Exodus 40
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Yahweh parla à Moïse, en disant:
2 “On the first day of the first month next year, [tell the people to] set up the Sacred Tent.
« Le premier jour du premier mois, tu dresseras la Demeure, la tente de réunion.
3 Put inside it the sacred chest [that contains the stone slabs on which are engraved] the Ten Commandments, and hang the curtain in front of it.
Tu y placeras l’arche du témoignage, et tu couvriras l’arche avec le voile.
4 Bring the table into the Sacred Tent, and place on it all the things that are to be used with it. Bring in the lampstand and fasten the lamps to it.
Tu apporteras la table et tu y disposeras ce qui doit la garnir. Tu apporteras le chandelier et tu poseras dessus ses lampes.
5 Put the gold altar for [burning] incense in front of the sacred chest, and set up the curtain at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
Tu placeras l’autel d’or pour le parfum devant l’arche du témoignage, et tu mettras le voile à l’entrée de la Demeure.
6 Put the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the Sacred Tent.
Tu placeras l’autel des holocaustes devant l’entrée de la Demeure, de la tente de réunion.
7 Put the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.
Tu placeras la cuve entre la tente de réunion et l’autel, et tu y mettras de l’eau.
8 Hang the curtains that will surround the courtyard, and hang the curtain at its entrance.
Tu dresseras le parvis à l’entour, et tu mettras la tenture à la porte du parvis.
9 Then take the oil for anointing, and anoint the Sacred Tent and everything that is in it, to (set it apart/dedicate it) to me. Then it will be holy/sacred.
« Tu prendras l’huile d’onction, tu en oindras la Demeure et tout ce qu’elle renferme; tu la consacreras avec tous ses ustensiles, et elle sera sainte.
10 Also anoint the altar for offering sacrifices that will be completely burned, and all the things that will be used with it, and set it apart. Then it also will be holy/sacred.
Tu oindras l’autel des holocaustes et tous ses ustensiles; tu consacreras l’autel, et l’autel sera très saint.
11 Also anoint the washbasin and its base, to set it apart.
Tu oindras la cuve avec sa base, et tu la consacreras.
12 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Sacred Tent, and wash them [ritually] with water.
« Tu feras avancer Aaron et ses fils près de l’entrée de la tente de réunion, et tu les laveras avec de l’eau.
13 Then put on Aaron his sacred clothes to (set him apart/dedicate him), in order that he can serve me as a priest.
Puis tu revêtiras Aaron des vêtements sacrés, tu l’oindras et tu le consacreras, et il sera prêtre à mon service.
14 Also bring his sons there. Put their sacred tunics/gowns on them
Tu feras approcher ses fils et, les ayant revêtus des tuniques,
15 and anoint them just as you anointed their father, in order that they also may serve me by working as priests. By anointing them [and their descendants], you will cause them and their descendants to be priests throughout all coming generations.”
tu les oindras comme tu auras oint leur père, et ils seront prêtres à mon service. Cette onction leur conférera le sacerdoce à perpétuité parmi leurs descendants. »
16 Moses/I did all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
Moïse fit tout ce que Yahweh lui avait ordonné; il fit ainsi.
17 On the first day of the first month of the next year (OR, second year [after they/we left Egypt]), the people set up the Sacred Tent.
Le premier jour du premier mois de la seconde année, la Demeure fut dressée.
18 Following Moses’/my instructions, they set up the Sacred Tent and its bases, set up the frames, attached the crossbars, and put up the posts [for the curtains].
Moïse dressa la Demeure; il en posa les socles, il en plaça les planches et les traverses, en dressa les colonnes.
19 Then they spread out the coverings over the Sacred Tent, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
Il étendit la tente sur la Demeure, et mit par-dessus la couverture de la tente, comme Yahweh l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
20 Then he/I took the two stone slabs [on which the commandments were written] and put them in the sacred chest. He/I put the carrying poles [in the rings] on the chest and put the lid on top of the chest.
Il prit le témoignage et le plaça dans l’arche; il mit les barres à l’arche et posa le propitiatoire au-dessus de l’arche.
