Exodus 31

1 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

And the Lord said to Moses,

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

I have made selection of Bezalel, the son of Uri, by name, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

3 and have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and in understanding, and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship;

And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,

4 to devise skilful designs, to work in gold and in silver, and in bronze;

To do all sorts of delicate work in gold and silver and brass;

5 and in the cutting of stones for setting, and in the carving of wood, —to work in all manner of workmanship,

In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork.

6 I myself, therefore, lo! I have given with him Oholiab, son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted, have I put wisdom, —so shall they make all that I have commanded thee—

And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;

7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony; and the propitiatory which is thereupon, and all the utensils of the tent;

The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent,

8 and the table, and its utensils, and the pure lampstand, and all its utensils, —and the incense altar;

And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices,

9 and the altar for the ascending-sacrifice, and all its utensils, and the laver, and its stand;

And the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the washing-vessel with its base,

10 and the cloths of variegated stuff, and the holy garments, for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for ministering as priests;

And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,

11 and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the holy place, according to all which I have commanded thee, shall they do.

And the holy oil, and the perfume of sweet spices for the holy place; they will do whatever I have given you orders to have done.

12 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses saying—

And the Lord said to Moses,

13 Thou thyself, therefore, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Surely, my sabbaths, shall ye keep, for, a sign it is betwixt me and you to your generations, that ye may know that I Yahweh do hallow you.

Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

14 Therefore shall ye keep the sabbath, for holy, it is unto you, he that profaneth it shall be surely put to death; verily whosoever doeth therein any work that soul shall be cut off from the midst of its people:

So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

15 Six days, shall work be done, but on the seventh day, is a holy sabbath-keeping of rest unto Yahweh, —whosoever doeth work on the sabbath day, shall be, surely put to death.

Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.

16 Therefore shall the sons of Israel keep the sabbath, —by making it a Day of Rest to your generations, as an age-abiding covenant:

And the children of Israel are to keep the Sabbath holy, from generation to generation, by an eternal agreement.

17 between me and the sons of Israel, a sign it is unto times age-abiding, —for in six days, did Yahweh make the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day, he rested, and was refreshed.

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.

18 Then gave he unto Moses, as he finished speaking with him in Mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, —tables of stone, written with the finger of God,

And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.