造燔祭壇的條例

27 「要用皂莢木造一個四方形的祭壇,長寬各二點三米,高一點三米。 要在壇的四角造四個角狀物,與壇連成一體,壇外面要包上銅。 用銅造盛壇灰的盆和其他祭壇用具,即鏟、碗、肉叉、火鼎。 要造一個銅網,在銅網的四角裝置四個銅環。 銅網在祭壇圍邊的下方,向下伸展到祭壇的腰部。 要用皂莢木為祭壇造兩根橫杠,外面包上銅。 要將兩根橫杠穿在祭壇兩旁的銅環裡,以便抬祭壇。 整座壇都用木板製成,壇是中空的。一切都要照我在山上給你的指示去做。

聖幕院子的規劃

「要為聖幕圍出一個院子。院子的南面要用細麻線做帷幔,長四十六米, 10 帷幔有二十根柱子,二十個帶凹槽的銅底座,柱子上的鉤子和橫杆都是銀的。 11 北面的帷幔也是長四十六米,柱子、銅底座、鉤子、橫杆的樣式都與南面的一樣。 12 院子西面的帷幔寬二十三米,有十根柱子和十個帶凹槽的底座。 13 院子東面的帷幔也是寬二十三米。 14-15 入口兩邊的帷幔都是寬六點九米,各有三根柱子和三個帶凹槽的底座。 16 院子的入口要有門簾,長九米,用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線織成,上面有精緻的刺繡,還有四根柱子和四個帶凹槽的底座。 17 所有繞著院子的柱子都要用銀製的橫杆連接,所有的鉤子都要用銀製作,帶凹槽的底座要用銅製作。 18 整個院子長四十四米,寬二十二米,高二點三米,所有的帷幔都要用細麻線精工製作,帶凹槽的底座要用銅製作。 19 聖幕裡其他一切器具以及聖幕、院子所用的橛子都要用銅製作。

20 「你要吩咐以色列百姓,把榨出的純橄欖油拿來做會幕內的燈油,使燈臺上的燈經常亮著。 21 亞倫和他的子孫要負責照看聖所內約櫃前的幔子外的燈,使燈在耶和華面前日夜亮著。這是以色列百姓世世代代當守的條例。

El altar de bronce(A)

27 »Haz un altar cuadrado, de madera de acacia, que mida dos metros y veinticinco centímetros por cada lado, y un metro y veinticinco centímetros de alto. Hazle cuatro cuernos para sus cuatro esquinas, los cuales deben formar una sola pieza con el altar, y recubre de bronce el altar. Todos los utensilios del altar han de ser de bronce: los ceniceros, las palas, los tazones, los tenedores y los braseros. Hazle también una rejilla de bronce, y pon cuatro argollas de bronce en las cuatro esquinas de la rejilla. Coloca después la rejilla debajo del borde del altar, para que quede a media altura del altar. Haz también para el altar unos travesaños de madera de acacia, y recúbrelos de bronce. Los travesaños deben pasar a través de las argollas y quedarse en los dos costados del altar, para que se pueda transportar. El altar ha de ser hueco y de madera, igual al que viste en el monte.

El patio del santuario(B)

»Haz un patio para el santuario. Por el lado sur, el patio debe tener cortinas de lino torcido, extendidas a lo largo de cuarenta y cinco metros. 10 Sus veinte postes y sus veinte bases serán de bronce, y sus ganchos y anillos serán de plata. 11 Asimismo, por el lado norte, deberá haber cortinas a lo largo de cuarenta y cinco metros, con sus veinte postes y veinte bases de bronce, y sus ganchos y anillos de plata. 12 Por el lado occidental habrá veintidós metros y medio de cortinas, extendidas a lo ancho del patio, con diez postes y diez bases. 13 Por el lado oriental, a lo ancho del patio, habrá también veintidós metros y medio de cortinas. 14 De un lado de la entrada habrá unos siete metros de cortinas, con tres postes y tres bases; 15 y del otro lado, también unos siete metros de cortinas, con tres postes y tres bases. 16 En la entrada misma del patio deberá haber nueve metros de cortinas de tela morada, tela de púrpura, tela roja y lino torcido, bordadas artísticamente, con cuatro postes y cuatro bases. 17 Todos los postes alrededor del patio deberán tener anillos de plata, ganchos de plata y bases de bronce. 18 El patio medirá cuarenta y cinco metros de largo, veintidós metros y medio de ancho por los dos lados, y dos metros y veinticinco centímetros de alto. Las cortinas serán de lino torcido, y las bases de bronce. 19 Todas las cosas necesarias para el culto en el santuario serán de bronce, lo mismo que todas sus estacas y las estacas del patio.

El aceite para las lámparas(C)

20 »Ordena a los israelitas que te traigan aceite puro de oliva, para mantener las lámparas siempre encendidas. 21 Aarón y sus hijos se encargarán de arreglar las lámparas, para que ardan delante del Señor toda la noche en la tienda del encuentro con Dios, fuera del velo que está junto al arca de la alianza. Ésta es una ley permanente para los israelitas y sus descendientes.

