The Sabbath Emphasized

35 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “(A)These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to [a]do:

(B)For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, (C)a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; (D)whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. (E)You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying, (F)Take from among you a [b]contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lords [c]contribution: gold, silver, and [d]bronze, and [e]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, and rams’ skins [f]dyed red, and [g]fine leather, and acacia wood, and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense, and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the [h]breastpiece.

Tabernacle Artisans

10 (G)Have every skillful person among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded: 11 the [i](H)tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; 12 the (I)ark and its poles, the [j]atoning cover, and the covering curtain; 13 the (J)table and its poles, and all its [k]utensils, and the bread of the [l]Presence; 14 the (K)lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; 15 and the (L)altar of incense and its poles, and the (M)anointing oil and the (N)fragrant incense, and the curtain for the doorway at the [m]entrance of the tabernacle; 16 (O)the altar of burnt offering with its [n]bronze grating, its poles, and all its [o]utensils, the basin and its stand; 17 (P)the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard; 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their ropes; 19 the [p](Q)woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.’”

Gifts Received

20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. 21 And (R)everyone whose heart [q]stirred him and everyone whose spirit [r]moved him came and brought the Lords [s]contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22 Then all [t]whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and [u]earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who [v]presented an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 Everyone [w]who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins [x]dyed red or fine leather, brought them. 24 Everyone who could make a [y]contribution of silver and [z]bronze brought the Lords [aa]contribution; and everyone [ab]who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. 25 And all the [ac]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart [ad]stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair. 27 The rulers, moreover, brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the [ae]breastpiece; 28 and (S)the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29 The [af]Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart [ag]moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a [ah](T)voluntary offering to the Lord.

30 (U)Then Moses said to the sons of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all [ai]craftsmanship; 32 to create [aj]designs for working in gold, in silver, and in [ak]bronze, 33 and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work. 34 He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and (V)Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 (W)He has filled them with [al]skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:1 Lit do them
  2. Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
  3. Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
  4. Exodus 35:5 Or copper
  5. Exodus 35:6 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
  6. Exodus 35:7 Or tanned
  7. Exodus 35:7 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
  8. Exodus 35:9 Or pouch
  9. Exodus 35:11 Lit dwelling place
  10. Exodus 35:12 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  11. Exodus 35:13 Or vessels
  12. Exodus 35:13 Lit Face
  13. Exodus 35:15 Or doorway
  14. Exodus 35:16 Or copper
  15. Exodus 35:16 Or vessels
  16. Exodus 35:19 Or service garments
  17. Exodus 35:21 Lit lifted him up
  18. Exodus 35:21 Or made him willing
  19. Exodus 35:21 Or uplifted offering
  20. Exodus 35:22 Or who were willing-hearted
  21. Exodus 35:22 Or nose rings
  22. Exodus 35:22 Lit waved a wave offering
  23. Exodus 35:23 Lit with whom was found
  24. Exodus 35:23 Or tanned
  25. Exodus 35:24 Or uplifted offering
  26. Exodus 35:24 Or copper
  27. Exodus 35:24 Or uplifted offering
  28. Exodus 35:24 Lit with whom was found
  29. Exodus 35:25 Lit women wise of heart
  30. Exodus 35:26 Lit lifted them up in wisdom
  31. Exodus 35:27 Or pouch
  32. Exodus 35:29 Lit sons of Israel
  33. Exodus 35:29 Lit made them willing
  34. Exodus 35:29 Or freewill offering
  35. Exodus 35:31 Or work
  36. Exodus 35:32 Lit devices
  37. Exodus 35:32 Or copper
  38. Exodus 35:35 Lit wisdom of heart

安息日的条例

35 摩西招聚以色列全体会众,对他们宣布说:“以下是耶和华吩咐你们遵守的事。 一周可以工作六天,但第七天是圣日,是你们为耶和华守安息的日子。凡在这一天工作的,必被处死。 在安息日,家家户户都不可生火。”

为造圣幕奉献

摩西对以色列全体会众说:“以下是耶和华给你们的吩咐。

“凡慷慨乐捐的,都可以把下列物品献给耶和华为礼物,即金,银,铜, 细麻线,山羊毛,蓝色、紫色和朱红色的线, 染成红色的公羊皮,海狗皮,皂荚木, 灯油,制作膏油和香的香料, 镶嵌在以弗得和胸牌上的红玛瑙及其他宝石。

10 “你们当中的能工巧匠都要来建造耶和华所吩咐的物件, 11 即圣幕和圣幕的罩棚、顶盖、钩子、木板、横闩、柱子和底座; 12 约柜和抬约柜的横杠、施恩座和遮掩约柜的幔子; 13 桌子和抬桌子的横杠、桌上的一切器具和供饼; 14 灯台和灯台用的器具、灯盏和灯油; 15 香坛和抬香坛的横杠、膏油和芬芳的香;圣幕门口的帘子; 16 燔祭坛、祭坛的铜网、抬祭坛的横杠、祭坛用的一切器具、洗濯盆和盆座; 17 院子的帷幔、悬挂幔子的柱子和底座、遮挡院子入口的门帘; 18 圣幕和院子用的橛子和绳索; 19 在圣所供职时穿的精制礼服、亚伦祭司的圣衣及其众子供祭司之职时穿的衣服。”

