Hébreux 12
1 C’est pourquoi, nous aussi, ayant une si grande nuée de témoins qui nous entoure, rejetant tout fardeau et le péché qui [nous] enveloppe si aisément, courons avec patience la course qui est devant nous,
For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,
2 fixant les yeux sur Jésus, le chef et le consommateur de la foi, lequel, à cause de la joie qui était devant lui, a enduré la croix, ayant méprisé la honte, et est assis à la droite du trône de Dieu.
Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
3 Car considérez celui qui a enduré une telle contradiction de la part des pécheurs contre lui-même, afin que vous ne soyez pas las, étant découragés dans vos âmes.
Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
4 Vous n’avez pas encore résisté jusqu’au sang en combattant contre le péché,
Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:
5 et vous avez oublié l’exhortation qui s’adresse à vous comme à des fils: « Mon fils, ne méprise pas la discipline du Seigneur, et ne perds pas courage quand tu es repris par lui;
And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
6 car celui que le Seigneur aime, il le discipline, et il fouette tout fils qu’il agrée ».
For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.
7 Vous endurez [des peines] comme discipline: Dieu agit envers vous comme envers des fils, car qui est le fils que le père ne discipline pas?
It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?
8 Mais si vous êtes sans [la] discipline à laquelle tous participent, alors vous êtes des bâtards et non pas des fils.
But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.
9 De plus, nous avons eu les pères de notre chair pour nous discipliner, et nous les avons respectés; ne serons-nous pas beaucoup plutôt soumis au Père des esprits, et nous vivrons?
And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?
10 Car ceux-là disciplinaient pendant peu de jours, selon qu’ils le trouvaient bon; mais celui-ci [nous discipline] pour notre profit, afin que nous participions à sa sainteté.
For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.
11 Or aucune discipline, pour le présent, ne semble être [un sujet] de joie, mais de tristesse; mais plus tard, elle rend le fruit paisible de la justice à ceux qui sont exercés par elle.
At the time all punishment seems to be pain and not joy: but after, those who have been trained by it get from it the peace-giving fruit of righteousness.
12 C’est pourquoi, redressez les mains lassées et les genoux défaillants,
For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
13 et faites des sentiers droits à vos pieds, afin que ce qui est boiteux ne se dévoie pas, mais plutôt se guérisse.
And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.
14 Poursuivez la paix avec tous, et la sainteté, sans laquelle nul ne verra le Seigneur,
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
15 veillant de peur que quelqu’un ne manque de la grâce de Dieu; de peur que quelque racine d’amertume, bourgeonnant en haut, ne [vous] trouble, et que par elle plusieurs ne soient souillés;
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;
16 de peur qu’il n’y ait quelque fornicateur, ou profane comme Ésaü, qui pour un seul mets vendit son droit de premier-né;
And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
17 car vous savez que, aussi, plus tard, désirant hériter de la bénédiction, il fut rejeté, (car il ne trouva pas lieu à la repentance, ) quoiqu’il l’ait recherchée avec larmes.
For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.
18 Car vous n’êtes pas venus à la montagne qui peut être touchée, ni au feu brûlant, ni à l’obscurité, ni aux ténèbres, ni à la tempête,
You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,
19 ni au son de la trompette, ni à la voix de paroles, [voix telle] que ceux qui l’entendaient prièrent que la parole ne leur soit plus adressée;
And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them:
20 (car ils ne pouvaient supporter ce qui était enjoint: « Si même une bête touche la montagne, elle sera lapidée »;
For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;
21 et Moïse, si terrible était ce qui paraissait, dit: Je suis épouvanté et tout tremblant; )
And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.
22 mais vous êtes venus à la montagne de Sion; et à la cité du Dieu vivant, la Jérusalem céleste; et à des myriades d’anges, l’assemblée universelle;
But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,
23 et à l’assemblée des premiers-nés écrits dans les cieux; et à Dieu, juge de tous; et aux esprits des justes consommés;
To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,
24 et à Jésus, médiateur d’une nouvelle alliance; et au sang d’aspersion qui parle mieux qu’Abel.
And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.
25 Prenez garde que vous ne refusiez pas celui qui parle: car si ceux-là n’ont pas échappé qui refusèrent celui qui parlait en oracles sur la terre, combien moins [échapperons]-nous, si nous nous détournons de celui qui [parle ainsi] des cieux,
See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
26 duquel la voix ébranla alors la terre; mais maintenant il a promis, disant: « Encore une fois je secouerai non seulement la terre, mais aussi le ciel ».
Whose voice was the cause of the shaking of the earth; but now he has made an oath, saying, There will be still one more shaking, not only of the earth, but of heaven.
27 Or ce “Encore une fois” indique le changement des choses muables, comme ayant été faites, afin que celles qui sont immuables demeurent.
And the words, Still one more, make it clear that there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible.
28 C’est pourquoi, recevant un royaume inébranlable, retenons la grâce par laquelle nous servions Dieu d’une manière qui lui soit agréable, avec révérence et avec crainte.
If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:
29 Car aussi notre Dieu est un feu consumant.
For our God is an all-burning fire.
