出埃及记 37 – CCB & NIRV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

出埃及记 37:1-29

约柜

1比撒列用皂荚木造了一个柜,长一点一米,宽六十六厘米,高六十六厘米。 2这柜子里外都包上纯金,还镶了一圈金边。 3他造了四个金环,安在柜的四个脚上,每边两个环, 4又用皂荚木造了两根横杠,外面包上金, 5然后把横杠穿过柜旁的金环,便于抬柜。 6他用纯金造施恩座,长一点一米,宽六十六厘米。 7又在施恩座的两端用金子打造两个基路伯天使, 8这两个基路伯天使跟施恩座连在一起, 9在施恩座的两端,面对面朝向施恩座,向上展开翅膀遮盖施恩座。

桌子

10他用皂荚木造了一张桌子,长八十八厘米,宽四十四厘米,高六十六厘米。 11整张桌子都包上纯金,四周镶上金边。 12在桌子四周造一个八厘米宽的外框,上面也镶上金边。 13他又造四个金环,安在桌子四角的桌腿上, 14金环靠近外框,以便穿横杠抬桌子。 15他用皂荚木造两根横杠,外面包金,用来抬桌子。 16又用纯金造桌子上的器具,就是盘、碟及献酒用的杯和瓶。

17他用纯金造了一座灯台,灯台的灯座、灯柱、油杯、花瓣和花苞都是用一块纯金打成的。 18灯台两边各伸出三个分枝,共有六个分枝。 19每个分枝都伸出三个杏花形状、有花瓣和花苞的油杯,六个分枝都是这样。 20灯台上有四个杏花形状、有花瓣和花苞的杯。 21灯台上每一对分枝的相连处有花苞,三对分枝都是这样。 22整座灯台,包括一切装饰,都是用一块纯金打成的。 23他又用纯金为这座灯台造了七个灯盏,以及灯剪和灯花盘。 24造整座灯台和灯台的器具共用了三十四公斤纯金。

造香坛

25他又用皂荚木造了一座方形的香坛,长宽各四十五厘米,高九十厘米,坛的四角与坛连成一体, 26坛顶、坛的四面和坛上的角状物包上纯金,四周镶上金边。 27他造了两个金环,安在坛两侧的金边下面, 28又用皂荚木造横杠,包上金,穿在两个环里,用来抬香坛。

29他又用调制香料的方法制作圣膏油和纯净芬芳的香。

New International Reader’s Version

Exodus 37:1-29

The Ark of the Covenant Law

1Bezalel made the ark of the covenant law out of acacia wood. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high. 2He covered it inside and outside with pure gold. He put a strip of gold around it. 3He made four gold rings for it. He joined them to its four bottom corners. He put two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4Then he made poles out of acacia wood. He covered them with gold. 5He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

6He made its cover out of pure gold. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide. The cover is the place where sin is paid for. 7Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8He put one of the cherubim on each end of it. 9He made them as part of the cover itself. Their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim faced each other and looked toward the cover.

The Table for the Holy Bread

10The workers made the table out of acacia wood. It was three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high. 11Then they covered it with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it. 12They also made a rim around it three inches wide. They put a strip of gold around the rim. 13They made four gold rings for the table. They joined them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14The rings were close to the rim. The rings held the poles used to carry the table. 15The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold. 16They made plates, dishes and bowls out of pure gold for the table. They also made pure gold pitchers to pour out drink offerings.

The Gold Lampstand

17The workers made the lampstand out of pure gold. They hammered out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups branched out from it. 18Six branches came out from the sides of the lampstand. There were three on one side and three on the other. 19On one branch there were three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. There were three on the next branch. In fact, there were three on each of the six branches that came out from the lampstand. 20On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21One bud was under the first pair of branches that came out from the lampstand. A second bud was under the second pair. And a third bud was under the third pair. There was a total of six branches. 22The buds and branches came out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand was one piece hammered out of pure gold.

23The workers made its seven lamps out of pure gold. They also made its trays and wick cutters out of pure gold. 24They used 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it.

The Altar for Burning Incense

25The workers made the altar for burning incense. They made it out of acacia wood. It was about one foot six inches square and three feet high. A horn stuck out from each of its upper four corners. 26The workers covered the top, sides and horns with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it. 27They made two gold rings below the strip. They put the rings on the sides across from each other. The rings held the poles used to carry it. 28The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.

29They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, sweet-smelling incense. A person who makes perfume made them.