Exodus 31

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 'See, I have called by name Bezaleel, son of Uri, 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 I fill him [with] the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

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

4 to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

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

5 and in graving of stone for settings, and in graving of wood to work in all work.

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

6 'And I, lo, I have given with him Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and in the heart of every wise-hearted one I have given wisdom, and they have made all that which 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 testimony, and the mercy-seat which [is] on it, and all the vessels 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 vessels, and the pure candlestick and all its vessels, and the altar of the perfume,

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

9 and the altar of the burnt-offering and all its vessels, and the laver and its base,

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

10 and the coloured garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for acting as priests in;

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 perfume of the spices for the sanctuary; according to all that I have commanded thee — 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 speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the LORD said to Moses,

13 'And thou, speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Only, My sabbaths ye do keep, for it [is] a sign between Me and you, to your generations, to know that I, Jehovah, am sanctifying 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 and ye have kept the sabbath, for it [is] holy to you, he who is polluting it is certainly put to death — for any who doeth work in it — that person hath even been cut off from the midst of his people.

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 is work done, and in the seventh day [is] a sabbath of holy rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in the sabbath-day is certainly 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 sons of Israel have observed the sabbath; to keep the sabbath to their generations [is] a covenant age-during,

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

17 between Me and the sons of Israel it [is] a sign — to the age; for six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and in the seventh day He hath ceased, and is 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 giveth unto Moses, when He finisheth speaking with him in mount Sinai, two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written by 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.