Romains 10
1 Assurément, mes frères, le désir de mon cœur et mes supplications à Dieu ont pour objet leur salut.
My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.
2 Car je leur rends ce témoignage qu’ils ont du zèle pour Dieu, mais non selon la science,
I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
3 Parce que, ignorant la justice de Dieu, et cherchant à établir la leur, ils ne sont pas soumis à la justice de Dieu.
for, in their ignorance of the divine righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the divine righteousness.
4 Car la fin de la loi est le Christ, pour justifier tout croyant.
For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.
5 Aussi Moïse a écrit que l’homme qui accomplira la justice qui vient de la loi y trouvera la vie.
For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, those who practice it will find life through it.
6 Mais pour la justice qui vient de la foi, il en parle ainsi: Ne dis point en ton cœur: Qui montera au ciel? c’est-à-dire pour en faire descendre le Christ:
But the righteousness which results from faith finds expression in these words: ‘Do not say to yourself “Who will go up into heaven?”’ (which means to bring Christ down)
7 Ou qui descendra dans l’abîme? c’est-à-dire pour rappeler le Christ d’entre les morts. (Abyssos g12)
‘or “Who will go down into the depths below?”’ (which means to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
8 Mais que dit l’Ecriture? Près de toi est la parole, dans ta bouche et dans ton cœur; c’est la parole de la foi que nous annonçons.
No, but what does it say? ‘The message is near you, on your lips and in your heart’ (which means ‘The message of faith’ which we proclaim).
9 Parce que si tu confesses de bouche le Seigneur Jésus, et si en ton cœur tu crois que Dieu l’a ressuscité d’entre les morts, tu seras sauvé.
For, if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the message that JESUS IS LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 Car on croit de cœur pour la justice, et on confesse de bouche pour le salut.
For with their hearts people believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their profession of faith and so find salvation.
11 En effet, l’Ecriture dit: Quiconque croit en lui ne sera point confondu.
As the passage of scripture says – ‘No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.’
12 Attendu qu’il n’y a point de distinction de Juif et de Grec, parce que c’est le même Seigneur de tous, riche pour tous ceux qui l’invoquent.
For no distinction is made between the Jew and the Greek, for all have the same Lord, and he is bountiful to all who invoke him.
13 Car quiconque invoquera le nom du Seigneur sera sauvé.
For everyone who invokes the name of the Lord will be saved.
14 Mais comment invoqueront-ils celui en qui ils n’ont point cru? Ou comment croiront-ils à celui qu’ils n’ont pas entendu? Et comment entendront-ils, si personne ne les prêche?
But how, it may be asked, are they to invoke one in whom they have not learned to believe? And how are they to believe in one whose words they have not heard? And how are they to hear his words unless someone proclaims him?
15 Et comment prêchera-t-on, si on n’est pas envoyé? comme il est écrit: Qu’ils sont beaux les pieds de ceux qui annoncent la paix, qui annoncent le bonheur!
And how is anyone to proclaim him unless they are sent as his messengers? As scripture says – ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’
16 Mais tous n’obéissent pas à l’Evangile. C’est pourquoi Isaïe a dit: Seigneur, qui a cru à ce qu’il a ouï de nous?
Still, it may be said, everyone did not give heed to the good news. No, for Isaiah asks – ‘Lord, who has believed our teaching?’
17 La foi donc vient par l’audition, et l’audition par la parole du Christ.
And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.
18 Cependant, je le demande: Est-ce qu’ils n’ont pas entendu? Certes, leur voix a retenti par toute la terre, et leurs paroles jusqu’aux extrémités du monde.
But I ask ‘Is it possible that people have never heard?’ No, indeed, for – ‘Their voices spread through all the earth, and their message to the ends of the world.’
19 Je demande encore: Est-ce qu’Israël ne l’a point connu? Moïse le premier a dit: Je vous rendrai jaloux d’un peuple qui n’en est pas un; je vous mettrai en colère contre une nation insensée.
But again I ask ‘Did not the people of Israel understand?’ First there is Moses, who says – ‘I, the Lord, will stir you to rivalry with a nation which is no nation; against an undiscerning nation I will arouse your anger.’
20 Mais Isaïe ne craint pas de dire: J’ai été trouvé par ceux qui ne me cherchaient pas, je me suis montré à ceux qui ne me demandaient pas.
And Isaiah says boldly – ‘I was found by those who were not seeking me; I made myself known to those who were not inquiring of me.’
21 Et à Israël il dit: Tous les jours j’ai tendu les mains à ce peuple incrédule et contredisant.
But of the people of Israel he says – ‘All day long I have stretched out my hands to a people who disobey and contradict.’
