Gadili Asi 26
1 Gode da eno amane sia: i, “Nama Abula Diasu (Da: bena: gele) gaguma. Abula Diasu ea gano la: di agoane hamoma. Abula nabuane gala amo da: iya sibi hinabo gobiaha: i, mola: ya: i amola oga: iyei amola yoi amoga amunima. Dilia ougia gala ‘sielabe’ agoai liligi amo abula da: iya dedene amunima.
“[Tell the people to] make the Sacred Tent using ten long strips of fine linen. They must take blue, purple, and red thread (OR, weave the strips from blue, purple, and red thread), and [a skilled craftsman] must embroider these strips with [designs that represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].
2 Amo abula nabuane gala ea defei amo mida fagoyale agoane gala amola la: di da mida ageyaduyale agoane gala, amo defele hamoma.
Each strip is to be (14 yards/twelve meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
3 Abula biyale gala amo disimusa: nodomema. Amola eno biyale gala amo defele hamoma.
[Tell them to] sew five strips together to make one set, and sew the other five strips together to make another set.
4 Abula mola: ya: i amoga gasisalasu agoane hamoma. Amo gasisalasu, dilia abula afae hamoi amo ea gadili fe amoga nodomema. Amola abula eno defele hamoma.
For each set, [they must] make loops of blue [cloth] and fasten them along the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set.
5 Abula afae gilisi amoga gasisalasu 50 agoane nodomema. Amola abula gilisi enoga gasisalasu 50 eno musa: abula defele amoga nodomema.
[They must] put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops on the edge of the second set.
6 Ma: go 50agoane amo abula gilisi aduna madelagima: ne amo gouliga hamoma.
[Tell them to] make 50 gold clasps/fasteners, to fasten both of the sets together. As a result, the inside of the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.
7 Abula Diasu dabua gadili dedebomusa: , abula gidayale gala amo goudi hinabo amoga hamoma.
Also, [tell them to] make a cover for the Sacred Tent from eleven pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair.
8 Amo abula gidayale gala afae afae ea defei da mida 13 sedade fe amola mida aduna ea dunumuni fe amo defele hamoma.
Each piece of cloth is to be (15 yards/13.5 meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
9 Amo abula biyaduyale gala disimusa: nodomema. Amola eno biyale gala amo disimusa: nodomema. Abula gafe amo disisu ganodini, amo selefale, Abula Diasu ea midadi dedeboma.
[Tell them to] sew five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and sew the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set. [They] must fold the sixth piece [of cloth] in half to make it double over the front of the Sacred Tent.
10 Amo dedebosu abula aduna hamoi afae amoga gasisalasu 50 agoane la: diga nodomema amola afae eno amoga gasisalasu 50 agoane ea la: diga nodomema.
[Tell them to] make 100 loops [of blue cloth], and to fasten 50 of them to the outer edge of the one set and fasten 50 to the outer edge of the other set.
11 Ma: go 50 balasega hamoma. Amo gasisalasu ganodini amo abula disisu madelagima: ne amola dedebosu afadafa hamoma: ne, salima.
[Tell them to] make fifty bronze clasps/fasteners and put them in the cloth loops to join the two sets together. As a result, the cover for the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.
12 Abula da amo Abula Diasu ea fe baligisa amo Abula Diasu ea baligiduga gosagisima.
[Let] the extra part of the cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth], hang over the back of the Sacred Tent.
13 Abula da Abula Diasu la: di la: di fe sedade amo 50 sedimida agoane baligi ba: mu. Amo da fe la: di la: di amoga dedebomu.
The extra half yard/meter of each cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth] on each side, must hang over the two sides of the Sacred Tent, to protect the sides.
14 Dedebosu eno aduna gadili dedeboma: ne hamoma. Afadafa da sibi gawali gadofo yoi maga: mega ulasi amoga hamoma. Eno da bulamagau gadofo noga: iwane amoga hamoma.
[Tell them to] make two more covers for the Sacred Tent. One is to be made from rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), and the top cover is to be made from goatskin leather.”
15 Abula Diasu ea dobea hamoma: ne, aga: isia ifa amoga abula: ime hamoma.
“[Tell them to] make frames from acacia wood, frames that will be set up [from which to hang the Sacred Tent covers].
16 Amo dobea abula: ime ea defei da golasu ifa la: di mida ageyaduyale gala amola dunumuni disisu la: di da 66 sedimida.
Each frame is to be (five yards/four meters) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
17 Abula: ime madelagimu liligi da golasu ifa amoga ifa da amo liligi bugima: ne fonobahadi baligimu. Abula: ime huluane madelagima: ne agoane hamoma.
[They] must make two projections at the bottom of each frame. These will be to fasten the frames to the bases underneath them. They must make these projections at the bottom of each frame.
18 Abula Diasu ea gano la: di dobea gaguma: ne abula: ime 20 hamoma.
Make 20 frames for the south side of the Sacred Tent.
19 Amo abula: ime bugima: ne, silifa bai amo ganodini gelabo gala 40 agoane hamoma. Amo da abula: ime afae afae hagudu aduna ligisima.
[Tell them to] make 40 silver bases to go underneath them. Two bases will go under each frame. The projections [at the bottom] of each frame are [to be made] to fit into the bases.
20 Abula Diasu ea gano la: di eno dobea gaguma: ne, dobea liligi (abula: ime) 20 eno amola silifa bai eno 40 (aduna aduna abula: ime afae afae hagudu ligisima: ne) amola hamoma.
