造燔祭坛的条例

27 “要用皂荚木造一个四方形的祭坛,长宽各二点三米,高一点三米。 要在坛的四角造四个角状物,与坛连成一体,坛外面要包上铜。 用铜造盛坛灰的盆和其他祭坛用具,即铲、碗、肉叉、火鼎。 要造一个铜网,在铜网的四角装置四个铜环。 铜网在祭坛围边的下方,向下伸展到祭坛的腰部。 要用皂荚木为祭坛造两根横杠,外面包上铜。 要将两根横杠穿在祭坛两旁的铜环里,以便抬祭坛。 整座坛都用木板制成,坛是中空的。一切都要照我在山上给你的指示去做。

圣幕院子的规划

“要为圣幕围出一个院子。院子的南面要用细麻线做帷幔,长四十六米, 10 帷幔有二十根柱子,二十个带凹槽的铜底座,柱子上的钩子和横杆都是银的。 11 北面的帷幔也是长四十六米,柱子、铜底座、钩子、横杆的样式都与南面的一样。 12 院子西面的帷幔宽二十三米,有十根柱子和十个带凹槽的底座。 13 院子东面的帷幔也是宽二十三米。 14-15 入口两边的帷幔都是宽六点九米,各有三根柱子和三个带凹槽的底座。 16 院子的入口要有门帘,长九米,用细麻线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色的线织成,上面有精致的刺绣,还有四根柱子和四个带凹槽的底座。 17 所有绕着院子的柱子都要用银制的横杆连接,所有的钩子都要用银制作,带凹槽的底座要用铜制作。 18 整个院子长四十四米,宽二十二米,高二点三米,所有的帷幔都要用细麻线精工制作,带凹槽的底座要用铜制作。 19 圣幕里其他一切器具以及圣幕、院子所用的橛子都要用铜制作。

20 “你要吩咐以色列百姓,把榨出的纯橄榄油拿来做会幕内的灯油,使灯台上的灯经常亮着。 21 亚伦和他的子孙要负责照看圣所内约柜前的幔子外的灯,使灯在耶和华面前日夜亮着。这是以色列百姓世世代代当守的条例。

Meer instructies voor de bouw

27 Maak een altaar van acaciahout, met een breedte en lengte van 2,25 meter—zodat het vierkant is—en een hoogte van 1,35 meter. Laat uit de vier hoeken van het altaar horens steken en overtrek dan het hele altaar met koper. De asemmers, schoppen, schalen, vorken en vuurpannen moeten allemaal van koper worden gemaakt. Maak een koperen rooster met aan elke punt een koperen ring. Bevestig dit rooster zo onder de rand van het altaar boven de vuurplaats dat het tot halverwege het altaar reikt. Maak ook draagstokken van acaciahout voor het altaar en overtrek ze met koper. De stokken moeten voor het dragen door de ringen aan het altaar worden gestoken. Het altaar moet hol zijn, gemaakt van planken, zoals u het op de berg hebt gezien.

9,10 Maak een voorhof voor de tabernakel, afgesloten met gordijnen van getwijnd fijn linnen. Aan de zuidkant moeten de gordijnen een lengte van 45 meter hebben en op twintig pilaren op koperen voetstukken hangen. De gordijnen moeten met zilveren haken aan zilveren stangen die tussen de twintig pilaren zijn aangebracht, worden bevestigd. 11 Hetzelfde moet u doen aan de noordkant van de voorhof: 45 meter gordijnen, hangend aan zilveren haken en stangen tussen twintig pilaren op koperen voetstukken. 12 De westkant van de voorhof moet 22,5 meter lang zijn met tien pilaren op tien koperen voetstukken. 13 Hetzelfde geldt voor de oostkant. 14,15 Aan elke zijde van de ingang moet 6,75 meter gordijn komen, opgehouden door drie pilaren met drie voetstukken. 16 De ingang van de voorhof wordt gevormd door een negen meter breed gordijn, gemaakt van blauwpurper, roodpurper, scharlaken en getwijnd fijn linnen. Dit kleurige weefsel moet worden bevestigd aan vier pilaren op vier voetstukken. 17 Alle pilaren rond de voorhof moeten aan elkaar worden bevestigd met zilveren stangen met zilveren haken eraan en op koperen voetstukken staan. 18 De voorhof zal dan 45 meter lang en 22,5 meter breed zijn, omgeven met muren van gordijn van 2,25 meter hoog, gemaakt van getwijnd fijn linnen.

