Galates 5
1 Tenez-vous donc fermes dans la liberté à l'égard de laquelle Christ nous a affranchis, et ne vous soumettez plus au joug de la servitude.
It is in order that we might live without (being obliged [to/having to]) [obey all the Jewish rituals] that Christ freed us [from God condemning us because of our disobeying those rituals]. So, firmly [reject the false teaching that someone must circumcise you, and] do not [live like] slaves again [MET] [by letting others force you to obey those rules and rituals again].
2 Voici, je vous dis moi Paul, que si vous êtes circoncis, Christ ne vous profitera de rien.
Consider very carefully what I, Paul, [an apostle], now tell you: If, [to fulfill Jewish ritual laws], you are permitting yourself to be circumcised {someone to circumcise you}, what Christ [has done for you] will not benefit you at all.
3 Et de plus je proteste à tout homme qui se circoncit, qu'il est obligé d'accomplir toute la Loi.
Instead, I solemnly declare again to every man who is circumcised {has someone circumcise him} [in order for God to accept him], that you must [perfectly] obey all of the laws [that God gave Moses, in order for God to save you].
4 Christ devient inutile à l'égard de vous tous qui [voulez] être justifiés par la Loi; et vous êtes déchus de la grâce.
Those of you who are sure that God will erase the record of your sins because you obey the laws [that God gave to Moses], you have separated yourselves from Christ. You have abandoned/rejected [God’s true method of saving you, which was] by kindly erasing the record of your sins, in a way that you did not deserve.
5 Mais pour nous, nous espérons par l'esprit d'être justifiés par la foi.
But we who have a relationship with Christ and who trust in Christ are eagerly waiting to receive what God’s Spirit assures us that we can expect. We can expect to receive it because God has erased the record of our sins.
6 Car en Jésus-Christ ni la Circoncision ni le prépuce n'ont aucune efficace, mais la foi opérante par la charité.
As for us who have a relationship with Christ Jesus, God is not concerned whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. Instead, God is concerned about whether we trust [in] Christ, with the result that we love [other people].
7 Vous couriez bien: qui est-ce [donc] qui vous a empêchés d'obéir à la vérité?
You were progressing well [spiritually] [MET]. You should not have let someone influence you so that [now you] are not believing the true [message about Christ] [RHQ]!
8 Cette persuasion ne vient pas de celui qui vous appelle.
[God], the one who chose you, is not the one who is persuading you to think like this!
9 Un peu de levain fait lever toute la pâte.
[Remember that this false doctrine that someone is teaching you will affect all of you, just like] [MET] a little yeast causes all of the dough to swell up.
10 Je m'assure de vous en [notre] Seigneur, que vous n'aurez point d'autre sentiment; mais celui qui vous trouble en portera la condamnation, quel qu'il soit.
[Nevertheless], because of my relationship with the Lord, I am certain that you will think only as I do [about forcing people to obey rules and rituals]. Furthermore, [God] will punish anyone who is confusing you [by teaching this false message], even if he is an important person.
11 Et pour moi, mes frères, si je prêche encore la Circoncision, pourquoi est-ce que je souffre encore la persécution? le scandale de la croix est donc aboli.
But, my fellow believers, [although someone claims that I am proclaiming that men must be circumcised, I certainly am not still proclaiming that. Remember that the Jews are still] ([persecuting me/causing me to suffer]). If I were still proclaiming that men must be circumcised [in order for God to accept them], (the Jews would not be persecuting me./why would the Jews be persecuting me?) [RHQ] [They would] [RHQ] not be [persecuting me]/causing me to suffer [because] then [the Jews] would no longer be offended. [They] ([are offended/do not want to accept what I teach]) [because I proclaim that Christ, the Messiah, died on] the cross [MTY].
12 Plût à Dieu que ceux qui vous troublent fussent retranchés!
I [would even] wish that those who are disturbing you [by insisting that men be circumcised] would also emasculate [EUP] themselves, [with the result that they would be expelled from your congregations]!
13 Car, mes frères, vous avez été appelés à la liberté; seulement ne [prenez] pas une telle liberté pour une occasion de vivre selon la chair; mais servez-vous l'un l'autre avec charité.
