Kobima 36
1 Betisaleyeli, Oliabi mpe bato nyonso epai ya banani Yawe apesaki makoki mpe mayele ya kosala misala ya lolenge nyonso mpo na kotonga Mongombo, basalaki yango ndenge kaka Yawe atindaki.
“Bezalel and Oholiab, and all the other men to whom Yahweh has given ability and enabled them to understand how to do all the work to make the Sacred Tent, must make everything just as Yahweh has commanded.”
2 Bongo Moyize abengisaki Betisaleyeli, Oliabi mpe bato nyonso epai ya banani Yawe apesaki makoki mpe mayele elongo na bato oyo bamibongisaki mpo na kosala misala yango.
So Moses/I summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the other skilled men to whom Yahweh had given special ability and who wanted to do some of the work.
3 Bazwaki na maboko ya Moyize makabo nyonso oyo bana ya Isalaele bamemaki mpo na kosala misala ya botongi Mongombo. Tongo nyonso, bana ya Isalaele bakobaki komema epai ya Moyize makabo oyo bango moko bakataki kopesa wuta na mokano ya mitema na bango.
Moses/I gave them all the things that the people had brought as offerings to Yahweh for making the Sacred Tent. But the people continued bringing more things every morning.
4 Boye bato oyo bazalaki kosala misala ya kotonga Mongombo batikaki misala na bango
As a result, the skilled men who were doing various things to make the Sacred Tent came to Moses/me
5 mpe bayaki koloba na Moyize: — Makabo oyo bana ya Isalaele bazali kopesa eleki mingi mpo na kosala mosala oyo Yawe atindaki.
and said, “The people are bringing more than we need to do the work that Yahweh has commanded us!”
6 Bongo Moyize atindaki maloba oyo epai ya bana ya Isalaele: — Tika ete moto moko te, azala mwasi to mobali, apesa lisusu makabo mpo na Mongombo! Boye bato batikaki komema makabo,
So Moses/I gave the skilled men this message that was proclaimed throughout the camp: “No one should bring anything more as an offering to make the Sacred Tent!” When the people [heard that], they did not bring anything more.
7 pamba te biloko nyonso ezalaki ya kokoka mpo na misala nyonso oyo esengelaki kosalema: ezalaki kutu ya koleka.
What they had already brought was enough to do all the work. [In fact], it was more than was needed!
8 Bato oyo balekaki mayele kati na basali batongaki Mongombo elongo na batapi zomi ya lino ya kitoko oyo batongaki bililingi na likolo na yango, ya langi ya ble, ya motane ya pete mpe ya motane makasi, elongo na bililingi ya basheribe; ezalaki mosala ya bato oyo basalaka bililingi na maboko.
All the most skilled men among the workmen made the Sacred Tent. They made it from ten strips of fine linen, and carefully embroidered it using blue, purple, and red yarn/thread to make figures that resembled the winged creatures.
9 Tapi moko na moko ezalaki na bametele pene zomi na minei na molayi; mpe bametele pene mibale, na mokuse. Batapi nyonso ezalaki ndenge moko na mokuse mpe na molayi.
Each strip was (14 yards/twelve meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
10 Bakangisaki batapi mitano, moko na mosusu, mpe basalaki ndenge moko mpo na batapi mitano mosusu.
They sewed five strips together to make one set, and they sewed the other five strips together to make the other set.
11 Batiaki basinga ya langi ya ble, na pembeni ya tapi ya suka ya lisanga ya batapi mitano ya liboso, mpe na pembeni ya tapi ya suka ya lisanga ya batapi mitano ya mibale.
For each set, they made loops of blue [cloth] and fastened them on the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set.
12 Batiaki basinga tuku mitano na suka ya lisanga ya batapi mitano ya liboso, mpe na suka ya lisanga ya batapi mitano ya mibale; basinga yango etalanaki.
They put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops on the edge of the second set.
13 Basalaki na wolo bibende tuku mitano oyo ezali lokola ndobo; mpe bakangisaki na bibende oyo ezali lokola ndobo lisanga ya batapi mitano ya liboso mpe lisanga ya batapi mitano ya mibale. Boye, Mongombo ebimaki eloko moko.
They made 50 gold clasps/fasteners, to fasten both of the sets together. In that way, the inside of the Sacred Tent was [as though it was] one piece.
14 Basalaki batapi zomi na moko, na bapwale ya ntaba mpo na kotia yango na likolo ya Mongombo.
They made a cover for the Sacred Tent from eleven pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair.
15 Molayi ya tapi moko na moko ezalaki na bametele pene zomi na mitano mpe mokuse na yango ezalaki na bametele pene mibale. Batapi nyonso zomi na moko ezalaki ndenge moko na molayi mpe na mokuse.
Each piece of cloth was (15 yards/13.5 meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.
16 Bakangisaki batapi mitano na ngambo moko, mpe batapi motoba na ngambo mosusu.
They sewed five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and they sewed the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set.
17 Batiaki basinga tuku mitano na suka ya liboke ya batapi ya liboso, mpe basinga tuku mitano na suka ya liboke ya batapi ya mibale.
They made 100 loops [of blue cloth]. They fastened 50 of them to the outer edge of the one set and they fastened 50 to the outer edge of the other set.
18 Basalaki na bronze bibende tuku mitano oyo ezali lokola ndobo; bakotisaki yango na basinga mpo na kokangisa Mongombo mpo ete ekoma eloko moko.
