Exodus 36

وَهَكَذَا يَقُومُ بَصَلْئِيلُ وَأَهُولِيَآبُ وَكُلُّ صَانِعٍ حَاذِقٍ وَهَبَهُ الرَّبُّ مَقْدِرَةً فِي تَنْفِيذِ بِنَاءِ خَيْمَةِ الْاِجْتِمَاعِ، بِإِنْجَازِ الْعَمَلِ، بِحَسَبِ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ.

Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work.

ثُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى مُوسَى بَصَلْئِيلَ وَأَهُولِيآبَ وَكُلَّ صَانِعٍ مَاهِرٍ وَهَبَهُ الرَّبُّ حَذَاقَةً، وَكُلَّ مَنْ حَثَّهُ قَلْبُهُ عَلَى الْمُسَاهَمَةِ فِي إِنْجَازِ عَمَلٍ مَّا.

They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

وَتَسَلَّمُوا مِنْ مُوسَى جَمِيعَ تَقْدِمَاتِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، الَّتِي تَبَرَّعُوا بِها لِبنَاءِ الْمَقْدِسِ. وَظَلَّ الشَّعْبُ يَأْتُونَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ بِمَزِيدٍ مِنَ التَّبَرُّعَاتِ.

So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing

فَأَقْبَلَ الصُّنَّاعُ الْمَهَرَةُ الْقَائِمُونَ بِأَعْمَالِ الْمَقْدِسِ، مِنْ مَهَامِّهِمْ،

and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.”

وَقَالُوا لِمُوسَى: «إِنَّ الشَّعْبَ يَأْتِي بِمَا يَفِيضُ عَمَّا نَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ لإِنْجَازِ الْعَمَلِ الَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ».

Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more,

فَأَمَرَ مُوسَى أَنْ يُذِيعُوا فِي الْمُخَيَّمِ بِالامْتِنَاعِ عَنْ تَقْدِيمِ تَبَرُّعَاتٍ. فَكَفَّ الشَّعْبُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ.

because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.

The Tabernacle

لأَنَّ مَا لَدَيْهِمْ، كَانَ كَافِياً لِتَنْفِيذِ الْعَمَلِ كُلِّهِ، وَأَكْثَرَ.

المسكن

All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands.

أَمَّا الصُّنَّاعُ الْحَاذِقُونَ بَيْنَ الْحِرَفِيِّينَ فَقَدْ صَنَعُوا سَقْفَ الْمَسْكَنِ مِنْ عَشْرِ قِطَعٍ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ مَبْرُومٍ، ذَاتِ أَلْوَانٍ زَرْقَاءَ وَبَنَفْسَجِيَّةٍ وَحَمْرَاءَ، طَرَّزَ عَلَيْهَا حَائِكٌ مَاهِرٌ رَسْمَ الْكَرُوبِيمِ.

All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.^[a]

وَكَانَ طُولُ كُلِّ قِطْعِةٍ ثَمانِي وَعِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ مِتْراً) وَعَرْضُهُ أَرْبَعَ أَذْرُعٍ (نَحْوَ مِتْرَيْنِ). فَكَانَتْ جَمِيعُهَا ذَاتَ قِيَاسٍ وَاحِدٍ.

They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five.

وَوَصَلُوا خَمْسَ قِطَعٍ مِنْهَا بَعْضَهَا بِبَعْضٍ، وَكَذَلِكَ وُصِلَتِ الْقِطَعُ الْخَمْسُ الأُخْرَى

Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.

وَصَنَعُوا عُرىً مِنْ قُمَاشٍ عَلَى حَاشِيَةِ الطَّرَفِ الْوَاحِدِ مِنَ الْقِطَعِ الْمَوْصُولَةِ الأُولَى، وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلُوا أَيْضاً فِي حَاشِيَةِ الطَّرَفِ الأَخِيرِ مِنَ الْقِطَعِ الأُخْرَى الْمَوْصُولَةِ

They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.

