| | King James | Ostervald | American std |
| 1 | Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, | Pierre, apôtre de Jésus-Christ, aux élus étrangers dispersés dans le Pont, la Galatie, la Cappadoce, l'Asie et la Bithynie, | Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, |
| 2 | Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. | Élus selon la prescience de Dieu le Père, pour être sanctifiés par l'Esprit, pour obéir à Jésus-Christ, et pour avoir part à l'aspersion de son sang. Que la grâce et la paix vous soient multipliées! | according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. |
| 3 | Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, | Béni soit le Dieu et Père de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, qui, selon sa grande miséricorde, nous a fait renaître, pour une espérance vivante par la résurrection de Jésus-Christ d'entre les morts, | Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, |
| 4 | To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, | Pour un héritage incorruptible, sans tache, inaltérable, et réservé dans les cieux pour nous, | unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, |
| 5 | Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. | Qui, dans la puissance de Dieu, sommes gardés par la foi, pour le salut, qui est prêt à être manifesté dans les derniers temps. | who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. |
| 6 | Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: | En cela vous vous réjouissez, quoique vous soyez maintenant attristés pour un peu de temps par diverses épreuves, puisqu'il le faut, | Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials, |
| 7 | That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: | Afin que l'épreuve de votre foi, plus précieuse que l'or périssable, qui pourtant est éprouvé par le feu, vous tourne à louange, à honneur et à gloire, lors de l'avènement de Jésus-Christ, | that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ: |
| 8 | Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: | Que vous aimez, sans l'avoir connu, en qui vous croyez, sans le voir encore, et vous vous réjouissez d'une joie ineffable et glorieuse, | whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory: |
| 9 | Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. | Remportant le prix de votre foi, le salut de vos âmes. | receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls. |
| 10 | Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: | C'est de ce salut que se sont informés et enquis les prophètes, qui ont prophétisé touchant la grâce qui est en vous; | Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that [should come] unto you: |
| 11 | Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. | Recherchant, pour quel temps et quelles conjonctures l'Esprit de Christ qui était en eux, et qui rendait témoignage d'avance, leur révélait les souffrances de Christ, et la gloire dont elles seraient suivies. | searching what [time] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them. |
| 12 | Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. | Et il leur fut révélé que ce n'était pas pour eux-mêmes, mais pour nous, qu'ils étaient dispensateurs de ces choses, qui vous ont été annoncées maintenant par ceux qui vous ont prêché l'Évangile, par le Saint-Esprit envoyé du ciel, et dans lesquelles les anges désirent plonger leurs regards. | To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angel desire to look into. |
| 13 | Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; | C'est pourquoi, ayant ceint les reins de votre entendement, et étant sobres, attendez avec une parfaite espérance la grâce qui vous sera apportée à la manifestation de Jésus-Christ; | Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; |
| 14 | As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: | Comme des enfants obéissants, ne vous conformez point aux convoitises de votre ignorance d'autrefois. | as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in [the time of] your ignorance: |
| 15 | But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; | Mais comme celui qui vous a appelés, est saint, soyez vous-mêmes saints dans toute votre conduite. | but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; |
| 16 | Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. | En effet il est écrit: Soyez saints, car je suis saint. | because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. |
| 17 | And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: | Et si vous invoquez comme votre Père celui qui, sans faire acception de personnes, juge selon l'oeuvre de chacun, conduisez-vous avec crainte durant le temps de votre habitation passagère ici-bas; | And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man`s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear: |
| 18 | Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; | Sachant que vous avez été rachetés de la vaine manière de vivre que vous aviez héritée de vos pères, non par des choses périssables, comme l'argent et l'or, | knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; |
| 19 | But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: | Mais par un précieux sang, comme d'un Agneau sans défaut et sans tache, | but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, [even the blood] of Christ: |
| 20 | Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, | Christ, destiné déjà avant la création du monde, et manifesté dans les derniers temps à cause de vous, | who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake, |
| 21 | Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. | Qui, par lui, croyez en Dieu, qui l'a ressuscité des morts, et l'a glorifié, afin que votre foi et votre espérance fussent en Dieu. | who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God. |
| 22 | Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: | Ayant purifié vos âmes, en obéissant à la vérité, par l'Esprit, pour avoir un amour fraternel et sans hypocrisie, aimez-vous avec constance les uns les autres d'un coeur pur, | Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently: |
| 23 | Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. | Étant régénérés, non par une semence corruptible, mais par une semence incorruptible, par la parole de Dieu, qui vit et qui demeure éternellement. | having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth. |
| 24 | For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: | Car toute chair est comme l'herbe, et toute la gloire de l'homme comme la fleur de l'herbe; l'herbe sèche, et sa fleur tombe; | For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth: |
| 25 | But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. | Mais la parole du Seigneur demeure éternellement; et c'est cette parole dont la bonne nouvelle vous a été annoncée. | But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you. |
