Onkelos Exodus Chapter 25
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וּמַלִּיל יְיָ עִם משֶׁה לְמֵימָר:
Adonoy spoke to Moshe saying,
מַלֵּיל עִם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיַפְרְשׁוּן קֳדָמַי אַפְרָשׁוּתָא מִן כָּל גְּבַר דְּיִתְרְעֵיהּ לִבֵּיהּ תִּסְּבוּן יָת אַפְרָשׁוּתִי:
Speak to the B’nei Yisrael and have them take for [separate before] Me a terumah-offering. From every man whose heart impels him to generosity shall you take My terumah-offering.
וְדָא אַפְרָשׁוּתָא דִּתִסְּבוּן מִנְּהוֹן דַּהֲבָא וְכַסְפָּא וּנְחָשָׁא:
This is the terumah-offering that you shall take from them: gold, silver and copper.
וְתִכְלָא וְאַרְגְּוָנָא וּצְבַע זְהוֹרִי וּבוּץ וּמְעַזֵּי:
Greenish-blue [wool], dark red [wool], crimson [colored] [wool], fine linen, and goats [hair].
וּמַשְׁכֵי דְדִכְרֵי מְסַמְּקֵי וּמַשְׁכֵי סַסְגּוֹנָא וְאָעֵי שִׁטִּין:
Red[-dyed] ram’s skins, tachash [multicolored] skins, and acacia wood.
מִשְׁחָא לְאַנְהָרוּתָא בּוּסְמַיָּא לְמִשְׁחָא דִרְבוּתָא וְלִקְטֹרֶת בּוּסְמַיָּא:
Oil for the lamp. Spices for anointing-oil, and for the incense of aromatic spices.
אַבְנֵי בוּרְלָא וְאַבְנֵי אַשְׁלָמוּתָא לְשַׁקָּעָא בְאֵפוֹדָא וּבְחוּשְׁנָא:
Onyx stones, and filling stones [for setting] [into] the eiphod and breastplate.
וְיַעְבְּדוּן קֳדָמַי מִקְדְּשָׁא וְאַשְׁרֵי שְׁכִנְתִּי בֵּינֵיהוֹן:
They shall make a Sanctuary for [before] Me, and I will [then] dwell in their midst [rest My Shechina among them].
כְּכֹל דִּי אֲנָא מַחֲזֵי יָתָךְ יָת דְּמוּת מַשְׁכְּנָא וְיָת דְּמוּת כָּל מָנוֹהִי וְכֵן תַּעְבְּדוּן:
According to all that I am showing you—the form of the mishkon [tabernacle] and the form of all its vessels—and so should you make [it].
וְיַעְבְּדוּן אֲרוֹנָא דְּאָעֵי שִׁטִּין תַּרְתֵּין אַמִּין וּפַלְגָּא אֻרְכֵּיהּ וְאַמְּתָא וּפַלְגָּא פְּתָיֵהּ וְאַמְּתָא וּפַלְגָּא רוּמֵיהּ:
They shall make an ark of acacia wood, two and one-half amohs long, one and one-half amohs wide, and one and one-half amohs high.
וְתֶחֱפֵי יָתֵיהּ דְּהַב דְּכֵי מִגָּו וּמִבָּרָא תַּחֲפִנֵּיהּ וְתַעְבֵּד עֲלוֹהִי זֵיר דִּדְהַב סְחוֹר סְחוֹר:
Cover it with pure gold—you shall cover it inside and out. Make for it a golden crown-like rim around [its top].
וְתַתִּיךְ לֵיהּ אַרְבַּע עִזְקָן דִּדְהַב וְתִתֵּן עַל אַרְבַּע זִוְיָתֵיהּ וְתַרְתֵּין עִזְקָן עַל סִטְרֵיהּ חַד וְתַרְתֵּין עִזְקָן עַל סִטְרֵיהּ תִּנְיֵתָא:
Cast four gold rings, and place them on its [the ark’s] four corners, two rings on one side, and two rings on the second side.
וְתַעְבֵּד אֲרִיחֵי דְּאָעֵי שִׁטִּין וְתַחֲפֵי יָתְהוֹן דַּהֲבָא:
Make [two] poles of acacia wood, and cover them with gold.
וְתָעֵל יָת אֲרִיחַיָּא בְּעִזְקָתָא עַל סִטְרֵי אֲרוֹנָא לְמִטַּל יָת אֲרוֹנָא בְּהוֹן:
Place the poles in the rings on the sides of the ark, so that the ark can be carried with them.
בְּעִזְקְתָא דַּאֲרוֹנָא יְהוֹן אֲרִיחַיָּא לָא יְעִדּוּן מִנֵּיהּ:
In the rings of the ark, must the poles remain. They must not be removed from them.