فَكَانَ فِي الطَّرَفِ الأَخِيرِ مِنَ الْمَجْمُوعَةِ الأُولَى خَمْسُونَ عُرْوَةً، وَخَمْسُونَ عُرْوَةً فِي طَرَفِ الْمَجْمُوعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ، الْوَاحِدَةُ مُقَابِلَ الأُخْرَى.

Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.

وَصَنَعُوا خَمْسِينَ مِشْبَكاً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وُصِلَتْ بِها عُرَى الْمَجْمُوعَتَيْنِ، فَأَصْبَحَتَا سَقْفاً وَاحِداً لِلْمَسْكِنِ.

They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether.

وَحَاكُوا أَيْضاً سَقْفاً ثَانِياً لِلْمَسْكَنِ مِنْ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ قِطْعَةً، مَصْنُوعةً مِنْ نَسِيجِ شَعْرِ الْمِعْزَى.

All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.^[b]

طُولُ الْقِطْعَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ ثَلاثُونَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ مِتْراً) وَعَرْضُهَا أَرْبَعُ أَذْرُعٍ (نَحْوَ مِتْرَيْنِ). فَكَانَتْ جَمِيعُهَا ذَاتَ مِقْيَاسٍ وَاحِدٍ.

They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.

وَوَصَلُوا خَمْسَ قِطَعٍ مَعاً لِتَكُونَ قِطْعَةً وَاحِدَةً، وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلُوا بِالْقِطَعِ السِّتِّ الأُخْرَى

Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.

وَصَنَعُوا خَمْسِينَ عُرْوَةً عَلَى حَاشِيَةِ طَرَفٍ وَاحِدٍ لِلْمَجْمُوعَةِ الأُولَى، وَثَبَّتُوا خَمْسِينَ عُرْوَةً أُخْرَى عَلَى حَاشِيَةِ طَرَفٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْمَجْمُوعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ.

They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.

وَصَنَعُوا خَمْسِينَ مِشْبَكاً مِنْ نُحَاسٍ لِتَصِلَ عُرَى الْمَجْمُوعَتَيْنِ مَعاً لِتُصْبِحَا سَقْفاً ثَانِياً لِلْمَسْكَنِ.

Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.^[c]

وَعَمِلُوا غِطَاءً لِلْخَيْمَةِ مِنْ جُلُودِ كِبَاشٍ مَدْبُوغَةٍ بِاللَّوْنِ الأَحْمَرِ، وَنَصَبُوا فَوْقَهُ سَقْفاً آخَرَ مِنْ جُلُودٍ بَنَفْسَجِيَّةٍ.

They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

وَصَنَعُوا جُدْرَانَ الْمَسْكَنِ مِنْ أَلْوَاحٍ قَائِمَةٍ مِنْ خَشَبِ السَّنْطِ.

Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,^[d]

طُولُ اللَّوْحِ مِنْهَا عَشْرُ أَذْرُعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ أَمْتَارٍ) وَعَرْضُهُ ذِرَاعٌ وَنِصْفٌ (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةٍ وَسَبْعِينَ سَنْتِيمِتْراً).

with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

وَلِكُلِّ لَوْحٍ رِجْلانِ مُتَقَابِلَتَانِ، إِحْدَاهُمَا بِإِزَاءِ الأُخْرَى. هَكَذَا بَنَوْا جَمِيعَ أَلْوَاحِ الْمَسْكَنِ.

They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle

وَجَعَلُوا الْجَانِبَ الْجَنُوبِيَّ لِلْمَسْكَنِ مُكَوَّناً مِنْ عِشْرِينَ لَوْحاً.

and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection.

وَصَنَعُوا أَرْبَعِينَ قَاعِدَةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ تَحْتَ الْعِشْرِينَ لَوْحاً. فَكَانَ لِكُلِّ لَوْحٍ مُنْفَرِدٍ قَاعِدَتَانِ لِرِجْلَيْهِ.

For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames

أَمَّا جَانِبُ الْمَسْكَنِ الثَّانِي الشِّمَالِيُّ، فَكَانَ لَهُ أَيْضاً عِشْرُونَ لَوْحاً،

and forty silver bases—two under each frame.

