祭司的衣服

39 比撒列按照耶和華對摩西的吩咐,用藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線精工製作在聖所供職時穿的禮服,又為亞倫製作聖衣。 用金線和細麻線及藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線精工製作以弗得, 把金子打成薄片,剪成細線,與細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線巧妙地織在一起。 他做了兩條肩帶,固定在以弗得兩邊,用來連接以弗得。 又按耶和華對摩西的吩咐,照以弗得的做法用金線和細麻線及藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線精工製作腰帶,縫在以弗得上。 他選了兩塊紅瑪瑙,用刻圖章的方法刻上以色列十二個兒子的名字,鑲在兩個金框裡, 再縫在以弗得的兩條肩帶上,作以色列人的紀念石。這些都是照耶和華對摩西的吩咐做的。

他精工製作胸牌,與以弗得一樣用金線和細麻線及藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線織成。 胸牌呈正方形,疊成兩層,長寬各二十二釐米。 10 上面鑲上四行寶石:第一行是紅寶石、黃玉和翠玉; 11 第二行是綠寶石、藍寶石和金剛石; 12 第三行是紫瑪瑙、白瑪瑙和紫晶; 13 第四行是水蒼玉、紅瑪瑙和碧玉。以上四行寶石都鑲在胸牌的金框內。 14 他用刻圖章的方法,在十二顆寶石上刻上以色列兒子的名字,代表以色列的十二支派。

15 他用純金擰成兩條像繩子一樣的鏈子,連在胸牌上, 16 又造兩個金框和兩個金環,把金環安在胸牌兩端。 17 把兩條金鏈分別穿在兩個金環裡, 18 又把兩條金鏈的另一端分別連在以弗得前面肩帶的兩個金框上。 19 在靠近以弗得內側、胸牌下面的兩端造了兩個金環。 20 在以弗得肩帶下端、接近腰帶的地方又造了兩個金環。 21 用一條藍色的帶子繫住以弗得和胸牌上面的金環,使胸牌貼在精工織成的以弗得腰帶上,不會從以弗得上鬆脫。這些都是照耶和華對摩西的吩咐做的。

22 以弗得的外袍用純藍色的線織成, 23 上面有領口,領口上織領邊,像鎧甲上的領口一樣,免得領口破裂。 24 外袍的底邊用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線做成石榴狀的飾物, 25 又造純金的鈴鐺掛在外袍底邊的石榴間, 26 一個石榴一個金鈴鐺,相間排列,圍在外袍的底邊。這件外袍是祭司供職時穿的,正如耶和華對摩西的吩咐。

27 他用細麻布為亞倫父子們縫製內袍、 28 禮冠、頭巾和褲子, 29 還用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線繡製腰帶。這是照耶和華對摩西的吩咐做的。 30 又用純金造了牌子,就是聖冠,上面用刻圖章的方法刻上「奉獻給耶和華」的字樣, 31 然後用一條藍色的帶子把這個牌子繫在禮冠上。這些都是照耶和華對摩西的吩咐做的。

聖幕完工

32 聖幕,就是會幕的工作就這樣全部完成了,都是以色列人照耶和華對摩西的吩咐做的。 33 他們把聖幕和各樣器具都送到摩西那裡,即鉤子、木板、橫閂、柱子、帶凹槽的底座; 34 海狗皮頂蓋、遮掩約櫃的幔子、染成紅色的公羊皮蓋; 35 約櫃、抬約櫃的橫杠、施恩座; 36 桌子、桌上的一切器具和供餅; 37 純金的燈臺、燈盞、燈臺的一切器具、燈油; 38 金壇、膏油、芬芳的香;會幕的門簾; 39 銅祭壇、祭壇的銅網、抬祭壇的橫杠、祭壇用的一切器具、洗濯盆和盆座; 40 院子的帷幔、柱子、帶凹槽的底座、院子入口的門簾、繩子、橛子和會幕,即聖幕所需的一切器具; 41 在聖所供職時穿的精製禮服、亞倫祭司的聖衣及其眾子供祭司之職時穿的衣服。 42 這一切都是以色列人照耶和華對摩西的吩咐做的。 43 摩西察看這一切工作,見他們都是按照耶和華的吩咐做的,就給他們祝福。

The Holy Clothes(A)

39 From the violet, purple, and bright red yarn they made special clothes worn for official duties in the holy place. They also made the holy clothes for Aaron. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

The Ephod(B)

They made the ephod out of fine linen yarn and gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn. They hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut them up. They twisted the gold into threads, which they creatively worked into each strand of the violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and throughout the fine linen. They made two shoulder straps attached at the ⌞top⌟ corners so that the ephod could be fastened. They made the belt that is attached to the ephod out of the same fabric. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses. They mounted the onyx stones in gold settings, and engraved on them the names of the sons of Israel. Then they fastened them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as a reminder of who the Israelites are. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

The Breastplate(C)

They made the breastplate as creatively as they made the ephod. It was made out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and of fine linen yarn. It was folded in half and was 9 inches square. 10 They fastened four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row they put red quartz, topaz, and emerald. 11 In the second row they put turquoise, sapphire, and crystal. 12 In the third row they put jacinth, agate, and amethyst. 13 In the fourth row they put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. The stones were mounted in gold settings. 14 They corresponded to the 12 sons of Israel, by name, each stone engraved (like a signet ring) with the name of one of the 12 tribes.

