2 Thessalonians 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me. We are sending this letter] to [you]. You are the congregation [of God’s people] in Thessalonica [city]. You belong to God our Father, and you belong to Jesus Christ our Lord.
Paul, Silvain et Timothée, à l'Église des Thessaloniciens qui est en Dieu notre Père, et dans le Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
2 [We pray that] God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord, [will continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to cause you to have inner] peace.
La grâce et la paix vous soient données de la part de Dieu le Père, et du Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
3 [Our] fellow believers, we thank God very frequently [HYP] for you because we believers ought [to thank God for each other, and] specifically it is appropriate/right [that we should thank God for you. We thank him] that you are trusting in [the Lord Jesus] more and more, and that each one of you is loving [each of] the others more and more.
Frères, nous devons toujours rendre grâces à Dieu pour vous, comme il est juste, puisque votre foi fait de grands progrès, et que la charité que vous avez tous les uns pour les autres, abonde de plus en plus,
4 As a result, we keep proudly telling about you to [other] congregations who [worship] God. [Specifically, we tell them] that you are being steadfast and that you [continue] believing [in the Lord Jesus], even though you are frequently suffering [DOU] as a result of people causing you trouble.
De sorte que nous nous glorifions de vous dans les Églises de Dieu, à cause de votre constance et de votre foi dans toutes les persécutions et dans les afflictions que vous endurez,
5 [Your being steadfast] (shows/indicates to) [us] clearly that God will judge [all people] justly. [Specifically, he] will publicly declare that you are worthy [as his people to be in] that place where he will rule [forever, because] you also are suffering as a result of [telling others about letting] God rule your lives.
Ce qui est une preuve du juste jugement de Dieu, afin que vous soyez rendus dignes du royaume de Dieu, pour lequel vous souffrez.
6 [God will certainly cause trouble for] those people who are troubling you, because he [considers] that it is just that he should punish such people for doing that to you.
Car il est juste, devant Dieu, qu'Il rende l'affliction à ceux qui vous affligent,
7 He also [considers] that it is the right thing to do to reward you who are being troubled, by (giving you relief/causing your suffering to end). He will do that for both you and us when our Lord Jesus will descend from heaven, together with his powerful angels and with blazing fire.
Et le repos avec nous, à vous qui êtes affligés, lorsque le Seigneur Jésus apparaîtra du ciel avec les anges de sa puissance,
8 [Then he will] punish those people who do not [want to] know him and [those] who refuse to heed the message about our Lord Jesus.
Dans un feu flamboyant, pour exercer la vengeance contre ceux qui ne connaissent point Dieu, et qui n'obéissent pas à l'Évangile de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
9 [Our Lord Jesus] will forbid them from ever coming near to him and near to the glory which he has [because he is so] powerful (OR, the glory that is manifested by his power). He will cause those people to suffer forever. (aiōnios g166)
Ils subiront leur peine, une perdition éternelle, par la présence du Seigneur, et par sa puissance glorieuse; (aiōnios g166)
10 [The Lord Jesus] will do this when he comes [back from heaven] at the time [that God has decided]. As a result, all we who are his people will praise him because of [what he has done for his own] people, and all we believers will marvel at our Lord because of [what he has done. And you will be there, too], because you believed what we testified to you.
Lorsqu'il viendra pour être glorifié en ce jour-là dans ses saints, et admiré dans tous ceux qui auront cru; (car vous avez cru à notre témoignage. )
11 In order that you might [praise Jesus like this], we are also praying very frequently [HYP] for you. We pray that [you will be able to show] our God that you are worthy [to receive] that which he chose [you to receive]. We pray also that he would powerfully enable you to do good in every way that you desire, and that he would also enable you to do powerfully every [good] thing [that you do because] you believe [in Jesus Christ].
C'est pourquoi aussi, nous prions continuellement pour vous, que notre Dieu vous rende dignes de votre vocation, et qu'il accomplisse puissamment tous les desseins favorables de sa bonté, et l'œuvre de la foi;
12 [We pray this because we want] you to praise our Lord Jesus, and we want him to honor you. This will happen because God, whom we [worship/serve], and our Lord Jesus Christ will keep acting kindly [toward you] in ways that you do not deserve.
Afin que le nom de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ soit glorifié en vous, et vous en lui, selon la grâce de notre Dieu et de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
