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BIBLES DES PEUPLES	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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	1 Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben,
2 se révoltèrent contre Moïse. 250 Israélites, tous chefs de la communauté, membres du conseil et personnages connus, les suivirent.	2 rose up against Moses, with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the assembly, and who, at the time of a council, would be called by name.
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?”	3 And when they had stood against Moses and Aaron, they said: “Let it be sufficient for you that the entire multitude is of holy ones, and that the Lord is among them. Why do you elevate yourselves above the people of the Lord?”
4 En entendant cela, Moïse tomba la face contre terre.	4 When Moses had heard this, he fell prone on his face.
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.	5 And speaking to Korah, and to the entire multitude, he said: “In the morning, the Lord will cause it to be known who belongs to him, and which holy ones he will join to himself. And whomever he will choose, they shall be close to him.
6 Vous prendrez vos encensoirs, toi Coré et toute ta bande;	6 Therefore, do this: Each one of you, Korah and all your associates, take your censer,
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!”	7 and drawing fire into it tomorrow, place incense upon it before the Lord. And whomever he will choose, the same shall be holy. You sons of Levi have been raised up greatly.”
8 Moïse dit à Coré: “Écoutez-moi bien, fils de Lévi!	8 And he said again to Korah: “Listen, sons of Levi.
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?	9 Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from all the people, and has joined you to himself, so that you would serve him in the rituals of the tabernacle, and stand before gatherings of the people, and minister to him?
10 Il vous a fait approcher, toi et tous tes frères, les fils de Lévi, et vous réclamez encore la prêtrise?	10 Was the reason that he caused you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, to approach him, so that you would even claim for yourselves the priesthood too,
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?”	11 and so that your entire group would stand against the Lord? For what is Aaron that you should murmur against him?”
12 Moïse envoya chercher Datan et Abiram, fils d’Éliab. Mais ils répondirent: “Nous ne viendrons pas!	12 Therefore, Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, who responded: “We will not come.
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?	13 Is it a small matter to you, that you have led us away from a land that was flowing with milk and honey, so as to kill us in the desert, unless you could also be a ruler over us?
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!”	14 You have led us, it is true, to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey, and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards. But will you also tear out our eyes? We will not come.”
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.”	15 And Moses, being very angry, said to the Lord: “Do not look with favor on their sacrifices. You know that I have not accepted from them, at any time, so much as a young donkey, nor have I afflicted any of them.”
16 Moïse dit à Coré: “Trouvez-vous demain devant Yahvé, toi et toute ta bande, avec Aaron.	16 And he said to Korah: “You and your congregation, stand alone before the Lord, and apart from Aaron, tomorrow.
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.”	17 Let each one of you take censers, and place incense in them, offering to the Lord two hundred fifty censers. Let Aaron also hold his censer.”
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.	18 When they had done this, Moses and Aaron stood up,
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.	19 and, having crowded the entire multitude close to them at the door of the tabernacle, the glory of the Lord appeared to them all.
20 Alors Yahvé dit à Moïse et Aaron:	20 And the Lord, speaking to Moses and Aaron, said:
21 “Séparez-vous de cette communauté, car je vais l’exterminer sur-le-champ.”	21 “Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, so that I may suddenly destroy them.”
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?”	22 But they fell prone on their faces, and they said, “O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh, should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?”
23 Yahvé répondit à Moïse:	23 And the Lord said to Moses:
24 “Dis à la communauté de s’éloigner des demeures (de Coré,) de Datan et d’Abiram.”	24 “Instruct the entire people to separate from the tents of Korah, and Dathan, and Abiram.”
25 Moïse s’avança vers Datan et Abiram; les anciens d’Israël le suivaient.	25 And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram. And the elders of Israel followed him,
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.”	26 and he said to the crowd, “Withdraw from the tabernacles of these impious men, and touch nothing which pertains to them, lest you become involved in their sins.”
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.	27 And when they had withdrawn from their tents all around, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their pavilions, with their wives and children, and with all their associates.
28 Moïse dit: “Vous saurez maintenant que Yahvé m’a envoyé pour accomplir tous ces signes et que cela ne vient pas de moi.	28 And Moses said: “By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern, and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart:
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.	29 If these men pass away by the common death of men, or if they will be visited by a scourge, of a kind by which others are often visited, then the Lord did not send me.
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.”	30 But if the Lord accomplishes something new, so that the earth opens its mouth and swallows them whole, along with everything that belongs to them, and they descend alive into the underworld, then you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord.”
31 Il parlait encore que la terre s’ouvrit au-dessous d’eux.	31 Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak, the earth broke open under their feet.
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.	32 And opening its mouth, it devoured them with their tabernacles and their entire substance.
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.	33 And they descended alive, the ground closing around them, into the underworld, and they perished from the midst of the mulititude.
34 Tous les Israélites qui étaient autour d’eux s’enfuirent, car ils disaient: “Pourvu que la terre ne nous avale pas!”	34 Yet truly, all of Israel, which was standing all around, took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing, saying, “Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.”
35 Alors un feu de Dieu sortit, qui dévora les 250 hommes qui présentaient l’encens.	35 Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense.
	36 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
	37 “Instruct Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to take up the censers which lie in the burning, and to scatter the fire to one side and another, because they were sanctified
	38 in the deaths of these sinners. And let him form them into plates, and affix them to the altar, because incense had been offered in them to the Lord, and they were sanctified, and so that the sons of Israel may discern in them a sign and a memorial.”
	39 Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering, and he formed them into plates, affixing them to the altar,
	40 so that the sons of Israel would have, thereafter, something to admonish them, lest any stranger, or anyone who is not of the offspring of Aaron, might approach to offer incense to the Lord, and lest he endure what happened to Korah, and to all his congregation, when the Lord spoke to Moses.
	41 Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: “You have put to death the people of the Lord.”
	42 And when there arose a sedition, and the tumult increased,
	43 Moses and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant. But after they had entered it, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
	44 And the Lord said to Moses:
	45 “Withdraw from the midst of this multitude, and I will destroy them immediately.” And while they were lying on the ground,
	46 Moses said to Aaron: “Take the censer, and draw fire into it from the altar; place incense upon it, and continue on, quickly, to the people, to pray for them. For already wrath has gone forth from the Lord, and the scourge rages.”
	47 When Aaron had done this, and he ran into the midst of the multitude, which the burning fire was now destroying, and he offered the incense.
	48 And standing between the dead and the living, he prayed for the people, and the scourge ceased.
	49 But the number of those who were struck down was fourteen thousand men, and seven hundred, aside from those who had perished in the sedition of Korah.
	50 And Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, after the destruction quieted.