Livre d'Ézéchiel 40

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 La 25 année de notre captivité, au commencement de l'année, le dix du mois, quatorze ans aprèsque la ville eut été prise, en ce jour même, la main de Yahvé fut sur moi. Il m'emmena là-bas:	1 In the twenty-fifth year of our transmigration, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck, on this very day, the hand of the Lord was placed upon me, and he brought me to that place.
2 par des visions divines, il m'emmena au pays d'Israël et me déposa sur une très haute montagne,sur laquelle semblait construite une ville, au midi.	2 In the visions of God, he brought me into the land of Israel, and he released me on an exceedingly high mountain, on which there was something like the edifice of a city, verging toward the south.
3 Il m'y amena, et voici qu'il y avait un homme dont l'aspect était comme celui de l'airain. Il avaitdans la main un cordeau de lin et une canne à mesurer, et il se tenait dans le porche.	3 And he led me into that place. And behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a linen rope in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing at the gate.
4 L'homme me dit: "Fils d'homme, regarde bien, écoute de toutes tes oreilles et fais bien attention àtout ce que je vais te montrer, car c'est pour que je te le montre que tu as été amené ici. Fais connaître à lamaison d'Israël tout ce que tu vas voir."	4 And the same man said to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, and listen with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I will reveal to you. For you have been brought to this place, so that these things may be revealed to you. Announce all that you see to the house of Israel.”
5 Or voici que le Temple était entouré de tous côtés par un mur extérieur. L'homme tenait dans lamain une canne à mesurer, de six coudées d'une coudée plus un palme. Il mesura l'épaisseur de la construction:une canne, et sa hauteur: une canne.	5 And behold, there was a wall outside of the house, encircling it all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring reed of six cubits and a palm. And he measured the width of the edifice with one reed; likewise, the height with one reed.
6 Il vint vers le porche qui fait face à l'orient, il en gravit les marches et mesura le seuil du porche:une canne de profondeur.	6 And he went to the gate which looked toward the east, and he ascended by its steps. And he measured the width of the threshold of the gate as one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed in width.
7 La loge: une canne de longueur sur une canne de largeur, le pilastre entre les loges: cinq coudées,et le seuil du porche, du côté du vestibule du porche, vers l'intérieur: une canne.	7 And a chamber was one reed in length and one reed in width. And between the chambers, there were five cubits.
	8 And the threshold of the gate, next to the inner vestibule of the gate, was one reed.
9 Il mesura le vestibule du porche: huit coudées; son pilastre: deux coudées; le vestibule du porcheétait situé vers l'intérieur.	9 And he measured the vestibule of the gate as eight cubits, and its front as two cubits. But the vestibule of the gate was inside.
10 Les loges du porche oriental étaient au nombre de trois de chaque côté, toutes trois de mêmesdimensions; les pilastres étaient de mêmes dimensions de chaque côté.	10 Moreover, the chambers of the gate, toward the way of the east, were three from one side to the other. The three were of one measure, and the fronts were of one measure, on both sides.
11 Il mesura la largeur de l'entrée du porche: dix coudées, et la longueur du porche: treize coudées.	11 And he measured the width of the threshold of the gate as ten cubits, and the length of the gate as thirteen cubits.
12 Il y avait un parapet devant les loges, chaque parapet avait une coudée de part et d'autre et laloge avait six coudées de chaque côté.	12 And before the chambers, the border was one cubit. And on both sides, the border was one cubit. But the chambers were six cubits, from one side to the other.
13 Il mesura le porche depuis le fond d'une loge jusqu'au fond de l'autre, largeur: 25 coudées, lesouvertures étant en face l'une de l'autre.	13 And he measured the gate, from the roof of one chamber to the roof of another, twenty-five cubits in width, from door to door.
14 Il mesura le vestibule: vingt coudées; le parvis entourait le porche de tous côtés.	14 And he found the fronts to be sixty cubits. And at the front, there was a court for the gate on every side all around.
15 De la façade du porche, à l'entrée, jusqu'au fond du vestibule intérieur du porche: 50 coudées.	15 And before the face of the gate, which extended even to the face of the vestibule of the gate of the interior, there were fifty cubits.
16 Il y avait des fenêtres à treillis sur les loges et sur leurs pilastres, vers l'intérieur du porche, toutautour; et de même pour le vestibule, il y avait des fenêtres tout autour, et sur les pilastres, des palmiers.	16 And there were slanting windows in the chambers and at their fronts, which were within the gate on every side all around. And similarly, there were also windows in the vestibules all around the interior, and there were images of palm trees before the fronts.
