Hébreux 11
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Hebrews 11
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| Or la foi est une ferme assurance des choses qu`on espère, une démonstration de celles qu`on ne voit pas. | Now faith is assurance of [things] hoped for, a conviction of things not seen. |
| Pour l`avoir possédée, les anciens ont obtenu un témoignage favorable. | For therein the elders had witness borne to them. |
| C`est par la foi que nous reconnaissons que le monde a été formé par la parole de Dieu, en sorte que ce qu`on voit n`a pas été fait de choses visibles. | By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear. |
| C`est par la foi qu`Abel offrit à Dieu un sacrifice plus excellent que celui de Caïn; c`est par elle qu`il fut déclaré juste, Dieu approuvant ses offrandes; et c`est par elle qu`il parle encore, quoique mort. | By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh. |
| C`est par la foi qu`Énoch fut enlevé pour qu`il ne vît point la mort, et qu`il ne parut plus parce Dieu l`avait enlevé; car, avant son enlèvement, il avait reçu le témoignage qu`il était agréable à Dieu. | By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God: |
| Or sans la foi il est impossible de lui être agréable; car il faut que celui qui s`approche de Dieu croie que Dieu existe, et qu`il est le rémunérateur de ceux qui le cherchent. | And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him. |
| C`est par la foi que Noé, divinement averti des choses qu`on ne voyait pas encore, et saisi d`une crainte respectueuse, construisit une arche pour sauver sa famille; c`est par elle qu`il condamna le monde, et devint héritier de la justice qui s`obtient par la foi. | By faith Noah, being warned [of God] concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. |
| C`est par la foi qu`Abraham, lors de sa vocation, obéit et partit pour un lieu qu`il devait recevoir en héritage, et qu`il partit sans savoir où il allait. | By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. |
| C`est par la foi qu`il vint s`établir dans la terre promise comme dans une terre étrangère, habitant sous des tentes, ainsi qu`Isaac et Jacob, les cohéritiers de la même promesse. | By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: |
| Car il attendait la cité qui a de solides fondements, celle dont Dieu est l`architecte et le constructeur. | for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. |
| C`est par la foi que Sara elle-même, malgré son âge avancé, fut rendue capable d`avoir une postérité, parce qu`elle crut à la fidélité de celui qui avait fait la promesse. | By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised: |
| C`est pourquoi d`un seul homme, déjà usé de corps, naquit une postérité nombreuse comme les étoiles du ciel, comme le sable qui est sur le bord de la mer et qu`on ne peut compter. | wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable. |
| C`est dans la foi qu`ils sont tous morts, sans avoir obtenu les choses promises; mais ils les ont vues et saluées de loin, reconnaissant qu`ils étaient étrangers et voyageurs sur la terre. | These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. |
| Ceux qui parlent ainsi montrent qu`ils cherchent une patrie. | For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own. |
| S`ils avaient eu en vue celle d`où ils étaient sortis, ils auraient eu le temps d`y retourner. | And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. |
| Mais maintenant ils en désirent une meilleure, c`est-à-dire une céleste. C`est pourquoi Dieu n`a pas honte d`être appelé leur Dieu, car il leur a préparé une cité. | But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city. |
| C`est par la foi qu`Abraham offrit Isaac, lorsqu`il fut mis à l`épreuve, et qu`il offrit son fils unique, lui qui avait reçu les promesses, | By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son]; |
| et à qui il avait été dit: En Isaac sera nommée pour toi une postérité. | even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called: |
| Il pensait que Dieu est puissant, même pour ressusciter les morts; aussi le recouvra-t-il par une sorte de résurrection. | accounting that God [is] able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back. |
| C`est par la foi qu`Isaac bénit Jacob et Ésaü, en vue des choses à venir. | By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. |
| C`est par la foi que Jacob mourant bénit chacun des fils de Joseph, et qu`il adora, appuyé sur l`extrémité de son bâton. | By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff. |
| C`est par la foi que Joseph mourant fit mention de la sortie des fils d`Israël, et qu`il donna des ordres au sujet de ses os. | By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. |
| C`est par la foi que Moïse, à sa naissance, fut caché pendant trois mois par ses parents, parce qu`ils virent que l`enfant était beau, et qu`ils ne craignirent pas l`ordre du roi. | By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. |
| C`est par la foi que Moïse, devenu grand, refusa d`être appelé fils de la fille de Pharaon, | By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; |
| aimant mieux être maltraité avec le peuple de Dieu que d`avoir pour un temps la jouissance du péché, | choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; |
| regardant l`opprobre de Christ comme une richesse plus grande que les trésors de l`Égypte, car il avait les yeux fixés sur la rémunération. | accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward. |
| C`est par la foi qu`il quitta l`Égypte, sans être effrayé de la colère du roi; car il se montra ferme, comme voyant celui qui est invisible. | By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. |
| C`est par la foi qu`il fit la Pâque et l`aspersion du sang, afin que l`exterminateur ne touchât pas aux premiers-nés des Israélites. | By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. |
| C`est par la foi qu`ils traversèrent la mer Rouge comme un lieu sec, tandis que les Égyptiens qui en firent la tentative furent engloutis. | By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up. |
| C`est par la foi que les murailles de Jéricho tombèrent, après qu`on en eut fait le tour pendant sept jours. | By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days. |
| C`est par la foi que Rahab la prostituée ne périt pas avec les rebelles, parce qu`elle avait reçu les espions avec bienveillance. | By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace. |
| Et que dirai-je encore? Car le temps me manquerait pour parler de Gédéon, de Barak, de Samson, de Jephthé, de David, de Samuel, et des prophètes, | And what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets: |
| qui, par la foi, vainquirent des royaumes, exercèrent la justice, obtinrent des promesses, fermèrent la gueule des lions, | who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, |
| éteignirent la puissance du feu, échappèrent au tranchant de l`épée, guérirent de leurs maladies, furent vaillants à la guerre, mirent en fuite des armées étrangères. | quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens. |
| Des femmes recouvrèrent leurs morts par la résurrection; d`autres furent livrés aux tourments, et n`acceptèrent point de délivrance, afin d`obtenir une meilleure résurrection; | Women received their dead by a resurrection: and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: |
| d`autres subirent les moqueries et le fouet, les chaînes et la prison; | and others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: |
| ils furent lapidés, sciés, torturés, ils moururent tués par l`épée, ils allèrent çà et là vêtus de peaux de brebis et de peaux de chèvres, dénués de tout, persécutés, maltraités, | they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated |
| eux dont le monde n`était pas digne, errants dans les déserts et les montagnes, dans les cavernes et les antres de la terre. | (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth. |
| Tous ceux-là, à la foi desquels il a été rendu témoignage, n`ont pas obtenu ce qui leur était promis, | And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise, |
| Dieu ayant en vue quelque chose de meilleur pour nous, afin qu`ils ne parvinssent pas sans nous à la perfection. | God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. |
