Exodus 35

1 And he assembled Moses all [the] congregation of [the] people of Israel and he said to them these [are] the words which he has commanded Yahweh 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 it will be done work and on the day seventh it will be to you a holy thing a sabbath of sabbath observance to Yahweh every [one who] does on it work he will be put to death.

[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 Not you must kindle fire in all dwelling places your on [the] day of the sabbath.

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

4 And he said Moses to all [the] congregation of [the] people of Israel saying this [is] the word which he has commanded Yahweh saying.

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

5 Take from with you a contribution to Yahweh every [person] willing of heart his let him bring it [the] contribution of Yahweh gold and silver and bronze.

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 And violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen and goat hair.

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

7 And hides of rams dyed red and hides of dolphins and wood of acacia.

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

8 And oil for the light and spices for [the] oil of anointing and for [the] incense of the perfume.

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

9 And stones of onyx and stones of setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

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

10 And every [person] skillful of heart among you let them come and they may make all that he has commanded Yahweh.

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

11 The tabernacle tent its and covering its hooks its and frames its (bars its *Q(K)*) pillars its and bases its.

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

12 The ark and poles its the atonement cover and [the] curtain of the screen.

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

13 The table and poles its and all articles its and [the] bread of the presence.

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] lampstand of the light and equipment its and lamps its and [the] oil of the light.

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] altar of incense and poles its and [the] oil of anointing and [the] incense of the perfume and [the] screen of the entrance for [the] entrance of the tabernacle.

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 - [the] altar of The burnt offering and [the] grating of bronze which [belongs] to it poles its and all articles its the laver and base its.

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 [the] curtains of The courtyard pillars its and bases its and [the] screen of [the] gate of the courtyard.

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 [the] tent pegs of The tabernacle and [the] tent pegs of the courtyard and ropes their.

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

19 [the] garments of The woven material to serve in the holy place [the] garments of holiness for Aaron the priest and [the] garments of sons his to serve as priests.

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

20 And they went out all [the] congregation of [the] people of Israel from to before Moses.

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

21 And they came every person whom it lifted him heart his and every [one] whom it impelled spirit his him they brought [the] contribution of Yahweh for [the] work of [the] tent of meeting and for all service its and for [the] garments of holiness.

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 they came the men with the women every - [person] willing of heart they brought nose ring[s] and earring[s] and finger ring[s] and ornament[s] every article of gold and every person who he waved a wave-offering of gold to Yahweh.

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 every person whom it was found with him violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen and goat hair and hides of rams dyed red and hides of dolphins they brought [them].

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 All [those who] contributed a contribution of silver and bronze they brought [the] contribution of Yahweh and every [one] whom it was found with him wood of acacia for all [the] work of the service they brought [it].

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 skillful of heart with hands her they spun and they brought that which was spun the violet stuff and the purple [the] scarlet stuff of the scarlet and the 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 whom it lifted heart their them with skill they spun the goat hair.

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

27 And the leaders they brought [the] stones of the onyx and [the] stones of the setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

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 spice and the oil for light and for [the] oil of anointing and for [the] incense of the perfume.

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 Every man and woman whom it impelled heart their them to bring [it] for all the work which he had commanded Yahweh to do by [the] hand of Moses they brought [the] people of Israel a freewill offering to Yahweh.

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 he said Moses to [the] people of Israel see he has called Yahweh by name Bezalel [the] son of Uri [the] son of Hur of [the] tribe of Judah.

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 he has filled him [the] spirit of God with skill with understanding and with knowledge and with all workmanship.

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 And to design designs to work in gold and in silver and in bronze.

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

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

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 to teach he has put in heart his he and Oholiab [the] son of Ahisamach 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 He has filled them wisdom of heart to do all [the] work of an engraver - and a skillful worker and a worker in colors in the violet stuff and in the purple in [the] scarlet stuff of the scarlet and in the fine linen and a weaver doers of all workmanship and designers of designs.

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.