Exodus 25
Good News Translation
Offerings for the Sacred Tent(A)
25 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to make an offering to me. Receive whatever offerings anyone wishes to give. 3 These offerings are to be: gold, silver, and bronze; 4 fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats' hair; 5 rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood; 6 oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense; 7 carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod[a] of the High Priest and in his breastpiece. 8 The people must make a sacred Tent for me, so that I may live among them. 9 Make it and all its furnishings according to the plan that I will show you.
The Covenant Box(B)
10 “Make a Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11 Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it. 12 Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side. 13 Make carrying poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold 14 and put them through the rings on each side of the Box. 15 The poles are to be left in the rings and must not be taken out. 16 Then put in the Box the two stone tablets that I will give you, on which the commandments are written.
17 (C)“Make a lid of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. 18 Make two winged creatures[b] of hammered gold, 19 one for each end of the lid. Make them so that they form one piece with the lid. 20 The winged creatures are to face each other across the lid, and their outspread wings are to cover it. 21 Put the two stone tablets inside the Box and put the lid on top of it. 22 I will meet you there, and from above the lid between the two winged creatures I will give you all my laws for the people of Israel.
The Table for the Bread Offered to God(D)
23 “Make a table out of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 24 Cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it. 25 Make a rim 3 inches wide around it and a gold border around the rim. 26 Make four carrying rings of gold for it and put them at the four corners, where the legs are. 27 The rings to hold the poles for carrying the table are to be placed near the rim. 28 Make the poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold. 29 Make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used for the wine offerings. All of these are to be made of pure gold. 30 (E)The table is to be placed in front of the Covenant Box, and on the table there is always to be the sacred bread offered to me.
The Lampstand(F)
31 “Make a lampstand of pure gold. Make its base and its shaft of hammered gold; its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, are to form one piece with it. 32 Six branches shall extend from its sides, three from each side. 33 Each of the six branches is to have three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. 34 The shaft of the lampstand is to have four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. 35 There is to be one bud below each of the three pairs of branches. 36 The buds, the branches, and the lampstand are to be a single piece of pure hammered gold. 37 Make seven lamps for the lampstand and set them up so that they shine toward the front. 38 Make its tongs and trays of pure gold. 39 Use seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all this equipment. 40 (G)Take care to make them according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.
Footnotes
- Exodus 25:7 In most contexts the term ephod refers to a type of shoulder garment, in certain respects resembling a vest. It was made of costly and colorful cloth and to it was attached a kind of pouch containing the Urim and Thummim, two objects used in determining God's will.
- Exodus 25:18 See Word List.
Exodus 25
The Voice
From above God’s glory appears as a cloud. From below it appears as a fire. As with the burning bush earlier on Mount Sinai, the mountain seems to burn but is not consumed.
25 Then the Eternal spoke to Moses.
Eternal One (to Moses): 2-3 Instruct the Israelites to bring Me a sacred offering. All those whose hearts move them are to make an offering to the One who delivered them from bondage. You should accept only the finest things: gold, silver, and bronze metals; 4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread and fabric; fine linen and goat-hair garments; 5 ram skins (dyed red) and sea-cow[a] leathers; acacia wood; 6 olive oil for the lamps; spices for anointing oil and incense; and 7 onyx and other gems for the ceremonial vestment and the breast piece worn by the high priest.
8 Direct them to build a holy sanctuary in My honor so that I can dwell among them. 9 Instruct the people to follow the pattern I am about to show you for the congregation tent and its furnishings.
10 I want them to build a covenant chest made from acacia wood. It should be 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11 Overlay it inside and out with pure gold, and decorate it with gold trim around the outside. 12 Cast four gold rings and attach them to the four corners—two rings on each side. 13 Also, make poles out of acacia wood and overlay them with pure gold. 14 Slide the poles through the rings on the chest in order to carry it. 15 The poles must remain in the rings of the chest at all times; they are not to be removed. 16 Inside the chest you are to store the stone tablets that I will give you as a witness to our agreement. 17 Build a cover for the chest out of pure gold. It will be known as the seat of mercy—where sins are atoned—and it should be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. 18-19 Fashion two winged guardians[b] out of hammered gold, and place them at both ends of the seat of mercy. Put one winged guardian at each end, but have your artisans make them appear as one solid piece with the cover. 20 The guardians must face one another with bowed heads, their wings spread so that they reach up and cover the seat of mercy. 21 After you put the stone tablets that I will give you as a witness to our agreement in the chest, place the seat of mercy—where sins are atoned—as a lid to cover the chest. 22 I will meet with you there. I will speak to you from above the seat of mercy between the two winged creatures that sit atop the covenant chest. From there, I will speak to you about all the commands and instructions I have for the people of Israel.
