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1 Voici les générations d’Aaron et de Moïse, au jour que le Seigneur parla à Moïse sur la montagne de Sinaï.
These are some of the things that happened to Aaron and Moses/me when Yahweh spoke to Moses/me on Sinai Mountain.
2 Et voici les noms des fils d’Aaron: Son premier-né Nadab, ensuite Abiu, Eléazar et Ithamar.
Aaron’s four sons were Nadab the oldest, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 Tels sont les noms des fils d’Aaron, prêtres qui furent oints, et dont les mains furent remplies et consacrées pour qu’ils exerçassent les fonctions du sacerdoce.
They were appointed [MTY] (OR, Moses/I appointed them) to be priests.
4 Or Nadab et Abiu moururent sans enfants lorsqu’ils offraient un feu étranger en la présence du Seigneur dans le désert de Sinaï; et Eléazar et Ithamar exercèrent les fonctions du sacerdoce devant Aaron leur père.
But, while Yahweh was watching, Nadab and Abihu died in the Sinai Desert because they burned [incense] in a manner that was different from what Yahweh had commanded. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar were the [only] sons of Aaron who [were left to be] priests, along with their father Aaron.
5 Et le Seigneur parla à Moïse, disant:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
6 Fais approcher la tribu de Lévi, et fais-les tenir en la présence d’Aaron, le prêtre, afin qu’ils le servent, et qu’ils veillent;
“Bring [the men of] the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron, in order that they may assist him.
7 Qu’ils observent aussi tout ce qui appartient au culte de la multitude devant le tabernacle de témoignage;
They will serve Aaron and all the other Israeli people, while they do their work inside the Sacred Tent and outside it.
8 Qu’ils gardent les vases du tabernacle, servant pour son ministère.
They must serve all the Israeli people by taking care of all the things that are inside the Sacred Tent.
9 Et tu donneras en dons les Lévites
Appoint them to [help] Aaron and his two sons. I have chosen them from all the Israeli people to do that.
10 À Aaron et à ses fils auxquels ils ont été accordés par les enfants d’Israël. Mais tu établiras Aaron et ses fils dans les fonctions du sacerdoce. L’étranger qui approchera pour exercer le ministère, mourra.
Appoint Aaron and his two sons to do the work that priests do. But anyone else who comes close to the Sacred Tent [to do that work] must be executed.”
11 Le Seigneur parla encore à Moïse, disant:
Yahweh also told Moses/me,
12 J’ai pris les Lévites d’entre les enfants d’Israël, à la place de tout premier-né qui ouvre un sein parmi les enfants d’Israël, et les Lévites seront à moi.
“Note that from all the Israelis, I have chosen the men of the tribe of Levi to take the places of all the firstborn sons of the Israeli people. The male descendants of Levi belong to me,
13 Car tout premier-né est à moi, depuis que j’ai frappé les premiers-nés dans la terre d’Egypte, j’ai consacré pour moi tout ce qui naît le premier en Israël, depuis l’homme jusqu’à la bête: Je suis le Seigneur.
because truly all the firstborn [males] belong to me. That is because on the day that I killed all the firstborn [sons] of the people of Egypt, I [spared] all the firstborn [sons] of the Israelis and set them apart for myself. I also set apart the firstborn [males] of your domestic animals. They belong to me, Yahweh.”
14 Le Seigneur parla de nouveau à Moïse dans le désert de Sinaï, disant:
Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again in the Sinai Desert. He said,
15 Dénombre les enfants de Lévi, selon les maisons de leurs pères et leurs familles, tout mâle d’un mois et au-dessus.
“Count the male members of the tribe of Levi. Write down their names and the names of their clans and family groups. Count all the males who are at least one month old.”
16 Moïse les dénombra, comme avait ordonné le Seigneur,
So Moses/I counted them, just as Yahweh commanded.
17 Et furent trouvés les enfants de Lévi, selon leurs noms, Gerson, Caath et Mérari.
Levi had [three] sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 Les fils de Gerson: Lebni et Séméi.
