Sunglatnah 37
1 Bezalel loh rhining thingte thingkawng a yun dong nit ngancawn, a daang dong khat neh tintan, a sang dong khat neh tintanlaa saii.
Then Bezalel made the [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It was (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
2 Te phoeiaha khuia hman ah sui cilha ben thil tiha kaep, a kong khaw, sui neh a saii.
He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.
3 A kho pali dongah sui kutcaeng palia hlawn. A vae khat ben ah kutcaeng panit, a vae khat ben ah kutcaeng panit om.
He made/cast four rings from gold [and fastened them] to the legs of the chest. He put two rings on each side of the chest.
4 Rhining thing thingpanglaa suih tih suia ben thil.
He made [two] poles from acacia wood, and covered them with gold.
5 Thingpang te thingkawng aka kawt ham thingkawng vae kah kutcaeng dongaha rholh.
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, in order that the chest could be carried [by means of the poles].
6 A tlaengte sui cilh neh a yun dong nit tintan neh a daang dong at tintanlaa saii.
He made a lid for the chest. That was [the place where Yahweh would] forgive people’s sins. It [also] was (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
7 Sui cakben cherubim panit te a saiitih te rhoi tea tlaeng kah a hmoi rhoi aha ben.
He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.
8 Thingkawng tlaeng lamloh khat ben a hmoi ah cherubim pakhat neh khat ben a hmoi ah cherubim pakhattih cherubim te a hmoi ah a hmuicue panita saii.
One of these was put at each end of the chest. The gold [with which they were made] was joined to the gold from which the lid [was made].
9 Cherubim aka om rhoi loh a phaea phuel hang rhoi tih a phae neh thingkawng tlaeng tea khu rhoi. A maelhmai rhoi khaw pakhat loh a manuca taengla mael. Te dongah cherubim kah maelhmai te thingkawng tlaeng soah hum uh.
[He placed] the winged creatures facing each other so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid.
10 Te phoeiah rhining thingte caboei a yun dong nit neh a daang dong khat, a sang dong khat tintanlaa saii.
Bezalel made a table from acacia wood. It was (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./44 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
11 Te te sui cilha ben thil tiha kaep kah a khopnah khaw sui ni a saii.
He covered it with pure gold, and he put a gold border around it.
12 Te ham te a kae a kaep ah kutsom pakhat a khueh tih a kae soah a khopnah te sui neh pin a saii.
He made a rim all around it, (3 in./7 cm.) wide. He put a gold border around the rim.
13 Te hamte sui kutcaeng palia hlawn tih kutcaeng te a kho pali kah a kil pali aha buen.
He made/cast four rings from gold and fastened the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].
14 A kae kah voeivang ah caboei aka kawt ham thingpang rholhnah kutcaeng om.
The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.
15 Caboei aka kawt ham thingpang te rhining thinga suih tih suia ben thil.
He made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. These poles for carrying the table were then inserted into the rings.
16 Te phoeiah caboei dongkah hnopai la a bael neh a yakbu khaw, tuisi a doeng vaengah kah a tuisi-am neh tui-um khaw sui cilh lamloha saii.
He also made from pure gold all the things to be put on the table. He made the plates, the cups, and the jars and bowls to be used [when the priests] poured out wine [as an offering to Yahweh].
17 Hmaitung la sui cilh cakben neh a saiitih hmaitung kah a kho neh a bunang kong khaw a saii. Te lamloh a paimuem neh a rhaiphuelh om.
[He] made the lampstand from pure gold. Its base and its shaft were hammered from [one large lump of] gold. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the petals [that decorated the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft were all hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.
18 A vae khat ben lamloh hmaitung kah a kong pathum, a vae khat hmaitung kah a kong pathum neh a kaep lamloha kong parhuk cawn.
There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].
19 A kong pakhat dongah rhaimuem rhaiphuelh neh noepai bunang pathum, a kong pakhat dongah khaw rhaimuem rhaiphuelh neh noepai bunang pathum a saii. Hmaitung lamkah aka cawna kong parhuk dongah te tlam te a saii.
Each of the branches had on it three [gold decorations that looked like] almond blossoms. These decorations also had flower buds and [flower] petals.
20 Hmaitung dongah noepai bunang pali khaw rhaimuem rhaiphuelh neh a khueh.
On the [shaft of the] lampstand there were four [gold decorations that also looked like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and [flower] petals.
21 A kong panit hmuiah rhaimuem pakhat neh, a kong panit hmuiah rhaimuem pakhat tih a kong parhuka cawn dongah a kong panit hmuiah rhaimuem pakhat om bal.
On each side, beneath and extending from each of the branches, there was one [flower] bud.
22 Te lamkah a rhaimuem neh a kongte sui cilha boh neh pakhat la boeih om.
All these [flower] buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.
23 Hmaithoi parhih neh a paitaeh khaw a baelphaih khaw sui cilh ni a saii.
Bezalel also made seven small cups [for holding oil. He put one cup on top of the shaft and he put the others on top of the branches]. He made from pure gold the tongs [for removing the burned wicks] and the trays [in which to put the burned wicks].
24 Te hmaithoi a hnopai boeih te sui cilh talent khat neh a saii.
He used (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that were used to take care of it.
25 Te phoeiah rhining thingte bo-ul hmueihtuk a yun dong khat, a daang dong khat neh hniboeng la om tih a sang dong nit a ki khaw om.
From acacia wood, Bezalel made the altar [for burning] incense. It was square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It was (3 ft./90 cm.) high. He made [a projection that looked like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood that the altar was made of.
26 Te te sui cilh neh a imphu khaw, a pangbueng phai khaw, a ki khaw a ben thil tih a kaep kah a khopnah te suia saii.
He covered the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. He put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].
27 Te hamte a khopnah hmuiah sui kutcaeng panita saii. Tete hmueihtuk aka kawt ham thingpang rholhnah la a vae rhoi ah a buen.
He made two gold rings for carrying the altar. Then he attached them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. The poles by means of which the altar was to be carried were to be inserted into those rings.
28 Rhining thingte thingpang laa suih tih suia ben thil.
He made those [two] poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29 Hmuencim kah koelhnah situi neh aka thungnom kutci bangla botui bo-ul cil khawa saii.
He also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.
