2 Mose 25
1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
The Lord told Moses,
2 “Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, wɔmmɔ afɔdeɛ mma me.
“Instruct the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive my offering from everyone who willingly wants to give.
3 “Saa nneɛma a ɛdidi so yi mu na wɔmfiri mmɔ me afɔdeɛ no: “sikakɔkɔɔ, dwetɛ, kɔbere,
These are the items you are to accept from them as contributions: gold, silver, and bronze;
4 ntoma tuntum, koogyan bibire tam; koogyan tam, serekye, abirekyie ho nwi,
blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-spun linen and goat hair;
5 odwennini nhoma a wɔahyɛ no kɔkɔɔ, mmirekyie nwoma a wɔahyɛ, okuo dua,
ram skins that have been tanned, and fine leather; acacia wood;
6 kanea ngo, ɔsra ngo, nnuhwam a wɔhyeɛ,
olive oil for the lamps; spices for the olive oil used in anointing and for the fragrant incense;
7 apopobibirieboɔ, aboɔdemmoɔ a wɔde bɛtuatua asɔfotadeɛ ne adaaboɔ no mu.
and onyx stones and other gemstones to be used in making the ephod and breastpiece.
8 “Mepɛ sɛ Israelfoɔ si asɔredan kronkron ma me, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, mɛtumi atena wɔn mu.
They are to make me a sanctuary so I can live among them.
9 Me fie no bɛyɛ ntomadan. Mɛkyerɛ mo ɛkwan a mepɛ sɛ mosi saa dan no ne sɛdeɛ mobɛsiesie mu na moagyina so asi.
You must make the Tabernacle and all its furnishings according to design I'm going to show you.
10 “Momfa okuo dua nyɛ Apam Adaka a ne ntentenemu yɛ basafa baako ne fa, ne tɛtrɛtɛ nyɛ anammɔn mmienu ne kakra na ne korɔn nso nyɛ anammɔn mmienu ne kakra.
They are to make an Ark of acacia wood that measures two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide by one and a half cubits high.
11 Na momfa sikakɔkɔɔ mapa nnura ɛho ne emu nyinaa.
Cover it with pure gold on the inside and the outside, and make a gold trim to go around it.
12 Momfa sikakɔkɔɔ nkawa ɛnan nhyehyɛ adaka no nan ɛnan no ho, wɔ fam pɛɛ. Ma nkawa no mmienu nkɔ ɛfa baako na mmienu a aka no nso nkɔ ɛfa.
Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two on one side and two on the other.
13 Fa okuo sene mpoma, na fa sikakɔkɔɔ duradura ho,
Make poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold.
14 na fa hyehyɛ nkawa no mu na wɔde apam adaka no asoa.
Place the poles into the rings on the sides of the Ark, so it can be carried.
15 Monnyiyi nnua a wɔde soa adaka no mfiri nkawa no mu. Momma ɛnhyehyɛ mu afebɔɔ.
The poles are to stay in the rings of the Ark; don't take them out.
16 Mowie adaka no a, momfa ɛboɔ a matwerɛ Mmaransɛm Edu no agu so no nto mu.
Place inside the Ark the Testimony which I'm going to give you.
17 “Momfa sikakɔkɔɔ nyɛ adaka no mmuasoɔ a wɔfrɛ no Mpata Dwa. Ne ntentenemu yɛ anammɔn mmiɛnsa ne fa, ɛnna ne tɛtrɛtɛ nso yɛ anammɔn mmienu ne fa. Ɛha ne beaeɛ a mobɛnya mo bɔne so ahummɔborɔ.
You are to make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long by a cubit and a half wide.
18 Momfa sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔaboro nyɛ Kerubim mmienu. Momfa ɔbaako nsi adaka no nkatasoɔ atifi na momfa ɔbaako nsi anafoɔ.
Make two cherubim of hammered gold for the ends of the atonement cover,
19 Fa Kerubim no tetare adaka no ti ne nʼanafoɔ na ɛne adaka no nkatasoɔ no nyɛ mua.
and put one cherub on each end. All of this is to be made from one piece of gold.
20 Kerubim a wɔyɛ abɔfoɔ no bɛdi nhwɛanimu a wɔasisi wɔn ti ase rehwɛ mpatadwa no na wɔatrɛtrɛ wɔn ntaban mu akata so.
The cherubim are to be designed with spread wings pointing upward, covering the atonement cover. The cherubim are to be placed facing each another, looking down towards the atonement cover.
21 Momfa ɛboɔ twerɛpono a mede bɛma mo no nto adaka no mu, na momfa ne ti no nkata so.
Place the atonement cover on top of the Ark, and put the Testimony that I'm going to give you inside the Ark.