وَأَرْبَعُونَ قَاعِدَةً مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، فَكَانَ لِكُلِّ لَوْحٍ مُنْفَرِدٍ قَاعِدَتَانِ لِرِجْلَيْهِ.

They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,

وَبَنَوْا جِدَارَ مُؤَخَّرِ الْمَسْكَنِ الْغَرْبِيَّ مِنْ سِتَّةِ أَلْوَاحٍ.

and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end.

وَصَنَعُوا لَوْحَيْنِ لِزَاوِيَتَيِ الْمَسْكَنِ فِي الْمُؤَخَّرِ.

At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike.

فَكَانَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا مُزْدَوِجاً مِنْ أَسْفَلِهِ إِلَى أَعْلاهُ، حَيْثُ تُثَبَّتُ فِي رَأْسِ كُلِّ مُزْدَوِجٍ حَلَقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ. هَكَذَا يَكُونُ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا لِلزَّاوِيَتَيْنِ.

So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

فَكَانَتْ فِي مَجْمُوعِهَا ثَمَانِيَةَ أَلْوَاحٍ وَسِتَّ عَشْرَةَ قَاعِدَةً مِنْ فِضَّةِ، قَاعِدَتَيْنِ لِكُلِّ لَوْحٍ مُنْفَرِدٍ.

They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

وَصَنَعُوا عَوَارِضَ مِنْ خَشَبِ السَّنْطِ، خَمْساً لأَلْوَاحِ جَانِبِ الْمَسْكَنِ الْجَنُوبِيِّ،

five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.

وَخَمْساً لأَلْوَاحِ جَانِبِ الْمَسْكَنِ الشِّمَالِيِّ، وَخَمْسَ عَوَارِضَ لأَلْوَاحِ مُؤَخَّرِ الْمَسْكَنِ الْغَرْبِيِّ،

They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames.

وَجَعَلُوا الْعَارِضَةَ الْوُسْطَى تَنْفُذُ فِي وَسَطِ الأَلْوَاحِ مِنْ طَرَفٍ إِلَى طَرَفٍ

They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

وَغَشَّوْا الأَلْوَاحَ بِرَقَائِقَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ. وَصَنَعُوا لَهَا حَلَقَاتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ لِتَكُونَ بُيُوتاً لِلْعَوَارِضِ. وَكَذَلِكَ غَشَّوْا الْعَوَارِضَ بِالذَّهَبِ.

They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.

وَصَنَعُوا الْحِجَابَ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ مَبْرُومٍ ذِي أَلْوَانٍ زَرْقَاءَ وَبَنَفْسَجِيَّةٍ وَحَمْرَاءَ، بَعْدَ أَنْ حَاكَ عَلَيْهِ حَائِكٌ مَاهِرٌ رَسْمَ الْكَرُوبِيمِ.

They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.

وَصَنَعُوا لَهُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَعْمِدَةٍ مِنْ خَشَبِ السَّنْطِ مُغَشَّاةً بِذَهَبٍ، لَهَا أَرْبَعَةُ خَطَاطِيفَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَقَائِمَةً عَلَى أَرْبَعِ قَوَاعِدَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ.

For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;

وَنَسَجُوا سِتَاراً لِمَدْخَلِ الْمَسْكَنِ ذَا أَلْوَانٍ زَرْقَاءَ وَبَنَفْسَجِيَّةٍ وَحَمْرَاءَ، وَخُيُوطِ كَتَّانٍ مَبْرُومٍ مِنْ تَطْرِيزِ حَائِكٍ مَاهِرٍ.

and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.

لَهُ خَمْسَةُ أَعْمِدَةٍ، ذَاتِ خَطَاطِيفَ وَغَشَّوْا رُؤُوسَهَا وَقُضْبَانَهَا بِذَهَبٍ وَسَبَكُوا لَهَا خَمْسَ قَوَاعِدَ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ.