出埃及記 30
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
造香壇的條例
30 「你要用皂莢木造一座燒香用的壇。 2 壇是四方形的，長寬各四十五釐米，高九十釐米，上面有突出的角狀物，與壇連成一體。 3 壇頂、壇的四面和壇上的角狀物要包上純金，四周鑲上金邊。 4 要在壇兩側的金邊下面安兩個金環，使橫杠穿過金環，以便抬香壇。 5 要用皂莢木造橫杠，包上金。 6 要把香壇放在約櫃前幔子的外面，對著約櫃上的施恩座——就是我要跟你會面的地方。
7 「亞倫每天早上料理燈臺的時候，要在這壇上燒芬芳的香。 8 黃昏點燈的時候，他也要在耶和華面前燒香，世世代代都要如此。 9 不可在這香壇上燒別的香料，不可用這壇來獻燔祭或素祭，也不可在上面澆奠祭。 10 亞倫每年要在壇的角上行一次贖罪禮，用贖罪祭牲的血塗在壇角上，世代如此。這是耶和華至聖的壇。」
人丁的贖價
11 耶和華對摩西說： 12 「你統計以色列人口的時候，每一個被統計的男子都要繳付贖價給耶和華，贖回自己的性命，免得在統計人口期間發生災禍。 13 凡被統計的人都要付六克銀子，即十季拉，以聖所的秤為準，作為獻給耶和華的禮物。 14 凡被統計的，年齡在二十歲以上的男子都要獻此禮物給耶和華。 15 富有的不用多繳，貧窮的也不可少付，每個人都要付六克銀子，作為獻給耶和華的禮物，用來贖他們自己的性命。 16 要向以色列人收贖命的款項，供會幕使用，可以使以色列人在耶和華面前蒙眷顧，贖性命。」
洗濯盆
17 耶和華對摩西說： 18 「你用銅造一個洗濯盆和盆座，放在會幕和祭壇之間，盆裡盛著水， 19 供亞倫父子們洗手洗腳， 20 他們進會幕或在壇上獻火祭之前，一定要自潔才可以供職，免得死亡。 21 他們要洗手洗腳，免得死亡，這是亞倫和他的子孫世世代代都要守的條例。」
22 耶和華對摩西說： 23 「要以聖所的秤為準，用上等的香料，就是沒藥液六公斤、香肉桂和菖蒲各三公斤、 24 肉桂皮六公斤，再加上橄欖油四升， 25 按著調製香料的方法製作聖膏油。 26 要用這些膏油來抹會幕、約櫃、 27 桌子和桌上所有的器具、燈臺和燈臺上的器具、香壇、 28 燔祭壇和壇上所有的器具、洗濯盆和盆座。 29 你要使這一切聖潔，成為至聖之物。凡碰到它們的都會聖潔。
30 「你也要用這種油來膏亞倫父子們，使他們分別出來，做聖潔的祭司事奉我。 31 你要把我的話告訴以色列百姓，『我要世世代代以這油為聖膏油。 32 不要把這膏油用在普通人身上，也不可仿製，因為這是聖膏油，你們也要視之為聖物。 33 任何人若仿製或用這油抹祭司以外的人，要將他從民中剷除。』」
34 耶和華對摩西說：「要取各種芬芳的香料，就是蘇合香、香螺、白松香和純乳香，分量相同， 35 用調製香料的方法調製，加上鹽，做成純淨聖潔的香。 36 你們要把一些香搗成極細的粉末，放在會幕內的約櫃前面，就是我與你會面的地方，你們要視這香為至聖之物。 37 你們不可用同樣的配方為自己做香，要視它為耶和華的聖物。 38 任何人若仿製這香，自己拿來私用[a]，必從民中被剷除。」
Footnotes
- 30·38 「私用」希伯來文是「聞這香味」。
Exodus 30
English Standard Version
The Altar of Incense
30 (A)“You shall make (B)an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. 2 A cubit[a] shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. (C)Its horns shall be of one piece with it. 3 You shall (D)overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it. 4 And you shall make two golden rings for it. Under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall be (E)holders for poles with which to carry it. 5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6 And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the (F)mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 And Aaron shall (G)burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he (H)dresses the lamps he shall burn it, 8 and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations. 9 You shall not offer (I)unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it. 10 (J)Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the (K)sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”
The Census Tax
11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 (L)“When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give (M)a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them. 13 Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel[b] according to the (N)shekel of the sanctuary (the (O)shekel is twenty gerahs),[c] (P)half a shekel as an offering to the Lord. 14 Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the Lord's offering. 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than (Q)the half shekel, when you give the Lord's offering to make atonement for your lives. 16 You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall (R)give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to (S)remembrance before the Lord, so as to make atonement for your lives.”
The Bronze Basin
17 The Lord said to Moses, 18 “You shall also make a (T)basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. (U)You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it, 19 with which Aaron and his sons (V)shall wash their hands and their feet. 20 When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn a food offering[d] to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die. 21 They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die. It shall (W)be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generations.”
