Numbers 16

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1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:	1 Coré fils d’Yichar, fils de Kahat, fils de Lévi et aussi Datan et Abiram, fils d’Éliab, et On, fils de Pélet, de la tribu de Ruben
2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:	2 se révoltèrent contre Moïse. 250 Israélites, tous chefs de la communauté, membres du conseil et personnages connus, les suivirent.
3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?	3 Ils s’attroupèrent donc contre Moïse et Aaron: “Cela commence à bien faire, dirent-ils; tous les membres de la communauté ne sont-ils pas consacrés? Et Yahvé, n’est-il pas au milieu de nous? Pourquoi donc vous mettez-vous au-dessus de la communauté de Yahvé?”
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:	4 En entendant cela, Moïse tomba la face contre terre.
5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.	5 Puis, s’adressant à Coré et à toute sa bande, il leur dit: “Demain matin Yahvé fera connaître qui est à lui et qui lui est consacré et peut s’approcher de lui. Lui-même fera approcher de lui celui qu’il a choisi.
6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;	6 Vous prendrez vos encensoirs, toi Coré et toute ta bande;
7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.	7 dès demain, vous y mettrez du feu et, arrivés devant Yahvé, de l’encens. Celui que Yahvé indiquera, c’est lui qui est consacré. Vous passez les bornes, fils de Lévi!”
8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:	8 Moïse dit à Coré: “Écoutez-moi bien, fils de Lévi!
9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?	9 Est-ce trop peu pour vous que le Dieu d’Israël vous ait mis à part dans la communauté des Israélites, qu’il vous aie fait approcher de lui pour le service de la Demeure de Yahvé, pour assurer le culte au nom de la communauté?
10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?	10 Il vous a fait approcher, toi et tous tes frères, les fils de Lévi, et vous réclamez encore la prêtrise?
11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?	11 C’est bien pour cela, n’est-ce pas, que toi et toute ta bande vous vous attroupez contre Yahvé? Et Aaron, qui est-il pour que vous murmuriez contre lui?”
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:	12 Moïse envoya chercher Datan et Abiram, fils d’Éliab. Mais ils répondirent: “Nous ne viendrons pas!
13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?	13 Cela ne te suffit donc pas de nous avoir fait sortir d’un pays où coulaient le lait et le miel, pour nous faire mourir dans ce désert? Et tu veux faire le chef?
14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.	14 Crois-tu nous avoir amenés dans un pays où coulent le lait et le miel? Tu ne nous as donné ni champ ni vigne. Prends-tu donc tous ces gens pour des aveugles? Non, nous ne viendrons pas!”
15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.	15 Très en colère, Moïse dit à Yahvé: “Ne regarde pas leur offrande, je ne leur ai rien pris, pas même un âne, et je n’ai fait de tort à aucun d’entre eux.”
16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:	16 Moïse dit à Coré: “Trouvez-vous demain devant Yahvé, toi et toute ta bande, avec Aaron.
17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.	17 Prenez chacun votre encensoir et mettez dedans de l’encens, puis chacun fera l’encensement devant Yahvé (250 encensoirs!) Toi et Aaron, vous aurez aussi chacun votre encensoir.”
18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.	18 Chacun prit donc son encensoir, mit du feu et de l’encens et se présenta à l’entrée de la Tente du Rendez-Vous, avec Moïse et Aaron.
19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.	19 Comme Coré ameutait contre eux toute la communauté à l’entrée de la Tente du Rendez-Vous, la Gloire de Yahvé se manifesta à toute la communauté.
20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,	20 Alors Yahvé dit à Moïse et Aaron:
21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.	21 “Séparez-vous de cette communauté, car je vais l’exterminer sur-le-champ.”
22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?	22 Ils tombèrent la face contre terre et dirent: “Dieu! Dieu des esprits de tout homme! Si un seul homme a péché, te mettrais-tu en colère contre toute la communauté?”
23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,	23 Yahvé répondit à Moïse:
24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.	24 “Dis à la communauté de s’éloigner des demeures (de Coré,) de Datan et d’Abiram.”
25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.	25 Moïse s’avança vers Datan et Abiram; les anciens d’Israël le suivaient.
26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.	26 Il s’adressa à la communauté: “Écartez-vous donc des tentes de ces hommes pervers! Ne touchez à rien de ce qui leur appartient, autrement vous allez mourir à cause de tous leurs péchés.”
27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.	27 Ils s’éloignèrent donc (des demeures de Coré, de Datan et d’Abiram,) tandis que Datan et Abiram sortaient sur le devant de leur tente avec leurs femmes, leurs fils et tous les petits-enfants.
28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.	28 Moïse dit: “Vous saurez maintenant que Yahvé m’a envoyé pour accomplir tous ces signes et que cela ne vient pas de moi.
29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.	29 Si ces hommes meurent d’une mort ordinaire, et connaissent le sort de n’importe qui, c’est que Yahvé ne m’a pas envoyé.
30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.	30 Mais si Yahvé opère un miracle, si le sol s’ouvre tout grand pour les engloutir avec tout ce qui leur appartient, s’ils descendent vivants au séjour des morts, alors vous saurez que ces hommes ont méprisé Yahvé.”
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:	31 Il parlait encore que la terre s’ouvrit au-dessous d’eux.
32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.	32 Elle ouvrit sa gueule et les avala avec toute leur famille (tous les hommes de la bande de Coré), avec tout ce qui leur appartenait.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.	33 Ils descendirent vivants au séjour des morts, eux et tous ceux qui étaient avec eux. La terre les recouvrit et ils disparurent, à la vue de la communauté.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.	34 Tous les Israélites qui étaient autour d’eux s’enfuirent, car ils disaient: “Pourvu que la terre ne nous avale pas!”
35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.	35 Alors un feu de Dieu sortit, qui dévora les 250 hommes qui présentaient l’encens.
36 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.
42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.
47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.