וְתִתֵּן בַּאֲרוֹנָא יָת סַהֲדוּתָא דִּי אֶתֵּן לָךְ:
You shall then place in the ark, the Testimony that I will give you.
וְתַעְבֵּד כַּפֻּרְתָּא דִּדְהַב דְּכֵי תַּרְתֵּין אַמִּין וּפַלְגָּא אֻרְכַּהּ וְאַמְּתָא וּפַלְגָּא פְּתָיַהּ:
Make a cover of pure gold [for the ark], two and one-half amohs long, and one and one-half amohs wide.
וְתַעְבֵּד תְּרֵין כְּרוּבִין דִּדְהָב נְגִיד תַּעְבֵּד יָתְהוֹן מִתְּרֵין סִטְרֵי כַפֻּרְתָּא:
Make two golden cherubim. You must make them by hammering them out of the two ends of the [ark] cover.
וְעִבֵּד כְּרוּבָא חַד מִסִּטְרָא מִכָּא וּכְרוּבָא חַד מִסִּטְרָא מִכָּא מִן כַּפֻּרְתָּא תַּעְבְּדוּן יָת כְּרוּבַיָּא עַל תְּרֵין סִטְרוֹהִי:
Make one cherub out of one end [side], and one cherub out of the other end [side]. From the [same piece of gold as] the cover itself, you shall make the cherubim on its two ends [sides].
וִיהוֹן כְּרוּבַיָּא פְּרִיסָן גַּדְפֵיהוֹן לְעֵלָּא מְטַלִּין בְּגַדְפֵיהוֹן עַל כַּפֻּרְתָּא וְאַפֵּיהוֹן חַד לָקֳבֵל חַד לָקֳבֵל כַּפֻּרְתָּא יְהוֹן אַפֵּי כְרוּבַיָּא:
The cherubim shall spread their wings upward, sheltering the cover with their wings, and the cherubim shall face one another. Their faces shall be [inclined] toward the cover.
וְתִתֵּן יָת כַּפֻּרְתָּא עַל אֲרוֹנָא מִלְּעֵלָּא וּבַאֲרוֹנָא תִּתֵּן יָת סַהֲדוּתָא דִּי אֶתֵּן לָךְ:
Place the cover on top of the ark and place the Testimony in the ark that I will give you.
וֶאֱזַמֵּן מֵימְרִי לָךְ תַּמָּן וֶאֱמַלֵּל עִמָּךְ מֵעִלָּוֵי כַפֻּרְתָּא מִבֵּין תְּרֵין כְּרוּבַיָּא דִּי עַל אֲרוֹנָא דְסַהֲדוּתָא יָת כָּל דִּי אֲפַקֵּד יָתָךְ לְוָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:
I will set [prepare] My meetings [Word] with you there, and I will speak with you from above the cover, from between the cherubim that are on the Ark of the Testimony. All that which I will command you concerning the B’nei Yisrael.
וְתַעְבֵּד פָּתוֹרָא דְּאָעֵי שִׁטִּין תַּרְתֵּין אַמִּין אֻרְכֵּיהּ וְאַמְּתָא פְתָיֵהּ וְאַמְּתָא וּפַלְגָּא רוּמֵיהּ:
You shall make a table out of acacia wood, two amohs will be its length, one amoh will be its width, and one and one-half amohs its height.
וְתַחֲפֵי יָתֵיהּ דְּהַב דְּכֵי וְתַעְבֵּד לֵיהּ זֵיר דִּדְהַב סְחוֹר סְחוֹר:
Overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold crown-like rim around it.
וְתַעְבֵּד לֵיהּ גְּדַנְפָא רוּמֵיהּ פֻּשְׁכָּא סְחוֹר סְחוֹר וְתַעְבֵּד זֵיר דִּדְהַב לִגְדַנְפֵיהּ סְחוֹר סְחוֹר:
Make a ledge of a tefach [high] around [the table], and make a gold crown-like rim around the ledge.
וְתַעְבֵּד לֵיהּ אַרְבַּע עִזְקָן דִּדְהָב וְתִתֵּן יָת עִזְקָתָא עַל אַרְבַּע זִוְיָתָא דִּי לְאַרְבַּע רַגְלוֹהִי:
Make four gold rings [for the table], and place the rings on the four corners that are on its legs.
לָקֳבֵל גְּדַנְפָא יְהֶוְיָן עִזְקָתָא לְאַתְרָא לַאֲרִיחַיָּא לְמִטַּל יָת פָּתוֹרָא:
The rings shall be against the ledge, and they shall be houses [receptacles] for the poles with which to carry the table.
