Kobima 31
1 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
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 — Yoka, naponi Betisaleyeli, mwana mobali ya Uri, mwana mobali ya Wuri, moto ya libota ya Yuda;
3 natondisi ye na Molimo ya Nzambe, na bwanya, na mayele mpe na boyebi mpo na kosala misala ya lolenge nyonso;
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 mpo na kokanisa mpe kosala misala ya wolo, ya palata mpe ya bronze;
He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze.
5 mpo na kokata mabanga ya talo, kobamba yango, kosala bililingi na banzete mpe mpo na kosala misala ya lolenge nyonso.
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 Tala, napesi ye lokola mosungi Oliabi, mwana mobali ya Ayisamaki, moto ya libota ya Dani. Mpe napesi bwanya epai ya bato nyonso ya misala ya maboko mpo ete basala misala nyonso oyo natindi yo:
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 Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani, Sanduku ya Litatoli, esika ya bolimbisi masumu oyo ezali likolo ya Sanduku, mpe bisalelo nyonso ya Ndako ya kapo;
That includes the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest and its lid, all the other things that will be inside the Sacred Tent,
8 mesa elongo na biloko na yango; etelemiselo ya minda, basala na wolo oyo basangisa na eloko mosusu te, elongo na biloko na yango nyonso; etumbelo ya malasi,
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 etumbelo ya bambeka ya kotumba elongo na bisalelo na yango nyonso; sani mpo na komipetola elongo na evandelo na yango;
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 bilamba ya mosala, bilamba nyonso ya bule ya Nganga-Nzambe Aron, bilamba oyo bana na ye ya mibali bakolata tango bakosala mosala na bango ya bonganga-Nzambe,
all the beautiful sacred clothes for Aaron and his sons to wear when they work as priests,
11 mafuta ya epakolami mpe ansa ya solo kitoko mpo na Esika ya bule. Basengeli kosala yango ndenge kaka natindaki yo.
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 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
13 — Loba na bana ya Isalaele: « Bosengeli kobatela mikolo na Ngai ya Saba; ekozala elembo ya libela na libela kati na Ngai mpe bino, mpo ete boyeba ete ezali Ngai Yawe nde nabulisi bino.
“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 Lisusu, bokobatela mokolo ya Saba, pamba te ekozala mpo na bino mokolo ya bule. Moto nyonso oyo akobuka mobeko yango, basengeli koboma ye; mpe moto nyonso oyo akosala mosala ata ya lolenge nini na mokolo yango, basengeli kolongola ye kati na bato na ye.
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 Bokosala mosala mikolo motoba, mpe mokolo ya sambo ezali mokolo ya Saba, mokolo ya kopema, mokolo oyo ebulisami mpo na Yawe. Moto nyonso oyo akosala mosala na mokolo ya Saba, basengeli koboma ye.
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 Bana ya Isalaele bakobatela mokolo ya Saba; bango mpe bakitani na bango bakotosa yango lokola boyokani ya libela na libela.
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 Ekozala elembo kati na Ngai mpe bana ya Isalaele mpo na libela na libela, pamba te na mikolo motoba, Yawe asalaki likolo mpe mokili; bongo na mokolo ya sambo, akataki mosala mpe apemaki. »
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 Tango Yawe asilisaki kosolola na Moyize, na ngomba Sinai, Yawe apesaki ye bitando mibale ya mabanga ya litatoli oyo Nzambe akomaki na mosapi na Ye.
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.
