2 Corinthians 7

1 My friends, whom I love, because [God] has promised [to accept us(inc) as his children], we [(inc)] must stop doing anything that is sinful. We must not do sinful things with our bodies, and we must not [think] sinful thoughts. [Because] we greatly revere God, we must strive to [live] a completely pure life. By doing that we will become the kind of people that he wants us to be.

Ayant donc, bien-aimés, de telles promesses, purifions-nous de toute souillure de la chair et de l'esprit, achevant notre sanctification dans la crainte de Dieu.

2 So, as I just wrote, I want you to love me (OR, us [IDM] [who are true apostles of Christ]). I/we [(exc)] have never done anything wrong to any of you. I/we have not done anything to harm any one of you spiritually or financially. And I/we have not tried to get money from [you] (for myself/for ourselves).

Recevez-nous, nous n'avons fait tort à personne; nous n'avons nui à personne; nous n'avons trompé personne.

3 [It is true that some people among you have said that I have done such things. Nevertheless], I am not trying to make you all feel ashamed because, as I wrote before, I will continue to love you all very much [IDM], whether I live with you or die with you. I am very confident about you.

Je ne dis pas cela pour vous condamner; car j'ai déjà dit que vous êtes dans nos cœurs, pour mourir ensemble et pour vivre ensemble.

4 I am very pleased with you. You have greatly encouraged me, so that I am now very joyful in spite of all the hardships that I have endured.

J'ai une grande assurance avec vous; j'ai grand sujet de me glorifier de vous; je suis rempli de consolation; je suis comblé de joie dans toutes nos afflictions.

5 Now [I will write more about what I was saying about Titus]. When I [left Troas and] came [here to] Macedonia [province], I still did not get any rest. Everywhere we [(exc)] went, [people were constantly] causing us trouble. [And not only were] people [constantly causing us] trouble, but I was greatly concerned [about you all].

Car, lorsque nous sommes arrivés en Macédoine, notre chair n'a eu aucun repos, au contraire, nous avons été affligés en toutes manières, par des combats au-dehors, et des craintes au-dedans.

6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.

Mais Dieu, qui console ceux qui sont abattus, nous a consolés par l'arrivée de Tite;

7 I was encouraged by [seeing] Titus, [but when I heard how] you had encouraged him, that encouraged me even more. He told me how much you wanted [to see me. He told me] that you were very sorry [that you had made me so unhappy. He also told me] that you are very eager for me [to continue to serve as your apostle. When Titus told me those things], I was very, very happy.

Et non seulement par son arrivée, mais aussi par la consolation qu'il a reçue de vous, nous ayant raconté votre ardent désir, vos larmes, votre zèle pour moi; en sorte que ma joie en a été augmentée.

8 Even though what [I wrote] in my letter (distressed you/made you sad), I am not sorry [that I wrote it]. For a while I was sorry that I had written it, [because I knew that it would distress you]. Now [Titus has also told] me that it did distress you [when you read it], but you were distressed only for a short time.

Car, bien que je vous aie attristés par ma lettre, je ne m'en repens pas, si même je m'en suis repenti, parce que je vois que cette lettre vous a attristés, bien que pour un peu de temps.

9 [So now] I am happy [that I wrote it]. I am not happy that you were distressed {that [I] distressed you}, but [I am happy] because, when you became distressed, you felt sorry for what you had done and [you asked God to forgive you. What I mean is that you felt sorry in the way that God wanted you to feel sorry, so my making] you feel sorry did not harm you at all.

Maintenant je me réjouis, non de ce que vous avez été attristés, mais de ce que votre tristesse vous a portés à la repentance; car vous avez été attristés selon Dieu, en sorte que vous n'avez reçu aucun dommage de notre part.

10 [The fact is that] when God causes [us to feel] truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us [and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done]. And no one is ever sorry about that. [However], the people who do not trust [in God] [MTY] may be sorry [for the sinful things that they have done]. But [if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them], they will remain separated from him forever.

Car la tristesse qui est selon Dieu, produit une repentance à salut, et dont on ne se repent jamais; au lieu que la tristesse du monde produit la mort.

11 But [think about what happened when you read my letter]: God caused you to be truly sorry [for what you had done]. You eagerly [wanted to do what was right], and you wanted to show [God] (OR, [me]) that you had done the right thing. You were angry [about what had happened], and you were worried [that God would punish you if the situation continued]. You also wanted me [to visit you to encourage and help you]. You wanted me to know [that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing] all of those things, you have shown [me] that you have done what is right in this matter.

Car voici, cette même tristesse selon Dieu, quel empressement n'a-t-elle pas produit en vous! Quelles excuses, quelle indignation, quelle crainte, quels désirs, quel zèle, quelle punition! Vous avez montré à tous égards que vous êtes purs dans cette affaire.

12 So, even though I wrote that [severe] letter to you, I did not [write it just] so that [you would punish] the man who had done what was wrong. Also, I [did not write it] for the benefit of the person whom [he] had wronged. Instead, [I wrote it] so that, when you [read the letter], God would enable you to realize how much you really do respect [my authority].

Ainsi, lorsque je vous ai écrit, ce n'a pas été à cause de celui qui a fait l'injure, ni à cause de celui à qui elle a été faite, mais pour vous faire connaître notre zèle pour vous devant Dieu.

13 So, [because you listened to me and did what I asked you to do], (I was/we [(exc)] were all) encouraged. Not only (was I/were we) encouraged, but (I was/we [(exc)] were) [also] very happy to see how happy Titus was [when he arrived here. He told me/us that] he did not need to worry any more, because [he saw] that you all [had a good attitude toward me].

C'est pourquoi votre consolation nous a consolés; mais nous avons été encore plus réjouis par la joie de Tite, car son esprit a été restauré par vous tous;

14 I had told Titus that I was pleased about you. And I did not need to be ashamed [for feeling that way about you, because you did what I knew that you would do]. Just like everything that I have taught you [and written to you] has been the truth, the good things that I told Titus about you were also true.

Et si je me suis glorifié de vous devant lui en quelque chose, je n'en ai point eu de confusion; mais comme nous avons dit toutes choses avec vérité, ainsi ce dont nous nous sommes glorifiés auprès de Tite, s'est trouvé la vérité.

15 Now he happily remembers how you all [were willing to] do [what I asked you to do]. He is [also happy about the way you] treated him with great respect. [When he thinks about those things], [it makes] him love you even more [than he did when he was with you].

Aussi quand il se souvient de l'obéissance de vous tous, et comment vous l'avez reçu avec crainte et tremblement, son affection pour vous en devient plus grande.

16 [As for me], I am very happy [because now] I am certain that I can depend on you [to do what you know God wants you to do].

Je me réjouis donc de ce qu'en toutes choses j'ai confiance en vous.