Derrière le second rideau venait la partie de la tente qu’on appelait le « lieu très saint ». Là étaient placés un brûle-parfum en or et le coffre de l’alliance, entièrement plaqué d’or. Ce coffre contenait un vase d’or avec de la manne, le bâton d’Aaron qui avait fleuri et les tablettes de pierre sur lesquelles étaient gravées les paroles de l’alliance.

Au-dessus du coffre, les chérubins glorieux couvraient le propitiatoire de l’ombre de leurs ailes. Mais ce n’est pas le moment de parler de chacun de ces objets en détail.

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Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,(A) which had the golden altar of incense(B) and the gold-covered ark of the covenant.(C) This ark contained the gold jar of manna,(D) Aaron’s staff that had budded,(E) and the stone tablets of the covenant.(F) Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory,(G) overshadowing the atonement cover.(H) But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

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And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

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(A)and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, which had the (B)golden censer and (C)the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were (D)the golden pot that had the manna, (E)Aaron’s rod that budded, and (F)the tablets of the covenant; and (G)above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.

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Behind (A)the second curtain was a second section[a] called the Most Holy Place, having the golden (B)altar of incense and (C)the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was (D)a golden urn holding the manna, and (E)Aaron's staff that budded, and (F)the tablets of the covenant. Above it were (G)the cherubim of glory overshadowing (H)the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:3 Greek tent; also verses 6, 8