The Clothes for the Priests
1The workers made clothes from the blue, purple and bright red yarn. The clothes were worn by the priests who served in the holy tent. The workers also made sacred clothes for Aaron. They made them just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Linen Apron
2The workers made the linen apron. They made it out of thin gold wire, and of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 3They hammered out thin sheets of gold. They cut it into thin wire. Then they sewed it into the blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen. Skilled workers made it. 4The workers made shoulder straps for the apron. The straps were joined to two of its corners. 5Its skillfully made waistband was made like the apron. The waistband was part of the apron itself. It was made out of thin gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen. The workers made it just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
6They put the onyx stones in fancy gold settings. They carved the names of the sons of Israel on the stones. They did it the way a jewel cutter would carve them. 7Then they connected them to the shoulder straps of the linen apron. The stones stood for the sons of Israel and were a constant reminder for them. The workers did those things just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Chest Cloth
8Skilled workers made the chest cloth. They made it like the linen apron. They used thin gold wire, and blue, purple and bright red yarn, and finely twisted linen. 9The chest cloth was nine inches square. It was folded in half. 10The workers put four rows of valuable jewels on it. Carnelian, chrysolite and beryl were in the first row. 11Turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald were in the second row. 12Jacinth, agate and amethyst were in the third row. 13And topaz, onyx and jasper were in the fourth row. The workers put them in fancy gold settings. 14They used a total of 12 stones. There was one stone for each of the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was carved with the name of one of the 12 tribes.
15The workers made braided chains out of pure gold for the chest cloth. They made them like ropes. 16They made two fancy gold settings and two gold rings. They connected them to two corners of the chest cloth. 17They joined the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the chest cloth. 18They joined the other ends of the chains to the two settings. They joined them to the shoulder straps on the front of the linen apron. 19The workers made two gold rings. They connected them to the other two corners of the chest cloth. They put them on the inside edge next to the apron. 20Then they made two more gold rings. They connected them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the apron. They put them close to the seam. They put them right above the waistband of the apron. 21They tied the rings of the chest cloth to the rings of the apron with blue cord. That connected it to the waistband. Then the chest cloth would not swing out from the linen apron. The workers did those things just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
More Clothes for the Priests
22The workers made the outer robe of the linen apron completely out of blue cloth. The cloth was made by a skillful person. 23The workers made an opening in the center of the robe. They made an edge like a collar around the opening. Then it couldn’t tear. 24They made pomegranates out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and finely twisted linen. They sewed them around the hem of the robe. 25They made bells out of pure gold. They sewed them around the hem between the pomegranates. 26They sewed a bell between every two pomegranates all around the hem of the robe. Aaron had to wear the robe when he served as priest. That’s what the Lord commanded Moses.
27The workers made inner robes out of fine linen for Aaron and his sons. The linen cloth was made by a skillful person. 28The workers also made the turban out of fine linen. And they made the caps and the underwear out of finely twisted linen. 29The belt was made out of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and bright red yarn. A person who sewed skillfully made it. The workers did those things just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
30They made the plate out of pure gold. It was a sacred crown. On the plate, they carved the words
Set Apart for the Lord.
31Then they tied the plate to the turban with a blue cord. They did those things just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Holy Tent Is Completed
32So all the work on the holy tent, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 33Then they brought the holy tent to Moses along with everything that belonged to it. Here are the things they brought:
hooks, frames, crossbars, posts and bases
34the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of another kind of strong leather and the curtain that hides the ark
35the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept, the poles and the cover for the ark
36the table for the holy bread with all its things and the holy bread
37the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and everything used with it, and the olive oil that gives light
38the gold altar for burning incense, the anointing oil and the sweet-smelling incense
the curtain for the entrance to the tent
39the bronze altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles and all its tools
the large bowl with its stand
40the curtains of the courtyard with their posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard
the ropes and tent stakes for the courtyard
everything that belongs to the holy tent, the tent of meeting
41and the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests
42The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 43Moses looked over the work carefully. He saw that the workers had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses gave them his blessing.
Las vestiduras sacerdotales
1Las vestiduras tejidas para ministrar en el santuario se hicieron de lana teñida de púrpura, carmesí y escarlata. También se hicieron vestiduras sagradas para Aarón, como se lo mandó el Señor a Moisés.
El efod
39:2-7 – Éx 28:6-14
2El efod lo hizo Bezalel de oro, lana teñida de púrpura, carmesí y escarlata, y lino fino. 3Martillaron finas láminas de oro y las cortaron en hebras para entretejerlas artísticamente con la lana teñida de púrpura, carmesí y escarlata, y con el lino. 4Se hicieron hombreras para el efod, las cuales se sujetaron a sus dos extremos. 5Su cinturón tenía la misma hechura que el efod, y formaba una sola pieza con él; estaba hecho de oro, lana teñida de púrpura, carmesí y escarlata, y lino fino, como se lo mandó el Señor a Moisés.
