Exodus 31
New King James Version
Artisans for Building the Tabernacle(A)
31 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 (B)“See, I have called by name Bezalel the (C)son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 And I have (D)filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, 5 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.
6 “And I, indeed I, have appointed with him (E)Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the (F)gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you: 7 (G)the tabernacle of meeting, (H)the ark of the Testimony and (I)the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle— 8 (J)the table and its utensils, (K)the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, 9 (L)the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and (M)the laver and its base— 10 (N)the [a]garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, 11 (O)and the anointing oil and (P)sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”
The Sabbath Law
12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 13 “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: (Q)‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who (R)sanctifies[b] you. 14 (S)You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who [c]profanes it shall surely be put to death; for (T)whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Work shall be done for (U)six days, but the (V)seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. 17 It is (W)a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for (X)in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”
18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses (Y)two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
Footnotes
- Exodus 31:10 Or woven garments
- Exodus 31:13 consecrates
- Exodus 31:14 defiles
Exode 31
La Bible du Semeur
Les artisans du sanctuaire
31 L’Eternel parla à Moïse en ces termes : 2 Vois, je désigne Betsaléel, fils d’Ouri, descendant de Hour, de la tribu de Juda, 3 et je l’ai rempli de l’Esprit de Dieu qui lui confère de l’habileté, de l’intelligence et de la compétence pour exécuter toutes sortes d’ouvrages, 4 pour concevoir des projets, pour travailler l’or, l’argent et le bronze, 5 pour tailler des pierres à enchâsser, pour sculpter le bois et pour réaliser toutes sortes d’ouvrages. 6 Je lui ai donné pour aide Oholiab, fils d’Ahisamak, de la tribu de Dan et, de plus, j’ai accordé un surcroît d’habileté à tous les artisans experts, afin qu’ils exécutent tout ce que je t’ai ordonné : 7 la tente de la Rencontre, le coffre de l’acte de l’alliance, le propitiatoire qui doit lui servir de couvercle, et tous les objets de la tente, 8 la table et ses ustensiles, le chandelier d’or pur et tous ses accessoires, l’autel des parfums, 9 l’autel des holocaustes et tous ses accessoires, la cuve et son socle, 10 les vêtements de cérémonie et les vêtements sacrés pour Aaron le prêtre, ainsi que ceux de ses fils, ceux qu’ils endosseront pour exercer les fonctions du sacerdoce, 11 l’huile d’onction et le parfum aromatique pour le sanctuaire. Les artisans se conformeront à tous les ordres que je t’ai donnés.
Le jour du sabbat
12 L’Eternel parla à Moïse en ces termes[a] : 13 Et toi, dis ceci aux Israélites : « Surtout, observez bien mes sabbats ; car c’est là un signe entre moi et vous, de génération en génération, le signe que moi, l’Eternel, je vous rends saints. 14 Vous observerez donc le jour du repos, car il est saint pour vous. Celui qui le profanera devra mourir ; car quiconque fera un travail quelconque ce jour-là, sera retranché de son peuple. 15 On travaillera six jours, et le septième jour sera un jour de repos consacré à l’Eternel. Quiconque fera un travail le jour du sabbat devra mourir. 16 Les Israélites observeront le jour du sabbat en le célébrant de génération en génération ; c’est une alliance éternelle. 17 Il sera un signe à perpétuité entre moi et les Israélites, car en six jours l’Eternel a fait le ciel et la terre, et le septième jour il a cessé de travailler pour reprendre son souffle. »
La remise des deux tablettes de l’acte de l’alliance
18 Quand il eut terminé de s’entretenir avec Moïse sur le mont Sinaï, l’Eternel lui remit les deux tablettes de l’acte de l’alliance ; c’étaient des tablettes de pierre gravées par le doigt de Dieu.
Footnotes
- 31.12 Pour les v. 12-17, voir 20.8-11 ; 23.12 ; 34.21 ; 35.2 ; Gn 2.1-3 ; Lv 23.3 ; Dt 5.13-14.
Exodus 31
King James Version
31 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
6 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;
7 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,
8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
9 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.
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