Exodus 25 – NIRV & CCBT

New International Reader’s Version

Exodus 25:1-40

Offerings for the Holy Tent

1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Tell the people of Israel to bring me an offering. You must receive the offering for me from everyone whose hearts move them to give.

3“Here are the offerings you must receive from them.

“gold, silver and bronze

4blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen

goat hair

5ram skins that are dyed red

another kind of strong leather

acacia wood

6olive oil for the lights

spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense

7onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and chest cloth

8“Have them make a sacred tent for me. I will live among them. 9Make the holy tent and everything that belongs to it. Make them exactly like the pattern I will show you.

The Ark of the Covenant Law

10“Have them make an ark out of acacia wood. It must be a chest three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high. 11Cover it inside and outside with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it. 12Make four gold rings for it. Join them to its four bottom corners. Put two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 13Then make poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. 14Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. 15The poles must remain in the rings of the ark. Do not remove them. 16I will give you the tablets of the covenant law. When I do, put them into the ark.

17“Make its cover out of pure gold. The cover is the place where sin will be paid for. Make it three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide. 18Make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19Put one of the cherubim on each end of it. Make the cherubim part of the cover itself. 20They must have their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim must face each other and look toward the cover. 21Place the cover on top of the ark. I will give you the tablets of the covenant law. Put them in the ark. 22The ark is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. I will meet with you above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark. There I will give you all my commands for the Israelites.

The Table for the Holy Bread

23“Make a table out of acacia wood. Make it three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high. 24Cover it with pure gold. Put a strip of gold around it. 25Also make a rim around it three inches wide. Put a strip of gold around the rim. 26Make four gold rings for the table. Join them to the four corners, where the four legs are. 27The rings must be close to the rim. They must hold the poles that will be used to carry the table. 28Make the poles out of acacia wood. Cover them with gold. Use them to carry the table. 29Make its plates and dishes out of pure gold. Also make its pitchers and bowls out of pure gold. Use the pitchers and bowls to pour out drink offerings. 30Put the holy bread on the table. It must be near my holy throne on the ark of the covenant law at all times.

The Gold Lampstand

31“Make a lampstand out of pure gold. Hammer out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups must branch out from it. They must be part of the lampstand itself. 32Six branches must come out from the sides of the lampstand. Make three on one side and three on the other. 33On one branch make three cups that are shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. Then put three on the next branch. Do the same with all six branches that come out from the lampstand. 34On the lampstand there must be four cups that are shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 35One bud must be under the first pair of branches that come out from the lampstand. Put a second bud under the second pair. And put a third bud under the third pair. Make a total of six branches. 36The buds and branches must come out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand must be one piece hammered out of pure gold.

37“Then make its seven lamps. Set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it. 38The trays and wick cutters must be made out of pure gold. 39Use 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it. 40Be sure to make everything just like the pattern I showed you on the mountain.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

出埃及記 25:1-40

奉獻的條例

1耶和華對摩西說: 2「你去告訴以色列百姓要獻禮物給我。你們要為我收下所有甘願獻上的禮物。 3你們要收的禮物是金,銀,銅, 4細麻線,山羊毛,藍色、紫色和朱紅色的線, 5染成紅色的公羊皮,海狗皮,皂莢木, 6燈油,製作膏油和香的香料, 7用來鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上的紅瑪瑙及其他寶石。 8要為我造一座聖所,我好住在他們中間。 9你們要照我的指示去造聖幕和裡面各樣的器具。

造約櫃的條例

10「要用皂莢木做一個櫃,長一點一米,寬六十六釐米,高六十六釐米, 11裡外都要包上純金,要用金子鑲櫃邊。 12再造四個金環,安在櫃的四個腳上,每邊兩個環。 13用皂莢木造兩根橫杠,外面要包上金, 14然後把橫杠穿過櫃旁的金環,便於抬櫃。 15橫杠穿進環以後,不可再抽出來。 16把我將要賜給你的兩塊約版放在櫃裡。 17要用純金造一個施恩25·17 施恩」或譯「贖罪」。座,長一點一米,寬六十六釐米。 18用純金在施恩座的兩端打造兩個基路伯天使, 19跟施恩座連在一起,一端一個。 20兩個基路伯天使要面對面朝向施恩座,向上展開翅膀,遮蓋施恩座。 21要把施恩座放在櫃上面,把我賜給你的約版放在櫃裡。 22我就在那裡跟你會面,從兩個基路伯天使中間的施恩座上,把要傳給以色列百姓的一切誡命告訴你。

造供桌的條例

23「要用皂莢木造一張桌子,長八十八釐米,寬四十四釐米,高六十六釐米。 24整張桌子都要包上純金,四周鑲上金邊, 25在桌子四周造一個八釐米寬的外框,上面也鑲上金邊。 26要造四個金環,安在桌子四角的桌腿上, 27金環要靠近外框,以便穿橫杠抬桌子。 28兩根橫杠要用皂莢木製作,外面包金,用來抬桌子。 29你們要用純金造桌子上的盤、碟和獻酒用的杯和瓶。 30桌子上要一直擺著供餅,獻在我面前。

造燈臺的條例

31「要用純金造一個燈臺,燈臺的燈座、燈柱、油杯、花瓣和花苞要用一塊純金打造。 32燈臺的兩邊要各伸出三個分枝,共六個分枝。 33每個分枝要伸出三個杏花形狀、有花瓣和花苞的杯,六個分枝都是這樣。 34燈臺上要有四個杏花形狀、有花瓣和花苞的杯。 35燈臺上每一對分枝的相連處要有花苞,三對都是這樣。 36整座燈臺,包括一切裝飾,都要用一塊純金打造。 37此外,要為燈臺造七個燈盞,放在燈臺上面,照亮前面的地方。 38燈臺用的燈剪和燈花盤都要用純金造。 39造整座燈臺和燈臺的器具要用三十四公斤純金。 40你務要照著在山上指示你的樣式造這些器具。