1 And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; 8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.

10 And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: 11 and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about. 12 And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof. 14 Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. 15 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.

17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, it knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it: 18 and there were six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof: 19 three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick. 20 And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; 21 and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. 22 Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold. 23 And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

25 And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it. 28 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

A arca da aliança

1 Bezalel fez a arca da aliança de madeira de acácia; a arca media um metro e dez de comprimento por sessenta e seis centímetros de largura e sessenta e seis de altura. 2 Ele a revestiu de ouro puro por dentro e por fora e pôs em toda a volta um remate de ouro. 3 Fez quatro argolas de ouro e as colocou nos quatro pés da arca, ficando duas argolas de cada lado. 4 Ele fez cabos de madeira de acácia e os revestiu de ouro. 5 Depois enfiou os cabos nas argolas nos dois lados da arca, para que pudesse ser carregada.

6 Bezalel fez uma tampa de ouro puro de um metro e dez de comprimento por sessenta e seis centímetros de largura. 7 Ele fez dois querubins de ouro batido, 8 um para cada ponta da tampa. Ele os fez de tal modo, que formavam uma só peça com a tampa. 9 Os querubins ficavam de frente um para o outro, olhando para a tampa, e as suas asas abertas cobriam a tampa.

A mesa dos pães da Presença de Deus

10 Bezalel fez uma mesa de madeira de acácia, com as seguintes medidas: oitenta e oito centímetros de comprimento por quarenta e quatro de largura e sessenta e seis de altura. 11 Ele revestiu de ouro puro a mesa e colocou um remate de ouro em volta dela. 12 Também fez em volta da mesa um friso de quatro dedos de largura e pôs um remate de ouro em volta do friso. 13 Fez quatro argolas de ouro e as pôs nos quatro cantos, perto dos quatro pés. 14 Perto do friso estavam as argolas por onde passavam os cabos que eram usados para se carregar a mesa. 15 Ele fez os cabos de madeira de acácia e os revestiu de ouro. 16 Fez também de ouro puro as vasilhas para a mesa, isto é, os pratos, os copos, as taças e as jarras que eram usados para as ofertas de vinho.

O candelabro

17 Bezalel fez de ouro puro batido o candelabro, a sua base e a sua haste. As flores que enfeitavam o candelabro, com os seus botões e as suas pétalas, formavam uma só peça com ele. 18 Dos seus lados saíam seis braços, três de um lado e três do outro. 19 Cada um dos seis braços tinha três flores com o formato de flor de amendoeira, com os seus botões e as suas pétalas.

20 A haste do candelabro tinha quatro flores com o formato de flor de amendoeira, com os seus botões e as suas pétalas. 21 Havia um botão de amendoeira debaixo de cada um dos três pares de braços. 22 Os botões, os braços e o candelabro formavam uma só peça de ouro puro batido. 23 Bezalel também fez sete lamparinas para o candelabro; as tesouras de cortar os pavios das lamparinas e os cinzeiros eram de ouro puro. 24 Ele usou trinta e quatro quilos de ouro puro para fazer o candelabro e todas as peças que o acompanhavam.

O altar de queimar incenso

25 Bezalel fez um altar de madeira de acácia para queimar incenso em cima dele. O altar era quadrado, medindo quarenta e cinco centímetros de comprimento por quarenta e cinco de largura; e tinha noventa centímetros de altura. As pontas, nos quatro cantos, formavam uma só peça com o altar. 26 Bezalel revestiu de ouro puro a tampa, os quatro lados e as pontas e colocou um remate de ouro em volta do altar. 27 Também fez duas argolas de ouro e as colocou debaixo do remate, uma de cada lado. Por dentro das argolas passavam os cabos que eram usados para carregar o altar. 28 Os cabos foram feitos de madeira de acácia e revestidos de ouro.

O azeite de ungir e o incenso

29 Bezalel preparou o azeite sagrado de ungir e o incenso puro de cheiro agradável, misturado como perfume.