Sunglatnah 38
1 Rhining thing te hmueihhlutnah hmueihtuk, a yun dong nga neh a daang dong nga ah hniboeng la om tih a sang te dong thum la a saii.
[Several men helped] Bezalel to make the altar for burning sacrifices. They made it from acacia wood. It was square, (7-1/2 feet/2.2 meters) on each side, and it was (4-1/2 feet/1.3 meters) high.
2 A kil pali ah a ki a saii pah tih a ki aka om rhoek te rhohum a ben thil.
They 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]. They covered the whole altar with bronze.
3 Te phoeiah hmueihtuk dongkah hnopai cungkuem, am neh hmaisoh khaw, baelcak ciksum neh baelphaih khaw a saii. A hnopai boeih te rhohum ni a saii.
They made the pans in which to put the greasy ashes [from the animal sacrifices]. They also made the shovels for cleaning out the ashes. They made the basins and forks for turning the meat as it cooked, and buckets for carrying hot coals/ashes. All of those things were made from bronze.
4 Hmueihtuk ham a loengboeng hmui lamloh a kong hmui hil rhohum vairhuek dongkah bibi bangla pahak a saii.
They also made a bronze grating to hold the wood and burning coals. They put the grating under the rim that went around the altar. [They] made it so that it was [inside the altar], halfway down.
5 Thingpang rholhnah ham rhohum pahak kah a hmuicue pali ah kutcaeng pali a hlawn.
They made bronze rings in which to put the poles [for carrying the altar], and fastened one of them to each of the corners of the altar.
6 Rhining thing te thingpang la a suih tih rhohum a ben thil.
They made the poles from acacia wood and covered them with bronze.
7 Te aka kawt ham te hmueihtuk vae kah kutcaeng khuiah thingpang a rholh tih hmueihtuk te thingphael aka khui rhoi neh a khop.
They put the poles through the rings on each side of the altar. The poles were for carrying the altar.
8 Aka thotat nu kah mangthuinah lamloh rhohum baeldung neh rhohum kho khaw a saii. Amih te tingtunnah dap thohka ah thotat uh.
The altar was [hollow] like an empty box. It was made from boards [of acacia wood]. They made/cast the washbasin and its base from bronze. The bronze was from the mirrors that belonged to the women who worked at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
9 Tuithim ben kah ah vongtung a saii tih, vongtung imbang te hnitang dong yakhat a tah thil.
[Around the Sacred Tent] Bezalel and his helpers made a courtyard. To form the courtyard, they made curtains of fine white linen. On the south side, the curtain was (150 feet/46 meters) long.
10 A tung pakul neh a buenhol pakul te rhohum tih tung dongkah voei neh a yaeltlang tah cak a saii.
[To hang the curtain], they made 20 bronze posts and 20 bronze bases, [one for under each post]. [To fasten the curtains to] the posts, they made silver hooks, and [they made metal] rods [covered with] silver.
11 Tlangpuei saa kah dong yakhat ham khaw tung pakul neh a buenhol pakul te rhohum tih, tung dongkah voei neh a yaeltlang tah cak a saii.
They made the same kind of curtains, posts, bases, and hooks for the north side of the courtyard.
12 Khotlak ben kah imbang khaw dong sawmnga lo. A tung parha neh a buenhol parha lo. Tung dongkah voei neh a yaeltlang te cak a ben.
On the west side [of the courtyard], they made a curtain (75 feet/23 meters) long. They also made ten posts on which to hang the curtains, and ten bases, with silver hooks and [metal] rods [covered with] silver.
13 Khothoeng ben ah khaw dong sawmnga lo.
On the east side, [where the entrance is], the courtyard was (75 feet/23 meters) wide.
14 A kaep kah imbang te dong hlai nga lo. A tung pathum neh a buenhol pathum om.
On each side of the entrance, they made a curtain (22-1/2 feet/6.6 meters) wide. On each side they [were hung from] three posts, and one base was under each post.
15 A Vongup vongka hlaep kah imbang pabae te he ben ah khaw ke ben ah khaw dong hlai nga lo. A tung pathum neh a buenhol khaw pathum om.
16 Vongup kaepvai kah imbang boeih te hnitang a tah thil.
All the curtains around the courtyard were made from fine white linen.
17 Te vaengah tung dongkah buenhol tah rhohum tih tung dongkah voei neh a yaeltlang tah cak neh a saii. Te dongah vongup kah tung boeih te a soi kah cak ben phoeiah cak neh a cen uh.
All the posts around the courtyard were made of bronze, but the tops were covered with silver. The posts were connected with [metal] rods [covered with] silver. The clasps/fasteners and hooks were made of silver.
