| | | Abbé Crampon | |
| 1 | Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. | Recherchez la charité. Aspirez néanmoins aux dons spirituels, mais surtout à celui de prophétie. | Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy. |
| 2 | For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. | En effet, celui qui parle en langue ne parle pas aux hommes, mais à Dieu, car personne ne le comprend, et c'est en esprit qu'il dit des mystères. | For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. |
| 3 | But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. | Celui qui prophétise au contraire, parle aux hommes, les édifie, les exhorte, les console. | But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation. |
| 4 | He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. | Celui qui parle en langue s'édifie lui-même; celui qui prophétise édifie l'Eglise [de Dieu]. | He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. |
| 5 | I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. | Je désire que vous parliez tous en langues, mais encore plus que vous prophétisiez; car celui qui prophétise est plus grand que celui qui parle en langues, à moins que ce dernier n'interprète ce qu'il dit, pour que l'Eglise en reçoive de l'édification. | Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. |
| 6 | Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? | Voyons, frères, ce quelle utilité vous serais-je, si je venais à vous parlant en langues, et si je ne vous parle pas par révélation, ou par science, ou par prophétie, ou par doctrine ? | But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? |
| 7 | And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? | Si les objets inanimés qui rendent un son, comme une flûte ou une harpe, ne rendent pas des sons distincts, comment connaîtra-t-on ce qui est joué sur la flûte ou sur la harpe ? | Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? |
| 8 | For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? | Et si la trompette rend un son confus, qui se préparera au combat ? | For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? |
| 9 | So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. | De même vous, si vous ne faites pas entendre avec la langue une parole distincte, comment saura-t-on ce que vous dites ? Vous parlerez en l'air. | So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air. |
| 10 | There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. | Quelque nombreuses que puissent être dans le monde les diverses langues, il n'en est aucune qui consiste en sons inintelligibles. | There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no [kind] is without signification. |
| 11 | Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. | Si donc j'ignore la valeur du son, je serai un barbare pour celui qui parle, et celui qui parle sera un barbare pour moi. | If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me. |
| 12 | Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. | De même vous aussi, puisque vous aspirez aux dons spirituels, que ce soit pour l'édification de l'Eglise que vous cherchiez à en avoir abondamment. | So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church. |
| 13 | Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. | C'est pourquoi, que celui qui parle en langue prie pour obtenir le don d'interpréter. | Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may interpret. |
| 14 | For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. | Car si je prie en langue, mon esprit est en prière, mais mon intelligence demeure sans fruit. | For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. |
| 15 | What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. | Que faire donc ? Je prierai avec l'esprit, mais je prierai aussi avec l'intelligence; je chanterai avec l'esprit, mais je chanterai aussi avec l'intelligence. | What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. |
| 16 | Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? | Autrement, si tu rends grâces avec l'esprit, comment celui qui est dans les rangs de l'homme du peuple répondra-t-il "Amen !"à ton action de grâces, puisqu'il ne sait pas ce que tu dis ? | Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest? |
| 17 | For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. | Ton hymne d'action de grâces est sans doute fort beau; mais lui n'en est pas édifié. | For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. |
| 18 | I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: | Je rends grâces à [mon] Dieu de ce que je parle en langues plus que vous tous; | I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all: |
| 19 | Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. | mais, dans l'Eglise, j'aime mieux dire cinq paroles avec mon intelligence, afin d'instruire aussi les autres, que dix mille paroles en langue. | howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| 20 | Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. | Frères, ne soyez pas des enfants sous le rapport du jugement; mais faites-vous enfants sous le rapport de la malice, et, pour le jugement, soyez des hommes faits. | Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. |
| 21 | In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. | Il est écrit dans la Loi : "C'est par des hommes d'une autre langue et par des lèvres étrangères que je parlerai à ce peuple, et même ainsi ils ne m'écouteront pas, dit le Seigneur." | In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord. |
| 22 | Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. | C'est donc que les langues sont un signe, non pour les croyants, mais pour les infidèles; la prophétie, au contraire, est un signe, non pour les infidèles, mais pour les croyants. | Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying [is for a sign], not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe. |
| 23 | If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? | Si donc, l'Eglise entière se trouvant réunie en assemblée, tous parlent en langues, et qu'il survienne des hommes non initiés ou des infidèles, ne diront-ils pas que vous êtes fous ? | If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad? |
| 24 | But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: | Mais si tous prophétisent, et qu'il survienne un infidèle ou un homme non initié, il est convaincu par tous, il est jugé par tous, | But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all; |
| 25 | And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. | le secrets de son coeur sont dévoilés, de telle sorte que, tombant sur sa face, il adorera Dieu, et publiera que Dieu est vraiment au milieu de vous. | the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed. |
| 26 | How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. | Que faire donc, mes frères ? Lorsque vous vous assemblez, tel d'entre vous a un cantique, tel une instruction, tel une révélation, tel un discours en langue, tel une interprétation, que tout se passe de manière à édifier. | What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. |
| 27 | If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. | Si l'on parle en langue, que ce soient chaque fois deux ou trois au plus, chacun à son tour, et qu'il y ait un interprète; | If any man speaketh in a tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most three, and [that] in turn; and let one interpret: |
| 28 | But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. | s'il n'y a point d'interprète, qu'on se taise dans l'assemblée et qu'on se parle à soi-même et à Dieu. | but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. |
| 29 | Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. | Pour les prophètes, qu'il y en ait deux ou trois à parler, et que les autres jugent; | And let the prophets speak [by] two or three, and let the others discern. |
| 30 | If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. | et si un autre, qui est assis, a une révélation, que le premier se taise. | But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence. |
| 31 | For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. | Car vous pouvez tous prophétiser l'un après l'autre, afin que tous soient instruits et que tous soient exhortés. | For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted; |
| 32 | And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. | Or les esprits des prophètes sont soumis aux prophètes, | and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets; |
| 33 | For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. | car Dieu n'est pas un Dieu de désordre, mais de paix. | for God is not [a God] of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, |
| 34 | Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. | Comme cela a eu lieu dans toutes les Eglises des saints, que vos femmes se taisent dans les assemblées, car elles n'ont pas mission de parler; mais qu'elles soient soumises, comme le dit aussi la Loi. | let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. |
| 35 | And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. | Si elles veulent s'instruire sur quelque point, qu'elles interrogent leurs maris à la maison; car il est malséant à une femme de parler dans une assemblée. | And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church. |
| 36 | What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? | Est-ce de chez vous que la parole de Dieu est sortie ? ou est-ce à vous seuls qu'elle est parvenue ? | What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone? |
| 37 | If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. | Si quelqu'un croit être prophète ou riche en dons spirituels, qu'il reconnaisse que ces choses que je vous ai écrites sont des commandements du Seigneur. | If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. |
| 38 | But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. | Et s'il veut l'ignorer, qu'il l'ignore. | But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant. |
| 39 | Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. | Ainsi dons, mes frères, aspirez au don de prophétie, et n'empêchez pas de parler en langue. | Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. |
| 40 | Let all things be done decently and in order. | Mais que tout se fasse avec bienséance et avec ordre. | But let all things be done decently and in order. |
