Sunglatnah 36
1 Te dongah Bezalel, Oholiab neh lungbuei aka cueih hlang boeih loh saii saeh. Amih taengah BOEIPA kah a uen boeih tah hmuencim kah thothuengnah bitat cungkuem te ming sak ham neh saii sak ham BOEIPA loh cueihnah neh lungcuei la a khueh,” a ti nah.
“Bezalel and Oholiab, and all the other men to whom Yahweh has given ability and enabled them to understand how to do all the work to make the Sacred Tent, must make everything just as Yahweh has commanded.”
2 Te phoeiah Moses loh Bazelel, Oholiab neh lungbuei aka cueih hlang boeih te a khue. Te rhoek te BOEIPA loh a lungbuei ah cueihnah paek tih amih boeih tah bitat la caeh ham neh saii ham khaw a lungbuei a cahoeh.
So Moses/I summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the other skilled men to whom Yahweh had given special ability and who wanted to do some of the work.
3 Te phoeiah hmuencim thothuengnah bitat la saii ham Israel ca rhoek loh a khuen khosaa cungkuem te Moses mikhmuh lamloh a doe uh. Amih loh te te mincang, mincang ah moeihoeihnah a khuen uh pueng.
Moses/I gave them all the things that the people had brought as offerings to Yahweh for making the Sacred Tent. But the people continued bringing more things every morning.
4 Te phoeiah hmuencim kah bitat boeih aka saii hlang cueih boeih neh hlang boeih khaw amah kah bitat a saii lamloh ha pawkuh.
As a result, the skilled men who were doing various things to make the Sacred Tent came to Moses/me
5 Te phoeiah Moses te a voek uh tih, “Te bitat te saii ham BOEIPA loh a uen coeng dongah thothuengnah kah a ngoe lakah pilnam loh a khuen he yet,” a ti uh.
and said, “The people are bringing more than we need to do the work that Yahweh has commanded us!”
6 Te phoeiah Moses loh a uen bangla rhaehhmuen ah ol a thak uh tih, “Huta khaw tongpa khaw hmuencim kah khosaa ham bitat saii voel boel saeh,” a ti uh. Te dongah pilnam loh hno a khuen te paa uh.
So Moses/I gave the skilled men this message that was proclaimed throughout the camp: “No one should bring anything more as an offering to make the Sacred Tent!” When the people [heard that], they did not bring anything more.
7 Bitat ham a rhoeh la a om phoeiah bitat cungkuem dongah te te hnonah ham khaw coih coeng.
What they had already brought was enough to do all the work. [In fact], it was more than was needed!
8 Bitat aka saii khuiah lungbuei aka cueih boeih loh dungtlungim te a saii uh. Himbaiyan yungrha te hnitang la a tah tih a thim, daidi neh hlampai a lingdik la a en. Cherubim dongkah bibi khaw moehnah neh a saii.
All the most skilled men among the workmen made the Sacred Tent. They made it from ten strips of fine linen, and carefully embroidered it using blue, purple, and red yarn/thread to make figures that resembled the winged creatures.
9 Himbaiyan pakhat kah a yun he dong kul dong rhet, a daang dong li lo tih himbaiyan boeih ham te himbaiyan pakhat neh cungnueh pakhat la cet.
Each strip was (14 yards/twelve meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
10 Himbaiyan yung nga te pakhat neh pakhat a cong tih himbaiyan yung nga te khaw khat neh khat cong uh.
They sewed five strips together to make one set, and they sewed the other five strips together to make the other set.
11 Himbaiyan pakhat kah a hmoi phai ah rhuikawl a thim te rhui at a bawt hil a buen pah. Te tlam te a tloe himbaiyan hmoi kah rhui at a bawt hil a saii.
For each set, they made loops of blue [cloth] and fastened them on the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set.
12 Himbaiyan yung khat dongah rhuikawl sawmnga a saii tih himbaiyan a pabae khaw rhui at la a hmoi ah rhuikawl sawmnga a saii. Te dongah khat neh khat rhuikawl neh a doe sak.
They put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops on the edge of the second set.
13 Te phoeiah sui rhuithu sawmnga a saii tih rhuithu lamloh himbaiyan khat neh khat te a hlinghlui dongah dungtlungim khaw pakhat la om.
They made 50 gold clasps/fasteners, to fasten both of the sets together. In that way, the inside of the Sacred Tent was [as though it was] one piece.
14 Dungtlungim kah dap ham himbaiyan te maae mul neh a saii tih himbaiyan yung hlai khat a saii.
They made a cover for the Sacred Tent from eleven pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair.
15 Himbaiyan yungat te a yun dong sawmthum, a daang dong li lo tih himbaiyan hlai khat ham te himbaiyan pakhat cungnueh dongah pakhat la cet.
Each piece of cloth was (15 yards/13.5 meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
16 Himbaiyan yung nga te hloep a cong tih himbaiyan yung rhuk te pakhat la a cong.
They sewed five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and they sewed the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set.
17 Himbaiyan pakhat kah a hmoi ah a bawt due rhuikawl sawmnga te rhui at la a saii tih a pabae himbaiyan kah a hmoi ah rhuikawl sawmnga ham buenyang a saii.
They made 100 loops [of blue cloth]. They fastened 50 of them to the outer edge of the one set and they fastened 50 to the outer edge of the other set.