21 Then he/I took the chest into [the Very Holy Place inside] the Sacred Tent and hung the curtain. In that way, he/I prevented the people who were outside from seeing the chest. He/I did all this exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
Il porta l’arche dans la Demeure; et, ayant mis le voile de séparation, il en couvrit l’arche du témoignage, comme Yahweh l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
22 He/I set the table inside the Sacred Tent, on the north side, outside the curtain.
Il plaça la table dans la tente de réunion, au côté septentrional de la Demeure, en dehors du voile,
23 He/I placed on the table the bread that was offered to Yahweh, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
et il y disposa les pains devant Yahweh, comme Yahweh l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
24 He/I set the lampstand inside the Sacred Tent, on the south side, opposite the table.
Il plaça le chandelier dans la tente de réunion, vis-à-vis de la table, au côté méridional de la Demeure,
25 Then he/I fastened the lamps to the lampstand in Yahweh’s presence, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
et il y posa les lampes devant Yahweh, comme Yahweh l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
26 He/I set the golden altar for burning incense inside the Sacred Tent, in front of the curtain [that separated the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place],
Il plaça l’autel d’or dans la tente de réunion, devant le voile,
27 and he/I burned some sweet-smelling incense on it, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
et il y fit brûler l’encens, comme Yahweh l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
28 He/I hung the curtain at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.
Il plaça le rideau à l’entrée de la Demeure.
29 At the entrance to the Sacred Tent, he/I set the altar for offering sacrifices that were to be burned completely. Then he/I offered on it the meat that was to be burned completely and the grain offering, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
Il plaça l’autel des holocaustes à l’entrée de la Demeure, de la tente de réunion, et il y offrit l’holocauste et l’oblation, comme Yahweh l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
30 He/I set the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the [bronze] altar, and he/I filled the washbasin with water.
Il plaça la cuve entre la tente de réunion et l’autel, et il y mit de l’eau pour les ablutions;
31 Every time Moses/I and Aaron and his sons went into the Sacred Tent or went to the altar, they/we washed their/our hands and feet [ritually], exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
Moïse, Aaron et ses fils s’y lavèrent les mains et les pieds.
Lorsqu’ils entraient dans la tente de réunion et qu’ils s’approchaient de l’autel, ils se lavaient, comme Yahweh l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
33 Following Moses’/my instructions, they hung the curtains that surrounded the courtyard and the altar, and they hung the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses/I finished that work.
Il dressa le parvis autour de la Demeure et de l’autel, et il mit la tenture à la porte du parvis. Ce fut ainsi que Moïse acheva cette œuvre.
34 Then the [tall bright] cloud covered the Sacred Tent, and Yahweh’s (glory/brilliant light) filled the Sacred Tent.
Alors la nuée couvrit la tente de réunion, et la gloire de Yahweh remplit la Demeure.
35 Because that light was very bright, Moses/I was not able to enter the Sacred Tent.
Et Moïse ne pouvait plus entrer dans la tente de réunion, parce que la nuée restait dessus, et que la gloire de Yahweh remplissait la Demeure.
36 From that day, whenever the Israeli people wanted to move to another place, they went only when the bright cloud rose from above the Sacred Tent.
Tant que durèrent leurs marches, les enfants d’Israël partaient lorsque la nuée s’élevait de dessus la Demeure;
37 If the cloud did not rise, they stayed where they were and did not go on until the cloud rose.
et si la nuée ne s’élevait pas, ils ne partaient pas, jusqu’au jour où elle s’élevait.
38 Wherever they traveled, the bright cloud that [indicated] Yahweh’s [presence] was above the Sacred Tent during the day, and a [bright] fire was inside the cloud at night, with the result that all the Israeli people [MTY] could see it [at any time].
Car la nuée de Yahweh reposait pendant le jour sur la Demeure, et, pendant la nuit, il y avait du feu dans la nuée, aux yeux de toute la maison d’Israël, tant que durèrent leurs marches.
