Tâconae 26
1 Hothloilah, lukkareiim hah âthi hni, hnipaling, loukloukkaang e hni yung hra touh hoi sak e, cherubim em kahawicalah na la vaiteh, mek na sak sin han.
“[Tell the people to] make the Sacred Tent using ten long strips of fine linen. They must take blue, purple, and red thread (OR, weave the strips from blue, purple, and red thread), and [a skilled craftsman] must embroider these strips with [designs that represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].
2 Yaphni e teh ayung dong 28 touh rip a kâvan han. Adangka dong 4 touh rip han. Abuemlahoi yaphni koung a kâvan han.
Each strip is to be (14 yards/twelve meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
3 Yaphni e hah buet touh hoi buet touh koung kâbet han. Alouke panga touh hai buet touh hoi buet touh koung a kâbet han.
[Tell them to] sew five strips together to make one set, and sew the other five strips together to make another set.
4 Patawp e yaphni hah apasuek e a tâphai a poutnae dawk laikaw dik kamthim e hoi na sak han. Hottelah patawp e yaphni e apâhni e avanglae apoutnae dawk hai na sak han.
For each set, [they must] make loops of blue [cloth] and fasten them along the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set.
5 Yaphni buet touh dawkvah, laikaw 50 touh na sak han. Hahoi patawpnae apasueke tâphai dawk hai laikaw 50 touh na sak vaiteh, phouk kadangka lah ao awh han.
[They must] put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops on the edge of the second set.
6 Tarennae 50 touh sui hoi na sak han. Hote tarennae ni yaphni hah hmai na taren sin vaiteh, lukkareiim teh buet touh lah na o sak han.
[Tell them to] make 50 gold clasps/fasteners, to fasten both of the sets together. As a result, the inside of the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.
7 Lukkareiim e a lemphu dawkvah, hmae muen hoi yaphni hah na sak han. Yaphni 11 touh hoi na sak han.
Also, [tell them to] make a cover for the Sacred Tent from eleven pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair.
8 Yaphni teh ayung dong 30 touh rip a pha han. Adangka dong pali touh vaiteh, yaphni 11 touh e hah koung a kâvan han.
Each piece of cloth is to be (15 yards/13.5 meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
9 Yaphni panga touh e hah koung na patawp han. Hahoi yaphni taruk touh hah lukkareiim hma lae yaphni taruk touh e hmalah koung na patawp han.
[Tell them to] sew five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and sew the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set. [They] must fold the sixth piece [of cloth] in half to make it double over the front of the Sacred Tent.
10 Patawp e yaphni pasuek e tâphai dawk laikaw 50 touh hoi na sak vaiteh, patawpnae apâhni e tâphai dawk laikaw 50 touh na sak han.
[Tell them to] make 100 loops [of blue cloth], and to fasten 50 of them to the outer edge of the one set and fasten 50 to the outer edge of the other set.
11 Hetsinnae 50 touh e hah rahum hoi na sak han. Rakhan buet touh lah ao thai nahanelah, hetsinnae hah tâphai lae laikaw dawk na bang han.
[Tell them to] make fifty bronze clasps/fasteners and put them in the cloth loops to join the two sets together. As a result, the cover for the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.
12 Lukkareiim e yaphni kacawie tangawn hah, lukkareiim e a hnuklah na bang han.
[Let] the extra part of the cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth], hang over the back of the Sacred Tent.
13 Hahoi lukkareiim avanlah kacawie yaphni som dong touh reira e hateh avangvanglah lukkareiim ramuknae a kahup lah a kâbang han.
The extra half yard/meter of each cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth] on each side, must hang over the two sides of the Sacred Tent, to protect the sides.
14 Lukkareiim lemphu ramuk nahanelah tu pho paling bu e, hote tu pho van vah hmae pho hah na sak han.
[Tell them to] make two more covers for the Sacred Tent. One is to be made from rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), and the top cover is to be made from goatskin leather.”
15 Lukkareiim tungdum nahanelah thingpheknaw hah anri thing hoi na sak han.
“[Tell them to] make frames from acacia wood, frames that will be set up [from which to hang the Sacred Tent covers].
16 Thingphek teh asaw e dong hra, akaw e dong touh hoi tangawn han.
Each frame is to be (five yards/four meters) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
17 Hote thingphek pueng dawk a khok kahni touh na sak han.
[They] must make two projections at the bottom of each frame. These will be to fasten the frames to the bases underneath them. They must make these projections at the bottom of each frame.
18 Lukkareiim akalah kalup nahanelah thingphek 20 touh na sak han.
Make 20 frames for the south side of the Sacred Tent.
19 Hote thingphek 20 touh dawk e buetbuet touh e rahim vah, a khok kahni touh mawp nahanelah ngun khokpacawp 40 touh na sak han. A tangkhang hanelah ngun khokpacawp kahni touh lengkaleng na sak han.
[Tell them to] make 40 silver bases to go underneath them. Two bases will go under each frame. The projections [at the bottom] of each frame are [to be made] to fit into the bases.
