1A seguir, Bezalel fez a arca. Foi construída em madeira de acácia, com 125 centímetros de comprimento, 75 centímetros de largura e 75 centímetros de altura.2Foi toda revestida de ouro puro, por dentro e por fora, e colocou-lhe uma moldura em ouro em toda a volta.3Prenderam quatro argolas de ouro aos seus quatro cantos, duas argolas de cada lado.4Depois fez varas de madeira de acácia, revestiu-as de ouro5e colocou-as nas argolas nos lados da arca a fim de poder ser transportada.6Fez uma tampa de ouro puro, um propiciatório. Tinha 125 centímetros de comprimento, por 75 de largura.7Fez dois querubins de ouro, trabalhados a martelo, e colocou-os, um em cada extremidade da tampa da arca.8Estes querubins foram moldados de forma a fazerem, com esta tampa, que é o propiciatório, uma só peça.9Os querubins estavam voltados um para o outro, olhando para baixo, e com as asas estendidas, cobrindo assim o propiciatório.
A mesa
10Seguidamente, fez a mesa de madeira de acácia com 1 metro de comprimento, 50 centímetros de largura e 75 de altura.11Foi revestida de ouro puro, com uma moldura de ouro em volta.12Também construiu uma coroa de ouro de 7 centímetros de altura à volta da mesa.13Depois fundiu quatro argolas de ouro e colocou-as nos cantos exteriores das quatro pernas da mesa,14junto ao tampo, para poder enfiar as varas para ser transportada.15Seguidamente, fez as varas de madeira de acácia revestidas de ouro,16e fez ainda, os pratos, colheres, jarros e taças, tudo em ouro puro, que deveriam estar sobre a mesa.
O candelabro
17Então foi a vez do candelabro, em ouro puro, trabalhado a martelo. A sua base, as hastes, os cálices e os botões, em forma de flores de amendoeira, tudo foi feito de uma só peça.18O candelabro ficou com seis hastes, três para cada lado.19Em cada uma das hastes estavam três cálices em forma de flor de amendoeira, com botão e flor.20A haste central do candelabro ficou decorada com quatro cálices em forma de flor de amendoeira, com os seus botões e flores, uma entre cada saída das hastes laterais.21Igualmente o pé, no meio do candelabro, foi decorado com flores de amendoeira, uma flor sob a saída de cada um dos três pares de hastes laterais e uma outra na extremidade.22Toda esta decoração mais as hastes foram feitas de uma só peça de ouro puro, trabalhado a martelo23Depois fez as sete lâmpadas para este candelabro. Também fez em ouro puro, as peças com que se espevitam as luzes, tanto como as que servem para as apagar.24O candelabro e seus acessórios, pesava 34 quilos[1]; e todo ele era de ouro puro.
O altar do incenso
25O altar do incenso foi feito de madeira de acácia. Era quadrado, com 50 centímetros de lado e 1 metro de altura, e com os seus chifres de cada canto feitos de uma só peça com o próprio altar.26Revestiu de ouro puro a parte de cima, todos os lados e as pontas. E pôs-lhe uma moldura, toda em volta da parte de cima, em ouro.27E foram colocadas duas argolas de ouro, nos dois lados opostos, abaixo da moldura, para nelas enfiar as varas a fim de carregar o altar.28Também estas varas eram de madeira de acácia, revestidas de ouro.29Fez então o óleo sagrado para ungir os sacerdotes, com incenso aromático, puro, usando também as técnicas dos mais hábeis perfumistas.
1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits[1] and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. (Ex 25:10)2And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it.3And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. (Ex 25:12)4And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.6And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.7And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat,8one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends.9The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
Making the Table
10He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. (Ex 25:23)11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it.12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth[2] wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.13He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs.14Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table.15He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold.16And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings.
Making the Lampstand
17He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it. (Ex 25:31)18And there were 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;19three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.20And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,21and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it.22Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold.23And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold.24He made it and all its utensils out of a talent[3] of pure gold.
Making the Altar of Incense
25He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. (Ex 30:1)26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it,27and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it.28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.29He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer. (Ex 30:7; Ex 30:23; Ex 30:34)