Exodus 40

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Yahweh then spoke to Moses and said,	1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 'On the first day of the first month, you wil erect the Dwel ing, the Tent of Meeting,	2 “In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall raise the tabernacle of the testimony,
3 and place the ark of the Testimony in it and screen the ark with the curtain.	3 and you shall place the ark in it, and you shall release the veil before it.
4 You will then bring in the table and arrange what has to be arranged on it. You wil then bring in thelamp-stand and set up its lamps.	4 And having brought in the table, you shall place the things which were solemnly commanded upon it. The lampstand shall stand with its lamps,
5 You will place the golden altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and place the screen atthe entrance to the Dwel ing.	5 and the altar of gold, in which the incense is burned, shall stand before the ark of the testimony. You shall place the tent at the entrance of the tabernacle,
6 You will place the altar of burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the Dwel ing, the Tent of Meeting,	6 and before it, the altar of holocaust.
7 and you wil place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and fil it with water.	7 The washtub shall stand between the altar and the tabernacle, and you shall fill it with water.
8 You will then set up the surrounding court and hang the screen at the gateway of the court.	8 And you shall encompass the atrium and its entrance with hangings.
9 Then, taking the anointing oil, you will anoint the Dwelling and everything inside, consecrating it and alits accessories; it wil then be holy.	9 And, having taken up the oil of unction, you shall anoint the tabernacle along with its articles, so that they may be sanctified.
10 You wil then anoint the altar of burnt offerings and all its accessories, consecrating the altar; the altarwil then be especial y holy.	10 The altar of holocaust and all its vessels,
11 You wil then anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.	11 the washtub with its base, and all things, you shall consecrate with the oil of unction, so that they may be the Holy of holies.
12 You wil then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, bathe them thoroughly	12 And you shall bring forward Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tabernacle of the testimony, and, having washed them with water,
13 and then dress Aaron in the sacred vestments, and anoint and consecrate him, to serve me in thepriesthood.	13 you shall clothe them in the holy vestments, so that they may minister to me, and so that their unction may accomplish an everlasting priesthood.”
14 You wil then bring his sons, dress them in tunics	14 And Moses did all that the Lord had instructed.
15 and anoint them as you anointed their father, to serve me in the priesthood. Their anointing willconfer an everlasting priesthood on them for al their generations to come.'	15 Therefore, in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was put in place.
16 Moses did this; he did exactly as Yahweh had ordered him.	16 And Moses raised it up, and he positioned the panels as well as the bases and the bars, and he set up the columns,
17 On the first day of the first month in the second year the Dwel ing was erected.	17 and he stretched out the roof over the tabernacle, imposing a cover above it, just as the Lord had decreed.
18 Moses erected the Dwel ing. He fixed its sockets, set up its frames, put its crossbars in position andset up its poles.	18 And he placed the testimony in the ark, applying the bars beneath, and the oracle above.
19 He spread the tent over the Dwel ing and the covering for the tent over that, as Yahweh had orderedMoses.	19 And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it, in order to fulfill the commandment of the Lord.
20 He took the Testimony and put it in the ark, positioned the shafts on the ark and put the mercy-seaton top of the ark.	20 And he placed the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, at the north side, beyond the veil,
21 He brought the ark into the Dwel ing and put the screening curtain in place, screening the ark of theTestimony, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.	21 arranging before it the bread of the presence, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.
22 He put the table inside the Tent of Meeting, against the side of the Dwel ing, on the north, outside thecurtain,	22 And he placed the lampstand in the tabernacle of the testimony, away from the table, on the south side,
23 and on it arranged the loaves before Yahweh, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.	23 setting the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord.
24 He put the lamp-stand inside the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of theDwelling,	24 He also positioned the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony, opposite the veil,
25 and set up the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.	25 and he heaped upon it the incense of aromatics, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
26 He put the golden altar inside the Tent of Meeting, in front of the curtain,	26 And he positioned the tent at the entrance of the tabernacle of the testimony,
27 and on it burnt fragrant incense, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.	27 and the altar of holocaust in the vestibule of the testimony, offering the holocaust and the sacrifices upon it, just as the Lord had decreed.
28 He then put the screen at the entrance to the Dwel ing.	28 Likewise, he stationed the washtub between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water.
29 He put the altar of burnt offerings at the entrance to the Dwel ing, to the Tent of Meeting, and on itoffered the burnt offering and cereal offering, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.	29 And Moses and Aaron, along with his sons, washed their hands and feet,
30 He put the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for the ablutions,	30 whenever they would enter the covering of the covenant, and when they approached to the altar, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.
31 where Moses, Aaron and his sons washed their hands and feet,	31 And he raised up the atrium around the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging at its entrance. After all these things were perfected,
32 whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar they washed, as Yahweh hadordered Moses.	32 the cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it.
33 He then set up the court round the Dwel ing and the altar and set up the screen at the gate-way tothe court. Thus Moses completed the work.	33 Neither could Moses enter the covering of the covenant: the cloud was covering all things, and the majesty of the Lord was flashing. For the cloud had covered everything.
34 The cloud then covered the Tent of Meeting and the glory of Yahweh fil ed the Dwel ing.	34 Whenever the cloud departed from the tabernacle, the sons of Israel set out by their companies.
35 Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting, since the cloud stayed over it and the glory of Yahwehfilled the Dwelling.	35 But if it remained hanging over it, they remained in the same place.
36 At every stage of their journey, whenever the cloud rose from the Dwel ing, the Israelites wouldresume their march.	36 Certainly, the cloud of the Lord lay over the tabernacle by day, and the fire by night, being seen by all the people of Israel throughout all their resting places.
37 If the cloud did not rise, they would not resume their march until the day it did rise.
38 For Yahweh's cloud stayed over the Dwel ing during the daytime and there was fire inside the cloudat night, for the whole House of Israel to see, at every stage of their journey.