Exodus 35

1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said, These are the words which the Lord has spoken for [you] to do them.

Moses/I gathered all the Israeli people together and said to them, “This is what Yahweh has commanded you to do:

2 Six days shall you perform works, but on the seventh day [shall be] rest—a holy sabbath—a rest for the Lord: every one that does work on it, let him die.

[Each week] you may work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest. It is a sacred day, dedicated to Yahweh. Anyone who does any work on the seventh day must be executed.

3 You shall not burn a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath-day; I [am] the Lord.

Do not [even] light a fire in your homes on days of rest.”

4 And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the Lord has appointed you, saying,

Moses/I also said to all the Israeli people, “This is [also] what Yahweh has commanded:

5 Take of yourselves an offering for the Lord: every one that engages in his heart shall bring the first fruits to the Lord; gold, silver, brass,

Make offerings to Yahweh. Everyone who wants to should bring to Yahweh an offering. [These are the things that they may offer]: Gold, silver, bronze,

6 blue, purple, double scarlet spun, and fine linen spun, and goats' hair,

fine white linen, blue or purple or red cloth, [cloth made from] goats’ hair,

7 and rams' skins dyed red, and skins [dyed] blue, and incorruptible wood,

rams’ skins that are (tanned/dyed red), fine leather made from goatskins, wood from acacia [trees],

8 and sardine stones, and stones for engraving for the shoulder-piece and full-length robe.

oil for the lamps, spices to put in the olive oil for anointing and in the sweet-smelling incense,

9 And every man that is wise in heart among you, let him come and work all things whatever the Lord has commanded.

[valuable] onyx stones or [other] valuable stones to fasten onto the [priest’s] sacred apron and put on his sacred chest pouch.

10 The tabernacle, and the cords, and the coverings, and the rings, and the bars, and the posts,

“All the skilled workers among you should come and make all the things that Yahweh has commanded:

11 and the ark of the testimony, and its staves, and its propitiatory, and the veil,

The Sacred Tent and its covering, its fasteners and its frames, its crossbars, its posts, its bases,

12 and the curtains of the court, and its posts,

the sacred chest with its poles and its lid, the curtain that will separate the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place,

13 and the emerald stones,

the table with the poles [for carrying it] and all the things that will be used with the table, the sacred bread that will be offered to God,

14 and the incense, and the anointing oil,

the lampstand for the lamps with all the things that will be used to take care of them, the oil for the lamps,

15 and the table and all its furniture,

the altar for [burning] incense, and the poles [for carrying that altar], the oil for anointing and the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance of the Sacred Tent,

16 and the candlestick for the light and all its furniture,

the altar for offering [sacrifices that will be completely] burned and its bronze grating, the poles [for carrying] that altar and all the things that will be used with it, the washbasin and its base,

17 and the altar and all its furniture;

the curtains [to surround] the courtyard and the posts and bases [for the posts from which to hang the curtains], the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,

18 and the holy garments of Aaron the priest, and the garments in which they shall do service;

the pegs and ropes for the Sacred Tent and for the courtyard,

19 and the garments of priesthood for the sons of Aaron and the anointing oil, and the compound incense.

and the beautiful clothes that Aaron and his sons are to wear when they do their work in the Holy Place.”

20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel went out from Moses. And they brought, they whose heart prompted them, and they to whoever it seemed good in their mind, each and offering:

Then all the Israeli people returned [to their tents].

21 and they brought an offering to the Lord for all the works of the tabernacle of witness, and all its services, and for all the robes of the sanctuary.

Everyone who wanted to brought an offering to Yahweh. They brought some of the things that would be used to make the Sacred Tent and all the other items that would be used in the rituals, and the materials to make the sacred clothes [for the priests].

22 And the men, even every one to whom it seemed good in his heart, brought from the women, [even] brought seals and ear-rings, and finger-rings, and necklaces, and bracelets, every article of gold.

All the men and women who wanted to brought gold ornaments, earrings, rings, necklaces, and many other kinds of things made of gold, and they dedicated them to Yahweh.

23 And all as many as brought ornaments of gold to the Lord, and with whoever fine linen was found; and they brought skins [dyed] blue, and rams' skins dyed red.

And many [HYP] people who had blue, purple, or red cloth or fine white linen or cloth made from goats’ hair or rams’ skins that were (tanned/dyed red) or leather made from goatskins brought some of these things.

24 And every one that offered an offering brought silver and brass, the offerings to the Lord; and [they] with whom was found incorruptible wood; and they brought [offerings] for all the works of the preparation.

All those who had silver or bronze brought them as offerings to Yahweh. All those who had some acacia wood that could be used for any of the work brought it.

25 And every woman skilled in her heart to spin with her hands, brought spun [articles], the blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine linen.

All the women who were skilled to make cloth brought fine linen thread and blue, purple, or red yarn/thread that they had made/spun.

26 And all the women to whom it seemed good in their heart in their wisdom, spun the goats' hair.

And all the women who wanted to made/spun thread from goats’ hair.

27 And the rulers brought the emerald stones, and the stones for setting in the ephod, and the oracle,

All the leaders brought valuable onyx stones and other valuable stones to be fastened to Aaron’s sacred apron and his sacred chest pouch.

28 and the compounds both for the anointing oil, and the composition of the incense.

They also brought spices [to put in the sweet-smelling incense], and they brought olive oil for the lamps and for the oil for anointing and for putting in the sweet-smelling incense.

29 And every man and woman whose mind inclined them to come in and do all the works as many as the Lord appointed them to do by Moses—[they] the children of Israel brought an offering to the Lord.

All the Israeli men and women who wanted to brought these things to offer them to Yahweh, for doing the work that he had commanded Moses/me to do.

30 And Moses said to the children of Israel, Behold, God has called by name Beseleel the [son] of Urias the [son of] Or, of the tribe of Juda,

Moses/I said to the Israeli people, “Listen carefully. Yahweh has chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.

31 and has filled him with a divine spirit of wisdom and understanding, and knowledge of all things,

Yahweh has enabled his Spirit to completely control Bezalel and has given him ability and enabled him to know how to do very skilled work.

32 to labor skillfully in all works of cunning workmanship, to form the gold and the silver and the brass,

He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze.

33 and to work in stone, and to fashion the wood, and to work in every work of wisdom.

He can cut (jewels/valuable stones) and enclose them [in tiny gold frames]. He can carve things from wood and do other skilled work.

34 And [God] gave improvement in understanding both to him, and to Eliab the [son] of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan.

Yahweh has also given to him and to Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.

35 And [God] filled them with wisdom, understanding [and] perception, to understand to work all the works of the sanctuary, and to weave the woven and embroidered work with scarlet and fine linen, to do all work of curious workmanship [and] embroidery.

He has given to them the ability to do all kinds of work that is done by craftsmen—those who create artistic things, those who make fine white linen, those who embroider designs using blue or purple or red yarn/thread, and those who make other cloth. They are able to do many [HYP] kinds of skillful work.