Kobima 37
1 Betisaleyeli asalaki Sanduku na nzete ya akasia. Molayi na yango ezalaki na basantimetele pene nkama moko na tuku mibale na mitano; mokuse na yango, basantimetele pene tuku sambo na mitano; mpe bosanda na yango, basantimetele pene tuku sambo na mitano.
Then Bezalel made the [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It was (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
2 Abambaki yango wolo ya peto, na kati mpe na libanda. Alatisaki mpe songe na yango wolo.
He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.
3 Asalelaki yango bapete minei ya wolo mpe atiaki yango basonge minei: mibale na ngambo moko, mpe mibale na ngambo mosusu.
He made/cast four rings from gold [and fastened them] to the legs of the chest. He put two rings on each side of the chest.
4 Asalaki mabaya mibale na nzete ya akasia mpe abambaki yango wolo.
He made [two] poles from acacia wood, and covered them with gold.
5 Akotisaki mabaya yango na bapete oyo ezali na songe ya Sanduku, mpo na komemela yango.
He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, in order that the chest could be carried [by means of the poles].
6 Asalaki mofinuku na wolo ya peto. Molayi na yango ezalaki na basantimetele pene nkama moko na tuku mibale na mitano; mpe mokuse na yango, basantimetele pene tuku sambo na mitano.
He made a lid for the chest. That was [the place where Yahweh would] forgive people’s sins. It [also] was (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
7 Asalaki bikeko mibale ya basheribe oyo atiaki na suka mibale ya mofinuku; asalaki yango na wolo oyo batuti na nzela ya marto.
He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.
8 Atiaki ekeko moko ya sheribe na suka moko, mpe ekeko mosusu, na suka mosusu. Akangisaki bikeko ya basheribe na mofinuku, na suka nyonso mibale.
One of these was put at each end of the chest. The gold [with which they were made] was joined to the gold from which the lid [was made].
9 Mapapu ya basheribe ezalaki ya kofungwama na likolo mpo na kobatela mofinuku; bazalaki ngambo na ngambo, mpe miso na bango etalaki mofinuku.
[He placed] the winged creatures facing each other so that their wings touched each other and spread out over the lid.
10 Asalaki mesa moko na mabaya ya akasia. Molayi na yango ezalaki na basantimetele pene nkama moko; mokuse na yango, basantimetele pene tuku mitano; mpe bosanda na yango, basantimetele pene tuku sambo na mitano.
Bezalel made a table from acacia wood. It was (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./44 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
11 Abambaki yango wolo ya peto mpe atiaki lisusu wolo na pembeni na yango.
He covered it with pure gold, and he put a gold border around it.
12 Azingelaki mesa yango na libaya oyo ezalaki na basantimetele pene mwambe na monene mpe atiaki wolo na pembeni ya libaya yango.
He made a rim all around it, (3 in./7 cm.) wide. He put a gold border around the rim.
13 Asalaki bapete minei ya wolo mpe atiaki yango na songe minei ya mesa epai wapi makolo na yango ezalaki.
He made/cast four rings from gold and fastened the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].
14 Bapete ezalaki pene ya libaya oyo ezingelaki mesa, mpe bakotisaki kati na bapete yango mabaya ya komemela Sanduku.
The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.
15 Asalaki na nzete ya akasia mabaya ya komemela mesa, mpe abambaki yango wolo.
He made two poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold. These poles for carrying the table were then inserted into the rings.
16 Asalaki na wolo ya peto basani, bakopo, bambilika mpe bambeki, mpo na makabo ya masanga.
He also made from pure gold all the things to be put on the table. He made the plates, the cups, and the jars and bowls to be used [when the priests] poured out wine [as an offering to Yahweh].
17 Asalaki na wolo ya peto etelemiselo ya minda; asalaki yango na wolo oyo batuti na nzela ya marto. Evandelo na yango, likonzi na yango, bakeni na yango, bambuma mpe bafololo na yango, nyonso ezalaki ekangana lokola eloko moko.
[He] made the lampstand from pure gold. Its base and its shaft were hammered from [one large lump of] gold. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the petals [that decorated the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft were all hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.
18 Mipanzi ya likonzi ya etelemiselo ya minda ezalaki na bitape motoba: misato na ngambo moko, mpe misato na ngambo mosusu.
There were six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].
19 Na likolo ya etape moko na moko ya etelemiselo ya minda, atiaki bakeni misato oyo ezali na lolenge ya fololo ya madame, elongo na bambuma mpe bafololo.
Each of the branches had on it three [gold decorations that looked like] almond blossoms. These decorations also had flower buds and [flower] petals.
20 Na moto ya likonzi ya etelemiselo ya minda, ezalaki na bakeni minei oyo ezali na lolenge ya bafololo ya madame, elongo na bambuma mpe bafololo.
On the [shaft of the] lampstand there were four [gold decorations that also looked like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and [flower] petals.
21 Na se ya bitape mibale-mibale ya etelemiselo ya minda, ezalaki na mbuma moko; mpe ezalaki bongo mpo na bitape nyonso motoba ya etelemiselo ya minda.
On each side, beneath and extending from each of the branches, there was one [flower] bud.
22 Bambuma mpe bitape ezalaki ekangana na etelemiselo ya minda; mpe nyonso esalemaki na wolo ya peto, wolo oyo batuti na nzela ya marto.
All these [flower] buds and branches, along with the shaft, were hammered from one large lump of pure gold.
23 Asalaki minda sambo; mpe asalaki na wolo ya peto bisimbelo elongo na basani ya putulu.
Bezalel also made seven small cups [for holding oil. He put one cup on top of the shaft and he put the others on top of the branches]. He made from pure gold the tongs [for removing the burned wicks] and the trays [in which to put the burned wicks].
24 Asalelaki bakilo tuku misato na minei ya wolo ya peto mpo na kosala etelemiselo ya minda mpe bisalelo na yango nyonso.
He used (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that were used to take care of it.
25 Betisaleyeli asalaki etumbelo ya malasi na nzete ya akasia. Molayi mpe mokuse na yango ezalaki ndenge moko, basantimetele pene tuku mitano; mpe bosanda na yango ezalaki na metele moko. Maseke na yango ekangamaki na etumbelo mpe esalaki kaka eloko moko.
From acacia wood, Bezalel made the altar [for burning] incense. It was square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It was (3 ft./90 cm.) high. He made [a projection that looked like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections were carved from the same block of wood that the altar was made of.
26 Abambaki wolo ya peto na likolo ya etumbelo, na mipanzi na yango mpe na maseke na yango; mpe azingelaki pembeni na yango na libende ya wolo.
He covered the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. He put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].
27 Asalaki mpo na etumbelo bapete ya wolo na se ya ebende ya wolo oyo ezingeli yango: mibale na ngambo moko, mpe mibale na ngambo mosusu; mpo na kokotisa mabaya ya komemela etumbelo.
He made two gold rings for carrying the altar. Then he attached them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. The poles by means of which the altar was to be carried were to be inserted into those rings.
28 Asalaki mabaya yango na nzete ya akasia mpe abambaki yango wolo.
He made those [two] poles from acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29 Asalaki mafuta ya epakolami ya bule, malasi ya solo kitoko mpe ya peto, oyo esalemi na mosali malasi.
He also made the sacred oil for anointing and the pure sweet-smelling incense. He mixed the incense together as a skilled perfumer would.
