Nombres 16
1 Or voilà que Corée, fils d’Isaar, fils de Caath, fils de Lévi, et Dathan et Abiron, les fils d’Eliab, et de plus Hon, fils de Phéleth d’entre les fils de Ruben,
One day Korah, who was the son of Izhar and a descendant of Levi’s son Kohath, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, who were the sons of Eliab, and On, who was the son of Peleth. Those three men were from the tribe of Reuben.
2 S’élevèrent contre Moïse, ainsi que deux cent cinquante autres hommes des enfants d’Israël, princes de la synagogue, et qui, au temps du conseil, étaient nommément appelés.
Korah and those other three men incited 250 other people who were leaders among the Israeli people to join them in rebelling against Moses/me.
3 Comme donc ils résistaient à Moïse et à Aaron, ils dirent: Qu’il vous suffise que toute la multitude soit une multitude de saints, et que le Seigneur soit au milieu d’eux. Pourquoi vous élevez-vous au-dessus du peuple du Seigneur?
They came together to criticize Aaron and Moses/me. They said to them/us, “You two are using more [authority] than you should! Yahweh has set apart all of us Israeli people, and he is with/helping all of us. So why do you act as though you are more important than the rest of us people who belong to Yahweh [RHQ]?”
4 Ce qu’ayant entendu Moïse, il tomba incliné sur sa face,
When Moses/I heard what they were saying, he/I prostrated himself/myself on the ground.
5 Et parlant à Coré et à toute la troupe: Demain matin, dit-il, le Seigneur fera connaître ceux qui lui appartiennent, et il attachera à lui les saints; et ceux qu’il aura choisis s’approcheront de lui.
Then he/I said to Korah and those [Israeli leaders] who were with Korah, “Tomorrow morning Yahweh will show us whom he has chosen to be his [priest], and who is holy and allowed to come near to him. Yahweh will permit [only] those whom he chooses to come into his presence.
6 Faites donc ceci: Que chacun prenne son encensoir, toi, Coré, et tout ton conseil.
So Korah, tomorrow you and those who are with you must prepare your pans to burn incense.
7 Et ayant pris demain du feu, mettez dessus de l’encens devant le Seigneur, et celui qu’il aura choisi, celui-là même sera saint. Vous vous élevez beaucoup, fils de Lévi.
Then you must light a fire in them and burn the incense in the presence of Yahweh. Then we will see which one of us Yahweh has chosen to be his holy servant. It is you men who are descendants of Levi who are trying to use more [authority] than you should!”
8 Il dit encore à Coré: Ecoutez, fils de Lévi;
Then Moses/I spoke again to Korah. He/I said, “You men who are descendants of Levi, listen to me!
9 Est-ce peu pour vous, que le Dieu d’Israël vous ait séparé de tout le peuple, et vous ait attaché à lui, afin que vous le serviez dans le culte du tabernacle, que vous assistiez devant la foule du peuple, et que vous exerciez le ministère pour le Seigneur?
The God of us Israelis has chosen all of you to be close to him in order that you can work for him at his Sacred Tent and serve the people. (Is that unimportant/Does that mean nothing) to you [RHQ]?
10 Est-ce pour cela qu’il t’a fait approcher de lui, toi et tous tes frères, enfants de Lévi, afin que vous vous arrogiez même le sacerdoce,
Yahweh has brought you, [Korah], and your fellow descendants of Levi, near to himself. Now are you demanding to become priests also?
11 Et que toute ta troupe résiste au Seigneur? Qu’est-ce, en effet, qu’Aaron, pour que vous murmuriez contre lui?
It is really Yahweh against whom you and your fellow descendants of Levi are rebelling. Aaron is not the one about whom you are really complaining [RHQ].”
12 Moïse envoya donc appeler Dathan et Abiron, fils d’Eliab. Ils répondirent: Nous n’irons pas.
Then Moses/I summoned Dathan and Abiram, but [they refused to come]. They [sent a message] saying, “We will not come to you!
13 Est-ce peu pour vous, que vous nous ayez retirés d’une terre où coulaient du lait et du miel, pour nous faire mourir dans le désert, si de plus vous ne nous dominez point?
You brought us out of Egypt, which was a very fertile [IDM] land, in order to cause us to die here in this desert. That was bad. But now you are also trying to boss us [RHQ], and that is worse.
14 À la vérité, vous nous avez conduits dans une terre, où coulent des ruisseaux de lait et de miel, et vous nous avez donné des possessions de champs et de vignes; est-ce que vous voulez aussi nous arracher les yeux? Nous n’irons pas.
You have not given us a new land to live in, a land that has good fields and vineyards. You are only trying to [RHQ] trick these people. So we will not come to you.”
15 Or, Moïse fort irrité, dit au Seigneur: Ne regardez point leurs sacrifices; vous savez que je n’ai jamais reçu d’eux pas même un ânon, et que je n’ai affligé aucun deux.
