Mose 2 25
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Gblɔ na Israelviwo be ame sia ame si alɔ̃ la, natsɔ nunana siawo dometɔ aɖewo vɛ nam.
“Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord.
3 “Sika, klosalo, akɔbli,
Now these are the things that you must accept: Gold, and silver, and brass,
4 avɔ si nye blɔtɔ, avɔ dzĩ, aklala, gbɔ̃fuwo,
hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats,
5 agbogbalẽ si wode ama dzĩ, gbɔ̃gbalẽ, akasiati,
and the skins of rams, dyed red, and skins of violet, and setim wood,
6 ami na akaɖiwo, amiʋeʋĩ hena amisisi kple numeme ʋeʋĩ,
oil to prepare lights, aromatics as ointments and sweet-smelling incense,
7 onikskpe siwo woatsɔ aɖo kɔmewu kple akɔtaɖonu ŋu,
onyx stones and gems to adorn the ephod as well as the breastplate.
8 elabena medi be Israelviwo natu nɔƒe kɔkɔe aɖe nam, afi si manɔ le wo dome.
And they shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst.
9 “Nye nɔƒe sia anye agbadɔ. Mafia ale si nàtui kple nu siwo nàtsɔ aɖo atsyɔ̃ nɛ la wò.
According to exact likeness of the tabernacle, and all of the vessels for its rituals, that I will reveal to you, so shall you make it.
10 “Tsɔ akasiati nàkpa aɖaka wòadidi sentimita alafa ɖeka kple ewo, wòakeke sentimita blaade-vɔ-ade, eye wòakɔ sentimita blaade-vɔ-ade.
Join together an ark of setim wood, whose length shall hold two and one half cubits; the width, one and one half cubits; the height, likewise, one and one half cubits.
11 Fa sika nyuitɔ ɖe eme kple egodo siaa, eye nàtsɔ sika nyuitɔ ke amli ɖe aɖaka la togawo kpe ɖo.
And you shall overlay it with the finest gold, inside and out. And over it, you shall fashion a gold crown all around,
12 Wɔ sikagagɔdɔ̃e ene siwo anɔ abe asigɛ ene, eye nàklã wo ɖe dzogoe ene siwo le ete la ŋu; sikagagɔ̃dɔ̃e eve nanɔ aɖaka la ƒe axa ɖe sia ɖe.
and four gold rings, which you shall set into the four corners of the ark. Let two rings be on one side and two on the other.
13 Tsɔ akasiati kpa kpo didiwo, eye nàfa sika nyuitɔ ɖe wo ŋu.
Likewise, you shall make bars of setim wood and cover them with gold.
14 Tsɔ wo ƒo ɖe asigɛ eve siwo le aɖaka la ƒe axa ɖeka dzi la me hena aɖaka la tsɔtsɔ.
And you shall put them through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, so that it may be carried on them.
15 Womaɖe ati siawo le sikasigɛawo me o, ke boŋ woanɔ wo me ɖaa.
These must always be in the rings, neither shall they ever be drawn out of them.
16 Ekema nàtsɔ nubabla si matsɔ na wò la ade aɖaka la me.
And you shall place the testimony, which I will give to you, in the ark.
17 Tsɔ sika nyuitɔ wɔ nublanuikpɔkpɔzikpui si adidi sentimita alafa ɖeka kple ewo, eye wòakeke sentimita blaadre-vɔ-ade.
You shall also make a propitiatory of the finest gold. Its length shall hold two and one half cubits, and the width, one and one half cubits.
18 Tsɔ sika wɔ kerubi eve, eye nàklã wo ɖe nutunu la ƒe didime ƒe nuwo.
Likewise, you shall make two Cherubim of formed gold, on both sides of the oracle.
19 Wɔ kerubi ɖeka kple amenuvevezikpui la, eye ɖeka anɔ nutunu la ƒe didime ƒe nu ɖeka.
Let one Cherub be on the one side, and the other be on the other.
20 Kerubiawo adze ŋgɔ wo nɔewo, eye woanɔ amenuvevezikpui la gbɔ kpɔm. Woakeke woƒe aʋalãwo ɖe sikanutunu la dzi.
And let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings and covering the oracle, and let them look out toward one another, their faces being turned toward the propitiatory, with which the ark is to be covered,
21 Tsɔ nutunu la tu aɖaka la nu, eye nàtsɔ kpe siwo dzi woŋlɔ seawo ɖo siwo matsɔ na wò la de aɖaka la me.
in which you will place the testimony that I will give to you.
22 Mado go wò le afi ma, aƒo nu kpli wò le amenuvevezikpui la tame, le kerubi eve siwo le nubablaɖaka tame la dome, eye matsɔ nubablakpe siwo dzi meŋlɔ nye sededewo na Israelviwo ɖo la na wò.
From there, I will warn you and speak to you, above the propitiatory and from the middle of the two Cherubim, which will be over the ark of the testimony, about everything that I will command of the sons of Israel through you.
23 “Emegbe la, nàtsɔ akasiati akpa kplɔ̃ wòadidi sentimita blaenyi-vɔ-enyi, akeke sentimita blaene-vɔ-ene, eye wòakɔ sentimita blaade-vɔ-ade.