They made 50 bronze clasps/fasteners and joined the two sets together with them. In that way it formed one cover.
19 Basalelaki baposo ya bameme oyo bapakola langi ya motane mpo na kozipa Mongombo, mpe babakisaki na likolo na yango baposo ya banyama ya ebale.
They made two more covers for the Sacred Tent. They made one from rams’ skins that had been (tanned/dyed red), and they made the top cover from goatskin leather.
20 Basalaki bizingelo ya Mongombo na banzete ya akasia mpe batelemisaki yango.
They made frames from acacia wood and set them up [to support the covers for the Sacred Tent].
21 Ezingelo moko na moko ezalaki na bametele mitano na molayi, mpe basantimetele tuku sambo na mitano na mokuse.
Each frame was (15 feet/4.5 meters) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
22 Babetaki banzete mibale-mibale na ezingelo moko na moko; basalaki bongo mpo na bizingelo nyonso ya Mongombo.
They made two projections at the bottom of each frame. These were for fastening the frames to the bases underneath them. Each frame had these projections.
23 Batiaki bizingelo tuku mibale na ngambo ya Negevi, na sude ya Mongombo,
The skilled workmen made twenty frames for the south side of the Sacred Tent.
24 mpe makolo tuku minei ya palata, na se ya bizingelo tuku mibale: makolo mibale na se ya ezingelo moko na moko oyo babeta banzete mibale;
They made 40 silver bases to go underneath them. Two bases went under each frame. The projections on each frame fit into these bases.
25 bizingelo tuku mibale na ngambo mosusu ya Mongombo, na nor,
[Similarly], they made 20 frames for the north side of the Sacred Tent.
26 elongo na makolo na yango tuku minei ya palata: makolo mibale mpo na ezingelo moko na moko;
They made 40 silver bases for them also, with two bases for under each frame.
27 bizingelo motoba na suka ya Mongombo, na ngambo ya weste,
For the rear of the Sacred Tent, on the west side, they made six frames.
28 mpe bizingelo mibale na suka mpo na kolendisa Mongombo.
They also made two extra frames, one for each corner of the rear of the Sacred Tent, [to provide extra support].
29 Bizingelo yango ezalaki ya kofungwama na se, kasi esalaki songe na likolo mpe ekotaki na lopete ya liboso: nyonso mibale ezalaki ndenge moko mpe elendisaki Mongombo.
The two corner frames were joined from the bottom to the top (OR, joined at both the bottom and the top). At the top of each of the two corner frames they fastened a gold ring for holding the crossbar.
30 Boye, bizingelo ezalaki mwambe elongo na makolo na yango ya palata zomi na motoba: makolo mibale-mibale na se ya ezingelo moko na moko.
In that way, [for the rear of the Sacred Tent] there were eight frames, and there were 16 bases, two bases under each frame.
31 Sima, basalaki, na nzete ya akasia, mabaya mitano mpo na bizingelo ya ngambo moko ya Mongombo,
The workmen made 15 crossbars from acacia wood.
32 mabaya mitano mpo na bizingelo ya ngambo mosusu ya Mongombo, mabaya mitano mpo na bizingelo oyo ezalaki na suka ya Mongombo, na ngambo ya weste.
Five of them were for the frames on the north side of the Sacred Tent, five for the south side, and five for the frames at the rear of the Sacred Tent, the west side.
33 Libaya ya kati elekaki na kati-kati ya bizingelo, elekaki ngambo na ngambo.
The crossbars on the north, south, and west sides of the Sacred Tent were fastened to the middle of the frames. The two long crossbars extended from one end of the Sacred Tent to the other, and the crossbar on the west side extended from one side of the Sacred Tent to the other side.
34 Babambaki wolo na bizingelo, basalaki bapete na yango na wolo mpo na kolekisa mabaya; mpe babambaki mabaya wolo.
The workmen covered the frames with gold and fastened gold rings to the poles. The crossbars [were put] into the rings. The crossbars were [also] covered with gold.
35 Basalaki rido ya langi ya ble, ya motane ya pete, ya motane makasi mpe na lino ya kitoko oyo batongaki bililingi na likolo na yango. Mpe bato oyo basalaka bililingi batongaki basheribe ya kitoko na rido yango.
They made a curtain from fine white linen. Skilled craftsmen embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, making designs [that resembled] the winged creatures.
36 Batiaki yango na makonzi minei ya nzete ya akasia, oyo bapakola wolo; bakangisaki yango na bibende ya wolo oyo ezali lokola ndobo mpe batelemisaki yango na makolo minei ya palata.
They suspended/hung the curtain from four posts that were made from acacia [wood] and covered with gold. They set [each] post in a silver base.
37 Mpo na ekotelo ya Ndako ya kapo, asalaki rido ya langi ya ble, ya motane ya pete, ya motane makasi mpe na lino ya kitoko; ezalaki mosala ya bato oyo batongaka bililingi na bilamba.
They made a curtain to [cover] the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They made it from fine linen, and a skilled weaver embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.
38 Basalaki na wolo bibende mitano oyo ezali lokola ndobo mpo na kokangisela rido, mpe banzete mitano ya akasia babamba wolo; basalaki makolo mitano ya bronze mpo na kotelemisela banzete yango.
[To support this curtain], they also made five posts from acacia wood and fastened gold clasps/fasteners to them. They completely covered the posts with gold. They also made a bronze base for each of those posts.