18 Te dongah rhohum rhuithu sawmnga a saii dap te a hlinghlui tih pakhat la a om sak.
They made 50 bronze clasps/fasteners and joined the two sets together with them. In that way it formed one cover.
19 Dap imphu te tutal pho a thimyum neh a sokah imphu la saham pho neh a saii.
They made two more covers for the Sacred Tent. They made one from rams’ skins that had been (tanned/dyed red), and they made the top cover from goatskin leather.
20 Te phoeiah dungtlungim ham a longlaeng te rhining thing aka pai te a saii.
They made frames from acacia wood and set them up [to support the covers for the Sacred Tent].
21 A longlaeng pakhat te a yun dong rha neh a daang dong khat phoeiah dong kaek lo tih a longlaeng te rhip vaiuh.
Each frame was (15 feet/4.5 meters) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
22 A longlaeng pakhat dongah dangkam rhoi khaw khat neh khat kiba uh. Te tlam te dungtlungim kah a longlaeng te boeih a saii.
They made two projections at the bottom of each frame. These were for fastening the frames to the bases underneath them. Each frame had these projections.
23 Dungtlungim kah a longlaeng te tuithim ah tuithim saa kah a longlaeng te yung kul a saii.
The skilled workmen made twenty frames for the south side of the Sacred Tent.
24 A longlaeng pakhat dangah dangkam rhoi ham buenhol panit neh a longlaeng yung kul ham cakben buenhol sawmli a saii. Te dongah a longlaeng pakhat dangah buenhol panit neh dangkam panit om.
They made 40 silver bases to go underneath them. Two bases went under each frame. The projections on each frame fit into these bases.
25 Dungtlungim khat ben tlangpuei saa ah a longlaeng pakul a khueh.
[Similarly], they made 20 frames for the north side of the Sacred Tent.
26 A longlaeng pakhat dangah buenhol panit, a longlaeng pakhat dangkah buenhol panit neh cakben buenhol sawmli te a saii.
They made 40 silver bases for them also, with two bases for under each frame.
27 Dungtlungim kah imthael khotlak sa ham tah a longlaeng yung rhuk a saii.
For the rear of the Sacred Tent, on the west side, they made six frames.
28 Imthael ah dungtlungim kah a ngong ham khaw a longlaeng panit a khueh.
They also made two extra frames, one for each corner of the rear of the Sacred Tent, [to provide extra support].
29 Te te a hmui lamloh tungbok la om vetih a soi ah tah kutcaeng pakhat khuiah pakhat la rhenten ben uh. Te rhoi dongkah bangla imki rhoi kah ham khaw a saii.
The two corner frames were 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 they fastened a gold ring for holding the crossbar.
30 Te dongah a longlaeng parhet vaengah a longlaeng pakhat hmuikah buenhol panit, panit neh buenhol he cakben buenhol hlai rhuk om.
In that way, [for the rear of the Sacred Tent] there were eight frames, and there were 16 bases, two bases under each frame.
31 Dungtlungim impalai kah a longlaeng pakhat ham thohkalh panga te rhining thing a saii.
The workmen made 15 crossbars from acacia wood.
32 Dungtlungim khat ben impalai kah a longlaeng dongah khaw thohkalh panga tih dungtlungim khotlak imthael kah a longlaeng dongkah ham thohkalh panga om.
Five of them were for the frames on the north side of the Sacred Tent, five for the south side, and five for the frames at the rear of the Sacred Tent, the west side.
33 Tedae a bangli kah thohkalh a saii long tah a longlaeng te a hmoi lamloh a bawt hil a bangli ah yong phai.
The crossbars on the north, south, and west sides of the Sacred Tent were fastened to the middle of the frames. The two long crossbars extended from one end of the Sacred Tent to the other, and the crossbar on the west side extended from one side of the Sacred Tent to the other side.
34 A longlaeng te khaw sui a ben thil tih thohkalh rholhnah ham a kutcaeng te sui ni a. saii. Thohkalh te khaw sui a ben thil.
The workmen covered the frames with gold and fastened gold rings to the poles. The crossbars [were put] into the rings. The crossbars were [also] covered with gold.
35 Te phoeiah hniyan te a thim, daidi, hlampai a lingdik neh a saii. Bibi moehnah neh hnitang la a tah tih cherubim khaw a saii.
They made a curtain from fine white linen. Skilled craftsmen embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, making designs [that resembled] the winged creatures.
36 Te ham te rhining tung pali a saii tih sui a ben thil. A voei te sui tih te dongkah buenhol pali ham te cak a hlawn.
They suspended/hung the curtain from four posts that were made from acacia [wood] and covered with gold. They set [each] post in a silver base.
37 Dap thohka kah himbaiyan te a saii vaengah a thim, daidi, hlampai a lingdik neh hnitang la a tah tih kutnaep la a en.
They made a curtain to [cover] the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They made it from fine linen, and a skilled weaver embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.
38 A tung panga neh a voei rhoek te khaw a soi ah a ben pah tih a yaeltlang te sui, a buenhol panga te rhohum a saii.
[To support this curtain], they also made five posts from acacia wood and fastened gold clasps/fasteners to them. They completely covered the posts with gold. They also made a bronze base for each of those posts.
