1 On the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them; 2 the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were counted; 3 and they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox. They presented them before the tabernacle. 4 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 5 "Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service."

6 Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. 7 He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service. 8 He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

10 The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their offerings before the altar.

11 The LORD said to Moses, "They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar."

12 He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah, 13 and his offering was:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

14 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

15 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

16 one male goat for a sin offering;

17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering. 19 He offered for his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

20 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

21 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

22 one male goat for a sin offering;

23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, 25 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

26 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

27 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

28 one male goat for a sin offering;

29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, 31 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

32 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

33 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

34 one male goat for a sin offering;

35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, 37 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

38 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

39 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

40 one male goat for a sin offering;

41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, 43 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

44 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

45 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

46 one male goat for a sin offering;

47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, 49 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

50 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

51 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

52 one male goat for a sin offering;

53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh, 55 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

56 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

57 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

58 one male goat for a sin offering;

59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, 61 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

62 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

63 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

64 one male goat for a sin offering;

65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, 67 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

68 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

69 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

70 one male goat for a sin offering;

71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher, 73 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

74 one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

75 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

76 one male goat for a sin offering;

77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, 79 gave his offering:

one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels,

one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;

80 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;

81 one young bull,

one ram,

one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

82 one male goat for a sin offering;

83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

84 This was the dedication offering of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden ladles; 85 each silver platter weighing one hundred thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; 86 the twelve golden ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the ladles weighed one hundred twenty shekels; 87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, and their meal offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering; 88 and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings: twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering of the altar, after it was anointed.

89 When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to him.

1 Moisés ungiu e santificou cada parte do tabernáculo, incluindo o altar e os seus utensílios, no dia em que acabou de o montar.

2 Então os chefes de Israel- os chefes das tribos, os homens que tinham organizado o recenseamentoma- trouxeram as suas ofertas. Consistiram elas em seis carros cobertos, cada um deles puxado por dois bois- um carro por cada dois chefes e um boi por cada um. Apresentaram-nos ao Senhor diante do tabernáculo.

4 Aceita esses donativos, disse o Senhor a Moisés, e usa os carros para o serviço do tabernáculo. Dá-os aos levitas para aquilo de que tiverem necessidade.

6 Moisés deu os carros e os bois aos levitas. Dois carros e quatro bois foram dados ao grupo de Gerson, para o serviço deles; para o de Merari, sob a chefia de Itamar, filho de Arão, foram dados quatro carros e oito bois. Ao grupo de Coate não foi dado nenhum carro, nem nenhuma parelha de bois, porque esses foram designados para transportarem sobre os ombros o que lhe competia do tabernáculo.

10 Os chefes também apresentaram ofertas de consagração no dia em que o altar foi ungido, e colocaram-nas perante o altar. O Senhor disse a Moisés: Que cada um deles traga os seus donativos para a consagração do altar, em dias diferentes.

12 Assim Nassom, filho de Aminadabe, da tribo de Judá, trouxe a sua oferta no primeiro dia. Consistia ela numa salva de prata pesando um quilo e uma taça de prata de 500 gramas, ambas cheias de ofertas de farinha fina, amassada com azeite, como sacrifício de cereais. Trouxe também uma pequena caixa de ouro cheia de incenso, pesando cerca de 170 gramas. Além disso veio com um novilho, um carneiro, um cordeiro de um ano para holocausto e ainda um bode para a expiação de pecado. Para o sacrifício de paz: dois bois, cinco carneiros, cinco bodes e cinco cordeiros de um ano.

18 No dia seguinte foi a vez de Netanel, filho de Zuar, chefe de tribo de Issacar; este trouxe, como dons e ofertas, exactamente o mesmo que o precedente, Nassom, que viera no dia anterior .

24 No terceiro dia Eliabe, filho de Helom, chefe da tribo de Zebulão, veio igualmente com as suas ofertas, e que eram também as mesmas que as dos outros.

30 Seguiu-se Elizur, filho de Sedeur, chefe da tribo de Rúben; era o quarto dia, e ofereceu a mesma coisa .

36 No dia seguinte, o quinto, foi a vez de Selumiel, filho de Zurisadai, chefe da tribo de Simeão, que se apresentou também com os mesmos dons .

42 No dia seguinte veio Eliasafe, filho de Deuel, chefe da tribo de Gad. Também este trouxe o mesmo que os outros anteriores .

48 No sétimo dia foi Elisama, filho de Amiude, chefe da tribo de Efraim, que veio com idênticas ofertas .

54 Gamaliel, filho de Pedazur, chefe da tribo de Manassés, veio no oitavo dia com as mesmas dádivas .

60 Seguidamente chegou-se - era o nono dia - Abidã, filho de Gideoni, chefe da tribo de Benjamim. Vinha com ofertas iguais às dos outros .

66 Alezer, filho de Amisadai, chefe da tribo de Dan, trouxe os seus presentes - sempre os mesmos - no décimo dia .

72 Foi depois a vez de Pagiel, filho de Ocrã, chefe da tribo de Aser, e trouxe, no décimo primeiro dia, as suas dádivas iguais às dos outros .

78 E por fim, tendo chegado o décimo segundo dia, apresentou-se Airá, filho de Enã, chefe da tribo de Naftali, trazendo consigo as ofertas de sempre .

84 E assim, no começo do dia em que o altar foi ungido, fez-se a sua consagração com estes dons dos chefes das tribos de Israel. Portanto, no seu conjunto, as suas ofertas foram as seguintes: 12 salvas de prata, cada um pesando um quilo; 12 taças de prata, pesando cada 500 gramas; 12 caixas de ouro, sendo de aproximadamente 112 gramas o peso de cada peça; o peso total de ouro foi pois de cerca de 1,5 quilo.

87 Para os holocaustos trouxeram: 12 novilhos, 12 carneiros, 12 cordeiros de um ano, com a sua oferta de cereais, e 12 bodes, para o sacrifício de expiação do pecado. Para o sacrifício de paz foram: 24 bois, 60 carneiros, 60 bodes, 60 cordeiros de um ano.

89 Quando Moisés entrava no interior do tabernáculo para falar com Deus, ouvia a voz dirigindo-se-lhe entre os dois querubins por cima do propiciatório que estava sobre a arca.