Exodus 37 (LXX)

1ΚΑΙ ἐποίησε Βεσελεὴλ τὴν κιβωτόν.Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

2καὶ κατεχρύσωσεν αὐτὴν χρυσίῳ καθαρῷ ἔσωθεν καὶ ἔξωθεν.He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

3καὶ ἐχώνευσεν αὐτῇ τέσσαρας δακτυλίους χρυσοῦς, δύο ἐπὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ ἓν καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ δεύτερον,And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

4εὐρεῖς τοῖς διωστῆρσιν ὥστε αἴρειν αὐτὴν ἐν αὐτοῖς.Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

6καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ ἱλαστήριον ἐπάνωθεν τῆς κιβωτοῦ ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦHe constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

7καὶ τοὺς δύο Χερουβὶμ χρυσοῦς,He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

8Χεροὺβ ἕνα ἐπί τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου τὸ ἓν καὶ Χεροὺβ ἕνα ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου τὸ δεύτερον,one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

9σκιάζοντα ταῖς πτέρυξιν αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ ἱλαστήριον.And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

10καὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ πρὸς θάλασσαν αὐλαῖαι πεντήκοντα πήχεων, στῦλοι αὐτῶν δέκα, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν δέκα· καὶ τοὺς διωστῆρας τῆς κιβωτοῦ καὶ τῆς τραπέζης ἐποίησε καὶ κατεχρύσωσεν αὐτοὺς χρυσίῳ.He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

11Καὶ ἐποίησε τὴν τράπεζαν τὴν προκειμένην ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦ·He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

12πεντεκαίδεκα πήχεων τὸ κατὰ νώτου, καὶ οἱ στῦλοι αὐτῶν τρεῖς, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τρεῖς,And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

13καὶ ἐχώνευσεν αὐτῇ τέσσαρας δακτυλίους, δύο ἐπὶ τοῦ κλίτους τοῦ ἑνὸς καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τοῦ κλίτους τοῦ δευτέρου, εὐρεῖς ὥστε αἴρειν τοῖς διωστῆρσιν ἐν αὐτοῖς.He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.

14πᾶσαι αἱ αὐλαῖαι τῆς σκηνῆς ἐκ βύσου κεκλωσμένης,The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

16καὶ ἐποίησε τὰ σκεύη τῆς τραπέζης, τά τε τρυβλία καὶ τὰς θυΐσκας καὶ τοὺς κυάθους καὶ τὰ σπονδεῖα, ἐν οἷς σπείσει ἐν αὐτοῖς, χρυσᾶ.He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

17Καὶ ἐποίησε τὴν λυχνίαν, ἣ φωτίζει, χρυσῆν,Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

18στερεὰν τὸν καυλόν, καὶ τοὺς καλαμίσκους ἐξ ἀμφοτέρων τῶν μερῶν αὐτῆς· ἐκ τῶν καλαμίσκων αὐτῆς οἱ βλαστοὶ ἐξέχοντες, τρεῖς ἐκ τούτου, καὶ τρεῖς ἐκ τούτου, ἐξισούμενοι ἀλλήλοις·Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.

19καὶ τὰ λαμπάδια αὐτῶν, ἅ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῶν ἄκρων, καρυωτὰ ἐξ αὐτῶν· καὶ τὰ ἐνθέμια ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἵνα ὦσιν οἱ λύχνοι ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν, καὶ τὸ ἐνθέμιον τὸ ἕβδομον, τὸ ἐπ᾿ ἄκρου τοῦ λαμπαδίου, ἐπὶ τῆς κορυφῆς ἄνωθεν, στερεὸν ὅλον χρυσοῦν·There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.

20καὶ Βεσελεὴλ ὁ τοῦ Οὐρίου, ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἐποίησε καθὰ συνέταξε Κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ,And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

21καὶ Ἐλιὰβ ὁ τοῦ Ἀχισαμάχ, ἐκ φυλῆς Δάν, ὃς ἠρχιτεκτόνησε τὰ ὑφαντὰ καὶ τὰ ραφιδευτὰ καὶ ποικιλτικὰ ὑφᾶναι τῷ κοκκίνῳ καὶ τῇ βύσσῳ.A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

23καὶ ἑπτὰ λύχνους ἐπ᾿ αὐτῆς χρυσοῦς καὶ τὰς λαβίδας αὐτῆς χρυσᾶς καὶ τὰς ἐπαρυστρίδας αὐτῶν χρυσᾶς.He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

28Οὗτος περιηργύρωσε τοὺς στύλους καὶ ἐχώνευσε τῷ στύλῳ δακτυλίους χρυσοῦς καὶ ἐχρύσωσε τοὺς μοχλοὺς χρυσίῳ καὶ κατεχρύσωσε τοὺς στύλους τοῦ καταπετάσματος χρυσίῳ καὶ ἐποίησε τὰς ἀγκύλας χρυσᾶς.And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29οὗτος ἐποίησε τὸ ἔλαιον τῆς χρίσεως τὸ ἅγιον καὶ τὴν σύνθεσιν τοῦ θυμιάματος, καθαρὸν ἔργον μυρεψοῦ.He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

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