19 Alle voorwerpen die in de tabernakel worden gebruikt en ook de pinnen waarmee alles in de grond wordt vastgezet, moeten van koper zijn.

20 Geef de Israëlieten opdracht dat zij moeten zorgen voor zuivere olijfolie voor de kandelaar in de tabernakel, zodat die voortdurend kan blijven branden. 21 Aäron en zijn zonen moeten die eeuwige vlam in het Heilige zetten en er dag en nacht voor het oog van de Here voor zorgen, zodat zij nooit dooft. Dit is een eeuwige regel voor het volk Israël.’

The Altar of Burnt Offering(A)

27 “Build an altar(B) of acacia wood, three cubits[a] high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.[b] Make a horn(C) at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze. Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls,(D) meat forks and firepans.(E) Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network. Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar. Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.(F) The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried.(G) Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown(H) on the mountain.

The Courtyard(I)

“Make a courtyard(J) for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits[c] long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen, 10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 11 The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

12 “The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits[d] wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. 13 On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide. 14 Curtains fifteen cubits[e] long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15 and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.

16 “For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain(K) twenty cubits[f] long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer(L)—with four posts and four bases. 17 All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases. 18 The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide,[g] with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits[h] high, and with bronze bases. 19 All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze.

Oil for the Lampstand(M)

20 “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil(N) of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. 21 In the tent of meeting,(O) outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law,(P) Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps(Q) burning before the Lord from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance(R) among the Israelites for the generations to come.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:1 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
  2. Exodus 27:1 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters long and wide
  3. Exodus 27:9 That is, about 150 feet or about 45 meters; also in verse 11
  4. Exodus 27:12 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters; also in verse 13
  5. Exodus 27:14 That is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters; also in verse 15
  6. Exodus 27:16 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters
  7. Exodus 27:18 That is, about 150 feet long and 75 feet wide or about 45 meters long and 23 meters wide
  8. Exodus 27:18 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters

The Altar for Burnt Offerings

27 “Make an altar of acacia wood, four and one-half feet high. It should be square—seven and one-half feet long and seven and one-half feet wide. Make each of the four corners of the altar stick out like a horn, in such a way that the corners with their horns are all one piece. Then cover the whole altar with bronze.

“Use bronze to make all the tools and dishes that will be used on the altar: the pots to remove the ashes, the shovels, the bowls for sprinkling blood, the meat forks, and the pans for carrying the burning wood.

“Make a large bronze screen to hold the burning wood, and put a bronze ring at each of the four corners of it. Put the screen inside the altar, under its rim, halfway up from the bottom.

“Make poles of acacia wood for the altar, and cover them with bronze. Put the poles through the rings on both sides of the altar to carry it. Make the altar out of boards and leave the inside hollow. Make it as you were shown on the mountain.

The Courtyard of the Holy Tent

“Make a wall of curtains to form a courtyard around the Holy Tent. The south side should have a wall of fine linen curtains one hundred fifty feet long. 10 Hang the curtains with silver hooks and bands on twenty bronze posts with twenty bronze bases. 11 The north side must also be one hundred fifty feet long. Hang its curtains on silver hooks and bands on twenty bronze posts with twenty bronze bases.

12 “The west end of the courtyard must have a wall of curtains seventy-five feet long, with ten posts and ten bases on that wall. 13 The east end of the courtyard must also be seventy-five feet long. 14 On one side of the entry, there is to be a wall of curtains twenty-two and one-half feet long, held up by three posts on three bases. 15 On the other side of the entry, there is also to be a wall of curtains twenty-two and one-half feet long, held up by three posts on three bases.

16 “The entry to the courtyard is to be a curtain thirty feet wide, made of fine linen with blue, purple, and red thread. Someone who can sew well is to sew designs on it. It is to be held up by four posts on four bases. 17 All the posts around the courtyard must have silver bands and hooks and bronze bases. 18 The courtyard must be one hundred fifty feet long and seventy-five feet wide, with a wall of curtains around it seven and one-half feet high, made of fine linen. The bases in which the posts are set must be bronze. 19 All the things used in the Holy Tent and all the tent pegs for the Holy Tent and the wall around the courtyard must be made of bronze.

Oil for the Lamp

20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure olive oil, made from pressed olives, to keep the lamps on the lampstand burning. 21 Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening till morning. This will be in the Meeting Tent, outside the curtain which is in front of the Ark. The Israelites and their descendants must obey this rule from now on.