Nombres 4
1 Le Seigneur parla encore à Moïse et à Aaron, disant:
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
2 Fais le dénombrement des fils de Caath d’entre les Lévites, selon leurs familles et leurs maisons,
Take the sum of the children of Caath from the midst of the sons of Levi, after their families, according to the houses of their fathers' households;
3 Depuis trente ans et au dessus, jusqu’à cinquante ans, de tous ceux qui entrent, pour se tenir et servir dans le tabernacle d’alliance.
from twenty-five years old and upward until fifty years, every one that goes in to minister, to do all the works in the tabernacle of witness.
4 Voici la fonction des fils de Caath: C’est dans le tabernacle et le Saint des saints
And these are the works of the sons of Caath in the tabernacle of witness; it is most holy.
5 Qu’entreront Aaron et ses fils, quand le camp devra être levé, et ils ôteront le voile qui est suspendu devant la porte, et ils en envelopperont l’arche du témoignage,
And Aaron and his sons shall go in, when the camp is about to move, and shall take down the shadowing veil, and shall cover with it the ark of the testimony.
6 Et ils le couvriront encore d’une couverture de peaux violettes, et ils étendront par-dessus un drap tout d’hyacinthe, et ils introduiront les leviers.
And they shall put on it a cover, even a blue skin, and put on it above a garment all of blue, and shall put the staves through [the rings].
7 Ils envelopperont aussi la table de proposition d’un drap d’hyacinthe, et ils mettront avec elle les encensoirs, les petits mortiers, les tasses et les coupes pour faire les libations; et les pains seront toujours sur elle;
And they shall put on the table set forth for shew-bread a cloth all of purple, and the dishes, and the censers, and the cups, and the vessels with which one offers drink-offerings; and the continual loaves shall be upon it.
8 Et ils étendront par-dessus un drap d’écarlate qu’ils couvriront encore d’une couverture de peaux violettes, et ils y introduiront les leviers.
And they shall put upon it a scarlet cloth, and they shall cover it with a blue covering of skin, and they shall put the staves into it.
9 Ils prendront de plus un drap d’hyacinthe dont ils couvriront le chandelier avec ses lampes, ses pincettes, ses mouchettes et tous les vases d’huile qui sont nécessaires pour entretenir les lampes.
And they shall take a blue covering, and cover the candlestick that gives light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its funnels, and all the vessels of oil with which they minister.
10 Et sur toutes ces choses ils poseront une couverture de peaux violettes, et ils introduiront les leviers.
And they shall put it, and all its vessels, into a blue skin cover; and they shall put it on bearers.
11 Et l’autel d’or aussi, ils l’envelopperont d’un drap d’hyacinthe, et ils étendront par-dessus une couverture de peaux violettes, et ils y introduiront les leviers.
And they shall put a blue cloth for a cover on the golden altar, and shall cover it with a blue skin cover, and put in its staves.
12 Tous les vases avec lesquels se fait le service dans le sanctuaire, ils les envelopperont dans un drap d’hyacinthe, et ils étendront par-dessus une couverture de peaux violettes, et ils introduiront les leviers.
And they shall take all the instruments of service, with which they minister in the sanctuary: and shall place them in a cloth of blue, and shall cover them with blue skin covering, and put them upon staves.
13 Mais ils nettoieront aussi l’autel de ses cendres, et ils l’envelopperont dans un drap de pourpre,
And he shall put the covering on the altar, and they shall cover it with a cloth all of purple.
14 Et ils y mettront avec lui tous les vases dont ils se servent pour son ministère, c’est-à-dire les brasiers, les fourchettes, les tridents, les crocs et les pelles. Ils couvriront ensemble tous les vases de l’autel d’une couverture de peaux violettes, et ils introduiront les leviers.
And they shall put upon it all the vessels with which they minister upon it, and the fire-pans, and the flesh-hooks, and the cups, and the cover, and all the vessels of the altar; and they shall put on it a blue cover of skins, and shall put in its staves; and they shall take a purple cloth, and cover the laver and its foot, and they shall put it into a blue cover of skin, and put it on bars.
