1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it around it. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet—two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side. 4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width. 7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat: 8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

10 He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 12 He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it. 13 He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet. 14 The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.

17 He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it. 18 There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side: 19 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand. 20 In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers; 21 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. 22 Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold. 23 He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold. 24 He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.

25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it. 27 He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

1 A seguir Bezalel fez a arca. Foi construída em madeira de acácia, com um metro e 25 centímetros de comprimento, 75 centímetros de largura e 75 centímetros de altura.

2 Foi toda revestida de ouro puro tanto no interior como por fora, e ficou com uma espécie de coroa de ouro em toda a volta.

3 Prenderam-se-lhe quatro argolas de ouro aos seus cantos, dando duas para cada lado.

4 Depois fez varas de madeira de acácia e revestiu-as de ouro, e pôs estas argolas nos lados da arca a fim de poder transportá-la.

6 Fez uma tampa de ouro puro chamada lugar do misericórdia; tinha 125 centímetros de comprimento, por 75 de largura. Fez dois querubins de ouro batido e colocou-os nas extremidades da tampa de ouro. Estes anjos foram moldados de forma a fazerem uma só peça conjuntamente com a tampa. Os querubins estavam voltados um para o outro, com as asas abertas, cobrindo o lugar de misericórdia e olhando para este.

10 Seguidamente fez a mesa de madeira de acácia, com um metro de comprimento, 50 centímetros de largura e 75 de altura. Foi revestida de ouro puro, com uma coroa de ouro à volta do seu tampo. Também construiu uma moldura de 10 centímetros de altura à volta da mesa, com uma coroa de ouro em redor da própria moldura. Depois fundiu quatro argolas de ouro e colocou-as nas quatro pernas da mesa, perto da moldura, para poder enfiar nelas as varas de transporte. Após isso, empregando ouro puro, fez as bacias, as tijelas, os pratos e as colheres que deviam estar sobre a mesa.

17 Então foi a vez do castiçal, empregando novamente ouro puro batido. A sua base, o pé, os ramos e a decoração de maçãs e flores de amendoeira, tudo foi feito de uma só peça. O castiçal ficou com seis hastes, três para cada lado. Cada uma das hastes foi decorada com idênticas flores gravadas. Igualmente o pé, no meio do castiçal, 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; ao todo quatro flores na haste central. Tanto a decoração como os ramos foram feitos de uma só peça, de ouro batido. Depois fez as sete lâmpadas nas extremidades das hastes, assim como os espevitadores e os apagadores. O castiçal pesava 34 quilos; e todo ele era de ouro puro.

25 O altar do incenso foi feito de madeira de acácia. Era quadrado, com 50 centímetros de lado e um metro de altura, e com os seus chifres de cada canto feitos de uma só peça com o próprio altar. Revestiu-o de ouro puro e pôs-lhe uma moldura em ouro toda em volta da parte de cima. Foram colocadas duas argolas de cada lado, abaixo da moldura, para nelas enfiar as varas a fim de carregar o altar. Também estas varas eram de madeira de acácia, revestidas de ouro.

29 Fez então o óleo sagrado para ungir os sacerdotes, com especiarias aromáticas; e o incenso puro, usando também as técnicas dos mais hábeis perfumistas.