Colossiens 4
1 Maîtres, rendez à vos serviteurs ce qui est juste et équitable, sachant que vous aussi vous avez un maître dans le ciel.
You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
2 Persévérez dans la prière, et veillez-y en action de grâces;
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 Priant aussi en même temps pour nous, afin que Dieu ouvre une voie à notre parole, pour publier le mystère du Christ (pour lequel aussi je suis dans les liens),
Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
4 Et que je le manifeste, comme il convient que j’en parle.
That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
5 Conduisez-vous avec sagesse envers ceux qui sont dehors, en rachetant le temps.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Que vos paroles soient toujours gracieuses, assaisonnées de sagesse, en sorte que vous sachiez comment il faut que vous répondiez à chacun.
In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
7 Pour ce qui me concerne, Tychique, notre frère bien-aimé, fidèle ministre, et mon compagnon dans le service du Seigneur, vous apprendra toutes choses.
Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
8 Je l’ai envoyé vers vous exprès, pour qu’il sache ce qui vous concerne, et console vos cœurs;
The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
9 De même qu’Onésime, notre fidèle et bien-aimé frère, qui est votre concitoyen. Pour tout ce qui se passe ici, ils vous le feront connaître.
I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
10 Aristarque, mon compagnon de captivité, vous salue, et Marc, cousin de Barnabé, au sujet duquel vous avez reçu des ordres (s’il va chez vous, recevez-le),
Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
11 Et Jésus, qui est appelé Juste; lesquels sont de la circoncision: ce sont les seuls qui travaillent avec moi pour le royaume de Dieu, et ils ont été ma consolation.
Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
12 Epaphras, qui est votre concitoyen, vous salue; serviteur du Christ Jésus, et toujours plein de sollicitude pour vous dans ses prières, afin que vous demeuriez parfaits, et pleins de toutes les volontés de Dieu.
Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
13 Car je lui rends ce témoignage, qu’il prend beaucoup de peine pour vous et pour ceux qui sont à Laodicée et à Hiérapolis.
I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
14 Luc, le médecin bien-aimé, vous salue, et Démas.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Saluez nos frères qui sont à Laodicée, et Nymphas, et l’Eglise qui est dans sa maison.
Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
16 Et quand cette lettre aura été lue parmi vous, faites qu’elle soit lue aussi dans l’Eglise de Laodicée; et celle des Laodicéens, lisez-la vous-mêmes.
After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
17 Dites à Archippe: Vois le ministère que tu as reçu dans le Seigneur, afin de le remplir.
Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
18 La salutation est de moi, Paul. Souvenez-vous de mes liens. Que la grâce soit avec vous. Amen.
I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
