36 摩西說:「比撒列、亞何利亞伯以及所有蒙耶和華賜智慧聰明、有技能、懂得如何建造聖所的人,都要按照耶和華的吩咐去做。」

於是,摩西召來比撒列、亞何利亞伯和所有蒙耶和華賜智慧、有技能、願意參與建造的人。 他們從摩西那裡領取了以色列百姓奉獻出來建造聖所的一切禮物。每天早上,百姓仍然甘心樂意地來奉獻禮物, 以致所有建造聖所的能工巧匠都放下自己的工作, 前來對摩西說:「百姓的奉獻太多了,我們建造耶和華吩咐的聖所用不了。」

於是,摩西傳令全營:「大家不用再為聖所奉獻禮物了。」百姓這才停止奉獻。 因為所獻的材料已經足夠建造聖所,而且綽綽有餘。

工人中的能工巧匠用十幅幔子做成了聖幕,幔子用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線織成,上面精工繡製了基路伯天使。 每幅幔子的尺寸都一樣,長十二米、寬兩米。 10 又把每五幅幔子連在一起,共連成兩幅大幔子。 11 然後在每幅大幔子邊緣釘上了藍色的扣環, 12 每幅各釘上五十個扣環,都是兩兩相對。 13 又做了五十個金鉤,把兩幅大幔子連在一起,成為聖幕。

14 比撒列用山羊毛織成十一幅幔子,做聖幕的罩棚, 15 每幅幔子的尺寸都一樣,長十三米、寬兩米。 16 然後把五幅連成一大幅,餘下的六幅又連成一大幅。 17 又在這兩幅大幔子邊緣各釘上五十個對稱的扣環, 18 再用五十個銅鉤,把兩幅大幔子連在一起,成為一個罩棚, 19 並在罩棚上面蓋一層染成紅色的公羊皮,再蓋一層海狗皮做頂蓋。

20 他用皂莢木做支撐聖幕的木板, 21 每塊木板長四米,寬六十六釐米, 22 上面都有兩個接榫,用來把木板連接在一起。聖幕的所有木板都這樣做。 23 聖幕的南面共有二十塊木板, 24 在這些木板下面又造了四十個帶凹槽的銀底座,每塊木板下面有兩個,套在木板的兩個接榫上。 25 聖幕北面也有二十塊木板, 26 木板下面同樣有四十個帶凹槽的銀底座,每塊木板下面有兩個銀底座。 27 聖幕的後面,就是西面,有六塊木板, 28 聖幕的兩個拐角各有兩塊木板, 29 木板的下端連於底座,頂端用一個環固定。兩個拐角都要這樣做。 30 這樣後面共有八塊木板,每塊木板下面各有兩個銀底座,一共是十六個銀底座。

31-32 他用皂莢木做橫閂,聖幕左右兩邊和後面的牆板上各有五根橫閂, 33 攔腰固定牆板的那根橫閂從這端貫穿到那端。 34 所有的木板和橫閂都包上金,並在木板上造金環,用來穿橫閂。

35 他用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線織成一幅幔子,精工繡上基路伯天使, 36 把這幅幔子掛在四根用皂莢木造的柱子上,柱子外面包上金,加上金鉤,四根柱子下面有四個銀底座。 37 他又用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線繡製聖幕的門簾, 38 用皂莢木做五根掛門簾的柱子,上面有金鉤,柱頂和橫杆包上金。柱子的五個底座是銅造的。

36 Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the skilled[a] people are to work based on everything the Lord has commanded. The Lord has given them wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work of constructing the sanctuary.’(A)

So Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person in whose heart the Lord had placed wisdom, all whose hearts moved them,(B) to come to the work and do it. They took from Moses’s presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came one by one from the work they were doing and said to Moses, ‘The people are bringing more than is needed(C) for the construction of the work the Lord commanded to be done.’

After Moses gave an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: ‘Let no man or woman make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.’ So the people stopped. The materials were sufficient for them to do all the work. There was more than enough.

