15.「你要用巧匠的手工做一個決斷的胸牌。要和以弗得一樣的做法；用金線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色線，並撚的細麻做成。
「Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions－the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
16.這胸牌要四方的，疊為兩層，長一虎口，寬一虎口。
It is to be square－a span[a] long and a span wide－and folded double.
Footnotes:
a. Exodus 28:16 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters
17.要在上面鑲寶石四行：第一行是紅寶石、紅璧璽、紅玉；
Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl;
18.第二行是綠寶石、藍寶石、金剛石；
the second row be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;
19.第三行是紫瑪瑙、白瑪瑙、紫晶；
the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst;
20.第四行是水蒼玉、紅瑪瑙、碧玉。這都要鑲在金槽中。
the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper.[b] Mount them in gold filigree settings.
Footnotes:
b. Exodus 28:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
21.這些寶石都要按著以色列十二個兒子的名字，彷彿刻圖書，刻十二個支派的名字。
There are to be twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
22.要在胸牌上用精金擰成如繩的鍊子。
「For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
23.在胸牌上也要做兩個金環，安在胸牌的兩頭。
Make two gold rings for it and fasten them to two corners of the breastpiece.
24.要把那兩條擰成的金鍊子，穿過胸牌兩頭的環子。
Fasten the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
25.又要把鍊子的那兩頭接在兩槽上，安在以弗得前面肩帶上。
and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
26.要做兩個金環，安在胸牌的兩頭，在以弗得裏面的邊上。
Make two gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
27.又要做兩個金環，安在以弗得前面兩條肩帶的下邊，挨近相接之處，在以弗得巧工織的帶子以上。
Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
28.要用藍細帶子把胸牌的環子與以弗得的環子繫住，使胸牌貼在以弗得巧工織的帶子上，不可與以弗得離縫。
The rings of the breastpiece are to be tied to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband, so that the breastpiece will not swing out from the ephod.
29.亞倫進聖所的時候，要將決斷胸牌，就是刻著以色列兒子名字的，帶在胸前，在耶和華面前常作記念。
「Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the LORD.
30.又要將烏陵和土明放在決斷的胸牌裏；亞倫進到耶和華面前的時候，要帶在胸前，在耶和華面前常將以色列人的決斷牌帶在胸前。」
Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the LORD. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD.
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