You shall also make a table of setim wood, having two cubits of length, and one cubit in width, and one cubit and one half cubits in height.
24 Fa sika nyuitɔ ɖe edzi, eye nàfa sika ɖe eto.
And you shall overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around,
25 Tsɔ akasiati si keke milimita blaadre-vɔ-atɔ̃ la ɖo kplɔ̃ la to kpe ɖo, eye nàtsɔ sika afa ɖe akasiati la to.
and for the lip itself an engraved crown, four fingers high, and above it another little gold crown.
26 Wɔ sikasigɛ ene na kplɔ̃ la, eye nàklã wo ɖe kplɔ̃ la ƒe axa eneawo dzi, woate ɖe afɔti eneawo ŋu.
Likewise, you shall prepare four gold rings and set them in the four corners of the same table, over each foot.
27 Asigɛawo nate ɖe kplɔ̃ la ƒe to lɔƒo be woatsɔ atiwo ade asigɛawo me hena kplɔ̃ la kɔkɔ.
Under the crown, there shall be gold rings, so that the bars may be put through them and the table may be carried.
28 Tsɔ akasiati wɔ kplɔ̃kɔtiawo, eye nàfa sika ɖe wo ŋu.
Likewise, the bars themselves you shall make of setim wood, and surround them with gold, to lift up the table.
29 Wɔ sikagbawo, sikagatsiwo, nutɔgbawo, goewo kple trewo, nu siwo ŋu dɔ wowɔna le kplɔ̃a dzi,
You shall also prepare small cups, as well as bowls, censers, and measuring cups, with which the libations shall be offered, out of the purest gold.
30 eye nàtsɔ Ŋkumeɖobolo tɔxɛ ada ɖe kplɔ̃ la dzi le nye ŋkume ɣe sia ɣi.
And you shall place upon the table the bread of the presence, in my sight always.
31 “Tsɔ sika nyuitɔ wɔ akaɖiti lae. Na akaɖiti blibo la nanye nu ɖeka; ele be woatu akaɖiti la ƒe afɔwo, eƒe titinati diditɔ, akaɖiawo kple seƒoƒoawo nanye nu blibo ɖeka.
You shall also make a lampstand, formed from the finest gold, along with its stem and arms, its bowl and little spheres, as well as the lilies proceeding from it.
32 “Alɔ ade nanɔ akaɖiti la ƒe axawo dzi, etɔ̃ nanɔ akaɖiti la ƒe axawo kple eve dzi.
Six branches shall go out from the sides: three out of one side and three out of the other.
33 Kplu etɔ̃ siwo wowɔ abe yevuzi ƒe seƒoƒo siwo do, eye woke ene la nanɔ alɔdze ɖeka ŋu, etɔ̃ nanɔ alɔdze bubu ŋu. Nenema ke wòanɔ na alɔdze adeawo siwo katã le akaɖiti la kɔgo ŋu.
Three bowls, the size of nuts, shall be on each branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. And three similar bowls, in the likeness of nuts, shall be on the other branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. This shall be the form of the six branches, which are to proceed from the stem.
34 Kplu ene siwo wowɔ abe yevuzi ƒe seƒoƒo si do, eye wòke ene la nanɔ akaɖiti la dzi.
Then, in the lampstand itself, there shall be four bowls, the size of nuts, and each with little spheres and lilies.
35 Seƒoƒo ɖeka kple eƒe tamekuku nanɔ alɔdze eve ƒe kpeƒe; ɖeka nanɔ alɔdze eve siwo kplɔ gbãtɔ ɖo la ƒe kpeƒe, eye ɖeka hã nanɔ etɔ̃lia ƒe kpeƒe, ale be alɔdzeawo nanye ade.
Little spheres under two branches in three places, which together make six, shall proceed from one of the stems.
36 Ele be woawɔ atsyɔ̃ɖonuawo kple alɔdzeawo kple titinati didi la siaa kple sika nyuitɔ woanye nu blibo ɖeka.
Thus both the little spheres and the branches shall be made out of the same thing: entirely formed from the purest gold.
37 Le esia megbe la, wɔ akaɖi adre na akaɖiti la, eye nàna woaklẽ ɖe ŋgɔ.
You shall also make seven lamps, and you shall place them upon the lampstand, so that they may give light in every direction.
38 Tsɔ sika nyuitɔ wɔ ɖovulãnuwo, eye nàtsɔ eya ke awɔ agba vi siwo me woada wo ɖo la.
Likewise, the candle snuffers, and the place where the candles will be extinguished, shall be made from the purest gold.
39 Sika nyuitɔ si ŋu dɔ woawɔ na akaɖiti la kple eŋunuwo la ƒe kpekpeme nade kilogram blaetɔ̃ vɔ atɔ̃.
The entire weight of the candlestick, with all its parts, shall hold one talent of the purest gold.
40 “Kpɔ egbɔ be nu sia nu sɔ ɖe nu si mele fiawòm le toa dzi la dzi tututu.”
Observe, and then make it according to the example that was shown to you on the mountain.”
