< Exodus 31 >

1 Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me, “Note that I have chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah, [for special tasks].
BOEIPA loh Moses te a voek tih,
2
“Judah koca lamloh Hur capa Uri kah a ca, a ming ah Bezalel la ka khue he hmu ne.
3 I have caused him to be completely controlled/empowered by my Spirit, and I have given him special ability [to make things] and have enabled him to know how to do very skilled work.
Anih te Pathen mueihla lamloh cueihnah neh, lungcuei neh, mingnah neh bitat cungkuem ka kum sak.
4 He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze.
Sui neh ngun neh rhohum neh a saii te kopoek neh moeh saeh.
5 He can cut (jewels/valuable stones) and enclose them [in tiny gold settings/frames]. He can carve things from wood and do other skilled work.
Lungto kutthaibibi neh cung sak ham neh thing kutthaibibi dongah khaw bitat cungkuem dongah saii ham ka khue.
6 Note that I have also appointed Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to work with him. I have also given special ability to other men, in order that they can make all the things that I have commanded you [to be made].
Kai loh anih neh Dan koca kah Ahisamak capa Oholiab ka tuek coeng he ne. A lungbuei ah lungbuei kah a cueih cungkuem te cueihnah la ka paek tih nang kang uen te boeih saii uh saeh.
7 That includes the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest and its lid, all the other things that will be inside the Sacred Tent,
Tingtunnah dap neh olphong thingkawng khaw, a sokah a tlaeng neh dap dongkah hnopai boeih,
8 the table and all the things that are used with it, the pure gold lampstand and all the things that are used to take care of it, the altar [for burning] incense,
Caboei neh a tubael khaw, hmaitung tang neh a tubael boeih neh bo-ul hmueihtuk,
9 the altar for offering sacrifices that will be burned and all the things that will be used with it, the washbasin and its base,
Hmueihhlutnah hmueihtuk neh a tubael boeih, baeldung neh a kho khaw,
10 all the beautiful sacred clothes for Aaron and his sons to wear when they work as priests,
Hnithun himbai neh khosoih Aaron kah hmuencim himbai khaw, aka khosoih ham a ca rhoek himbai khaw,
11 the oil for anointing, and the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Place. [The skilled workers] must make all these things exactly as I have told you to do.”
koelhnah situi neh hmuencim kah bo-ul botui khaw nang kang uen bangla boeih a saii uh bitni,” a ti nah.
12 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
BOEIPA loh Moses te a voek tih,
13 “Tell the Israeli people, ‘Obey my instructions regarding the (rest days/Sabbath days). Those days will remind you [and your descendants], throughout all future generations, that I, Yahweh, have (set you apart/chosen you) to be my people.
“Namah loh Israel ca rhoek te voek lamtah, 'Ka Sabbath he kai laklo neh nang laklo kah miknoek la tuem. Na cadilcahma ham khaw nangmih aka ciim tah Yahweh kamah ni tila aka ming sak la om saeh.
14 You must obey [my rules about] the Sabbath days because they are holy/sacred. Those who treat those days in an irreverent way by working on those days must be executed [to show that] I no longer consider them to belong to my people.
Nangmih ham a cim dongah Sabbath te tuem uh. Te te aka poeih tah duek rhoe duek saeh. Te vaengah bitat aka saii boeih khaw a hinglu te a pilnam khui lamloh hnawt pah saeh.
15 You may work for six days [each week], but the seventh day [of each week] is a solemn day of rest, dedicated to me, Yahweh. Anyone who does any work on a day of rest is to be executed [because I no longer want them to be able to associate with my people].
Hnin rhuk khuiah bitat te saii saeh. Tedae hnin rhih dongkah koiyaeh Sabbath tah BOEIPA ham khaw cim saeh. Sabbath hnin ah bitat aka saii boeih tah duek rhoe duek saeh.
16 You Israeli people must respect the rest day, and you [and your descendants] must (celebrate it/keep it holy) throughout all future generations. [It will remind you] of the agreement that I have made with you that will last forever.
Te dongah Israel ca rhoek loh Sabbath te tuem saeh. Sabbath a saii te a cadilcahma ham khaw kumhal kah paipila om saeh.
17 It will remind you Israeli people and remind me [of that agreement] because I, Yahweh, created the heavens and the earth in six days, and on the seventh day I stopped doing that work and relaxed.’”
Kai laklo neh Israel ca rhoek laklo ah kumhal kah miknoekla om ni. BOEIPA loh hnin rhuk ah vaan neh diklai a saii. Tedae hnin rhih dongah a toeng tih tha a sai sak ta,'ti nah,” a ti nah.
18 When Yahweh finished talking with Moses/me on the top of Sinai Mountain, he gave him/me the two stone slabs on which he had engraved his commandments with his own fingers.
Anih taengah a thui te a khah nen tah Sinai tlang ah Pathen kah kutdawn loh lungto cabael a daek tih olphong cabael panit la Moses taengah a paek.

< Exodus 31 >