22 Na mɛhyia mo wɔ hɔ na makasa afiri mpata beaeɛ wɔ soro hɔ afa abɔfoɔ no ntam. Na adaka no mu na wɔbɛkora mʼapam no ho mmara. Ɛhɔ na mɛda me mmaransɛm a mode bɛma Israelfoɔ no adi akyerɛ mo.
I will meet with you there as arranged above the atonement cover, between the two cherubim that stand over the Ark of the Testimony, and I will talk with you about all the commands I will give the Israelites.
23 “Momfa okuo dua nyɛ ɛpono a ne ntentenemu yɛ anammɔn mmiɛnsa, ne tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ anammɔn baako ne fa na ne ɔsorokɔ yɛ anammɔn mmienu ne fa.
Then you are to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long by a cubit wide by a cubit and a half high.
24 Momfa sikakɔkɔɔ nnura ho na momfa sikakɔkɔɔ hankra ntwa ho nhyia.
Cover it with pure gold and make a gold trim to go around it.
25 Yɛ adaka no ho mfomfamho a ne tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ nsateakwaa ɛnan twa ɛpono no ntɛntɛnoa ho hyia, na fa sikakɔkɔɔ hankra fa ho.
Make a border around it the width of a hand and put a gold trim on the border.
26 Yɛ sikakɔkɔɔ nkawa ɛnan na fa nkawa ɛnan no tuatua ne nan ɛnan no biara akyi
Make four gold rings for the table and attach them to the four corners of the table by the legs.
27 twɛtwɛwaso wɔ soro. Wɔde nnua no bɛhyehyɛ saa nkawa no mu na wɔde apagya ɛpono no asoa.
The rings are to be close to the border to hold the poles used to carry the table.
28 Fa okuo yɛ nnua no, na fa sikakɔkɔɔ dura ho.
Make the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and cover them with gold.
29 Momfa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa nyɛ nwowaa, ntere, nhina ne nsatoa.
Make plates and dishes for the table, as well as pitchers and bowls for pouring out drink offerings. Make all of them out of pure gold.
30 Ɛda biara, fa burodo to ɛpono no so wɔ mʼanim.
Place the Bread of the Presence on the table so it is always in my presence.
31 “Momfa sikakɔkɔɔ a wɔaboro nyɛ kaneadua. Kaneadua no ase, nʼabaa, nkanea no nhwiren ne ɛho nsiesie no nyinaa nyɛ adeɛ baako.
Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. The whole of it is to be made of one piece—its base, shaft, cups, buds, and flowers.
32 Kaneadua a ɛhyɛ mfimfini no bɛnya nkorabata nsia a mmiɛnsa wɔ ɛfa na mmiɛnsa nso wɔ ɛfa.
It is to have six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three on each side.
33 Momfa nhwiren mmiɛnsa nsiesie nkorabata biara ho.
Have three cups shaped like almond flowers on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch. Each of six branches that come out will have three cups shaped like almond flowers, all complete with buds and petals.
34 Na kaneadua no, momfa nhwiren a ɛyɛ fɛ nni adwini mfa nsiesie no.
On the main shaft of the lampstand make four cups shaped like almond flowers, complete with buds and petals.
35 Nhwiren no bi bɛwɔ ne dua no ase wɔ nkorabata mmienu biara ase. Afei, nhwiren no bi bɛwɔ nkorabata mmienu a ɛwɔ aseɛ no ase, ɛnna ebi nso bɛwɔ nkorabata mmienu a ɛwɔ ɔsoro no so.
On the six branches that come out from the lampstand, place a bud under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
36 Saa nneɛma a wɔde siesie kaneadua no ne ne nkorabata no nyinaa nyɛ adeɛ fua a wɔde sikakɔkɔɔ amapa a wɔaboro ayɛ.
The buds and branches are to be made with the lampstand as one piece, hammered out of pure gold.
37 “Monyɛ nkanea dua ntuatuaho nson wɔ kaneadua no ho wɔ ɛkwan bi so a ne hyerɛn no bɛto ne hann agu nʼanim.
Make seven lamps and place them on the lampstand so they can light up the area in front of it.
38 Kanea ntomaban akapɛ no ne ne mpampaa no nso, momfa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa nyɛ.
The wick tongs and their trays are to be made of pure gold.
39 Sikakɔkɔɔ kilogram aduasa ɛnan na ɛho bɛhia sɛ mode yɛ kaneadua no ne ɛho nneɛma nyinaa.
The lampstand and all these utensils will require a talent of pure gold.
40 Biribiara a mobɛyɛ no nso, monyɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ sɛdeɛ merekyerɛ mo wɔ bepɔ so ha yi no.
Be sure to make everything according to the design you were shown on the mountain.”
