Exodus 30

1 Also thou schalt make an auter of the trees of Sechym, to brenne encense;

“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.

2 and the auter schal haue a cubit of lengthe, and another cubit of brede, that is foure cornerid, and twei cubitis in heiythe; corneris schulen come forth of the auter.

It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.

3 And thou schalt clothe it with clennest gold, as wel the gridil therof, as the wallis and corneris bi cumpas therof; and thou schalt make to the auter a litil goldun coroun,

Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.

4 `bi cumpas, and twei goldun serclis vndur the coroun by alle sidis, that barris be put in to the serclis, and the auter be borun.

And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

5 Also thou schalt make tho barris of the trees of Sechym, and thou schalt ouergilde;

Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

6 and thou schalt sette the auter ayens the veil, which veil hangith bifor the ark of witnessyng bifor the propiciatorie, bi which the witnessyng is hilid, where Y schal speke to thee.

Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony —before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.

7 And Aaron schal brenne theronne encense smellynge swetly eerli; whanne he schal araye the lanternes, he schal brenne it;

And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.

8 and whanne he settith the lanternes at euentid, he schal brenne euerlastynge encense bifor the Lord, in to youre generaciouns.

When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.

9 Ye schulen not offre theronne encense of other makyng, nethir offryng, and slayn sacrifice, nether ye schulen offre fletynge offryngis thereonne.

On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it.

10 And Aaron schal preie on the corneres therof onis bi the yeer, in the blood which is offrid for synne, and he schal plese theronne in youre generaciouns; it schal be the hooli of hooli thingis to the Lord.

Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”

11 And the Lord spak to Moises,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

12 and seide, Whanne thou schalt take the summe of the sones of Israel, alle bi hem silf schulen yyue `bi the noumbre prijs for her soulis to the Lord, and veniaunce schal not be in hem, whanne thei ben noumbrid.

“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.

13 Sotheli ech that passith to the name, schal yyue this, half a sicle bi the mesure of the temple; a sicle hath twenti halpens; the myddil part of a cicle schal be offrid to the Lord.

Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

14 He that is hadde in noumbre, fro twenti yeer and aboue,

Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.

15 schal yyue prijs; a riche man schal not adde to the myddil of cicle, and a pore man schal no thing abate.

In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

16 And thou schalt bitake in to vsis of the tabernacle of witnessyng the money takun, which is gaderid of the sones of Israel, that it be the mynde of hem bifor the Lord, and he schal be merciful to `the soulis of hem.

Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”

17 And the Lord spak to Moises,

And the LORD said to Moses,

18 and seide, Also thou schalt make a greet vessil of bras with his foundement to waische, and thou schalt sette it bitwixe the tabernacle of witnessyng and the auter `of brent sacrifices; and whanne watir is put therynne,

“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,

19 Aaron and hise sones schulen waische therynne her hondis and feet,

with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.

20 whanne thei schulen entre in to the tabernacle of witnessyng, and whanne thei schulen neiye to the auter that thei offre therynne encense to the Lord,

Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

21 lest perauenture thei dien; it schal be a lawful thing euerlastinge to hym and to his seed bi successiouns.

Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

22 And the Lord spak to Moises,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

23 and seide, Take to thee swete smellynge spiceries, of the firste and chosun myrre, fyue hundrid siclis; and of canel the half, that is, twei hundrid and fifti siclis;

“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

24 in lijk maner of calamy twei hundrid and fifti siclis; also of casia fyue hundrid siclis, in the weiyte of seyntuarie; oile of olyue trees, the mesure hyn;

500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

25 and thou schalt make the hooly oile of anoyntyng, an oynement maad bi the werk of a `makere of oynement.

Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

26 And thou schal anoynte therof the tabernacle of witnessyng, and the ark of testament, and the boord with hise vessels,

Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,

27 the candilstike, and the purtenaunces therof, the auteris of encense,

the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

28 and of brent sacrifice, and al the purtenaunce, that perteyneth to the ournyng of tho.

the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

29 And thou schalt halewe alle thingis, and tho schulen be the hooli of holi thingis; he that schal touche tho, schal be halewid.

You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.

30 Thou schalt anoynte Aaron, and hise sones, and thou schalt halewe hem, that thei be set in presthod to me.

Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

31 And thou schalt seie to the sones of Israel, This oile of anoyntyng schal be hooli to me in to youre generaciouns.

And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

32 The fleisch of man schal not be anoyntid therof, and bi the makyng therof ye schulen not make another, for it is halewid, and it schal be hooli to you.

It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.

33 What euer man makith sich oile, and yyueth therof to an alien, he schal be `destried fro his puple.

Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”

34 Forsothe the Lord seide to Moises, Take to thee swete smellynge spyceries, stacten, and onyca, galban of good odour, and pureste encense, alle schulen be of euene weiyte.

The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

35 And thou schal make encence, maad by werk of oynement makere, meddlid diligentli, and pure, and moost worthi of halewyng.

and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

36 And whanne thou hast powned alle thingis in to smalleste poudre, thou schalt putte therof bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng, in which place Y schal appere to thee; encense schal be to you the hooli of hooli thingis.

Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

37 Ye schulen not make siche a makyng in to youre vsis, for it is hooli to the Lord.

You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.

38 What euer man makith a lijk thing, that he vse the odour therof, he schal perische fro his puple.

Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”