Exode 40
1 Yahvé parla à Moïse, et dit:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Le premier jour du premier mois, tu relèveras le tabernacle de la tente de la Rencontre.
“On the first day of the first month next year, [tell the people to] set up the Sacred Tent.
3 Tu y placeras l'arche de l'alliance, et tu protégeras l'arche avec le voile.
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.
4 Tu feras entrer la table et tu mettras en ordre les objets qui s'y trouvent. Tu feras entrer le chandelier et tu allumeras ses lampes.
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.
5 Tu placeras l'autel d'or pour les parfums devant l'arche de l'alliance, et tu mettras le rideau de l'entrée du tabernacle.
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.
6 « Tu placeras l'autel des holocaustes devant l'entrée de la tente de la Rencontre.
Put the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the Sacred Tent.
7 Tu placeras le bassin entre la tente d'assignation et l'autel, et tu y mettras de l'eau.
Put the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.
8 Tu dresseras le parvis tout autour, et tu accrocheras le rideau de la porte du parvis.
Hang the curtains that will surround the courtyard, and hang the curtain at its entrance.
9 « Tu prendras l'huile d'onction, tu oindras le tabernacle et tout ce qui s'y trouve, et tu le sanctifieras, ainsi que tout son mobilier, et il sera saint.
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.
10 Tu oindras l'autel des holocaustes et tous ses ustensiles, tu sanctifieras l'autel, et l'autel sera très saint.
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.
11 Tu oindras le bassin et sa base, et tu le sanctifieras.
Also anoint the washbasin and its base, to set it apart.
12 « Tu feras venir Aaron et ses fils à l'entrée de la tente de la Rencontre, et tu les laveras avec de l'eau.
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Sacred Tent, and wash them [ritually] with water.
13 Tu revêtiras Aaron des vêtements sacrés, tu l'oindras et tu le sanctifieras, afin qu'il soit à mon service dans la fonction de prêtre.
Then put on Aaron his sacred clothes to (set him apart/dedicate him), in order that he can serve me as a priest.
14 Tu feras venir ses fils, et tu les revêtiras de tuniques.
Also bring his sons there. Put their sacred tunics/gowns on them
15 Tu les oindras, comme tu as oint leur père, afin qu'ils soient à mon service dans le sacerdoce. Leur onction leur servira de sacerdoce pour l'éternité, de génération en génération. »
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.”
16 Moïse fit ainsi. Il fit tout ce que Yahvé lui avait ordonné.
Moses/I did all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
17 Le premier mois de la seconde année, le premier jour du mois, on éleva le tabernacle.
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.
18 Moïse éleva le tabernacle, en posa les bases, en dressa les planches, en plaça les barres et en dressa les colonnes.
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].
19 Il étendit la couverture sur la tente et posa dessus le toit du tabernacle, comme l'Yahvé l'avait ordonné à Moïse.
Then they spread out the coverings over the Sacred Tent, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
20 Il prit l'alliance et la mit dans l'arche, il plaça les poteaux sur l'arche, et il plaça le propitiatoire au-dessus de l'arche.
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.
21 Il fit entrer l'arche dans la tente, plaça le voile du rideau et protégea l'arche de l'alliance, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.
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.
22 Il plaça la table dans la tente d'assignation, au nord de la tente, en dehors du voile.
He/I set the table inside the Sacred Tent, on the north side, outside the curtain.
23 Il y déposa le pain en ordre devant l'Éternel, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.
He/I placed on the table the bread that was offered to Yahweh, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
24 Il plaça le chandelier dans la tente d'assignation, en face de la table, du côté sud de la tente.
He/I set the lampstand inside the Sacred Tent, on the south side, opposite the table.
25 Il alluma les lampes devant l'Éternel, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.
Then he/I fastened the lamps to the lampstand in Yahweh’s presence, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
26 Il plaça l'autel d'or dans la tente d'assignation, devant le voile,
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],
27 et il y brûla des parfums d'aromates, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.
and he/I burned some sweet-smelling incense on it, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
28 Il dressa le rideau de l'entrée de la tente d'assignation.
He/I hung the curtain at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.
29 Il plaça l'autel des holocaustes à l'entrée du tabernacle, dans la tente d'assignation, et il y offrit l'holocauste et l'offrande, comme Yahvé l'avait ordonné à Moïse.
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.
30 Il plaça le bassin entre la tente d'assignation et l'autel, et y mit de l'eau pour se laver.
He/I set the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the [bronze] altar, and he/I filled the washbasin with water.
31 Moïse, Aaron et ses fils y lavèrent leurs mains et leurs pieds.
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.
32 Lorsqu'ils entraient dans la tente de la Rencontre et qu'ils s'approchaient de l'autel, ils se lavaient, comme l'avait ordonné l'Éternel à Moïse.
33 Il releva le parvis autour de la tente et de l'autel, et dressa le rideau de la porte du parvis. Moïse acheva ainsi l'ouvrage.
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.
34 Alors la nuée couvrit la Tente de la Rencontre, et la gloire de Yahvé remplit la Tente.
Then the [tall bright] cloud covered the Sacred Tent, and Yahweh’s (glory/brilliant light) filled the Sacred Tent.
35 Moïse ne pouvait pas entrer dans la Tente de la Rencontre, car la nuée restait dessus, et la gloire de Yahvé remplissait la Tente.
Because that light was very bright, Moses/I was not able to enter the Sacred Tent.
36 Lorsque la nuée s'élevait au-dessus de la Tente, les enfants d'Israël continuaient à marcher dans tous leurs déplacements.
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.
37 Mais si la nuée ne s'élevait pas, ils ne voyageaient pas jusqu'au jour où elle s'élevait.
If the cloud did not rise, they stayed where they were and did not go on until the cloud rose.
38 Car la nuée de Yahvé était sur le tabernacle pendant le jour, et il y avait du feu dans la nuée pendant la nuit, aux yeux de toute la maison d'Israël, pendant tous leurs voyages.
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].
