châtier

Nos pères nous châtiaient pour peu de jours, comme ils le trouvaient bon ; mais Dieu nous châtie pour notre bien, afin que nous participions à sa sainteté.
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Nos pères nous châtiaient pour peu de jours, comme ils le trouvaient bon ; mais Dieu nous châtie pour notre bien, afin que nous participions à sa sainteté.
For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
Car ceux-là nous châtiaient pour peu de jours, comme il leur plaisait ; Lui, Il le fait pour notre bien, afin que nous participions à Sa sainteté.
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
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