Then Moses/I became very angry. He/I said to Yahweh, “Do not accept the grain offerings that they have brought. I have not taken anything from them, not even one donkey, and I have never done anything wrong to them, [so they have no reason to complain about me].”
16 Et il dit à Coré: Toi et toute ton assemblée, tenez-vous demain d’un côté devant le Seigneur, et Aaron d’un autre.
Then Moses/I said to Korah, “You and all those who are with you must come here tomorrow and stand in front of Yahweh. Aaron will also be here.
17 Prenez chacun vos encensoirs, et mettez-y de l’encens, offrant au Seigneur deux cent cinquante encensoirs; qu’Aaron tienne aussi son encensoir.
You and all the 250 men who are with you must each take a pan in which to burn incense, and put incense in it, to [burn it to be] an offering to Yahweh. Aaron will do the same thing.”
18 Lorsqu’ils eurent fait cela, Moïse et Aaron étant présents,
So [the next day] each of those men got a pan to burn incense. They put in it incense and hot coals to light it, and then they all stood at the entrance of the Sacred Tent with Aaron and Moses/me.
19 Et qu’ils eurent réuni contre eux toute la multitude à la porte du tabernacle, la gloire du Seigneur apparut à tous.
Then Korah summoned all the people who supported him and who were against Moses/me, and they also gathered at the entrance of the tent. Then the glory of Yahweh appeared to all of them/us,
20 Et le Seigneur ayant parlé à Moïse et à Aaron, dit:
and Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
21 Séparez-vous du milieu de cette assemblée, afin que je les détruise soudain.
“Get away from all these people, in order that I can get rid of them immediately!”
22 Ceux-ci tombèrent inclinés sur leur face et dirent: Dieu très fort des esprits de toute chair, est-ce qu’un seul péchant, votre colère sévira contre tous.
But Aaron and Moses/I prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground. We pleaded with Yahweh, saying, “God, you are the one who caused all these people to live [MTY]. Only one of these men has sinned; so, (is it right for you to be angry with all the people?/it is not right for you to be angry with all the people!) [RHQ]”
23 Et le Seigneur repartit à Moïse:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
24 Ordonne à tout le peuple qu’il se sépare des tentes de Coré, de Dathan et d’Abiron.
“[Okay], but tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
25 Et Moïse se leva, alla vers Dathan et Abiron, et les anciens d’Israël le suivant,
So Moses/I stood up and went to the tents of Dathan and Abiram. The Israeli leaders followed him/me.
26 Il dit à la multitude: Retirez-vous des tentes de ces hommes impies et ne touchez pas ce qui leur appartient, de peur que vous ne soyez enveloppés dans leurs péchés.
He/I told the people, “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them! If you touch anything, you will die because of their sins!”
27 Or lorsqu’ils se furent retirés de leurs tentes tout autour, Dathan et Abiron, sortis se tenaient à l’entrée de leurs pavillons avec leurs femmes, leurs enfants, et tous les leurs.
So all the people moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram came out of their tents with their wives and children and babies, and stood at the entrances of their tents.
28 Alors Moïse dit: En ceci vous connaîtrez que le Seigneur m’a envoyé pour faire tout ce que vous voyez, et que je n’ai rien produit de mon propre esprit:
Then Moses/I said, “I was not the one who decided to do all these things that I have done. It was Yahweh who [chose me and] sent me to do them. And now he will prove that to you.
29 S’ils meurent d’une mort ordinaire aux hommes, et s’ils sont visités de la plaie dont tous les autres ont coutume d’être visités, le Seigneur ne ma pas envoyé;
If these men die in a normal way, then it will be clear that Yahweh did not choose me.
30 Mais si le Seigneur fait une chose nouvelle: si la terre ouvrant sa bouche les engloutit, eux et tout ce qui leur appartient, et qu’ils descendent vivants dans l’enfer, vous saurez qu’ils ont blasphémé le Seigneur. (Sheol h7585)
But if Yahweh does something that has never happened before, if he causes the ground [that is under their feet] to open up and swallow these men [and their families] and all their possessions, and they fall into the opening and are buried while they are still alive, then you will know that these men have insulted Yahweh.” (Sheol h7585)
31 Aussitôt qu’il cessa de parler, la terre se fendit sous leurs pieds;
As soon as Moses/I said this, the ground split open beneath those men.
32 Et ouvrant sa bouche, elle les dévora avec leurs tentes et tout leur avoir;
It swallowed them and their families and all those who were standing there with Korah and all of their possessions.
33 Et ils descendirent vivants dans l’enfer, recouverts par la terre, et ils périrent du milieu de la multitude. (Sheol h7585)
They fell into the opening in the ground while they were still alive, and all their possessions fell into the opening also. They disappeared, and the ground closed back up again. (Sheol h7585)
34 Cependant tout Israël qui se tenait là autour, s’enfuit au cri de ceux qui périssaient, disant: C’est de peur que la terre ne nous engloutisse aussi.