18 Vongup vongka kah himbaiyan khaw kutci neh a thim, daidi, hlampai a lingdik la a en tih hnitang la a tah. Te vaengah vongup kah imbang voeivang kah bangla a yun dong kul neh a daang a sang tah dong nga lo.
For the entrance of the courtyard, they made a curtain from fine white linen, and a skilled weaver embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread. The curtain was (30 feet/9 meters) long and (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) high, just like the other curtains around the courtyard.
19 A tung pali neh a buenhol pali tah rhohum a saii. A voei tah cak tih a soi neh a yaeltlang khaw cak ben la om.
All the curtains were made of fine white linen. They were supported by four posts, and [under each post] was a base made of bronze. All the posts around the courtyard were connected with [metal] rods [covered with] silver. The clasps/fasteners were made of silver, and the tops of the posts were covered with silver.
20 Dungtlungim ham neh a kaepvai vongtung ham khaw rhohum hlingcong boeih a saii.
All the tent pegs to support the Sacred Tent and the curtains around the courtyard were made of bronze.
21 He dungtlungim la a hlum he khosoih Aaron koca Ithamar kut dongkah Levi thohtatnah, Moses ol bangla olphong kah dungtlungim la a soep.
Here is a list of the amounts of metal used to make the Sacred Tent. Moses/I told [some men from] the tribe of Levi to [count all the materials used and] write down the amounts. Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest, supervised those men.
22 Te vaengah BOEIPA loh Moses a uen vabangla Judah koca lamkah Hur capa Uri kah a ca Bezalel loh a cungkuem te a saii.
Bezalel the son of Uri and grandson of Hur made all the things that Yahweh commanded Moses/me to be made.
23 Tedae a taengah moehnah neh a thim la, daidi la, hlampai a lingdik neh hnitang la aka en kutthai, Dan koca lamkah Ahisamak capa Oholiab khaw om.
Bezalel’s helper was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. Oholiab was a skilled engraver who made artistic things. He made fine white linen, and he embroidered designs using blue, purple, and red yarn/thread. He also made other cloth.
24 Hmuencim bitat cungkuem dongah sui khaw bitat la boeih a saii. Te vaengah thueng hmueih dongkah sui mah hmuencim kah shekel ah talent pakul pako phoeiah shekel ya rhih sawmthum om coeng.
All the gold that was used to make the Sacred Tent weighed (2,195 pounds/1,000 kg.). They used the official standard when they weighed the gold.
25 Rhaengpuei kah a soep cak he khaw talent yakhat neh hmuencim kah shekel ah shekel thawngkhat ya rhih sawmrhih panga lo.
All the silver that the people contributed when the leaders (took the census/counted the men) weighed (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.). They also used the official standard when they weighed the silver.
26 Hlangmi pakhat dongah beka pakhat, hmuencim shekel ah shekel rhakthuem a paek. Soep hamla aka kat boeih te kum kul ca lamloh a so hang te thawng ya rhuk thawng thum neh ya nga sawmnga lo.
All the men who were at least 20 years old were counted, and they each paid the required amount. That was a total of 603,550 men.
27 Te vaengah hmuencim buenhol neh hniyan buenhol la a hlawn ham cak te talent yakhat lo coeng. Buenhol pakhat dongah talent khat van tih talent yakhat lamloh buenhol yakhat rhoeh.
They used (75 pounds/34 kg.) of silver for making/casting each of the 100 bases to [put under the posts to support] the curtains of the Sacred Tent.
28 Te dongah thawngkhat ya rhih neh sawmrhih panga te tung dongkah voei la a saii. Te phoeiah a soi ah a ben tih a cen.
Bezalel [and his helpers] used the (50 pounds/30 kg.) of silver that was not used for the bases to make the rods and the hooks for the posts, and to cover the tops of the posts.
29 Te phoeiah thueng hmueih rhohum talent sawmrhih neh shekel thawng nit ya li lo.
The bronze that the people contributed weighed (5,310 pounds/2,425 kg.).
30 Te nen te tingtunnah dap thohka kah buenhol neh rhohum dapim hmueihtuk khaw, rhohum pahak khaw hmueihtuk kah hnopai cungkuem khaw,
With the bronze, Bezalel and his helpers made the bases for under the posts at the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They also made the altar for burning sacrifices, the grating for it and the tools used with it,
31 vongtung phai kah buenhol khaw, vongtung vongka kah buenhol khaw, dungtlungim kah hlingcong boeih neh, vongtung phai kah hlingcong boeih a saii.
the bases for the posts [that supported the curtains] that surrounded the courtyard and the bases for the entrance to the courtyard, and the pegs for the Sacred Tent and for [the curtains around] the courtyard.
