Hebrews 11
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Hébreux 11
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| Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true. | Or la foi est une ferme assurance des choses qu`on espère, une démonstration de celles qu`on ne voit pas. |
| For by it our fathers had God's approval. | Pour l`avoir possédée, les anciens ont obtenu un témoignage favorable. |
| By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be. | 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 Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead. | 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 Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God: | 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. |
| And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him. | 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. |
| By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith. | 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 Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going. | 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 he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage: | 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. |
| For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God. | Car il attendait la cité qui a de solides fondements, celle dont Dieu est l`architecte et le constructeur. |
| And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word; | 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. |
| So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered. | 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. |
| All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth. | 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. |
| For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves. | Ceux qui parlent ainsi montrent qu`ils cherchent une patrie. |
| And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back. | S`ils avaient eu en vue celle d`où ils étaient sortis, ils auraient eu le temps d`y retourner. |
| But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them. | 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. |
| By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body, | 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, |
| Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name: | et à qui il avait été dit: En Isaac sera nommée pour toi une postérité. |
| Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death. | Il pensait que Dieu est puissant, même pour ressusciter les morts; aussi le recouvra-t-il par une sorte de résurrection. |
| By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come. | C`est par la foi qu`Isaac bénit Jacob et Ésaü, en vue des choses à venir. |
| By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick. | 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 Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones. | 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 Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders. | 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 became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter; | C`est par la foi que Moïse, devenu grand, refusa d`être appelé fils de la fille de Pharaon, |
| Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin; | aimant mieux être maltraité avec le peuple de Dieu que d`avoir pour un temps la jouissance du péché, |
| Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward. | 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. |
| By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen. | 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 kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death. | 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 they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same. | 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 the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days. | C`est par la foi que les murailles de Jéricho tombèrent, après qu`on en eut fait le tour pendant sept jours. |
| By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land. | C`est par la foi que Rahab la prostituée ne périt pas avec les rebelles, parce qu`elle avait reçu les espions avec bienveillance. |
| What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets: | 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, |
| Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut, | qui, par la foi, vainquirent des royaumes, exercèrent la justice, obtinrent des promesses, fermèrent la gueule des lions, |
| Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations. | 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. |
| Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come; | 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; |
| And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons: | d`autres subirent les moqueries et le fouet, les chaînes et la prison; |
| They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked, | 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, |
| Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough. | eux dont le monde n`était pas digne, errants dans les déserts et les montagnes, dans les cavernes et les antres de la terre. |
| And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith, | Tous ceux-là, à la foi desquels il a été rendu témoignage, n`ont pas obtenu ce qui leur était promis, |
| Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us. | Dieu ayant en vue quelque chose de meilleur pour nous, afin qu`ils ne parvinssent pas sans nous à la perfection. |
