Siracide 45

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Il fit sortir de lui un homme de bien qui trouva faveur aux yeux de tout le monde, bien-aiméde Dieu et des hommes, Moïse, dont la mémoire est en bénédiction.	1 Moses was beloved by God and men. The remembrance of him is a blessing.
2 Il lui accorda une gloire égale à celle des saints et le rendit puissant pour la terreur desennemis.	2 He made him like the holy ones in glory, and he magnified him by the fear of his enemies, and he appeased great portents by his words.
3 Par la parole de Moïse il fit cesser les prodiges, et il le glorifia en présence des rois; il luidonna des commandements pour son peuple et lui fit voir quelque chose de sa gloire.	3 He glorified him in the sight of kings, and he gave commandments to him in the sight of his people, and he revealed his glory to him.
4 Dans la fidélité et la douceur il le sanctifia, il le choisit parmi tous les vivants;	4 He made him holy by his faith and meekness, and he chose him from among all flesh.
5 il lui fit entendre sa voix et l'introduisit dans les ténèbres; il lui donna face à face lescommandements, une loi de vie et d'intelligence, pour enseigner à Jacob ses prescriptions et ses décrets à Israël.	5 For he heard him and his voice, and he led him into a cloud.
6 Il éleva Aaron, un saint semblable à Moïse, son frère, de la tribu de Lévi.	6 And he gave him precepts in his presence, with a law of life and discipline, so as to teach Jacob his covenant and Israel his judgments.
7 Il conclut avec lui une alliance éternelle et lui concéda le sacerdoce du peuple. Il le fitheureux dans son apparat, il le couvrit d'un vêtement glorieux.	7 He exalted his brother Aaron and those who were similar to him from the tribe of Levi.
8 Il le revêtit d'une gloire parfaite et le para de riches ornements, caleçons, manteau et éphod.	8 He established an eternal covenant with him, and he gave him the priesthood of the people, and he caused him to be blessed in glory.
9 Il lui donna, pour entourer son vêtement, des grenades et des clochettes d'or, nombreuses,tout autour, qui tintaient à chacun de ses pas, se faisant entendre dans le Temple comme un mémorial pour lesenfants de son peuple;	9 And he encircled him with a glorious belt, and he clothed him with a robe of glory, and he crowned him with virtuous attire.
10 et un vêtement sacré d'or, de pourpre violette et d'écarlate, ouvrage d'un damasseur; lepectoral du jugement, l'Urim et le Tummim, de cramoisi retors, ouvrage d'artisan;	10 He placed upon him a garment to the feet, and pants, and an ephod, and he wrapped him all around with many little bells of gold,
11 des pierres précieuses gravées en forme de sceau, dans une monture d'or, ouvrage dejoaillier, pour faire un mémorial, une inscription gravée, selon le nombre des tribus d'Israël;	11 so that there would be a sound at his arrival, and so as to make a noise that would be heard in the temple, as a memorial for the sons of his people.
12 et un diadème d'or par-dessus le turban, portant, gravée, l'inscription de consécration,décoration superbe, travail magnifique, délices pour les yeux que ces ornements.	12 He provided him with a holy robe of gold and hyacinth and purple, a woven work for a wise man of judgment and truth,
13 On n'avait jamais vu avant lui pareilles choses, et jamais un étranger ne les a revêtues, maisseulement ses enfants et ses descendants pour toujours.	13 a work of twisted scarlet, the work of an artist, with precious stones, cut and set in gold, and engraved by the work of a jeweler, as a memorial according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
14 Ses sacrifices se consumaient entièrement, deux fois par jour à perpétuité.	14 He provided him with a crown of gold upon his headdress, on which was written a symbol of holiness, a mark of honor. This was a work of virtue and a delight to the eyes in its beauty.
15 C'est Moïse qui le consacra et l'oignit de l'huile sainte. Et ce fut pour lui une allianceéternelle ainsi que pour sa race tant que dureront les cieux, pour qu'il préside au culte, exerce le sacerdoce etbénisse le peuple au nom du Seigneur.	15 Prior to him, there was no one of such beauty, even from the beginning.
