Potdohbu 37
1 Chu ban'in Bezalel chun thinggi thing mangchan thingkong asem tan; adung tongni le akeh ahin, avai tongkhat le akeh chule atun tongkhat le akeh ma alhing in ahi.
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 Aman jong asung lam le apolam ani gellin sana'in atomjol sellin, akimvel jouse jong sana mama in atom'in ahi.
He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.
3 Aman jong aning gol'a pansa ding chun sana kol-li asem in pang lang khat'a chun kol-ni asem'in ahi.
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 Chun aman moljol ni thinggi thing mangchan asuiyin, sana mama'in atom na'in ahi.
He made [two] poles from acacia wood, and covered them with gold.
5 Thingkong putna ding in moljol teni chu thingkong geiya chaokol teni achun athil lut'in ahi.
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 Chuin aman sana thengsellin thingkong khuna asem in, chule hepi touna jong asem in adung lam chu tong ni le akeh ahin, availam chu tongkhat le akeh alhing in ahi.
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 Chuin aman sana sehcha'a kikheng cherub lim bang'a um ni asem doh'in hepi touna among lam'a chun hiche teni chu apansah'in ahi.
He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.
8 Chule aman cherub khat aning lam khat achun apansah'in among langkhat ma achun Cherub khat ma apan sah in hichengse chu khat'in asem doh'in ahi.
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 teni chun chunglang anga lhon'in chule alha ajap lhon'in hepi touna chu alhaving tenin a veng bit lhon in ahi.
[He placed] the winged creatures facing each other so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid.
10 Chuin Bezalel in jong thinggi thing mangchan dokhang asem in ahi. Adunglam chu tongni in asem in, avai chu tong khat ahin chule atun lam chu tong khat le akeh alhing'in ahi.
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 Aman akhom ho jouse chu sana in atom jol soh keiyin ahi.
He covered it with pure gold, and he put a gold border around it.
12 Akimvel sechu khutphang tebep a saovin akhuna asem in chule ageikol jouse jong sana'in atomjol sohkeiyin ahi.
He made a rim all around it, (3 in./7 cm.) wide. He put a gold border around the rim.
13 Chuin aman dokhang'a manchah ding in sana chaokol-li asem in, dokhang keng-li lama chung apansah'in ahi.
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 Chaokol chengse chu abonchan kinai chan aumsah sohkeiyin, chaokol hose chu dokhang akijon teng kimang cha ding ahi.
The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.
15 Aman hichengse chu thinggi thing jeng mangchan asuiyin, abonchan sana'in atomjol sohkeiyin ahi.
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 Chule dokhang'a machah ding chun sana kong thengsel phabep asem'in lhengkong ahin, gimnamtui halna ding chule lengpi twi chapna ding jong abonchan sana in atomjol sohkeiyin ahi.
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 Chuin Bezalel'in thaomei khom asem'in hichu sana theng sela asem ahi. Thaomei khom tuna ding ahin aputna ding, anigellin phatah'in sehcha'n akheng in ahi. Hichea pahcha kijem'a pang le alutom ijakai jouse chutoh thaomei khom jong jaonan khat'in asem doh tan ahi.
[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 Thaomei khom chu gup ahin, aning ho a kon in abah thum cheh ahin jamdoh'in ahi.
There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].
19 Alang alanga abah gup jamdoh hoakon chun thaomei vah khon bang in ajamdoh'in alu ajum in apah jeng jong ahung um doh in ahi.
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 Hiche thaomei khom chu almond pahbang'in aning li aum'in ahi.
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 Thaomei khom akonna hung jam doh abah gup chengse chu toh'a noilam'a chengse jao nan khat in asem doh tan ahi.
On each side, beneath and extending from each of the branches, there was one [flower] bud.
22 Almond bah hung jam doh chengse chu toh abonchauva khat ahung soh doh theiyin, hichengse chu sana thengsella kikheng jeng seh ahi.
All these [flower] buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.
23 Aman jong thaomei sagi asem in amei khao che tanna chengse jaonan sana thengsel in asem doh in ahi.
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 Thaomei khom chu ahin, aman chah jouse jaonan sana thengsel dangka somsagi le nga mangchan asem doh in ahi.
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 Bezalel chun gimnam tuiya ding'in maicham khat thinggi thing'in asem'in ahi. Hichu adung tong khat chule atun tong khat ahi. Chule hichea kimang cha saki chengse chu toh khat in ahung um doh in ahi.
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 Aman maicham chu sana theng sel in atom namsel in, achung vumlam ahin chule ajet le avei jeng ajong, chu le a saki jouse jong abonchan sana in atom namsel in ahi. Hiti chun aboncha'n a kimvel jouse'a chun sana ajem in ahi.
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 Sana ki jem pah noiya akol a pang ding in aman sana chaokol ni asem doh in, khat cheh chu akingat tohsah in akhaiyin, maicham put le na manchah ding in asem doh in ahi.
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 Aman amoljol jouse jong chu thinggi thing jeng'in asemin sana'in atomnam soh keiyin ahi.
He made those [two] poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29 Chuin aman kinu thei ding'in thaotwi asem doh'in gimnamtui jeng jong chu halnam thei ding'in asem'in ahi. Hichengse chu abonchan thaosem them hon asemdoh bang bang'in asem tan ahi.
He also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.