15 For the breastplate they made chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes. 16 They made two gold settings and two gold rings and attached the two rings to the ⌞top⌟ two corners of the breastplate. 17 They fastened the two gold ropes to the rings at the ⌞top⌟ corners of the breastplate. 18 They fastened the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod ⌞so that the breastplate hung⌟ in front of it. 19 They made two gold rings and fastened them to the other two corners of the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20 They made two ⌞more⌟ gold rings and fastened them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the ephod. This was close to the seam just above the belt of the ephod. 21 Then they fastened the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. So the breastplate was attached just above the belt of the ephod and was held in place. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

Other Clothes for Aaron and His Sons(D)

22 They made the robe that is worn with the ephod, woven entirely of violet yarn. 23 The opening in the center of the robe had a finished edge (like a leather collar) all around it to keep it from tearing. 24 On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine yarn. 25 They made bells out of pure gold and fastened them in between the pomegranates all around the hem of the robe. 26 A gold bell alternated with a pomegranate all around the hem of the robe that is worn by Aaron when he serves as priest. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

27 They wove inner robes out of fine linen for Aaron and his sons. 28 They also made the chief priest’s turban and the other beautiful turbans out of fine linen. They made the undergarments and belt out of fine linen yarn. 29 The belt was embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

30 They made the flower-shaped medallion (the holy crown) out of pure gold and engraved on it (as on a signet ring): Holy to the Lord. 31 They fastened a violet cord to it and tied it on top of the turban. They followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

The Tent Is Brought to Moses

32 So all the work on the inner tent (the tent of meeting) was now done. The Israelites followed all the Lord’s instructions to Moses. 33 Then they brought everything to Moses—the inner tent, the outer tent and all its furnishings, the fasteners, frames, crossbars, posts, sockets, 34 the cover made of rams’ skins dyed red, the cover made of fine leather, the canopy over ⌞the ark⌟, 35 the ark containing the words of God’s promise with its poles and the throne of mercy, 36 the table with all the dishes, the bread of the presence, 37 the pure ⌞gold⌟ lamp stand with its lamps in a row and all its utensils, the olive oil for the lamps, 38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the sweet-smelling incense, the screen for the entrance to the tent, 39 the bronze altar with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its accessories, the basin with its stand, 40 the curtains for the courtyard, the posts, bases, and screen for the entrance to the courtyard, the ropes and pegs—all the equipment needed for the service of the inner tent (the tent of meeting)— 41 the special clothes worn when serving as priests in the holy place—both the holy clothes for the priest Aaron and the clothes for his sons when serving as priests. 42 The Israelites had done all the work following the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

43 Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had followed the Lord’s instructions. So Moses blessed them.

The Priestly Garments

39 From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn(A) they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary.(B) They also made sacred garments(C) for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Ephod(D)

They[a] made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen—the work of skilled hands. They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened. Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the Lord commanded Moses.

They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial(E) stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Breastpiece(F)

They fashioned the breastpiece(G)—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. It was square—a span[b] long and a span wide—and folded double. 10 Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. The first row was carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 11 the second row was turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 12 the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst; 13 the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper.[c] They were mounted in gold filigree settings. 14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.(H)

15 For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. 16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece. 17 They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, 18 and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 19 They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20 Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod. 21 They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod—as the Lord commanded Moses.

Other Priestly Garments(I)

22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth—the work of a weaver— 23 with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar,[d] and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear. 24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe. 25 And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates. 26 The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the Lord commanded Moses.

27 For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen(J)—the work of a weaver— 28 and the turban(K) of fine linen, the linen caps and the undergarments of finely twisted linen. 29 The sash was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn—the work of an embroiderer—as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 They made the plate, the sacred emblem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: holy to the Lord.(L) 31 Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban,(M) as the Lord commanded Moses.

Moses Inspects the Tabernacle(N)

32 So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.(O) 33 Then they brought the tabernacle(P) to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather[e] and the shielding curtain; 35 the ark of the covenant law(Q) with its poles and the atonement cover; 36 the table(R) with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;(S) 37 the pure gold lampstand(T) with its row of lamps and all its accessories,(U) and the olive oil(V) for the light; 38 the gold altar,(W) the anointing oil,(X) the fragrant incense,(Y) and the curtain(Z) for the entrance to the tent; 39 the bronze altar(AA) with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin(AB) with its stand; 40 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;(AC) the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 41 and the woven garments(AD) worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.

42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.(AE) 43 Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded.(AF) So Moses blessed(AG) them.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:2 Or He; also in verses 7, 8 and 22
  2. Exodus 39:9 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters
  3. Exodus 39:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
  4. Exodus 39:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  5. Exodus 39:34 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals