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Gifts for the Lord

25 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to bring me gifts. Receive for me the gifts each person wants to give. These are the gifts that you should receive from them: gold, silver, bronze; blue, purple, and red thread; fine linen, goat hair, sheepskins that are dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood; olive oil to burn in the lamps; spices for sweet-smelling incense, and the special olive oil poured on a person’s head to make him a priest; onyx stones, and other jewels to be put on the holy vest and the chest covering.

“The people must build a holy place for me so that I can live among them. Build this Holy Tent and everything in it by the plan I will show you.

The Ark of the Agreement

10 “Use acacia wood and build an Ark forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 11 Cover the Ark inside and out with pure gold, and put a gold strip all around it. 12 Make four gold rings for the Ark and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side. 13 Then make poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold. 14 Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the Ark, and use these poles to carry it. 15 These poles must always stay in the rings of the Ark. Do not take them out. 16 Then put in the Ark the Agreement which I will make with you.

17 “Then make a lid of pure gold for the Ark; this is the mercy seat. Make it forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. 18 Then hammer gold to make two creatures with wings, and put one on each end of the lid. 19 Attach one creature on one end of the lid and the other creature on the other end. Make them to be one piece with the lid at the ends. 20 The creatures’ wings should be spread upward, covering the lid, and the creatures are to face each other across the lid. 21 Put this lid on top of the Ark, and put in the Ark the Agreement which I will make with you. 22 I will meet with you there, above the lid between the two winged creatures on the Ark of the Agreement. There I will give you all my commands for the Israelites.

The Table

23 “Make a table out of acacia wood, thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 24 Cover it with pure gold, and put a gold strip around it. 25 Make a frame three inches high that stands up all around the edge, and put a gold strip around it. 26 Then make four gold rings. Attach them to the four corners of the table where the four legs are. 27 Put the rings close to the frame around the top of the table, because they will hold the poles for carrying it. 28 Make the poles out of acacia wood, cover them with gold, and carry the table with these poles. 29 Make the plates and bowls for the table, as well as the jars and cups, out of pure gold. They will be used for pouring out the drink offerings. 30 On this table put the bread that shows you are in my presence so that it is always there in front of me.

The Lampstand

31 “Hammer pure gold to make a lampstand. Its base, stand, flower-like cups, buds, and petals must all be joined together in one piece. 32 The lampstand must have six branches going out from its sides—three on one side and three on the other. 33 Each branch must have three cups shaped like almond flowers on it. Each cup must have a bud and a petal. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand must be the same. 34 And there must be four more cups made like almond flowers on the lampstand itself. These cups must also have buds and petals. 35 Put a bud under each pair of branches that goes out from the lampstand. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand must be the same. 36 The branches, buds, and lampstand must be made of one piece, hammered out of pure gold.

37 “Then make seven small oil lamps and put them on the lampstand so that they give light to the area in front of it. 38 The wick trimmers and trays must be made of pure gold. 39 Use seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything with it. 40 Be very careful to make them by the plan I showed you on the mountain.

25 L'Eterno parlò a Mosè dicendo:

«Di' ai figli d'Israele che mi facciano un'offerta; accetterete l'offerta da ogni uomo che la fa spinto dal proprio cuore.

E questa è l'offerta che accetterete da loro: oro, argento e bronzo;

stoffe di colore violaceo, porporino, scarlatto; lino fino e pelo di capra;

pelli di montone tinte in rosso, pelli di tasso e legno di acacia;

olio per la luce del candelabro, aromi per l'olio della unzione e per l'incenso profumato;

pietre di onice e pietre da incastonare per l'efod e il pettorale.

Mi facciano un santuario, perché io abiti in mezzo a loro.

Voi lo farete secondo tutto quello che io ti mostrerò, sia per il modello del tabernacolo che per il modello di tutti i suoi arredi.

10 Faranno dunque un'arca di legno di acacia, lunga due cubiti e mezzo, larga un cubito e mezzo e alta un cubito e mezzo.

