Exodus, 35

1. And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These [are] the words which the LORD hath commanded, that [ye] should do them.

1. Moses assembled the whole community of the people of Israel and said to them, "This is what Yahweh has ordered to be done:

2. Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

2. Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh is to be a holy day for you, a day of complete rest, consecrated to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on that day shall be put to death.

3. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

3. You must not light a fire on the sabbath day in any of your homes."

4. And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,

4. Moses spoke to the whole community of the people of Israel, "This is what Yahweh has commanded:

5. Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

5. Set aside a contribution for Yahweh out of your possessions. Let all give willingly and bring this contribution for Yahweh: gold, silver, and bronze;

6. And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair],

6. purple wool, of violet shade and red, crimson wool, fine linen, goats' hair,

7. And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

7. rams' skins dyed red and fine leather, acacia wood,

8. And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

8. oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

9. And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

9. precious stones and gems to be set in Ephod and Breastpiece.

10. And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;

10. Let all the most skilled craftsmen among you come and make all that Yahweh has commanded:

11. The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,

11. the Holy Tent, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases;

12. The ark, and the staves thereof, [with] the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

12. the ark with its poles, the mercy Seat on the ark and the veil that screens it;

13. The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,

13. the table with its poles and all the furnishings for it, and the loaves of offering;

14. The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,

14. the lampstand for the light, with its accessories, its lamps, and the oil for the light;

15. And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,

15. the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance to the Holy Tent;

16. The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

16. the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, and all the furnishings for it, the basin and its stand;

17. The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,

17. the hangings of the court, its posts, its bases, and the screen for the gateway to the court;

18. The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,

18. the pegs of the Holy Tent and of the court, together with their cords;

19. The cloths of service, to do service in the holy [place], the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

19. the beautiful priestly vestments for service in the sanctuary, that is, the sacred vestments for Aaron the priest and the vestments of his sons for the priestly functions."

20. And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

20. Then the whole community of Israel withdrew from Moses' presence.

21. And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, [and] they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

21. And all those who wanted to give came, bringing their contribution for Yahweh for making the Tent of Meeting, for all its functions and for the sacred vestments.

22. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, [and] brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered [offered] an offering of gold unto the LORD.

22. They came, men and women, all giving willingly, bringing brooches, rings, bracelets, necklaces, gold things of every kind - the gold which each one had offered to Yahweh.

23. And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought [them].

23. All those who happened to own purple wool, of violet shade or red, crimson wool, fine linen, goats' hair, rams' skins dyed red, or fine leather, brought them.

24. Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD'S offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought [it].

24. All who could contribute to the collection of silver and bronze brought their contribution for Yahweh. And all who happened to own acacia wood, suitable for any of the work to be done, brought it.

25. And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen.

25. All the skilled women set their hands to spinning, and brought purple wool, of violet shade and red, crimson wool and fine linen, from what they had spun.

26. And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' [hair].

26. All the women willingly used their special skill and spun the goats' hair.

27. And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

27. The leaders brought precious stones and gems to be set in Ephod and Breastpiece,

28. And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

28. and the spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

29. The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

29. All the men and women of Israel who wanted to contribute to all the work that Yahweh had ordered through Moses to be done brought their free offering to Yahweh.

30. And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

30. Moses said to the people of Israel, "See, Yahweh has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

31. And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

31. He has filled him with the spirit of God and given him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of craft:

32. And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

32. for the art of designing and working in gold and silver and bronze;

33. And in the cutting of stones, to set [them], and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

33. for cutting stones to be set, for carving in wood, for every kind of craft.

34. And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, [both] he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

34. And to him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, he has given the gift of teaching.

35. Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, [even] of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

35. He has filled them with skill to carry out all the crafts of engraver, weaver of fine linen, embroiderer in purple wool, of violet shade and red, in crimson wool and fine linen, as well as of the common weaver; they are able to do work of all kinds, and are skillful designers."