23 I want you to build a table made of acacia wood. It should be 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 24 Overlay it with pure gold, and decorate it with gold trim around the edge. 25 Put a three-inch-wide[c] rim around it, and place gold trim around the rim. 26 Then make four gold rings, and attach them to each of the table’s four corners at its four legs. 27 The rings need to be near the rim, so that they can hold the poles that carry the table. 28 Make the poles out of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. You will use them to carry the table.
29 Have your artisans make different kinds of dishes for the table—platters, pans, pitchers, and bowls—out of pure gold. 30 Place the bread of the Presence on the table and keep it before Me at all times.
This table is to be placed in a special room of the congregation tent with the elements symbolic of God’s place among His people. One of the major elements is the bread of the Presence; it is arranged in two rows of six flat loaves representing the twelve sons of Israel. There is also a pan for holding incense and pitchers for fine wine; all these elements remind God’s people of His loving grace. The golden lampstand stands nearby, bathing the room and its contents in warm light. This special room and all it contains stimulate the senses—sight, smell, touch, and taste—and serve to remind those who enter of God’s tangible blessings.
Eternal One: 31 Fashion a lampstand out of pure, hammered gold. Make it and all its parts—its base, trunk, branches, decorative buds and blossoms, and lamp cups—out of one solid piece. 32 Six branches will extend from the trunk’s sides—three on one side and three on the other. 33 Each of the six branches will have three decorative cups shaped like almond blossoms whose buds have just flowered. 34 On the trunk of the lampstand, there are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms whose buds have just flowered. 35 A single almond bud will sit beneath each pair of branches extending out from the trunk of the lampstand. 36 All the buds and branches are to be crafted out of pure, hammered gold and made to look as one solid piece. 37 Make seven lamps for the lampstand, and position them so that they illuminate the area in front of it. 38 The tools and accessories for trimming the wicks and caring for the lamps are to be made of pure gold as well. 39 The lampstand and all its accessories will require 75 pounds[d] of your finest gold. 40 Be sure that you make the covenant chest, table, lampstand and all their accessories according to the pattern I have shown you on the mountain.[e]
Exodus 25
King James Version
25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,
4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
23 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:
33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
34 And in the candlesticks shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.
36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
Éxodo 25
La Biblia de las Américas
La ofrenda para el tabernáculo
25 Y habló el Señor a Moisés diciendo: 2 (A)Di a los hijos de Israel que tomen una ofrenda[a] para mí; de todo aquel cuyo corazón le mueva a hacerlo, tomaréis mi ofrenda[b](B). 3 Y esta es la ofrenda[c] que tomaréis de ellos: oro, plata y bronce; 4 tela azul[d], púrpura y escarlata, lino fino(C) y pelo de cabra; 5 pieles de carnero teñidas de rojo, pieles de marsopa y madera de acacia; 6 aceite para el alumbrado(D), especias para el aceite de la unción y para el incienso aromático(E); 7 piedras de ónice y piedras de engaste para el efod y para el pectoral[e](F). 8 Y que hagan un santuario para mí, para que yo habite entre ellos(G). 9 Conforme a todo lo que te voy a mostrar, conforme al diseño del tabernáculo y al diseño de todo su mobiliario[f], así lo haréis(H).
El arca del testimonio
10 (I)Harán también un arca de madera de acacia; su longitud será de dos codos[g] y medio, su anchura de un codo y medio, y su altura de un codo y medio. 11 Y la revestirás de oro puro(J); por dentro y por fuera la revestirás, y harás una moldura de oro alrededor de[h] ella. 12 Además fundirás para ella cuatro argollas de oro, y las pondrás en sus cuatro esquinas[i]; dos argollas a un lado de ella y dos argollas al otro lado[j]. 13 También harás varas de madera de acacia y las revestirás de oro. 14 Y meterás las varas por las argollas a los lados del arca, para llevar el arca con ellas. 15 Las varas permanecerán[k] en las argollas del arca; no serán quitadas de ella(K). 16 Y pondrás en el arca el testimonio que yo te daré(L). 17 Harás además un propiciatorio de oro puro; su longitud será de dos codos y medio, y su anchura de un codo y medio(M). 18 Harás igualmente dos querubines de oro; los harás de oro labrado a martillo, en[l] los dos extremos del propiciatorio. 19 Harás un querubín en[m] un extremo y el otro en[n] el otro extremo; harás el propiciatorio con los querubines en sus dos extremos de una sola pieza. 20 Y los querubines tendrán extendidas las alas hacia arriba, cubriendo el propiciatorio con sus alas(N), uno frente al otro[o]; los rostros de los querubines estarán vueltos hacia el propiciatorio. 21 Y pondrás el propiciatorio encima del arca, y en el arca pondrás el testimonio(O) que yo te daré(P). 22 Allí me encontraré contigo, y de sobre el propiciatorio, de entre los dos querubines(Q) que están sobre el arca del testimonio(R), te hablaré acerca de todo lo que he de darte por mandamiento para los hijos de Israel.
