Exodus 31

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

The Lord told Moses,

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

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

3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge in every craft,

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

4 in order to design whatever must be fabricated from gold, and silver, and brass,

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

5 from marble, and precious stones, and various woods.

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

6 And I have given to him, as his associate, Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan. And I have placed wisdom in the heart of every artisan, so that they may make everything as I have instructed you:

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 tabernacle of the covenant, and the ark of the testimony, and the propitiatory which is over it, and all the vessels of the tabernacle,

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, the most pure lampstand with its vessels, and the altars of incense

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

9 and of holocaust and all their vessels, the washtub with its base,

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

10 the holy vestments for the ministry of Aaron the priest, and for his sons, so that they may execute their office of sacred rites,

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

11 the oil of unction, and the incense of aromatics in the Sanctuary. All the things that I have instructed you, they shall make.”

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 the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

The Lord told Moses,

13 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: See that you keep my Sabbath. For it is a sign between me and you among your generations, so that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctifies 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 my Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever will have polluted it, shall die a death. Whoever will have done any work in it, his soul shall perish 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 For six days you shall do work. On the seventh day, it is the Sabbath, a rest sanctified by the Lord. All who will have done work on this day shall die.

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 Let the sons of Israel keep the Sabbath, and let them celebrate it 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 between me and the sons of Israel, and a perpetual sign. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and in the seventh he ceased from work.”

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 the Lord, having completed speaking in this way on Mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tablets of testimony, 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.