Exode 40
La Bible du Semeur
L’installation et la consécration du tabernacle
40 L’Eternel s’adressa à Moïse et lui dit : 2 Le premier jour du premier mois[a], tu dresseras le tabernacle, la tente de la Rencontre. 3 Tu y déposeras le coffre de l’acte de l’alliance et tu l’abriteras des regards au moyen du voile. 4 Tu apporteras la table et tu disposeras ce qui doit y être placé comme il convient. Tu apporteras le chandelier et tu y placeras les lampes. 5 Tu installeras l’autel d’or destiné à brûler le parfum en face du coffre de l’acte de l’alliance et tu tendras le rideau à l’entrée du tabernacle. 6 Tu installeras l’autel des holocaustes devant l’entrée du tabernacle, la tente de la Rencontre, 7 et tu placeras la cuve entre la tente de la Rencontre et l’autel ; tu y mettras de l’eau. 8 Tu dresseras le parvis tout autour et tu disposeras le rideau de la porte du parvis.
9 Tu prendras de l’huile d’onction et tu en oindras le tabernacle et tout ce qui s’y trouve. Tu le consacreras avec tous ses accessoires et il sera saint. 10 Tu oindras aussi l’autel des holocaustes et tous ses ustensiles. Tu consacreras l’autel qui sera alors très saint. 11 Tu oindras la cuve et son socle et tu la consacreras.
La consécration d’Aaron et de ses fils
12 Tu feras approcher Aaron et ses fils de l’entrée de la tente de la Rencontre, et tu les feras se laver à l’eau ; 13 puis tu revêtiras Aaron des vêtements sacrés, tu l’oindras pour le consacrer et il exercera pour moi la fonction de prêtre. 14 Tu feras aussi avancer ses fils et tu les revêtiras de tuniques. 15 Tu les oindras comme tu auras oint leur père et ils exerceront pour moi la fonction de prêtre ; leur onction leur conférera le sacerdoce à perpétuité, de génération en génération.
Moïse installe le tabernacle
16 Moïse se conforma à tout ce que l’Eternel lui avait ordonné. C’est ainsi qu’il agit.
17 Le premier jour du premier mois de la seconde année, le tabernacle fut dressé. 18 Moïse fit ériger le tabernacle et en fixer les socles, on mit en place les cadres, on fixa les traverses et l’on dressa les piliers. 19 On étendit la toile de tente sur le tabernacle et l’on posa la couverture de la tente par-dessus, comme l’Eternel l’avait ordonné à Moïse. 20 Celui-ci prit les deux tablettes de l’acte de l’alliance et les déposa dans le coffre ; il disposa les barres le long du coffre et fit poser le propitiatoire dessus ; 21 puis il le fit apporter dans le tabernacle et suspendit le voile de séparation qui abrita des regards le coffre de l’acte de l’alliance, comme l’Eternel l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
22 Il plaça la table dans la tente de la Rencontre sur le côté nord du tabernacle, à l’extérieur du voile, 23 et il y disposa une rangée de pains devant l’Eternel, comme celui-ci le lui avait ordonné.
24 Il installa le chandelier dans la tente de la Rencontre en face de la table, du côté sud du tabernacle. 25 Il y arrangea les lampes devant l’Eternel, comme celui-ci le lui avait ordonné.
26 Il plaça l’autel d’or dans la tente de la Rencontre, devant le voile, 27 et y fit brûler le parfum aromatique, comme l’Eternel le lui avait ordonné.
28 Il fixa le rideau à l’entrée du tabernacle. 29 Il dressa l’autel des holocaustes à l’entrée du tabernacle, la tente de la Rencontre, et y offrit l’holocauste et l’offrande, comme l’Eternel le lui avait ordonné.
30 Il fit installer la cuve entre la tente de la Rencontre et l’autel et y fit mettre de l’eau pour les ablutions 31 pour que Moïse, Aaron et ses fils s’y lavent les mains et les pieds. 32 Ils devaient se laver ainsi chaque fois qu’ils entraient dans la tente de la Rencontre et qu’ils s’approchaient de l’autel, comme l’Eternel l’avait ordonné à Moïse.
33 Il fit dresser les tentures du parvis autour du tabernacle et de l’autel et disposa le rideau à la porte du parvis. Ainsi Moïse acheva les travaux.
