Exodus 30
1 “[Tell the skilled workers to] make an altar from acacia wood, for burning incense.
| «وَتَصْنَعُ مَذْبَحًا لِإِيقَادِ ٱلْبَخُورِ. مِنْ خَشَبِ ٱلسَّنْطِ تَصْنَعُهُ. | ١ |
2 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].
| طُولُهُ ذِرَاعٌ وَعَرْضُهُ ذِرَاعٌ. مُرَبَّعًا يَكُونُ. وَٱرْتِفَاعُهُ ذِرَاعَانِ. مِنْهُ تَكُونُ قُرُونُهُ. | ٢ |
3 [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].
| وَتُغَشِّيهِ بِذَهَبٍ نَقِيٍّ: سَطْحَهُ وَحِيطَانَهُ حَوَالَيْهِ وَقُرُونَهُ. وَتَصْنَعُ لَهُ إِكْلِيلًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ حَوَالَيْهِ. | ٣ |
4 [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.
| وَتَصْنَعُ لَهُ حَلْقَتَيْنِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ تَحْتَ إِكْلِيلِهِ عَلَى جَانِبَيْهِ. عَلَى ٱلْجَانِبَيْنِ تَصْنَعُهُمَا، لِتَكُونَا بَيْتَيْنِ لِعَصَوَيْنِ لِحَمْلِهِ بِهِمَا. | ٤ |
5 [Tell them to] make these [two] poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold.
| وَتَصْنَعُ ٱلْعَصَوَيْنِ مِنْ خَشَبِ ٱلسَّنْطِ وَتُغَشِّيهِمَا بِذَهَبٍ. | ٥ |
6 [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.
| وَتَجْعَلُهُ قُدَّامَ ٱلْحِجَابِ ٱلَّذِي أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ. قُدَّامَ ٱلْغِطَاءِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى ٱلشَّهَادَةِ حَيْثُ أَجْتَمِعُ بِكَ. | ٦ |
7 Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on this altar. He must burn some every morning when he takes care of the lamps,
| فَيُوقِدُ عَلَيْهِ هَارُونُ بَخُورًا عَطِرًا كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ، حِينَ يُصْلِحُ ٱلسُّرُجَ يُوقِدُهُ. | ٧ |
8 and he must burn some in the evening when he lights the lamps. The incense must be burned continually, throughout all future generations.
| وَحِينَ يُصْعِدُ هَارُونُ ٱلسُّرُجَ فِي ٱلْعَشِيَّةِ يُوقِدُهُ. بَخُورًا دَائِمًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ. | ٨ |
9 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.
| لَا تُصْعِدُوا عَلَيْهِ بَخُورًا غَرِيبًا وَلَا مُحْرَقَةً أَوْ تَقْدِمَةً، وَلَا تَسْكُبُوا عَلَيْهِ سَكِيبًا. | ٩ |
10 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.”
| وَيَصْنَعُ هَارُونُ كَفَّارَةً عَلَى قُرُونِهِ مَرَّةً فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ. مِنْ دَمِ ذَبِيحَةِ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ ٱلَّتِي لِلْكَفَّارَةِ مَرَّةً فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ يَصْنَعُ كَفَّارَةً عَلَيْهِ فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ. قُدْسُ أَقْدَاسٍ هُوَ لِلرَّبِّ». | ١٠ |
11 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
| وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا: | ١١ |
12 “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.
| «إِذَا أَخَذْتَ كَمِّيَّةَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِحَسَبِ ٱلْمَعْدُودِينَ مِنْهُمْ، يُعْطُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِدْيَةَ نَفْسِهِ لِلرَّبِّ عِنْدَمَا تَعُدُّهُمْ، لِئَلَّا يَصِيرَ فِيهِمْ وَبَأٌ عِنْدَمَا تَعُدُّهُمْ. | ١٢ |
13 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.
| هَذَا مَا يُعْطِيهِ كُلُّ مَنِ ٱجْتَازَ إِلَى ٱلْمَعْدُودِينَ: نِصْفُ ٱلشَّاقِلِ بِشَاقِلِ ٱلْقُدْسِ. ٱلشَّاقِلُ هُوَ عِشْرُونَ جِيرَةً. نِصْفُ ٱلشَّاقِلِ تَقْدِمَةً لِلرَّبِّ. | ١٣ |
14 All the men who are at least 20 years old must pay this amount to me when the people are counted.
| كُلُّ مَنِ ٱجْتَازَ إِلَى ٱلْمَعْدُودِينَ مِنِ ٱبْنِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَصَاعِدًا يُعْطِي تَقْدِمَةً لِلرَّبِّ. | ١٤ |
15 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.
| اَلْغَنِيُّ لَا يُكَثِّرُ وَٱلْفَقِيرُ لَا يُقَلِّلُ عَنْ نِصْفِ ٱلشَّاقِلِ حِينَ تُعْطُونَ تَقْدِمَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ نُفُوسِكُمْ. | ١٥ |
16 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).”
| وَتَأْخُذُ فِضَّةَ ٱلْكَفَّارَةِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَتَجْعَلُهَا لِخِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ. فَتَكُونُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ تَذْكَارًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ نُفُوسِكُمْ». | ١٦ |
17 Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me,
| وَكَلَّمْ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا: | ١٧ |
18 “[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.
| «وَتَصْنَعُ مِرْحَضَةً مِنْ نُحَاسٍ، وَقَاعِدَتَهَا مِنْ نُحَاسٍ، لِلِٱغْتِسَالِ. وَتَجْعَلُهَا بَيْنَ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ وَٱلْمَذْبَحِ، وَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَاءً. | ١٨ |
19 Aaron and his sons must ritually wash their hands and their feet with this water
| فَيَغْسِلُ هَارُونُ وَبَنُوهُ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ مِنْهَا. | ١٩ |
20 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].
| عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِمْ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ يَغْسِلُونَ بِمَاءٍ لِئَلَّا يَمُوتُوا، أَوْ عِنْدَ ٱقْتِرَابِهِمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ لِلْخِدْمَةِ لِيُوقِدُوا وَقُودًا لِلرَّبِّ. | ٢٠ |
21 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.”
| يَغْسِلُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ لِئَلَّا يَمُوتُوا. وَيَكُونُ لَهُمْ فَرِيضَةً أَبَدِيَّةً لَهُ وَلِنَسْلِهِ فِي أَجْيَالِهِمْ». | ٢١ |
22 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
| وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا: | ٢٢ |
23 “[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,
| «وَأَنْتَ تَأْخُذُ لَكَ أَفْخَرَ ٱلْأَطْيَابِ: مُرًّا قَاطِرًا خَمْسَ مِئَةِ شَاقِلٍ، وَقِرْفَةً عَطِرَةً نِصْفَ ذَلِكَ: مِئَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ، وَقَصَبَ ٱلذَّرِيرَةِ مِئَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ، | ٢٣ |
24 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
| وَسَلِيخَةً خَمْسَ مِئَةٍ بِشَاقِلِ ٱلْقُدْسِ، وَمِنْ زَيْتِ ٱلزَّيْتُونِ هِينًا. | ٢٤ |
25 to make sacred oil for anointing.
| وَتَصْنَعُهُ دُهْنًا مُقَدَّسًا لِلْمَسْحَةِ. عِطْرَ عِطَارَةٍ صَنْعَةَ ٱلْعَطَّارِ. دُهْنًا مُقَدَّسًا لِلْمَسْحَةِ يَكُونُ. | ٢٥ |
26 Use this oil for anointing the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest,
| وَتَمْسَحُ بِهِ خَيْمَةَ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ، وَتَابُوتَ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ، | ٢٦ |
27 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,
| وَٱلْمَائِدَةَ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهَا، وَٱلْمَنَارَةَ وَآنِيَتَهَا، وَمَذْبَحَ ٱلْبَخُورِ، | ٢٧ |
28 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.
| وَمَذْبَحَ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ وَكُلَّ آنِيَتِهِ، وَٱلْمِرْحَضَةَ وَقَاعِدَتَهَا. | ٢٨ |
29 Dedicate them by anointing them, in order that they will be completely holy/sacred. Anyone or anything that touches the altar will become taboo.
| وَتُقَدِّسُهَا فَتَكُونُ قُدْسَ أَقْدَاسٍ. كُلُّ مَا مَسَّهَا يَكُونُ مُقَدَّسًا. | ٢٩ |
30 And anoint Aaron and his sons. [By doing that], you will dedicate them to serve me [by being] priests.
| وَتَمْسَحُ هَارُونَ وَبَنِيهِ وَتُقَدِّسُهُمْ لِيَكْهَنُوا لِي. | ٣٠ |
31 And tell the Israeli people, ‘This oil will be my sacred anointing oil that must be used throughout all future generations.
| وَتُكَلِّمُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: يَكُونُ هَذَا لِي دُهْنًا مُقَدَّسًا لِلْمَسْحَةِ فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ. | ٣١ |
32 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.’
| عَلَى جَسَدِ إِنْسَانٍ لَا يُسْكَبُ، وَعَلَى مَقَادِيرِهِ لَا تَصْنَعُوا مِثْلَهُ. مُقَدَّسٌ هُوَ، وَيَكُونُ مُقَدَّسًا عِنْدَكُمْ. | ٣٢ |
33 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.”
| كُلُّ مَنْ رَكَّبَ مِثْلَهُ وَمَنْ جَعَلَ مِنْهُ عَلَى أَجْنَبِيٍّ يُقْطَعُ مِنْ شَعْبِهِ». | ٣٣ |
34 Yahweh also said to Moses/me, “[Tell the people to] take equal parts of several sweet spices—stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—
| وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «خُذْ لَكَ أَعْطَارًا: مَيْعَةً وَأَظْفَارًا وَقِنَّةً عَطِرَةً وَلُبَانًا نَقِيًّا. تَكُونُ أَجْزَاءً مُتَسَاوِيَةً، | ٣٤ |
35 and tell an expert perfumer to mix them together to make some perfume. Add some salt to keep it pure and make it holy.
| فَتَصْنَعُهَا بَخُورًا عَطِرًا صَنْعَةَ ٱلْعَطَّارِ، مُمَلَّحًا نَقِيًّا مُقَدَّسًا. | ٣٥ |
36 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.
| وَتَسْحَقُ مِنْهُ نَاعِمًا، وَتَجْعَلُ مِنْهُ قُدَّامَ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ فِي خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ حَيْثُ أَجْتَمِعُ بِكَ. قُدْسَ أَقْدَاسٍ يَكُونُ عِنْدَكُمْ. | ٣٦ |
37 The people must not mix the same spices to make incense for themselves. This incense must be completely dedicated to me, Yahweh.
| وَٱلْبَخُورُ ٱلَّذِي تَصْنَعُهُ عَلَى مَقَادِيرِهِ لَا تَصْنَعُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ. يَكُونُ عِنْدَكَ مُقَدَّسًا لِلرَّبِّ. | ٣٧ |
38 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.”
| كُلُّ مَنْ صَنَعَ مِثْلَهُ لِيَشُمَّهُ يُقْطَعُ مِنْ شَعْبِهِ». | ٣٨ |