La mesa del pan de la Presencia
23 (S)Harás asimismo una mesa de madera de acacia; su longitud será de dos codos, su anchura de un codo y su altura de un codo y medio. 24 Y la revestirás de oro puro y harás una moldura de oro a su alrededor(T). 25 Le harás también alrededor un borde de un palmo menor de ancho, y harás una moldura de oro alrededor del[p] borde. 26 Y le harás cuatro argollas de oro, y pondrás argollas en las cuatro esquinas que están sobre sus cuatro patas. 27 Cerca del borde estarán las argollas para meter las varas a fin de llevar la mesa. 28 Y harás las varas de madera de acacia y las revestirás de oro, y con ellas llevarán la mesa. 29 Harás también sus fuentes[q], sus vasijas[r], sus jarros y sus tazones[s] con los cuales se harán[t] las libaciones; de oro puro los harás(U). 30 Y pondrás sobre la mesa el pan de la Presencia[u] perpetuamente[v] delante de mí(V).
El candelabro
31 (W)Harás además un candelabro de oro puro. El candelabro, su base y su caña han de hacerse labrados a martillo; sus copas, sus cálices[w] y sus flores serán de una pieza con él. 32 Y saldrán de sus lados seis brazos; tres brazos del candelabro de uno de sus lados y tres brazos del candelabro del otro[x] lado(X). 33 Habrá tres copas en forma de flor de almendro en un brazo, con un cáliz y una flor; y tres copas en forma de flor de almendro en el otro[y] brazo, con un cáliz y una flor; así en los seis brazos que salen del candelabro(Y). 34 Y en la caña del candelabro habrá cuatro copas en forma de flor de almendro, con sus cálices y sus flores(Z). 35 Y habrá un cáliz debajo de los dos primeros brazos que salen de él, y un cáliz debajo de los dos siguientes brazos que salen de él, y un cáliz debajo de los dos últimos brazos que salen de él; así con[z] los seis brazos que salen del candelabro(AA). 36 Sus cálices y sus brazos serán de una pieza con él; todo ello será una sola pieza de oro puro labrado a martillo(AB). 37 Entonces harás sus siete lámparas; sus lámparas serán levantadas de modo que alumbren el espacio frente al candelabro[aa](AC). 38 Y sus despabiladeras y sus platillos[ab] serán de oro puro. 39 El candelabro, con todos estos utensilios, será hecho de un talento[ac] de oro puro. 40 Y mira que los hagas(AD) según el diseño que te ha sido mostrado en el monte(AE).
Footnotes
- Éxodo 25:2 U, ofrenda alzada
- Éxodo 25:2 U, ofrenda alzada
- Éxodo 25:3 U, ofrenda alzada
- Éxodo 25:4 O, violeta
- Éxodo 25:7 O, la bolsa
- Éxodo 25:9 O, sus utensilios
- Éxodo 25:10 Un codo equivale aprox. a 45 cm., y así en el resto del cap.
- Éxodo 25:11 Lit., alrededor sobre
- Éxodo 25:12 Lit., pies
- Éxodo 25:12 Lit., segundo lado de ella
- Éxodo 25:15 Lit., estarán
- Éxodo 25:18 Lit., desde
- Éxodo 25:19 Lit., desde
- Éxodo 25:19 Lit., desde
- Éxodo 25:20 Lit., y sus rostros uno hacia el otro
- Éxodo 25:25 Lit., para el
- Éxodo 25:29 O, platos
- Éxodo 25:29 O, cucharas
- Éxodo 25:29 Lit., tazones de libación
- Éxodo 25:29 Lit., se derramarán
- Éxodo 25:30 O, de la Proposición; lit., del Rostro
- Éxodo 25:30 O, continuamente
- Éxodo 25:31 O, bulbos, y así en el resto del cap.
- Éxodo 25:32 Lit., segundo
- Éxodo 25:33 Lit., en un
- Éxodo 25:35 Lit., para
- Éxodo 25:37 Lit., frente a él
- Éxodo 25:38 O, ceniceros
- Éxodo 25:39 Un talento equivale aprox. a 34 kg.
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