Exodus 28
1 Applica quoque ad te Aaron fratrem tuum cum filiis suis de medio filiorum Israël, ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi: Aaron, Nadab, et Abiu, Eleazar, et Ithamar.
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
2 Faciesque vestem sanctam Aaron fratri tuo in gloriam et decorem.
Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
3 Et loqueris cunctis sapientibus corde quos replevi spiritu prudentiæ, ut faciant vestes Aaron, in quibus sanctificatus ministret mihi.
You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.
4 Hæc autem erunt vestimenta quæ faciet: rationale et superhumerale, tunicam et lineam strictam, cidarim et balteum. Facient vestimenta sancta fratri tuo Aaron et filiis ejus, ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi.
These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
5 Accipientque aurum, et hyacinthum, et purpuram, coccumque bis tinctum, et byssum.
They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
6 Facient autem superhumerale de auro et hyacintho et purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta, opere polymito.
They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
7 Duas oras junctas habebit in utroque latere summitatum, ut in unum redeant.
It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
8 Ipsa quoque textura et cuncta operis varietas erit ex auro et hyacintho, et purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta.
And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
9 Sumesque duos lapides onychinos, et sculpes in eis nomina filiorum Israël:
Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
10 sex nomina in lapide uno, et sex reliqua in altero, juxta ordinem nativitatis eorum.
six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.
11 Opere sculptoris et cælatura gemmarii, sculpes eos nominibus filiorum Israël, inclusos auro atque circumdatos:
Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.
12 et pones in utroque latere superhumeralis, memoriale filiis Israël. Portabitque Aaron nomina eorum coram Domino super utrumque humerum, ob recordationem.
Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
13 Facies et uncinos ex auro,
Fashion gold filigree settings
14 et duas catenulas ex auro purissimo sibi invicem cohærentes, quas inseres uncinis.
and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
15 Rationale quoque judicii facies opere polymito juxta texturam superhumeralis, ex auro, hyacintho, et purpura, coccoque bis tincto, et bysso retorta.
You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
16 Quadrangulum erit et duplex: mensuram palmi habebit tam in longitudine quam in latitudine.
It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
17 Ponesque in eo quatuor ordines lapidum: in primo versu erit lapis sardius, et topazius, et smaragdus:
And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
18 in secundo carbunculus, sapphirus, et jaspis:
in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19 in tertio ligurius, achates, et amethystus:
in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20 in quarto chrysolithus, onychinus, et beryllus. Inclusi auro erunt per ordines suos.
and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
21 Habebuntque nomina filiorum Israël: duodecim nominibus cælabuntur, singuli lapides nominibus singulorum per duodecim tribus.
The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
22 Facies in rationali catenas sibi invicem cohærentes ex auro purissimo,
For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.
23 et duos annulos aureos, quos pones in utraque rationalis summitate:
You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece.
24 catenasque aureas junges annulis, qui sunt in marginibus ejus,
Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
25 et ipsarum catenarum extrema duobus copulabis uncinis in utroque latere superhumeralis quod rationale respicit.
and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
26 Facies et duos annulos aureos, quos pones in summitatibus rationalis, in oris, quæ e regione sunt superhumeralis, et posteriora ejus aspiciunt.
Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
27 Necnon et alios duos annulos aureos, qui ponendi sunt in utroque latere superhumeralis deorsum, quod respicit contra faciem juncturæ inferioris, ut aptari possit cum superhumerali,
Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.
28 et stringatur rationale annulis suis cum annulis superhumeralis vitta hyacinthina, ut maneat junctura fabrefacta, et a se invicem rationale et superhumerale nequeant separari.
The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.
29 Portabitque Aaron nomina filiorum Israël in rationali judicii super pectus suum, quando ingredietur Sanctuarium, memoriale coram Domino in æternum.
Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.
30 Pones autem in rationali judicii Doctrinam et Veritatem, quæ erunt in pectore Aaron, quando ingredietur coram Domino: et gestabit judicium filiorum Israël in pectore suo, in conspectu Domini semper.
And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
31 Facies et tunicam superhumeralis totam hyacinthinam,
You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
32 in cujus medio supra erit capitium, et ora per gyrum ejus textilis, sicut fieri solet in extremis vestium partibus, ne facile rumpatur.
with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.
33 Deorsum vero, ad pedes ejusdem tunicæ, per circuitum, quasi mala punica facies, ex hyacintho, et purpura, et cocco bis tincto, mistis in medio tintinnabulis,
Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
34 ita ut tintinnabulum sit aureum et malum punicum: rursumque tintinnabulum aliud aureum et malum punicum.
alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.
35 Et vestietur ea Aaron in officio ministerii, ut audiatur sonitus quando ingreditur et egreditur sanctuarium in conspectu Domini, et non moriatur.
Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.
36 Facies et laminam de auro purissimo, in qua sculpes opere cælatoris, Sanctum Domino.
You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
37 Ligabisque eam vitta hyacinthina, et erit super tiaram,
Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
38 imminens fronti pontificis. Portabitque Aaron iniquitates eorum, quæ obtulerunt et sanctificaverunt filii Israël, in cunctis muneribus et donariis suis. Erit autem lamina semper in fronte ejus, ut placatus sit eis Dominus.
And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.
39 Stringesque tunicam bysso, et tiaram byssinam facies, et balteum opere plumarii.
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
40 Porro filiis Aaron tunicas lineas parabis et balteos ac tiaras in gloriam et decorem:
Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.
41 vestiesque his omnibus Aaron fratrem tuum et filios ejus cum eo. Et cunctorum consecrabis manus, sanctificabisque illos, ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi.
After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
42 Facies et feminalia linea, ut operiant carnem turpitudinis suæ, a renibus usque ad femora:
Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.
43 et utentur eis Aaron et filii ejus quando ingredientur tabernaculum testimonii, vel quando appropinquant ad altare ut ministrent in sanctuario, ne iniquitatis rei moriantur. Legitimum sempiternum erit Aaron, et semini ejus post eum.
Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
