会幕的工匠

31 耶和华对摩西说: “看啊,在犹大支派中我已经亲自选出户珥的孙子、乌利的儿子比撒列, 用我的灵充满他,使他有聪明智慧,精于各种技能和手艺, 懂得用金、银和铜制造各式各样精巧的器具, 又能雕刻和镶嵌宝石,精通木工和各种手艺。 我委派但支派亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯做他的助手。至于其他能工巧匠,我已赐给他们智慧,好照我对你的吩咐制造一切器具, 即会幕、约柜和约柜上面的施恩座、会幕里面所有的器具、 桌子和桌上的器具、纯金的灯台和灯台的一切器具、香坛、 燔祭坛和坛上的一切器具、洗濯盆和盆座, 10 还有精工制做的礼服,即亚伦祭司的圣衣及其众子供祭司之职时穿的礼服, 11 以及膏油和圣所使用的芬芳的香。他们要照我对你的吩咐去做。”

安息日

12 耶和华对摩西说: 13 “你要吩咐以色列百姓务必守我的安息日,因为这是我与你们之间世世代代的记号,叫你们知道使你们圣洁的是我耶和华。 14 你们要守安息日,以它为圣日。凡不守这诫命的,必被处死。凡在这天工作的,必从民中被铲除。 15 一周要工作六天,第七天是庄严的安息日,是耶和华的圣日。凡在安息日做工的,必被处死。 16 因此,以色列人世世代代都要守安息日,作为永久的约, 17 这是我和以色列人之间永久的记号。耶和华用六天的时间创造天地万物,在第七天停工休息。” 18 耶和华在西奈山对摩西说完这些话以后,就把自己用指头刻上诫命的两块石版交给摩西。

God’s Provision of the Skilled Workers

31 The Lord also spoke to Moses: “Look, I have appointed by name Bezalel(A) son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft(B) to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every craft. I have also selected Oholiab[a] son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have placed wisdom within every skilled craftsman[b] in order to make all that I have commanded you: the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on top of it, and all the other furnishings of the tent(C) the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin with its stand— 10 the specially woven[c] garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests, 11 the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. They must make them according to all that I have commanded you.”(D)

Observing the Sabbath

12 The Lord said to Moses: 13 “Tell the Israelites: You must observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am Yahweh who sets you apart.(E) 14 Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people.(F) 15 Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest,(G) dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. 16 The Israelites must observe the Sabbath, celebrating it throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign forever between Me and the Israelites, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”

The Two Stone Tablets

18 When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.(H)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 31:6 LXX, Syr read Eliab
  2. Exodus 31:6 Lit every person skilled of heart
  3. Exodus 31:10 Hb obscure

31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;

The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,

10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,

11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.

14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.