20 摩西说完后,以色列全体会众便从他面前退去。 21 凡心里有感动又甘愿奉献的,都把礼物拿来献给耶和华,作会幕、会幕中的一切器具及圣衣之用。 22 凡甘心奉献的,不论男女,都把别针、耳环、戒指、项链等各样金饰拿来献给耶和华。 23 凡有细麻线,山羊毛,蓝色、紫色和朱红色的线,染成红色的公羊皮,海狗皮的,都把它们拿来了。 24 凡奉献银器和铜器的,都拿来献给耶和华。凡有皂荚木的,只要用得上,都拿来奉献。 25 凡懂得纺线的妇女,都把亲手纺成的细麻线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色的线拿来奉献。 26 凡心里受感动又懂得纺织的妇女都来纺山羊毛。 27 众首领奉献了红玛瑙和其他宝石,用来镶嵌在以弗得和胸牌上。 28 他们又献出香料和油,用来做香、点灯、做膏油。 29 以色列人,不论男女、凡是甘心乐意奉献的,都把礼物带来献给耶和华,好完成耶和华借摩西吩咐他们的一切工作。

30 摩西对以色列人说:“看啊,耶和华已经亲自选出犹大支派中户珥的孙子、乌利的儿子比撒列, 31 上帝的灵已经充满他,使他有聪明智慧,精于各种技能和手艺, 32 懂得用金、银和铜制造各式各样精巧的器具, 33 又能雕刻和镶嵌宝石,精通木工和各种手艺。 34 耶和华又使他与但支派亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯有能力教授别人。 35 耶和华使他们成为能工巧匠,精通各样技艺,包括雕刻、图案设计、纺织以及用细麻线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色的线刺绣。”

35 Moses assembled the whole community of the people of Israel and told them, “These are the things which the Lord has commanded you to do.”

The Sabbath

On six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a sabbath of complete rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death. You must not even light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.

The Offering for the Construction of the Dwelling

Moses spoke to the whole community of the people of Israel. He told them what the Lord commanded:

From what you possess, gather a special offering[a] for the Lord. Whoever has a willing heart, let him bring these things as the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze; blue, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen; goats’ hair, rams’ skins dyed red, and the hides of sea cows; acacia wood, olive oil for the Light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, onyx stones, and stones to be mounted on the special vest and on the chest pouch.

10 Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the Lord has commanded: 11 the Dwelling, its tent and its outer coverings, its clasps, its framework, its crossbars, its posts, and its socket bases; 12 the ark and its poles, the atonement seat, the special veil that hides it;[b] 13 the table with its poles, all its vessels and accessories, and the Bread of the Presence; 14 also the lampstand for the Light, with its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the Light; 15 and the altar for incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense; the screen for the door at the entrance to the tent; 16 the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin and its pedestal; 17 the hangings for the courtyard, its posts, their socket bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; 18 the stakes for the tent, the stakes for the courtyard, and their ropes; 19 the finely woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.

20 So the whole community of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 21 Then everyone whose heart moved him and everyone whose spirit was willing came back and brought offerings to the Lord for the construction of the Tent of Meeting and for all the things to be used in its services and for the holy garments. 22 They came back, both men and women, all those whose hearts were willing. They brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, armlets, and all kinds of gold jewelry.[c] Every person who came presented a wave offering of gold to the Lord. 23 Everyone who had blue, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, rams’ skins dyed red, and hides of sea cows brought them. 24 Everyone who presented an offering of silver and bronze brought it as the Lord’s special offering, and everyone who had acacia wood for any use in the project brought it. 25 All the women who were skilled spun thread with their hands and brought what they had spun: the blue, the purple, and the scarlet material and the fine linen. 26 All the women who were willing and skillful spun the goats’ hair. 27 The tribal leaders brought the onyx stones and the stones to be mounted on the vest and the pouch, 28 also the spices, and the olive oil for the Light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29 The people of Israel brought a voluntary[d] offering to the Lord. Every man and woman whose heart was willing contributed to all the work which the Lord had commanded Moses to do.

The Craftsmen

30 Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. 31 He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill in all kinds of crafts. 32 He has the ability to create designs and to work in gold, silver, and bronze. 33 He can cut and engrave precious stones for mounting and can carve wood. He works skillfully in all kinds of crafts. 34 The Lord has also put into his heart the ability to teach others—both he and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, from the tribe of Dan. 35 He has filled them with skill to work in all kinds of crafts: designing, embroidering in blue, purple, and scarlet, working with fine linen, and weaving—all kinds of workmanship and designing.”

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:5 Literally an elevated offering
  2. Exodus 35:12 Literally the veil of the screen
  3. Exodus 35:22 The precise identification of some of the objects is uncertain.
  4. Exodus 35:29 Or freewill

Sabbath Regulations

35 Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded(A) you to do: For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath(B) rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.(C) Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.(D)

Materials for the Tabernacle(E)(F)

Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a]; acacia wood; olive oil(G) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

10 “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:(H) 11 the tabernacle(I) with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 12 the ark(J) with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain(K) that shields it; 13 the table(L) with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; 14 the lampstand(M) that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; 15 the altar(N) of incense with its poles, the anointing oil(O) and the fragrant incense;(P) the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;(Q) 16 the altar(R) of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin(S) with its stand; 17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;(T) 18 the tent pegs(U) for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; 19 the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garments(V) for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”

20 Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21 and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. 22 All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. 23 Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn(W) or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. 24 Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. 25 Every skilled woman(X) spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. 26 And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. 27 The leaders(Y) brought onyx stones and other gems(Z) to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.(AA) 29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing(AB) brought to the Lord freewill offerings(AC) for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.

Bezalel and Oholiab(AD)

30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills(AE) 32 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33 to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. 34 And he has given both him and Oholiab(AF) son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach(AG) others. 35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work(AH) as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:7 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verse 23