Hebrews 2
1 So, [since that is true], we must pay very careful attention to what we have heard [about God’s Son], in order that we do not drift away from it, [as a boat drifts off its course when people do not guide it] [MET].
C'est pourquoi nous devons faire d'autant plus attention à ce que nous avons entendu, de peur que nous ne périssions;
2 [God’s laws that] were given by angels were valid, and God justly punished all who rejected them and all who disobeyed [DOU] them.
car, si la parole proclamée par des anges a été irréfragable, et si toute transgression et toute désobéissance ont reçu une juste rétribution,
3 So, we will certainly not escape [God punishing us] if we ignore such a great [message about how God] [MTY] saves us! [RHQ] This [new message] was first spoken by the Lord [Jesus] {The Lord [Jesus] first spoke this [message]}. Then it was confirmed to us by those who heard [what the Lord told them] {those who heard [what the Lord told them] confirmed it to us}.
comment nous-mêmes échapperons-nous, si nous négligeons un si grand salut? Un salut qui, d'abord proclamé par le seigneur, nous a été annoncé d'une manière irréfragable par ceux qui l'ont entendu,
4 God also confirmed to us [that this message was true] by [enabling believers to do] many things that showed God’s power, to do other miraculous things [DOU], and [to do other things] by the gifts that the Holy Spirit distributed to them according to what [God] desired.
Dieu y joignant Son témoignage par des signes, et des prodiges, et des miracles divers, et des communications de l'esprit saint, selon Sa volonté.
5 God has determined that the angels will not rule over everything. [Instead, he has determined that Christ] will rule in the new world that [God] will [create]. [That is the new world] about which I am writing.
En effet ce n'est point à des anges qu'il a soumis le monde nouveau dont nous parlons;
6 Someone spoke to [God about this] somewhere [in the Scriptures], saying, (No one is worthy enough for you to think about him!/Who is [worthy enough] for you to think about him?) [RHQ] (No human is [worthy enough] for you to care for him!/Is any human [worthy enough] for you to care for him?) [RHQ]
mais quelqu'un a quelque part rendu ce témoignage: « Qu'est-ce que l'homme, pour que Tu te souviennes de lui? Ou le fils de l'homme, pour que Tu en prennes soin?
7 [So it is surprising that] you have caused people to be for a little while inferior in rank to angels. You have greatly honored [DOU] them [MET], as [kings are honored with] a crown.
Tu l'as un peu rabaissé au-dessous des anges; Tu l'as couronné de gloire et d'honneur;
8 You have put everything under people’s control [MET]. God has determined that people will rule over absolutely everything [LIT]. But now, at this present time, we perceive that people do not yet have authority over everything.
Tu lui as soumis toutes choses, les mettant sous ses pieds, » En effet, en soumettant toutes choses, Il n'a rien laissé qui ne lui fût soumis, et toutefois nous ne voyons pas encore maintenant que toutes choses lui soient soumises.
9 But we do know about Jesus, [who truly has authority over everything]! Hebrews 2:9b-13 Jesus, for a little while, became inferior [in rank] to angels in order to die on behalf of [MET] everyone. He became inferior when he suffered [and] died, as God kindly [planned]. But now he has been greatly [honored] [DOU] [by being] crowned [as kings are].
Mais, celui qui a été un peu rabaissé au-dessous des anges, Jésus, nous le contemplons couronné de gloire et d'honneur à cause de la mort qu'il a soufferte, lui qui a dû, par la grâce de Dieu, goûter la mort pour tous.
10 It was fitting that [God] make [Jesus] (perfect/all that God intended him to be). God was enabling many people who would belong to him [MET] to share his glory. God [is the one who] created all things, and [he is the one] for whom all things [exist]. [He perfected Jesus] by causing him to suffer [and die]. [Jesus] is the one whom [God] uses to save people.
Car il était digne de Celui, à cause de qui et par qui toutes choses subsistent, puisqu'il voulait conduire à la gloire des fils nombreux, d'amener à la perfection par des souffrances le prince de leur salut.
11 [Jesus] is the one who (makes people holy/sets people apart for God), and they all belong to God’s family. [As a result, Christ] gladly [LIT] proclaims them to be [like] his own brothers [and sisters].
En effet celui qui sanctifie et ceux qui sont sanctifiés relèvent tous d'un Seul, c'est pourquoi il ne rougit pas de les appeler frères,
12 [The Psalmist wrote what Christ said to God about us becoming] his brothers, in these words: I will proclaim to my brothers how awesome you are (OR, what you ([are like/have done])) [MTY]. I will sing praise to you in the presence of the congregation!
lorsqu'il dit: « J'annoncerai Ton nom à mes frères, je Te célébrerai au milieu de l'assemblée; »
13 And a prophet wrote [in] another [Scripture passage what Christ said about God], I will trust him. And in another [Scripture passage, Christ said about those who are like his] children, I and the ones that God has given me are here.
et derechef: « Pour moi je me confierai en Lui; » et encore: « Me voici, moi, et les enfants que Dieu m'a donnés. »
14 So, since those [whom God calls his] children are all human beings [MTY], Jesus also became a human being [just like them]. The devil has the power to cause people [to be afraid] to die, but Christ became human in order that by his dying he might make the devil powerless.
Ainsi donc, puisque les enfants ont en partage le sang et la chair, lui aussi y a de même participé, afin que, par la mort, il anéantît celui qui possède la puissance de la mort, c'est-à-dire le diable,
15 [Jesus did that] to free all of us who are like slaves [MET] all the time we live, because we are [forced to] be afraid to die.
et qu'il délivrât tous ceux qui, par crainte de la mort, étaient, durant toute leur vie, tenus en esclavage;
16 Because [Jesus became a human being], it is not angels whom he wants to help. No, it is we who trust God as Abraham did whom he wants to help.
car ce n'est certes point à des anges qu'il porte secours, mais c'est à la postérité d'Abraham;
17 So, [since he came to help humans, not angels], he had to be made exactly like [us whom he calls] his own brothers [and sisters]. He wants to be a Supreme Priest who [acts] mercifully [to all people] and who faithfully does what God wants, so that people who had sinned would be declared no longer guilty.
en sorte qu'il devait être rendu semblable en toutes choses à ses frères, afin de pouvoir être compatissant, et de devenir, dans le service de Dieu, un grand prêtre pour faire l'expiation des péchés du peuple;
18 [Specifically], he is able to help those/us who are tempted [to sin]. He can do that because he suffered, and he was also tempted [to sin like we are tempted to sin].
car c'est pour avoir été lui-même tenté dans ce qu'il a souffert, qu'il peut secourir ceux qui sont tentés.