The Anointing Oil and Incense
22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Take the (X)finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of (Y)aromatic cane, 24 and 500 of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a (Z)hin[e] of olive oil. 25 And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the (AA)perfumer; it shall be a (AB)holy anointing oil. 26 (AC)With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, 27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, 28 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the (AD)basin and its stand. 29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. (AE)Whatever touches them will become holy. 30 (AF)You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. 31 And you shall say to the people of Israel, ‘This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. 32 It shall not be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it in composition. (AG)It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 (AH)Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
34 The Lord said to Moses, (AI)“Take sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense (of each shall there be an equal part), 35 and make an (AJ)incense blended as by the (AK)perfumer, (AL)seasoned with salt, pure and holy. 36 You shall beat some of it very small, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting (AM)where I shall meet with you. (AN)It shall be most holy for you. 37 And the incense that you shall make (AO)according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the Lord. 38 (AP)Whoever makes any like it to use as perfume shall be cut off from his people.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 30:2 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Exodus 30:13 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Exodus 30:13 A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram
- Exodus 30:20 Or an offering by fire
- Exodus 30:24 A hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters
Exodus 30
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Altar for Incense
30 You shall make an altar on which to burn incense. Make it of acacia wood. 2 It is to be eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide. It is to be square, and three feet high. Its horns are to be one piece with it. 3 Overlay it with pure gold—its top, all its sides, and its horns. Make a gold border[a] around it. 4 Make two gold rings to place under its border. Make them for each of its two opposite sides. They will serve as holders for poles with which to carry it. 5 Make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
6 Put the altar in front of the veil that hides the Ark of the Testimony, in front of the atonement seat that is above the Testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 Aaron shall burn incense made of fragrant spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn the incense. 8 When Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it as the regular incense before the Lord throughout your generations. 9 You shall offer no other incense on it, no burnt offering, and no grain offering, and you shall pour no drink offering on it. 10 Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering for atonement, once a year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.
The Redemption Price
11 The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 12 “When you count[b] the men of Israel to register them, each man shall give to the Lord a redemption price[c] for his life as you register him, so that there is no plague among them as you register them. 13 Each one shall give this redemption as he passes over to the group which has already been registered—half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs),[d] half a shekel for an offering to the Lord. 14 Everyone who passes over to the group that has already been registered, those twenty years old and older, shall give the special elevated offering to the Lord. 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than the half shekel when you give the elevated offering for the Lord to redeem your lives. 16 You shall take the redemption money from the people of Israel, and you shall designate it for the work of the Tent of Meeting so that it may be a memorial for the people of Israel before the Lord, to redeem your lives.”
The Bronze Basin
17 The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 18 “You shall also make a large bronze basin in which to wash. Its pedestal shall also be bronze. Put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 19 Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet with water from it. 20 When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they must wash with water so that they will not die. They shall wash whenever they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord. 21 They shall wash their hands and their feet so that they do not die. This shall be a permanent regulation for them, for Aaron and for his descendants throughout their generations.”
Spices and Incense
22 The Lord spoke to Moses again. He said, 23 “Take fine spices: twelve and a half pounds[e] of liquid myrrh, half as much (six and a quarter pounds) of fragrant cinnamon, six and a quarter pounds of fragrant cane, 24 twelve and a half pounds of cassia (weighed by the shekel of the sanctuary), and one gallon[f] of olive oil. 25 Make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume mixed with the skill of a perfume maker. It will be a holy anointing oil. 26 Use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony, 27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar for incense, 28 the altar for burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its pedestal. 29 You shall consecrate them so that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will be holy. 30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons and set them apart, so that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. 31 Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil for me throughout your generations. 32 Do not pour it on the flesh of anyone who is not a priest. Do not make any other perfume like it with the same ingredients. It is holy. It shall be holy to you. 33 Whoever mixes any perfume like it or whoever puts any of it on anyone who is not a priest shall be cut off from his people.’”
34 The Lord said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices, gum resin, shechelet, and helbanum,[g] fragrant spices with pure frankincense. Use an equal weight of each ingredient, 35 and make incense from it, a blend made with the skill of a perfume maker, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. 36 Grind some of it very fine, and put some of it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting where I will make myself known to you. It shall be most holy to you. 37 When you make incense for yourselves, you shall not make any with this recipe. You shall regard it as holy to the Lord. 38 Whoever makes any fragrance like that for himself shall be cut off from his people.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 30:3 It is uncertain if this is a rim, trim, a frame, or edging.
- Exodus 30:12 Literally when you lift up the head. A more literal translation would be when you carry out a head count. This census was a registration for military service. The danger of death in battle is why there was the ransom or redemption price for each man’s life.
- Exodus 30:12 Or ransom or atonement
- Exodus 30:13 A shekel is a unit of weight (about two fifths of an ounce), but it is also the standard monetary unit. When shekel refers to a monetary unit, this translation retains the term shekel. It appears that the temple shekel was larger than the regular shekel, but we do not know how much a gerah weighed.
- Exodus 30:23 That is, five hundred shekels
- Exodus 30:24 One hin
- Exodus 30:34 The identification of these fragrances is unknown, so the Hebrew names are retained.
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