< प्रस्थान 25 >

1 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो,
Yahweh said to Moses/me, “There [are many things that I want] you to tell to the Israeli people.
2 “राजीखुसीबाट प्रेरित भई हरेक व्यक्तिले मेरो लागि भेटी ल्याओस् भनी इस्राएलीहरूलाई भन् । तैँले यी भेटीहरू मेरो लागि ग्रहण गर्नुपर्छ ।
Tell them that they must give offerings/gifts to me. Receive from the people every offering/gift that they want to give to me.
3 तैँले तिनीहरूबाट प्राप्‍त गर्नुपर्ने भेटीहरू यिनै हुन्: सुन, चाँदी, र काँसा
These are the things that they may offer/give: Gold, silver, bronze,
4 निलो, बैजनी र रातो ऊन, मलमलको कपडा, बाख्राको भुत्ला
blue, purple, and scarlet yarn/wool, fine (linen/white cloth), goats’ hair for making [cloth],
5 रातो रङले रङ्गाएका भेडाका छाला र सीलका छालाहरू, बबुल काठ,
rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), goatskins, [hard] wood from acacia [trees],
6 पवित्रस्थानका बत्तीहरूका निम्ति तेल, अभिषेक गर्नका लागि मसला र सुगन्धित धूप, एपोद र छाती-पातामा जड्नका लागि
olive oil [to burn] in the lamps, spices to [put in] the olive oil for anointing [the priests] and in the sweet-smelling incense,
7 आनिक्स र अन्य बहुमूल्य रत्‍नहरू ।
[expensive quartz] stones [called] onyx, and other expensive stones to be fastened [to the priest’s vest] and put on the pouches [that are to be fastened to the vest].
8 म तिनीहरूका बिचमा बस्‍न सकूँ भनेर तिनीहरूले मेरो निम्ति एउटा पवित्रस्थान बनाऊन् ।
Tell the people to make a big Sacred Tent for me, so that I can live in it among them.
9 मैले तँलाई देखाउने नमुनामुताबिक तैँले पवित्र वासस्थान र यसका सबै सामानहरू बनाउनू ।
They must make the Sacred Tent and all the things that will be used inside it according to the plan/model that I will show you.”
10 तिनीहरूले बबुल काठको सन्दुक बनाऊन् । यसको लमाइ साँढे दुई हात, चौडाइ साँढे एक हात र उचाइ साँढे एक हातको होस् ।
“[Tell the people to] make a [sacred] chest from acacia wood. It is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long, (27 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
11 यसको निम्ति सुनका चारवटा मुन्द्रा झुण्ड्याउनू ।
Cover it with pure gold inside and outside, and put a gold border around the top of it.
12 एकापट्टि दुईवटा र अर्कोपट्टि दुईवटा गरी तिनलाई सन्दुकको चारवटा खुट्टामा लगाउनू ।
[They must] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten them to the legs of the chest. Put two rings on each side of the chest.
13 तैँले बबुल काठका डन्डाहरू बनाएर तिनलाई सुनले मोहोर्नू ।
[They must] make [two] poles from acacia wood, and they must cover them with gold.
14 सन्दुकलाई बोक्‍नलाई त्यसको दुवैपट्टिका किनारामा भएका मुन्द्राहरूमा ती डन्डाहरू घुसाउनू ।
[They must] put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, so that the chest can be carried by the poles.
15 डन्डाहरू सन्दुकका मुन्द्राहरूमा रहनुपर्छ । तिनलाई त्यसबाट झिकिनुहुँदैन ।
The poles must always be left in the rings; they must not take the poles out [of the rings].
16 तैँले सन्दुकभित्र मैले तँलाई दिने करारका विधिविधानहरू राख्‍नू ।
Put inside the chest the [two stone slabs that I will give you, on which] I have written my commandments.
17 तैँले निखुर सुनको एउटा प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनी बनाउनू । यसको लमाइ साँढे दुई हात र चौडाइ साँढे एक हातको होस् ।
[Tell them to] make a lid for the chest from pure gold. [It will be the place where I will] forgive people’s sins. It [also] is to be (45 in./110 cm.) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.
18 तैँले प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनीको दुई किनारामा राख्‍न पिटिएको सुनका दुईवटा करूब बनाउनू ।
[Tell them to] hammer [huge lump of] gold into the form of two creatures that have wings.
19 प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनीको एउटा किनारामा एउटा करूब र अर्को किनारामा अर्को करूब राख्‍नू । ती दुईवटा करूब र प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनी एउटै सुनको टुक्राबाट बनाइयोस् ।
One of these is to be put at each end of the chest, but the gold [from which] they [are made] must be joined to the gold from which the lid [is made].
20 करूबहरूले आ-आफ्ना पखेटा मास्तिर फैलाऊन् र प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनीलाई छाया पारून् । करूबहरू एक-अर्काको आमनेसामने होऊन् र तिनीहरूले प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनीतर्फ हेरून् ।
[Tell them to place the] winged creatures so that their wings touch each other and spread out over the lid.
21 तैँले प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनीलाई सन्दुकको माथिपट्टि राख्‍नू, र मैले तँलाई दिने करारका विधिविधानहरू सन्दुकभित्र राख्‍नू ।
Put inside the chest the stone slabs that I will give you. Then fasten the lid onto the top of the chest.
22 यही सन्दुकमा म तँसित भेट्नेछु । प्रायश्‍चित्तको ढकनीमाथिबाट म तँसित बोल्नेछु । गवाहीको सन्दुकको माथि भएका दुईवटा करूबको बिचबाट मैले इस्राएलीहरूलाई दिने सबै आज्ञा तँलाई दिनेछु ।
I will set times to talk with you there. From above the lid of the chest, between the two winged creatures, I will tell to you all my laws that [you must tell] to the Israeli people.”