17 Il m'emmena vers le parvis extérieur, et voici qu'on avait aménagé des chambres et un dallageentourant le parvis; 30 chambres sur ce dallage.	17 And he led me away to the outer court, and behold, there were storerooms and a layer of pavement stones throughout the court. Thirty storerooms encircled the pavement.
18 Le dallage se trouvait de chaque côté des porches, correspondant à la profondeur des porches:c'était le dallage inférieur.	18 And the pavement in front of the gates, along the length of the gates, was lower.
19 Il mesura la largeur du parvis, depuis la façade du porche inférieur jusqu'à la façade du parvisintérieur, en dehors: cent coudées (à l'orient et au nord).	19 And he measured the width, from the face of the lower gate to the front of the outer part of the inner court, to be one hundred cubits, to the east and to the north.
20 Quant au porche qui regarde vers le nord, sur le parvis extérieur, il en mesura la longueur et lalargeur.	20 Likewise, he measured the gate of the outer court, which looked to the way of the north, to be as much in length as in width.
21 Ses loges étaient au nombre de trois de chaque côté, ses pilastres et son vestibule étaient demêmes dimensions que ceux du premier porche: 50 coudées de long et 25 de large.	21 And its chambers were three from one side to the other. And its front and its vestibule, in accord with the measure of the former gate, were fifty cubits in its length and twenty-five cubits in width.
22 Ses fenêtres, son vestibule et ses palmiers avaient les mêmes dimensions que ceux du porche quiouvre sur l'orient. On y montait par sept marches et son vestibule était situé vers l'intérieur.	22 Now its windows, and the vestibule, and the engravings were in accord with the measure of the gate which looked to the east. And its ascent was by seven steps, and a vestibule was before it.
23 Il y avait un porche au parvis intérieur, face au porche septentrional, comme pour le porcheoriental. Il mesura la distance d'un porche à l'autre: cent coudées.	23 And the gate of the inner court was opposite the gate of the north, and that of the east. And he measured from gate to gate as one hundred cubits.
24 Il me conduisit du côté du midi: il y avait un porche vers le midi; il en mesura les loges, lespilastres et le vestibule: ils avaient les mêmes dimensions.	24 And he led me to the way of the south, and behold, there was a gate which looked toward the south. And he measured its front and its vestibule to be the same as the measures above.
25 Le porche avait, ainsi que son vestibule, des fenêtres tout autour, semblables aux autres fenêtres;il avait 50 coudées de long et 25 de large,	25 And its windows and the vestibule all around were like the other windows: fifty cubits in length and twenty-five cubits in width.
26 et son escalier avait sept marches; son vestibule était situé vers l'intérieur, et il avait despalmiers, un de chaque côté, sur ses pilastres.	26 And there were seven steps to ascend to it, and a vestibule before its doors. And there were engraved palm trees, one on each side, at its front.
27 Il y avait un porche au parvis intérieur, vers le midi; il mesura la distance d'un porche à l'autre,vers le midi: cent coudées.	27 And there was a gate at the inner court, on the way to the south. And he measured from one gate to another, on the way to the south, to be one hundred cubits.
28 Puis il m'emmena au parvis intérieur, par le porche méridional; il mesura le porche méridional,qui avait les mêmes dimensions;	28 And he led me into the inner court, to the south gate. And he measured the gate to be in accord with the measures above.
29 ses loges, ses pilastres et son vestibule avaient les mêmes dimensions. Le porche avait, ainsi queson vestibule, des fenêtres tout autour; il avait 50 coudées de long et 25 de large.	29 Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule had the same measures. And its windows and its vestibule all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.
	30 And the vestibule all around was twenty-five cubits in length, and five cubits in width.
31 Son vestibule donnait sur le parvis extérieur. Il avait des palmiers à ses pilastres et son escalieravait huit marches.	31 And its vestibule was toward the outer court, and its palm trees were at the front. And there were eight steps to ascend to it.
32 Il m'emmena, au parvis intérieur, vers l'orient et mesura le porche; il avait les mêmesdimensions;	32 And he led me into the inner court, along the way of the east. And he measured the gate to be in accord with the measures above.
33 ses loges, ses pilastres et son vestibule avaient les mêmes dimensions. Le porche avait, ainsi queson vestibule, des fenêtres tout autour; il avait 50 coudées de long et 25 de large.	33 Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule were as above. And its windows and its vestibules all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.
34 Son vestibule donnait sur le parvis extérieur. Il y avait des palmiers à ses pilastres, de chaquecôté, et son escalier avait huit marches.	34 And it had a vestibule, that is, at the outer court. And the engraved palm trees at its front were on one side and the other. And its ascent was by eight steps.
