| | | Abbé Crampon | |
| 1 | Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. | Que toute âme soit soumise aux autorités supérieures; car il n'y a point d'autorité qui ne vienne de Dieu, et celles qui existent ont été instituées par lui. | Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God. |
| 2 | Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. | C'est pourquoi celui qui résiste à l'autorité, résiste à l'ordre que Dieu a établi et ceux qui résistent, attireront sur eux-mêmes une condamnation. | Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment. |
| 3 | For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: | Car les magistrats ne sont point à redouter pour les bonnes actions, mais pour les mauvaises. Veux-tu ne pas craindre l'autorité ? Fais le bien, et tu auras son approbation; | For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same: |
| 4 | For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. | car le prince est pour toi ministre de Dieu pour le bien. Mais si tu fais le mal, crains; car ce n'est pas en vain qu'il porte l'épée, étant ministre de Dieu pour tirer vengeance de celui qui fait le mal, et le punir. | for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil. |
| 5 | Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. | Il est nécessaire d'être soumis, non seulement par crainte du châtiment, mais aussi par motif de conscience. | Wherefore [ye] must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience` sake. |
| 6 | For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. | C'est aussi pour cette raison que vous payez les impôts; car les magistrats sont des ministres de Dieu, entièrement appliqués à cette fonction. Rendez [donc] à tous ce qui leur est dû : | For this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God`s service, attending continually upon this very thing. |
| 7 | Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. | à qui l'impôt, l'impôt; à qui le tribut, le tribut; à qui la crainte, la crainte; à qui l'honneur, l'honneur. | Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. |
| 8 | Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. | Ne soyez en dette avec personne, si ce n'est de l'amour mutuel; car celui qui aime son prochain a accompli la loi. | Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. |
| 9 | For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. | En effet, ces commandements : "Tu ne commettras point d'adultère; tu ne tueras point; tu ne déroberas point; [tu ne diras point de faux témoignage]; tu ne convoiteras point, "et ceux qu'on pourrait citer encore, se résument dans cette parole : "Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même." | For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. |
| 10 | Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. | L'amour ne fait point de mal au prochain; l'amour est donc la plénitude de la loi. | Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law. |
| 11 | And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. | Cela importe d'autant plus, que vous savez en quel temps nous sommes : c'est l'heure de nous réveiller enfin du sommeil; car maintenant le salut est plus près de nous que lorsque nous avons embrassé la foi. | And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we [first] believed. |
| 12 | The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. | La nuit est avancée, et le jour approche. Dépouillons-nous donc des oeuvres des ténèbres et revêtons les armes de la lumière. | The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. |
| 13 | Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. | Marchons honnêtement, comme en plein jour, ne nous laissant point aller aux excès de la table et du vin, à la luxure et à l'impudicité, aux querelles et aux jalousies. | Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. |
| 14 | But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. | Mais revêtez-vous du Seigneur Jésus-Christ, et ne prenez pas soin de la chair, de manière à en exciter les convoitises. | But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof]. |
