Exodus 31

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 Behold, I have called by name Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Juda,

I have made selection of Bezalel, the son of Uri, by name, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge in all manner of work.

And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,

4 To devise whatsoever may be artificially made of gold, and silver, and brass,

To do all sorts of delicate work in gold and silver and brass;

5 Of marble, and precious stones, and variety of wood.

In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork.

6 And I have given him for his companion Ooliab the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan. And I have put wisdom in the heart of every skillful man, that they may make all things which I have commanded thee,

And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;

7 The tabernacle of the covenant, and the ark of the testimony, and the propitiatory that is over it, and all the vessels of the tabernacle,

The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent,

8 And the table and the vessels thereof, the most pure candlestick with the vessels thereof, and the altars of incense,

And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices,

9 And of holocaust, and all their vessels, the laver with its foot,

And the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the washing-vessel with its base,

10 The holy vestments in the ministry for Aaron the priest, and for his sons, that they may execute their office about the sacred things:

And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,

11 The oil of unction, and the incense of spices in the sanctuary, all things which I have commanded thee, shall they make.

And the holy oil, and the perfume of sweet spices for the holy place; they will do whatever I have given you orders to have done.

12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the Lord said to Moses,

13 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: See that thou keep my sabbath: because it is a sign between me and you in your generations: that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctify you.

Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

14 Keep you my sabbath: for it is holy unto you: he that shall profane it, shall be put to death: he that shall do my work in it, his soul shall perish out of the midst of his people.

So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

15 Six days shall you do work: in the seventh day is the sabbath, the rest holy to the Lord. Every one that shall do any work on this day, shall die.

Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.

16 Let the children of Israel keep the sabbath, and celebrate it in their generations. It is an everlasting covenant

And the children of Israel are to keep the Sabbath holy, from generation to generation, by an eternal agreement.

17 Between me and the children 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 is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.

18 And the Lord, when he had ended these words in mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tables of testimony, written with the finger of God.

And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.