Exodus · Chapter 25

[ edit] And þe Lord ſpak to Moyſes, ſeiynge, Spek to þe ſones of Yrael, þat þei taken to me þe fyrſt fruytis; of ech man þat wilfuly offeriþ, ȝe ſhulen tak þilke þingis.

And þes ben þe þingis þat ȝe ſhulen take, gold, and ſiluer, and braſſe, and iaſynkt, þat is, ſilk of violet blew, and purpur, þat is, ſangwyn ſilk, and coctun twyes died, þat is, ſilke of flawme colour, and biys, þat is, þe fyneſt lynen clooþ of Egipte, and heeris of geyt, and ſkynnes of weþeres maad reed, and ſkynnes iacynktynes, and trees of Sychym, and oyle to make liȝtes, and ſwete ſmellynge þingis into oynement, and enſenſis of good ſmel, onychen ſtoonus and gemmes to anowrn ephoþ, þat is, a preeſtis ouermeſt cloþing, þat we cleepen a coope, and þe racionale, þat is, þe clooþ in þe breſt of þe coope, and in þe breſt of þe preeſt.

And þei ſhulen make to me a ſeyntuarye, and Y ſhal dwelle in þe myddil of hem, after al þe liknes of þe tabernacle þat Y ſhal ſhewe to þee, and of alle þe veſſels into þe heriynge of it. And þus ȝe ſhulen make it; ȝe ſhulen ioyne of þe trees of Sychym an arke, whoſe lengþe haue two cubites and an half, þe brede o cubijt and an half, þe heiȝt o cubijt alſo and an half. And þow ſhalt gilte it wiþ mooſt clene gold wiþ ynne and wiþ oute; and þou ſhal make aboue a goldun coroun bi enuyroun, and foure goldun cerclis, þe whiche þow ſhalte putte vp on þe foure corners of þe arke; be þere two cercles in þat o ſyde, and two in þat oþer.

And þow ſhalt make berynge ſtaues of þe trees of Sychym, and þow ſhalt couere hem wiþ gold, and bryng yn þurȝ þe cerclis þat ben in þe ſides of þe arke, þat it be born in hem, þe which euermore ſhal be in þe cerclis, ne eny tyme ſhal be drawun out of hem. And þow ſhalt putte in to þe arke þe witneſſyng, þat Y ſhal ȝyue to þee. And þow ſhalt make a propiciatorye, þat is, a place of purchaſyng mercy, of mooſt cleene gold; þe lengþe of it ſhal holde two cubitis and an half, and þe brede of it o cubijt and an half.

And two goldun cherubyns and forgid wiþ hamers, þow ſhalt make on eiþer party of þe preiyng place; þat o cherubyn be in þe o ſyde of Goddis anſweryng place, and þat oþere in þat oþere, þat þei coueren eiþer ſyde of þe propiciatorye, ſtrecchynge out þe wenges, and couerynge Goddis anſweryng place; and beholde þei hem ſeluen togidere, þe cheeres turned into þe propiciatorie, wiþ þe whiche is to be couered þe arke of þe Lord, in þe whiche þow ſhalt putte þe witneſſyng, þat Y ſhal ȝyue to þee.

Fro þens Y ſhal comaunde, and ſpeke to þee vpon þe propiciatorye, þat is, and fro þe myddil of þe two cherubyns, þat ſhulen be vpon þe arke of witneſſyng, alle þingis þat I ſhal comaunde bi þee to þe ſones of Yrael. And þow ſhalt make a meet bord of þe trees of Sichym, hauynge two cubitis of lengþe, and in brede o cubiyt, and in heiȝt o cubijt and an half. And þow ſhalt gilte it wiþ mooſt purid gold, and þow ſhalt make to it by enuyroun a goldun mergyn; and to þilk mergyn eueramong grauen coroun wiþ foure fingur mele heiȝt, and vpon it anoþer goldun coroun. And foure goldun cerclis þou ſhalt greiþe, and þow ſhalt putte hem in þe foure corners of þe ſame bord, bi eche feet.

Vnder þe corouns ſhulen be goldun cerclis, þat beryng ſtaues mowen be put þurȝ hem, and þe bord may be born. Þilke berynge ſtaues þow ſhalt make of þe trees of Sychym, and þow ſhalt enuyroun wiþ gold, to be born þe bord. And þow ſhalt greiþe eyſel veſſelis, and phiols, cenſures, and litil cuppis, in þe whyche ſacrifices of lycours ben to be offred, of mooſt clene gold. And þow ſhalt putte vpon þe bord looues of propiciſioun, euermore in my ſiȝt. And þow ſhalt make a candelſtik betun out wiþ hamers, of mooſt cleene gold, þe ſtaf of it, and þe ȝerdes, cuppes, and litil balles, and lilyes goynge out of it. Six ȝerdes ſhulen goon out of þe ſides, þre of þat o ſide, and þre of þat oþer.

Þre cuppes as into maner of a note bi eche ȝerdes, and þe litil balles togidere, and lylye, and þe ſame wyſe þree cuppes at þe lykneſſe of a note in þat oþer ȝerde, and balles, and lilye; and þis ſhal be þe werk of ſix ȝerdes, þat ben to be brouȝt forþ out of þe candelſtaf. In þat forſoþe candelſtik ſhulen be foure cuppes in maner of a note, and balles bi eche and lilies; and þe balles vndur þe two ȝerdes bi þre places, þe whiche ſix to gidere ben maad, goynge forþ from o candelſtaf; and þe balles þanne, and þe ȝerdes of it ſhulen be, al betun out of mooſt puyr gold. And þow ſhalt make ſeuen lanternes, and þow ſhalt put hem vpon þe candelſtik, þat þei liȝten eche aȝens oþer.

Candelquenchers, and forſoþe where þe ſnoffes ben quenchid, be þei maad of mooſt puyr gold. And al þe weiȝt of þe candelſtyk wiþ alle his veſſels ſhal haue a talent of mooſt clene gold. Bihold and do after þe ſawmplere, þat to þee is ſhewid in þe hil.