Exodus 37
New King James Version
Making the Ark of the Testimony(A)
37 Then (B)Bezalel made (C)the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. 4 He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 He also made the (D)mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. 7 He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat: 8 one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the (E)mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
Making the Table for the Showbread(F)
10 He made (G)the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it. 12 Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs. 14 The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood to bear the table, and overlaid them with gold. 16 He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its (H)dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring.
Making the Gold Lampstand(I)
17 He also made the (J)lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. 18 And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. 19 There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. 21 There was a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it. 22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. 23 And he made its seven lamps, its (K)wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils.
Making the Altar of Incense(L)
25 (M)He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit—it was square—and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it. 27 He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it. 28 And he (N)made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Making the Anointing Oil and the Incense(O)
29 He also made (P)the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
Exode 37
La Bible du Semeur
Le coffre de l’alliance et le propitiatoire[a]
37 Betsaléel fabriqua le coffre en bois d’acacia ; il avait cent vingt-cinq centimètres de long, soixante-quinze centimètres de large et soixante-quinze centimètres de haut. 2 Il le plaqua d’or pur à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur et le garnit d’une bordure d’or tout autour. 3 Il coula pour lui quatre anneaux d’or qu’il fixa à ses quatre coins, deux de chaque côté. 4 Il fit des barres en bois d’acacia qu’il plaqua d’or. 5 Il les engagea dans les anneaux le long des côtés du coffre pour qu’on puisse le porter.
6 Il fit le propitiatoire en or pur. Il avait cent vingt-cinq centimètres de long et soixante-quinze centimètres de large. 7 Il façonna au marteau deux chérubins en or massif qu’il fixa aux deux extrémités du propitiatoire 8 de manière à ce qu’ils fassent corps avec lui. 9 Les chérubins déployaient leurs ailes vers le haut pour couvrir le propitiatoire et se faisaient face, le regard dirigé vers le propitiatoire.
La table et ses accessoires[b]
10 Betsaléel fabriqua la table en bois d’acacia, d’un mètre de long, de cinquante centimètres de large et de soixante-quinze centimètres de haut. 11 Il la plaqua d’or pur et garnit son pourtour d’une bordure d’or. 12 Il lui fit un cadre de huit centimètres qu’il garnit d’une bordure d’or. 13 Il coula quatre anneaux d’or qu’il fixa aux quatre coins près des quatre pieds de la table. 14 Il plaça ces anneaux tout près du cadre pour recevoir les barres destinées à porter la table. 15 Il fit les barres en bois d’acacia et les plaqua d’or. Elles servaient à transporter la table. 16 Il fit d’or pur les accessoires qu’on devait mettre sur la table, les plats, les coupes, les bols et les carafes qui servaient aux libations.
Le chandelier et ses lampes[c]
17 Il fabriqua le chandelier en or pur ; le chandelier, son pied et sa tige furent travaillés au marteau ; des coupelles, calices et corolles en étaient issus. 18 Six branches en partaient latéralement, trois de chaque côté. 19 Chaque branche portait trois coupelles en forme de fleur d’amandier avec un calice et une corolle. Il en était ainsi des six branches du chandelier. 20 Le pied portait quatre coupelles en forme de fleur d’amandier avec un calice et une corolle : 21 il y avait un calice sous chacune des trois paires de branches du chandelier, correspondant aux six branches sortant du chandelier. 22 Ces calices et ces branches faisaient corps avec lui : le tout était fait d’une seule masse d’or pur martelé.
23 Il fabriqua aussi les sept lampes avec les pincettes et les mouchettes en or pur. 24 On employa trente kilogrammes d’or pur pour le chandelier et tous ses accessoires.
L’autel des parfums et le parfum
25 Betsaléel fabriqua l’autel des parfums en bois d’acacia, il était carré, de cinquante centimètres de côté, et était relevé aux angles de quatre cornes en saillie. Il avait un mètre de hauteur. 26 Il en plaqua d’or pur le plateau, les parois tout autour et les cornes et le garnit d’une bordure d’or qui en faisait le tour. 27 Il lui fit deux anneaux d’or qu’il fixa sous la bordure de part et d’autre, sur les deux parois, pour recevoir les barres servant à transporter l’autel. 28 Il fit ces barres en bois d’acacia plaqué d’or[d]. 29 Il fit faire l’huile d’onction sainte et le parfum aromatique pur par un parfumeur[e].
Footnotes
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