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Exodus第25章

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1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me a heave-offering: of every one whose heart prompteth him, ye shall take my heave-offering.

3 And this is the heave-offering that ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and copper,

4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and byssus, and goats' [hair],

5 and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins; and acacia-wood;

6 oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;

7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

8 And they shall make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

9 According to all that I shall shew thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the utensils thereof, even so shall ye make [it].

10 And they shall make an ark of acacia-wood; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold: inside and outside shalt thou overlay it; and shalt make upon it a border of gold round about.

12 And cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] at the four corners thereof, that two rings may be upon the one side thereof and two rings upon the other side thereof.

13 And make staves of acacia-wood and overlay them with gold.

14 And put the staves into the rings upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not come out from it.

16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.

17 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

19 And make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

20 And the cherubim shall stretch out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be [turned].

21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.

22 And there will I meet with thee, and will speak with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, everything that I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

23 And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood, two cubits the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make upon it a border of gold round about.

25 And thou shalt make for it a margin of a handbreadth round about, and shalt make a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings at the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

27 Close to the margin shall the rings be, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.

28 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon them.

29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and cups thereof, and goblets thereof, and bowls thereof, with which to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.

31 And thou shalt make a lamp-stand of pure gold; [of] beaten work shall the lamp-stand be made: its base and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same.

32 And six branches shall come out of the sides thereof -- three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side thereof, and three branches of the lamp-stand out of the other side thereof;

33 three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower: and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the lamp-stand.

34 And in the lamp-stand four cups shaped like almonds, its knobs and its flowers;

35 and a knob under two branches of it, and [again] a knob under two branches of it, and [again] a knob under two branches of it, for the six branches that proceed out of the lamp-stand.

36 Their knobs and their branches shall be of itself -- all of one beaten work of pure gold.

37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof, and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may shine out before it;

38 and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall they make it, with all these utensils.

40 And see that thou make [them] according to their pattern, which hath been shewn to thee in the mountain.

   

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9455. Exodus 25

1. And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2. Speak to the children of Israel, and let them take for Me an offering; from everyone whose heart is willing, 1 you are to take My offering.

3. And this is the offering which you shall take from them: Gold and silver, and bronze,

4. And violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, and wool of she-goats,

5. And skins of red rams, 2 and skins of badgers, and pieces of shittim wood; 3

6. Oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of spices;

7. Shoham 4 stones, and stones of fillings 5 for the ephod and for the breastplate.

8. And they are to make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.

9. In accordance with all that I show you, the pattern of the dwelling-place and the pattern of all its vessels, just so you shall make it.

10. And they are to make an ark of shittim wood; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

11. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, on the inside and on the outside you shall overlay it; and you shall make on it a rim of gold round about.

12. And you shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them on its four corners; and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it.

13. And you shall make poles of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

14. And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark on them.

15. The poles must be in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it.

16. And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I shall give you.

17. And you shall make a mercy-seat from pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

18. And you shall make two cherubs; from solid gold you shall make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

19. And make one cherub at the end on one side, and one cherub at the end on the other side; of one piece with the mercy-seat you shall make the cherubs 6 on its two ends.

20. And the cherubs shall be spreading out their wings upwards, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces of a man towards his brother; 7 the faces of the cherubs shall be towards the mercy-seat.

21. And you shall put the mercy-seat onto the ark, up above; and into the ark you shall put the Testimony which I shall give you.

22. And I will meet with you there, and I will speak to you from up above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubs which are over the ark of the Testimony, [declaring] everything that I shall command you for the children of Israel.

23. And you shall make a table of shittim wood; two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

24. And you shall overlay it with pure gold; and you shall make for it a rim of gold round about.

25. And you shall make for it a rail of a hand's breadth round about; and you shall make a rim of gold for its rail round about.

26. And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and you shall put the rings on the four corners which are on its four feet.

27. The rings shall be close to the rail, as houses for the poles to carry the table.

28. And you shall make the poles from shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with them.

29. And you shall make its dishes, and its cups, and its small dishes, and its small brushes, with which it shall be covered; from pure gold you shall make them.

30. And you shall put on the table the bread of faces, towards My faces unceasingly. 8

31. And you shall make a lampstand from pure gold; solid shall the lampstand be made. 9 Its shaft and its branch, its cups, its pomegranates, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. 10

32. And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it.

33. There shall be three almond-shaped cups on one branch, a pomegranate and a flower, and three almond-shaped cups on one branch, 11 a pomegranate and a flower - thus for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

34. And on [the shaft of] the lampstand there shall be four almond-shaped cups, its pomegranates and its flowers.

35. And there shall be a pomegranate under [the first] two branches out of it, and a pomegranate under [the second] two branches out of it, and a pomegranate under [the third] two branches out of it - for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

36. Their pomegranates and their branches shall be of one piece with it, 10 all [shall be part] of it, one solid [piece made] from pure gold.

37. And you shall make its seven lamps; and let it cause its lamps to go up and give light before its faces. 12

38. And its tongs and its trowels 13 [shall be made] from pure gold.

39. A talent of pure gold shall [be used to] make it, together with all these vessels.

40. And see to it that you make them in accordance with the pattern of them which you were given to see 14 on the mountain.

CONTENTS

This chapter describes the offerings for the tent, for the tables there, and also for Aaron's garments. It then goes on to give the directions for making the ark, the table for the loaves [of the Presence], and the lampstand, which were to represent the heavens, where the Lord is, and all the celestial and spiritual realities which are from the Lord there. The dwelling-place itself represented heaven, the ark there represented the inmost heaven, and the Testimony or the law within the ark represented the Lord; the loaves of the Presence on the table together with the lampstand represented the celestial realities from the Lord, and Aaron's garments represented the spiritual realities from Him, in the heavens.

脚注:

1. literally, from with every man (vir) whom his heart moves of its own accord

2. The Hebrew is usually taken to mean ram skins which have been dyed red.

3. i.e. wood from the shittah tree, generally thought to be a species of acacia. But see 9472.

4. A Hebrew word for a precious stone, probably an onyx

5. i.e. stones to be set in the ephod and the breastplate

6. literally, from (or out of) the mercy-seat you shall make the cherubs

7. i.e. and they shall be facing each other

8. i.e. you shall set the bread of the Presence (or the showbread) on the table before Me unceasingly

9. i.e. the lampstand shall consist throughout solely of pure gold

10. literally, shall be from (or out of) it

11. i.e. on the opposite branch

12. i.e. when its lamps are lit it will shed light directly in front of it

13. i.e. tools to trim the wicks and to scoop out waste products

14. literally, And see and make in the pattern of them which you were caused to see

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.