16 Il le choisit parmi tous les vivants pour offrir le sacrifice du Seigneur, l'encens et le parfumen mémorial, pour faire l'expiation pour le peuple.	16 No foreigner was ever clothed with these things, but only his sons and his descendents alone, for all time.
17 Il lui a confié ses commandements, il lui a commis les prescriptions de la loi, pour qu'ilenseigne à Jacob ses témoignages et qu'il éclaire Israël sur sa loi.	17 His sacrifices were consumed by fire daily.
18 Des étrangers se liguèrent contre lui, ils le jalousèrent au désert, les gens de Datân et ceuxd'Abiram, et la bande de Coré, haineuse et violente.	18 Moses filled his hands and anointed him with holy oil.
19 Le Seigneur les vit et s'irrita, ils furent exterminés dans l'ardeur de sa colère. Pour eux il fitdes prodiges, les consumant par son feu de flammes.	19 An eternal covenant was made, with him and with his offspring, like the days of heaven, to execute the office of the priesthood, and to give praise and to glorify his people, in his name.
20 Et il ajouta à la gloire d'Aaron, il lui donna un patrimoine, il lui attribua les offrandes desprémices, en premier lieu du pain à satiété.	20 He chose him from among all living men to offer to God sacrifice, incense, and a pleasing fragrance, as a memorial of appeasement on behalf of his people.
21 Aussi se nourrissent-ils des sacrifices du Seigneur qu'il lui a attribués ainsi qu'à sapostérité.	21 And he gave him authority by his precepts, in the covenants of his judgments, to teach Jacob his testimonies, and to give light by his law to Israel.
22 Mais dans le pays il n'a pas de patrimoine, il n'a pas de part parmi le peuple, "Car je suismoi-même ta part d'héritage."	22 Then strangers stood up against him, and, because of envy, the men who were with Dathan and Abiram surrounded him in the desert, along with the congregation of Korah, in their anger.
23 Quant à Pinhas, fils d'Eléazar, il est le troisième en gloire, pour sa jalousie dans la craintedu Seigneur, pour avoir tenu ferme devant le peuple révolté avec un noble courage; c'est ainsi qu'il obtint lepardon d'Israël.	23 The Lord God saw this, and it did not please him, and so they were consumed by the force of his anger.
24 Aussi une alliance de paix fut-elle scellée avec lui, qui le faisait chef du sanctuaire et dupeuple, en sorte qu'à lui et à sa descendance appartienne la dignité de grand prêtre pour des siècles.	24 He wrought great portents among them, and he consumed them with a flame of fire.
25 Il y eut une alliance avec David, fils de Jessé, de la tribu de Juda, succession royale, dupère à un seul de ses fils. Mais celle d'Aaron passe à tous ses descendants.	25 And he added glory to Aaron, and he gave him an inheritance, and he allotted to him the first-fruits of the earth.
26 Dieu vous mette au coeur la sagesse pour juger son peuple avec justice, afin que les vertusdes ancêtres ne dépérissent point et que leur gloire passe à leurs descendants.	26 He prepared for them the finest bread unto fullness. And they shall also eat from the sacrifices of the Lord, which he gave to him and to his offspring.
	27 And yet he will not have an inheritance among the people of the land, and he has no portion among the people. For the Lord himself is his portion and his inheritance.
	28 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, is third in glory, by imitating him in the fear of the Lord.
	29 And he stood up against the shamefulness of the people. By the goodness and responsiveness of his soul, he appeased God on behalf of Israel.
	30 For this reason, he made him a covenant of peace, a leader of the sanctuary and of his people, so that the dignity of the priesthood would remain with him and with his offspring unto eternity.
	31 And he made a covenant with king David, the son of Jesse from the tribe of Judah, an inheritance for him and for his offspring, so that he might provide wisdom for our hearts, so as to judge his people in justice, lest their good things be abolished. And he caused their glory within their nation to be everlasting.