Livre d'Ézéchiel 40

BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 On était au début de la vingt-cinquième année de notre exil; c’était le 10 du mois, 14 ans après la chute de la ville; ce jour-là la main de Yahvé fut sur moi et il me conduisit 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 le versant sud je crus voir les constructions d’une ville.	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 conduisit, et voici qu’il y avait là à l’entrée un homme qu’on aurait cru de bronze; dans sa main il tenait un cordeau de lin et une perche à mesurer.	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 Cet homme me dit: “Fils d’homme, regarde bien, écoute de toutes tes oreilles et fais bien attention à tout ce que je vais te montrer, car c’est pour cela qu’on t’a amené ici; tout ce que tu vas voir, tu le feras connaître à la maison d’Israël.”	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 Un mur, tout autour de la Maison, la séparait de l’extérieur. L’homme avait à la main une perche à mesurer qui faisait 6 grandes coudées de long. Il mesura cet ouvrage: une perche d’épaisseur et une perche de hauteur.	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 L’homme s’approcha ensuite du porche qui regarde vers l’orient, il en monta les marches et mesura le seuil du porche; il avait une profondeur d’une perche.	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 Chacune des chambres avait une perche de longueur et une perche de largeur, les piliers qui séparaient les chambres avaient cinq coudées d’épaisseur.	7 And a chamber was one reed in length and one reed in width. And between the chambers, there were five cubits.
8 Le seuil du porche qui regardait vers l’intérieur, du côté du vestibule, avait une perche de profondeur.	8 And the threshold of the gate, next to the inner vestibule of the gate, was one reed.
9 L’homme mesura encore le vestibule du porche, qui donnait sur l’intérieur: 8 coudées; son pilier en faisait deux.	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 Dans ce porche de l’est il y avait trois chambres de chaque côté, toutes trois de même dimension; les piliers aussi étaient de même dimension.	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: 10 coudées; quant au porche, il mesurait 13 coudées de long.	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 Les chambres mesuraient 6 coudées dans chaque sens et devant chacune il y avait une balustrade d’une coudée.	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 L’homme mesura le porche d’une ouverture à l’autre: 25 coudées.	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, qui faisait 20 coudées; le parvis s’étendait tout autour du porche.	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 Depuis la façade du porche jusqu’au fond du vestibule intérieur, il mesura 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 Les chambres et les piliers étaient garnis de fenêtres grillagées regardant vers l’intérieur du porche; il y en avait également tout autour du vestibule. Quant aux piliers, ils étaient décorés de 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 me fit entrer dans la cour extérieure; on y avait disposé 30 salles et un dallage faisait tout le tour de la cour.	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 Ce dallage s’ajustait à la profondeur des porches; c’était le dallage intérieur.	18 And the pavement in front of the gates, along the length of the gates, was lower.
19 Depuis la façade de la porte intérieure jusqu’à l’extérieur, il mesura 100 coudées. Voilà pour l’est. 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 il mesura la longueur et la largeur du porche qui donnait sur la cour extérieure.	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 Les 6 chambres réparties sur les deux côtés, les piliers et le vestibule avaient les même dimensions que dans le premier porche; sa largeur était de 50 coudées et sa profondeur de 25.	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 Les fenêtres, le vestibule et les palmiers avaient la même dimension que ceux du porche de l’est; on y accédait par 7 marches et le vestibule ouvrait sur 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 La cour intérieure avait une porte tournée vers le porche du nord, semblable à celle qui regardait vers l’est; l’homme mesura d’une porte à l’autre et trouva 100 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 alors vers le sud, et au sud il y avait un porche; il en mesura les piliers et le vestibule: c’étaient 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, le vestibule et les fenêtres tout autour étaient semblables, la largeur du porche était de 50 coudées et sa profondeur de 25.	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 On accédait au vestibule par 7 marches, des palmiers décoraient les piliers de part et d’autre.	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 La cour intérieure avait une porte donnant vers le porche du sud; il mesura 100 coudées d’une porte à l’autre.	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 Il me ramena vers la cour intérieure par le porche sud et il mesura son porche; il avait les mêmes dimensions que les autres.	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 chambres, ses piliers et son vestibule avaient les mêmes dimensions; le porche et son vestibule avaient des fenêtres tout autour, la longueur du porche était de 50 coudées et sa largeur de 25.	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 Des vestibules l’entouraient longs de 20 coudées et larges de 5.	30 And the vestibule all around was twenty-five cubits in length, and five cubits in width.
31 Son vestibule donnait sur la cour extérieure, des palmiers ornaient ses piliers et l’on y accédait par 8 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 me ramena à la cour intérieure par l’est, et il mesura son porche; il avait les mêmes dimensions que les autres.	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 chambres, ses piliers et son vestibule avaient les mêmes dimensions, le porche et son vestibule avaient des fenêtres tout autour. Sa largeur était de 50 coudées et sa profondeur de 25.	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 la cour extérieure, des palmiers ornaient ses piliers de part et d’autre et on y accédait par 8 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 Il me fit revenir par l’entrée nord, et il retrouva les mêmes mesure.	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 L’entrée avait ses chambres, ses piliers, son vestibule avec des fenêtres tout autour, sa longueur était de 50 coudées et sa largeur de 25.	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 la cour extérieure, des palmiers ornaient ses piliers de part et d’autre et l’on y accédait par 8 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 Une salle s’ouvrait sur le vestibule de la porte; c’est là qu’on lave les victimes pour l’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 Dans le vestibule de la porte il y avait deux tables d’un côté et deux de l’autre pour égorger les victimes pour l’holocauste, les victimes pour le péché ou en 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 À l’extérieur, en sortant vers le nord, il y avait deux tables d’un côté et deux tables de l’autre.	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 Ainsi il y avait quatre tables à l’intérieur et quatre à l’extérieur de la porte, soit 8 tables sur lesquelles on égorgeait les victimes.	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 Les quatre tables pour l’holocauste étaient en pierres de taille longues d’une coudée et demie, larges d’une coudée et demie et hautes d’une coudée. Sur ces tables on déposait les instruments avec lesquels on égorgeait les victimes pour les holocaustes et les divers sacrifices;	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 ces tables sur lesquelles on déposait la viande des sacrifices avaient un rebord d’un palme de large qui en faisait le tour.	43 And their edges were one palm in width, turned inward all around. And the flesh of the oblation was on the tables.
44 Il me fit entrer dans la cour intérieure. Il y avait là deux salles, une tournée vers la façade sud du porche nord, l’autre vers la façade nord du porche sud.	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 L’homme me dit: “La salle qui fait face au sud est réservée aux prêtres qui assurent le service de la Maison.	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 La salle qui fait face au nord est réservée aux prêtres qui assurent le service de l’autel. Parmi les lévites, les fils de Sadoq ont le privilège de s’approcher de Yahvé et de 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 la cour, elle était carrée, longue de 100 coudées et large de 100. L’autel était en face de la Maison.	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 me fit entrer dans le vestibule de la Maison et il en mesura les piliers: cinq coudées d’un côté comme de l’autre. La porte était large de 14 coudées, entourée de montants larges de trois coudées.	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 Le vestibule avait 20 coudées de large et 12 de profondeur; on y accédait par 10 marches. Des colonnes encadraient les piliers 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.