Tâconae 30
1 Hahoi, hmuitui sawinae khoungroe anri thing hoi na sak han.
“[Tell the skilled workers to] make an altar from acacia wood, for burning incense.
2 Ayung dong touh, adangka dong touh, a rasang dong touh hoi takin pali touh lah na sak vaiteh, a ki hateh khoungroe hoi a kâkuet han.
It is to be square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It is to be (3 feet/90 cm.) high. [Tell them to] make [a projection that looks like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections must be carved from the same block of wood that the altar [is made from].
3 A lathueng lae hoi a tapang hoi a ki hah sui kathoung hoi na hluk awh vaiteh, petkâkalup lah sui hoi arai na pacawp han.
[They must] cover the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. Put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].
4 Arai pacawpnae rahim vah suilaikaw kahni touh na sak han. Avangvanglah na ta vaiteh, hothateh kâkayawtnae acung hrawt nahane doeh.
[They must] make two gold rings for carrying the altar. [They must] attach them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. These rings are for the poles for carrying the altar.
5 Acung teh anri thing hoi na sak vaiteh, sui tui hoi na bu sin han.
[Tell them to] make these [two] poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold.
6 Hothateh kai ni na pato nahane hmuen lawkpanuesaknae tanae thingkong ngue nahanelah yaphni hmalah hote khoungroe hah na hruek han.
[They must] put this altar outside the curtain that hangs in front of the sacred chest and its lid. That is the place where I will talk with you.
7 Hottelah Aron ni hawvah, hmaisawi hane hmuitui hah a sawi han. Amom karawitawi hmaiim a rakueng navah a sawi han.
Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on this altar. He must burn some every morning when he takes care of the lamps,
8 Aron ni tangmin lah hmaiim paangnae tueng dawkvah, hmuitui hah hmai a sawi han. Hothateh, na ca catounnaw totouh BAWIPA hmalah hmuitui lah ao han.
and he must burn some in the evening when he lights the lamps. The incense must be burned continually, throughout all future generations.
9 Hawvah hmuitui alouke thoseh, hmaisawi thuengnae thoseh, rawca thuengnae thoseh na poe mahoeh. Hawvah, nei hane na poe e hai na awi mahoeh.
The priests must not burn on the altar any incense that I have not told you to burn, or burn any animal on it, or any grain offering for me, or pour any wine on it as an offering.
10 Aron ni kum touh dawk vai touh yonthanae sathei thi hah a la vaiteh, kinaw dawkvah yonthanae a sak han. Na ca catounnaw totouh kum touh dawk vai touh yonthanae a sak awh han, hot teh BAWIPA hanelah kathoungpounge doeh.
One time every year Aaron must perform the ritual for making this altar pure. He must do it by putting on its four projections some of the blood from the animal that was sacrificed (to remove the guilt of the people’s sins/so that the people would no longer be guilty for sins). This ritual is to be done by Aaron and his descendants throughout all future generations. This altar must be completely dedicated to me, Yahweh.”
11 BAWIPA ni Mosi koe,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
12 Isarel catoun milu na touk toteh, milu na touk e yit touh tami pueng ni hringlu ratang nahanelah BAWIPA a poe awh han. Na touk toteh ahnimouh na touk dawkvah, ahnimouh koe lacik a pha hoeh nahanelah,
“When your [leaders] (take a census of/count) the Israeli people, each man [who is counted] must pay to me a price to save his life. They must do this in order that no disaster will happen to them while the people are being counted.
13 hetheh a poe awh hanelah ao. Touk tangcoung e naw pueng ni, hmuen kathoung koe hno khingnae a khing tangawn hah BAWIPA hanlah a poe awh han ( Khing touh teh gerah 20 touh doeh).
Every man who is counted must pay to me (0.2 ounces/5.7 grams) of silver. They must use the official standard when they weigh the silver.
14 Touk tangcoung e kum 20 lathueng pueng ni, BAWIPA hanelah a poe awh han.
All the men who are at least 20 years old must pay this amount to me when the people are counted.
15 Na hringlu ratang nahanelah, BAWIPA hanelah na poe awh pawiteh, khing tangawn hlak kapap lah tami ka tawnta ni poe mahoeh. Hahoi ka mathoe ni hai hothlak kayoun lah poe mahoeh.
Rich men must not pay more than this amount, and poor men must not pay less than this amount, when they pay this money to save their lives.
16 Isarel catounnaw yontha nahane tangka teh na la vaiteh, kamkhuengnae lukkareiim dawk thawtawknae lah na pouk han. Na hringlu yontha nahane BAWIPA hmalah Isarel catounnaw hanlah Pahnim hoeh nahanlah ao nahan, telah a dei.
Your leaders must collect this money from the Israeli people and give it to [those who will] take care of the Sacred Tent. This money is the payment for the lives of those who take care of the Sacred Tent, (to enable me not to forget them/and then I will remember to protect them).”
17 BAWIPA ni Mosi koe,
Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me,
18 kâpasu nahanlah rahum kawlung hoi pâhung nahanlah amkhoung na sak han. Lukkareiim hoi khoungroe rahak na ta han.
“[Tell the skilled workers to] make a bronze washbasin and a bronze base for it. [They must] put it between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.
