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 la tente qui forme notre demeure terrestre vient à être détruite, nous possédons dans les cieux un édifice qui procède de Dieu, une demeure éternelle qui n'a pas été construite 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 déjà dans celle-ci, désireux que nous sommes de revêtir le domicile qui nous vient 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 effectivement 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, dis-je, nous qui sommes dans cette tente, nous gémissons déjà dans l'angoisse, parce que nous ne voulons pas être dépouillés, mais être revêtus, afin que ce qui est 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].
Or, celui qui nous a préparés pour cela même, c'est Dieu, qui nous en a donné l'Esprit pour gage.
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].
Étant donc toujours pleins de confiance, et sachant qu'en demeurant dans le corps nous habitons 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 c'est par la foi que nous marchons, 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].
nous sommes, dis-je, pleins de confiance, et nous préférons émigrer du 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 appliquons aussi, soit que nous demeurions, soit que nous émigrions, à lui être agréables,
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 faut que tous nous apparaissions tels que nous sommes devant le tribunal de Christ, afin que chacun reçoive la rétribution de ce qu'il a fait en son corps, selon le bien ou le mal qu'il a commis.
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 quelle est la crainte qu'on doit avoir du seigneur, nous cherchons à convaincre les hommes, mais aux yeux de Dieu nous apparaissons tels que nous sommes; j'espère toutefois que, tels aussi, nous apparaissons dans vos consciences.
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].
Nous ne nous recommandons pas derechef à vous, mais nous voulons nous donner une occasion de nous enorgueillir de vous, afin que vous vous en serviez contre ceux qui s'enorgueillissent des apparences 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.
En effet, si nous sommes hors de sens, c'est pour Dieu; si nous sommes de bon sens, 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 de Christ nous subjugue, depuis que nous avons compris 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 les vivants ne vivent plus pour eux-mêmes, mais pour celui qui est mort et qui est 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.
en sorte que, quant à nous, désormais nous ne connaissons personne selon la chair; quoique nous ayons 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].
Ainsi donc, si quelqu'un est en Christ, c'est une nouvelle création; les choses anciennes sont passées, voici, il s'en est fait de 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 tout cela vient de Dieu qui nous a réconciliés avec Lui-même par Christ, et qui nous a donné 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.
parce qu'en effet Dieu réconciliait en Christ le monde avec Lui-même, en ne leur imputant point leurs fautes, 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.
C'est donc pour Christ que nous faisons fonction d'ambassadeurs; c'est comme si Dieu exhortait par notre moyen; nous vous en conjurons pour 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.
celui qui ne connut pas le péché, c'est pour nous qu'il l'a traité comme un pécheur, afin qu'en lui nous, possédions la justice de Dieu.
