Making the Priestly Clothes
(Exodus 28.1-14)1 Beautiful priestly clothes were made of blue, purple, and red wool for Aaron to wear when he performed his duties in the holy place. This was done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
2-3 The entire priestly vest was made of fine linen, woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Thin sheets of gold were hammered out and cut into threads that were skillfully woven into the vest. 4-5 It had two shoulder straps to support it and a sash that fastened around the waist. 6 Onyx stones were placed in gold settings, and each one was engraved with the name of one of Israel's sons. 7 Then these were attached to the shoulder straps of the vest, so the Lord would never forget his people. Everything was done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Breastpiece
(Exodus 28.15-30)8 The breastpiece was made with the same materials and designs as the priestly vest. 9 It was 22 centimeters square and folded double 10 with four rows of three precious stones: A carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald were in the first row; 11 a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond were in the second row; 12 a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst were in the third row; 13 and a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper were in the fourth row. They were mounted in a delicate gold setting, 14 and on each of them was engraved the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
15-18 Two gold rings were attached to the upper front corners of the breastpiece and fastened with two braided gold chains to gold settings on the shoulder straps. 19 Two other gold rings were attached to the lower inside corners next to the vest, 20 and two more near the bottom of the shoulder straps right above the sash. 21 To keep the breastpiece in place, a blue cord was used to tie the two lower rings on the breastpiece to those on the vest. These things were done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Clothes for the Priests
(Exodus 28.31-43)22 The priestly robe was made of blue wool 23 with an opening in the center for the head. The material around the collar was bound so as to keep it from wearing out. 24-26 Along the hem of the robe were woven pomegranates of blue, purple, and red wool with a bell of pure gold between each of them. This robe was to be worn by Aaron when he performed his duties.
27-29 Everything that Aaron and his sons wore was made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, including their robes and turbans, their fancy caps and underwear, and even their sashes that were embroidered with needlework.
30 The words “Dedicated to the Lord” were engraved on a narrow strip of pure gold, 31 which was fastened to Aaron's turban. These things were done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Work Is Completed
(Exodus 35.10-19)32 So the people of Israel finished making everything the Lord had told Moses to make. 33 Then they brought it all to Moses: the sacred tent and its equipment, including the hooks, the framework and crossbars, and its posts and stands; 34 the covering of tanned ram skins and fine leather; the inside curtain; 35 the sacred chest with its carrying poles and the place of mercy; 36 the table with all that goes on it, including the sacred bread; 37 the lampstand of pure gold, together with its equipment and oil; 38 the gold-covered incense altar; the ordination oil and the sweet-smelling incense; the curtain for the entrance to the tent; 39 the bronze altar for sacrifices with its bronze grating, its carrying poles, and its equipment; the large bronze bowl with its stand; 40 the curtain with its posts and cords, and its pegs and stands that go around the courtyard; everything needed for the sacred tent; 41 and the finely woven priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons.
42-43 When Moses saw that the people had done everything exactly as the Lord had commanded, he gave them his blessing.
ثياب الكهنة
1 ومِنَ النَّسيجِ البَنَفْسَجيِّ والأُرجُوانيِّ والقِرمِزيِّ اللَّونِ صنعَوا ثيابا فاخِرَةً يَلبَسُها الكهنَةُ لِلخِدمَةِ في القُدْسِ، كما صنعَوا ثيابَ هرونَ المُقَدَّسةَ على نحوِ ما أمرَ الرّبُّ موسى.
2 وصنعَوا الأَفودَ مِنْ ذهَبٍ ونسيجٍ بَنَفْسَجيٍّ وأُرجوانيٍّ وقِرمِزيِّ اللَّونِ وكَتَّانٍ مَبرومٍ. 3 وطَرَّقوا الذَّهَبَ صَفائِـحَ وقَدُّوها خُيوطا، لِـيَصنَعوها بِيَدِ نَسَّاجٍ ماهرٍ في وسَطِ النَّسيجِ البَنَفْسَجيِّ والأُرجُوانيِّ والقِرمِزيِّ اللَّونِ والكَتَّانِ المَبرومِ، 4 وصنعَوا لَه في طرَفَيهِ كَتِفَينِ مَوصُولَتَينِ لِـيَتَّصِلَ. 5 وكانَ الزُنَّارُ الّذي يَشُدُّ الأَفودَ مَصنوعا مِنْ ذهَبٍ ونَسيجٍ بَنَفسَجيٍّ وأُرجوانيٍّ وقِرمزيِّ اللَّونِ وكَتَّانٍ مَبرومٍ، على نحوِ ما أمرَ الرّبُّ موسى. 6 وعَمِلوا حجَرَي العَقيقِ اليَماني وأحاطوهُما بِطَوقَينِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ نُقِشَت علَيهما كَنَقْشِ الخاتَمِ أسماءُ أسباطِ بَني إِسرائيلَ، 7 وجعَلوهُما على كَتفَي الأَفودِ لِتَذكيرِ أسباطِ بَني إِسرائيلَ، كما أمرَ الرّبُّ موسى.
