Kutoka 38
1 Akatengeneza madhabahu ya sadaka ya kuteketezwa kwa mbao za mti wa mshita, kimo chake dhiraa tatu; nayo ilikuwa mraba, urefu wake dhiraa tano, na upana wa dhiraa tano
[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 Akatengeneza upembe kwenye kila pembe ya hizo pembe nne, ili zile pembe na madhabahu zikawa zimeungana, akafunika madhabahu kwa shaba.
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 Akatengeneza vyombo vyake vyote kwa shaba: vyungu vyake vya kuondolea majivu, masepetu, mabakuli ya kunyunyizia, uma za nyama na vyombo vya kuchukulia 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 Akatengeneza wavu wa shaba chini ya ukingo wa madhabahu ili ufikie nusu ya kimo cha madhabahu.
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 Akasubu pete za shaba za kushikilia ile mipiko kwa ajili ya zile pembe nne za huo wavu wa shaba.
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 Akatengeneza mipiko ya mti wa mshita na kuifunika kwa shaba.
They made the poles from acacia wood and covered them with bronze.
7 Akaiingiza ile mipiko kwenye zile pete, ili iwe pande mbili za madhabahu kwa ajili ya kuibeba. Akaitengeneza madhabahu yenye uvungu ndani yake akitumia mbao.
They put the poles through the rings on each side of the altar. The poles were for carrying the altar.
8 Akatengeneza sinia la shaba lenye kitako cha shaba kutoka kwa vioo vya shaba vilivyotolewa na wanawake waliohudumu pale ingilio la Hema la Kukutania.
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 Kisha akatengeneza ua. Upande wa kusini ulikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa mia moja, na ulikuwa na mapazia ya kitani iliyosokotwa vizuri,
[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 pamoja na nguzo ishirini na vitako vya shaba ishirini, na kulabu na tepe za fedha juu ya hizo nguzo.
[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 Upande wa kaskazini ulikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa mia moja, pamoja na nguzo ishirini na vitako vya shaba ishirini, pamoja na kulabu na tepe za fedha juu ya hizo nguzo.
They made the same kind of curtains, posts, bases, and hooks for the north side of the courtyard.
12 Upande wa mwisho wa magharibi ulikuwa na upana wa dhiraa hamsini na ulikuwa na mapazia, na nguzo kumi na vitako vyake kumi, pamoja na kulabu na tepe za fedha juu ya hizo nguzo.
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 Upande wa mwisho wa mashariki jua linakochomoza, pia ulikuwa na upana wa dhiraa hamsini.
On the east side, [where the entrance is], the courtyard was (75 feet/23 meters) wide.
14 Mapazia yenye urefu wa dhiraa kumi na tano yalikuwa upande mmoja wa ingilio, pamoja na nguzo tatu na vitako vitatu.
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 Mapazia yenye urefu wa dhiraa kumi na tano yalikuwa upande mwingine wa ingilio la ua, pamoja na nguzo tatu na vitako vitatu.
16 Mapazia yote yaliyozunguka ua yalikuwa ya kitani iliyosokotwa vizuri.
All the curtains around the courtyard were made from fine white linen.
17 Vitako vya nguzo vilikuwa vya shaba. Kulabu na tepe juu ya nguzo zilikuwa za fedha, na ncha zake zilifunikwa kwa fedha. Kwa hiyo nguzo zote za ua zilikuwa na tepe za fedha.
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 Pazia la ingilio la ua lilikuwa la nyuzi za rangi ya buluu, za zambarau, na za rangi nyekundu pamoja na kitani iliyosokotwa vizuri, kazi ya mtarizi. Pazia hilo lilikuwa na urefu wa dhiraa ishirini kama zile za kwenye ua, na kimo chake kilikuwa dhiraa tano,
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 likiwa na nguzo nne na vitako vinne vya shaba. Kulabu zake na tepe zake zilikuwa za fedha, na ncha zake zilikuwa zimefunikwa kwa fedha.
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 Vigingi vyote vya maskani na vya ua ulioizunguka vilikuwa vya shaba.
All the tent pegs to support the Sacred Tent and the curtains around the courtyard were made of bronze.
21 Ifuatayo ni orodha ya vifaa vilivyotumika kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa maskani, maskani ya Ushuhuda, ambavyo vilitayarishwa na Walawi kama alivyoagiza Mose, chini ya usimamizi wa Ithamari, mwana wa kuhani Aroni.
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 (Bezaleli mwana wa Uri, mwana wa Huri, wa kabila la Yuda, alifanya kila kitu Bwana alichomwamuru Mose,
Bezalel the son of Uri and grandson of Hur made all the things that Yahweh commanded Moses/me to be made.
23 akiwa pamoja na Oholiabu mwana wa Ahisamaki, wa kabila la Dani, fundi stadi wa kutia nakshi, kubuni michoro, mtarizi kwa rangi ya buluu, ya zambarau, nyekundu na kitani safi.)
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 Jumla ya dhahabu iliyopatikana kutokana na sadaka ya kuinuliwa kwa ajili ya kazi ya mahali patakatifu ilikuwa na uzito wa talanta 29 na shekeli 730, kulingana na shekeli ya mahali patakatifu.
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 Fedha iliyopatikana kutokana na jumuiya ya watu waliohesabiwa ilikuwa yenye uzito wa talanta mia moja na shekeli 1,775, kulingana na shekeli ya mahali patakatifu.
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 Kila mtu alitoa beka moja, ambayo ni sawa na nusu shekeli ya fedha, kwa kazi ya mahali patakatifu, kutoka kwa kila mtu aliyekuwa amehesabiwa mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi, ambao jumla yao walikuwa wanaume 603,550.
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 Talanta hizo 100 za fedha zilitumika kusubu vile vitako mia moja kwa ajili ya mahali patakatifu na pazia: vitako mia moja kwa talanta mia, yaani, talanta moja kwa kila kitako.
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 Akatumia zile shekeli hizo 1,775 kutengeneza kulabu za nguzo, kufunika ncha za nguzo na kutengeneza vitanzi vyake.
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 Shaba iliyopatikana kutokana na sadaka ya kuinuliwa ilikuwa na uzito wa talanta 70 na shekeli 2,400.
The bronze that the people contributed weighed (5,310 pounds/2,425 kg.).
30 Akaitumia hiyo shaba kutengeneza vitako vya ingilio la Hema la Kukutania, madhabahu ya shaba pamoja na ule wavu wake na vyombo vyake vyote,
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 vile vitako vya ule ua uliozunguka na vile vya ingilio, na vigingi vyote vya Maskani pamoja na ule ua uliozunguka.
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.
