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1 Pierre, Apôtre de Jésus-Christ, aux fidèles qui sont étrangers et dispersés dans le Pont, dans la Galatie, dans la Cappadoce, dans l'Asie et dans la Bithynie,
I, Peter, who [have been appointed by] Jesus Christ {one whom Jesus Christ [has appointed]} to be an apostle, [am writing this letter] to you believers whom God has chosen to belong to him. [You are living] in [the Roman provinces of] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. [Just like the Jews who lived in Israel long ago were] scattered [to other countries far from their homes] [MET], you now live [far from] heaven, which is [your true home].
2 qui sont élus selon la prescience de Dieu, le Père, et sanctifiés en leur esprit, pour être obéissants et purifiés par l’aspersion du sang de Jésus-Christ: que la grâce et la paix vous soient données de plus en plus!
God our Father previously chose you, and his Spirit has set you apart in order that you would obey Jesus Christ. He did that in order that [just like Moses] sprinkled [the Israelites with blood when God established the old covenant] [MET], [Jesus would establish his new covenant with you] with the blood [that flowed from his body when he died]. May God act very kindly to you, and may he give you much [inner] peace.
3 Béni soit Dieu, le Père de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, de ce que, dans sa grande miséricorde, il nous a régénérés, pour que nous ayons une espérance vivifiante, par la résurrection de Jésus-Christ d'entre les morts,
Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because he has been very merciful to [us, he has given us new life] [MET]. Because he has caused Jesus Christ to become alive again after he died, he has enabled us to live very confidently; that is, to fully expect to receive the things [that God/he has promised to give us].
4 un héritage qui ne se peut ni gâter, ni souiller, ni flétrir. Il nous le réserve dans les cieux,
He has enabled us to expect to receive an absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI] inheritance that has been {that [God] has} preserved in heaven for us.
5 et sa puissance nous garde par la foi, pour nous mettre en possession du salut, qui est prêt à apparaître au moment final.
God, by his mighty power, is guarding you as you trust in Jesus. [He is keeping you safe so] that he may, at the end of the time in which we now live (OR, when Jesus returns), completely deliver you [from Satan’s power].
6 Cette pensée vous remplit de joie, quoique maintenant, puisqu'il le faut, vous soyez attristés pour un peu de temps par diverses épreuves,
You rejoice because of what will happen then, but now you are grieving for a short time while [God is allowing] you to be tested {[various things to] test you [MET]}, [as precious metals are tested] {[someone tests precious metals]} [to see if they are pure]. [These trials that you are experiencing are necessary]
7 afin que la solidité éprouvée de votre foi, qui est plus précieuse que l'or périssable, qu'on éprouve cependant par le feu, vous soit un sujet de louange, d'honneur et de gloire, quand Jésus-Christ paraîtra.
to prove that you really do trust in Jesus. His proving that will be more valuable than gold, [which does not last forever even] though it is purified [by being put] {someone tries to make it pure by [putting it]} [in a hot] fire. As a result of your passing the test [and proving that you really do trust in Jesus], God will honor you very highly [TRI] when Jesus Christ comes again.
8 Vous l’aimez, sans l'avoir vu; et, en croyant en lui quoique vous ne le voyiez point encore, vous tressaillez d'une joie ineffable et glorieuse,
You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
9 parce que vous allez remporter le salut de vos âmes, qui est le but de votre foi.
because you are experiencing the result of your believing in him; that is, [God] is saving you [SYN] [from the guilt of your sins].
10 Ce salut a été l'objet des recherches et des investigations des prophètes qui ont parlé de la grâce qui vous est destinée.
As for those who [long ago] spoke messages that God had revealed to them about how God would act kindly toward you in ways which you did not deserve, they (investigated very carefully/tried very hard to learn) [DOU] about how God would save you.
11 Ils recherchaient à quel temps et à quelles circonstances faisait allusion l'Esprit de Christ qui était en eux, et qui annonçait d'avance les souffrances réservées au Christ, et les gloires qui devaient les suivre.
They wanted to know whom the Spirit of Christ that was in them was referring to, and what time he was talking about, when he told beforehand that the Messiah would suffer [and die], and that glorious/wonderful things would happen [to him and to us] afterwards.
12 Il leur fut révélé que c'était, non pour eux-mêmes, mais pour nous, que leur ministère était requis pour les choses, que ceux qui vous ont prêché l'évangile par le Saint-Esprit envoyé du ciel, vous ont maintenant annoncées, et dans lesquelles les anges désirent plonger leurs regards.
