安息日的條例

35 摩西招聚以色列全體會眾,對他們宣佈說:「以下是耶和華吩咐你們遵守的事。 一週可以工作六天,但第七天是聖日,是你們為耶和華守安息的日子。凡在這一天工作的,必被處死。 在安息日,家家戶戶都不可生火。」

為造聖幕奉獻

摩西對以色列全體會眾說:「以下是耶和華給你們的吩咐。

「凡慷慨樂捐的,都可以把下列物品獻給耶和華為禮物,即金,銀,銅, 細麻線,山羊毛,藍色、紫色和朱紅色的線, 染成紅色的公羊皮,海狗皮,皂莢木, 燈油,製作膏油和香的香料, 鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上的紅瑪瑙及其他寶石。

10 「你們當中的能工巧匠都要來建造耶和華所吩咐的物件, 11 即聖幕和聖幕的罩棚、頂蓋、鉤子、木板、橫閂、柱子和底座; 12 約櫃和抬約櫃的橫杠、施恩座和遮掩約櫃的幔子; 13 桌子和抬桌子的橫杠、桌上的一切器具和供餅; 14 燈臺和燈臺用的器具、燈盞和燈油; 15 香壇和抬香壇的橫杠、膏油和芬芳的香;聖幕門口的簾子; 16 燔祭壇、祭壇的銅網、抬祭壇的橫杠、祭壇用的一切器具、洗濯盆和盆座; 17 院子的帷幔、懸掛幔子的柱子和底座、遮擋院子入口的門簾; 18 聖幕和院子用的橛子和繩索; 19 在聖所供職時穿的精製禮服、亞倫祭司的聖衣及其眾子供祭司之職時穿的衣服。」

20 摩西說完後,以色列全體會眾便從他面前退去。 21 凡心裡有感動又甘願奉獻的,都把禮物拿來獻給耶和華,作會幕、會幕中的一切器具及聖衣之用。 22 凡甘心奉獻的,不論男女,都把別針、耳環、戒指、項鏈等各樣金飾拿來獻給耶和華。 23 凡有細麻線,山羊毛,藍色、紫色和朱紅色的線,染成紅色的公羊皮,海狗皮的,都把它們拿來了。 24 凡奉獻銀器和銅器的,都拿來獻給耶和華。凡有皂莢木的,只要用得上,都拿來奉獻。 25 凡懂得紡線的婦女,都把親手紡成的細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線拿來奉獻。 26 凡心裡受感動又懂得紡織的婦女都來紡山羊毛。 27 眾首領奉獻了紅瑪瑙和其他寶石,用來鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上。 28 他們又獻出香料和油,用來做香、點燈、做膏油。 29 以色列人,不論男女、凡是甘心樂意奉獻的,都把禮物帶來獻給耶和華,好完成耶和華藉摩西吩咐他們的一切工作。

30 摩西對以色列人說:「看啊,耶和華已經親自選出猶大支派中戶珥的孫子、烏利的兒子比撒列, 31 上帝的靈已經充滿他,使他有聰明智慧,精於各種技能和手藝, 32 懂得用金、銀和銅製造各式各樣精巧的器具, 33 又能雕刻和鑲嵌寶石,精通木工和各種手藝。 34 耶和華又使他與但支派亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯有能力教授別人。 35 耶和華使他們成為能工巧匠,精通各樣技藝,包括雕刻、圖案設計、紡織以及用細麻線和藍色、紫色、朱紅色的線刺繡。」

The Construction and Furnishing of the Sanctuary[a]

Chapter 35

Sabbath Regulations. Moses assembled the whole community of the children of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do: For six days you shall work, but the seventh shall be a holy day for you, a day of absolute rest, sacred to the Lord. Whoever works on that day shall be put to death. You shall light no fires on the Sabbath in all of your dwellings.”

Materials for the Tabernacle. Moses told the whole community of the children of Israel, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do: Take up an offering from among yourselves for the Lord. Whoever is generous, let him bring the offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze, blue, purple, and scarlet material, fine twisted linen, goat hair, rams’ skins dyed red, sheep skins, acacia wood, oil for lamps, balsam for anointing, and oil for fragrant incense, onyx stones and stones for setting in the ephod and the breastplate.

10 “All the artisans among you shall come and make what the Lord has commanded: 11 the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its hooks, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its bases; 12 the Ark and its poles, the seat of atonement, and the veil of the screen; 13 the table with its poles and all its accessories, the bread of the Presence; 14 the lampstand that provides light and its accessories, the lamps, and the oil for light; 15 the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; the screen for the door at the entrance to the tabernacle; 16 the altar of burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its accessories; the basin and its base; 17 the drapes for the courtyard, their columns, and their bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; 18 the pegs for the tabernacle and the pegs for the courtyard and their cords; 19 the carefully prepared cloths for ministering in the sanctuary, the sacred vestments for Aaron the priest and the vestments for his sons to exercise their priesthood.”

20 All the community of the children of Israel left the presence of Moses. 21 Then those whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits moved them came and brought the Lord’s offerings to be used for the construction of the meeting tent and for all its service and for the sacred vestments. 22 Men and women came forward, those whose hearts were willing, and they brought brooches and earrings and rings and armlets, all kinds of golden objects, and each man dedicated his gold unto the Lord.

23 All those who had blue or purple or scarlet cloth, or fine linen, or goat hair, or rams’ skins dyed red, or sheep skins brought them. 24 Those who could make an offering of silver or bronze offered it to the Lord. Likewise, those who had acacia wood for some purpose brought it.

25 Furthermore, all the skilled women spun with their hands and brought the blue, purple, and scarlet cloth and the fine linen they had spun. 26 All the women whose hearts were moved by wisdom spun goat hair. 27 The leaders brought onyx stones and stones for setting in the ephod and the breastplate, 28 balsam and oil for light, oil of anointing, and fragrant incense. 29 Thus, all the men and women whose hearts moved them to bring something for the construction that the Lord had commanded them to build through Moses brought it. The children of Israel brought their freewill offerings to the Lord.

30 The Artisans. Moses said to the children of Israel, “Behold, the Lord has summoned Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, by name. 31 He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with ability in every type of craft, 32 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, 33 to know how to cut stones for settings and how to carve wood. He is expert in every craft. 34 He has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. 35 He has filled them with the skill needed to do the work of the engraver, the designer, and the embroiderer, to work with blue and purple and scarlet cloth and fine linen, and to weave. They can do the work of any craftsman or designer.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:1 Thanks to Moses, Israel is restored to God’s favor; this is therefore the period of the building of a sanctuary in order to ensure the presence of God in the midst of his people. This final part of the Book of Exodus looks back to and repeats almost verbatim the instructions given earlier (chs. 25–31).