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, vient à être détruite, nous avons une maison qui est l’ouvrage de Dieu, une demeure éternelle qui n’est pas faite de main d’homme, dans le ciel. (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].
Aussi gémissons-nous, dans cette tente, dans l’ardent désir que nous avons d’être revêtus de notre demeure céleste,
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 du moins 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 tant que nous sommes dans cette tente, nous gémissons accablés, parce que nous voulons, non pas ôter notre vêtement, mais revêtir l’autre par-dessus, afin que ce qu’il y a de mortel soit englouti 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 donné les arrhes de l’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].
Etant donc toujours pleins d’assurance, et sachant que, aussi longtemps que nous habitons dans ce corps, nous sommes loin 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].
dans cette assurance, nous aimons mieux déloger de ce corps et habiter 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 pour cela aussi que nous nous efforçons d’être agréable à Dieu, soit que nous demeurions dans ce corps, soit que nous le quittions.
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 nous tous, il nous faut comparaître devant le tribunal du Christ, afin que chacun reçoive ce qu’il a mérité étant dans son corps, selon ses œuvres, soit bien, soit mal.
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.
Etant donc pénétrés de la crainte du Seigneur, nous cherchons à convaincre les hommes; quant à Dieu, il nous connaît intimement, 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 venons pas nous recommander encore nous-mêmes auprès de vous; mais vous fournir l’occasion de vous glorifier à notre sujet, afin que vous puissiez répondre à ceux qui tirent gloire de l’apparence, et non de ce qui est dans le 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.
En effet, si nous sommes hors de sens, c’est pour Dieu; si nous sommes 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 l’amour du Christ nous presse, persuadés, comme nous le sommes, 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 qu’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.
Aussi, désormais, nous ne connaissons plus personne selon la chair; et si nous avons connu le Christ selon la chair, à présent nous ne le connaissons plus de cette manière.
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].
Aussi bien, quiconque est en Jésus-Christ est une nouvelle créature; les choses anciennes sont passées, voyez, tout est devenu nouveau.
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.
Tout cela vient 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 réconciliait le monde avec lui-même dans le Christ, n’imputant pas aux hommes leurs offenses, et mettant sur nos lèvres 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.
C’est donc pour le Christ que nous faisons les fonctions d’ambassadeurs, Dieu lui-même exhortant par nous: nous vous en conjurons pour le Christ, réconciliez-vous 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.
Celui qui n’a pas connu le péché, il l’a fait péché pour nous, afin que nous devenions en lui justice de Dieu.