صدرة القضاء
8 وصنَعوا الصُّدْرَةَ بِيَدِ نَسَّاجٍ ماهِرٍ كصَنعَةِ الأَفودِ، مِنْ ذهَبٍ ومِنْ نَسيجٍ بَنَفْسَجيٍّ وأُرجُوانيٍّ وقِرمِزيِّ اللَّونِ وكَتَّانٍ مَبرومٍ. 9 صنَعوها مُرَبَّعَةً مَثنيَّةً، طُولُها شِبْرٌ وعَرضُها شِبْرٌ. 10 ورَصَّعوا فِـيها أربعَةَ صُفوفٍ مِنَ الحِجارَةِ الكريمَةِ، الصفُّ الأوَّلُ عَقيقٌ أحمَرُ وياقوتٌ أصفَرُ وزُمُرُّدٌ، 11 والصَّفُّ الثَّاني بَهرَمانٌ وياقوتٌ أزرَقُ وعَقيقٌ أبـيَضُ، 12 والصَّفُّ الثَّالثُ ياقوتٌ زَعفَرانيٌّ وياقوتٌ أحمَرُ وجَمَشْتُ، 13 والصَّفُّ الرَّابِـعُ زَبَرْجَدٌ وعَقيقٌ يَمانيٌ ويَشْبٌ يُحيطُ بِها ذهَبٌ في تَرصيعِها. 14 وكانَت هذِهِ الحِجارَةُ بِــعَدَدِ أسماءِ أسباطِ بَني إِسرائيلَ اثني عشَرَ حجَرا، يُنقَشُ على كُلِّ حجَرٍ اسمُهُ كَنَقشِ الخاتَمِ. 15 وصنَعوا لِلصُّدْرَةِ سَلاسِلَ مَجدولَةً جَدْلَ الضَّفائِرِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الخالصِ. 16 وصنَعوا طَوقَينِ مِنَ الذَّهبِ وحَلقَتَينِ مِنَ الذَّهبِ وجعَلوا الحلَقَتَينِ في طَرفَيِ الصُّدْرَةِ، 17 وعلَّقوا ضفيرَتيِ الذَّهَبِ على الحلَقتَينِ اللَّتينِ في طَرفَيِ الصُّدْرَةِ 18 وعلَّقوا طَرفَيِ الصُّدْرَةِ بِالطَّوقَينِ وجعَلوهُما على كَتِفَي الأَفودِ مِنَ الأمامِ. 19 وصنَعوا حلَقَتَينِ مِنْ ذهَبٍ في طَرفَيِ الصُّدْرَةِ في حاشيَتِها الّتي إلى جِهَةِ الأَفودِ مِنْ داخِلٍ. 20 وصنَعوا حلَقَتَينِ مِنْ ذهَبٍ على كَتِفَي الأَفودِ مِنْ أسفَلُ في مُقَدَّمَتِهِ عِندَ وَصْلَتِهِ فَوقَ زُنَّارِ الأَفودِ، 21 وحبَكوا الصُّدْرَةَ مِنْ حلَقَتَيها إلى حلَقَتَيِ الأَفودِ بِـخَيطٍ مِنْ نسيجٍ بَنَفْسَجيِّ اللَّونِ لِتَصيرَ على زُنَّارِ الأَفودِ ولا تنفَصِلُ عن الأَفودِ، كما أمرَ الرّبُّ موسى.
