Exodus 25

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

The Lord told Moses,

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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].

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Make poles of acacia wood and cover 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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 “[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.

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

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

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

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

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].

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The wick tongs and their trays are to be made 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.

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

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

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