Exodus 40
1 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Mense primo, prima die mensis, eriges tabernaculum testimonii,
“On the first day of the first month next year, [tell the people to] set up the Sacred Tent.
3 et pones in eo arcam, dimittesque ante illam velum:
Put inside it the sacred chest [that contains the stone slabs on which are engraved] the Ten Commandments, and hang the curtain in front of it.
4 et illata mensa, pones super eam quæ rite præcepta sunt. Candelabrum stabit cum lucernis suis,
Bring the table into the Sacred Tent, and place on it all the things that are to be used with it. Bring in the lampstand and fasten the lamps to it.
5 et altare aureum in quo adoletur incensum, coram arca testimonii. Tentorium in introitu tabernaculi pones,
Put the gold altar for [burning] incense in front of the sacred chest, and set up the curtain at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
6 et ante illud altare holocausti:
Put the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the Sacred Tent.
7 labrum inter altare et tabernaculum, quod implebis aqua.
Put the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.
8 Circumdabisque atrium tentoriis, et ingressum eius.
Hang the curtains that will surround the courtyard, and hang the curtain at its entrance.
9 Et assumpto unctionis oleo unges tabernaculum cum vasis suis, ut sanctificentur:
Then take the oil for anointing, and anoint the Sacred Tent and everything that is in it, to (set it apart/dedicate it) to me. Then it will be holy/sacred.
10 altare holocausti et omnia vasa eius:
Also anoint the altar for offering sacrifices that will be completely burned, and all the things that will be used with it, and set it apart. Then it also will be holy/sacred.
11 labrum cum basi sua: omnia unctionis oleo consecrabis, ut sint Sancta sanctorum.
Also anoint the washbasin and its base, to set it apart.
12 Applicabisque Aaron et filios eius ad fores tabernaculi testimonii, et lotos aqua
Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Sacred Tent, and wash them [ritually] with water.
Then put on Aaron his sacred clothes to (set him apart/dedicate him), in order that he can serve me as a priest.
Also bring his sons there. Put their sacred tunics/gowns on them
15 indues sanctis vestibus, ut ministrent mihi, et unctio eorum in sacerdotium sempiternum proficiat.
and anoint them just as you anointed their father, in order that they also may serve me by working as priests. By anointing them [and their descendants], you will cause them and their descendants to be priests throughout all coming generations.”
16 Fecitque Moyses omnia quæ præceperat Dominus.
Moses/I did all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
17 Igitur mense primo anni secundi, prima die mensis, collocatum est tabernaculum.
On the first day of the first month of the next year (OR, second year [after they/we left Egypt]), the people set up the Sacred Tent.
18 Erexitque Moyses illud, et posuit tabulas ac bases et vectes, statuitque columnas,
Following Moses’/my instructions, they set up the Sacred Tent and its bases, set up the frames, attached the crossbars, and put up the posts [for the curtains].
19 et expandit tectum super tabernaculum, imposito desuper operimento, sicut Dominus imperaverat.
Then they spread out the coverings over the Sacred Tent, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
20 Posuit et testimonium in arca, subditis infra vectibus, et oraculum desuper.
Then he/I took the two stone slabs [on which the commandments were written] and put them in the sacred chest. He/I put the carrying poles [in the rings] on the chest and put the lid on top of the chest.
21 Cumque intulisset arcam in tabernaculum, appendit ante eam velum ut expleret Domini iussionem.
Then he/I took the chest into [the Very Holy Place inside] the Sacred Tent and hung the curtain. In that way, he/I prevented the people who were outside from seeing the chest. He/I did all this exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
22 Posuit et mensam in tabernaculo testimonii ad plagam Septentrionalem extra velum,
He/I set the table inside the Sacred Tent, on the north side, outside the curtain.
23 ordinatis coram propositionis panibus, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi.
He/I placed on the table the bread that was offered to Yahweh, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
24 Posuit et candelabrum in tabernaculo testimonii e regione mensæ in parte australi,
He/I set the lampstand inside the Sacred Tent, on the south side, opposite the table.
25 locatis per ordinem lucernis, iuxta præceptum Domini.
Then he/I fastened the lamps to the lampstand in Yahweh’s presence, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
26 Posuit et altare aureum sub tecto testimonii contra velum,
He/I set the golden altar for burning incense inside the Sacred Tent, in front of the curtain [that separated the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place],
27 et adolevit super eo incensum aromatum, sicut iusserat Dominus Moysi.
and he/I burned some sweet-smelling incense on it, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
28 Posuit et tentorium in introitu tabernaculi testimonii,
He/I hung the curtain at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.
29 et altare holocausti in vestibulo testimonii, offerens in eo holocaustum, et sacrificia, ut Dominus imperaverat.
At the entrance to the Sacred Tent, he/I set the altar for offering sacrifices that were to be burned completely. Then he/I offered on it the meat that was to be burned completely and the grain offering, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
30 Labrum quoque statuit inter tabernaculum testimonii et altare, implens illud aqua.
He/I set the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the [bronze] altar, and he/I filled the washbasin with water.
31 Laveruntque Moyses et Aaron, ac filii eius manus suas et pedes,
Every time Moses/I and Aaron and his sons went into the Sacred Tent or went to the altar, they/we washed their/our hands and feet [ritually], exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
32 cum ingrederentur tectum fœderis, et accederent ad altare, sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi.
33 Erexit et atrium per gyrum tabernaculi et altaris, ducto in introitu eius tentorio. Postquam omnia perfecta sunt,
Following Moses’/my instructions, they hung the curtains that surrounded the courtyard and the altar, and they hung the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses/I finished that work.
34 operuit nubes tabernaculum testimonii, et gloria Domini implevit illud.
Then the [tall bright] cloud covered the Sacred Tent, and Yahweh’s (glory/brilliant light) filled the Sacred Tent.
35 Nec poterat Moyses ingredi tectum fœderis, nube operiente omnia, et maiestate Domini coruscante, quia cuncta nubes operuerat.
Because that light was very bright, Moses/I was not able to enter the Sacred Tent.
36 Si quando nubes tabernaculum deserebat, proficiscebantur filii Israel per turmas suas:
From that day, whenever the Israeli people wanted to move to another place, they went only when the bright cloud rose from above the Sacred Tent.
37 si pendebat desuper, manebant in eodem loco.
If the cloud did not rise, they stayed where they were and did not go on until the cloud rose.
38 Nubes quippe Domini incubabat per diem tabernaculo, et ignis in nocte, videntibus cunctis populis Israel per cunctas mansiones suas.
Wherever they traveled, the bright cloud that [indicated] Yahweh’s [presence] was above the Sacred Tent during the day, and a [bright] fire was inside the cloud at night, with the result that all the Israeli people [MTY] could see it [at any time].