They screamed as they fell, and all the people who were standing nearby heard them scream. The people [were terrified and] cried out as they ran away, saying, “[We do not want] the ground to swallow us also!”
35 En même temps un feu sorti du Seigneur tua les deux cent cinquante hommes qui offraient de l’encens.
And then a fire from Yahweh came down [from the sky] and burned up the 250 men who were burning the incense!
36 Et le Seigneur parla à Moïse, disant:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
37 Ordonne à Éléazar, fils d’Aaron, le prêtre, qu’il prenne les encensoirs, qui sont par terre au milieu de l’embrasement, et qu’il disperse le feu çà et là, parce qu’ils ont été sanctifiés
“Tell Aaron’s son Eleazar to take the pans that had incense in them away from the fire and to scatter the burning coals. The pans that those men [were carrying] are (holy/dedicated to me) [because they burned incense to me in them].
38 Par la mort des pécheurs; qu’il les réduise en lames, et qu’il les attache à l’autel, parce qu’on y a offert de l’encens au Seigneur, et qu’ils ont été sanctifiés, afin que les enfants d’Israël les voient comme un signe et un monument.
Those men have now died because of their sin; so [Eleazar must] take their pans and hammer the metal to make it become very thin. He must make a covering for the altar with that metal. Those pans were used to offer incense to me, so they are (holy/dedicated to me). [What happened to] those pans will now warn the Israeli people.”
39 Eléazar, le prêtre, prit donc les encensoirs d’airain dans lesquels avaient offert de l’encens ceux que l’embrasement dévora, et il les réduisit en lames, les attachant à l’autel,
So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 pans for burning incense that had been used by the men who died in the fire. He hammered the pans very thin to make a covering for the altar, as Yahweh told Moses/me should be done.
40 Afin que les enfants d’Israël eussent dans la suite de quoi les avertir, que quelqu’un d’étranger et qui n’était pas de la race d’Aaron, ne devait pas offrir de l’encens au Seigneur, de peur qu’il ne lui arrivât ce qui arriva à Coré et à toute sa troupe, lorsque le Seigneur parla à Moïse.
That warned the Israeli people that only those who were descendants of Aaron were permitted to burn incense for an offering to Yahweh. If anyone else did that, the same thing that happened to Korah and those who were with him would happen to them.
41 Or toute la multitude des enfants d’Israël murmura le jour suivant contre Moïse et Aaron, disant: C’est vous qui avez tué le peuple du Seigneur.
But the following morning, all the Israeli people started to complain against Aaron and Moses/me, saying “You have killed many people who belonged to Yahweh!”
42 Et comme la sédition s’élevait et que le tumulte croissait,
When all the people gathered together to protest about what Aaron and Moses/I had done, they looked at the Sacred Tent and saw that the sacred cloud had covered it, and the glory of Yahweh had appeared.
43 Moïse et Aaron s’enfuirent au tabernacle d’alliance. Lorsqu’ils furent entrés, la nuée se couvrit, et la gloire du Seigneur apparut,
Aaron and Moses/I went and stood in front of the Sacred Tent.
44 Et le Seigneur dit à Moïse:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
45 Retirez-vous du milieu de cette multitude, maintenant même je les détruirai. Et comme ils étaient couchés sur la terre,
“Get away from these people, in order that I can get rid of them immediately [without injuring you two]!” But Aaron and Moses/I prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground [and prayed].
46 Moïse dit à Aaron: Prends l’encensoir, et ayant pris, du feu de l’autel, mets de l’encens par dessus, et va aussitôt vers le peuple, afin que tu pries pour lui; car déjà la colère est sortie du Seigneur, et la plaie sévit avec violence,
Moses/I said to Aaron, “Quickly take another pan and put in it some burning/hot coals from the altar. Put incense in the pan, and carry it out among the people to atone for the sins of the people. Yahweh is very angry with them, and [I know that] a (severe plague/bad sickness) has already started among them.”
47 Aaron l’ayant fait, et ayant couru au milieu de la multitude que déjà ravageait l’embrasement, offrit de l’encens.
So Aaron did what Moses/I told him. He took the burning incense out among the people. The plague had already started to strike the people, but Aaron continued to burn the incense so that God would forgive them for the sins they had committed.
48 Et se tenant entre les morts et les vivants, il pria pour le peuple, et la plaie cessa.
He stood between the people who had already died and those who were still alive, and then the plague stopped.
49 Or il y eut de ceux qui furent frappés, quatorze mille et sept cents hommes, outre ceux qui avaient péri dans la sédition de Coré.
But 14,700 people had already died from that plague/sickness, in addition to the people who died with Korah.
50 Et Aaron retourna vers Moïse à la porte du tabernacle d’alliance, après que la mort se fut arrêté.
Then after the plague had ended, Aaron and Moses/I returned to the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