It was revealed to {[God] told} them that it was not for their own sake that he was revealing these things to them, but that it was for your sake. It was these things that were proclaimed to you by those who told you the message [about Christ {that those who told you the message about Christ proclaimed to you]}. They proclaimed these things to you because the Holy Spirit whom [God] sent from heaven [enabled them to do that]. And even angels would like to know more about these [truths about how God saves us].
13 C'est pourquoi, ayant ceint les reins de votre esprit, étant sobres, attendez avec une parfaite espérance la grâce qui vous sera apportée, quand Jésus-Christ paraîtra.
Therefore, [prepare your minds] [MET] [as people] fasten their belts around their waists [to prepare to work]. [What I mean is that] you should (discipline your minds/control what you think about), and by doing that conduct your lives fully and confidently expecting to receive the good things that [God will] kindly [do for you] when Jesus Christ returns [from heaven].
14 Comme des enfants obéissants, ne vous laissez point aller aux passions que vous aviez autrefois, quand vous étiez dans l'ignorance;
[And because you should obey your heavenly Father] [SIM], as children [ought to] obey their fathers [here on earth], do not do the evil things that you used to desire to do when you did not know [God’s truth].
15 mais, comme Celui qui vous a appelés est saint, vous aussi soyez saints dans toute votre conduite,
Instead, just like God, the one who chose you [to belong to him], is (holy/separate from evil), you also must be (holy/separate from evil) in everything that you do,
16 attendu qu'il est écrit: «Soyez saints, car je suis saint.»
because it is {[someone/Moses] has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], “You must be (holy/separate from evil) because I am (holy/separate from evil).”
17 Et si vous appelez Père, celui qui juge chacun selon ses oeuvres, sans faire acception des personnes, conduisez-vous avec crainte pendant le temps de votre séjour ici-bas;
God is the one who (impartially/without favoritism) judges what each person does. Since you call him ‘Father’, live (reverently/with great respect for him) during the time that you are living here on earth. [While you are living here, you are] like exiles/foreigners [MET] [because you are away from heaven, which is your true home].
18 sachant que vous avez été affranchis de la vaine manière de vivre que vous teniez de vos pères, non par des choses périssables, de l'argent ou de l'or,
[Live reverently] because you know that it was not with things that will not last forever, things like gold and silver, that [God] bought you to free you from your useless life-style that you learned from your ancestors.
19 mais par un sang précieux, comme celui d'un agneau sans défaut et sans tache,
Instead, [it was] with the precious blood of Christ [that flowed from his body when he died that God bought you. Christ’s death was a perfect sacrifice for us] [MET], [like] the lambs that [the Jewish priests sacrificed were] perfect, without any blemishes/defects/flaws or spots [DOU].
20 par le sang de Christ qui a été prédestiné avant la création du monde, et qui a paru à la fin des temps, à cause de vous.
Christ was chosen [by God] {[God] chose Christ} before the world was created {[he] created the world}. But it was not until now, when the time [in which we are living will soon] end, that he was revealed for your sake.
21 C'est par lui que vous croyez en Dieu, qui l’a ressuscité des morts et qui lui a donné la gloire, en sorte que vous avez mis en Dieu votre foi et votre espérance.
Because of what Christ has done, you are trusting in God, who caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and greatly honored him. As a result, God is the one in whom you are trusting and confidently expecting [that he will do great things for you].
22 Puisqu'en obéissant à la vérité, vous avez purifié vos âmes par le moyen de l'Esprit, pour avoir un amour fraternel sincère, aimez-vous les uns les autres du fond du coeur, ardemment,
Because you have been made pure by obeying the truth, with the result that you sincerely love your fellow believers, continue to love each other earnestly and sincerely/wholeheartedly.
23 vous qui avez été régénérés, non par une semence corruptible, mais par une semence incorruptible, par la parole de Dieu vivifiante et éternelle; (aiōn g165)
[I ask you to do this, because you now have] a new life [MET]. It was not [by means of] something that will perish that you received this new life. Instead, it was [by means of] something that will last forever; that is, by believing the life-giving and enduring message of God. (aiōn g165)
24 car «toute chair est comme l’herbe, et toute sa gloire comme la fleur de l’herbe: l’herbe sèche et sa fleur tombe,
[We know that this is true] because, [as the prophet Isaiah wrote], All people [will die] [SIM], like grass [dies]. And all the greatness/honor that people have [will not last forever], like the flowers [SIM] [that grow up] in the grass [do not last long]. The grass withers and the flowers die,