The Altar(A)

27 “Make an altar out of acacia wood. It is to be square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and it is to be 4½ feet high. Make projections at the top of the four corners. They are to form one piece with the altar, and the whole is to be covered with bronze. Make pans for the greasy ashes, and make shovels, bowls, hooks, and fire pans. All this equipment is to be made of bronze. Make a bronze grating and put four bronze carrying rings on its corners. Put the grating under the rim of the altar, so that it reaches halfway up the altar. Make carrying poles of acacia wood, cover them with bronze, and put them in the rings on each side of the altar when it is carried. Make the altar out of boards and leave it hollow, according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.

The Enclosure for the Tent of the Lord's Presence(B)

“For the Tent of my presence make an enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains are to be 50 yards long, 10 supported by twenty bronze posts in twenty bronze bases, with hooks and rods made of silver. 11 Do the same on the north side of the enclosure. 12 On the west side there are to be curtains 25 yards long, with ten posts and ten bases. 13 On the east side, where the entrance is, the enclosure is also to be 25 yards wide. 14-15 On each side of the entrance there are to be 7½ yards of curtains, with three posts and three bases. 16 For the entrance itself there is to be a curtain 10 yards long made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and decorated with embroidery. It is to be supported by four posts in four bases. 17 All the posts around the enclosure are to be connected with silver rods, and their hooks are to be made of silver and their bases of bronze. 18 The enclosure is to be 50 yards long, 25 yards wide, and 2½ yards high. The curtains are to be made of fine linen and the bases of bronze. 19 All the equipment that is used in the Tent and all the pegs for the Tent and for the enclosure are to be made of bronze.

Taking Care of the Lamp(C)

20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you the best olive oil for the lamp, so that it can be lit each evening. 21 Aaron and his sons are to set up the lamp in the Tent of my presence outside the curtain which is in front of the Covenant Box. There in my presence it is to burn from evening until morning. This command is to be kept forever by the Israelites and their descendants.

Chapter 27

Altar of Burnt Offering. “You shall make an altar out of acacia wood. It is to be five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square and be three cubits high. Make horns[a] for its four corners and the horns and altar are one piece. You shall then cover it with bronze. Fashion vessels to take away its ashes, as well as shovels, and basins, and forks, and fire pans. All of its utensils are to be made of bronze. Make a grating for it, a network of bronze. Upon the net you shall fashion four rings made of bronze at its four corners. Set it under the edge of the altar so that the net will hang halfway down the altar. You shall also make poles for the altar. They shall be made of acacia wood covered with bronze. The poles are to be placed through the rings, so that they are on either side of the altar for carrying it. Make the altar with boards, hollow in the middle. It is to be made just as was shown to you on the mountain.

The Courtyard. “You shall make a courtyard[b] for the tabernacle. On the south side there shall be a drape of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits long, to form the first side. 10 There are to be twenty columns with twenty bronze bases. The hooks of the pillars and their rings are to be made of silver.

11 “Likewise on the north side, there must be a drape one hundred cubits long, its twenty pillars with their twenty bronze bases. The hooks of the pillars and their rings are to be made of silver. 12 Along the width of the courtyard on the west side there shall be fifty cubits of drapes with ten columns and ten bases. 13 The width of the courtyard on the east side shall be fifty cubits. 14 On one side there are to be fifteen cubits of drapes with three columns and three bases, 15 and on the other side there are to be fifteen cubits of drapes with three columns and three bases.

16 “For the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain twenty cubits long, made of blue and purple and scarlet cloth and fine twisted linen with four columns and their four bases. 17 All the columns around the courtyard are to be filleted with silver. Their hooks shall be made of silver and their bases of bronze. 18 The length of the courtyard must be one hundred cubits, the width fifty, and the height five cubits, made of fine twisted linen with the bases made of bronze. 19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for whatever use and all the pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze.

20 The Oil for the Lampstand.“You shall order the children of Israel to obtain pure oil pressed from olives for the light, so that a lamp may burn continually. 21 It shall be in the meeting tent[c] outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony. Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning so that it may be before the Lord. This is a statute for the children of Israel throughout all their generations.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:2 The horns are protuberances at the four corners of the altar. They are especially holy: they are to be smeared with the blood of victims (see Ex 29:12), like the horns of the altar of incense (Ex 30:10). Anyone touching them could claim asylum (1 Ki 1:50; 2:28).
  2. Exodus 27:9 The courtyard is the sacred space around the sanctuary that was as far as the Israelites could enter; only priests were permitted beyond it and into the tabernacle space. Even the courtyard was limited in how many people could enter at one time.
  3. Exodus 27:21 The meeting tent is another term for the tabernacle, the place where God and his people meet.