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25 L'Éternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

Parle aux enfants d'Israël. Qu'ils m'apportent une offrande; vous la recevrez pour moi de tout homme qui la fera de bon coeur.

Voici ce que vous recevrez d'eux en offrande: de l'or, de l'argent et de l'airain;

des étoffes teintes en bleu, en pourpre, en cramoisi, du fin lin et du poil de chèvre;

des peaux de béliers teintes en rouge et des peaux de dauphins; du bois d'acacia;

de l'huile pour le chandelier, des aromates pour l'huile d'onction et pour le parfum odoriférant;

des pierres d'onyx et d'autres pierres pour la garniture de l'éphod et du pectoral.

Ils me feront un sanctuaire, et j'habiterai au milieu d'eux.

Vous ferez le tabernacle et tous ses ustensiles d'après le modèle que je vais te montrer.

10 Ils feront une arche de bois d'acacia, sa longueur sera de deux coudées et demie, sa largeur d'une coudée et demie, et sa hauteur d'une coudée et demie.

11 Tu la couvriras d'or pur, tu la couvriras en dedans et en dehors, et tu y feras une bordure d'or tout autour.

12 Tu fondras pour elle quatre anneaux d'or, et tu les mettras à ses quatre coins, deux anneaux d'un côté et deux anneaux de l'autre côté.

13 Tu feras des barres de bois d'acacia, et tu les couvriras d'or.

14 Tu passeras les barres dans les anneaux sur les côtés de l'arche, pour qu'elles servent à porter l'arche;

15 les barres resteront dans les anneaux de l'arche, et n'en seront point retirées.

16 Tu mettras dans l'arche le témoignage, que je te donnerai.

17 Tu feras un propitiatoire d'or pur; sa longueur sera de deux coudées et demie, et sa largeur d'une coudée et demie.

18 Tu feras deux chérubins d'or, tu les feras d'or battu, aux deux extrémités du propitiatoire;

19 fais un chérubin à l'une des extrémités et un chérubin à l'autre extrémité; vous ferez les chérubins sortant du propitiatoire à ses deux extrémités.

20 Les chérubins étendront les ailes par-dessus, couvrant de leurs ailes le propitiatoire, et se faisant face l'un à l'autre; les chérubins auront la face tournée vers le propitiatoire.

21 Tu mettras le propitiatoire sur l'arche, et tu mettras dans l'arche le témoignage, que je te donnerai.

22 C'est là que je me rencontrerai avec toi; du haut du propitiatoire, entre les deux chérubins placés sur l'arche du témoignage, je te donnerai tous mes ordres pour les enfants d'Israël.

23 Tu feras une table de bois d'acacia; sa longueur sera de deux coudées, sa largeur d'une coudée, et sa hauteur d'une coudée et demie.

24 Tu la couvriras d'or pur, et tu y feras une bordure d'or tout autour.

25 Tu y feras à l'entour un rebord de quatre doigts, sur lequel tu mettras une bordure d'or tout autour.

26 Tu feras pour la table quatre anneaux d'or, et tu mettras les anneaux aux quatre coins, qui seront à ses quatre pieds.

27 Les anneaux seront près du rebord, et recevront les barres pour porter la table.

28 Tu feras les barres de bois d'acacia, et tu les couvriras d'or; et elles serviront à porter la table.

29 Tu feras ses plats, ses coupes, ses calices et ses tasses, pour servir aux libations; tu les feras d'or pur.

30 Tu mettras sur la table les pains de proposition continuellement devant ma face.

31 Tu feras un chandelier d'or pur; ce chandelier sera fait d'or battu; son pied, sa tige, ses calices, ses pommes et ses fleurs seront d'une même pièce.

32 Six branches sortiront de ses côtés, trois branches du chandelier de l'un des côtés, et trois branches du chandelier de l'autre côté.

