Exodus 30
1 facies quoque altare in adolendum thymiama de lignis setthim
“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
2 habens cubitum longitudinis et alterum latitudinis id est quadrangulum et duos cubitos in altitudine cornua ex ipso procedent
It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.
3 vestiesque illud auro purissimo tam craticulam eius quam parietes per circuitum et cornua faciesque ei coronam aureolam per gyrum
Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
4 et duos anulos aureos sub corona per singula latera ut mittantur in eos vectes et altare portetur
And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
5 ipsos quoque vectes facies de lignis setthim et inaurabis
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
6 ponesque altare contra velum quod ante arcam pendet testimonii coram propitiatorio quo tegitur testimonium ubi loquar tibi
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 et adolebit incensum super eo Aaron suave fraglans mane quando conponet lucernas incendet illud
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
8 et quando conlocat eas ad vesperum uret thymiama sempiternum coram Domino in generationes vestras
When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
9 non offeretis super eo thymiama conpositionis alterius nec oblationem et victimam nec liba libabitis
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 et deprecabitur Aaron super cornua eius semel per annum in sanguine quod oblatum est pro peccato et placabit super eo in generationibus vestris sanctum sanctorum erit Domino
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 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens
Then the LORD said to Moses,
12 quando tuleris summam filiorum Israhel iuxta numerum dabunt singuli pretium pro animabus suis Domino et non erit plaga in eis cum fuerint recensiti
“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 hoc autem dabit omnis qui transit ad nomen dimidium sicli iuxta mensuram templi siclus viginti obolos habet media pars sicli offeretur Domino
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 qui habetur in numero a viginti annis et supra dabit pretium
Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
15 dives non addet ad medium sicli et pauper nihil minuet
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 susceptamque pecuniam quae conlata est a filiis Israhel trades in usus tabernaculi testimonii ut sit monumentum eorum coram Domino et propitietur animabus illorum
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 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens
And the LORD said to Moses,
18 facies et labium aeneum cum basi sua ad lavandum ponesque illud inter tabernaculum testimonii et altare et missa aqua
“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 lavabunt in eo Aaron et filii eius manus suas ac pedes
with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.
20 quando ingressuri sunt tabernaculum testimonii et quando accessuri ad altare ut offerant in eo thymiama Domino
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 ne forte moriantur legitimum sempiternum erit ipsi et semini eius per successiones
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 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen
Then the LORD said to Moses,
23 dicens sume tibi aromata prima et zmyrnae electae quingentos siclos et cinnamomi medium id est ducentos quinquaginta calami similiter ducentos quinquaginta
“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
24 cassiae autem quingentos siclos in pondere sanctuarii olei de olivetis mensuram hin
500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
25 faciesque unctionis oleum sanctum unguentum conpositum opere unguentarii
Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
26 et ungues ex eo tabernaculum testimonii et arcam testamenti
Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,
27 mensamque cum vasis suis candelabrum et utensilia eius altaria thymiamatis
the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,
28 et holocausti et universam supellectilem quae ad cultum eorum pertinent
the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
29 sanctificabisque omnia et erunt sancta sanctorum qui tetigerit ea sanctificabitur
You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
30 Aaron et filios eius ungues sanctificabisque eos ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi
Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.
31 filiis quoque Israhel dices hoc oleum unctionis sanctum erit mihi in generationes vestras
And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.
32 caro hominis non unguetur ex eo et iuxta conpositionem eius non facietis aliud quia sanctificatum est et sanctum erit vobis
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 homo quicumque tale conposuerit et dederit ex eo alieno exterminabitur de populo suo
Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
34 dixitque Dominus ad Mosen sume tibi aromata stacten et onycha galbanen boni odoris et tus lucidissimum aequalis ponderis erunt omnia
The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,
35 faciesque thymiama conpositum opere unguentarii mixtum diligenter et purum et sanctificatione dignissimum
and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
36 cumque in tenuissimum pulverem universa contuderis pones ex eo coram testimonio tabernaculi in quo loco apparebo tibi sanctum sanctorum erit vobis thymiama
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 talem conpositionem non facietis in usus vestros quia sanctum est Domino
You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.
38 homo quicumque fecerit simile ut odore illius perfruatur peribit de populis suis
Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”
