Exode 40
1 L’Éternel parla à Moïse, et dit:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Le premier jour du premier mois, tu dresseras le tabernacle, la tente d’assignation.
“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 du témoignage, et tu couvriras 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 apporteras la table, et tu la disposeras en ordre. Tu apporteras le chandelier, et tu en arrangeras les 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 le parfum devant l’arche du témoignage, et tu mettras le rideau à 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 du tabernacle, de la tente d’assignation.
Put the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the Sacred Tent.
7 Tu placeras la cuve 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 placeras le parvis à l’entour, et tu mettras le rideau à 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 en oindras le tabernacle et tout ce qu’il renferme, et tu le sanctifieras, avec tous ses ustensiles; 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, et 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 la cuve avec sa base, et tu la sanctifieras.
Also anoint the washbasin and its base, to set it apart.
12 Tu feras avancer Aaron et ses fils vers l’entrée de la tente d’assignation, 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, pour qu’il soit à mon service dans le sacerdoce.
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 approcher ses fils, tu les revêtiras des tuniques,
Also bring his sons there. Put their sacred tunics/gowns on them
15 et tu les oindras comme tu auras oint leur père, pour qu’ils soient à mon service dans le sacerdoce. Cette onction leur assurera à perpétuité le sacerdoce parmi leurs descendants.
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 tout ce que l’Éternel lui avait ordonné; il fit ainsi.
Moses/I did all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
17 Le premier jour du premier mois de la seconde année, le tabernacle fut dressé.
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 dressa le tabernacle; il en posa les bases, plaça les planches et les barres, et éleva 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 tente sur le tabernacle, et il mit la couverture de la tente par-dessus, comme l’Éternel l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
Then they spread out the coverings over the Sacred Tent, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
20 Il prit le témoignage, et le plaça dans l’arche; il mit les barres à l’arche, et il posa 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 apporta l’arche dans le tabernacle; il mit le voile de séparation, et il en couvrit l’arche du témoignage, 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 côté septentrional du tabernacle, en dehors du voile;
He/I set the table inside the Sacred Tent, on the north side, outside the curtain.
23 et il y déposa en ordre les pains, 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, au côté méridional du tabernacle;
He/I set the lampstand inside the Sacred Tent, on the south side, opposite the table.
25 et il en arrangea 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 fit brûler le parfum odoriférant, 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 plaça le rideau à l’entrée du tabernacle.
He/I hung the curtain at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.
29 Il plaça l’autel des holocaustes à l’entrée du tabernacle, de la tente d’assignation; et il y offrit l’holocauste et l’offrande, comme l’Éternel 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 la cuve entre la tente d’assignation et l’autel, et il y mit de l’eau pour les ablutions;
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, s’y lavèrent les mains et les 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 entrèrent dans la tente d’assignation et qu’ils s’approchèrent de l’autel, ils se lavèrent, comme l’Éternel l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
33 Il dressa le parvis autour du tabernacle et de l’autel, et il mit le rideau à la porte du parvis. Ce fut ainsi que Moïse acheva 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 d’assignation, et la gloire de l’Éternel remplit le tabernacle.
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 d’assignation, parce que la nuée restait dessus, et que la gloire de l’Éternel remplissait le tabernacle.
Because that light was very bright, Moses/I was not able to enter the Sacred Tent.
36 Aussi longtemps que durèrent leurs marches, les enfants d’Israël partaient, quand la nuée s’élevait de dessus le tabernacle.
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 Et quand la nuée ne s’élevait pas, ils ne partaient pas, jusqu’à ce qu’elle s’élevât.
If the cloud did not rise, they stayed where they were and did not go on until the cloud rose.
38 La nuée de l’Éternel était de jour sur le tabernacle; et de nuit, il y avait un feu, aux yeux de toute la maison d’Israël, pendant toutes leurs marches.
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].
