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Exodus第25章

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1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring firstfruits to me: of every man that offereth of his own accord, you shall take them.

3 And these are the things you must take: gold, and silver, and brass,

4 Violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

5 And rams' skins dyed red, and violet skins, and setim wood:

6 Oil to make lights: spices for ointment, and for sweetsmelling incense:

7 Onyx stones, and precious stones to adorn the ephod and the rational.

8 And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them:

9 According to all the likeness of the tabernacle which I will shew thee, and of all the vessels for the service thereof: and thus you shall make it:

10 Frame an ark of setim wood, the length whereof shall be of two cubits and a half: the breadth, a cubit and a half: the height, likewise, a cubit and a half.

11 And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold within and without: and over it thou shalt make a golden crown round about:

12 And four golden rings, which thou shall put at the four corners of the ark: let two rings be on the one side, and two on the other.

13 Thou shalt make bars also of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold.

14 And thou shalt put them in through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, that it may be carried on them.

15 And they shall be always in the rings, neither shall they at any time be drawn out of them.

16 And thou shalt put in the ark the testimony which I will give thee.

17 Thou shalt make also a propitiatory of the purest gold: the length thereof shall be two cubits and a half, and the breadth a cubit and a half.

18 Thou shalt make also two cherubims of beaten gold, on the two sides of the oracle.

19 Let one cherub be on the one side, and the other on the other.

20 Let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings, and covering the oracle, and let them look one towards the other, their faces being turned towards the propitiatory wherewith the ark is to be covered.

21 In which thou shalt put the testimony that I will give thee.

22 Thence will I give orders, and will speak to thee over the propitiatory, and from the midst of the two cherubims, which shall be upon the ark of the testimony, all things which I will command the children of Israel by thee.

23 Thou shalt make a table also of setim wood, of two cubits in length, and a cubit in breadth, and a cubit and half in height.

24 And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold: and thou shalt make to it a golden ledge round about.

25 And to the ledge itself a polished crown, four inches high: and over the same another little golden crown.

26 Thou shalt prepare also four golden rings, and shalt put them in the four corners of the same table over each foot.

27 Under the crown shall the golden rings be, that the bars may be put through them, and the table may be carried.

28 The bars also themselves thou shalt make of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold to bear up the table.

29 Thou shalt prepare also dishes, and bowls, censers, and cups, wherein the libations are to be offered of the purest gold.

30 And thou shalt set upon the table loaves of proposition in my sight always.

31 Thou shalt make also a candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold, the shaft thereof, and the branches, the cups, and the bowls, and the lilies going forth from it.

32 Six branches shall come out of the sides, three out of the one side, and three out of the other.

33 Three cups as it were nuts to every branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily; and Three cups, likewise of the fashion of nuts in the other branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily. Such shall be the work of the six branches, that are to come out from the shaft:

34 And in the candlestick itself shall be four cups in the manner of a nut, and at every one, bowls and lilies.

35 Bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six coming forth out of one shaft.

36 And both the bowls and the branches shall be of the same beaten work of the purest gold.

37 Thou shalt make also seven lamps, and shalt set them upon the candlestick, to give light over against.

38 The snuffers also and where the snuffings shall be put out, shall be made of the purest gold.

39 The whole weight of the candlestick with all the furniture thereof shall be a talent of the purest gold.

40 Look and make it according to the pattern, that was shewn thee in the mount.

   

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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.