Exodus 31

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

2 'See, I have called by name Bezaleel, son of Uri, 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 I fill him [with] the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

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

4 to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

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

5 and in graving of stone for settings, and in graving of wood to work in all work.

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

6 'And I, lo, I have given with him Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and in the heart of every wise-hearted one I have given wisdom, and they have made all that which 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 testimony, and the mercy-seat which [is] on it, and all the vessels 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 vessels, and the pure candlestick and all its vessels, and the altar of the perfume,

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

9 and the altar of the burnt-offering and all its vessels, and the laver and its base,

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

10 and the coloured garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for acting as priests in;

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 perfume of the spices for the sanctuary; according to all that I have commanded thee — 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 speaketh unto Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

13 'And thou, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Only, My sabbaths ye do keep, for it [is] a sign between Me and you, to your generations, to know that I, Jehovah, am sanctifying 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 and ye have kept the sabbath, for it [is] holy to you, he who is polluting it is certainly put to death — for any who doeth work in it — that person hath even been cut off from the midst of his people.

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 is work done, and in the seventh day [is] a sabbath of holy rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in the sabbath-day is certainly 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 sons of Israel have observed the sabbath; to keep the sabbath to their generations [is] a covenant age-during,

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

17 between Me and the sons of Israel it [is] a sign — to the age; for six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and in the seventh day He hath ceased, and is 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 giveth unto Moses, when He finisheth speaking with him in mount Sinai, two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written by 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.