Sunglatnah 30
1 Bo-ul hlupnah hmueihtukna saii vaengah rhining thing mah saii.
“[Tell the skilled workers to] make an altar from acacia wood, for burning incense.
2 Hmueihtuk te a yun dong khat neh a daang dong khat saeh lamtah hniboeng la om saeh. Amah lamloh a ki hil a sang dong nit lo saeh.
It is to be square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It is to be (3 feet/90 cm.) high. [Tell them to] make [a projection that looks like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections must be carved from the same block of wood that the altar [is made from].
3 Te te a imphu khaw, a pangbueng neh a ki khaw, sui cilh neh pin ben thil. Te tea khopnah khaw sui neh pin saii.
[They must] cover the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. Put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].
4 A vae rhoi kah a khopnah hmui ah sui kutcaeng panit saii pah. A vae rhoi kahna saii phoeiah tah te kah te hmueihtuk aka kawt ham thingpang rholhnah la om saeh.
[They must] make two gold rings for carrying the altar. [They must] attach them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. These rings are for the poles for carrying the altar.
5 Thingpang te rhining thing saii lamtah sui neh ben thil.
[Tell them to] make these [two] poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold.
6 Hmueihtuk te olphong sokaha tlaeng hmai, olphong thingkawng taengkah hniyan hmai ah khueh. Te ah ni nang te pahoi kan tuentah eh.
[They must] put this altar outside the curtain that hangs in front of the sacred chest and its lid. That is the place where I will talk with you.
7 Te dongahte Aaron loh mincang, mincang ah bo-ul botui phum saeh. Te te a rhoekbah vaengah khaw hmaithoi te tok saeh.
Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on this altar. He must burn some every morning when he takes care of the lamps,
8 Aaron loh hlaemhmah kah hmaithoia vang vaengah khaw bo-ul te phum saeh. Te te na cadilcahma ham khaw BOEIPA mikhmuh ah saii yoeyah saeh.
and he must burn some in the evening when he lights the lamps. The incense must be burned continually, throughout all future generations.
9 Te soahte kholong kah bo-ul neh hmueihhlutnah khaw khocang khaw khuen boeh. Te soah tuisi khaw doeng boeh.
The priests must not burn on the altar any incense that I have not told you to burn, or burn any animal on it, or any grain offering for me, or pour any wine on it as an offering.
10 Aaron loh kum khat ah vai tah hmueihtuk ki dongah boirhaem thii neh dawth saeh. Kum khat ah vai tah hmueihtuk dongah na cadilcahma ham dawthnah neh dawth pah saeh. Te tah BOEIPA hama cim kah a cim koek ni.
One time every year Aaron must perform the ritual for making this altar pure. He must do it by putting on its four projections some of the blood from the animal that was sacrificed (to remove the guilt of the people’s sins/so that the people would no longer be guilty for sins). This ritual is to be done by Aaron and his descendants throughout all future generations. This altar must be completely dedicated to me, Yahweh.”
11 Te phoeiah BOEIPA loh Moses tea voek tih,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
12 Israel ca rhoek kah hlangmi te tae lamtah amihte soep. Te vaengah hlang boeih loh a hinglu kah tlansumte BOEIPA taengah pae uh saeh. Amih te ming a soep daengah ni a soep vanbangla tlohthae loh amih soaha om pawt eh.
“When your [leaders] (take a census of/count) the Israeli people, each man [who is counted] must pay to me a price to save his life. They must do this in order that no disaster will happen to them while the people are being counted.
13 Ming soep ham aka paan boeih loh gerah pakul neh aka tluk hmuencim shekel te shekel ngancawnah pae uh saeh. Shekel khat dong shekel rhakthuem he BOEIPA kah khosaa ni.
Every man who is counted must pay to me (0.2 ounces/5.7 grams) of silver. They must use the official standard when they weigh the silver.
14 Ming soep ham aka paan kum kul ca neha so boeih long tah BOEIPA taengah khosaa pae saeh.
All the men who are at least 20 years old must pay this amount to me when the people are counted.
15 Na hinglu dawth ham BOEIPA kah khosaana khueh te shekel pakhat kah rhakthuem lakah hlanglen long khaw pueh boel saeh lamtah tattloel long khaw hnop boel saeh.
Rich men must not pay more than this amount, and poor men must not pay less than this amount, when they pay this money to save their lives.
16 Israel carhoek taeng lamkah dawthnah tangkana doe te tingtunnah dapah thothuengnah ham pae. Na hinglu aka dawth ham te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah Israel carhoek kah poekkoepnah la om saeh,” a ti nah.
Your leaders must collect this money from the Israeli people and give it to [those who will] take care of the Sacred Tent. This money is the payment for the lives of those who take care of the Sacred Tent, (to enable me not to forget them/and then I will remember to protect them).”
17 Te phoeiah BOEIPA loh Moses tea voek tih,
Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me,
18 Silh vaengkah ham rhohum baeldung khaw saii lamtah a kho khaw rhohum saeh. Te te tingtunnah dap laklo neh hmueihtuk lakloah hol lamtah tui pahoi tawn thil.
“[Tell the skilled workers to] make a bronze washbasin and a bronze base for it. [They must] put it between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.