וְתַעְבֵּד יָת אֲרִיחַיָּא דְּאָעֵי שִׁטִּין וְתַחֲפֵי יָתְהוֹן דַּהֲבָא וִיהוֹן נָטְלִין בְּהוֹן יָת פָּתוֹרָא:
Make the poles out of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. The table will be carried by them.
וְתַעְבֵּד מָגִיסוֹהִי וּבָזִכּוֹהִי וְקַסְוָתֵיהּ וּמְכִילָתֵיהּ דִּיִתְנַסַּךְ בְּהֵן דְּהַב דְּכֵי תַּעְבֵּד יָתְהוֹן:
Make its dishes [bread forms], spoons, its half-hollow tubes, and its supports, by which they [the breads] shall be covered. Make them out of pure gold.
וְתִתֵּן עַל פָּתוֹרָא לְחֵם אַפַּיָּא קֳדָמַי תְּדִירָא:
You shall place the showbread upon the table, before Me at all times.
וְתַעְבֵּד מְנַרְתָּא דִּדְהַב דְּכֵי נְגִיד תִּתְעֲבֵד מְנַרְתָּא שִׁדַּהּ וּקְנַהּ כַּלִּידָהָא חֵזוּרָהָא וְשׁוֹשַׁנָּהָא מִנַּהּ יְהוֹן:
You shall make a menorah [out] of pure gold. The menorah must be made by hammering [its form out of a solid piece of gold]. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of it [the same piece of gold].
וְשִׁתָּא קְנִין נָפְקִין מִסִּטְרָהָא תְּלָתָא קְנֵי מְנַרְתָּא מִסִּטְרַהּ חַד וּתְלָתָא קְנֵי מְנַרְתָּא מִסִּטְרַהּ תִּנְיָנָא:
Six branches shall extend from its sides, three branches of the menorah from one of its sides, and three branches of the menorah from the second side.
תְּלָתָא כַלִּידִין מְצַיְרִין בְּקַנְיָא חַד חֵזוּר וְשׁוֹשַׁן וּתְלָתָא כַלִּידִין מְצַיְרִין בְּקַנְיָא חַד חֵזוּר וְשׁוֹשָׁן כֵּן לְשִׁתָּא קְנִין דְּנָפְקִין מִן מְנַרְתָּא:
Three cups, engraved in almond shaped patterns, on one branch, with a knob and a flower. And three cups engraved in almond shaped patterns, on one branch, with a knob and a flower. So shall be [the form] of each of the six branches that extend from [the shaft of] the menorah.
וּבִמְנַרְתָּא אַרְבְּעָא כַלִּידִין מְצַיְרִין חֵזוּרָהָא וְשׁוֹשַׁנָּהָא:
The [shaft of the] menorah shall have four cups, engraved in almond shaped patterns, with their knobs and their flowers.
וְחֵזוּר תְּחוֹת תְּרֵין קְנִין מִנַּהּ וְחֵזוּר תְּחוֹת תְּרֵין קְנִין מִנַּהּ וְחֵזוּר תְּחוֹת תְּרֵין קְנִין מִנַּהּ לְשִׁתָּא קְנִין דְּנָפְקִין מִן מְנַרְתָּא:
[There shall be] a knob under the two branches extending from it. [There should be] a [second] knob under the [second] two branches extending from it. [There should be] a [third] knob under the [third] two branches extending from it. [This holds true] for the six branches that extend from [the shaft of] the menorah.
חֵזוּרֵיהוֹן וּקְנֵיהוֹן מִנַּהּ יְהוֹן כֻּלַּהּ נְגִידָא חֲדָא דִּדְהַב דְּכֵי:
Their knobs and their branches shall be made out of [the menorah] itself. It shall all be made of a single hammered work of pure gold.
וְתַעְבֵּד יָת בּוֹצִינָהָא שִׁבְעָא וְתַדְלֵק יָת בּוֹצִינָהָא וִיהוֹן מְנַהֲרִין עַל קֳבֵל אַפָּהָא:
You shall make seven lamps [for the menorah]. and its lamps shall be lit so that they shine toward it [the center lamp].
וְצִבְיָתָהָא וּמַחְתְּיָתָהָא דִּדְהַב דְּכֵי:
Its tongs and its [ash] scoops [shall also be made of] pure gold.
כִּכְּרָא דִּדְהַב דְּכֵי יַעְבֵּד יָתַהּ יָת כָּל מָנַיָּא הָאִלֵּין:
It shall be made out of a kikar of pure gold [together] with all these vessels.
וַחֲזֵי וַעֲבֵיד כִּדְמוּתְהוֹן דִּאַתְּ מִתְחֲזִי בְּטוּרָא:
Observe [carefully] and make them like the pattern that will be shown to you on the mountain.