2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
Nous savons, en effet, que si cette tente, notre demeure terrestre, est détruite, nous avons dans les cieux un édifice qui est de Dieu, une maison éternelle, qui n'est point faite de main d'homme. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
Car nous gémissons dans cette tente, désirant avec ardeur d'être revêtus de notre domicile du ciel;
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Si toutefois nous sommes trouvés vêtus, et non pas nus.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Car nous qui sommes dans cette tente, nous gémissons sous le poids, parce que nous souhaitons, non d'être dépouillés, mais d'être revêtus, afin que ce qui est mortel soit absorbé par la vie.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Et celui qui nous a formés pour cela, c'est Dieu qui nous a aussi donné les arrhes de son Esprit.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
Nous sommes donc toujours pleins de confiance, et nous savons que pendant que nous habitons dans ce corps, nous sommes éloignés du Seigneur.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
(Car nous marchons par la foi, et non par la vue. )
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Mais nous sommes pleins de confiance, et nous aimons mieux quitter ce corps, et demeurer auprès du Seigneur.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
C'est pourquoi, nous nous efforçons de lui être agréables, soit que nous demeurions dans ce corps, soit que nous délogions.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Car il nous faut tous comparaître devant le tribunal de Christ, afin que chacun reçoive selon le bien ou le mal qu'il aura fait, étant en son corps.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
Sachant donc la crainte qu'on doit au Seigneur, nous persuadons les hommes; et Dieu nous connaît, et j'espère que dans vos consciences vous nous connaissez aussi,
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Car nous ne nous recommandons pas de nouveau auprès de vous, mais nous vous donnons occasion de vous glorifier à notre sujet, afin que vous puissiez répondre à ceux qui se glorifient du dehors, et non du cœur.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Car, soit que nous soyons hors de nous-mêmes, c'est pour Dieu, soit que nous soyons de sens rassis, c'est pour vous.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Car la charité de Christ nous presse, étant persuadés que si un seul est mort pour tous, tous donc sont morts;
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
Et il est mort pour tous, afin que ceux qui vivent, ne vivent plus pour eux-mêmes, mais pour celui qui est mort et ressuscité pour eux.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
C'est pourquoi, dès maintenant, nous ne connaissons personne selon la chair; si même nous avons connu Christ selon la chair, maintenant nous ne le connaissons plus ainsi.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Si donc quelqu'un est en Christ, il est une nouvelle créature; les choses vieilles sont passées; voici, toutes choses sont devenues nouvelles.
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Or, toutes ces choses viennent de Dieu, qui nous a réconciliés avec lui par Jésus-Christ, et qui nous a confié le ministère de la réconciliation.
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Car Dieu était en Christ, réconciliant le monde avec soi, en ne leur imputant point leurs péchés; et il a mis en nous la parole de la réconciliation.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
Nous faisons donc la fonction d'ambassadeurs pour Christ, comme si Dieu exhortait par nous; et nous vous supplions au nom de Christ: Soyez réconciliés avec Dieu!
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Car Celui qui n'a point connu le péché, il l'a traité en pécheur pour nous, afin que nous, nous devenions justes de la justice de Dieu en lui.
