez pas de vin, en quoi il y a de la dissolution; mais soyez remplis de l’Esprit,
Do not become drunk by drinking alcoholic drinks, since people are unable to control their behavior when they are drunk. Instead, let [God’s] Spirit control your [behavior] at all times [MTY].
19 vous entretenant par des psaumes et des hymnes et des cantiques spirituels, chantant et psalmodiant de votre cœur au Seigneur;
Sing to each other (Psalms/songs [with words from the] Scriptures), sing [other] songs [that the congregation knows], and songs [that God’s] Spirit [gives you]. Sing these Psalms and other songs sincerely to [praise] the Lord [Jesus].
20 rendant toujours grâces pour toutes choses, au nom de notre seigneur Jésus Christ, à Dieu le Père;
At all times thank God, who is our [heavenly] Father, for everything, especially for what the Lord Jesus Christ [MTY] [has done for you].
21 étant soumis les uns aux autres dans la crainte de Christ.
[Humbly] submit yourselves to each other because you reverence Christ, [who is our example].
22 Femmes, soyez soumises à vos propres maris comme au Seigneur;
Because husbands have authority over [MET] their wives, just as all of us believers form one group [under the authority of] Christ, you women should submit yourselves to [the authority of your] husbands just as you submit yourselves to the Lord [Jesus]. He is the one who saves all his people [from the guilt of their sins].
23 parce que le mari est le chef de la femme, comme aussi le Christ est le chef de l’assemblée, lui, le sauveur du corps.
24 Mais comme l’assemblée est soumise au Christ, ainsi que les femmes le soient aussi à leurs maris en toutes choses.
Just like all believers submit themselves to [the authority of] Christ, the women must submit themselves completely to the [authority of] their husbands.
25 Maris, aimez vos propres femmes, comme aussi le Christ a aimé l’assemblée et s’est livré lui-même pour elle,
Each of you husbands, love your wife as Christ loved all of [us who would become] believers, with the result that he willingly died for our sake,
26 afin qu’il la sanctifie, en la purifiant par le lavage d’eau par [la] parole;
in order that he might (set us apart for himself/cause us to belong to him). That is, by [revealing his] message [to us], he wanted to [remove the guilt of our sin, just like people remove dirt from something] by washing it [MET].
27 afin que lui se présente l’assemblée à lui-même, glorieuse, n’ayant ni tache, ni ride, ni rien de semblable, mais afin qu’elle soit sainte et irréprochable.
[Christ did that] in order that he might cause all of us believers to be a glorious group of people that belong to him, people that do not have any moral flaws/imperfections, but instead might be completely pure [DOU] when he gathers us (to his presence/to himself).
28 De même aussi, les maris doivent aimer leurs propres femmes comme leurs propres corps; celui qui aime sa propre femme s’aime lui-même.
In the same way, each man should love his wife as he loves his own body. Men who love their wives, [it is as though] they love themselves.
29 Car personne n’a jamais haï sa propre chair, mais il la nourrit et la chérit, comme aussi le Christ l’assemblée:
This is shown by the fact that no one ever hated his own body. Instead, he feeds his own body and cares for it, just like Christ also cares for all us believers. We have become one group of believers that belongs to him [MET].
30 car nous sommes membres de son corps, – de sa chair et de ses os.
31 « C’est pour cela que l’homme laissera son père et sa mère et sera joint à sa femme; et les deux seront une seule chair ».
[What someone has written in the Scriptures about people who marry is this], [When] a man and [a] woman [marry], they should ([permanently] leave/no longer live with) their fathers and mothers. They should be joined [as husband and] wife, and the two of them shall become [as though they were] one [MET] person.
32 Ce mystère est grand; mais moi je parle relativement à Christ et à l’assemblée.
It is very difficult to understand the meaning of these things that God has now revealed to me, but [I am telling you that] those words [also] refer to [the relationship between] Christ and all those who belong to him.
33 Toutefois, que chacun de vous aussi en particulier aime sa propre femme comme lui-même; et quant à la femme, qu’elle craigne son mari.
However, as for you(pl), each man must love his wife just as he loves himself, and each woman must respect her husband.