19 Ahnimouh teh kamkhuengnae lukkareiim thung a kâen awh nakunghai thoseh,
Aaron and his sons must ritually wash their hands and their feet with this water
20 BAWIPA koe hmaisawi thuengnae thueng hanelah, khoungroe koe a hnai nah thoseh,
before they enter the Sacred Tent and before they come to the altar to sacrifice offerings that will be burned on it. If [they do that], they will not die [because of disobeying my instructions].
21 due hoeh nahanelah, amamae kut khok hah a pâsu awh han. Hottelah ahnimouh hoi ahnimae ca catounnaw ni tarawi hane kâlawk lah ao telah ati.
They must wash their hands and their feet, in order that they will not die. They and the males descended from them must obey this ritual throughout all generations.”
22 Hothloilah BAWIPA ni Mosi koevah,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
23 hmuituinaw thung dawk a hmui katuipounge murah sekel 500 touh hoi nakzik hmuitui khing 250,
“[Tell the people to] collect some of the finest spices— (12 pounds/6 kg.) of (liquid myrrh/sweet-smelling sap named myrrh), (6 pounds/3 kg.) of sweet-smelling cinnamon, (6 pounds/3 kg.) of a sweet-smelling cane/reed,
24 nakzik phun louk khing 500, olive satui pong 12 touh (hin buet touh) na thokhai vaiteh,
and (12 pounds/6 kg.) of (cassia/a sweet-smelling bark named cassia). [Be sure] that they use the official standard when they weigh these things. Tell an expert perfumer to mix these with (one gallon/four liters) of olive oil
25 hmuitui kasakkung ni a sak e patetlah hluk e satui hah kathounge satui lah na sak han.
to make sacred oil for anointing.
26 Kamkhuengnae lukkareiim, lawkpanuesaknae thingkong,
Use this oil for anointing the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest,
27 caboi hnopainaw, hmaiimkhok, hmuitui hmaisawinae khoungroe,
the table and all the things that are used with it, the lampstand and all the things that are used to take care of it, the altar for [burning] incense,
28 hmaisawi thuengnae khoungroe hoi hnopainaw, kawlung hoi pâhungnae amkhoung pueng hah hote hmuitui hoi koung na hluk han.
and the altar for offering sacrifices that will be burned, along with its bases and the washbasin and all the things that are used with it.
29 Kathoung katang e lah ao awh nahan, na thoung sak vaiteh, hote hno ka tek e pueng teh a thoung awh han.
Dedicate them by anointing them, in order that they will be completely holy/sacred. Anyone or anything that touches the altar will become taboo.
30 Haw hanelah, vaihma thaw tawk laihoi, ka thaw a tawk thai awh nahanelah, Aron hoi a capanaw hah satui na awi vaiteh, na thoung sak han.
And anoint Aaron and his sons. [By doing that], you will dedicate them to serve me [by being] priests.
31 Isarel catounnaw koe, hete satui heh na ca catounnaw koe totouh kaie hluk e satui kathoung lah ao han.
And tell the Israeli people, ‘This oil will be my sacred anointing oil that must be used throughout all future generations.
32 Tami tak dawk na awi mahoeh. Hete sak e hoi saknae kâvan e alouke hai na sak mahoeh. Hethateh a thoung teh, nangmouh hanlah kathounge lah ao han.
You must not pour it on the bodies of people who are not priests, and you must not make other oil to be like it by mixing the same amount of those things. This oil is sacred, and you must consider it to be sacred.’
33 Apipatethai het hoi kâvan lah a sak hai thoseh, ayâ alouk hanlah a hno hai thoseh, hote tami teh a miphun dawk hoi na takhoe han telah na dei han telah ati.
I will consider that anyone who makes ointment like this [for any other purpose], and anyone who puts any of this ointment on someone who is not a priest, no longer be allowed to associate with my people.”
34 BAWIPA ni Mosi koe a hmui katuipounge hmuitui satacte hoi onycha hoi galbanum hah na la han. Hmuituipoung e ka pâcim e frankinsen hah suekâvan lah na khing vaiteh,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me, “[Tell the people to] take equal parts of several sweet spices—stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—
35 hmuitui kasakkungnaw patetlah palawi na phuen vaiteh, ka pâcim lah kathoungcalah na sak han.
and tell an expert perfumer to mix them together to make some perfume. Add some salt to keep it pure and make it holy.
36 A tangawn teh katipcalah phawm hane doeh. Kai ni na pato nahane lukkareiim thung e lawkpanuesaknae hmalah na ta han. Hothateh, nang hanelah kathounge lah ao han.
Beat some of it into a fine powder. Then take some of it into the Sacred Tent and sprinkle it in front of the sacred chest. You must all consider this incense to be very holy.
37 Hote hmuitui na sak hane na pâtu e patetlah sak e teh, namamouh hanelah na sak mahoeh. BAWIPA hanelah kathounge lah na pouk awh han.
The people must not mix the same spices to make incense for themselves. This incense must be completely dedicated to me, Yahweh.
38 Tami bangpatet nihai, phunep rumram hanelah hot patet e sak pawiteh, hote tami teh a miphun thung hoi, takhoe lah ao han telah ati.
I will consider that anyone who makes incense like this to use it for perfume will no longer be allowed to associate with my people.”
