Exodus 31

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

“I have chosen by name Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.

3 and have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in every work,

I have filled him with the Spirit of God giving him ability, creativity, and expertise in all kinds of craftsmanship.

4 to devise artistic work — to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,

He can produce designs in gold, silver, and bronze,

5 and in cutting of stones, for setting, and for carving of timber — to work in all manner of work.

he can cut gemstones to place in settings, and he can carve wood. He is a master of every craft.

6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted have I given wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee —

I have also chosen Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have also given all the craftsmen the skills needed to make everything that I have ordered you to make:

7 the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the utensils of the tent,

the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony and its atonement cover, and all the other furniture in the Tent:

8 and the table and its utensils, and the pure lamp-stand and all its utensils, and the altar of incense;

the table with its equipment, the pure gold lampstand with all its equipment, the altar of incense,

9 and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand;

the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin plus its stand;

10 and the garments of service, both the holy garments of Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests;

as well as the woven clothes for both Aaron the priest and for his sons to serve as priests,

11 and the anointing oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs for the sanctuary: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

as well as anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them following all the instructions I have given you.”

12 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

13 And thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you.

“Tell the Israelites, ‘It's absolutely essential that you keep my Sabbaths. The Sabbath will be a sign between me and you for generations to come, so that you'll know that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

14 Keep the sabbath, therefore; for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall certainly be put to death: yea, whoever doeth work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples.

You shall keep the Sabbath because it is holy to you. Anyone who dishonors it must be killed. Anyone who works on that day must be cut off from their people.

15 Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah: whoever doeth work on the sabbath day shall certainly be put to death.

Six days you can work, but the seventh day is to be a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Anyone who does any work on the Sabbath day must be killed.

16 And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations — [it is] an everlasting covenant.

The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath as an everlasting agreement for generations to come.

17 It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for [in] six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

It's a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for the Lord made the heavens and the earth in six days, but on the seventh day he stopped and he rested.’”

18 And he gave to Moses, when he had ended speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

When the Lord finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, stone tablets written on by the finger of God.