Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
car je veux que vous sachiez quelle grande lutte je soutiens pour vous, et ceux de Laodicée, et tous ceux qui n'ont pas vu mon visage en la chair,
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
afin que leurs cœurs soient consolés, étant fortement unis dans la charité, et mis en possession de toutes les richesses de la certitude de l'intelligence, afin de connaître le mystère du Dieu de Christ,
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
dans lequel sont cachés tous les trésors de la sagesse et de la connaissance.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Je parle ainsi afin que personne ne vous égare par de beaux discours;
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
car, tout en étant encore absent quant à la chair, je suis néanmoins avec vous par l'esprit, me réjouissant à la vue de votre bon ordre et de la solidité de votre foi en Christ.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Ainsi donc, conformément à la manière dont vous avez reçu Christ Jésus le seigneur, conduisez-vous comme étant unis à lui,
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
enracinés et édifiés en lui, et affermis par la foi selon l'enseignement que vous avez reçu, la possédant en abondance avec des actions de grâces.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Prenez garde qu'il n'y ait personne qui fasse de vous sa proie par le moyen de la philosophie et d'une vaine erreur, selon la tradition des hommes, selon les rudiments du monde, et non selon Christ,
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
car c'est en lui qu'habite corporellement toute la plénitude de la Divinité,
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
et vous êtes par lui pleinement remplis, lui qui est le chef de toute domination et de toute autorité,
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
lui, en qui aussi vous avez été circoncis par une circoncision qui n'a pas été faite manuellement, par le dépouillement du corps de la chair, par la circoncision de Christ,
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
ayant été ensevelis avec lui dans le baptême; c'est encore en lui, et avec lui, que vous êtes ressuscités par la foi en la puissance de Dieu qui l'a ressuscité des morts,
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
ainsi que vous, qui étiez morts par vos fautes et par l'incirconcision de votre chair. Il nous a vivifiés avec lui, en nous faisant grâce pour toutes nos fautes,
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
après avoir effacé l'obligation qui nous rendait débiteurs des commandements, laquelle subsistait contre nous, et Il l'a fait disparaître en la clouant à la croix,
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
après avoir dépouillé les dominations et les autorités; et Il les a données en spectacle en triomphant ouvertement d'elles par ce moyen.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Que personne donc ne vous juge en ce qui concerne le manger et le boire, ou au sujet d'une fête, ou d'une néoménie, ou d'un sabbat,
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
ce qui est une ombre des choses futures, tandis que le corps est à Christ.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Que personne ne vous frustre à son gré du prix, au nom de l'humilité et du culte des anges, tandis que, se livrant à ses visions, il est enflé d'un vain orgueil par ses dispositions charnelles,
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
et ne s'attache pas au chef, duquel tout le corps, rendu bien compact par l'assistance des nerfs et des muscles, tire l'accroissement que Dieu donne.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Si vous êtes morts avec Christ aux rudiments du monde, pourquoi, comme si vous viviez encore dans le monde, vous impose-t-on les prescriptions suivantes:
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
« Ne prends point, ne goûte point, ne touche point, »
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
lesquelles tendent toutes à corrompre, quand on les pratique selon les commandements et les enseignements humains,
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
qui, possédant, il est vrai, un renom de sagesse, en raison d'un culte arbitraire et d'une humilité dus au mépris du corps, non en raison d'aucun mérite, ne servent qu'à satisfaire la chair?