11 La rivestirai d'oro puro, la rivestirai di dentro e di fuori; e sopra le farai una ghirlanda d'oro, che giri tutt'intorno.

12 Fonderai per essa quattro anelli d'oro e li metterai ai suoi quattro piedi: due anelli da un lato e due anelli dall'altro lato.

13 Farai anche delle stanghe di legno d'acacia e le rivestirai d'oro.

14 Farai quindi passare le stanghe per gli anelli ai lati dell'arca, per portarla.

15 Le stanghe rimarranno negli anelli dell'arca; non saranno rimossi da essa.

16 E nell'arca metterai la Testimonianza che ti darò.

17 Farai anche un propiziatorio d'oro puro; la sua lunghezza sarà di due cubiti e mezzo e la sua larghezza di un cubito e mezzo.

18 Farai quindi due cherubini d'oro; li farai lavorati al martello alle due estremità del propiziatorio;

19 fa' un cherubino a una delle estremità e un cherubino all'altra estremità; farete i cherubini di un sol pezzo col propiziatorio alle sue estremità.

20 E i cherubini avranno le ali spiegate in alto, in modo da coprire il propiziatorio con le loro ali; saranno rivolti l'uno verso l'altro, mentre le facce dei cherubini saranno volte verso il propiziatorio.

21 Metterai quindi il propiziatorio in alto, sopra l'arca; e nell'arca metterai la Testimonianza che ti darò.

22 Là io ti incontrerò, e da sopra il propiziatorio, fra i due cherubini che sono sull'arca della testimonianza, ti comunicherò tutti gli ordini che avrò da darti per i Figli d'Israele.

23 Farai anche una tavola di legno di acacia, lunga due cubiti, larga un cubito e alta un cubito e mezzo

24 La rivestirai d'oro puro e le Farai tutt'intorno una ghirlanda d'oro.

25 Le farai tutt'intorno un bordo alto un palmo di mano e intorno a questo bordo farai una ghirlanda d'oro.

26 Le farai pure quattro anelli d'oro e metterai gli anelli ai quattro angoli, che sono ai quattro piedi della tavola.

27 Gli anelli saranno vicini al bordo per farvi passare le stanghe destinate a portare la tavola.

28 Farai le stanghe di legno di acacia e le rivestirai d'oro; esse serviranno a portare la tavola.

29 Farai pure i suoi piatti, le sue coppe, i suoi calici e le sue tazze con cui si fanno le libazioni; li farai d'oro puro.

30 E metterai sulla tavola il pane della presentazione, che starà del continuo davanti a me.

31 Farai anche un candelabro d'oro puro; il candelabro, il suo piede e il suo tronco saranno lavorati al martello; i suoi calici, i suoi pomi e i suoi fiori saranno tutti di un sol pezzo.

32 Dai suoi lati usciranno sei braccia: tre braccia del candelabro da un lato e tre braccia del candelabro dall'altro;

33 su un braccio saranno modellati tre calici in forma di mandorla, con un pomo e un fiore, e sull'altro braccio tre calici in forma di mandorla, con un pomo e un fiore. Così sarà fatto per le sei braccia che escono dal candelabro.

34 Nel tronco del candelabro ci saranno quattro calici in forma di mandorla, coi loro pomi e i loro fiori.

35 Ci sarà un pomo sotto le due prime braccia uscenti da esso, un pomo sotto le altre due braccia uscenti da esso, e un pomo sotto le due ultime braccia uscenti da esso: così sarà fatto per le sei braccia uscenti dal candelabro.

36 Questi pomi e queste braccia, formeranno il tutto, sarà d'oro puro lavorato col martello.

37 Farai pure le sue sette lampade, lampade che saranno sistemate in modo tale da far luce sul davanti del candelabro.

38 E i suoi smoccolatoi e i suoi portasmoccolature saranno d'oro puro.

39 Il candelabro sarà fatto con un talento d'oro puro, con tutti questi suoi utensili.

40 E vedi di fare ogni cosa secondo il modello che ti è stato mostrato sul monte».

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