Exodus 31

1 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.

Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me, “Note that I have chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah, [for special tasks].

2 See 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 [the] spirit of God with skill and with understanding and with knowledge and with all workmanship.

I have caused him to be completely controlled/empowered by my Spirit, and I have given him special ability [to make things] and have enabled him to know how to do very skilled work.

4 To design designs to work in gold and in silver and in bronze.

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

5 And in carving of stone to fill and in carving of wood to work in all workmanship.

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

6 And I here! I have appointed with him Oholiab [the] son of Ahisamach of [the] tribe of Dan and in [the] heart of every [person] skillful of heart I have put skill and they will make all that I have commanded you.

Note that I have also appointed Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to work with him. I have also given special ability to other men, in order that they can make all the things that I have commanded you [to be made].

7 - [the] tent of Meeting and the ark of the testimony and the atonement cover which [will be] on it and all [the] articles of the tent.

That includes the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest and its lid, all the other things that will be inside the Sacred Tent,

8 And the table and articles its and the lampstand pure and all articles its and [the] altar of incense.

the table and all the things that are used with it, the pure gold lampstand and all the things that are used to take care of it, the altar [for burning] incense,

9 And [the] altar of the burnt offering and all articles its and the laver and base its.

the altar for offering sacrifices that will be burned and all the things that will be used with it, the washbasin and its base,

10 And [the] garments of the woven material and [the] garments of the holiness for Aaron the priest and [the] garments of sons his to serve as priests.

all the beautiful sacred clothes for Aaron and his sons to wear when they work as priests,

11 And [the] oil of anointing and [the] incense of the perfume for the holy place according to all that I have commanded you they will do.

the oil for anointing, and the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Place. [The skilled workers] must make all these things exactly as I have told you to do.”

12 And he said Yahweh to Moses saying.

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

13 And you speak to [the] people of Israel saying surely sabbaths my you will observe for [is] a sign it between me and between you to generations your to know that I [am] Yahweh [who] sets apart you.

“Tell the Israeli people, ‘Obey my instructions regarding the (rest days/Sabbath days). Those days will remind you [and your descendants], throughout all future generations, that I, Yahweh, have (set you apart/chosen you) to be my people.

14 And you will observe the sabbath for [is] a holy thing it to you [those who] profane it certainly he will be put to death for every [one who] does on it work and it will be cut off the person that from [the] midst of kinspeople its.

You must obey [my rules about] the Sabbath days because they are holy/sacred. Those who treat those days in an irreverent way by working on those days must be executed [to show that] I no longer consider them to belong to my people.

15 Six days it will be done work and [will be] on the day seventh a sabbath of sabbath observance a holy thing to Yahweh every [one who] does work on [the] day of the sabbath certainly he will be put to death.

You may work for six days [each week], but the seventh day [of each week] is a solemn day of rest, dedicated to me, Yahweh. Anyone who does any work on a day of rest is to be executed [because I no longer want them to be able to associate with my people].

16 And they will observe [the] people of Israel the sabbath by celebrating the sabbath to generations their a covenant of perpetuity.

You Israeli people must respect the rest day, and you [and your descendants] must (celebrate it/keep it holy) throughout all future generations. [It will remind you] of the agreement that I have made with you that will last forever.

17 Between me and between [the] people of Israel [is] a sign it for ever for six days he made Yahweh the heavens and the earth and on the day seventh he rested and he refreshed himself.

It will remind you Israeli people and remind me [of that agreement] because I, Yahweh, created the heavens and the earth in six days, and on the seventh day I stopped doing that work and relaxed.’”

18 And he gave to Moses when finished he to speak with him on [the] mountain of Sinai [the] two [the] tablets of the testimony tablets of stone written by [the] finger of God.

When Yahweh finished talking with Moses/me on the top of Sinai Mountain, he gave him/me the two stone slabs on which he had engraved his commandments with his own fingers.