Exodus 40
1 To pacoengah Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah,
The Lord told Moses,
2 Kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni im to, khrah hmaloe koek, ni tangsuek naah sah ah.
“Put up the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the first month of the year.
3 Hnukung thingkhong loe, to kahni imthung ah suem ah, to thingkhong loe payang ih kahni hoiah khuk ah.
Place the Ark of the Testimony inside it. Make sure the Ark is behind the veil.
4 A thungah caboi suem ah loe, hmuennawk boih caboi nuiah suem ah; to pacoengah hmaithawk paanghaih tung to suem ah loe, hmai to paaang ah.
Bring in the table and put on it what's necessary. Bring in the lampstand too, and set up its lamps.
5 Hmuihoih thlaekhaih hmaicam to hnukung thingkhong hmaa ah suem ah loe, kahni im akunhaih khongkha ah payang ih kahni hoiah pakaa ah.
Place the gold altar of incense in front of the Ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
6 Amkhuenghaih kahni im akunhaih khongkha hmaa ah, hmai angbawnhaih hmaicam to suem ah.
Set up the altar of burnt offering opposite the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
7 Kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni im hoi hmaicam salakah sabae kathuk to suem ah loe, a thungah tui to lawn ah.
Place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
8 Longhma taeng to paka boih ah loe, longhma akunhaih khongkha taengah kahni to payang ah.
Set up the courtyard that's around it, and put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
9 Tak bawhhaih situi to la ah loe, kahni im hoi a thungah kaom hmuennawk to nok boih ah; to ih hmuennawk to ciimsak boih ah, to tiah ni kahni im to ciim vop tih.
Use the anointing oil to anoint the Tabernacle and everything in it. Dedicate it and all its furniture to make it holy.
10 To pacoengah hmai angbawnhaih hmaicam hoi hmuennawk to situi nok boih ah loe, hmaicam to ciimsak ah; to tiah ni kaciim koek hmaicam ah om tih.
Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils. Dedicate the altar and it will be especially holy.
11 Kathuk sabae hoi pahnuthaih a khok to situi nok ah loe, ciimsak ah.
Anoint and dedicate the basin with its stand.
12 Aaron hoi a caanawk to amkhuenghaih kahni im khongkha ah caehhaih ah loe, tui amhlusak ah.
Take Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and wash them there with water.
13 Aaron hanah kaciim kahni to angkhuksak ah, qaima toksak thai hanah, situi to nok ah loe ciimsak ah.
Then you are to put on Aaron the holy clothes, anoint him, and dedicate him, so that he may serve me as a priest.
14 Anih ih caanawk to angzo haih ah loe, laihaw kasawk to angkhuksak ah.
Have his sons come forward and dress them with tunics.
15 Kai khaeah qaima tok a sak o thai hanah, ampa situi hoi na bawh baktih toengah, a caanawk doeh bawh ah; a caanawk dung khoek to qaima ah oh poe han ih ni nihcae to situi hoiah na bawh, tiah a naa.
Anoint them in the same way as you anointed their father, so that they can also serve me as priests. Their anointing makes their line priests forever, for generations to come.”
16 Angraeng mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, Mosi mah hmuennawk to sak boih.
Moses carried out all the Lord's instructions.
17 To pongah saning hnetto haih, khrah tangsuek, ni hmaloe koek ah, Mosi mah kahni im to a sak.
The Tabernacle was put up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
18 Mosi mah kahni im sak naah, akhok pahnuthaih hmuennawk to kacakah a sak, thingphaeknawk to a sak moe, takraenghaih thingnawk to sak pacoengah, tungnawk to a sak.
When Moses put up the Tabernacle, he placed its stands, attached its frames, connected its crossbars, and erected its posts.
19 To pacoengah kahni im to payuengh moe, Angraeng mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, kani im ranuih to a khuk.
Then he spread the tent over the Tabernacle and placed the covering over the tent, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
20 Hnukung thingkhong to a lak moe, to thingkhong nuiah aputhaih thing to a hawt pacoengah, palungnathaih tangkhang to a nuiah suek.
Moses took the Testimony and put it in the Ark. He attached the poles to the Ark, and he placed the atonement cover on the top of the Ark.
21 Thingkhong to kahni imthung ah a sin moe, Angraeng mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, hnukung thingkhong to payang ih kahni hoiah a khuk.
Then he carried the Ark into the Tabernacle. He put up the veil, and made sure the Ark of the Testimony was behind it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
22 Mosi mah caboi to amkhuenghaih kahni imthung aluek bang, payang ih kahni tasa bangah a suek.
Moses placed the table inside the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the Tabernacle, outside the veil.
23 Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, Angraeng hmaa ah takaw to a suek pae.
He laid out the bread on it in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
24 Hmaithawk paaanghaih tung doeh kahni imthung, kahni im aloih bang ah a suek.
He placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the Tabernacle
25 Angraeng mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, Angraeng hmaa ah hmaiim to paaang.
and put up the lamps in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
26 Mosi mah sui hmaicam to amkhuenghaih kahni imthung, payang ih kahni hmaa ah a suek.
Moses set up the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
27 Angraeng mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, to ah hmuihoih to a thlaek.
and he burned aromatic incense on it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
28 To pacoengah kahni im akunhaih thok taengah kahni to payang.
Then he put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
29 Kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni im akunhaih thok taengah hmai angbawnhaih hmacam to a suek moe, Angraeng mah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, to hmaicam nuiah hmai angbawnhaih hoi cang angbawnhaih to a sak.
He set up the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and presented the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
30 Amkhuenghaih kahni im hoi hmaicam salakah, sabae kathuk to a suek moe, amsaehhaih tui to a lawn.
He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.
31 Mosi, Aaron hoi a caanawk loe to ih tui hoiah khok bannawk to amsaeh o;
Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet
32 amkhuenghaih kahni imthung ah akun o moe, hmaicam taengah a caeh o naah, Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, nihcae loe tui hoiah amsaeh o.
They washed whenever they went into the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
33 To pacoengah Mosi mah hmaicam hoi longhma pakaahaih kahni to payang; longhma akunhaih khongkha taengah kahni to payang. To tiah Mosi mah toksakhaih to pacoeng.
Moses set up the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance. This marked the end of the work done by Moses.
34 To naah amkhuenghaih kahni im to tamai mah khuk, kahni im loe Angraeng lensawkhaih hoiah koi.
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
35 Amkhuenghaih kahni im to tamai mah khuk khoep pongah, Mosi loe kahni imthung ah akun thai ai; to naah kahni im loe Angraeng lensawkhaih hoiah koi.
Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
36 Israel kaminawk kholong caeh o naah, kahni im nui hoiah tamai angkhoeng pacoengah ni a caeh o vop;
Whenever the cloud rose from the Tabernacle, the Israelites would set off again on their journey.
37 tamai angkhoeng tahang ai nahaeloe, tamai angkhoeng tahang ai karoek to, kholong caeh o ai.
If the cloud did not rise, they wouldn't set out until it did.
38 Israel kaminawk kholong caeh o nathung, nihcae boih mikhnuk ah, athun naah Angraeng ih tamai to kahni im nuiah oh, khoving naah loe tamai nuiah hmai to oh.
The cloud of the Lord stayed over the Tabernacle by day, and fire burned inside the cloud by night, so that it could be seen by every Israelite wherever they traveled.