الجبّة وما إليها
22 وصنَعوا جُـبَّةَ الأَفودِ بِيَدِ حائكٍ، كُلُّها مِنْ نسيجٍ بَنَفْسَجيِّ اللَّونِ 23 وكانَ لها في وسَطِها فُتْحَةٌ لِلرأسِ تُحيطُ بِها حاشيَةٌ كَفُتْحَةِ الدِّرْعِ فلا تـتَمَزَّقُ 24 وصنَعوا لأذيالِها رُمَّاناتٍ مِنْ نسيجٍ بَنَفْسَجيٍّ وأُرجُوانيٍّ وقِرمِزيِّ اللَّونِ وكَتَّانٍ مَبرومٍ. 25 وصنَعوا أجراسا مِنْ ذهَبٍ خالصٍ فيما بَينَ الرُّماناتِ في ذَيلِ الجُبَّةِ مِنْ حَولِها: 26 جَرَسُ ذهَبٍ وَرُمَّانَةٌ بَعدَهُ مِنْ أوَّلِ أذيالِ الجُـبَّةِ إلى آخِرِها، كما أمرَ الرّبُّ موسى. 27 وصنَعوا القُمصانَ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ صَنعَةَ حائِكٍ لِهرونَ وبَنيهِ، 28 والعِمامَةَ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ، وعَصائِبَ القَلانِسِ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ، والسَّراويلَ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ مَبرومٍ، 29 والحِزامَ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ مَبرومٍ ونسيجٍ بَنَفْسَجيٍّ وأُرجوانيٍّ وقِرمِزيِّ اللَّونِ صَنعَةَ مُطَرِّزٍ، كما أمرَ الرّبُّ موسى. 30 وصنَعوا التَّاجَ المُقَدَّسَ مِنْ ذهَبٍ خالصٍ ونَذَروهُ لِلرّبِّ وكَتَبوا علَيهِ كِتابَةً كَنَقْشِ الخَاتَمِ: مُقَدَّسٌ لِلرّبِّ. 31 ووضَعوا علَيهِ خَيطا مِنْ نَسيجٍ بَنَفْسَجيِّ اللَّونِ، فيكونُ على العِمامَةِ مِنْ مُقَدِّمِها، كما أمرَ الرّبُّ موسى. 32 فكَمُلَ العمَلُ كُلُّه في مَسكِنِ خَيمةِ الإجتماعِ، وبِذلِكَ صَنعَ بَنو إِسرائيلَ جميعَ ما أمرَ الرّبُّ بهِ موسى. 33 وجاؤوا بِالمَسكِنِ إلى موسى: الخَيمَةِ وجميعِ أدَواتِها مِنْ مَشابِكَ وألواحٍ وعَوارِضَ وأعمِدَةٍ وقواعِدَ، 34 والغِطاءِ الّذي مِنْ جُلودِ الكِباشِ المَصبوغَةِ بالحُمرَةِ، والغِطاءِ الّذي مِنَ الجُلودِ البَنَفْسَجيَّةِ اللَّونِ، والحِجابِ 35 وتابوتِ العَهدِ وعَوارِضِهِ وغِشائِهِ، 36 والمائِدَةِ وجميعِ أوانيها وخُبزِ التَّقدِمَةِ، 37 والمَنارَةِ المُقَدَّسَةِ وعلَيها سُرُجُها ومعَها جميعُ أدَواتِها وزيتُ إنارَتِها. 38 ومذبَحِ الذَّهَبِ وزيتِ المَسْحِ والبَخورِ العَطِرِ وسِتارَةِ بابِ الخَيمةِ، 39 ومذبَحِ النُّحاسِ وشبَكَةِ النُّحاسِ الّتي لَه وقضيـبَيهِ وجميعِ أدَواتِه، والمَغسلَةِ ومَقعَدِها، 40 وستائِرِ رواقِ المَسكِنِ وأعمِدَتِهِ وقواعِدِهِ وسِتارَةِ بابِهِ وحِبالِهِ وأوتادِهِ وسائِرِ الأدَواتِ الّتي تُستَعمَلُ في مَسكِنِ خَيمةِ الإجتماعِ، 41 وثِـيابِ الكهَنَةِ الفاخِرَةِ لِلخِدمَةِ في القُدْسِ، وثيابِ الكاهنِ المُقَدَّسَةِ وثيابِ بَنيهِ الكهنَةِ.
42 وهكذا أكمَلَ بَنو إِسرائيلَ هذا العمَلَ على نحوِ ما أمرَ الرّبُّ بهِ موسى. 43 فلمَّا نظَرَ إليهِ موسى رأى أنَّهم صنَعوا على نحوِ ما أمرَ الرّبُّ بهِ. فبارَكَهُم موسى.
