2.Mose 37 | Nueva Biblia Viva

El cofre

1 A continuación, Bezalel construyó el cofre. Fue hecho de madera de acacia, y tenía un metro con diez centímetros de largo, setenta centímetros de ancho y setenta centímetros de alto. 2 Estaba cubierto de oro puro por dentro y por fuera, y tenía una moldura de oro por todo el contorno. 3 Hizo cuatro argollas de oro y colocó una en cada una de las esquinas, en la parte inferior. 4 Luego hizo varas de madera de acacia y las cubrió de oro, 5 y las puso en las argollas de los costados del cofre, para transportarlo. 6 Luego hizo una cubierta de oro puro, que llamó propiciatorio. Tenía un metro con diez centímetros de largo, y setenta centímetros de ancho. 7 Hizo dos querubines de oro martillado y los colocó a los dos extremos del propiciatorio. 8 Los querubines formaban una sola pieza con la cubierta de oro, 9 y estaban uno frente al otro, con las alas extendidas, de tal modo que cubrían el propiciatorio, y miraban hacia él.

La mesa

10 Con madera de acacia hizo una mesa de noventa centímetros de largo, cuarenta y cinco de ancho y setenta de alto. 11 La cubrió de oro puro y le puso una moldura de oro por todo su contorno. 12 Le hizo también un borde de siete centímetros y medio de alto por todo el contorno de la mesa, con una moldura de oro en el borde. 13 Luego fundió cuatro argollas de oro y las puso en las cuatro patas de la mesa, 14 junto a la moldura, para colocar las varas que se usarían para su transporte. 15 A continuación, usando oro puro, hizo los platos, las cucharas, los cubiertos y los tazones de la mesa.

El candelabro

17 Hizo un candelabro de oro puro, martillado. La base, el tallo, las lámparas y sus decoraciones de flores de almendra eran de una sola pieza. 18 El candelabro tenía seis brazos, tres a cada costado del tallo principal. 19 Cada uno de los brazos estaba decorado con idénticas flores talladas. 20 El tallo principal del candelabro estaba decorado también con flores de almendras, una flor en el punto donde arrancaba cada par de brazos, y una flor también bajo el par inferior y sobre el par superior, cuatro en total. 22 Los decorados y los brazos del candelabro eran todos de una sola pieza de oro puro martillado. 23 Luego hizo siete lámparas y las puso en el extremo superior de cada brazo, con sus despabiladeras y sus platillos, todo de oro puro. El peso total del candelabro era de treinta y tres kilos.

El altar del incienso

25 El altar del incienso estaba hecho de madera de acacia. Tenía cuarenta y cinco centímetros de largo por cuarenta y cinco centímetros de ancho, y su altura era de noventa centímetros. En sus esquinas tenía cuernos que formaban una sola pieza con el altar. 26 Lo cubrió de oro puro, y le puso una moldura de oro en todo su contorno. 27 En cada lado fueron colocadas dos argollas de oro, debajo de la moldura, para sostener las varas que servirían para transportarlo. 28 Las varas eran de madera de acacia, cubiertas de oro. 29 Luego, con especias aromáticas hizo el aceite sagrado de la unción para los sacerdotes, y el incienso puro, de acuerdo con las técnicas de los mejores perfumistas.

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.

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