33 Il y aura sur une branche trois calices en forme d'amande, avec pommes et fleurs, et sur une autre branche trois calices en forme d'amande, avec pommes et fleurs; il en sera de même pour les six branches sortant du chandelier.

34 A la tige du chandelier, il y aura quatre calices en forme d'amande, avec leurs pommes et leurs fleurs.

35 Il y aura une pomme sous deux des branches sortant de la tige du chandelier, une pomme sous deux autres branches, et une pomme sous deux autres branches; il en sera de même pour les six branches sortant du chandelier.

36 Les pommes et les branches du chandelier seront d'une même pièce: il sera tout entier d'or battu, d'or pur.

37 Tu feras ses sept lampes, qui seront placées dessus, de manière à éclairer en face.

38 Ses mouchettes et ses vases à cendre seront d'or pur.

39 On emploiera un talent d'or pur pour faire le chandelier avec tous ses ustensiles.

40 Regarde, et fais d'après le modèle qui t'est montré sur la montagne.

Chapter 25

Collection of Materials. The Lord spoke to Moses:(A) Speak to the Israelites: Let them receive contributions for me. From each you shall receive the contribution that their hearts prompt them to give me. These are the contributions you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;(B) violet, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; rams’ skins dyed red, and tahash[a] skins; acacia wood; oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; onyx stones and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece. They are to make a sanctuary for me, that I may dwell in their midst.(C) According to all that I show you regarding the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of its furnishings, so you are to make it.(D)

Plan of the Ark. 10 You shall make an ark of acacia wood,(E) two and a half cubits[b] long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. 11 Plate it inside and outside with pure gold, and put a molding of gold around the top of it. 12 Cast four gold rings and put them on the four supports of the ark, two rings on one side and two on the opposite side. 13 Then make poles of acacia wood and plate them with gold. 14 These poles you are to put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it; 15 they must remain in the rings of the ark and never be withdrawn. 16 In the ark you are to put the covenant which I will give you.

17 You shall then make a cover[c] of pure gold, two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide. 18 Make two cherubim[d] of beaten gold for the two ends of the cover; 19 make one cherub at one end, and the other at the other end, of one piece with the cover, at each end. 20 The cherubim shall have their wings spread out above, sheltering the cover with them; they shall face each other, with their faces looking toward the cover. 21 This cover you shall then place on top of the ark. In the ark itself you are to put the covenant which I will give you. 22 There I will meet you and there, from above the cover, between the two cherubim on the ark of the covenant, I will tell you all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

The Table. 23 You shall also make a table of acacia(F) wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 24 Plate it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it. 25 Make a frame[e] for it, a handbreadth high, and make a molding of gold around the frame. 26 You shall also make four rings of gold for it and fasten them at the four corners, one at each leg. 27 The rings shall be alongside the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table. 28 These poles for carrying the table you shall make of acacia wood and plate with gold. 29 You shall make its plates[f] and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations; make them of pure gold. 30 On the table you shall always keep showbread set before me.(G)

The Menorah. 31 You shall make a menorah[g] of pure beaten gold(H)—its shaft and branches—with its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it. 32 Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches on one side, and three on the other. 33 [h]On one branch there are to be three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; on the opposite branch there are to be three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that extend from the menorah. 34 On the menorah there are to be four cups,[i] shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals. 35 The six branches that go out from the menorah are to have a knob under each pair. 36 Their knobs and branches shall so spring from it that the whole will form a single piece of pure beaten gold. 37 [j]You shall then make seven lamps(I) for it and so set up the lamps that they give their light on the space in front of the menorah. 38 These, as well as the trimming shears and trays,[k] must be of pure gold. 39 Use a talent[l] of pure gold for the menorah and all these utensils. 40 See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.(J)