Building the Tabernacle

All(D) the skilled craftsmen[b] among those doing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains. Bezalel made them of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them. Each curtain was 12.5 metres[c] long and 1.8 metres[d] wide; all the curtains had the same measurements. 10 He joined five of the curtains to each other, and the other five curtains he joined to each other. 11 He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the last curtain in the first set and did the same on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set. 12 He made fifty loops on the one curtain and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops lined up with each other. 13 He also made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains to each other, so that the tabernacle became a single unit.

14 He made curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven of them. 15 Each curtain was 13.5 metres[e] long and 1.8 metres wide. All eleven curtains had the same measurements. 16 He joined five of the curtains together, and the other six together. 17 He made fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set and fifty loops on the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set. 18 He made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a single unit. 19 He also made a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of fine leather[f] on top of it.

20 He(E) made upright supports[g] of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21 Each support was four and a half metres[h] long and seventy centimetres[i] wide. 22 Each support had two tenons for joining one to another. He did the same for all the supports of the tabernacle. 23 He made supports for the tabernacle as follows: He made twenty for the south side, 24 and he made forty silver bases to put under the twenty supports, two bases under the first support for its two tenons, and two bases under each of the following supports for their two tenons. 25 For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty supports, 26 with their forty silver bases, two bases under the first support and two bases under each of the following ones. 27 And for the back of the tabernacle, on the west side, he made six supports. 28 He also made two additional supports for the two back corners of the tabernacle. 29 They were paired at the bottom and joined together[j] at the[k] top in a single ring. This is what he did with both of them for the two corners. 30 So there were eight supports with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under each one.

31 He made five crossbars of acacia wood for the supports on one side of the tabernacle, 32 five crossbars for the supports on the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for those at the back of the tabernacle on the west. 33 He made the central crossbar run through the middle of the supports from one end to the other. 34 He overlaid them with gold and made their rings out of gold as holders for the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

35 Then(F) he made the curtain with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. He made it with a design of cherubim worked into it. 36 He made four pillars of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold. And he cast four silver bases for the pillars.

37 He made a screen embroidered[l] with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen for the entrance to the tent, 38 together with its five pillars and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the pillars and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.

Footnotes

  1. 36:1 Lit wise of heart, also in v. 2
  2. 36:8 Lit the wise of heart
  3. 36:9 Lit 28 cubits
  4. 36:9 Lit four cubits, also in v. 15
  5. 36:15 Lit 30 cubits
  6. 36:19 Hb obscure
  7. 36:20 Or made frames
  8. 36:21 Lit 10 cubits
  9. 36:21 Lit a cubit and a half
  10. 36:29 Lit and together they are to be complete
  11. 36:29 Lit its
  12. 36:37 Or woven

36 比撒列亚何利亚伯,以及一切心里有智慧,蒙耶和华赐智慧和聪明,懂得做圣所各样用途之工的人,都照耶和华所吩咐的去做。

百姓的奉献

摩西比撒列亚何利亚伯,以及那些蒙耶和华赐他心里有智慧,心受感动愿意前来做工的人都召来。 这些人就从摩西收了以色列人为建造圣所,以及圣所各用途之工而奉献的礼物。每天早晨,百姓继续把甘心祭拿来。 凡有智慧能做圣所一切工的人,都各自离开他们原本的工作前来, 摩西说:“百姓送来的礼物很多,已经超过耶和华吩咐建造之工所需要的了。” 摩西吩咐,他们就在营中传令说:“无论男女,不必再为圣所的礼物做任何的工。”这样才使百姓停止,不再拿礼物来, 他们所有的材料已经足够整个工程之用,而且有余。

造帐幕(A)

做工的人当中,凡心里有智慧的,用十幅幔子做帐幕,幔子是用搓的细麻和蓝色、紫色、朱红色纱织成的,并且以刺绣的手艺绣上基路伯。 每幅幔子长二十八肘,每幅幔子宽四肘,全部的幔子都是一样的尺寸。 10 他使这五幅幔子彼此相连,又使那五幅幔子彼此相连。 11 他在这一组相连幔子的末幅边上缝了蓝色的钮环;在另一组相连幔子的末幅边上也照样做。 12 他在这幅幔子上缝五十个钮环,在另一组相连幔子的末幅上也缝五十个钮环,环环相对。 13 他又做了五十个金钩,用钩子使幔子彼此相连,成为一个帐幕。

14 他用山羊毛织十一幅幔子,作为帐幕上的罩棚。 15 每幅幔子长三十肘,每幅幔子宽四肘;十一幅幔子都是一样的尺寸。 16 他把五幅幔子连成一幅,又把六幅幔子连成一幅。 17 他在这一组相连幔子的末幅边上缝了五十个钮环;在另一组相连幔子的末幅边上也缝了五十个钮环。 18 他又做五十个铜钩,使罩棚相连成为一个。 19 他用染红的公羊皮做罩棚的盖,再用精美皮料做外层的盖。

20 他用金合欢木做竖立帐幕的木板, 21 木板长十肘,每块板宽一肘半, 22 每块板有两个榫头可以彼此衔接。帐幕一切的板都是这样做。 23 他做帐幕的木板:南面,就是面向南方的那一边,做二十块板, 24 在这二十块板底下做了四十个带卯眼的银座:两个卯眼接连这块板上的两个榫头,另外两个卯眼接连那块板上的两个榫头。 25 他在帐幕的第二边,就是北面,也做二十块板, 26 和四十个带卯眼的银座;这块板底下有两个卯眼,那块板底下也有两个卯眼。 27 他在帐幕的后面,就是西面,做六块板, 28 在帐幕后面的角落做两块板。 29 下端的板是成双的,上端连在一起,直到顶端的第一个环子;两块板都是这样,做成两个角落。 30 一共有八块板和十六个带卯眼的银座,每块板底下有两个卯眼。

31 他用金合欢木做横木:为帐幕这面的板做五根横木, 32 为帐幕那面的板做五根横木,又为帐幕后面,就是朝西的板做五根横木, 33 他做了板腰间的横木,从一头通到另一头。 34 他将板包上金子,又做板上的金环来套横木;横木也包上金子。

35 他用蓝色、紫色、朱红色纱,和搓的细麻织幔子,以刺绣的手艺绣上基路伯。 36 他又用金合欢木为幔子做四根柱子,包上金子,柱子有金钩,又为柱子铸了四个带卯眼的银座。 37 他用蓝色、紫色、朱红色纱,和搓的细麻,以刺绣的手艺为帐幕织门帘, 38 又为帘子做五根柱子和柱子的钩子,把柱顶和柱子的箍包上金子。柱子有五个带卯眼的铜座。

36 So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person(A) to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary(B) are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”

Then Moses summoned Bezalel(C) and Oholiab(D) and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing(E) to come and do the work. They received from Moses all the offerings(F) the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough(G) for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.”

Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, because what they already had was more(H) than enough to do all the work.

The Tabernacle(I)

All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands. All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.[a] 10 They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five. 11 Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set. 12 They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 13 Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.(J)

14 They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 15 All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.[b] 16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set. 17 Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 18 They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.(K) 19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.[c]

20 They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,[d] 22 with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 23 They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 24 and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 25 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames 26 and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 27 They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 28 and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end. 29 At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike. 30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

31 They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 32 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 33 They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames. 34 They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

35 They made the curtain(L) of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases. 37 For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;(M) 38 and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 36:9 That is, about 42 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 13 meters long and 1.8 meters wide
  2. Exodus 36:15 That is, about 45 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 14 meters long and 1.8 meters wide
  3. Exodus 36:19 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals (see 35:7)
  4. Exodus 36:21 That is, about 15 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide or about 4.5 meters long and 68 centimeters wide

36 Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded.

And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:

And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.

And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make.

And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.

For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.

The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.

10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.

11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

12 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.

13 And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.

14 And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

15 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.

16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.

20 And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.

21 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.

22 One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

23 And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:

24 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,

26 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

27 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.

28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

29 And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.

30 And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

31 And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

32 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.

33 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other.

34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

35 And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.

36 And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

37 And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

38 And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.