< Exodus 28 >

1 “Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from amongst the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office: Aaron, with Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
「你要從以色列人中,使你的哥哥亞倫和他的兒子拿答、亞比戶、以利亞撒、以他瑪一同就近你,給我供祭司的職分。
2 You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
你要給你哥哥亞倫做聖衣為榮耀,為華美。
3 You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.
又要吩咐一切心中有智慧的,就是我用智慧的靈所充滿的,給亞倫做衣服,使他分別為聖,可以給我供祭司的職分。
4 These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.
所要做的就是胸牌、以弗得、外袍、雜色的內袍、冠冕、腰帶,使你哥哥亞倫和他兒子穿這聖服,可以給我供祭司的職分。
5 They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
要用金線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色線,並細麻去做。
6 “They shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman.
「他們要拿金線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色線,並撚的細麻,用巧匠的手工做以弗得。
7 It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together.
以弗得當有兩條肩帶,接上兩頭,使它相連。
8 The skilfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
其上巧工織的帶子,要和以弗得一樣的做法,用以束上,與以弗得接連一塊,要用金線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色線,並撚的細麻做成。
9 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel.
要取兩塊紅瑪瑙,在上面刻以色列兒子的名字:
10 Six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.
六個名字在這塊寶石上,六個名字在那塊寶石上,都照他們生來的次序。
11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel. You shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.
要用刻寶石的手工,彷彿刻圖書,按着以色列兒子的名字,刻這兩塊寶石,要鑲在金槽上。
12 You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel. Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for a memorial.
要將這兩塊寶石安在以弗得的兩條肩帶上,為以色列人做紀念石。亞倫要在兩肩上擔他們的名字,在耶和華面前作為紀念。
13 You shall make settings of gold,
要用金子做二槽,
14 and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them like cords of braided work. You shall put the braided chains on the settings.
又拿精金,用擰工彷彿擰繩子,做兩條鍊子,把這擰成的鍊子搭在二槽上。」
15 “You shall make a breastplate of judgement, the work of the skilful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.
「你要用巧匠的手工做一個決斷的胸牌。要和以弗得一樣的做法:用金線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色線,並撚的細麻做成。
16 It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length, and a span its width.
這胸牌要四方的,疊為兩層,長一虎口,寬一虎口。
17 You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;
要在上面鑲寶石四行:第一行是紅寶石、紅璧璽、紅玉;
18 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
第二行是綠寶石、藍寶石、金鋼石;
19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
第三行是紫瑪瑙、白瑪瑙、紫晶;
20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
第四行是水蒼玉、紅瑪瑙、碧玉。這都要鑲在金槽中。
21 The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.
這些寶石都要按着以色列十二個兒子的名字,彷彿刻圖書,刻十二個支派的名字。
22 You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
要在胸牌上用精金擰成如繩的鍊子。
23 You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
在胸牌上也要做兩個金環,安在胸牌的兩頭。
24 You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
要把那兩條擰成的金鍊子,穿過胸牌兩頭的環子。
25 The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in its forepart.
又要把鍊子的那兩頭接在兩槽上,安在以弗得前面肩帶上。
26 You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is towards the side of the ephod inward.
要做兩個金環,安在胸牌的兩頭,在以弗得裏面的邊上。
27 You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.
又要做兩個金環,安在以弗得前面兩條肩帶的下邊,挨近相接之處,在以弗得巧工織的帶子以上。
28 They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.
要用藍細帶子把胸牌的環子與以弗得的環子繫住,使胸牌貼在以弗得巧工織的帶子上,不可與以弗得離縫。
29 Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgement on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
亞倫進聖所的時候,要將決斷胸牌,就是刻着以色列兒子名字的,帶在胸前,在耶和華面前常作紀念。
30 You shall put in the breastplate of judgement the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the LORD. Aaron shall bear the judgement of the children of Israel on his heart before the LORD continually.
又要將烏陵和土明放在決斷的胸牌裏;亞倫進到耶和華面前的時候,要帶在胸前,在耶和華面前常將以色列人的決斷牌帶在胸前。」
31 “You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
「你要做以弗得的外袍,顏色全是藍的。
32 It shall have a hole for the head in the middle of it. It shall have a binding of woven work around its hole, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it not be torn.
袍上要為頭留一領口,口的周圍織出領邊來,彷彿鎧甲的領口,免得破裂。
33 On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem; with bells of gold between and around them:
袍子周圍底邊上要用藍色、紫色、朱紅色線做石榴。在袍子周圍的石榴中間要有金鈴鐺:
34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe.
一個金鈴鐺一個石榴,一個金鈴鐺一個石榴,在袍子周圍的底邊上。
35 It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before the LORD, and when he comes out, that he not die.
亞倫供職的時候要穿這袍子。他進聖所到耶和華面前,以及出來的時候,袍上的響聲必被聽見,使他不至於死亡。
36 “You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘HOLY TO THE LORD.’
「你要用精金做一面牌,在上面按刻圖書之法刻着『歸耶和華為聖』。
37 You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash. It shall be on the front of the sash.
要用一條藍細帶子將牌繫在冠冕的前面。
38 It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
這牌必在亞倫的額上,亞倫要擔當干犯聖物條例的罪孽;這聖物是以色列人在一切的聖禮物上所分別為聖的。這牌要常在他的額上,使他們可以在耶和華面前蒙悅納。
39 You shall weave the tunic with fine linen. You shall make a turban of fine linen. You shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.
要用雜色細麻線織內袍,用細麻布做冠冕,又用繡花的手工做腰帶。
40 “You shall make tunics for Aaron’s sons. You shall make sashes for them. You shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.
「你要為亞倫的兒子做內袍、腰帶、裹頭巾,為榮耀,為華美。
41 You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.
要把這些給你的哥哥亞倫和他的兒子穿戴,又要膏他們,將他們分別為聖,好給我供祭司的職分。
42 You shall make them linen pants to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the waist even to the thighs.
要給他們做細麻布褲子,遮掩下體;褲子當從腰達到大腿。
43 They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they don’t bear iniquity, and die. This shall be a statute forever to him and to his offspring after him.
亞倫和他兒子進入會幕,或就近壇,在聖所供職的時候必穿上,免得擔罪而死。這要為亞倫和他的後裔作永遠的定例。」

< Exodus 28 >