15 Or, lorsque Aaron et ses fils auront enveloppé le sanctuaire et tous ses vases, au lever du camp, les fils de Caath entreront pour les porter ainsi enveloppés; mais ils ne toucheront point les vases du sanctuaire, de peur qu’ils ne meurent. Telles sont dans le tabernacle d’alliance les charges des fils de Caath,
And Aaron and his sons shall finish covering the holy things, and all the holy vessels, when the camp begins to move; and afterwards the sons of Caath shall go in to take up [the furniture]; but shall not touch the holy things, lest they die: these shall the sons of Caath bear in the tabernacle of witness.
16 Au-dessus desquels sera Eléazar, fils d’Aaron, le prêtre, au soin de qui appartient l’huile pour entretenir les lampes, le parfum de composition, le sacrifice perpétuel, l’huile de l’onction et tout ce qui appartient au service du tabernacle et de tous les vases qui sont dans le tabernacle.
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is overseer—the oil of the light, and the incense of composition, and the daily meat-offering and the anointing oil, are his charge; even the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and all things that are in it in the holy place, in all the works.
17 Le Seigneur parla encore à Moïse et à Aaron, disant:
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
18 Ne détruisez point le peuple de Caath du milieu des Lévites;
Ye shall not destroy the family of Caath from the tribe out of the midst of the Levites.
19 Mais faites ceci pour eux, afin qu’ils vivent et qu’ils ne meurent point, s’ils touchent le Saint des saints. Aaron et ses fils entreront, et ils disposeront eux-mêmes les ouvrages de tous séparément, et ils partageront ce que chacun doit porter.
This do ye to them, and they shall live and not die, when they approach the holy of holies: Let Aaron and his sons advance, and they shall place them each in his post for bearing.
20 Que les autres ne voient nullement avec curiosité ce qui est dans le sanctuaire, avant qu’il soit enveloppé, autrement ils mourront.
And [so] they shall by no means go in to look suddenly upon the holy things, and die.
21 Le Seigneur parla encore à Moïse, disant:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
22 Fais aussi le dénombrement des enfants de Gerson, selon leurs maisons, leurs familles et leur parenté,
Take the sum of the children of Gedson, and these according to the houses of their lineage, according to their families.
23 Depuis trente ans et au-dessus jusqu’à cinquante ans. Dénombre tous ceux qui entrent et qui servent dans le tabernacle d’alliance.
Take the number of them from five and twenty years old and upwards until the age of fifty, every one that goes in to minister, to do his business in the tabernacle of witness.
24 L’office de la famille des Gersonites est,
This [is] the public service of the family of Gedson, to minister and to bear.
25 Qu’ils portent les rideaux du tabernacle et le toit d’alliance, l’autre couverture, puis la couverture violette qui est par-dessus tout, et le voile qui est suspendu à l’entrée du tabernacle d’alliance;
And they shall bear the skins of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of witness, and its veil, and the blue cover that was on it above, and the cover of the door of the tabernacle of witness.
26 Les rideaux du parvis et le voile de l’entrée, qui est devant le tabernacle. Tout ce qui appartient à l’autel, les cordages et les vases de service,
And all the curtains of the court which were upon the tabernacle of witness, and the appendages, and all the vessels of service that they minister with they shall attend to.
27 Au commandement d’Aaron et de ses fils, les fils de Gerson le porteront, et chacun saura à quelle charge il doit être soumis.
According to the direction of Aaron and his sons shall be the ministry of the sons of Gedson, in all their ministries, and in all their works; and thou shalt take account of them by name in all things borne by them.
28 Tel est l’emploi de la famille des Gersonites dans le tabernacle d’alliance; et ils seront sous la main d’Ithamar, fils d’Aaron le prêtre.
This is the service of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness, and their charge by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
29 Tu recenseras aussi les fils de Mérari selon leurs maisons et les familles de leurs pères,
The sons of Merari according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, take ye the number of them.
30 Depuis trente ans et au-dessus jusqu’à cinquante ans, tous ceux qui entrent pour l’office de leur ministère, et le service de l’alliance de témoignage.
Take the number of them from five and twenty years old and upwards until fifty years old, every one that goes in to perform the services of the tabernacle of witness.
