Kobima 38
1 Betisaleyeli asalaki na mabaya ya nzete ya akasia etumbelo ya bambeka ya kotumba; ezalaki ndenge moko na molayi mpe na mokuse, bametele mibale na basantimetele tuku mitano; bongo bosanda na yango ezalaki ya metele moko na basantimetele tuku mitano.
[Several men helped] Bezalel to make the altar for burning sacrifices. They made it from acacia wood. It was square, (7-1/2 feet/2.2 meters) on each side, and it was (4-1/2 feet/1.3 meters) high.
2 Asalaki maseke minei na basonge nyonso minei ya etumbelo, mpo ete maseke mpe etumbelo esala eloko moko; mpe abambaki bronze na etumbelo.
They 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]. They covered the whole altar with bronze.
3 Asalaki na bronze banzungu ya mike mpo na kolongola putulu ya moto, bapawu, basani ya minene, bakanya mpe basani mpo na komema makala ya moto.
They made the pans in which to put the greasy ashes [from the animal sacrifices]. They also made the shovels for cleaning out the ashes. They made the basins and forks for turning the meat as it cooked, and buckets for carrying hot coals/ashes. All of those things were made from bronze.
4 Asalaki motalaka ya bronze mpo na etumbelo; akangisaki bapete minei ya bronze na basonge nyonso minei ya motalaka.
They also made a bronze grating to hold the wood and burning coals. They put the grating under the rim that went around the altar. [They] made it so that it was [inside the altar], halfway down.
5 Asalaki na bronze bapete minei oyo atiaki na basonge nyonso minei ya motalaka mpo na koyamba mabaya.
They made bronze rings in which to put the poles [for carrying the altar], and fastened one of them to each of the corners of the altar.
6 Asalaki na nzete ya akasia, mabaya mpo na etumbelo mpe abambaki yango bronze.
They made the poles from acacia wood and covered them with bronze.
7 Boye, mpo na komema etumbelo, bakotisaki mabaya yango na bapete oyo ezali na basonge mibale ya etumbelo. Bongo etumbelo yango ezalaki polele kati na yango.
They put the poles through the rings on each side of the altar. The poles were for carrying the altar.
8 Asalaki lisusu na bronze ya bitalatala ya basi oyo bazalaki kosangana na ekuke ya Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani: sani monene mpo na komipetola mpe evandelo na yango.
The altar was [hollow] like an empty box. It was made from boards [of acacia wood]. They made/cast the washbasin and its base from bronze. The bronze was from the mirrors that belonged to the women who worked at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
9 Tala ndenge atongaki lopango ya Mongombo: ngambo ya sude oyo ezalaki ya bametele pene tuku mitano na molayi, ezipamaki na rido ya lino oyo basali bilamba basalaki.
[Around the Sacred Tent] Bezalel and his helpers made a courtyard. To form the courtyard, they made curtains of fine white linen. On the south side, the curtain was (150 feet/46 meters) long.
10 Makonzi na yango tuku mibale mpe bivandelo tuku mibale esalemaki na bronze; bongo bibende ya makonzi elongo na biloko na yango ya kosimbela ezalaki ya palata.
[To hang the curtain], they made 20 bronze posts and 20 bronze bases, [one for under each post]. [To fasten the curtains to] the posts, they made silver hooks, and [they made metal] rods [covered with] silver.
11 Ngambo ya nor ezalaki na bametele pene tuku mitano na molayi, na makonzi tuku mibale mpe na makolo tuku mibale, oyo esalema na bronze. Makonzi yango ezalaki na bibende ya palata egumbama lokola ndobo elongo na biloko na yango ya kosimbela, oyo ezalaki ya palata.
They made the same kind of curtains, posts, bases, and hooks for the north side of the courtyard.
12 Ngambo ya weste ezalaki na bametele pene tuku mibale na mitano na mokuse mpe barido elongo na makonzi zomi, makolo zomi, bibende ya palata egumbama lokola ndobo mpe biloko na yango ya kosimbela.
On the west side [of the courtyard], they made a curtain (75 feet/23 meters) long. They also made ten posts on which to hang the curtains, and ten bases, with silver hooks and [metal] rods [covered with] silver.
13 Ngambo ya este ya lopango ya Mongombo, epai wapi moyi ebimelaka, ezalaki na bametele pene tuku mibale na mitano na mokuse.
On the east side, [where the entrance is], the courtyard was (75 feet/23 meters) wide.
14 Ngambo moko ya ekuke ezalaki na barido ya bametele pene sambo na basantimetele tuku mitano, elongo na makonzi misato mpe makolo misato.
On each side of the entrance, they made a curtain (22-1/2 feet/6.6 meters) wide. On each side they [were hung from] three posts, and one base was under each post.
15 Ngambo mosusu ya ekuke ezalaki mpe na barido ya bametele pene sambo na basantimetele tuku mitano, elongo na makonzi misato mpe makolo misato.
16 Barido nyonso zingazinga ya lopango ezalaki ya lino ya kitoko oyo batongaki bililingi na likolo na yango.
All the curtains around the courtyard were made from fine white linen.
17 Makolo ya makonzi ezalaki ya bronze; bibende egumbama lokola ndobo mpe biloko na yango ya kosimbela ezalaki ya palata, mpe balatisaki basonge na yango palata. Makonzi nyonso ya lopango ezalaki na biloko ya palata ya kosimbela.
All the posts around the courtyard were made of bronze, but the tops were covered with silver. The posts were connected with [metal] rods [covered with] silver. The clasps/fasteners and hooks were made of silver.
