Romains 10
1 Frères, le vœu de mon cœur et ma prière à Dieu pour eux, c’est qu’ils soient sauvés.
My friends, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for my people is for their salvation.
2 Je leur rends le témoignage qu’ils ont du zèle pour Dieu, mais sans intelligence:
I can testify that they are zealous for the honour of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
3 ne connaissant pas la justice de Dieu, et cherchant à établir leur propre justice, ils ne se 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 Christ est la fin de la loi, pour la justification de tous ceux qui croient.
For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by everyone who believes in him.
5 En effet, Moïse définit ainsi la justice qui vient de la loi: L’homme qui mettra ces choses en pratique vivra par elles.
For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, those who practice it will find life through it.
6 Mais voici comment parle la justice qui vient de la foi: Ne dis pas en ton cœur: Qui montera au ciel? C’est en faire descendre 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)
“or ‘Who will go down into the depths below?’” (which means to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
8 Que dit-elle donc? La parole est près de toi, dans ta bouche et dans ton cœur. Or, c’est la parole de la foi, que nous prêchons.
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 Si tu confesses de ta bouche le Seigneur Jésus, et si tu crois dans ton cœur que Dieu l’a ressuscité des 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 c’est en croyant du cœur qu’on parvient à la justice, et c’est en confessant de la bouche qu’on parvient au salut, selon ce que dit l’Écriture:
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 Quiconque croit en lui ne sera point confus.
As the passage of scripture says – “No one who believes in him will have any cause for shame.”
12 Il n’y a aucune différence, en effet, entre le Juif et le Grec, puisqu’ils ont tous un même Seigneur, qui est 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 Comment donc invoqueront-ils celui en qui ils n’ont pas cru? Et comment croiront-ils en celui dont ils n’ont pas entendu parler? Et comment en entendront-ils parler, s’il n’y a personne qui 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 y aura-t-il des prédicateurs, s’ils ne sont pas envoyés? Selon qu’il est écrit: Qu’ils sont beaux Les pieds de ceux qui annoncent la paix, De ceux qui annoncent de bonnes nouvelles!
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’ont pas obéi à la bonne nouvelle. Aussi Ésaïe dit-il: Seigneur, Qui a cru à notre prédication?
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 Ainsi la foi vient de ce qu’on entend, et ce qu’on entend vient de la parole de Christ.
And so we gather, faith is a result of teaching, and the teaching comes in the message of Christ.
18 Mais je dis: N’ont-ils pas entendu? Au contraire! Leur voix est allée 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 Mais je dis: Israël ne l’a-t-il pas su? Moïse le premier dit: J’exciterai votre jalousie par ce qui n’est point une nation, je provoquerai votre colère par une nation sans intelligence.
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 Et Ésaïe pousse la hardiesse jusqu’à dire: J’ai été trouvé par ceux qui ne me cherchaient pas, Je me suis manifesté 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 Mais au sujet d’Israël, il dit: J’ai tendu mes mains tout le jour vers un peuple rebelle 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.”
