2.Mose 38 | New International Reader’s Version Nuova Riveduta 2006

2.Mose 38 | New International Reader’s Version

The altar for burnt offerings

1 The workers built the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood. It was 1.5 metres high and 2.5 metres square. 2 They made a horn stick out from each of its four upper corners. They covered the altar with bronze. 3 They made all its tools out of bronze. They made its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and pans for carrying ashes. 4 They made a bronze grate for the altar. They put the grate halfway up the altar on the inside. 5 They made a bronze ring for each of the four corners of the grate. 6 They made poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with bronze. 7 They put the poles through the rings. The poles were on two sides of the altar for carrying it. The workers made the altar out of boards. They left it hollow. 8 The workers made the large bronze bowl and its bronze stand. They made them out of bronze mirrors. The mirrors belonged to the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

The large bowl for washing The courtyard

9 Next, the workers made the courtyard. The south side was 50 metres long. It had curtains made out of finely twisted linen. 10 The curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them. 11 The north side was also 50 metres long. Its curtains had 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them. 12 The west end was 25 metres wide. It had curtains with ten posts and ten bases. The posts had silver hooks and bands on them. 13 The east end, towards the sunrise, was also 25 metres wide. 14 Curtains 7.5 metres long were on one side of the entrance to the courtyard. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base. 15 Curtains 7.5 metres long were also on the other side of the entrance. They were hung on three posts. Each post had a base. 16 All the curtains around the courtyard were made out of finely twisted linen. 17 The bases for the posts were made out of bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were made out of silver. Their tops were covered with silver. So all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands. 18 The curtain for the courtyard entrance was made out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and finely twisted linen. A person who sewed skilfully made it. It was 10 metres long. Like the curtains of the courtyard, it was 2.5 metres high. 19 It had four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were made out of silver. Their tops were covered with silver. 20 All the tent stakes of the holy tent were made out of bronze. So were all the stakes of the courtyard around it.

The amounts of the metals used

21 Here are the amounts of the metals used for the holy tent, where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. Moses commanded the Levites to record the amounts. The Levites did the work under the direction of Ithamar. Ithamar was the son of Aaron the priest. 22 Bezalel, the son of Uri, made everything the LORD had commanded Moses. Uri was the son of Hur. Bezalel was from the tribe of Judah. 23 Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, helped Bezalel. Oholiab was from the tribe of Dan. He could carve things and make patterns. And he could sew skilfully with blue, purple and bright red yarn and on fine linen. 24 The total weight of the gold from the wave offering was more than a tonne. It was weighed out in keeping with the standard weights used in the sacred tent. The gold was used for all the work done in connection with the sacred tent. 25 The silver received from the men in the community who were listed and counted weighed almost 4 tonnes. It was weighed out in keeping with the weights used in the sacred tent. 26 It amounted to 6 grams for each person. It was weighed out in keeping with the weights used in the sacred tent. The silver was received from the men who had been listed and counted. All of them were 20 years old or more. Their total number was 603,550. 27 The 3.5 tonnes of silver were used to make the bases for the holy tent and for the curtain. The 100 bases were made from the 3.5 tonnes. Each base used more than 36 kilograms of silver. 28 The workers used 21 kilograms to make the hooks for the posts, to cover the tops of the posts, and to make their bands. 29 The bronze from the wave offering weighed 2.5 tonnes. 30 The workers used some of it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting. They used some for the bronze altar for burnt offerings and its bronze grate and all its tools. 31 They used some for the bases for the courtyard around the holy tent. They used some for the bases for the courtyard entrance. And they used the rest to make all the tent stakes for the holy tent and the courtyard around it.

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L’altare degli olocausti e la conca di bronzo

1 Poi fece l’altare degli olocausti, di legno d’acacia; la sua lunghezza era di cinque cubiti; e la sua larghezza di cinque cubiti; era quadrato e aveva un’altezza di tre cubiti. 2 Ai quattro angoli gli fece dei corni, che spuntavano da esso e lo rivestì di bronzo. 3 Fece pure tutti gli utensili dell’altare: i vasi per le ceneri, le palette, i catini, i forchettoni, i bracieri; tutti i suoi utensili li fece di bronzo. 4 Fece per l’altare una graticola di bronzo a forma di rete, sotto la cornice, nella parte inferiore, in modo che la rete raggiungesse la metà dell’altezza dell’altare. 5 Fuse quattro anelli per i quattro angoli della gratella di bronzo, per farvi passare le stanghe. 6 Poi fece le stanghe di legno di acacia e le rivestì di bronzo. 7 Fece passare le stanghe per gli anelli, ai lati dell’altare, le quali dovevano servire a portarlo; lo fece di tavole, vuoto. 8 Poi fece la conca di bronzo e la sua base di bronzo, servendosi degli specchi delle donne che venivano a gruppi a fare il servizio all’ingresso della tenda di convegno.

