出エジプト記 37
Japanese Living Bible
37 次に、ベツァルエルは契約の箱を作りました。アカシヤ材で作り、長さ二キュビト半（一・一メートル）、幅一キュビト半、高さ一キュビト半に仕上げました。 2 内側にも外側にも純金を張り、周囲に金の縁飾りを巡らせました。 3 片側に二つずつ並ぶよう、四隅に金の環を四個つけました。 4 アカシヤ材でかつぎ棒を作って金をかぶせ、 5 箱の側面の環に通します。その棒をかついで箱を運ぶのです。
6 それから、純金で箱のふたを作りました。これは「恵みの座」と呼ばれます。長さ二キュビト半、幅一キュビト半です。 7 両端には、金をつちで打って作ったケルビムの像がついています。 8 ケルビムはふたの一部分で、切り離すことはできません。 9 ケルビムは互いに向かい合い、伸ばした翼が「恵みの座」に覆いかぶさって、それを見下ろす形になっていました。
10 次はテーブルです。同じくアカシヤ材で、長さ二キュビト（八十八センチ）、幅一キュビト、高さ一キュビト半です。 11 それに純金を張り、ぐるりと金の縁飾りをつけました。 12 周囲に一手幅（約七・四センチ）のわくをつけ、それに沿って金の縁飾りをつけました。 13 次に金の環を四つ作り、四本の足の、 14-15 縁飾りに近いところにつけ、アカシヤ材に金をかぶせたかつぎ棒を通すようにしました。 16 また、純金で鉢、水差し、皿、びんを作り、テーブルの上に置きました。
17 純金を打ち出して燭台を作りました。それは、台座、支柱、ともしび皿、アーモンドの花飾りが一体となるようにしています。 18 燭台の支柱には、両側から三本ずつ、計六本の枝が出るようにしました。 19 それぞれの枝は三つの花で飾りました。 20-21 支柱にも同じようにアーモンドの花飾りをつけました。三対の枝の間に二つ、下と上に二つ、合計四つです。 22 飾りと枝はみな、一かたまりの純金を打ち出して作りました。 23-24 枝の先に七つのともしび皿を作りつけ、芯切りばさみと灰皿とを純金で作りました。燭台全体は一タラント（三十四キログラム）の重さがあり、すべて純金です。
25 香の祭壇はアカシヤ材で作りました。一キュビト（四十四センチ）四方の正方形で、高さは二キュビト。隅に、壇の一部として角を彫りつけました。 26 全体に純金をかぶせ、へりには金の縁飾りをつけました。 27 壇の両側面、縁飾りの少し下に金の環を二個つけ、かつぎ棒を通しました。 28 かつぎ棒はアカシヤ材で、金をかぶせてあります。
29 次に、香りのよい香料を使って、聖なる油を調合しました。祭司に注ぐ油や、純粋な香として用いる油です。調合には高度の技術が必要でした。
Exodus 37
New King James Version
Making the Ark of the Testimony(A)
37 Then (B)Bezalel made (C)the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. 4 He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 He also made the (D)mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. 7 He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat: 8 one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the (E)mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
Making the Table for the Showbread(F)
10 He made (G)the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it. 12 Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs. 14 The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood to bear the table, and overlaid them with gold. 16 He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its (H)dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring.
Making the Gold Lampstand(I)
17 He also made the (J)lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. 18 And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. 19 There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. 21 There was a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it. 22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. 23 And he made its seven lamps, its (K)wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils.
Making the Altar of Incense(L)
25 (M)He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit—it was square—and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it. 27 He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it. 28 And he (N)made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Making the Anointing Oil and the Incense(O)
29 He also made (P)the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
Exodus 37
King James Version
37 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim 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, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
10 And he made the table of shittim 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 thereunto a crown of gold round about.
12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
18 And 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 bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
25 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
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