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。

Bezalel and Oholiab

31 Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “I have chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri. Uri is the son of Hur. Bezalel is from the tribe of Judah. I have filled him with the Spirit of God. I have filled Bezalel with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skill. He can make beautiful patterns in gold, silver and bronze. He can cut and set stones. He can work with wood. In fact, he can work in all kinds of crafts. I have also appointed Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, to help him. Oholiab is from the tribe of Dan.

“I have given ability to all the skilled workers. They can make everything I have commanded you to make. Here is the complete list.

“the tent of meeting

the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept

the cover for the ark

the table for the holy bread and its things

the pure gold lampstand and everything used with it

the altar for burning incense

the altar for burnt offerings and all its tools

the large bowl with its stand

10 the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests

11 the anointing oil

and the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Room

“The skilled workers must make them just as I commanded you.”

The Sabbath Day

12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses. 13 He said, “Tell the people of Israel, ‘You must always keep my Sabbath days. That will be the sign of the covenant I have made between me and you for all time to come. Then you will know that I am the Lord. I am the one who makes you holy.

14 “ ‘Keep the Sabbath day. It is holy to you. Those who misuse it must be put to death. Those who do any work on that day must be separated from their people. 15 Do your work in six days. But the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest. You must rest on it. It is set apart for the Lord. Those who work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. 16 The Israelites must keep the Sabbath day. They must celebrate it for all time to come. It will be a covenant that lasts forever. 17 It will be the sign of the covenant I have made between me and the Israelites forever. The Lord made the heavens and the earth in six days. But on the seventh day he did not work. He rested.’ ”

18 The Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai. Then he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law. They were made out of stone. The words on them were written by the finger of God.