6Las piedras de ónice se engarzaron en los engastes de filigrana de oro, y en ellas se grabaron, a manera de sello, los nombres de los hijos de Israel. 7Luego las sujetaron a las hombreras del efod para recordar a los hijos de Israel, como se lo mandó el Señor a Moisés.
El pectoral
39:8-21 – Éx 28:15-28
8Bezalel hizo también el pectoral, bordado artísticamente, como el efod, con hilo de oro, lana teñida de púrpura, carmesí y escarlata, y lino fino, 9doble y cuadrado, de veinte centímetros por lado.39:9 veinte centímetros por lado. Lit. un palmo de largo y un palmo de ancho. 10En él se engastaron cuatro filas de piedras preciosas. En la primera fila había un rubí, un crisólito y una esmeralda; 11en la segunda hilera, una turquesa, un zafiro y un jade; 12en la tercera hilera, un jacinto, un ágata y una amatista; 13en la cuarta hilera, un topacio, un ónice y un jaspe.39:13 La identificación de algunas de estas piedras preciosas no ha podido establecerse con precisión. Estaban engarzadas en engastes de filigrana de oro, 14y eran doce piedras, una por cada uno de los hijos de Israel, grabada a manera de sello con el nombre de cada una de las doce tribus.
15Para el pectoral se hicieron cadenillas de oro puro, a manera de cordón. 16Se hicieron dos engastes en filigrana de oro y dos anillos de oro, y se sujetaron los anillos en los dos extremos del pectoral; 17luego se sujetaron las dos cadenillas de oro en los anillos a los extremos del pectoral, 18y los otros dos extremos de las cadenillas en los dos engastes, asegurándolos a las hombreras del efod por la parte delantera. 19Se hicieron otros dos anillos de oro, y los sujetaron a los otros dos extremos del pectoral, en el borde interior, junto al efod. 20Además, se hicieron otros dos anillos de oro, los cuales sujetaron la parte inferior de las hombreras, por delante del efod y junto a la costura, exactamente encima del cinturón del efod. 21Con un cordón de lana púrpura, ataron los anillos del pectoral a los anillos del efod, a fin de unir el pectoral al cinturón para que no se desprendiera del efod, como se lo mandó el Señor a Moisés.
Otras vestiduras sacerdotales
39:22-31 – Éx 28:31-43
22Bezalel hizo de lana teñida de púrpura, y tejido artísticamente, todo el manto del efod. 23Lo hizo con una abertura en el centro, como abertura para la cabeza,39:23 cabeza. Palabra de difícil traducción. y con un refuerzo alrededor de la abertura, para que no se rasgara. 24En todo el borde inferior del manto se hicieron granadas de lana púrpura, carmesí y escarlata, y de lino fino, 25lo mismo que campanillas de oro puro, las cuales se colocaron en todo el borde inferior, entre las granadas. 26Las campanillas y las granadas se colocaron, en forma alternada, en todo el borde inferior del manto que debía llevarse para ejercer el ministerio, como se lo mandó el Señor a Moisés.
27Para Aarón y sus hijos se hicieron túnicas de lino tejidas artísticamente, 28las mitras y el turbante de lino, y la ropa interior de lino fino. 29La faja era de lino fino y de lana teñida de púrpura, carmesí y escarlata, recamada artísticamente, como se lo mandó el Señor a Moisés.
30La placa sagrada se hizo de oro puro, y se grabó en ella, a manera de sello, Santidad para el Señor. 31Luego se le ató un cordón de lana teñida de púrpura para sujetarla al turbante, como se lo mandó el Señor a Moisés.
Moisés inspecciona el santuario
39:32-41 – Éx 35:10-19
32Toda la obra del santuario, es decir, la Tienda de reunión, quedó terminada. Los israelitas lo hicieron todo tal y como el Señor se lo mandó a Moisés, 33y le presentaron a Moisés el santuario, la tienda y todos sus utensilios, sus ganchos, tablones, travesaños, postes y bases, 34el toldo de pieles de carnero teñidas de rojo, el toldo de pieles de delfín y la cortina que resguardaba el arca, 35el arca del pacto con sus varas y el propiciatorio, 36la mesa con todos sus utensilios y el pan de la Presencia, 37el candelabro de oro puro con su hilera de lámparas y todos sus utensilios, y el aceite para el alumbrado; 38el altar de oro, el aceite de la unción, el incienso aromático y la cortina para la entrada de la tienda, 39el altar de bronce con su enrejado de bronce, sus varas y todos sus utensilios; el lavamanos y su pedestal, 40las cortinas del atrio con sus postes y bases, y la cortina para la entrada del atrio; las cuerdas y las estacas del toldo para el atrio; todos los utensilios para el santuario, la Tienda de reunión, 41y las vestiduras tejidas para ministrar en el santuario, tanto las vestiduras sagradas para el sacerdote Aarón como las vestiduras sacerdotales para sus hijos.
42Los israelitas hicieron toda la obra tal y como el Señor se lo había ordenado a Moisés. 43Moisés, por su parte, inspeccionó la obra y, al ver que la habían hecho tal y como el Señor se lo había ordenado, los bendijo.
