The Altar for Burnt Offerings
1The workers built the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. It was four feet six inches high and seven feet six inches square. 2They made a horn stick out from each of its four upper corners. They covered the altar with bronze. 3They made all its tools out of bronze. They made its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and pans for carrying ashes. 4They made a bronze grate for the altar. They put the grate halfway up the altar on the inside. 5They made a bronze ring for each of the four corners of the grate. 6They made poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with bronze. 7They put the poles through the rings. The poles were on two sides of the altar for carrying it. The workers made the altar out of boards. They left it hollow.
The Large Bowl for Washing
8The workers made the large bronze bowl and its bronze stand. They made them out of bronze mirrors. The mirrors belonged to the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
The Courtyard
9Next, the workers made the courtyard. The south side was 150 feet long. It had curtains made out of finely twisted linen. 10The curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them. 11The north side was also 150 feet long. Its curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them.
12The west end was 75 feet wide. It had curtains with ten posts and ten bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them. 13The east end, toward the sunrise, was also 75 feet wide. 14Curtains 22 feet six inches long were on one side of the entrance to the courtyard. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base. 15Curtains 22 feet six inches long were also on the other side of the entrance. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base. 16All the curtains around the courtyard were made out of finely twisted linen. 17The bases for the posts were made out of bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were made out of silver. Their tops were covered with silver. So all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.
18The curtain for the courtyard entrance was made out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and finely twisted linen. A person who sewed skillfully made it. It was 30 feet long. Like the curtains of the courtyard, it was seven feet six inches high. 19It had four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were made out of silver. Their tops were covered with silver. 20All the tent stakes of the holy tent were made out of bronze. So were all the stakes of the courtyard around it.
The Amounts of the Metals Used
21Here are the amounts of the metals used for the holy tent, where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. Moses commanded the Levites to record the amounts. The Levites did the work under the direction of Ithamar. Ithamar was the son of Aaron the priest. 22Bezalel, the son of Uri, made everything the Lord had commanded Moses. Uri was the son of Hur. Bezalel was from the tribe of Judah. 23Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, helped Bezalel. Oholiab was from the tribe of Dan. He could carve things and make patterns. And he could sew skillfully with blue, purple and bright red yarn and on fine linen. 24The total weight of the gold from the wave offering was more than a ton. It was weighed out in keeping with the standard weights used in the sacred tent. The gold was used for all the work done in connection with the sacred tent.
25The silver received from the men in the community who were listed and counted weighed almost four tons. It was weighed out in keeping with the weights used in the sacred tent. 26It amounted to a fifth of an ounce for each person. It was weighed out in keeping with the weights used in the sacred tent. The silver was received from the men who had been listed and counted. All of them were 20 years old or more. Their total number was 603,550. 27The four tons of silver were used to make the bases for the holy tent and for the curtain. The 100 bases were made from the four tons. Each base used more than 75 pounds of silver. 28The workers used 45 pounds to make the hooks for the posts, to cover the tops of the posts, and to make their bands.
29The bronze from the wave offering weighed two and a half tons. 30The workers used some of it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting. They used some for the bronze altar for burnt offerings and its bronze grate and all its tools. 31They used some for the bases for the courtyard around the holy tent. They used some for the bases for the courtyard entrance. And they used the rest to make all the tent stakes for the holy tent and the courtyard around it.
Brændofferalteret bygges
1Brændofferalteret blev også konstrueret af akacietræ. Det var 2,25 m langt, 2,25 m bredt og 1,35 m højt. 2Der blev lavet et horn i hvert af dets fire hjørner, ud i ét stykke med hjørnestolpen, og det hele blev belagt med bronze. 3Dernæst blev der lavet bronzeredskaber til brug ved alteret, bakker til at fjerne asken i, diverse skovle, stænkeskåle, kødgafler og bakker til gløder. 4Et bronzegitter blev lavet og anbragt udvendig under alterets pynteliste, så det nåede halvvejs op ad alteret. 5Ved gitterets fire hjørner blev der lavet fire ringe, hvor bærestængerne kunne stikkes ind. 6Bærestængerne blev lavet af akacietræ belagt med bronze 7og blev stukket gennem ringene på hver side af alteret, der var lavet som en hul trækasse.
