Exodus 28 – NIV & GKY

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Exodus 28:1-43

The Priestly Garments

1“Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests. 2Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. 3Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest. 4These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests. 5Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

The Ephod

6“Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen—the work of skilled hands. 7It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened. 8Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen.

9“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel 10in the order of their birth—six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other. 11Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings 12and fasten them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear the names on his shoulders as a memorial before the Lord. 13Make gold filigree settings 14and two braided chains of pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings.

The Breastpiece

15“Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions—the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 16It is to be square—a span28:16 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters long and a span wide—and folded double. 17Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 18the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 19the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst; 20the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper.28:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain. Mount them in gold filigree settings. 21There are to be twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

22“For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. 23Make two gold rings for it and fasten them to two corners of the breastpiece. 24Fasten the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, 25and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 26Make two gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. 27Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod. 28The rings of the breastpiece are to be tied to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband, so that the breastpiece will not swing out from the ephod.

29“Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord. 30Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.

Other Priestly Garments

31“Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, 32with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar28:32 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. around this opening, so that it will not tear. 33Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. 34The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe. 35Aaron must wear it when he ministers. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the Lord and when he comes out, so that he will not die.

36“Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord. 37Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban. 38It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron’s forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the Lord.

39“Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer. 40Make tunics, sashes and caps for Aaron’s sons to give them dignity and honor. 41After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.

42“Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh. 43Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die.

“This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.

Holy Bible in Gĩkũyũ

Thaama 28:1-43

Nguo cia Athĩnjĩri-Ngai

128:1 Ndar 18:1-7; Ahib 5:1“Tũmanĩra Harũni mũrũ wa nyũkwa oke harĩwe kuuma gatagatĩ ka andũ a Isiraeli, hamwe na ariũ ake Nadabu na Abihu, na Eleazaru na Ithamaru, nĩgeetha mandungatagĩre marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai. 228:2 Thaam 29:5, 29; Ndar 20:26-28Tumĩra Harũni mũrũ wa nyũkwa nguo nyamũre, cia kũmũnenehagia na kũmũtĩĩithagia. 328:3 Thaam 31:6; 1Akor 12:8Arĩria mabundi marĩa marĩ na ũũgĩ wa gũtuma, nguo arĩa niĩ heete ũũgĩ maũndũ-inĩ ta macio, nĩguo matumĩre Harũni nguo cia kwĩhumba akĩamũrwo, nĩguo andungatagĩre arĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. 428:4 Thaam 25:7Nacio ici nĩcio nguo iria megũtuma: gakuo ga gĩthũri, na ebodi, na nguo ndaaya, na kanjũ ya taama ngʼemie wega, na kĩremba, na mũcibi. Nguo ici nyamũre megũcitumĩra Harũni mũrũ wa nyũkwa na ariũ ake nĩguo mandungatagĩre marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai. 528:5 Thaam 25:4Nĩ mahũthĩre thahabu, na ndigi cia rangi wa bururu, na cia rangi wa ndathi, na cia rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ, hamwe na gatani ĩrĩa njega.

Ebodi

628:6 Thaam 29:5“Tuma ebodi ya ndigi cia rangi wa thahabu na ndigi cia rangi wa bururu, na cia rangi wa ndathi na cia rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ na ya gatani ĩrĩa yogothetwo wega, wĩra wa mũbundi mũũgĩ. 7Nĩ wega ebodi ĩyo ĩgĩe na tũmĩkwa twĩrĩ twa kũmĩnyiitithanĩria ciande-inĩ, tũtumĩrĩirwo mĩthia-inĩ yeerĩ yayo nĩgeetha ndaamĩ ciayo cierĩ inyiitane. 8Naguo mũcibi wayo wa njohero ũrĩa mũtume wega ũkorwo ũhaana tayo na ũrĩ wa gĩcunjĩ kĩmwe na ebodi ĩyo na ũthondeketwo na ndigi cia rangi wa thahabu, na ndigi cia rangi wa bururu, na cia rangi wa ndathi, na cia rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ, hamwe na gatani njogothe wega.

928:9 Isa 49:16; Hag 2:23“Oya tũhiga twĩrĩ twa onigithi ũkurure marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli igũrũ rĩatuo 10marũmanĩrĩire ũrĩa maaciarirwo, ũkurure marĩĩtwa matandatũ kahiga-inĩ kamwe, na matandatũ kau kangĩ. 11Kurura marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli tũhiga-inĩ tũu twĩrĩ ta ũrĩa mũrengi wa tũhiga twa goro akururaga kahengere ga gwĩkĩra mũhũũri. Ũcooke ũtũtumĩrĩre tũkonyo-inĩ twa thahabu, 1228:12 Gũcook 33:12; Josh 4:7na ũtuoherere ndaamĩ-inĩ cia kĩande cia ebodi, tũrĩ tũhiga twa kĩririkania kĩa ariũ a Isiraeli. Harũni nĩarĩkuuaga marĩĩtwa macio ciande-inĩ ciake matuĩke kĩririkania mbere ya Jehova. 13Thondeka tũkonyo tũgemu twa thahabu 14na irengeeri igĩrĩ cia thahabu therie, ihaana ta mũkanda, nacio ũcinyiitithanie na tũkonyo tũu.

Gakuo ga Gĩthũri

1528:15 Thaam 25:7“Thondekithia gakuo ga gĩthũri ga gwĩkagĩrwo ituĩro-inĩ rĩa ciira, nako gatumwo nĩ mũtumi mũũgĩ. Gathondeke ta ebodi: karĩ ka ndigi cia rangi wa thahabu na ka ndigi cia rangi wa bururu, na cia rangi wa ndathi, na cia rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ na gatani ĩrĩa yogothetwo wega. 16Gakuo kau gakorwo kaiganaine mĩena yothe ĩna inji kenda28:16 nĩ ta centimita 22 kũraiha na inji kenda kwarama, na koinanĩrwo maita meerĩ. 1728:17 Kũg 21:19-20Ũcooke ũgatumĩrĩre mĩhari ĩna ya tũhiga twa goro. Mũhari wa mbere hakorwo kahiga ka wakiki ũrĩa mũtune, na ka yakuti ĩrĩa ĩhaana ngoikoni, na ka baregethu; 18mũhari wa keerĩ ũtumĩrĩre kahiga ga thumarati, na ka yakuti ĩrĩa ya rangi wa bururu, na ka arimathi; 19mũhari wa gatatũ ũtumĩrĩre kahiga ka wakiki ũrĩa wa bururu, na ka yacimu, na ka amethuthito; 2028:20 Ezek 1:16naguo mũhari wa kana ũtumĩrĩrwo kahiga ga thumarati ĩrĩa theru, na ka onigithi, na ka njathibi. Ũtũtumĩrĩre tũkonyo-inĩ tũgemu twa thahabu. 2128:21 Josh 4:8Hagĩkorwo harĩ na tũhiga ikũmi na twĩrĩ, o kamwe karũgamĩrĩre marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli, o kamwe gakururwo rĩĩtwa rĩa mũhĩrĩga ũmwe wa ĩrĩa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ ya Isiraeli, o ta ũrĩa kahengere ka mũhũũri gakururagwo.

22“Thondekera gakuo kau ga gĩthũri irengeeri njogothe cia thahabu therie ihaana ta mũkanda. 23Gathondekere mĩrĩnga ĩĩrĩ ya thahabu, ũmĩoherere mĩthia-inĩ ĩĩrĩ ya gakuo kau ga gĩthũri. 24Ohania irengeeri igĩrĩ cia thahabu mĩrĩnga-inĩ hau mĩthia-inĩ ya gakuo ga gĩthũri, 25nayo mĩthia ĩrĩa ĩngĩ ya irengeeri yohithanio na tũkonyo tũrĩa twĩrĩ, ũmĩnyiitithanie na ndaamĩ cia kĩande cia ebodi mwena wa na mbere. 26Thondeka mĩrĩnga ĩĩrĩ ya thahabu ũmĩnyiitithanie na mĩthia ĩrĩa ĩngĩ ĩĩrĩ ya gakuo ga gĩthũri mwena wa na thĩinĩ kũrigania na ebodi. 27Thondeka mĩrĩnga ĩngĩ ĩĩrĩ ya thahabu na ũmĩnyiitithanie magũrũ-inĩ ma ndaamĩ cia kĩande mwena-inĩ wa mbere wa ebodi, hakuhĩ na rũtumo, igũrũ hanini wa mũcibi wa njohero ya ebodi. 28Mĩrĩnga ya gakuo ga gĩthũri ĩrĩohithanagio na mĩrĩnga ya ebodi na rũrigi rwa bururu, na inyiitithanio na mũcibi wa njohero, nĩgeetha gakuo ga gĩthũri gatikarekanie na ebodi.

