Mose 2 35
1 Mose ƒo Israelviawo katã nu ƒu, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Esiawoe nye Yehowa ƒe se siwo dzi wòle be miawɔ.
Moses/I gathered all the Israeli people together and said to them, “This is what Yahweh has commanded you to do:
2 “Miwɔ dɔ ŋkeke ade ko. Ŋkeke adrelia nye dzudzɔgbe kple ŋkeke kɔkɔe si ŋu dɔ miawɔ asubɔ Yehowa. Ele na ame sia ame si awɔ dɔ le ŋkeke ma dzi la be wòaku.
[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 Migado dzo gɔ̃ hã le miaƒe aƒewo me o.”
Do not [even] light a fire in your homes on days of rest.”
4 Mose gblɔ na dukɔ blibo la be, “Yehowa gblɔ be,
Moses/I also said to all the Israeli people, “This is [also] what Yahweh has commanded:
5 Mi ame siwo katã lɔ̃ faa kple ame siwo katã ƒe dɔ me nyo la, mina nu siawo Yehowa: “sika, klosalo kple akɔbli,
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 avɔ si wolɔ̃ kple aɖabɛ blɔtɔ kple hɛ̃tɔ, dzĩtɔ kple avɔ si wolɔ̃ kple ɖetika ɣi alo gbɔ̃fu,
fine white linen, blue or purple or red cloth, [cloth made from] goats’ hair,
7 agbo kple nyigbalẽ siwo ƒe agbalẽ wode ama dzĩ, akasiati,
rams’ skins that are (tanned/dyed red), fine leather made from goatskins, wood from acacia [trees],
8 akaɖimemi, atike ʋeʋĩwo hena ami sisi kple dzudzɔdodo,
oil for the lamps, spices to put in the olive oil for anointing and in the sweet-smelling incense,
9 onikskpe kple kpe siwo ŋu dɔ woawɔ na kɔmewu kple akɔtaɖonu la.
[valuable] onyx stones or [other] valuable stones to fasten onto the [priest’s] sacred apron and put on his sacred chest pouch.
10 “Mi ame siwo katã nye aɖaŋudɔwɔlawo, eye ŋutete tɔxɛwo le mia si la, miva, eye miawɔ nu siwo Yehowa ɖo na mi be miawɔ:
“All the skilled workers among you should come and make all the things that Yahweh has commanded:
11 “agbadɔ la, etamegbanuwo, eŋu ganuviwo kple ʋuƒowo, gametiwo, sɔtiwo kple woƒe afɔwo,
The Sacred Tent and its covering, its fasteners and its frames, its crossbars, its posts, its bases,
12 nubablaɖaka la kple ati siwo woatsɔ akɔe, nubablaɖaka la ƒe nutuvi, Xɔmetsovɔ si ƒo xlã Kɔkɔeƒe la,
the sacred chest with its poles and its lid, the curtain that will separate the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place,
13 kplɔ̃ la, ekɔtiwo kple eŋunuwo katã, Ŋkumeɖobolo la,
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 Akaɖiti la kple akaɖigbɛawo wo ŋunuwo kple ami,
the lampstand for the lamps with all the things that will be used to take care of them, the oil for the lamps,
15 dzudzɔdovɔsamlekpui la kple ekɔtiawo, ami sisi la kple dzudzɔdotikeʋeʋĩwo, agbadɔ la ƒe xɔmemɔnuvɔ,
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 Numevɔsamlekpui la, akɔblidzrala la; atiawo kple wo ŋunuwo katã; tsileze la kple eƒe zɔ
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 kplɔ̃ŋutivɔawo, sɔtiawo kple woƒe afɔtiwo, agbonuvɔ la,
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 agbadɔ la ƒe tsyoti kple woƒe kawo,
the pegs and ropes for the Sacred Tent and for the courtyard,
19 nunɔlawo ƒe awu nyui siwo wotɔ be woado hena subɔsubɔdɔwo wɔwɔ, nunɔla Aron kple via ŋutsuwo ƒe awu kɔkɔewo hena subɔsubɔwo wɔwɔ le Kɔkɔeƒe la.”
and the beautiful clothes that Aaron and his sons are to wear when they do their work in the Holy Place.”
20 Israelviwo ƒe ha blibo la dzo le Mose gbɔ.
Then all the Israeli people returned [to their tents].
21 Ame siwo ƒe dzi Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ ʋã la, tsɔ nunanawo vɛ na Yehowa hena agbadɔ la, eŋunuwo kple awu kɔkɔeawo.
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 Nyɔnuwo kple ŋutsuwo siaa, ame sia ame si lɔ̃ tso dzi me faa la va. Wotsɔ sika, togɛwo, asigɛwo, kɔgawo kple sikanu ƒomevi ɖe sia ɖe vɛ na Yehowa.
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 Ame bubuwo tsɔ aɖabɛ blɔtɔ kple dzĩtɔ ƒe ka, ka dzĩ, ɖeti ɣi ƒe ka alo gbɔ̃fu kple agbogbalẽ si wode ama dzĩ kple gbɔ̃gbalẽ si ŋu wotrɔ asi le la vɛ.
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 Ame bubuwo tsɔ klosalo kple akɔbli vɛ abe woƒe nunana na Yehowa ene. Ame aɖewo tsɔ akasiati vɛ hena agbadɔ la tutu.
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 Nyɔnu siwo nya nutɔtɔ kple ɖetitetre nyuie la tsɔ aɖabɛ blɔtɔ kple dzĩtɔ lɔ̃ avɔ, wotre ɖeti ɣi ƒe ka, eye wotsɔ wo vɛ.
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 Nyɔnu aɖewo wɔ aɖaŋu tɔxɛ tsɔ gbɔ̃fuwo lɔ̃ avɔe.
And all the women who wanted to made/spun thread from goats’ hair.
27 Amegãwo tsɔ onikskpe la vɛ be woatsɔ ɖo kɔmewu la kple akɔtaɖonu la ŋu.
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 Wotsɔ atike ʋeʋĩwo kple ami vɛ na akaɖigbɛawo kple ami sisi kple dzudzɔdonuwo wɔwɔ.
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 Ale Israelviwo, ŋutsu sia ŋutsu kple nyɔnu sia nyɔnu si lɔ̃ kple dzi faa be yeana kpekpeɖeŋu le dɔ si Yehowa de asi na Mose wɔwɔ me la tsɔ nunanawo vɛ.
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 Mose gblɔ na wo be, “Mikpɔ ɖa, Yehowa tia Bezalel, Uri ƒe viŋutsu kple Hur ƒe tɔgbuiyɔvi tso Yuda ƒe to la me,
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 eye wòtsɔ Mawu ƒe gbɔgbɔ si fiaa nunya, nugɔmesese, sidzedze la nɛ.
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 Ate ŋu atsɔ sika, klosalo kple akɔbli awɔ nu siwo nya kpɔ lae.
He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze.
33 Enya ale si woatsɔ kpe awɔ nuwo, eye woatsɔ atiwo akpa nuwoe.
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 Mawu na ŋutete tɔxɛ Bezalel kple Oholiab, ame siwo nye Ahisamak ƒe viŋutsuwo tso Dan ƒe to la me be woafia woƒe aɖaŋuwo ame bubuwo.
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 Mawu na aɖaŋu tɔxɛ ame eve siawo be woate ŋu awɔ sikanuwo, atsɔ ati akpa nuwo, eye woatsɔ ka vovovowo alɔ̃ nuwo ɖe avɔwo me. Wodze le ame sia ame ŋu le aɖaŋunu siwo katã míehiã na dɔ la wɔwɔ me.
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.