8Vaskefadet af bronze med tilhørende bronzestativ blev lavet af bronzespejle, som var en gave fra de kvinder, der gjorde tjeneste ved åbenbaringsteltets indgang.
Indhegningen omkring forgården
9Derpå blev indhegningen omkring forgården lavet. Til sydsiden blev der lavet en 45 m lang stofvæg af fintvævet linned. 10Til at holde stofvæggen blev der lavet 20 stolper med dertil hørende bronzesokler, sølvkroge og sølvstænger. 11Nordvæggen var også 45 m lang med 20 stolper, bronzesokler, sølvkroge og sølvstænger. 12Vestsiden bestod af en 22,5 m lang stofvæg hængt op ved hjælp af sølvkroge og sølvstænger på ti stolper med dertil hørende bronzesokler. 13Østsiden med indgangen til boligen var ligeledes 22,5 m lang.
14På den ene side af indgangen blev der opsat tre stolper på hver sin sokkel og lavet en 6,75 m lang stofvæg, som blev hængt op på stolperne. 15Det samme blev der gjort på den anden side af indgangen. 16Stofvæggen rundt om forgården blev lavet af fintvævet linned. 17Hver stolpe stod på en bronzesokkel, mens krogene til stolperne og tværstængerne, som stoffet blev hængt op på, blev lavet af sølv. Stolpernes hoveder blev overtrukket med sølv.
18Stoffet til forhænget ved indgangen blev lavet af fintvævet linned med broderier i blåt, violet og purpurrødt garn. Det var 9 m langt og havde samme højde som resten af forgårdens vægge, nemlig 2,25 m, 19og blev ved hjælp af sølvkroge og sølvstænger hængt op på fire stolper med tilhørende bronzesokler. Stolpernes hoveder var af sølv, 20men samtlige teltpløkker, der blev brugt til boligen og til forgården, var af bronze.
Omfanget af de brugte materialer
21Her følger en rapport over arbejdet og en liste over de materialer, som blev brugt ved opførelsen af boligen, hvor pagtens ark fremover skulle have til huse. Moses gav levitterne opgaven med at holde regnskab over materialerne, og han udpegede Arons søn Itamar til at forestå det arbejde. 22Betzalel havde det overordnede ansvar for alt det arbejde, der blev udført. 23Han blev assisteret af Oholiab, som også var specielt dygtig til design, indgravering, vævning og broderi.
24Totalvægten af alt det guld, folket bragte, og som blev brugt til projektet, var næsten 900 kg.38,24 På hebraisk: 29 talenter og 730 shekel. En talent er 3000 shekel, og den, der her er brugt, menes at veje ca. 10 g. 25-26Af sølv blev der brugt over 3 tons,38,25-26 På hebraisk: 100 talenter og 1775 shekel, altså 301.775 shekel eller 3018 kg. hvilket svarede til den inddrevne personskat på alle registrerede personer over 20 år, nemlig ½ shekel sølv gange 603.550 personer. 27Sølvet blev brugt til at støbe de 100 sokler, der skulle bruges til vægmodulerne og til de stolper, der skulle bære forhænget foran det allerhelligste. Hver sokkel vejede ca. 30 kg.38,27 På hebraisk: en talent. 28Til sølvkrogene, stolpehovederne og tværstængerne gik der 18 kg38,28 På hebraisk: 1775 shekel. sølv.
29Den indkomne bronze beløb sig til lidt over 2 tons.38,29 På hebraisk: 70 talenter og 2400 shekel, dvs. ca. 2100 kg. 30Den blev brugt til soklerne ved åbenbaringsteltets indgang, til bronzealteret, gitterværket, alterredskaberne, 31soklerne under forgårdens vægge og samtlige teltpløkker.