Footnotes

  1. 25:5 Tahash: perhaps a kind of specially finished leather. The Greek and Latin versions took it for the color hyacinth.
  2. 25:10 Cubits: the distance between the elbow and tip of the middle finger of an average-size person, about eighteen inches. The dimensions of the ark of the covenant were approximately 3 3/4 feet long, 2 1/4 feet wide, and 2 1/4 feet high.
  3. 25:17 Cover: the Hebrew term, kapporet, has been connected with kippur, as in the feast of Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Lv 16; 23:26–32): hence, influenced by the Greek and Latin versions, and Luther’s German, English translations have rendered it “propitiatory,” “mercy seat,” and the like.
  4. 25:18–20 Cherubim: probably in the form of human-headed winged lions. The cherubim over the ark formed the throne for the invisible Lord. Cf. Ps 80:2. For a more detailed description of the somewhat different cherubim in the Temple of Solomon, see 1 Kgs 6:23–28; 2 Chr 3:10–13.
  5. 25:25 A frame: probably placed near the bottom of the legs to keep them steady. The golden table of Herod’s Temple is pictured thus on the Arch of Titus.
  6. 25:29–30 The plates held the showbread, that is, the holy bread which was placed upon the table every sabbath as an offering to God, and was later eaten by the priests. The cups held the incense which was strewn upon the bread. Cf. Lv 24:5–9. The libation wine was poured from the pitchers into the bowls. All these vessels were kept on the golden table.
  7. 25:31 Menorah: this traditional lampstand is still used today in Jewish liturgy.
  8. 25:33 In keeping with the arrangement of the ornaments on the shaft, the three sets of ornaments on each branch were probably so placed that one was at the top and the other two equally spaced along the length of the branch. Knob: the cup-shaped seed capsule at the base of a flower.
  9. 25:34–35 Of the four ornaments on the shaft, one was at the top and one was below each of the three sets of side branches.
  10. 25:37 The lamps were probably shaped like small boats, with the wick at one end; the end with the wick was turned toward the front of the menorah.
  11. 25:38 Trays: small receptacles for the burnt-out wicks.
  12. 25:39 Talent: Heb. kikkar. The largest unit of weight used in the Bible, equivalent to 3,000 shekels (see 38:24). It is difficult to be precise about biblical weights; the Israelite talent may have weighed between 75–80 pounds.

Offerings for the Tabernacle(A)

25 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts(B) them to give. These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn(C) and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a];(D) acacia wood;(E) olive oil(F) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;(G) and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod(H) and breastpiece.(I)

“Then have them make a sanctuary(J) for me, and I will dwell(K) among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern(L) I will show you.

The Ark(M)

10 “Have them make an ark[b](N) of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.[c] 11 Overlay(O) it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. 12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings(P) on one side and two rings on the other. 13 Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.(Q) 14 Insert the poles(R) into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed.(S) 16 Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law,(T) which I will give you.

17 “Make an atonement cover(U) of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 18 And make two cherubim(V) out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. 20 The cherubim(W) are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing(X) the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. 21 Place the cover on top of the ark(Y) and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law(Z) that I will give you. 22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim(AA) that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet(AB) with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.(AC)

The Table(AD)

23 “Make a table(AE) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[d] 24 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. 25 Also make around it a rim a handbreadth[e] wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 26 Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are. 27 The rings are to be close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 28 Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold(AF) and carry the table with them. 29 And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings.(AG) 30 Put the bread of the Presence(AH) on this table to be before me at all times.

The Lampstand(AI)

31 “Make a lampstand(AJ) of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 35 One bud shall be under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 36 The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.(AK)

37 “Then make its seven lamps(AL) and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it. 38 Its wick trimmers and trays(AM) are to be of pure gold. 39 A talent[f] of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories. 40 See that you make them according to the pattern(AN) shown you on the mountain.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:5 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals
  2. Exodus 25:10 That is, a chest
  3. Exodus 25:10 That is, about 3 3/4 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide and high or about 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in verse 17
  4. Exodus 25:23 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high
  5. Exodus 25:25 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  6. Exodus 25:39 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms