¹ Και ελαλησε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, λεγων,

² Την πρωτην ημεραν του πρωτου μηνος θελεις στησει την σκηνην, την σκηνην του μαρτυριου.

³ Και θελεις θεσει εκει την κιβωτον του μαρτυριου, και σκεπασει την κιβωτον με το καταπετασμα.

⁴ Και θελεις εισαξει την τραπεζαν και διαταξει τα διατακτεα επ' αυτης· και θελεις εισαξει την λυχνιαν και αναψει τους λυχνους αυτης.

⁵ Και θελεις θεσει το χρυσουν θυσιαστηριον του θυμιαματος εμπροσθεν της κιβωτου του μαρτυριου και επιβαλει τον ταπητα της θυρας εις την σκηνην.

⁶ Και θελεις θεσει το θυσιαστηριον του ολοκαυτωματος εμπροσθεν της θυρας της σκηνης, της σκηνης του μαρτυριου.

⁷ Και θελεις θεσει τον νιπτηρα μεταξυ της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και του θυσιαστηριου και βαλει υδωρ εν αυτω.

⁸ Και θελεις στησει την αυλην κυκλω και κρεμασει το καταπετασμα της πυλης της αυλης.

⁹ Και θελεις λαβει το χριστηριον ελαιον και χρισει την σκηνην και παντα τα εν αυτη, και θελεις αγιασει αυτην και παντα τα σκευη αυτης και θελει εισθαι αγια.

¹⁰ Και θελεις χρισει το θυσιαστηριον του ολοκαυτωματος και παντα τα σκευη αυτου και θελεις αγιασει το θυσιαστηριον· και θελει εισθαι θυσιαστηριον αγιωτατον.

¹¹ Και θελεις χρισει τον νιπτηρα και την βασιν αυτου και αγιασει αυτον.

¹² Και θελεις προσαγαγει τον Ααρων και τους υιους αυτου εις την θυραν της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και νιψει αυτους με υδωρ.

¹³ Και θελεις ενδυσει τον Ααρων τας αγιας στολας και θελεις χρισει αυτον, και αγιασει αυτον, και θελει ιερατευει εις εμε.

¹⁴ Και θελεις προσαγαγει τους υιους αυτου και ενδυσει αυτους χιτωνας.

¹⁵ Και θελεις χρισει αυτους, καθως εχρισας τον πατερα αυτων, και θελουσιν ιερατευει εις εμε· και θελει εισθαι εις αυτους το χρισμα αυτων προς παντοτεινην ιερατειαν εις τας γενεας αυτων.

¹⁶ Και εκαμεν ο Μωυσης κατα παντα οσα προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις αυτον· ουτως εκαμε.

¹⁷ Και τον πρωτον μηνα του δευτερου ετους, την πρωτην του μηνος, εστηθη η σκηνη.

¹⁸ Και εστησεν ο Μωυσης την σκηνην και εβαλε τα υποβασια αυτης και εστησε τας σανιδας αυτης και εβαλε τους μοχλους αυτης και εστησε τους στυλους αυτης.

¹⁹ Και εξηπλωσε τα παραπετασματα επι την σκηνην, και εβαλε το επικαλυμμα της σκηνης επ' αυτην ανωθεν· καθως προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τον Μωυσην.

²⁰ Και λαβων το μαρτυριον εθεσεν εν τη κιβωτω, και εβαλε τους μοχλους εις την κιβωτον, και εβαλε το ιλαστηριον επι την κιβωτον ανωθεν,

²¹ και εφερε την κιβωτον εις την σκηνην, και επεθηκε το καλυπτηριον καταπετασμα και εσκεπασε την κιβωτον του μαρτυριου· καθως προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τον Μωυσην.

²² Και εθεσε την τραπεζαν εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου κατα το μερος της σκηνης το προς βορραν εξωθεν του καταπετασματος,

²³ και διεταξεν επ' αυτης τους αρτους τους διατεταγμενους, ενωπιον Κυριου· καθως προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τον Μωυσην.

²⁴ Και εθεσε την λυχνιαν εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου απεναντι της τραπεζης κατα το μερος της σκηνης το προς μεσημβριαν,

²⁵ και ανηψε τους λυχνους ενωπιον Κυριου· καθως προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τον Μωυσην.

²⁶ Και εθεσε το χρυσουν θυσιαστηριον εν τη σκηνη του μαρτυριου απεναντι του καταπετασματος,

²⁷ και εθυμιασεν επ' αυτου ευωδες θυμιαμα· καθως προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τον Μωυσην.

²⁸ Και επεθηκε τον ταπητα εις την θυραν της σκηνης.

²⁹ Και το θυσιαστηριον του ολοκαυτωματος εθεσε παρα την θυραν της σκηνης, της σκηνης του μαρτυριου, και προσεφερεν επ' αυτου το ολοκαυτωμα και την εξ αλφιτων προσφοραν· καθως προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τον Μωυσην.

³⁰ Και εθεσε τον νιπτηρα μεταξυ της σκηνης του μαρτυριου και του θυσιαστηριου και εβαλεν εν αυτω, υδωρ, δια να νιπτωνται·

³¹ και ενιπτον εξ αυτου ο Μωυσης και ο Ααρων και οι υιοι αυτου τας χειρας αυτων και τους ποδας αυτων.

³² Οτε εισηρχοντο εις την σκηνην του μαρτυριου και οτε προσηρχοντο εις το θυσιαστηριον, ενιπτοντο καθως προσεταξεν ο Κυριος εις τον Μωυσην.

³³ Και εστησε την αυλην κυκλω της σκηνης και του θυσιαστηριου και εκρεμασε τον ταπητα της πυλης της αυλης. Και συνετελεσεν ο Μωυσης το εργον.

³⁴ Τοτε εκαλυψεν η νεφελη την σκηνην του μαρτυριου και δοξα Κυριου ενεπλησε την σκηνην.

³⁵ Και δεν ηδυνηθη ο Μωυσης να εισελθη εις την σκηνην του μαρτυριου· διοτι η νεφελη εκαθητο επ' αυτην, και δοξα Κυριου ενεπλησε την σκηνην.

³⁶ Και οτε η νεφελη ανεβαινεν επανωθεν της σκηνης, οι υιοι Ισραηλ εσηκονοντο καθ' ολας αυτων τας οδοιποριας·

³⁷ αν ομως η νεφελη δεν ανεβαινε, τοτε δεν εσηκονοντο μεχρι της ημερας της αναβασεως αυτης.

³⁸ διοτι η νεφελη του Κυριου ητο επι της σκηνης την ημεραν, και πυρ ητο επ' αυτης την νυκτα, ενωπιον παντος του οικου Ισραηλ· καθ' ολας αυτων τας οδοιποριας.

¹ "Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

² You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

³ You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

⁴ These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

⁵ They shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

⁶ "They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.

⁷ It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together.

⁸ The skillfully woven band, which is on it, that is on him, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

⁹ You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

¹⁰ six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

¹¹ With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.

¹² You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.

¹³ You shall make settings of gold,

¹⁴ and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them like cords of braided work: and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.

¹⁵ "You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.

¹⁶ It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

¹⁷ You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

¹⁸ and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

¹⁹ and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

²⁰ and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

²¹ The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

²² You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

²³ You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

²⁴ You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

²⁵ The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in its forepart.

²⁶ You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.

²⁷ You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

²⁸ They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.

²⁹ Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.

³⁰ You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

³¹ "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

³² It shall have a hole for the head in its midst: it shall have a binding of woven work around its hole, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it not be torn.

³³ On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, around its hem; and bells of gold between and around them:

³⁴ a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe.

³⁵ It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and when he comes out, that he not die.

³⁶ "You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'

³⁷ You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash; on the front of the sash it shall be.

³⁸ It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

³⁹ You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.

⁴⁰ "You shall make coats for Aaron's sons, and you shall make sashes for them and you shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.

⁴¹ You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

⁴² You shall make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:

⁴³ They shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they don't bear iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.