Exodus 24
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come to me, up [on top of this mountain], you and Aaron and [his sons] Nadab and Abihu. Also [take along] 70 of the Israeli elders/leaders. While you are still some distance [from the top of the mountain], prostrate yourselves [on the ground] and worship me.
Et Dieu dit à Moïse: Monte vers l'Éternel, toi et Aaron, Nadab et Abihu, et soixante et dix des anciens d'Israël, et vous vous prosternerez de loin.
2 Moses, [I will allow] you alone to come near to me. The others must not come near, and the [rest of the] people must not come up the mountain.”
Et Moïse s'approchera seul de l'Éternel; mais eux ne s'en approcheront point, et le peuple ne montera point avec lui.
3 Moses/I went and told the people everything that Yahweh had said and all that he had commanded. The people all replied together, saying, “We will do everything that Yahweh has told us [to do].”
Alors Moïse vint, et rapporta au peuple toutes les paroles de l'Éternel et toutes les lois. Et tout le peuple répondit d'une seule voix, et dit: Nous ferons toutes les choses que l'Éternel a dites.
4 Then Moses/I wrote down everything that Yahweh had commanded. Early the next morning Moses/I built a [stone] altar. He/I also set up twelve stones, one for each of the Israeli tribes.
Et Moïse écrivit toutes les paroles de l'Éternel, et il se leva de bon matin, et bâtit un autel au bas de la montagne, et dressa douze colonnes pour les douze tribus d'Israël.
5 He/I also selected some young men. They burned sacrifices to Yahweh and they also sacrificed some cattle [that they did not burn completely], for the purpose of maintaining fellowship with Yahweh.
Et il envoya les jeunes gens des enfants d'Israël, qui offrirent des holocaustes, et sacrifièrent des sacrifices de prospérité à l'Éternel, savoir de jeunes taureaux.
6 Moses/I took half of the blood of the animals that were slaughtered and put it in bowls. The other half of the blood [he/I] threw/splashed against the altar.
Et Moïse prit la moitié du sang, et le mit dans les bassins, et il répandit l'autre moitié sur l'autel.
7 Then he/I took the scroll on which he/I had written [everything that Yahweh had commanded in] the agreement that he had made, and he/I read it [aloud], while all the people were listening. Then all the people said, “We will do all that Yahweh has told us to do. We will obey [everything].”
Puis il prit le livre de l'alliance, et il le lut au peuple qui l'écoutait et qui dit: Nous ferons tout ce que l'Éternel a dit, et nous obéirons.
8 Then Moses/I took the blood [that was in the bowls] and threw/splashed it on the people. He/I said, “This is the blood [that (confirms/puts into effect)] the agreement that Yahweh made with you when he gave you all these commands.”
Moïse prit donc le sang, et le répandit sur le peuple, et dit: Voici le sang de l'alliance que l'Éternel a traitée avec vous selon toutes ces paroles.
9 Then Moses/I, along with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 Israeli elders/leaders, went up [the mountain],
Et Moïse et Aaron, Nadab et Abihu, et soixante et dix des anciens d'Israël montèrent,
10 and they/we saw God, the one whom the Israeli people worship. Under his feet was something like a pavement [made of expensive blue stones called] sapphires. They were as clear as the sky is [when there are no clouds].
Et ils virent le Dieu d'Israël; et sous ses pieds il y avait comme un ouvrage de saphir transparent, pareil aux cieux mêmes en éclat.
11 God did not harm [MTY] those Israeli elders/leaders [because of their having seen him]. They saw God, and they ate and drank together! [Then we all went back down the mountain].
Et il n'étendit point sa main sur ceux qui avaient été choisis d'entre les enfants d'Israël; mais ils virent Dieu, et ils mangèrent et burent.
12 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come up to me [again] on [top of this] mountain. While you are here, I will give you [two] stone slabs on which I have written all the laws [DOU] that I have given to you to instruct/teach [the people].”
Et l'Éternel dit à Moïse: Monte vers moi sur la montagne, et demeure là, et je te donnerai des tables de pierre, et la loi et les commandements que j'ai écrits pour les instruire.
13 So Moses/I told the elders, “Stay here [with the other people] until we return! Do not forget that Aaron and Hur will be with you. So if anyone has a dispute [while I am gone], he can go to those two men.” Then Moses/I went with his/my servant Joshua [part of the way] up the mountain that [was dedicated to] God.
Alors Moïse se leva avec Josué qui le servait; et Moïse monta sur la montagne de Dieu.
Et il dit aux anciens: Attendez-nous ici jusqu'à ce que nous revenions vers vous; et voici, Aaron et Hur sont avec vous; quiconque aura quelque affaire, s'adressera à eux.
15 Then Moses/I went the [rest of the way] up the mountain. A cloud covered the mountain.
Moïse monta donc sur la montagne, et la nuée couvrit la montagne.
16 The (glory/brilliant light) of Yahweh came down on the mountain and covered it for six days. On the seventh day, Yahweh called to Moses/me from the middle of the cloud.
Et la gloire de l'Éternel demeura sur le mont Sinaï, et la nuée le couvrit pendant six jours, et au septième jour il appela Moïse du milieu de la nuée.
17 When the Israeli people [looked at] the top of the mountain, the glory of Yahweh was like a big fire that was burning [there].
Et l'aspect de la gloire de l'Éternel était comme un feu dévorant, au sommet de la montagne, aux yeux des enfants d'Israël.
18 Moses/I went into the cloud on top of the mountain. He/I was there for 40 days and nights.
Et Moïse entra au milieu de la nuée et monta sur la montagne; et Moïse fut sur la montagne quarante jours et quarante nuits.