31 Voici leurs charges: ils porteront les ais du tabernacle, ses leviers, ses colonnes et leurs soubassements,
And these are the charges of the things borne by them according to all their works in the tabernacle of witness: they shall bear the chapiters of the tabernacle, and the bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and the veil, and [there shall be] their sockets, and their pillars, and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle.
32 Et aussi les colonnes autour du parvis avec leurs soubassements, leurs pieux et leurs cordages. Ils prendront le compte de tous les vases et des autres objets, et c’est ainsi qu’ils les porteront.
And they shall bear the pillars of the court round about, and [there shall be] their sockets, and [they shall bear] the pillars of the veil of the door of the court, and their sockets and their pins, and their cords, and all their furniture, and all their instruments of service: take ye their number by name, and all the articles of the charge of the things borne by them.
33 Tel est l’office des familles des Mérarites et leur ministère dans le tabernacle d’alliance; et ils sont sous la main d’Ithamar, fils d’Aaron, le prêtre.
This is the ministration of the family of the sons of Merari in all their works in the tabernacle of witness, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
34 Moïse donc, Aaron et les princes de la synagogue recensèrent les fils de Caath, selon leur parenté et les maisons de leurs pères,
And Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel took the number of the sons of Caath according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage;
35 Depuis trente ans et au-dessus jusqu’à cinquante ans, tous ceux qui entrent au service du tabernacle d’alliance;
from five and twenty years old and upwards to the age of fifty years, every one that goes in to minister and do service in the tabernacle of witness.
36 Et il s’en trouva deux mille sept cent cinquante.
And the numbering of them according to their families was two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.
37 C’est là le nombre du peuple de Caath qui entrent dans le tabernacle d’alliance: Moïse et Aaron les dénombrèrent, selon la parole du Seigneur, par l’entremise de Moïse.
This is the numbering of the family of Caath, every one that ministers in the tabernacle of witness, as Moses and Aaron numbered them by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
38 Les fils de Gerson aussi furent dénombrés selon leur parenté et les maisons de leurs pères,
And the sons of Gedson were numbered according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage,
39 Depuis trente ans et au-dessus, jusqu’à cinquante ans, tous ceux qui entrent pour servir dans le tabernacle d’alliance;
from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to minister and to do the services in the tabernacle of witness.
40 Et il s’en trouva deux mille six cent trente.
And the numbering of them according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, [was] two thousand six hundred and thirty.
41 C’est là le peuple des Gersonites, que dénombrèrent Moïse et Aaron, selon la parole du Seigneur.
This [is] the numbering of the family of the sons of Gedson, every one who ministers in the tabernacle of witness; whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
42 Ensuite furent dénombrés les fils de Mérari selon leur parenté et les maisons de leurs pères,
And also the family of the sons of Merari were numbered according to their divisions, according to the house of their fathers;
43 Depuis trente ans et au-dessus, jusqu’à cinquante ans, tous ceux qui entrent pour accomplir les rites du tabernacle d’alliance;
from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to minister in the services of the tabernacle of witness.
44 Et il s’en trouva trois mille deux cents.
And the numbering of them according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage, [was] three thousand and two hundred.
45 Tel est le nombre des fils de Mérari que recensèrent Moïse et Aaron, selon l’ordre du Seigneur, par l’entremise de Moïse.
This [is] the numbering of the family of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
46 Tous ceux qui furent recensés d’entre les Lévites, et que firent recenser par leurs noms, Moïse, Aaron et les princes d’Israël, selon leur parenté et les maisons de leurs pères,
All that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel numbered, [namely], the Levites, according to their families and according to the houses of their lineage,
47 Depuis trente ans et au-dessus, jusqu’à cinquante ans, entrant pour le service du tabernacle et pour porter les fardeaux,
from five and twenty years old and upward till fifty years old, every one that goes in to the service of the works, and the [charge of] the things that are carried in the tabernacle of witness.
48 Furent en tout huit mille cinq cent quatre-vingts.
And they that were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty.
49 C’est selon la parole du Seigneur que Moïse les recensa, chacun selon son office et ses charges, comme lui avait ordonné le Seigneur.
He reviewed them by the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses, appointing each man severally over their [respective] work, and over their burdens; and they were numbered, as the Lord commanded Moses.