Gershon had [two] sons: Libni and Shimei. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those [two] sons.
19 Les fils de Caath: Amram, Jésaar, Hébron et Oziel.
Kohath had [four] sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those [four] sons.
20 Les fils de Mérari: Moholi et Musi.
Merari had [two] sons: Mahli and Mushi. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those [two] sons. Those are the clans that were descended from Levi.
21 De Gerson sont sorties deux familles, la Lebnitique et la Séméitique,
The two clans descended from Gershon are those that were descended from [his sons] Libni and Shimei.
22 Dont la population du sexe masculin depuis un mois et au-dessus dénombrée, fut de sept mille cinq cents.
In those two clans there were 7,500 males who were at least one month old.
23 Ceux-ci camperont derrière le tabernacle, vers l’occident,
They were told to set up their tents on the west side of the Sacred Tent.
24 Sous le prince Eliasaph, fils de Laël.
The leader of those two clans was Eliasaph, the son of Lael.
25 Et ils auront la garde dans le tabernacle d’alliance,
Their work was to take care of the Sacred Tent, including the coverings of the tent, the curtain at the entrance of the tent,
26 Du tabernacle lui-même et de sa couverture, du voile qu’on tire devant la porte du toit d’alliance, et des rideaux du parvis, ainsi que du voile qui est suspendu à l’entrée du parvis du tabernacle, et de tout ce qui appartient au ministère de l’autel, les cordages du tabernacle et tous ses ustensiles.
the (curtains/large pieces of cloth) that formed the walls around the courtyard that is around the tent and around the altar, the curtains that were at the entrance of the courtyard, and the ropes [for fastening the tent]. They also did all the work of taking care of the things outside the Sacred Tent.
27 La parenté de Caath aura les peuples Amramites, Jésaarites, Hébronites et Oziélites. Ce sont là les familles des Caathites recensées selon leurs noms.
The clans that were descended from Kohath were those descended from his four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
28 Tous ceux du genre masculin depuis un mois et au-dessus, huit mille six cents auront la garde du sanctuaire,
In those four clans there were 8,600 males who were at least one month old. The work of the men of the clans was to take care of [the things that are inside] the Sacred Tent.
29 Et ils camperont vers le côté méridional;
They set up their tents on the south side of the Sacred Tent.
30 Et leur prince sera Elisaphan, fils d’Oziel.
The leader of those four clans was Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.
31 Ainsi ils garderont l’arche, la table, le chandelier, les autels, les vases du sanctuaire avec lesquels se fait le service, le voile et tous les objets semblables:
The work of the men of those clans was to take care of the sacred chest, the table [on which the priest put the sacred bread], the lampstand, the altars, all the items that the priest used in the Sacred Tent, and the curtain that is inside the tent. Their work was also to take care of the things inside the tent.
32 Mais le prince des princes des Lévites, Eléazar fils d’Aaron le prêtre, sera au-dessus de ceux qui veilleront à la garde du sanctuaire.
Aaron’s son Eleazar was the leader of all the male descendants of Levi. He supervised all the work that was done at the Sacred Tent.
33 Mais de Mérari sortiront les familles Moholites et Musites, recensées selon leurs noms.
The clans that were descended from Merari were those descended from [his sons] Mahli and Mushi.
34 Tous les mâles depuis un mois et au-dessus sont au nombre de six mille deux cents.
In those two clans there were 6,200 males who were at least one month old.
35 Leur prince est Suriel, fils d’Abihaïel: c’est au côté septentrional qu’ils camperont.
They were told to set up their tents on the north side of the Sacred Tent. The leader of those two clans was Zuriel, the son of Abihail.
36 Seront sous leur garde: les ais du tabernacle, les leviers, les colonnes et leurs soubassements, et tout ce qui appartient à un tel service;
The work of the men of those two clans was to take care of the frames that held up the tent, the crossbars, the pillars, and the bases. They also did all the work that was connected with those items.