Il cortile; la porta del cortile

9 Poi fece il cortile; dal lato meridionale, per formare il cortile, c’erano cento cubiti di cortine di lino fino ritorto, 10 con le loro venti colonne e le loro venti basi di bronzo; i ganci e le aste delle colonne erano d’argento. 11 Dal lato di settentrione c’erano cento cubiti di cortine con le loro venti colonne e le loro venti basi di bronzo; i ganci e le aste delle colonne erano d’argento. 12 Dal lato d’occidente c’erano cinquanta cubiti di cortine con le loro dieci colonne e le loro dieci basi; i ganci e le aste delle colonne erano d’argento. 13 Sul davanti, dal lato orientale, c’erano cinquanta cubiti: 14 da uno dei lati dell’ingresso c’erano quindici cubiti di cortine, con tre colonne e le loro tre basi; 15 dall’altro lato, tanto da una parte quanto dall’altra dall’ingresso del cortile, c’erano quindici cubiti di cortine, con le loro tre colonne e le loro tre basi. 16 Tutte le cortine che formavano il recinto del cortile erano di lino fino ritorto; 17 le basi per le colonne erano di bronzo; i ganci e le aste delle colonne erano d’argento, i capitelli delle colonne erano rivestiti d’argento, e tutte le colonne del cortile erano congiunte con delle aste d’argento. 18 La portiera per l’ingresso del cortile era ricamata, di filo violaceo, porporino, scarlatto, e di lino fino ritorto; aveva una lunghezza di venti cubiti e un’altezza di cinque cubiti, corrispondente alla larghezza delle cortine del cortile. 19 Le colonne erano quattro, e quattro le loro basi di bronzo; i loro ganci erano d’argento, i loro capitelli e le loro aste erano rivestiti d’argento. 20 Tutti i pioli del tabernacolo e del recinto del cortile erano di bronzo.

Costo complessivo del tabernacolo

21 Questi sono i conti del tabernacolo, del tabernacolo della testimonianza, che furono fatti per ordine di Mosè, ad opera dei Leviti, sotto la direzione d’Itamar, figlio del sacerdote Aaronne. 22 Besaleel, figlio d’Uri, figlio di Cur, della tribù di Giuda, fece tutto quello che il Signore aveva ordinato a Mosè, 23 avendo con sé Ooliab, figlio di Aisamac, della tribù di Dan, scultore, disegnatore e ricamatore di stoffe violacee, porporine, scarlatte e di lino fino. 24 Tutto l’oro che fu impiegato nell’opera per tutti i lavori del santuario, oro delle offerte, fu ventinove talenti e settecentotrenta sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario. 25 L’argento di quelli della comunità, dei quali si fece il censimento, fu cento talenti e millesettecentosettantacinque sicli, secondo il siclo del santuario: 26 un beca a testa, vale a dire mezzo siclo, secondo il siclo del santuario, per ogni uomo compreso nel censimento, dall’età di venti anni in su: cioè, per seicentotremilacinquecentocinquanta uomini. 27 I cento talenti d’argento servirono a fondere le basi del santuario e le basi del velo: cento basi per i cento talenti, un talento per base. 28 Con i millesettecentosettantacinque sicli si fecero dei ganci per le colonne, si rivestirono i capitelli e si fecero le aste delle colonne. 29 Il bronzo delle offerte ammontava a settanta talenti e a duemilaquattrocento sicli. 30 Con questi si fecero le basi dell’ingresso della tenda di convegno, l’altare di bronzo con la sua graticola di bronzo e tutti gli utensili dell’altare, 31 le basi del cortile tutto intorno, le basi dell’ingresso del cortile, tutti i pioli del tabernacolo e tutti i pioli del recinto del cortile.