Deuteronomy 10
1 “Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.
En ce temps-là, l’Éternel me dit: Taille deux tables de pierre comme les premières, et monte vers moi sur la montagne; tu feras aussi une arche de bois.
2 I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’
J’écrirai sur ces tables les paroles qui étaient sur les premières tables que tu as brisées, et tu les mettras dans l’arche.
3 “So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.
Je fis une arche de bois d’acacia, je taillai deux tables de pierre comme les premières, et je montai sur la montagne, les deux tables dans ma main.
4 There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,
L’Éternel écrivit sur les tables ce qui avait été écrit sur les premières, les dix paroles qu’il vous avait dites sur la montagne, du milieu du feu, le jour de l’assemblée; et l’Éternel me les donna.
5 and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”
Je retournai et je descendis de la montagne, je mis les tables dans l’arche que j’avais faite, et elles restèrent là, comme l’Éternel me l’avait ordonné.
6 (Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.
Les enfants d’Israël partirent de Beéroth-Bené Jaakan pour Moséra. C’est là que mourut Aaron, et qu’il fut enterré; Éléazar, son fils, lui succéda dans le sacerdoce.
7 From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
Ils partirent de là pour Gudgoda, et de Gudgoda pour Jothbatha, pays où il y a des cours d’eaux.
8 At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.
En ce temps-là, l’Éternel sépara la tribu de Lévi, et lui ordonna de porter l’arche de l’alliance de l’Éternel, de se tenir devant l’Éternel pour le servir, et de bénir le peuple en son nom: ce qu’elle a fait jusqu’à ce jour.
9 That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)
C’est pourquoi Lévi n’a ni part ni héritage avec ses frères: l’Éternel est son héritage, comme l’Éternel, ton Dieu, le lui a dit.
10 “I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.
Je restai sur la montagne, comme précédemment, quarante jours et quarante nuits. L’Éternel m’exauça encore cette fois; l’Éternel ne voulut pas te détruire.
11 Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”
L’Éternel me dit: Lève-toi, va, marche à la tête du peuple. Qu’ils aillent prendre possession du pays que j’ai juré à leurs pères de leur donner.
12 “Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],
Maintenant, Israël, que demande de toi l’Éternel, ton Dieu, si ce n’est que tu craignes l’Éternel, ton Dieu, afin de marcher dans toutes ses voies, d’aimer et de servir l’Éternel, ton Dieu, de tout ton cœur et de toute ton âme;
13 and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
si ce n’est que tu observes les commandements de l’Éternel et ses lois que je te prescris aujourd’hui, afin que tu sois heureux?
14 “Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.
Voici, à l’Éternel, ton Dieu, appartiennent les cieux et les cieux des cieux, la terre et tout ce qu’elle renferme.
15 But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.
Et c’est à tes pères seulement que l’Éternel s’est attaché pour les aimer; et, après eux, c’est leur postérité, c’est vous qu’il a choisis d’entre tous les peuples, comme vous le voyez aujourd’hui.
16 So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
Vous circoncirez donc votre cœur, et vous ne roidirez plus votre cou.
17 Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.
Car l’Éternel, votre Dieu, est le Dieu des dieux, le Seigneur des seigneurs, le Dieu grand, fort et terrible, qui ne fait point acception des personnes et qui ne reçoit point de présent,
18 He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.
qui fait droit à l’orphelin et à la veuve, qui aime l’étranger et lui donne de la nourriture et des vêtements.
19 So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
Vous aimerez l’étranger, car vous avez été étrangers dans le pays d’Égypte.
20 Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.
Tu craindras l’Éternel, ton Dieu, tu le serviras, tu t’attacheras à lui, et tu jureras par son nom.
21 He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.
Il est ta gloire, il est ton Dieu: c’est lui qui a fait au milieu de toi ces choses grandes et terribles que tes yeux ont vues.
22 When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”
Tes pères descendirent en Égypte au nombre de soixante-dix personnes; et maintenant l’Éternel, ton Dieu, a fait de toi une multitude pareille aux étoiles des cieux.
