| | | Abbé Crampon | |
| 1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, | Paul, apôtre de Jésus-Christ par la volonté de Dieu, et son frère Timothée, | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, |
| 2 | To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | aux saints qui sont à Colosses, nos fidèles frères dans le Christ : que la grâce et la paix soient sur vous de la part de Dieu notre Père [et du Seigneur Jésus-Christ] ! | To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ [that are] at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. |
| 3 | We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, | Nous ne cessons de rendre grâces à Dieu, le Père de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, dans nos prières pour vous, | We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, |
| 4 | Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, | depuis que nous avons entendu parler de votre foi en Jésus-Christ et de votre charité envers tous les saints, | having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, |
| 5 | For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; | en vue de l'espérance qui vous est réservée dans les cieux et dont vous avez eu connaissance par la prédication de la vérité évangélique. | because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, |
| 6 | Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: | Elle est parvenue à vous, ainsi qu'au monde entier; elle porte des fruits et gagne du terrain, comme cela a eu lieu parmi vous, depuis les jours où vous l'avez entendue, et où vous avez connu la grâce de Dieu dans la vérité, | which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as [it doth] in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth; |
| 7 | As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; | d'après les instructions que vous avez reçues d'Epaphras notre bien-aimé compagnon au service de Dieu, et près de vous le fidèle ministre du Christ; | even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, |
| 8 | Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. | c'est lui qui nous a appris votre charité toute spirituelle. | who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. |
| 9 | For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; | C'est pourquoi, depuis le jour où nous en avons été informés, nous ne cessons de prier Dieu pour vous, et de demander que vous ayez la pleine connaissance de sa volonté en toute sagesse et intelligence spirituelle, | For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, |
| 10 | That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; | pour vous conduire d'une manière digne du Seigneur et lui plaire en toutes choses, produisant du fruit en toutes sortes de bonnes oeuvres et faisant des progrès dans la connaissance de Dieu; | to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; |
| 11 | Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; | fortifiés à tous égards par sa puissance glorieuse, pour tout supporter avec patience et avec joie; | strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy; |
| 12 | Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: | - rendant grâces à [Dieu] le Père, qui nous a rendus capables d'avoir part à l'héritage des saints dans la lumière, | giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; |
| 13 | Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: | en nous délivrant de la puissance des ténèbres, pour nous transporter dans le royaume de son Fils bien-aimé, | who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; |
| 14 | In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: | par le sang duquel nous avons la rédemption, la rémission des péchés. | in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins: |
| 15 | Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: | Il est l'image du Dieu invisible, né avant toute créature; | who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; |
| 16 | For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: | car c'est en lui que toutes choses ont été créées, celles qui sont dans les cieux et celles qui sont sur la terre, les choses visibles et les choses invisibles, Trônes, Dominations, Principautés, Puissances; tout a été créé par lui et pour lui. | for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; |
| 17 | And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. | Il est, lui, avant toutes choses, et toutes choses subsistent en lui. | and he is before all things, and in him all things consist. |
| 18 | And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. | Il est la tête du corps de l'Eglise, lui qui est le principe, le premier-né d'entre les morts, afin qu'en toutes choses, il tienne, lui, la première place. | And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. |
| 19 | For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; | Car Dieu a voulu que toute la plénitude habitât en lui; | For it was the good pleasure [of the Father] that in him should all the fulness dwell; |
| 20 | And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. | et il a voulu réconcilier par lui toutes choses avec lui-même, celles qui sont sur la terre, et celles qui sont dans les cieux, en faisant la paix par le sang de sa croix. | and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, [I say], whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens. |
| 21 | And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled | Vous aussi, qui étiez autrefois loin de lui et ennemis par vos pensées et par vos oeuvres mauvaises, | And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, |
| 22 | In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: | il vous a maintenant réconciliés par la mort de son Fils en son corps charnel, pour vous faire paraître devant lui saints, sans tâche et sans reproche, | yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him: |
| 23 | If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; | si du moins vous demeurez fondés et affermis dans la foi, et inébranlables dans l'espérance donnée par l'Evangile que vous avez entendu, qui a été prêché à toute créature sous le ciel, et dont moi, Paul, j'ai été fait ministre. | if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister. |
| 24 | Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: | Maintenant je suis plein de joie dans mes souffrances pour vous, et ce qui manque aux souffrances du Christ en ma propre chair, je l'achève pour son corps, qui est l'Eglise. | Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body`s sake, which is the church; |
| 25 | Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; | J'en ai été fait ministre, en vue de la charge que Dieu m'a donnée auprès de vous, afin d'annoncer pleinement la parole de Dieu, | whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God, |
| 26 | Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: | le mystère caché aux siècles et aux générations passées, mais manifesté maintenant à ses saints, | [even] the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints, |
| 27 | To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: | à qui Dieu a voulu faire connaître combien est grande pour les Gentils la gloire de ce mystère qui est le Christ, en qui vous avez l'espérance de la gloire. | to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: |
| 28 | Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: | C'est lui que nous annonçons, avertissant tous les hommes, les instruisant en toute sagesse, afin que nous rendions tout homme parfait dans le Christ Jésus. | whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ; |
| 29 | Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. | C'est pour cela que je travaille, et que je lutte selon la force qu'il me donne, et qui agit en moi avec puissance. | whereunto I labor also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. |