35 Puis il m'emmena vers le porche septentrional et le mesura; il avait les mêmes dimensions;	35 And he led me to the gate which looked toward the north. And he measured it to be in accord with the measures above.
36 ses loges, ses pilastres, son vestibule avaient les mêmes dimensions. Le porche avait des fenêtrestout autour; il avait 50 coudées de long et 25 de large.	36 Its chamber, and its front, and its vestibule, and its windows all around were fifty cubits in length, and twenty-five cubits in width.
37 Son vestibule donnait sur le parvis extérieur. Il y avait des palmiers à ses pilastres, de chaquecôté, et son escalier avait huit marches.	37 And its vestibule looked toward the outer court. And an engraving of palm trees at its front was on one side and the other. And its ascent was by eight steps.
38 Il y avait une chambre dont l'entrée était dans le vestibule du porche. C'est là qu'on lavaitl'holocauste.	38 And at each one of the storerooms, there was a door at the front of the gates. There, they washed the holocaust.
39 Et dans le vestibule du porche, il y avait, de chaque côté, deux tables pour y égorger lesholocaustes, les sacrifices pour le péché et les sacrifices de réparation.	39 And at the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables on one side, and two tables on the other side, so that the holocaust, and the offering for sin, and the offering for transgression could be immolated upon them.
40 Du côté extérieur, pour qui montait à l'entrée du porche, vers le nord, il y avait deux tables, et del'autre côté, vers le vestibule, deux tables.	40 And at the outer side, which ascends to the door of the gate that goes toward the north, there were two tables. And at the other side, before the vestibule of the gate, there were two tables.
41 Il y avait quatre tables d'un côté et quatre tables de l'autre côté du porche, soit huit tables surlesquelles on immolait.	41 Four tables were on one side, and four tables were on the other side; along the sides of the gate, there were eight tables, upon which they immolated.
42 En outre, il y avait quatre tables en pierre de taille, pour les holocaustes, longues d'une coudée etdemie, larges d'une coudée et demie et hautes d'une coudée, sur lesquelles on déposait les instruments aveclesquels on immolait l'holocauste et le sacrifice.	42 Now the four tables for the holocausts were constructed of square stones: one and a half cubit in length, and one and a half cubits in width, and one cubit in height. Upon these, they placed the vessels, in which the holocaust and the victim were immolated.
43 Des rigoles, d'un palme de large, étaient aménagées à l'intérieur, tout autour. C'est sur ces tablesqu'on mettait la viande des offrandes.	43 And their edges were one palm in width, turned inward all around. And the flesh of the oblation was on the tables.
44 Puis il m'emmena au parvis intérieur; il y avait deux chambres dans le parvis intérieur, l'une surle côté du porche septentrional faisant face au midi, l'autre sur le côté du porche méridional faisant face au nord.	44 And outside the interior gate, there were storerooms for the cantors, in the inner court, which was beside the gate that looks toward the north. And their face was opposite the way to the south; one was beside the east gate, which looked toward the way of the north.
45 Il me dit: "Cette chambre faisant face au midi est destinée aux prêtres qui assurent le service duTemple.	45 And he said to me: “This is the storeroom that looks toward the south; it shall be for the priests who keep watch for the protection of the temple.
46 Et la chambre qui fait face au nord est destinée aux prêtres qui assurent le service de l'autel. Cesont les fils de Sadoq, ceux, parmi les fils de Lévi, qui s'approchent de Yahvé pour le servir."	46 Moreover, the storeroom that looks toward the north will be for the priests who keep watch over the ministry of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, those among the sons of Levi who may draw near to the Lord, so that they may minister to him.”
47 Il mesura le parvis, il avait cent coudées de long et cent coudées de large, il était donc carré, etl'autel était devant le Temple.	47 And he measured the court to be one hundred cubits in length, and one hundred cubits in width, with four equal sides. And the altar was before the face of the temple.
48 Il m'emmena au Ulam du Temple et mesura les pilastres du Ulam: cinq coudées de chaque côté,et la largeur du porche était de trois coudées de chaque côté.	48 And he led me into the vestibule of the temple. And he measured the vestibule to be five cubits on one side, and five cubits on the other side. And the width of the gate was three cubits on one side, and three cubits on the other side.
49 La longueur du Ulam était de vingt coudées, et sa largeur de douze coudées. Il y avait dixmarches pour y monter, et il y avait des colonnes près des pilastres, une de chaque côté.	49 Now the length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width was eleven cubits, and there were eight steps to ascend to it. And there were pillars at the front, one on this side and another on that side.