The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 1
Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite.
Tu es grand, Seigneur, et très digne de louanges ; grande est Ta puissance, et infinie Ta sagesse.
And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy creation.
Et l'homme voudrait Te louer ; l'homme, qui n'est qu'une parcelle de Ta création ; l'homme, qui porte en lui sa mortalité, le témoignage de son péché, le témoignage que Tu résistes aux orgueilleux : et pourtant l'homme voudrait Te louer ; lui, qui n'est qu'une parcelle de Ta création.
Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.
Tu nous éveilles à prendre plaisir à Te louer ; car Tu nous as faits pour Toi-même, et notre cœur est sans repos, jusqu'à ce qu'il se repose en Toi.
Grant me, Lord, to know and understand which is first, to call on Thee or to praise Thee? and, again, to know Thee or to call on Thee?
Accorde-moi, Seigneur, de savoir et de comprendre lequel est premier, de T'invoquer ou de Te louer ? et, de même, de Te connaître ou de T'invoquer ?
for who can call on Thee, not knowing Thee? for he that knoweth Thee not, may call on Thee as other than Thou art.
car qui peut T'invoquer sans Te connaître ? car celui qui ne Te connaît pas peut T'invoquer comme si Tu étais autre que Tu n'es.
Or, is it rather, that we call on Thee that we may know Thee? but how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? or how shall they believe without a preacher?
Ou bien est-ce plutôt que nous T'invoquons afin de Te connaître ? mais comment invoqueront-ils Celui en qui ils n'ont pas cru ? ou comment croiront-ils sans prédicateur ?
and they that seek the Lord shall praise Him: for they that seek shall find Him, and they that find shall praise Him.
et ceux qui cherchent le Seigneur Le loueront : car ceux qui cherchent Le trouveront, et ceux qui Le trouvent Le loueront.
I will seek Thee, Lord, by calling on Thee; and will call on Thee, believing in Thee; for to us hast Thou been preached.
Je Te chercherai, Seigneur, en T'invoquant ; et je T'invoquerai en croyant en Toi ; car Tu nous as été annoncé.
My faith, Lord, shall call on Thee, which Thou hast given me, wherewith Thou hast inspired me, through the Incarnation of Thy Son, through the ministry of the Preacher.
Ma foi, Seigneur, T'invoquera, cette foi que Tu m'as donnée, dont Tu m'as inspiré, par l'Incarnation de Ton Fils, par le ministère du Prédicateur.
Vocabulary
- grand
- Adjective meaning large, great, or tall
- Seigneur
- Title meaning Lord, used for God or nobility
- digne
- Adjective meaning worthy or deserving of something
- louanges
- Plural noun meaning praises or words of admiration
- puissance
- Noun meaning power, strength, or might
- infinie
- Adjective meaning infinite, endless, or boundless
- sagesse
- Noun meaning wisdom or sound judgment
- homme
- Noun meaning man or human being
- voudrait
- Conditional form of 'vouloir', meaning would want
- louer
- Verb meaning to praise or to rent something
- parcelle
- Noun meaning a small piece or portion of something
- création
- Noun meaning creation, the act of bringing into existence
- porte
- Verb form of 'porter', meaning carries or bears
- mortalité
- Noun meaning mortality, the condition of being subject to death
- témoignage
- Noun meaning testimony, witness, or evidence
- péché
- Noun meaning sin or transgression against moral law
- résistes
- Second person singular of 'résister', meaning you resist
- orgueilleux
- Adjective or noun meaning proud, arrogant, or haughty people
- pourtant
- Conjunction meaning however, yet, or nevertheless
- éveilles
- Second person singular of 'éveiller', meaning you awaken
- prendre
- Infinitive verb meaning to take or to grab
- plaisir
- Noun meaning pleasure, enjoyment, or delight
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'
- faits
- Past participle of 'faire', meaning made or done
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even'
- cœur
- Noun meaning heart, both physical and emotional
- sans
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- repos
- Noun meaning rest, repose, or peace
- repose
- Third person singular of 'reposer', meaning rests or reposes
- Accorde-
- Imperative of 'accorder', meaning grant or give to someone
- savoir
- Infinitive verb meaning to know facts or how to do something
- comprendre
- Infinitive verb meaning to understand or comprehend
- lequel
- Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'which one'
- premier
- Adjective meaning first in order or importance
- invoquer
- Verb meaning to invoke or call upon someone
- connaître
- Infinitive verb meaning to know or be acquainted with
- celui
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one' (masculine)
- connaît
- Third person singular of 'connaître', meaning knows
- étais
- Imperfect form of 'être', meaning 'you were' or 'I was'
- autre
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or conjunction phrase 'or rather'
- plutôt
- Adverb meaning rather, instead, or more precisely
- invoquons
- First person plural of 'invoquer', meaning let us invoke
- afin
- Conjunction used in 'afin de/que', meaning in order to
- comment
- Adverb meaning 'how', used in questions or exclamations
- invoqueront-
- Future tense inverted form of 'invoquer', meaning will invoke
- Celui
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one' (masculine)
- cru
- Past participle of 'croire', meaning believed
- croiront-
- Future inverted form of 'croire', meaning will they believe
- prédicateur
- Noun meaning preacher, one who delivers sermons
- ceux
- Plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' or 'the ones'
- cherchent
- Third person plural of 'chercher', meaning they search
- loueront
- Future tense of 'louer', meaning they will praise
- trouveront
- Future tense of 'trouver', meaning they will find
- trouvent
- Third person plural of 'trouver', meaning they find
- chercherai
- First person future of 'chercher', meaning I will search
- invoquant
- Present participle of 'invoquer', meaning invoking
- invoquerai
- First person future of 'invoquer', meaning I will invoke
- croyant
- Present participle of 'croire', meaning believing
- annoncé
- Past participle of 'annoncer', meaning announced or proclaimed
- foi
- Noun meaning faith or belief, especially religious
- invoquera
- Third person future of 'invoquer', meaning will invoke
- donnée
- Feminine past participle of 'donner', meaning given
- dont
- Relative pronoun meaning 'of which', 'whose', or 'from which'
- inspiré
- Past participle of 'inspirer', meaning inspired or breathed into
- Incarnation
- Noun meaning incarnation, taking on human flesh
- Fils
- Noun meaning son, especially referring to Christ
- ministère
- Noun meaning ministry, service, or governmental department
- Prédicateur
- Noun meaning preacher, one who proclaims religious messages
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