20 Hot patetvanlah, lukkareiim atunglah kalup nahanelah thingphek 20 touh ao han.
[Similarly], [tell them to] make twenty frames for the north side of the Sacred Tent.
21 Ngun khokpacawp 40 touh e hah thingphek buet touh hanelah kahni touh lengkaleng na sak han.
[They] must make 40 silver bases for them also, with two bases to be put under each frame.
22 Lukkareiim a hnuk lae kalup nahanelah thingphek 6 touh na sak han.
For the rear of the Sacred Tent, on the west side, [tell them to] make six frames.
23 A takin avoivang lah kalup nahane kahni touh na sak han.
Also, [tell them to] make two extra frames, one for each corner of the rear of the Sacred Tent, [to provide extra support].
24 Takin kahni touh dawk, a rahim lahai a lathueng lahai laikaw hah na bang han.
The two corner frames must be 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 there must be a gold ring for holding the crossbar.
25 Hahoi thingphek 8 touh hah na kangdue nahanelah ngun laikaw 16 touh ao han, thingphek buet touh hanelah tarik e kahni touh lengkaleng ao han.
In that way, [for the rear of the Sacred Tent] there will be eight frames, and there will be 16 bases, two under each frame.
26 Anri thing hoi tapang e pangkhek hah na sak han. Lukkareiim avangvanglah hane thingphek panga touh lukkareiim avanglah hane thingphek panga touh.
[Tell them to] make 15 crossbars from acacia wood.
27 Lukkareiim hnuklah kalupnae thingphek hrawt nahanelah tarennae acung yung panga touh na sak han.
Five of them will be for the frames on the north side of the Sacred Tent, five will be for the south side, and five for the frames at the rear of the Sacred Tent, the west side.
28 A lungui tapang tâphai hah a tangkhang thingphek lungui hoi avanglah apoutnae koehoi avanglah a poutnae totouh na pha sak han.
Tell them to fasten the crossbars on the north, south, and west sides of the Sacred Tent to the middle of the frames. The two long ones must extend from one end of the Sacred Tent to the other, and the crossbar on the west side must extend from one side of the Sacred Tent to the other.
29 Thingphek hah sui tui hoi na hluk han. Hahoi tapang e tâphai hrawtnae laikaw hah sui hoi na sak han, tapang tâphai hai sui tui hoi na hluk han.
[Tell them to] cover the frames with gold, and make gold rings to fasten the crossbars to the frames. The crossbars must [also] be covered with gold.
30 Hottelah mon dawkvah, kai ni na patue e patetlah lukkareiim teh na sak han.
Erect the Sacred Tent in the way that I have shown you [here] on [this] mountain.”
31 Kamthim hni, âthi hni, hnipaling loukloukkaang e hoi carouk e na sak han. A meikahawicalah cherubim mei na sak han.
“[Tell them to] make a curtain from fine linen. A skilled craftsman must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, making [designs to represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].
32 Hote sui tui hluk e anri thing khom pali touh dawkvah yaphni hah na bang han. Hote khom teh sui hoi sak e hetnae hoi ngun khokpacawp pali touh dawk ung e lah ao han.
[Tell them to] suspend/hang the curtain from four posts made from acacia wood and covered with gold. Set [each] post in a silver base.
33 Kacakcalah na het vaiteh, yaphni hah na yap vaiteh, yaphni thung lah lawkpanuesaknae thing kong hah na ta han. Yaphni na yap e hah namamouh hane hmuen kathoung hoi hmuen kathoungpounge kapeknae lah ao han.
[They] must suspend/hang the [top of the] curtain by hooks that are fastened to the roof of the Sacred Tent. Behind the curtain, in the [room called the] Very Holy Place, [they] must put the chest containing the [two stone slabs on which I have written my] commandments. That curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place.
34 Lungmanae tungkhung hah hmuen kathoungpounge lawkpanuesaknae thingkong van na ta han.
On top of the chest in the Very Holy Place [they] must put the lid which will be the place where [blood will be sprinkled to] forgive people’s sins.
35 Yaphni alawilah caboi hah na ta vaiteh, lukkareiim akalae hmaiimkhok, atunglah caboi buet touh hoi buet touh kadangka lah na ta han.
[In the room that is] outside of the Very Holy Place, [they] must put the table [for the sacred] bread on the north side, and put the lampstand on the south side.
36 Hahoi lukkareiim takhang koe yaphni loukloukkaang e, carouk e lukkarei kamthim hni, âthi hni, hnipalingnaw, hoi, emlakathoum koe em la sak hoi na sak han.
[Tell them to] make a curtain to [cover] the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They must make it from fine linen, and a skilled weaver must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.
37 Hahoi anri thing hoi yaphni yap nahane hah khom panga touh na sak vaiteh, sui tui koung na hluk han. Bang nahanelah sui hoi na sak han. Hotnaw pâhung nahanelah, rahum khokpacawp panga touh na sak han.
To hold up this curtain, [they] must make five posts from acacia wood. [They] must cover them with gold, and fasten gold clasps/fasteners to them. Also [they] must make a bronze base for each of these posts.”
