Exodus 31

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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

“See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, 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 every work,

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

4 to devise artistic work — to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,

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

5 and in cutting of stones, for setting, and for carving of timber — to work in all manner of work.

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

6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted have I given wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee —

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:

7 the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the utensils of the tent,

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

8 and the table and its utensils, and the pure lamp-stand and all its utensils, and the altar of incense;

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

9 and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand;

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

10 and the garments of service, both the holy garments of Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests;

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

11 and the anointing oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs for the sanctuary: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

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.”

12 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD said to Moses,

13 And thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you.

“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.

14 Keep the sabbath, therefore; for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall certainly be put to death: yea, whoever doeth work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples.

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.

15 Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah: whoever doeth work on the sabbath day shall certainly be put to death.

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.

16 And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations — [it is] an everlasting covenant.

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

17 It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for [in] six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

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.’”

18 And he gave to Moses, when he had ended speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

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.