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.
聖幕的做法
1「要用十幅幔子做聖幕，幔子要用細麻和藍色、紫色、朱紅色毛線織成，上面要精工繡製基路伯天使。 2每幅幔子的尺寸都一樣，長十二米半、寬一米八。 3每五幅連在一起，形成兩幅大幔子。 4要在每幅大幔子末幅的邊緣釘上藍色的扣環， 5每幅大幔子釘五十個，扣環要兩兩相對， 6再做五十個金鉤，把兩幅大幔子連在一起，成為一個完整的聖幕。
7「要用山羊毛織十一幅幔子作聖幕的罩棚， 8每幅長十三米半、寬一米八。十一幅幔子的尺寸都要一樣。 9然後，你們要把五幅連成一大幅，其餘六幅連成一大幅，第六幅要在罩棚前疊起來。 10要在這兩幅大幔子末幅的邊緣各釘上五十個扣環， 11再做五十個銅鉤，把這兩幅大幔子扣在一起，成為一個完整的罩棚。 12鋪罩棚所剩下來的半幅幔子要垂到聖幕後面。 13兩旁餘下的幔子可垂在聖幕的兩邊，每邊長四十五釐米，蓋著聖幕。 14罩棚上面要蓋一層染成紅色的公羊皮，再蓋一層海狗皮做頂蓋。
15「要用皂莢木做支聖幕的木板， 16每塊木板長四米半，寬七十釐米。 17每塊木板要有兩個接榫，用來銜接。聖幕的所有木板都要這樣。 18聖幕的南面要有二十塊木板， 19在這些木板下面要造四十個帶凹槽的銀底座，每塊木板下面有兩個，套在木板的兩個接榫上。 20聖幕北面也要有二十塊木板， 21木板下面同樣有四十個帶凹槽的銀底座，每塊木板下面有兩個銀底座。 22聖幕後面，就是西面，要有六塊木板。 23聖幕後面的兩個拐角要各有一塊木板， 24木板的下端連於底座26·24 「連於底座」或譯「是雙層的」。，頂端用一個環固定。兩個拐角都要這樣做。 25這樣，後面共有八塊木板，每塊木板下面各有兩個帶凹槽的銀底座，一共有十六個銀底座。
26-27「要用皂莢木做橫閂，聖幕左右兩邊和後面的牆板上要各有五根橫閂， 28攔腰固定牆板的那根橫閂要從這端貫穿到那端。 29所有的木板和橫閂都要包上金，並要在木板上造金環，用來穿橫閂。 30要照著我在山上所指示你的樣式，把聖幕支搭起來。
造至聖所的條例
31「要用細麻和藍色、紫色、朱紅色毛線織成一幅幔子，上面精工繡上基路伯天使。 32要把這幅幔子掛在四根包金的皂莢木柱上，木柱上有金鉤，木柱立在四個帶凹槽的銀底座上面。 33要把整幅幔子掛在木柱的金鉤上，把約櫃抬進幔子裡。這幔子把聖幕分為兩個部分，幔子裡面是至聖所，外面是聖所。 34要把施恩座放在至聖所裡面的約櫃上。 35桌子要放在幔子的外面、聖幕的北面，燈臺放在南面，跟桌子相對。 36要用細麻和藍色、紫色、朱紅色毛線繡製聖幕的門簾。 37要用皂莢木做五根掛門簾的柱子，柱子包上金，上面要有金鉤，並要為柱子鑄造五個帶凹槽的銅底座。
