The Tabernacle
1“Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker. 2All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.26:2 That is, about 42 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 13 meters long and 1.8 meters wide 3Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five. 4Make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other set. 5Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 6Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit.
7“Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 8All eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.26:8 That is, about 45 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 13.5 meters long and 1.8 meters wide 9Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent. 10Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 11Then make fifty bronze clasps and put them in the loops to fasten the tent together as a unit. 12As for the additional length of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over is to hang down at the rear of the tabernacle. 13The tent curtains will be a cubit26:13 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters longer on both sides; what is left will hang over the sides of the tabernacle so as to cover it. 14Make for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.26:14 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals (see 25:5)
15“Make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 16Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,26:16 That is, about 15 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide or about 4.5 meters long and 68 centimeters wide 17with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 18Make twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 19and make forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 20For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, make twenty frames 21and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 22Make six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 23and make two frames for the corners at the far end. 24At these two corners they must be double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both shall be like that. 25So there will be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
26“Also make crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 27five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 28The center crossbar is to extend from end to end at the middle of the frames. 29Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.
30“Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.
31“Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 32Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. 33Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. 34Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the Most Holy Place. 35Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.
36“For the entrance to the tent make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. 37Make gold hooks for this curtain and five posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold. And cast five bronze bases for them.
圣幕的做法
1“要用十幅幔子做圣幕，幔子要用细麻和蓝色、紫色、朱红色毛线织成，上面要精工绣制基路伯天使。 2每幅幔子的尺寸都一样，长十二米半、宽一米八。 3每五幅连在一起，形成两幅大幔子。 4要在每幅大幔子末幅的边缘钉上蓝色的扣环， 5每幅大幔子钉五十个，扣环要两两相对， 6再做五十个金钩，把两幅大幔子连在一起，成为一个完整的圣幕。
7“要用山羊毛织十一幅幔子作圣幕的罩棚， 8每幅长十三米半、宽一米八。十一幅幔子的尺寸都要一样。 9然后，你们要把五幅连成一大幅，其余六幅连成一大幅，第六幅要在罩棚前叠起来。 10要在这两幅大幔子末幅的边缘各钉上五十个扣环， 11再做五十个铜钩，把这两幅大幔子扣在一起，成为一个完整的罩棚。 12铺罩棚所剩下来的半幅幔子要垂到圣幕后面。 13两旁余下的幔子可垂在圣幕的两边，每边长四十五厘米，盖着圣幕。 14罩棚上面要盖一层染成红色的公羊皮，再盖一层海狗皮做顶盖。
15“要用皂荚木做支圣幕的木板， 16每块木板长四米半，宽七十厘米。 17每块木板要有两个接榫，用来衔接。圣幕的所有木板都要这样。 18圣幕的南面要有二十块木板， 19在这些木板下面要造四十个带凹槽的银底座，每块木板下面有两个，套在木板的两个接榫上。 20圣幕北面也要有二十块木板， 21木板下面同样有四十个带凹槽的银底座，每块木板下面有两个银底座。 22圣幕后面，就是西面，要有六块木板。 23圣幕后面的两个拐角要各有一块木板， 24木板的下端连于底座26:24 “连于底座”或译“是双层的”。，顶端用一个环固定。两个拐角都要这样做。 25这样，后面共有八块木板，每块木板下面各有两个带凹槽的银底座，一共有十六个银底座。
26-27“要用皂荚木做横闩，圣幕左右两边和后面的墙板上要各有五根横闩， 28拦腰固定墙板的那根横闩要从这端贯穿到那端。 29所有的木板和横闩都要包上金，并要在木板上造金环，用来穿横闩。 30要照着我在山上所指示你的样式，把圣幕支搭起来。
造至圣所的条例
31“要用细麻和蓝色、紫色、朱红色毛线织成一幅幔子，上面精工绣上基路伯天使。 32要把这幅幔子挂在四根包金的皂荚木柱上，木柱上有金钩，木柱立在四个带凹槽的银底座上面。 33要把整幅幔子挂在木柱的金钩上，把约柜抬进幔子里。这幔子把圣幕分为两个部分，幔子里面是至圣所，外面是圣所。 34要把施恩座放在至圣所里面的约柜上。 35桌子要放在幔子的外面、圣幕的北面，灯台放在南面，跟桌子相对。 36要用细麻和蓝色、紫色、朱红色毛线绣制圣幕的门帘。 37要用皂荚木做五根挂门帘的柱子，柱子包上金，上面要有金钩，并要为柱子铸造五个带凹槽的铜底座。
