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1 Siméon Pierre, serviteur et Apôtre de Jésus-Christ, à vous qui avez obtenu 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, en la connaissance de Dieu, et de notre Seigneur Jésus.
[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 Puisque sa divine puissance nous a donné tout ce qui [appartient] à la vie et à la piété, par la connaissance de celui qui nous a appelés par sa gloire et par sa 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 nous sont données les grandes et précieuses promesses, afin que par elles vous soyez faits participants de la nature divine, étant échappés de la corruption qui règne 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 Vous donc aussi y donnant tous vos soins ajoutez la vertu à votre foi; à la vertu, la science;
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 A la science, la tempérance; à la tempérance, la patience; 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 A la piété, l'amour fraternel; et à l'amour fraternel, la charité.
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 ne vous laisseront point oisifs ni stériles en 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 Mais celui en qui ces choses ne se trouvent point, est aveugle, et ne voit point de loin, ayant oublié la purification de ses anciens péchés.
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, mes frères, étudiez vous plutôt à affermir votre vocation, et votre élection; car en faisant cela vous ne broncherez 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 par ce moyen l'entrée au Royaume éternel de notre Seigneur et Sauveur Jésus-Christ vous sera abondamment 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 ne serai point paresseux à vous faire toujours souvenir de ces choses, quoique vous ayez de la connaissance, et que vous soyez fondés en 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 Car je crois qu'il est juste que je vous réveille par des avertissements, tandis que je suis dans cette tente;
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 dans peu de temps je dois en déloger, comme notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ lui-même me l'a déclaré.
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 Mais j'aurai soin que vous puissiez aussi après mon départ vous remettre continuellement ces choses dans votre souvenir.
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 nous ne vous avons point donné à connaître la puissance et la venue de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ en suivant des fables artificieusement composées, mais comme ayant vu sa majesté de nos propres yeux.
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, quand une telle voix lui fut adressée de la gloire magnifique; celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé, en qui j'ai pris mon bon 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 entendîmes cette voix émanée 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 Nous avons aussi la parole des Prophètes plus ferme, à laquelle vous faites bien d'être attentifs, comme à une chandelle qui a éclairé 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 Considérant premièrement ceci, qu'aucune prophétie de l'Ecriture ne procède d'aucun mouvement particulier.
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'a point été autrefois apportée par la volonté humaine, mais les saints hommes de Dieu étant poussés par le Saint-Esprit, ont parlé.
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].