My fellow believers, [God] chose you in order that [you might live] without having to [obey rules and rituals]. But [do not assume that because] you are free [from having to obey rules and rituals], [God] permits you to [do whatever your] self-directed nature [desires]. Instead, constantly, as you love [each other], serve each other.
14 Car toute la Loi est accomplie dans cette seule parole: tu aimeras ton Prochain comme toi-même.
Keep in mind that we can sum up all of the laws [that God has] given us in one law, which is: “You must love each person you come in contact with, just like [you love] yourself.”
15 Mais si vous vous mordez et vous dévorez les uns les autres, prenez garde que vous ne soyez consumés l'un par l'autre.
Since you are attacking and injuring [MET] each other [by the things that you say] [MET], I warn you that [if you continue doing that], you will totally ruin each other [spiritually].
16 Je [vous] dis donc: marchez selon l'Esprit; et vous n'accomplirez point les convoitises de la chair.
[So] I tell you this: Constantly let [God’s] Spirit direct you. [If you do that], you will certainly not do the things that your self-directed nature wants [you to do].
17 Car la chair convoite contre l'esprit, et l'esprit contre la chair; et ces choses sont opposées l'une à l'autre; tellement que vous ne faites point les choses que vous voudriez.
Your self-directed nature (opposes [God’s] Spirit/does not [want you to do what] God’s Spirit [wants you to do]), but also his Spirit opposes your self-directed nature. These two are always (fighting with/opposing) each other. The result is that you do not [constantly] do the [good] deeds that you truly desire [to do].
18 Or si vous êtes conduits par l'Esprit, vous n'êtes point sous la Loi.
But when you are led by God’s Spirit {when God’s Spirit directs you}, you [can do what pleases God], now that you are no longer obligated [to obey all] the laws [that God gave Moses].
19 Car les œuvres de la chair sont évidentes, lesquelles sont l'adultère, la fornication, la souillure, l'impudicité,
[You already know] how [people think and] act [PRS] because of their self-directed nature. These are [some of the things that they do: People] are sexually immoral. [People] commit unnatural sexual acts. [People] act indecently.
20 L'idolâtrie, l'empoisonnement, les inimitiés, les querelles, les jalousies, les colères, les disputes, les divisions, les sectes,
[People] worship false gods [and] things [that] represent those gods. [People] perform (rituals in order that evil spirits might act for them/sorcery). [People] are hostile [to others. People] quarrel [with each other. People] are (jealous/resent other people’s status). [People] behave angrily. [People] try (to get others to think highly of them/to exalt themselves) and (do not consider what others want/act selfishly). People do not associate [with others. People] associate only with those who agree [with them].
21 Les envies, les meurtres, les ivrogneries, les gourmandises, et les choses semblables à celles-là; au sujet desquelles je vous prédis, comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, que ceux qui commettent de telles choses n'hériteront point le Royaume de Dieu.
[People] want what others have. [People] get drunk. [People] (revel/participate in wild parties). And [people do other] things like these. I warn you [now], just like I warned [you previously], that the ones [who constantly] act [and think] like that will not receive [what] God [has for his own people when he begins] to rule over us.
22 Mais le fruit de l'Esprit est la charité, la joie, la paix, un esprit patient, la bonté, la bénéficence, la fidélité, la douceur, la tempérance.
But [God’s] Spirit causes [us to do these things]: We love [others]. We are joyful. We are peaceful. We are patient. We are kind. We are good. We are [ones whom] others can trust.
23 Or la Loi ne condamne point de telles choses.
We are gentle. We control our behavior. There is no law that says people should not [think and act in such ways].
24 Or ceux qui sont de Christ, ont crucifié la chair avec ses affections et ses convoitises.
Furthermore, we who belong to Christ Jesus have [stopped obeying] our self-directed nature and [stopped doing] all the evil things that we desire to do [MET]. [It is as though] [MET] we nailed them to the cross!
25 Si nous vivons par l'Esprit, conduisons-nous aussi par l'Esprit.
Since [God’s] Spirit has caused us to [be spiritually] alive, we should [conduct our lives the way the] Spirit [directs us].
26 Ne désirons point la vaine gloire, en nous provoquant l'un l'autre, et en nous portant envie l'un à l'autre.
We should not be saying how great we are. We should not be making ourselves more important than others. We should not envy each other.