2928:29 Thaam 28:43“Rĩrĩa rĩothe Harũni arĩĩtoonyaga Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru, arĩkuuaga marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Isiraeli marĩ gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake gakuo-inĩ ga gĩthũri ga ituĩro rĩa ciira, arĩ kĩririkania gĩa gũtũũra mbere ya Jehova. 3028:30 Alaw 8:8; Ndar 27:21Ningĩ wĩkĩre Urimu na Thumimu28:30 Urimu na Thumimu twarĩ tũnyamũ twahũthagĩrwo kũmenya wendi wa Ngai; no ũrĩa twahũthagĩrwo kana ũrĩa twarutaga wĩra, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũũĩ. thĩinĩ wa gakuo kau ga gĩthũri, nĩgeetha ciikarage gĩthũri-inĩ kĩa Harũni rĩrĩa rĩothe arĩĩtoonyaga agathiĩ mbere ya Jehova. Ũguo nĩguo Harũni arĩkuuaga ũhoti wa gũtuagĩra andũ a Isiraeli ciira gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake arĩ mbere ya Jehova.

Nguo ingĩ cia Athĩnjĩri-Ngai

31“Tuma nguo ndaaya ya ebodi ya taama wa bururu mũtheri, 32na ĩkorwo na harũkĩrio ya mũtwe gatagatĩ kayo. Ĩkorwo ĩtirihĩtwo mĩthia-inĩ ta kara ya ngingo gũthiũrũrũkĩria iharũkĩrio rĩu rĩa mũtwe, nĩgeetha ndĩgatarũke. 3328:33 1Sam 14:2; Joel 1:12Thondeka tũcunjuura tũtariĩ ta matunda ma makomamanga twa ndigi cia rangi wa bururu, na rangi wa ndathi, na rangi mũtune ta gakarakũ gũthiũrũrũka rũtumo rwa magũrũ-inĩ rwa nguo ĩyo, tũhakanĩtio na ngengere cia thahabu. 34Ngengere cia thahabu na makomamanga macio mathiĩ mahakanĩtio gũthiũrũrũka rũtumo rwa magũrũ-inĩ rwa nguo ĩyo ndaaya. 35Harũni no nginya ehumbage nguo ĩyo hĩndĩ ciothe rĩrĩa egũtungata. Ngengere nĩirĩiguagwo ikĩgamba rĩrĩa egũtoonya Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru o hau mbere ya Jehova na rĩrĩa ekuuma ho, nĩgeetha ndagakue.

3628:36 Zek 14:20“Thondeka gatanji ga thahabu therie, na ũgakurure ta ũrĩa mũhũũri ũkururagwo, ũkurure ciugo ici: MŨTHERU MWAMŨRĨRE JEHOVA. 37Koherere rũrigi rwa rangi wa bururu nĩguo ũkanyiitithanie na kĩremba, gakorwo karĩ mwena wa mbere wa kĩremba. 3828:38 Ndar 18:1; Kĩam 32:20Karĩkoragwo karĩ thiithi-inĩ wa Harũni, nake agakuuaga mahĩtia makoniĩ iheo iria theru, iria andũ a Isiraeli mangĩkorwo mamũrĩire Jehova, o na irĩ cia mũthemba o na ũrĩkũ. Gatanji kau gakoragwo karĩ thiithi-inĩ wa Harũni hĩndĩ ciothe nĩgeetha magetĩkĩrĩkaga nĩ Jehova.

3928:39 Thaam 29:6“Kanjũ nĩĩtumwo ĩrĩ ya gatani ĩrĩa njega mũno, o na ũtume kĩremba na gatani ĩrĩa njega mũno. Mũcibi ũtumwo nĩ mũgemia ũrĩa mũũgĩ na wĩra ũcio. 4028:40 Thaam 29:8-9Tumĩra ariũ a Harũni kanjũ, na mĩcibi, na tũmĩcibi twa kĩongo, cia gũtũma manenehagio na maheagwo gĩtĩĩo. 4128:41 Alaw 6:20; Ndar 35:25; Ahib 7:28Warĩkia kũhumba mũrũ wa nyũkwa na ariũ ake nguo icio-rĩ, ũmaitĩrĩrie maguta na ũmaamũre. Ũmaamũre nĩgeetha mandungatagĩre marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai.

4228:42 Alaw 6:10; 16:4, 23; Ezek 44:18“Matumithĩrie thuruarĩ cia thĩinĩ cia gatani, cia kũhumbĩra njaga ya mĩĩrĩ yao kuuma njohero nginya ciero-inĩ. 4328:43 Thaam 27:21; Alaw 16:13; 22:9Harũni na ariũ ake no nginya maciĩhumbage rĩrĩa rĩothe marĩtoonyaga Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo kana magĩthengerera kĩgongona marutĩre wĩra Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru nĩgeetha matikahĩtie, nao makue.

“Ũyũ nĩũtuĩke watho wa kũrũmagĩrĩrwo tene na tene nĩ Harũni na njiaro ciake.