Exodus 25
1 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “There [are many things that I want] you to tell to the Israeli people.
And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
2 Tell them that they must give offerings/gifts to me. Receive from the people every offering/gift that they want to give to me.
Speak to [the] people of Israel so they may take for me a contribution from with every person whom it will impel him heart his you will take contribution my.
3 These are the things that they may offer/give: Gold, silver, bronze,
And this [is] the contribution which you will take from with them gold and silver and bronze.
4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn/wool, fine (linen/white cloth), goats’ hair for making [cloth],
And violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen and goat hair.
5 rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), goatskins, [hard] wood from acacia [trees],
And hides of rams dyed red and hides of dolphins and wood of acacia.
6 olive oil [to burn] in the lamps, spices to [put in] the olive oil for anointing [the priests] and in the sweet-smelling incense,
Oil for the light spices for [the] oil of the anointing and for [the] incense of the perfume.
7 [expensive quartz] stones [called] onyx, and other expensive stones to be fastened [to the priest’s vest] and put on the pouches [that are to be fastened to the vest].
Stones of onyx and stones of setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece.
8 Tell the people to make a big Sacred Tent for me, so that I can live in it among them.
And they will make for me a sanctuary and I will dwell in midst of them.
9 They must make the Sacred Tent and all the things that will be used inside it according to the plan/model that I will show you.”
According to all that I [am] about to show you [the] pattern of the tabernacle and [the] pattern of all articles its thus you will make [it].
10 “[Tell the people to] make a [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
And they will make an ark of wood of acacia [will be] two cubits and a half length its and [will be] a cubit and a half breadth its and [will be] a cubit and a half height its.
11 Cover it with pure gold inside and outside, and put a gold border around the top of it.
And you will overlay it gold pure from inside and from outside you will overlay it and you will make on it a molding gold all around.
12 [They must] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten them to the legs of the chest. Put two rings on each side of the chest.
And you will cast for it four rings of gold and you will put [them] on [the] four feet its and two rings [will be] on side its one and two rings [will be] on side its second.
13 [They must] make [two] poles from acacia wood, and they must cover them with gold.
And you will make poles of wood of acacia and you will overlay them gold.
14 [They must] put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, so that the chest can be carried by the poles.
And you will put the poles in the rings on [the] sides of the ark to carry the ark by them.
15 The poles must always be left in the rings; they must not take the poles out [of the rings].
In [the] rings of the ark they will be the poles not they will be removed from it.
16 Put inside the chest the [two stone slabs that I will give you, on which] I have written my commandments.
And you will put into the ark the testimony which I will give to you.
17 [Tell them to] make a lid for the chest from pure gold. [It will be the place where I will] forgive people’s sins. It [also] is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
And you will make an atonement cover gold pure [will be] two cubits and a half length its and [will be] a cubit and a half breadth its.
18 [Tell them to] hammer [huge lump of] gold into the form of two creatures that have wings.
And you will make two cherubim gold hammered work you will make them from [the] two [the] ends of the atonement cover.
19 One of these is to be put at each end of the chest, but the gold [from which] they [are made] must be joined to the gold from which the lid [is made].
And make a cherub one from an end from this and a cherub one from an end from this from the atonement cover you will make the cherubim on [the] two ends its.
20 [Tell them to place the] winged creatures so that their wings touch each other and spread out over the lid.
And they will be the cherubim spreading out wings upwards covering with wings their over the atonement cover and faces their each [will be] to brother its to the atonement cover they will be [the] faces of the cherubim.
21 Put inside the chest the stone slabs that I will give you. Then fasten the lid onto the top of the chest.
And you will put the atonement cover on the ark from to above and into the ark you will put the testimony which I will give to you.
22 I will set times to talk with you there. From above the lid of the chest, between the two winged creatures, I will tell to you all my laws that [you must tell] to the Israeli people.”
And I will meet you there and I will speak with you from above the atonement cover from between [the] two the cherubim which [will be] above [the] ark of the testimony all that I will command you to [the] people of Israel.
23 “[Tell them to] make a table from acacia wood. It is to be (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
And you will make a table wood of acacia [will be] two cubits length its and [will be] a cubit breadth its and [will be] a cubit and a half height its.
24 [Tell them to] cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
And you will overlay it gold pure and you will make for it a molding of gold all around.
25 [Tell them to] make a rim all around it, (3 in./7.5 cm.) wide, and put a gold border around the rim.
And you will make for it a rim of a hand breadth all around and you will make a molding of gold for rim its all around.
26 [Tell them to] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].
And you will make for it four rings of gold and you will put the rings on [the] four the corners which [belong] to [the] four feet its.
27 The rings should be fastened to the table near the rim.
Close to the rim they will become the rings holders for poles to carry the table.
28 Make two poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold. The poles for carrying the table are to be inserted in the rings.
And you will make the poles wood of acacia and you will overlay them gold and it will be carried by them the table.
29 Also [tell them to] make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used [when the priests] pour out wine [to offer to me]. They must all be made from pure gold.
And you will make dishes its and pans its and jugs its and bowls its which it will be poured out with them gold pure you will make them.
30 On the table, in front of the chest, there must always be the loaves of sacred bread [that the priests have offered] to me.”
And you will put on the table bread of presence before me continually.
31 “[Tell them to] make a lampstand from pure gold. They must hammer [one large lump of] gold to make its base and its shaft. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the [flower] petals [that decorate the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft are all to be hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.
And you will make a lampstand of gold pure hammered work it will be made the lampstand base its and shaft its cups its bulbs its and blossoms its from it they will be.
32 There are to be six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].
And six branches [will be] coming out from sides its three - branches of lampstand [will be] from side its one and three branches of lampstand [will be] from side its second.
33 Each of the branches is to have on it three [gold decorations that will look like] almond blossoms. These decorations must also have flower buds and [flower] petals.
Three cups shaped like almond blossoms [will be] on the branch one a bulb and a blossom and three cups shaped like almond blossoms [will be] on the branch one a bulb and a blossom thus for [the] six the branches which come out from the lampstand.
34 On the [shaft of the] lampstand there are to be four [gold decorations that also look like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and petals.
And [will be] on the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms bulbs its and blossoms its.
35 On each side, there is to be one [flower] bud beneath each of the branches.
And a bulb [will be] under [the] two the branches from it and a bulb [will be] under [the] two the branches from it and a bulb [will be] under [the] two the branches from it for [the] six the branches which come out from the lampstand.
36 All these buds and branches, along with the shaft, are to be hammered from one large lump of pure gold.
Bulbs their and branches their from it they will be all of it [will be] hammered work one gold pure.
37 Also [tell them to] make seven small cups [for holding oil. One is to be put on top of the shaft and the others are to be put on top of the branches]. Place these cups so that [when the lamps are lit], the light will shine toward the (front of the lampstand/entrance).
And you will make lamps its seven and it will lift up lamps its and it will give light on [the] side of face its.
38 [Tell them to] make tongs from pure gold, [to remove the burned wicks] and trays [in which to put the burned wicks].
And tongs its and fire-pans its [will be] gold pure.
39 [Tell them to] use (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and the tongs and the trays.
A talent gold pure someone will make it all the articles these.
40 Make sure that they make these things according to the instructions that I am giving you [here] on [this] mountain.”
And see and make [them] in pattern their which you [are] being shown on the mountain.