18 Rido ya ekuke ya lopango ezalaki ya langi ya ble, ya motane ya pete, ya motane makasi mpe ya lino ya kitoko oyo batongaki bililingi na likolo na yango; ezalaki mosala ya bato oyo batongaka bililingi na bilamba. Molayi na yango ezalaki na bametele pene zomi, mpe bosanda na yango, bametele pene mibale na basantimetele pene tuku mitano, ndenge barido nyonso ya lopango ezalaki.
For the entrance of the courtyard, they made a curtain from fine white linen, and a skilled weaver embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread. The curtain was (30 feet/9 meters) long and (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) high, just like the other curtains around the courtyard.
19 Ezalaki mpe na makonzi minei mpe bivandelo minei ya bronze. Bibende na yango oyo egumbama lokola ndobo mpe biloko na yango ya kosimbela rido ezalaki ya palata, mpe balatisaki basonge na yango palata.
All the curtains were made of fine white linen. They were supported by four posts, and [under each post] was a base made of bronze. All the posts around the courtyard were connected with [metal] rods [covered with] silver. The clasps/fasteners were made of silver, and the tops of the posts were covered with silver.
20 Bapike nyonso ya Mongombo mpe ya lopango ezalaki ya bronze.
All the tent pegs to support the Sacred Tent and the curtains around the courtyard were made of bronze.
21 Tala motuya ya biloko oyo basalelaki Mongombo oyo, kati na yango, ezalaki na buku ya Boyokani, ndenge kaka Moyize atindaki. Balevi batongaki yango na bokambami ya Itamari, mwana mobali ya Nganga-Nzambe Aron.
Here is a list of the amounts of metal used to make the Sacred Tent. Moses/I told [some men from] the tribe of Levi to [count all the materials used and] write down the amounts. Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest, supervised those men.
22 Betisaleyeli, mwana mobali ya Uri, mwana mobali ya Wuri, ya libota ya Yuda, asalaki nyonso oyo Yawe atindaki Moyize.
Bezalel the son of Uri and grandson of Hur made all the things that Yahweh commanded Moses/me to be made.
23 Asungamaki na Oliabi, mwana mobali ya Ayisamaki, moto ya libota ya Dani, mosali mpe motongi bililingi na maboko, oyo azalaki kobimisa makanisi mpe kotonga bililingi na bilamba ya langi ya ble, ya motane ya pete, ya motane makasi mpe na lino ya kitoko.
Bezalel’s helper was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. Oholiab was a skilled engraver who made artistic things. He made fine white linen, and he embroidered designs using blue, purple, and red yarn/thread. He also made other cloth.
24 Wolo nyonso oyo basalelaki mpo na kotonga mpe mpo na misala nyonso ya Mongombo, wolo oyo babonzelaki Yawe, ezalaki bakilo nkoto moko mpe bagrame nkama moko na tuku mibale, kolanda ndenge bamekaka kilo kati na Mongombo. Wolo nyonso wana ewutaki na makabo ya kotombola.
All the gold that was used to make the Sacred Tent weighed (2,195 pounds/1,000 kg.). They used the official standard when they weighed the gold.
25 Palata oyo bazwaki na maboko ya bato oyo batangamaki na lisanga, ezalaki bakilo nkoto misato mpe bagrame nkama minei na tuku minei, kolanda ndenge bamekaka kilo kati na Mongombo.
All the silver that the people contributed when the leaders (took the census/counted the men) weighed (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.). They also used the official standard when they weighed the silver.
26 Elingi koloba ete moto nyonso oyo batangaki amemaki bagrame mitano na badesigrame sambo, kolanda ndenge bamekaka kilo kati na Mongombo. Bato nyonso oyo batangamaki, oyo bazalaki na mibu ya mbotama tuku mibale mpe koleka, bazalaki nkoto nkama motoba na misato na nkama mitano na tuku mitano.
All the men who were at least 20 years old were counted, and they each paid the required amount. That was a total of 603,550 men.
27 Basalelaki bakilo ya palata nkoto misato na nkama minei na tuku mibale mpo na kosala bivandelo nkama moko ya Mongombo mpe barido nkama moko: elingi koloba ete basalelaki bakilo pene tuku misato na minei mpe bagrame pene nkama mibale mpo na evandelo moko.
They used (75 pounds/34 kg.) of silver for making/casting each of the 100 bases to [put under the posts to support] the curtains of the Sacred Tent.
28 Shekeli nkoto moko na nkama sambo na tuku sambo na mitano oyo etikalaki, basalelaki yango bibende oyo egumbama lokola ndobo, biloko ya kosimbela rido mpe balatiselaki yango basonge ya makonzi.
Bezalel [and his helpers] used the (50 pounds/30 kg.) of silver that was not used for the bases to make the rods and the hooks for the posts, and to cover the tops of the posts.
29 Bronze oyo ewutaki na makabo ya kotombola ezalaki bakilo pene nkoto mibale na nkama minei na tuku mibale na moko.
The bronze that the people contributed weighed (5,310 pounds/2,425 kg.).
30 Bazwaki yango mpo na kosala bivandelo ya ekuke ya Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani, etumbelo ya bronze elongo na motalaka na yango mpe bisalelo na yango nyonso.
With the bronze, Bezalel and his helpers made the bases for under the posts at the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They also made the altar for burning sacrifices, the grating for it and the tools used with it,
31 Basalelaki yango lisusu bivandelo nyonso oyo ezalaki pembeni-pembeni ya lopango ya Mongombo, bivandelo ya ekotelo na yango, bapike nyonso ya Mongombo mpe bapike oyo ezingelaki lopango.
the bases for the posts [that supported the curtains] that surrounded the courtyard and the bases for the entrance to the courtyard, and the pegs for the Sacred Tent and for [the curtains around] the courtyard.
