Exodus 31

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

“Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,

4 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,

5 to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.

6 Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,

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

the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,

9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—

the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base,

10 as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office—

11 in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”

12 And the LORD said to Moses,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

14 Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

16 The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”

18 When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.