L’Eternel est au milieu de son peuple
34 La nuée enveloppa la tente de la Rencontre et la gloire de l’Eternel remplit le tabernacle[b].
35 Moïse ne pouvait plus pénétrer dans la tente de la Rencontre parce que la nuée reposait sur elle et que la gloire de l’Eternel remplissait le tabernacle. 36 Pendant toutes leurs pérégrinations, c’est quand la nuée s’élevait de dessus le tabernacle que les Israélites se mettaient en route. 37 Mais aussi longtemps qu’elle restait en place, ils ne bougeaient pas et attendaient, pour continuer leur route, qu’elle s’élève de nouveau. 38 Car la nuée de l’Eternel couvrait le tabernacle pendant le jour et, pendant la nuit, du feu brillait dans la nuée ; elle était ainsi visible pour tous les Israélites. Il en fut ainsi tout au long de leurs pérégrinations.
Exodus 40
King James Version
40 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.
10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.
11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:
15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.
17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.
20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses.
22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
25 And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the Lord commanded Moses.
28 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the Lord commanded Moses.
30 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.
33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
37 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
38 For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
Exodus 40
Living Bible
40 The Lord now said to Moses, 2 “Put together the Tabernacle on the first day of the first month. 3 In it place the Ark containing the Ten Commandments; and install the veil to enclose the Ark within the Holy of Holies. 4 Then bring in the table and place the utensils on it, and bring in the lampstand and light the lamps.
5 “Place the gold altar for the incense in front of the Ark. Set up the drapes at the entrance of the Tabernacle, 6 and place the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance. 7 Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle-tent and the altar, and fill it with water. 8 Then make the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain-door at the entrance to the courtyard.
9 “Take the anointing oil and sprinkle it here and there upon the Tabernacle and everything in it, upon all of its utensils and parts, and all the furniture, to hallow it; and it shall become holy. 10 Sprinkle the anointing oil upon the altar of burnt offering and its utensils, sanctifying it; for the altar shall then become most holy. 11 Then anoint the washbasin and its pedestal, sanctifying it.
12 “Now bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tabernacle and wash them with water; 13 and clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him, sanctifying him to minister to me as a priest. 14 Then bring his sons and put their robes upon them, 15 and anoint them as you did their father, that they may minister to me as priests; their anointing shall be permanent from generation to generation: all their children and children’s children shall forever be my priests.”
16 So Moses proceeded to do all as the Lord had commanded him. 17 On the first day of the first month, in the second year, the Tabernacle was put together. 18 Moses erected it by setting its frames into their bases and attaching the bars. 19 Then he spread the coverings over the framework and put on the top layers, just as the Lord had commanded him.
20 Inside the Ark he placed the stones with the Ten Commandments engraved on them, and attached the carrying poles to the Ark and installed the gold lid, the place of mercy. 21 Then he brought the Ark into the Tabernacle and set up the curtain to screen it, just as the Lord had commanded.
22 Next he placed the table at the north side of the room outside the curtain 23 and set the Bread of the Presence upon the table before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded.
24 And he placed the lampstand next to the table, on the south side of the Tabernacle. 25 Then he lighted the lamps before the Lord, following all the instructions, 26 and placed the gold altar in the Tabernacle next to the curtain, 27 and burned upon it the incense made from sweet spices, just as the Lord had commanded.
28 He attached the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle, 29 and placed the outside altar for the burnt offerings near the entrance, and offered upon it a burnt offering and a meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded him.
30 Next he placed the washbasin between the tent and the altar and filled it with water so that the priests could use it for washing. 31 Moses and Aaron and Aaron’s sons washed their hands and feet there. 32 Whenever they walked past the altar to enter the Tabernacle, they stopped and washed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
33 Then he erected the enclosure surrounding the tent and the altar, and set up the curtain-door at the entrance of the enclosure. So at last Moses finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle and the glory of the Lord filled it. 35 Moses was not able to enter because the cloud was standing there, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 36 Whenever the cloud lifted and moved, the people of Israel journeyed onward, following it. 37 But if the cloud stayed, they stayed until it moved. 38 The cloud rested upon the Tabernacle during the daytime, and at night there was fire in the cloud so that all the people of Israel could see it.
This continued throughout all their journeys.
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