2.Mose 37 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Pagtens ark fremstilles

1 Betzalel konstruerede nu pagtens ark. Den blev lavet af akacietræ og var 1,12 m lang, 67 cm bred og 67 cm høj. 2 Indvendig og udvendig blev den belagt med rent guld, og den fik en pynteliste af guld hele vejen rundt. 3 Fire guldringe blev støbt og fæstnet til arkens fire fødder, to ringe i hver side. 4 Derefter lavede han bærestænger af akacietræ, belagde dem med guld 5 og stak stængerne gennem ringene på siden af arken, så den kunne bæres. 6 Dernæst lavede han af rent guld et låg over arken, forsoningsstedet. Låget var 1,12 m langt og 67 cm bredt. 7 Så lavede han de to keruber af hamret guld og placerede dem i hver sin ende af guldlåget. Han lavede dem, så de gik ud i ét med låget. 9 Keruberne vendte ansigtet mod hinanden, men de så ned på forsoningsstedet, og deres vinger var bredt ud, så de dækkede arken.

Bordet til de hellige brød

10 Derefter blev der lavet et bord af akacietræ, 90 cm langt, 45 cm bredt og 45 cm højt. 11 Bordet blev belagt med rent guld og fik en pynteliste af guld hele vejen rundt. 12 Det fik også en kant på en håndsbred hele vejen rundt med en liste af guld udenpå. 13 Dernæst blev der støbt fire guldringe, som blev fæstnet til de fire ben 14 lige under kantlisten, så bærestængerne kunne stikkes gennem dem. 15 Bærestængerne blev lavet af akacietræ og belagt med guld. 16 Bordets tilbehør blev lavet af rent guld: tallerkener, fade, skåle og kander til brug ved drikofferet.

Guldlysestagen og de syv lamper bliver lavet

17 Dernæst blev lysestagen lavet af rent, udhamret guld. Stagens fod, stamme, lampeholdere, blomsterknopper og kronblade blev lavet ud i ét stykke. 18 Stammen havde seks grene, tre på hver side. 19 På hver gren var der tre mandelblomster med knopper og kronblade. 20 Stammen selv var dekoreret med fire mandelblomster, 21 og de tre nederste blomster var placeret med en blomst under hvert af de tre par grene. 22 Samtlige blomster og grene blev hamret ud i rent guld og gik i et med stammen. 23 Endelig blev de syv lamper til lysestagen lavet, og der blev fremstillet vægetænger og vægebakker, alt sammen i rent guld. 24 Til lysestagen og dens forskellige tilbehør blev brugt 30* kg rent guld.

Røgelsesalteret bliver fremstillet

25 Røgelsesalteret blev lavet af akacietræ. Det var 45 cm langt, 45 cm bredt og 90 cm højt. Hornene i hvert hjørne blev udskåret i et stykke med alteret. 26 Det hele blev belagt med rent guld, og der blev sat en pynteliste af guld på kanten hele vejen rundt. 27 På hver af de to sider under listen blev der placeret to guldringe beregnet til bærestængerne, 28 og bærestængerne blev lavet af akacietræ belagt med guld. 29 Derpå fremstillede man den aromatiske salveolie, og man lavede den hellige røgelse, sådan som røgelsesblanderne laver den.

English Standard Version

Making the Ark

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits* and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it. 3 And 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. 4 And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold 5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. 6 And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, 8 one 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. 9 The 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

10 He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. 12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth* wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim. 13 He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 14 Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold. 16 And 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

17 He 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. 18 And 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; 19 three 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. 20 And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, 21 and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it. 22 Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. 23 And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made it and all its utensils out of a talent* of pure gold.

Making the Altar of Incense

25 He 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. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it, 27 and 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. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29 He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.

2.Mose 37 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk English Standard Version