37 Et les colonnes autour du parvis avec leurs soubassements, et les pieux avec leurs cordages.
Their work was also to take care of the posts [that held up the curtains that formed the walls of] the courtyard, and all the bases, tent pegs, and ropes [that fastened those curtains].
38 Devant le tabernacle d’alliance, c’est-à-dire vers le côté oriental, camperont Moïse et Aaron avec ses fils, ayant la garde du sanctuaire, au milieu des enfants d’Israël; tout étranger qui s’en approchera, mourra.
Aaron and Moses/I and Aaron’s sons were told to set up their/our tents in the area in front of the Sacred Tent, on the east side. Their/Our work was to supervise the work that would be done in and around the Sacred Tent, for the benefit of the Israeli people. Only the priests were permitted to do that. [Yahweh declared that] we should execute anyone else who went near the tent [to do the work that the priests do].
39 Tous les Lévites que dénombrèrent Moïse et Aaron d’après le commandement du Seigneur, selon leurs familles, parmi les mâles d’un mois et au-dessus, furent vingt-deux mille.
When Aaron and Moses/I counted all the males who were at least one month old, who belonged to the clans descended from Levi, the total was 22,000.
40 Le Seigneur dit encore à Moïse: Dénombre les premiers-nés mâles d’entre les enfants d’Israël, depuis un mois et au-dessus, et tu en tiendras compte.
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Now count all the [other] firstborn males in Israel who are at least one month old, and write down their names.
41 Et tu prendras pour moi les Lévites à la place de tout premier-né des enfants d’Israël; je suis le Seigneur; et leurs bestiaux à la place de tous les premiers-nés des bestiaux des enfants d’Israël.
Also, set apart for me the descendants of Levi to be substitutes for the firstborn males of the other Israelis. And set apart for me the livestock of the descendants of Levi to be substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the other Israeli people.”
42 Moïse recensa, comme avait ordonné le Seigneur, les premiers-nés des enfants d’Israël;
So Moses/I did that. He/I counted the firstborn males of all the Israeli people, as Yahweh had commanded.
43 Et les mâles, selon leurs noms, depuis un mois et au-dessus, furent vingt-deux mille deux cent soixante-treize.
The total of those who were at least one month old was 22,273.
44 Le Seigneur parla encore à Moïse, disant:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
45 Prends les Lévites à la place des premiers-nés des enfants d’Israël, et les bestiaux des Lévites à la place de leurs bestiaux, et les Lévites seront à moi. Je suis le Seigneur.
“Set apart the descendants of Levi to be substitutes for [the firstborn males of] the other Israeli people. The descendants of Levi belong to me, Yahweh.
46 Et pour le prix des deux cent soixante-treize d’entre les premiers-nés des enfants d’Israël qui dépassent le nombre des Lévites,
There are 273 more firstborn males of the other Israeli people than of the descendants of Levi.
47 Tu prendras cinq sicles pour chaque tête, selon la mesure du sanctuaire. Le sicle a vingt oboles.
To pay for these 273 males, collect five pieces of silver for each of them. Each of those pieces of silver must weigh the same as each of the silver coins that are stored in the Sacred Tent. Give this silver to Aaron and his sons.”
48 Et tu donneras l’argent à Aaron pour le prix de ceux qui sont de plus.
49 Moïse prit donc l’argent de ceux qui étaient de plus, et qu’ils avaient rachetés des Lévites,
So Moses/I did that. He/I collected the silver from those 273 males.
50 Pour les premiers-nés des enfants d’Israël, mille trois cent soixante-cinq sicles selon le poids du sanctuaire;
The total was 1,365 pieces of silver. Each silver coin weighed the same as each of the silver coins stored in the Sacred Tent.
51 Et il le donna à Aaron et à ses fils, selon la parole que lui avait ordonnée le Seigneur.
Moses/I gave these silver coins to Aaron and his sons, as Yahweh had commanded.
