Exodus 25

1 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “There [are many things that I want] you to tell to the Israeli people.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Tell them that they must give offerings/gifts to me. Receive from the people every offering/gift that they want to give to me.

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.

3 These are the things that they may offer/give: Gold, silver, bronze,

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

4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn/wool, fine (linen/white cloth), goats’ hair for making [cloth],

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

5 rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), goatskins, [hard] wood from acacia [trees],

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

6 olive oil [to burn] in the lamps, spices to [put in] the olive oil for anointing [the priests] and in the sweet-smelling incense,

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

7 [expensive quartz] stones [called] onyx, and other expensive stones to be fastened [to the priest’s vest] and put on the pouches [that are to be fastened to the vest].

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

8 Tell the people to make a big Sacred Tent for me, so that I can live in it among them.

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

9 They must make the Sacred Tent and all the things that will be used inside it according to the plan/model that I will show you.”

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].

10 “[Tell the people to] make a [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.

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.

11 Cover it with pure gold inside and outside, and put a gold border around the top of it.

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.

12 [They must] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten them to the legs of the chest. Put two rings on each side of the chest.

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.

13 [They must] make [two] poles from acacia wood, and they must cover them with gold.

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

14 [They must] put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, so that the chest can be carried by the poles.

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

15 The poles must always be left in the rings; they must not take the poles out [of the rings].

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

16 Put inside the chest the [two stone slabs that I will give you, on which] I have written my commandments.

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

17 [Tell them to] make a lid for the chest from pure gold. [It will be the place where I will] forgive people’s sins. It [also] is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.

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.

18 [Tell them to] hammer [huge lump of] gold into the form of two creatures that have wings.

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

19 One of these is to be put at each end of the chest, but the gold [from which] they [are made] must be joined to the gold from which the lid [is made].

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.

20 [Tell them to place the] winged creatures so that their wings touch each other and spread out over the lid.

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].

21 Put inside the chest the stone slabs that I will give you. Then fasten the lid onto the top of the chest.

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

22 I will set times to talk with you there. From above the lid of the chest, between the two winged creatures, I will tell to you all my laws that [you must tell] to the Israeli people.”

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.

23 “[Tell them to] make a table from acacia wood. It is to be (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.

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.

24 [Tell them to] cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.

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

25 [Tell them to] make a rim all around it, (3 in./7.5 cm.) wide, and put a gold border around the rim.

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.

26 [Tell them to] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].

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.

27 The rings should be fastened to the table near the rim.

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

28 Make two poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold. The poles for carrying the table are to be inserted in the rings.

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

29 Also [tell them to] make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used [when the priests] pour out wine [to offer to me]. They must all be made from pure gold.

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.

30 On the table, in front of the chest, there must always be the loaves of sacred bread [that the priests have offered] to me.”

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

31 “[Tell them to] make a lampstand from pure gold. They must hammer [one large lump of] gold to make its base and its shaft. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the [flower] petals [that decorate the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft are all to be hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.

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.

32 There are to be six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].

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;

33 Each of the branches is to have on it three [gold decorations that will look like] almond blossoms. These decorations must also have flower buds and [flower] petals.

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.

34 On the [shaft of the] lampstand there are to be four [gold decorations that also look like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and petals.

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

35 On each side, there is to be one [flower] bud beneath each of the branches.

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.

36 All these buds and branches, along with the shaft, are to be hammered from one large lump of pure gold.

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

37 Also [tell them to] make seven small cups [for holding oil. One is to be put on top of the shaft and the others are to be put on top of the branches]. Place these cups so that [when the lamps are lit], the light will shine toward the (front of the lampstand/entrance).

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

38 [Tell them to] make tongs from pure gold, [to remove the burned wicks] and trays [in which to put the burned wicks].

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

39 [Tell them to] use (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and the tongs and the trays.

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

40 Make sure that they make these things according to the instructions that I am giving you [here] on [this] mountain.”

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