Romains 10

1 Assurément, mes frères, le désir de mon cœur et mes supplications à Dieu ont pour objet leur salut.

Brethren, the longing of my heart, and my prayer to God, on behalf of my countrymen is for their salvation.

2 Car je leur rends ce témoignage qu’ils ont du zèle pour Dieu, mais non selon la science,

For I bear witness that they possess an enthusiasm for God, but it is an unenlightened enthusiasm.

3 Parce que, ignorant la justice de Dieu, et cherchant à établir la leur, ils ne sont pas soumis à la justice de Dieu.

Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.

4 Car la fin de la loi est le Christ, pour justifier tout croyant.

For as a means of righteousness Christ is the termination of Law to every believer.

5 Aussi Moïse a écrit que l’homme qui accomplira la justice qui vient de la loi y trouvera la vie.

Moses says that he whose actions conform to the righteousness required by the Law shall live by that righteousness.

6 Mais pour la justice qui vient de la foi, il en parle ainsi: Ne dis point en ton cœur: Qui montera au ciel? c’est-à-dire pour en faire descendre le Christ:

But the righteousness which is based on faith speaks in a different tone. "Say not in your heart," it declares, "'Who shall ascend to Heaven?'" --that is, to bring Christ down;

7 Ou qui descendra dans l’abîme? c’est-à-dire pour rappeler le Christ d’entre les morts. (Abyssos g12)

"nor 'Who shall go down into the abyss?'" --that is, to bring Christ up again from the grave. (Abyssos g12)

8 Mais que dit l’Ecriture? Près de toi est la parole, dans ta bouche et dans ton cœur; c’est la parole de la foi que nous annonçons.

But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--

9 Parce que si tu confesses de bouche le Seigneur Jésus, et si en ton cœur tu crois que Dieu l’a ressuscité d’entre les morts, tu seras sauvé.

that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.

10 Car on croit de cœur pour la justice, et on confesse de bouche pour le salut.

For with the heart men believe and obtain righteousness, and with the mouth they make confession and obtain salvation.

11 En effet, l’Ecriture dit: Quiconque croit en lui ne sera point confondu.

The Scripture says, "No one who believes in Him shall have reason to feel ashamed."

12 Attendu qu’il n’y a point de distinction de Juif et de Grec, parce que c’est le même Seigneur de tous, riche pour tous ceux qui l’invoquent.

Jew and Gentile are on precisely the same footing; for the same Lord is Lord over all, and is infinitely kind to all who call upon Him for deliverance.

13 Car quiconque invoquera le nom du Seigneur sera sauvé.

For "every one, without exception, who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

14 Mais comment invoqueront-ils celui en qui ils n’ont point cru? Ou comment croiront-ils à celui qu’ils n’ont pas entendu? Et comment entendront-ils, si personne ne les prêche?

But how are they to call on One in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in One whose voice they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?

15 Et comment prêchera-t-on, si on n’est pas envoyé? comme il est écrit: Qu’ils sont beaux les pieds de ceux qui annoncent la paix, qui annoncent le bonheur!

And how are men to preach unless they have been sent to do so? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good!"

16 Mais tous n’obéissent pas à l’Evangile. C’est pourquoi Isaïe a dit: Seigneur, qui a cru à ce qu’il a ouï de nous?

But, some will say, they have not all hearkened to the Good News. No, for Isaiah asks, "Lord, who has believed the Message they have heard from us?"

17 La foi donc vient par l’audition, et l’audition par la parole du Christ.

And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.

18 Cependant, je le demande: Est-ce qu’ils n’ont pas entendu? Certes, leur voix a retenti par toute la terre, et leurs paroles jusqu’aux extrémités du monde.

But, I ask, have they not heard? Yes, indeed: "To the whole world the preachers' voices have sounded forth, and their words to the remotest parts of the earth."

19 Je demande encore: Est-ce qu’Israël ne l’a point connu? Moïse le premier a dit: Je vous rendrai jaloux d’un peuple qui n’en est pas un; je vous mettrai en colère contre une nation insensée.

But again, did Israel fail to understand? Listen to Moses first. He says, "I will fire you with jealousy against a nation which is no nation, and with fury against a nation devoid of understanding."

20 Mais Isaïe ne craint pas de dire: J’ai été trouvé par ceux qui ne me cherchaient pas, je me suis montré à ceux qui ne me demandaient pas.

And Isaiah, with strange boldness, exclaims, "I have been found by those who were not looking for Me, I have revealed Myself to those who were not inquiring of Me."

21 Et à Israël il dit: Tous les jours j’ai tendu les mains à ce peuple incrédule et contredisant.

While as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out My arms to a self-willed and fault-finding people."