[Similarly], [tell them to] make twenty frames for the north side of the Sacred Tent.
[They] must make 40 silver bases for them also, with two bases to be put under each frame.
22 Abula Diasu baligidu la: di amoga bugima: ne, abula: ime gafeyale gala hamoma.
For the rear of the Sacred Tent, on the west side, [tell them to] make six frames.
23 Amola abula: ime aduna sisigagala: su (corner) aduna la: di amola la: di disila afufuma: ne hamoma.
Also, [tell them to] make two extra frames, one for each corner of the rear of the Sacred Tent, [to provide extra support].
24 Amo sisigagala: su (corner) abula: ime ela bai da la: di abula: ime amoga disila afufuli amasea gadodili heda: sea, huluane noga: le madelagili disima.
The two corner frames must be joined from the bottom to the top (OR, joined at both the bottom and the top). At the top of each of the two corner frames there must be a gold ring for holding the crossbar.
25 Amasea Abula Diasu baligidu la: di da abula: ime godoane gala amola silifa bai 16 amo da aduna aduna abula: ime afae afae hagudu ligisi ba: mu.
In that way, [for the rear of the Sacred Tent] there will be eight frames, and there will be 16 bases, two under each frame.
26 Aga: isia ifa amoga dobea gagoi noga: le la: gimusa: hamoma. Sedade la: di gadili amoga biyaduyale gala ifa hamoma. Eno sedade la: di gadili eno biyaduyale gala hamoma. Amola baligidu la: di guma: dini amoga legema: ne, biyaduyale eno hamoma.
[Tell them to] make 15 crossbars from acacia wood.
Five of them will be for the frames on the north side of the Sacred Tent, five will be for the south side, and five for the frames at the rear of the Sacred Tent, the west side.
28 Abula: ime huluane da silifa bai amoga bugisia, amo ifa bulufalegele madelagima. Dogoa bulufalegei ifa da sedade la: di amo ea defei defemu.
Tell them to fasten the crossbars on the north, south, and west sides of the Sacred Tent to the middle of the frames. The two long ones must extend from one end of the Sacred Tent to the other, and the crossbar on the west side must extend from one side of the Sacred Tent to the other.
29 Abula: ime huluane amo gouliga dedeboma. Amoga, gouli gasisalasu madelagima. Bulufalegei ifa da amo gasisalasu ganodini salimu. Amola bulufalegei ifa gouliga dedeboma.
[Tell them to] cover the frames with gold, and make gold rings to fasten the crossbars to the frames. The crossbars must [also] be covered with gold.
30 Amo Abula Diasu (Da: bena: gele) ea fedege Na da Goumia dima olelei. Amo defele di noga: le hahamoma.
Erect the Sacred Tent in the way that I have shown you [here] on [this] mountain.”
31 Abula noga: iwane Abula Diasu ganodini gosagisimusa: lama. Amoga sibi hinabo mola: ya: i, oga: iyei amola yoi, ‘sielabe’ fedege agoane amunima.
“[Tell them to] make a curtain from fine linen. A skilled craftsman must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, making [designs to represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].
32 Golasu ifa biyaduyale gala aga: isia ifa amoga hamoma amola gouliga dedeboma. Amo ifaga ma: go la: gilisima. Amola golasu ifa amo silifa bai gelabo ifa salasu amoga salima. Abula noga: i amo golasu ifa ma: goga gosagisima.
[Tell them to] suspend/hang the curtain from four posts made from acacia wood and covered with gold. Set [each] post in a silver base.
33 Abula amo ma: go da Abula Diasu gado dedebosu ma: go hagudu gosagisima. Abula ea baligiduga Gode Ea Gousa: su Sema Gagili (amo ganodini da sema dedei igi gasui aduna) amo ligisima. Abula da dogoa gosagi dialebe ba: mu. La: di da Hadigi Malei Sesei, la: di da Hadigidafa Momei Sesei. Amola abula da dogoa gigeigi dialebe ba: mu.
[They] must suspend/hang the [top of the] curtain by hooks that are fastened to the roof of the Sacred Tent. Behind the curtain, in the [room called the] Very Holy Place, [they] must put the chest containing the [two stone slabs on which I have written my] commandments. That curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place.
34 Gode Ea Gousa: su Sema Gagili ga: luga ga: ma.
On top of the chest in the Very Holy Place [they] must put the lid which will be the place where [blood will be sprinkled to] forgive people’s sins.
35 Hadigidafa Momei Sesei gadili (Hadigi Malei Sesei ganodini) amo ea ga (north) la: di guga fafai hamoi ligisima amola gamali bai amo ea ga (south) la: di guga ligisima.
[In the room that is] outside of the Very Holy Place, [they] must put the table [for the sacred] bread on the north side, and put the lampstand on the south side.
36 Da: bena: gele Abula Diasu amo ea logo holei amoga gosagisima: ne, abula noga: i hamoma. Amoga sibi hinabo mola: ya: i, oga: iyei amola yoi amunima.
[Tell them to] make a curtain to [cover] the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They must make it from fine linen, and a skilled weaver must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.
37 Amo abula gosagisima: ne golasu ifa biyale gala aga: isia ifa amoga hamoma. Amo ifa gouliga dedeboma amola gouli ma: go amoga la: gilisima. Amola amo golasu ifa bugima: ne, balase ifa salasu bai biyale gala hamoma.
To hold up this curtain, [they] must make five posts from acacia wood. [They] must cover them with gold, and fasten gold clasps/fasteners to them. Also [they] must make a bronze base for each of these posts.”
