Exodus 25

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me a heave-offering: of every one whose heart prompteth him, ye shall take my heave-offering.

“Instruct the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive my offering from everyone who willingly wants to give.

3 And this is the heave-offering that ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and copper,

These are the items you are to accept from them as contributions: gold, silver, and bronze;

4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and byssus, and goats' [hair],

blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-spun linen and goat hair;

5 and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins; and acacia-wood;

ram skins that have been tanned, and fine leather; acacia wood;

6 oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;

olive oil for the lamps; spices for the olive oil used in anointing and for the fragrant incense;

7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

and onyx stones and other gemstones to be used in making the ephod and breastpiece.

8 And they shall make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

They are to make me a sanctuary so I can live among them.

9 According to all that I shall shew thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the utensils thereof, even so shall ye make [it].

You must make the Tabernacle and all its furnishings according to design I'm going to show you.

10 And they shall make an ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

They are to make an Ark of acacia wood that measures two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.

11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold: inside and outside shalt thou overlay it; and shalt make upon it a border of gold round about.

Cover it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and make a gold trim to go around it.

12 And cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] at the four corners thereof, that two rings may be upon the one side thereof and two rings upon the other side thereof.

Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.

13 And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold.

Make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.

14 And put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

Place the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it can be carried.

15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not come out from it.

The poles are to stay in the rings of the Ark; don't take them out.

16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.

Place inside the Ark the Testimony which I'm going to give you.

17 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

You are to make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.

18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

Make two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,

19 And make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

and put one cherub on each end. All of this is to be made from one piece of gold.

20 And the cherubim shall stretch out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be [turned].

The cherubim are to be designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim are to be placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.

21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.

Place the atonement cover on top of the Ark, and put the Testimony that I'm going to give you inside the Ark.

22 And there will I meet with thee, and will speak with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, everything that I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

I will meet with you there as arranged above the atonement cover, between the two cherubim that stand over the Ark of the Testimony, and I will talk with you about all the commands I will give the Israelites.

23 And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood, two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Then you are to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.

24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make upon it a border of gold round about.

Cover it with pure gold and make a gold trim to go around it.

25 And thou shalt make for it a margin of a handbreadth round about, and shalt make a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

Make a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.

26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings at the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

Make four gold rings for the table and attach them to the four corners of the table by the legs.

27 Close to the margin shall the rings be, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

The rings are to be close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.

28 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon them.

Make the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and cover them with gold.

29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and cups thereof, and goblets thereof, and bowls thereof, with which to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

Make plates and dishes for the table, as well as pitchers and bowls for pouring out drink offerings. Make all of them out of pure gold.

30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.

Place the Bread of the Presence on the table so it is always in my presence.

31 And thou shalt make a lamp-stand of pure gold; [of] beaten work shall the lamp-stand be made: its base and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same.

Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it is to be made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.

32 And six branches shall come out of the sides thereof — three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side thereof, and three branches of the lamp-stand out of the other side thereof;

It is to have six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side.

33 three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower: and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the lamp-stand.

Have three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch. Each of six branches that come out will have three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.

34 And in the lamp-stand four cups shaped like almonds, its knobs and its flowers;

On the main shaft of the lampstand make four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.

35 and a knob under two branches of it, and [again] a knob under two branches of it, and [again] a knob under two branches of it, for the six branches that proceed out of the lamp-stand.

On the six branches that come out from the lampstand, place a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

36 Their knobs and their branches shall be of itself — all of one beaten work of pure gold.

The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.

37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof, and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may shine out before it;

Make seven lamps and place them on the lampstand so they can light up the area in front of it.

38 and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

The wick tongs and their trays are to be made of pure gold.

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall they make it, with all these utensils.

The lampstand and all these utensils will require a talent of pure gold.

40 And see that thou make [them] according to their pattern, which hath been shewn to thee in the mountain.

Be sure to make everything according to the design you were shown on the mountain.”