1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
Vous de même, femmes, soyez soumises à vos maris, afin que, s'il en est qui n'obéissent pas à la prédication, ils soient gagnés sans la prédication, par la conduite de leurs femmes,
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
rien qu'en voyant votre vie chaste et pleine de respect.
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Que votre parure ne soit pas celle du dehors: les cheveux tressés avec art, les ornements d'or ou l'ajustement des habits;
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
mais, parez l'homme caché du cœur, par la pureté incorruptible d'un esprit doux et paisible: telle est la vraie richesse devant Dieu.
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
C'est ainsi qu'autrefois se paraient les saintes femmes qui espéraient en Dieu, étant soumises à leurs maris.
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
Ainsi Sara obéissait à Abraham, le traitant de Seigneur; et vous êtes devenues ses filles, si vous faites le bien sans craindre aucune menace.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Vous de votre côté, maris, conduisez-vous avec sagesse à l'égard de vos femmes, comme avec des êtres plus faibles, les traitant avec honneur, puisqu'elles sont avec vous héritières de la grâce qui donne la vie; afin que rien n'arrête vos prières.
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
Enfin qu'il y ait entre vous union de sentiments, bonté compatissante, charité fraternelle, affection miséricordieuse, humilité.
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
Ne rendez point le mal pour le mal, ni l'injure pour l'injure; bénissez, au contraire; car c'est à cela que vous avez été appelés, afin de devenir héritiers de la bénédiction.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
" Celui qui veut aimer la vie et voir des jours heureux, qu'il garde sa langue du mal, et ses lèvres des paroles trompeuses;
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
qu'il se détourne du mal, et fasse le bien; qu'il cherche la paix et la poursuive.
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
Car le Seigneur a les yeux sur les justes, et ses oreilles sont attentives à leurs prières; mais la face du Seigneur est contre ceux qui font le mal. "
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
Et qui pourra vous faire du mal, si vous êtes appliqués à faire le bien?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Que si pourtant vous souffrez pour la justice, heureux êtes-vous! " Ne craignez point leurs menaces et ne vous laissez point troubler;
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
mais sanctifiez dans vos cœurs le Seigneur, le Christ, étant toujours prêts à répondre mais avec douceur et respect, à quiconque vous demande raison de l'espérance qui est en vous;
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
ayant une bonne conscience, afin que, sur le point même où l'on vous calomnie, vous couvriez de confusion ceux qui diffament votre bonne conduite dans le Christ.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
En effet, il vaut mieux souffrir, si Dieu le veut ainsi, en faisant le bien, qu'en faisant le mal.
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
Aussi le Christ a souffert une fois la mort pour nos péchés, lui juste pour des injustes, afin de nous ramener à Dieu, ayant été mis à mort selon la chair, mais rendu à la vie selon l'esprit.
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
C'est aussi dans cet esprit qu'il est allé prêcher aux esprits en prison,
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
rebelles autrefois, lorsqu'aux jours de Noé la longanimité de Dieu temporisait, pendant que se construisait l'arche, dans laquelle un petit nombre, savoir huit personnes, furent sauvées à travers l'eau.
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
C'est elle qui aujourd'hui vous sauve, vous aussi, par son antitype le baptême, non pas cette ablution qui ôte les souillures du corps, mais celle qui est la demande faite à Dieu d'une bonne conscience, par la résurrection de Jésus-Christ.
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
Après être monté au ciel, il est maintenant à la droite de Dieu; à lui sont soumis les anges, les principautés et les puissances.