23 तैँले बबुल काठको एउटा टेबुल बनाउनू । यसको लमाइ दुई हात, चौडाइ एक हात र उचाइ साँढे एक हातको होस् ।
“[Tell them to] make a table from acacia wood. It is to be (36 in./88 cm.) long, (18 in./66 cm.) wide, and (27 in./66 cm.) high.
24 तैँले यसलाई निखुर सुनले मोहर्नू र यसको चारैतिर सुनको बिट लगाउनू ।
[Tell them to] cover it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
25 त्यसको चारैतिर चार अङ्गुल चौडा भएको घेरो बनाउनू र घेरोको वरिपरि सुनको बिट लगाउनू ।
[Tell them to] make a rim all around it, (3 in./7.5 cm.) wide, and put a gold border around the rim.
26 टेबुलको लागि सुनका चारवटा मुन्द्रा बनाउनू र ती मुन्द्राहरूलाई चार खुट्टा भएका चारवटै कुनामा लगाउनू ।
[Tell them to] make/cast four rings from gold and fasten the rings to the four corners of the table, one ring close to each leg [of the table].
27 टेबुललाई बोक्‍नलाई डन्डाहरूका लागि ठाउँ हुन ती मुन्द्राहरू घेरोको छेउमा होऊन् ।
The rings should be fastened to the table near the rim.
28 टेबुललाई तीसँगै बोक्‍न सकियोस् भनी बबुल काठबाट डन्डाहरू बनाउनू र
Make two poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold. The poles for carrying the table are to be inserted in the rings.
29 तिनलाई सुनले मोहर्नू अर्घबलिहरू चढाउन प्रयोग हुने थाल, चम्चा, करुवा र कचौराहरू बनाउनू । तैँले ती सबै निखुर सुनको बनाउनू ।
Also [tell them to] make plates, cups, jars, and bowls to be used [when the priests] pour out wine [to offer to me]. They must all be made from pure gold.
30 तैँले टेबुलमा मेरो सामु नियमित रूपमा उपस्थितिको रोटी राख्‍नू ।
On the table, in front of the chest, there must always be the loaves of sacred bread [that the priests have offered] to me.”
31 पिटेको निखुर सुनबाट एउटा सामदान बनाउनू । आधार र बिँडसहित यसलाई बनाउनू । यसका कचौराहरू, कोपिला र फुलहरू सबै नै एउटै टुक्राबाट बनाइनुपर्छ ।
“[Tell them to] make a lampstand from pure gold. They must hammer [one large lump of] gold to make its base and its shaft. [The branches of the lampstand], the cups for holding the oil, the flower buds and the [flower] petals [that decorate the branches of the lamp, the base, and the shaft are all to be hammered from] one [big] lump of gold.
32 यसको एकापट्टिबाट तिनवटा हाँगा र अर्कोपट्टिबाट तिनवटा हाँगा गरी जम्मा छवटा हाँगा बाहिरतिर निस्केका होऊन् ।
There are to be six branches on the lampstand, three on each side [of the shaft].
33 पहिलो हाँगामा हाडेबदामका फुलजस्ता तिनवटा कचौरासाथै कोपिला र फुल होऊन् । त्यस्तै अर्को हाँगामा पनि हाडेबदामका फुलजस्ता तिनवटा कचौरासाथै कोपिला र फुल होऊन् । सामदानबाट बाहिर निस्कने सबै छवटा हाँगामा उस्तै होऊन् ।
Each of the branches is to have on it three [gold decorations that will look like] almond blossoms. These decorations must also have flower buds and [flower] petals.
34 सामदान र बिचको बिँडमा हाडेबदामका फुलजस्ता चारवटा कचौरा आ-आफ्नै कोपिला र फूलसमेत होऊन् ।
On the [shaft of the] lampstand there are to be four [gold decorations that also look like] almond blossoms, each one with flower buds and petals.
35 एउटै टुक्राको रूपमा पहिलो जोडी हाँगामुनि एउटा कोपिला र एउटै टुक्राको रूपमा दोस्रो जोडी हाँगामुनि एउटा कोपिला होस् । त्यसै गरी, एउटै टुक्राको रूपमा तेस्रो जोडी हाँगामुनि एउटा कोपिला होस् । सामदानबाट बाहिर निस्केका सबै छवटै हाँगा उस्तै होस् ।
On each side, there is to be one [flower] bud beneath each of the branches.
36 तिनीहरूका कोपिला र हाँगाहरू सबै पिटेको निखुर सुनको एउटा टुक्राबाट बनेका होऊन् ।
All these buds and branches, along with the shaft, are to be hammered from one large lump of pure gold.
37 तैँले सामदान र यसका सातवटा बत्ती बनाउनू, र यसबाट उज्यालो दिन ती बत्तीहरू बालिराख्‍नू ।
Also [tell them to] make seven small cups [for holding oil. One is to be put on top of the shaft and the others are to be put on top of the branches]. Place these cups so that [when the lamps are lit], the light will shine toward the (front of the lampstand/entrance).
38 चिम्टा र तिनीहरूका मोसोदानीहरू निखुर सुनबाट बनाइनुपर्छ ।
[Tell them to] make tongs from pure gold, [to remove the burned wicks] and trays [in which to put the burned wicks].
39 सामदान र यसका सबै पात्र बनाउन करिब चौँतिस किलोग्राम निखुर सुनको प्रयोग गर्नू ।
[Tell them to] use (75 pounds/35 kg.) of pure gold to make the lampstand and the tongs and the trays.
40 तँलाई पर्वतमा देखाएको नमुनाबमोजिम ती बनाउन नभुल्नू ।
Make sure that they make these things according to the instructions that I am giving you [here] on [this] mountain.”

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