19 Te lamlongte Aaron neh anih koca rhoek loh a kut, a kho sil uh saeh.
Aaron and his sons must ritually wash their hands and their feet with this water
20 Tingtunnah dap im khuila a kun uh vaengah tui hlu uh saeh. Te daengah ni BOEIPA taengah hmaihlutnah phum ham neh thohtat ham hmueihtuk la a thoeih vaengaha duek uh pawt eh.
before they enter the Sacred Tent and before they come to the altar to sacrifice offerings that will be burned on it. If [they do that], they will not die [because of disobeying my instructions].
21 A kut a kho te a silh uh daengah ni a duek uh pawt eh. Te dongah amah ham neh a tiingan ham khaw, a cadilcahma ham khaw kumhal kah oltlueh la amih taengah om saeh,” a ti nah.
They must wash their hands and their feet, in order that they will not die. They and the males descended from them must obey this ritual throughout all generations.”
22 BOEIPA loh Moses tea voek bal tih,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
23 “Namah bal loh namah ham boeilu botui murrah pi ya nga, thingsa botui yahnih sawmnga ngancawn, canhnam botui yahnih sawmnga,
“[Tell the people to] collect some of the finest spices— (12 pounds/6 kg.) of (liquid myrrh/sweet-smelling sap named myrrh), (6 pounds/3 kg.) of sweet-smelling cinnamon, (6 pounds/3 kg.) of a sweet-smelling cane/reed,
24 valaeng khaw hmuencim kah shekel dongah ya nga neh olive situi bunang khat ah lo laeh.
and (12 pounds/6 kg.) of (cassia/a sweet-smelling bark named cassia). [Be sure] that they use the official standard when they weigh these things. Tell an expert perfumer to mix these with (one gallon/four liters) of olive oil
25 Te phoeiah aka thungnom bibi kah yuhnah si bangla hmuencim koelhnah situi he saii lamtah hmuencim kah koelhnah situi la om saeh.
to make sacred oil for anointing.
26 Te nente tingtunnah dap neh olphong thingkawng khaw,
Use this oil for anointing the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest,
27 caboei neh a tubael boeih khaw, hmaitung neh a tubael khaw, bo-ul hmueihtuk khaw,
the table and all the things that are used with it, the lampstand and all the things that are used to take care of it, the altar for [burning] incense,
28 hmueihhlutnah hmueihtuk neh a hnopai boeih khaw, baeldung neh a kho te koelh pah.
and the altar for offering sacrifices that will be burned, along with its bases and the washbasin and all the things that are used with it.
29 Terhoek tena ciim tangloeng daengah ni a cim kah a cimlaa omtih te te aka ben boeih khaw a cimcaih eh.
Dedicate them by anointing them, in order that they will be completely holy/sacred. Anyone or anything that touches the altar will become taboo.
30 Aaron neh anih kocarhoek khaw koelh lamtah kamah taengah khosoih sak ham amih te ciim laeh.
And anoint Aaron and his sons. [By doing that], you will dedicate them to serve me [by being] priests.
31 Israel ca te khaw thui pah lamtah, “Hmuencim kah koelhnah situi he tah na cadilcahma duela kamah taengah om saeh,”ti nah.
And tell the Israeli people, ‘This oil will be my sacred anointing oil that must be used throughout all future generations.
32 Hlang pum dongah yuhnah boel saeh lamtah te kah a lantang neh te bangte saii boeh. Te kah a cimte nangmih taengah khaw a cim la om saeh.
You must not pour it on the bodies of people who are not priests, and you must not make other oil to be like it by mixing the same amount of those things. This oil is sacred, and you must consider it to be sacred.’
33 Te bang aka thungnom tih kholong taengah te aka pae hlang te tah a pilnam lamloh hnawt saeh,” a ti nah.
I will consider that anyone who makes ointment like this [for any other purpose], and anyone who puts any of this ointment on someone who is not a priest, no longer be allowed to associate with my people.”
34 Te phoeiah BOEIPA loh Moses te, “Namah ham botui aangpi neh khawphlawp khaw, botui tlangsungsing neh hmueihtui cil lo lamtah amah, amah om saeh.
Yahweh also said to Moses/me, “[Tell the people to] take equal parts of several sweet spices—stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—
35 Te te thungnom kutci loh cilrhiklaa thoek, yuhnah bo-ul cim la saii.
and tell an expert perfumer to mix them together to make some perfume. Add some salt to keep it pure and make it holy.
36 Te tea tip la neet lamtah tingtunnah dap khuikah olphong hmai ah khueh. Te ah te nang kan tuentah vetih nangmih ham hmuencim kah hmuencim koek la om ni.
Beat some of it into a fine powder. Then take some of it into the Sacred Tent and sprinkle it in front of the sacred chest. You must all consider this incense to be very holy.
37 Te bo-ulna saii vaengkah a lan a tang neh namah ham saii boeh. BOEIPA ham namah taengaha cim om.
The people must not mix the same spices to make incense for themselves. This incense must be completely dedicated to me, Yahweh.
38 Te te him ham te bang aka saii hlang te a pilnam lamloh hnawt saeh,” a ti nah.
I will consider that anyone who makes incense like this to use it for perfume will no longer be allowed to associate with my people.”
